Dahan first prince

Chapter 307 Your Majesty and all the officials congratulate the Queen Mother~
Time flies, time is like water.

In the blink of an eye, Chang'an City ushered in the beginning of October in an autumn rain.

The misty sky and the biting cold wind that didn't come from it didn't affect the nobles and relatives in Chang'an City at all. Before dawn on the first day of October, clouds gathered outside Changle Palace.

As soon as Maoshi arrived, the palace gate was slowly opened, and the courtiers outside the palace, meritorious officials, nobles and relatives, all brought their prepared congratulatory gifts, and slowly walked into the palace gate.

For the people of the world, this day is just an extremely ordinary day;
In the long river of history, this is nothing but a grand court ceremony that can leave a short digital record in the history books;
But for the courtiers and officials who are entering from the West Palace Gate of Changle Palace at this moment, this day is a day of extraordinary significance.

——Because from this moment on, Liu Han Sheji will usher in a brand new era...
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"The Prime Minister congratulates you~"

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"Pingyang Houchen, the imperial historian, kneel down and congratulate with gifts~"

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"Inner History Anguo Hou Chen Ling, Tingwei Ji Hou Chen Buhai, Shaofu Chen Chengyan, etc., bring gifts and congratulate~~~"

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Following the long chants of the audience, one figure after another poured into the Changxin Hall, and stood in the center of the hall in sequence.

And at the frontmost position of the crowd, feeling envious eyes coming from behind, Xiao He also raised his head without humility, and stroked the beard under his chin leisurely.

——As the number one hero in the founding of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He has the three privileges of being worshiped without being famous, entering the court without tending, sword shoes and palace!

Although these three privileges only exist in theory and are honorary privileges, Xiao He does not have the chance to use these three privileges, but it is not impossible to use them at all.

The sword shoe and the temple refer to the fact that when entering the temple, one does not need to take off the sword and take off the cloth shoes like other court officials;
But as the first smart person in history to invent 'self-pollution', Xiao He has never used this privilege, and it is impossible to use this traitorous privilege.

Entering the court without going, refers to that when going from the palace gate to the palace, you don't need to trot like other people, but you can walk slowly;
The healthy Xiao He has never used this privilege, and the current Xiao He, even without this privilege, would have lost the ability to 'trot into the palace' long ago.

And the last item, that is, "praise is not named", is the highest level among these three privileges, and it is also the most difficult honor to obtain!

As for its content, when visiting the emperor (or the queen mother), there is no need to register yourself, and you only need to report your official position.

Just like just now, the audience sang for Xiao He, "The Prime Minister would like to pay homage"; but when it came to others, it was "I would like to pay homage to the imperial historian Pingyang Hou Chen's visit" and "Nei Shi Anguo Hou Chen's mausoleum would like to worship" and so on.

Logically speaking, Xiao He could also rely on this privilege to pay respects to the Emperor Liu Ying and the Empress Dowager Lv Zhi in private, as "Chen Prime Minister, See Your Majesty/Queen Dowager" instead of "Prime Minister Bing Hou Chen He Balabala".

However, like the previous two privileges, Xiao He in the past never took the initiative to use the privilege of "praising the unknown". When he met Liu Ying, Lu Zhi, and even the former emperor Liu Bang, he behaved himself in a well-behaved way. Report to the family: Prime Minister Binghou Chenhe.

But not taking the initiative to use it does not mean that Xiao He is unwilling to be used.

At this moment, for the first time, Xiao He experienced the sense of honor brought by "praising not being famous", and Xiao He said: Well, the fat intestines are good, I am very happy!

After a while under the envious eyes of his colleagues in the court, Xiao He was not too obsessed, his face was slightly solemn, and he folded his hands in front of his belly.

——Today's protagonist is obviously not Xiao He, who experienced how cool it is to "praise the unknown" for the first time, but the emperor Liu Ying.

It's just that before entering the palace, Xiao He vaguely heard from the mouth of the king's tomb who was in charge of the grand court ceremony: this time, the grand court ceremony does not seem to be preparing for the enthronement ceremony...
"Um······"

"Since the Han Dynasty, the emperor's rites have never been clearly recorded in the "Li"."

"What your majesty does today may be the source of emulation for future kings..."

Thinking of it like this, Xiao He's face could not help but bring a touch of solemnity.

As for the actual situation, it was basically the same as Xiao He expected, and even far more than that.

In the land of China, when was the last time "the emperor passed away and the new emperor succeeded him"?
——If the first emperor died in the sand dunes, Zhao Gao and Li Si coerced the edict and usurped the second Hu Hai, it would be a full 120 years ago!
In the past 120 years, the land of Huaxia has experienced the prosperity of Zhao Wuling Wang Hufu riding and shooting, Yan general Qin opened up thousands of miles, and experienced the wars of the Five Kingdoms and the Qin-Qi Lianheng;
It has experienced the grandeur of the first emperor's domination of the world, the death of Qin II, the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han, and the rebirth of the world.

