Prime Minister

Chapter 397 Three Offices
At the moment when the imperial edict was sealed, Zhang Yue still could not leave the palace.

Because it is necessary to order the clan and hundreds of officials.

The ancestors have a system, and before the edict is announced to the world, anyone involved in this matter must be locked up in the courtyard.

Today is thirty, and the next day is Shuo Ri.

Shuo Ri is the time of the Great Court Meeting, and it is suitable for announcing the officials and the world. Therefore, no one who has heard that the new king is on the throne is allowed to leave the palace.

Afterwards, Empress Cao went back to the palace to rest, and Han Qi and other ministers kept guard for Emperor Daxing in Funing Hall. Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Zhang Yue, etc. were also guarding beside the pavilion.

When Wang Gui made the edict, Li Zhang went out of the hall to announce the commander of the deputy capital of the guards and horse troops, and the deputy commander of the guards and infantry also visited him successively.

The command envoys in front of the palace of Renzong, the command envoys of the guards and horse troops, and the command envoys of the infantry are generally not given lightly.

Even Li Zhang, who was the first emperor's cousin, had to be appointed as the deputy commander in front of the palace, and the two yamen of the horse army and infantry were all led by the deputy commander.The deputy commander of Ma Jun, Hao Zhi, was shrewd and capable, and was awarded the Suzhou Observation Envoy for his military merits.

He was admired by Wen Yanbo during the Beizhou Rebellion, and he was promoted all the way to serve as the deputy commander of Ma Jun. Now in the Palace of Suwei, he is also the existence of foreign relatives like Li Zhang in the middle of the three yamen.

Hao Zhi went inside without saying a word and kowtowed three times to Xinjun. With this person around, Han Qi felt a little more at ease.

Li Zhang and Hao Zhi all kowtowed to the new king, and the rest of the three officials who were waiting outside the hall kowtowed to the new king without saying a word.

However, the first new gentleman with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes sat alone on the throne in the hall without saying a word. Han Qi's explanation was still the same. The new gentleman was not feeling well and was so sad that he lost his voice. After ascending the throne, he has his own merits.

The Marquis of Du Yu were not suspicious, they only heard that if they had meritorious service, they were all happy to show their loyalty with the word "loyalty".

Immediately, Han Qi and several ruling generals Li Zhang and Hao Zhi called together to discuss.

Han Qi said: "In the old system, when the heir to the throne ascended the throne, the prince and others came to congratulate first, then the three yamen were in charge of the army, and then the hundred officials. Now that the old man asks you to congratulate first, it is to give you this great achievement, you know?"

Hao Zhi said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiang."

But Li Zhang said: "I don't have to take credit for it, but I ask the army to be rewarded according to the old rules of the Qianxing period!"

The old practice of Qianxing was that when the first emperor came to the throne, the Empress Dowager Zhangxian offered rewards to the imperial army, but the imperial army in the Song Dynasty was like a spoiled child, asking for rewards before starting a war, and not fighting if the rewards were not enough, even the emperor had to ask for it when the throne was replaced. reward.

What?Dare not to give money?Then let's tell the story of Chen Qiaoyi again!
Xixia is not good at fighting Khitan, but the Qing emperor is still very good at it.

Hao Zhi remained silent and let Li Zhang take the lead.

The civil servants present are all angry, the national treasury is not sufficient, and the new king is on the throne, and your imperial army will come to make this wave. How will the country run in the future?
But Han Qi laughed and said: "The new emperor ascended the throne, and you all have done a great job. Of course, the reward is to give as much as you want, but I have something to discuss with the two of you first. Now that the emperor Daxing has passed away, the new emperor will succeed me." Do you want to increase the number of soldiers in Beijing and transfer troops from outside to Beijing?"

Although Li Zhang and Hao Zhi are the leaders of the Forbidden Army, they do not have the power to dispatch troops. The power to dispatch troops rests with the Privy Council, which is in charge of civil servants!
Li Zhang said: "Mr. Hui, there are so many soldiers in the capital, and the examples have been repeated for generations. It is not appropriate to change easily!"

