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Chapter 871 Officially crowned king!

"Drive! Drive!"

A fast horse came straight to Yanjing. When it reached the city gate, it got off the horse and hurriedly searched for documents in the luggage.

Looking at the flat facial features and narrow eyes, the gatekeeper guessed that he was a foreigner. Sure enough, the other party took out "Guo Suo" and said in blunt Chinese: "I am Jin Rencun, the envoy of Goryeo. Please see... Volunteer!"

"Tomorrow is the King's Grand Ceremony. You envoys will be able to see you at that time. Go to the post house, and all countries will be there...Liu Zheng, You Wu, take this envoy!"

The guard looked at him alone on the horse. His forehead was covered with sweat stains in the late autumn weather. He looked very embarrassed. He felt a little weird and dared not be careless. He separated two people and led the Korean envoy to the post.

Now the envoys from Liao, Xixia, Goryeo, Dali, and Gaochang Uighurs have all arrived and attended Yanyun’s king ceremony on time. Even Jiaozhi sent envoys across the south. After arriving in Bianliang, they were led all the way here.

The only one who didn't participate was Zhao Song from the south.

The Zhao and Song courts wanted to be crowned king and set an orthodox title. As a result, when the Yidai Zhao incident came out, the world was in an uproar, and the court's attitude immediately changed. It began to denounce Yanyun as a traitor. The edict is false, and the false is false.

Such actions have aroused new and old grudges from the people in the north, and they all angrily scolded their mothers for killing their mothers and fooling the emperor. Even the northern gentry participated in the scolding war.

After all, the authenticity of the Yidai Zhao was also approved by the great Confucian scholars. It was indeed written to the Empress Dowager, and it was witnessed by King Jian and the great eunuch Lan Congxi who were almost killed.

Such a complete chain of evidence is still being slandered as a traitor and traitor. No one can stand this kind of nonsense attitude.

Cursing and cursing, no one cares whether the Zhao and Song courts send envoys or not. If they have the guts, they will send troops to the north to attack, and see if the township army beats the Song army and flees!
When the Korean envoy Jin Rencun was brought into the city, what he saw was prosperity and stability.

Needless to say, the prosperity of the Central Plains is far from being comparable to that of the Korean Peninsula, but this area is stable, and his eyes are red when he sees it, and sadness comes from it.

The two soldiers leading the way became more and more confused. After they brought them to the post, they explained the situation specially.

The officials at the post office immediately became vigilant: "Didn't the envoy of Korea arrive long ago? Report to the Governor's Mansion, find out the identity of this person, and see if he is a spy! Thieves will never be allowed to disturb the king's ceremony!"

But soon, everyone discovered that it was a misunderstanding.

Because Cui Chongyong, the Goryeo envoy who arrived early, did recognize Jin Rencun, and proved that he was a close confidant of King Goryeo.

It can also be seen from the post station signature on the post that Jin Rencun arrived in Laizhou, Shandong Province by water from Koryo, and then traveled all the way from Laizhou on horseback, starry night, and there was no problem.

After the investigation was clear, the two Korean envoys were able to meet, and Cui Chongyong welcomed them into the house: "You came in such a hurry, did any major events happen in the country?"

Jin Rencun burst into tears: "Kaijing was captured by the female bandit army, the king was killed, the crown prince disappeared, and I, Goryeo...is dead!!"

Cui Chongyong was struck by lightning, his eyes widened in disbelief: "You...what did you say!"

Jin Rencun also didn't want to believe it, but the facts were so. No one expected that the Jurchen would be so brave. First, they broke through the city wall of Dingzhou with ease, and then almost wiped out [-] Korean troops in World War I. Finally, they approached the capital. Under the combination of inside and outside, they attacked the city and entered the palace.

King Koryo was caught on the spot and killed by Xianzong's old servant to avenge his old master. The crown prince fled when he saw the situation was not good, but he disappeared during the war, and his life and death were uncertain...

When the capital of a country is destroyed, the king dies, and the prince disappears, the country is destroyed.

After Cui Chongyong repeatedly confirmed, his eyes were about to split open, and bleeding came from his mouth: "Daliao doesn't care?"

Jin Rencun said: "After the vanguard of the Liao army arrived in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, it went straight to the border of Dingzhou. It also had a confrontation with another army from Nvzhi, and was defeated. I was shocked to learn that Koryo was subjugated."

"Now the chief of the female straight people, Wanyan Agu, sent people to negotiate with the Liao Emperor, intending to move the whole family into our country. It is said that the high-level people in Daliao also have disputes, and they each hold their own opinions..."

Cui Chongyong immediately yelled: "Absolutely not! The ambition of a female straight wolf clearly wants to advance by retreating. After I am strong in Korea, I will counterattack Daliao. His Majesty the Emperor of Liao is wise and mighty, absolutely cannot agree!"

Jin Rencun thought about all the news he heard when he came here, his face darkened, and he said again: "We can't pin all our hopes of restoring the country on Daliao, other countries are asking for help!"

The subjugation of the country does not mean that Goryeo is completely over, on the contrary, it is the beginning of another struggle.

For example, the famous Tuyuhun was destroyed and then restored, restored and then destroyed, destroyed and then restored, restored and then destroyed, and it took a long time before it was completely annexed.