120 years is enough to make everything that is temporarily forgotten be permanently forgotten by future generations;
And among them, it naturally includes the "emperor dies, and the new king is about to stand" that has not appeared again for a full 120 years.

In this way, Xiao He's guess that "Liu Ying of today should be a model king for future generations" is not exaggerated at all, and even a little conservative!
——Hundreds of years after today, every emperor of Liu Han, and even every king of China after thousands of years, will inevitably take Liu Ying's actions today as the standard answer for his new king immediately !

Therefore, today's Liu Ying is bound to be in the spotlight [-]/[-], under the magnifying glass by those who are present, those who are not present, and even every Han Chinese, every Chinese nobleman, and descendant of Yan and Huang who have not yet been born.

The first appetizer prepared by Liu Ying was placed in front of the courtiers and officials after they congratulated each other.

"I heard: For the sake of both parents, those who are children should keep their filial piety for three years."

"At the time of Qin Dynasty, King Zhaoxiang of Qin died, and King Xiaowen Dai Xiao was born at the age of one; King Xiaowen died, and King Zhuangxiang died at the age of mourning."

"Xiaowen and Zhuang Xiang are no more than concubine Zhou Fengjun, and his father's death can also be mourned for one year, and then he will take the position of the deceased father;"

"I am ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to come to this world Yuanyuan in my humble body, and I consider myself the Son of Heaven!"

As she spoke, Liu Ying's face only became more solemn, and there was a faint layer of mist in her eyes.

"When people mourn their parents and elders, they can wear mourning at the age of three; Qin Xiaowen and Zhuang Xiang, who are no more than feudal lords, have to wear mourning for one year."

"As the Son of Heaven, I consider myself the king of the world. Although I know that a country cannot be without a king for a day, I also know that filial piety is the best of people, and the most important of virtues."

"That's why I got the empress dowager's permission, the prime minister, the doctor of the censor and other veterans of the Zhu kingdom to support me, and I said to the world: Although I am the king of Erliao, I still obey the mourning of the high emperor."

"I am standing now, but the national mourning is not over yet; and I have little virtue, so I dare not act recklessly to defile the sacred."

"So let's stop the succession ceremony to show the way of filial piety in our Han Dynasty..."

After saying that, Liu Ying lowered her head with tears in her eyes, took the white filial belt from the ceremony officer, and gently tied it on her forehead.

Without waiting for the courtiers and officials under the imperial steps to react, a group of officials came out from the side of the hall, all holding trays with filial belts in their hands, and stopped in front of the officials one by one.

Seeing this, even though everyone in the hall was still a little unresponsive, they stretched out their hands without delay, imitating Liu Ying's appearance, and tied the filial piety belt on their foreheads.

Then, under the leadership of Prime Minister Xiao He, the crowd kowtowed slowly to the young emperor standing on the imperial steps.

"Your Majesty is extremely benevolent and filial, and Emperor Taizu Gao has a spirit in the sky, so he should also take comfort in his heart, ministers, etc., I would like to congratulate the world..."

Kneeling and prostrating, the crowd finally came to their senses: What kind of medicine was sold in Liu Ying's gourd.

According to common sense, the succession of the emperor, whether it is the founding of the country or succession, should be announced to the world through a grand and solemn enthronement ceremony: From today on, I am the king of the world!

Seven years ago, the former emperor Liu Bang, who completely defeated the overlord Xiang Yu in the next battle, did the same.

But now, Liu Ying uncharacteristically gave up this opportunity to tell the world. Instead, she said, "My father passed away. I'm very sad, so cry for me"!
At first glance, it seems that Liu Ying's move seems to have put the cart before the horse, and completely ignored the opportunity to "declare the world" and the opportunity to declare sovereignty over the entire known world.

But in fact, even if the enthronement ceremony was cancelled, it did not affect Liu Ying telling the world: From today on, I am the king of the world!
It's just that Liu Ying replaced the enthronement ceremony where she clearly said 'I am the king of heaven and Lao Tzu' into a memorial service for 'my emperor father has passed away'...

In this way, even if there is no enthronement ceremony, people in the world can still know that the emperor Laozi has changed;
At the same time, the impression of "Xinjun is a dutiful son" will be deeply rooted in the soul of every Han Chinese since then.

——In order to remember her father, Liu Ying didn't even hold the enthronement ceremony!

If this is not enough to be called filial piety, then what is filial piety? !
But in this era, how important a label of "filial piety" is, you only need to look at the official book of the prime minister's mansion to see at a glance.

——Xiao Lian!
——In this era, a worthless "filial son" can also be an official!
——And the Central Committee of the court personally came to the door, begging to let this filial son be an official!
The filial piety of ordinary people can be exchanged for an official position of at least a county magistrate, let alone what a filial son of heaven can erect in the hearts of the people all over the world.

Even at this moment, even though they have realized Liu Ying's intention of this move, among the courtiers and officials in the palace, there are still many people with tears in their eyes, and they almost didn't write the words "sheji has queen" on their foreheads... ··
"Stop following the grand ceremony and change the officials to mourn..."