Hao Zhi also said: "Let me tell you, three squads of Yamen are enough for such a big deal!"

Han Qi nodded and said: "Since that's the case, let's follow the opinion of the Commander Dian and Commander Ma Jun! Then let's talk about rewards?"

Li Zhang on the side said: "First help the officials to ascend the throne, and we will talk about whether to reward or not!"

Han Qi nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Yue smiled when he heard the words, he almost misunderstood Han Qi, thinking why Han Qi wanted to enter.

But having said that, He Jin had already controlled the imperial army at that time, killing eunuchs was no problem, but he still transferred foreign troops to Beijing under the pretext of killing the ten permanent servants.

Li Zhang, after Hao Zhi came out of the hall, Li Zhang said triumphantly, "I knew Han Qi was quite ambitious, and he wanted to be that Cao Mengde, luckily I stopped him."

Hao said, "Fortunately, the Commander-in-Chief suggested it! I don't even know how to deal with those civil servants!"

Li Zhang said: "Don't pay attention to them, we have used all our strength to protect the empress and protect the new king to ascend the throne today, will the rewards be less in the future?"

After speaking, Li Zhang and Hao Zhi both laughed.

After that, Li Zhang and Hao Zhi each led a group of imperial guards to guard around Funing Hall.

At night, all the clans went to the Funing Hall, including Zhao Zonger, the defense envoy of Yizhou, Zhao Yunchu, the envoy of the Weide Army Jiedu, etc. Among them, Zhao Yunbi, who was the most respected and was the chief minister of Dazong, was the leader of the clan.

After Zhao Yunbi led the clan's children to cry for a while as the Daxing Emperor, Han Qi and others led Zhao Yunbi and others to the hall and said, "The late emperor is on his way, and the prince is enthroned. Congratulations, everyone!"

Seeing that Zhao Shu was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the throne with blank eyes, the clan clans buzzed with each other, but no one was willing to bow down.

Han Qi asked Zhao Yunbi, "Why didn't your majesty congratulate you?"

After King Pu Zhao Yun let go, among Taizong's grandsons, the most respected elder was Zhao Yunbi.

Zhao Yunbi looked at Han Qi and asked knowingly, "Who is the prince?"

Han Qi said: "Master Julu County."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunbi said in a sensual way: "Is there anyone who trains and envoys to become the world? Why don't you stand up and do it?"

Zhao Yunbi turned his face on the spot.

"Where is the empress? This matter should be discussed carefully, how can you be so hasty!"

Hearing Zhao Yunbi's words, Zhang Yue thought in his heart that he expected that Zhao Shu's enthroned clan would object.Just now Zhao Yunbi asked exactly the same questions as Empress Cao, denying that the official family had a son, but Empress Cao just said one sentence and let it go.

But Zhao Yunbi not only objected, but also proposed to change the behavior of respect?

Who is Zunxing?In the Zhao family's clan, Zhao Yunbi is the most respected in terms of seniority!That's right, I'm so old and shameless, I elected myself to be emperor.

Zhao Zong'er, who was most likely to object, Zhao Yunchu didn't say anything, but Zhao Yunbi jumped out to fight for the emperor.

However, Zhao Yunbi had the highest qualifications in the clan, and many clan disciples present agreed with his views.Hearing the discussions of the clan below, Zhao Shu sat very numbly.

Han Qi calmly said: "At this time, the emperor has already ordered his death, and the bachelor Feng Nei was present at that time!"

As Han Qi ordered Feng Jing, Zhang Yue left the class.

Feng Jing said that was right, I saw it on the spot, Zhang Yue acted as if he was seconding, at this time he had to clearly stand beside Han Qi, and let Zhao Shu be the emperor, the choice made by Han Qi on behalf of the civil official group.

After hearing Han Qi's words, Zhao Yunbi not only didn't seem to be wronged in the slightest, but scolded: "Prime Minister Wu Yong!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yunbi went straight to the throne, and Yilaojiao said to Zhao Shu: "Zongshi, you come down from your seat first, and after we discuss it, let's see who will be the official!"