"Um······"

With a sigh in his heart, Xiao He looked at Liu Ying's gaze, and became more and more at ease.

——Whether Liu Ying is a filial son, Xiao He doesn't know, and dare not guess randomly.

But Xiao He knew that an emperor who knew how to maintain his own image, and even created a "filial son" image from scratch, even if the upper limit was not high, at least he would not be a fool.

Even in a sense, in terms of maintaining the image alone, what Liu Ying has done is already much better than the former emperor Liu Bang...

Kneeling in the center of the hall for [-] breaths, finally hearing the Empress Dowager Lv Zhi choked up and commanded "flat body", all the people in the hall straightened up with mournful faces.

Just when everyone thought that they could step into the court meeting to ease, Liu Ying's next move was once again beyond everyone's expectations.

"Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, I am very sad, and today is the first lunar month, and the court will discuss the grand ceremony."

"I hereby declare to the world that this year should be the first year of my court, and I will amnesty the world. I will give the people a first-class title for fathers, two buckets of rice, one horse each of cloth and silk, and ten catties of meat;"

"It is ordered that the local counties and counties promote filial piety, and all those who are famous for their filial piety in a county will enter the court as princes, and they will always accompany me to uphold my virtue;"

"Although I have lost the emperor's father, I can't bear the mourning of the whole country, so I ordered the court officials to spread all over the world: All the people of the Han Dynasty will pay half of the agricultural tax this year, according to the system of one-in-thirty; the oral tax is also half, Sixty dollars per household."

"In addition, the local counties and counties are strictly ordered, and the clan and princes of the Guandong clan are not allowed to build large-scale construction projects before the national funeral is over. Except for the soldiers on the north wall, the soldiers in the counties and counties, and the repairs of canals and roads, they are not allowed to be expropriated from the people!"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the palace who had just got up just knelt down on the ground again, and even kowtowed heavily to Liu Ying!

"Your Majesty sympathizes with the sufferings of the people, and on behalf of all people in the world, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!!!"

Qi Qi gave congratulations, causing Liu Ying on the imperial steps to breathe heavily, but finally managed to maintain her demeanor, and lifted everyone up with a solemn expression.

But even after getting up, all the officials in the palace looked at Liu Ying, and they still said, "Your Majesty just nods, and the minister will kowtow again!" ' posture.

If it is said that Liu Ying's previous move to cancel the enthronement ceremony was a bit of a political show, then the series of repertoires that should have appeared at the enthronement ceremony are actually benevolence and the world, and they have been molested by birds and beasts!

Taxes and taxes are halved, which is the first time for a Han Dynasty; amnesty, granting titles, and granting rice, grain, cloth and meat are also rare good things in several years.

The most important thing is the last sentence that Liu Ying added in a tone of implied warning.

——The national mourning is not over, no large-scale construction projects are allowed, and no corvees are collected from the people!
Just this one item, I don’t know how many families who are on the verge of being broken can breathe heavily!
As for everyone in the hall, although these benefits are not in their hands, they do not affect these outstanding people in the slightest, and they rush to sincere joy for this.

——The order to spread welfare all over the world is naturally issued by the emperor; but the task of spreading welfare must be done by these "temple officials"?
It doesn't even need these people to do it personally, even if it is just a reputation of "thank you for this", it is definitely a rich political reputation for most middle and low-level officials in the palace!

As for Xiao He, Cao Can and other ministers, although they don't value this prestige, what they value is something even more exciting...
"Whenever a sage king comes to court, there must be a virtuous minister to accompany him..."

"In the future, we may leave a mark in history..."

When everyone had their own thoughts, Liu Ying's last dessert was finally served on the table.

"Emperor Taizu Gao once said: My Han family should govern the country with filial piety."

"I mourned the loss of my father, but luckily my mother survived..."

Speaking in a deep voice, Liu Ying slowly turned to her side and knelt down at the feet of her mother Lu Zhi.

"Today, my ministers and all the officials are kneeling down to congratulate my mother on the first year of Yuanshuo, the first year of Changle..."

Before the hall could react, Pushe, the visitor under the imperial steps, turned around and looked at Liu Ying, his face was stiff and tangled for a moment, and finally he turned around again and opened his voice.

"Your Majesty and all the officials, I would like to congratulate the Queen Mother~"

"Kneel~~~"

As soon as the singing came out, everyone in the hall was stunned.

After seeing the top of the imperial steps, Liu Ying was the first to kneel down and bow down. Even if everyone had doubts, they all knelt down.

"Minister, I would like to congratulate the Queen Mother~ I only hope that the Queen Mother will be happy in Weiyang~~~"

At this point, the Han family ruled the country with filial piety, and finally changed from the previous slogan of saying something when there is nothing to do, and it has completely become a reality.

When the first emperor passed away, the new emperor stood up and mourned first, then bestowed gifts on the people of the world, and finally brought all the officials to worship the queen mother.
(End of this chapter)