"Uncle Huang, nephew obeys orders!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu stood up, not feeling attached to the throne.But Han Qi would not be willing to shout to Zhao Yunbi: "Your Majesty, you are a minister, you must not be rude to you!"

Zhao Yunbi sneered and said, "What about the prime minister?"

Han Qi shouted, "Where is the soldier?"

But I saw Li Zhang and Ma Shuai Hao Zhi leading the troops into the palace from all sides and surrounded the clan on the spot.

At this moment, Zhao Yunbi cursed and said: "Bai, please! What do you want? Loudly?"

After Zhao Yunbi helped Zhao Shu to sit on the throne, he was the first to bow down, his head was banging loudly.Zhao Shu was extremely panicked, Han Qi smiled and said to Zhao Shu: "The former emperor often boasted that the emperor had two devotion (Liu De, the king of Hejian in the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Fu, the king of Peixian in the Eastern Han Dynasty), the officials must know now."

Zhao Yunbi snorted and walked away.

After that, Zhao Zong'er, Zhao Yunchu and other clans bowed down under the eyes of the squadron holding the knife handle.

Some clans were also dissatisfied, but seeing that the forbidden army had already stood by Han Qi's side, they also knew that the situation was irreversible.At this time, anyone who dared to say a word was arrested and killed like a chicken.

As for the officials like Ren Shouzhong, there is no need to mention them, even the clan.

Therefore, no matter how much they looked down upon and despised Zhao Shu's clans at the beginning, they bowed respectfully and set their titles as monarchs and ministers.

After all the clans had paid homage to the new king, they arranged a place for all the clans to take care of them, euphemistically called it to guard the spirit of Emperor Daxing.

So many people stayed overnight in Funing Palace, Zhang Yue and Feng Jing didn't rest, and the imperial chef at the side provided food for everyone.At this moment, there is still no mourning.

Han Qi and the others were sitting in the Imperial Palace to deal with various matters. They had just eaten a few mouthfuls, and they didn't move, and then put down the bowl again.

At this moment, I heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks falling to the ground in the hall, but I heard someone scolding: "I don't eat or drink, this food is poisonous, and this water is also poisonous!"

No need to guess, that's right, these words came from Xinjun's mouth.

Ren Shouzhong, the waiter outside the palace, turned pale, and the eunuchs beside him also looked terrified.

Xinjun refused to eat the food handed over from them?This is obviously not for them.

Ren Shouzhong said anxiously to Han Qi: "Master, look, this suspects our family, isn't it pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man? If the empress hears it, I don't know how sad it will be!"

Han Qi said: "You know what, the officials missed the late emperor so much that they worried too much and refused to eat. Why should they report to the queen?"

Anyway, that's what Han Qi said back and forth.

Immediately, Han Qi personally carried the food into the inner room.

After everyone entered, they saw the new emperor Zhao Shu throwing things vigorously in the hall, and several palace people hid aside and shivered.

Han Qi asked several palace officials to leave the door first and said, "I don't know if the officials can trust us?"

Zhao Shu sighed, "The fortunes and lives of the gentlemen are all betting on me."

Han Qi said to the new king Zhao Shu: "Please let Rong Chen try the food."

But seeing Han Qi holding up the bowl, he took a few mouthfuls of each dish, and then brought new chopsticks to serve.

But seeing that Zhao Shu was still worried, Han Qi asked Zhao Shu again: "Are officials more trustworthy than ministers?"

Zhao Shudao: "The late emperor once said that Mr. Han is a loyal and trustworthy person. I have no doubts."

Han Qi offered it with both hands, Zhao Shu took a few sips of the soup, and Fang heaved a sigh of relief, then picked up the bowl and chopsticks to eat.

But Zhao Shu said while eating: "Why do you want to protect me as an official?"

Han Qi said: "Because of my wealth and life, honor and disgrace are tied to the official family."

Zhao Shu asked again: "Then how does Mr. Han want me to be an official?"

(End of this chapter)