In comparison, the defeat of Goryeo this time was due to the loss of the main force and the fall of the capital, but the forces in various places were still intact, so this courtier came all the way to the Central Plains, determined to restore the country.

Thinking of how powerful the navy that he saw in Laizhou was, and hearing that there was another batch of navy in Cangzhou, Jin Rencun expressed his expectation: "I heard that Yanyun Lin Yiyong hates female straight thieves, and he expelled his envoys before, and with Da Liao Tong advances and retreats, can this time send out a navy to help me restore Koryo to the country?"

Cui Chongyong pursed his lips. It was the first time that Gaoli and Yanyun had established diplomatic relations. It would seem whimsical to ask the other party to help against the Jurchen, but he also knew that at this time, their courtiers abroad, even if they bowed their knees, they had to fight for everything that could be done. Fight for power.

At worst, it will make that Jurchen's impression worse, so Cui Chongyong nodded and said: "Okay! After tomorrow's king ceremony, we will go to see His Royal Highness King Yan. With the power of Dayan, once the troops are sent out, the female straight people will be killed." Don't be arrogant anymore!"

Jin Rencun thought of the fall of the Goryeo Kingdom, and the rise of a powerful dynasty occupying this vast land, and murmured: "Dayan..."

The title of King Yan has been decided, and the country name of the new dynasty is basically set as "Yan".

The name of a country is not randomly determined, and it is roughly determined by several methods.

The first type is place names. For example, the Qin Dynasty got its name because its ancestor lived in Qin; The Jiedu envoy thought that this place was the land of Longxing, and changed the name of the country to Song Dynasty.

The second type is the name of the title. For example, the Sima family in the Jin Dynasty was granted the title of Wen County in Hanoi. Because Wen County was originally the land of Jin, it was named Jin; Needless to say, Tang Guogong Li Yuan...

However, judging from later generations, the country names of many dynasties, especially the separatist regimes, were mostly taken from the names of the northern princes in the pre-Qin period. , Yan, Zhao, Qi and so on.

As for Chu, Wu, and Yue in the south, although they were also very famous in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, they were obviously not as popular as the northern princes.

The fundamental reason is that China in the traditional sense is located in the Central Plains region of the Yellow River Basin in the north, and Chu, Wu, and Yue are nothing but the Southern Barbarian regime.

Therefore, the names of the northern vassal states can imply the rectification of Chinese civilization, while the names of the southern vassal states always have a feeling of being in a peaceful corner, even people in the south of the Yangtze River think so.

This is also why Zhu Yuanzhang called himself King Wu at first, and later changed it to "Ming" when he officially became emperor. It is because "Wu" is too inappropriate as the title of the unified dynasty.

To sum up, the title of a country is not something that can be chosen just by thinking of a name. Many things are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and cannot be changed.

For Li Yan, his base is Yanyun, which was originally the homeland of the Yan Kingdom. However, in the Song Dynasty, he wanted to take back Yanyun. He used Yan as his name, which not only stabilized his basic base, but also made the people of the world more loyal to the new towards.

Since the name of the country is Yan, the capital is naturally set at Yanjing.

This is not the so-called "the son of heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country" advocated by the Internet, but the capital of the country is here, which is very important to the strategic structure of the country.

There is a concept in the historians of later generations that the most critical contribution of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was to move the capital from Nanjing to Beijing.

Of course, Zhu Di has his own considerations, because Yanjing is his base camp, and after he ascended the throne, he has been at odds with the southern gentry and landlord class, so he has a firm idea of ​​moving the capital, but this decision did change the Ming Dynasty. The subsequent ruling structure avoided the scourge of the north being randomly ravaged by foreign races.

Li Yan's purpose is also here. He has a plan for the territory of the new dynasty in his heart. Under this plan, Yanyun is the new capital, which is more suitable than the next daimyo and Bianliang that will be directly under the central government.

A Koryo courtier in Jin Rencun's district naturally couldn't know the details. After a night's rest, he joined the team of envoys as Koryo's deputy envoy and headed towards the palace together.

The imperial palace of Yanjing is located in the southwest corner, and it was built by the Liao people. Since the emperors of the Liao Kingdom lived in four seasons chasing water and grass, the four seasons Nabo is their real palace, so there are many places in the palace city of Yanjing that do not conform to the etiquette system, which seems a bit crude.

When the preparations for the kingship ceremony began, some officials proposed to build a new imperial palace in the north of Yanjing City according to the principle of building an imperial capital in "Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji" of "the former dynasty and the later market, the left ancestor and the right society".

Li Yan did not veto this, but postponed the construction time.

It is indeed impossible to make do with the imperial palace. It is not a matter of being frugal or not. Yang Jian is a relatively frugal emperor, and he was unambiguous when building the Daxing and Taiji Palaces, because this is an act of uniting the hearts of the nation.

People of any status should do things that are in line with their status. The place where the Ninth Five-Year Lord lives is dilapidated and not in accordance with the etiquette system. , Wu Zetian just toss around like that.

Therefore, once Yanjing is the capital, a new imperial palace must be built, but the time will be postponed later.

After all, it would cost too much to build a palace city that meets the size and specifications of the emperor. To give an example that has the deepest connection with Yanjing, the Forbidden City in Beijing was built three hundred years later.

The construction of the Forbidden City began in the fourth year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, and was not completed until the eighteenth year of Yongle. The preparation work alone lasted for a full eleven years. The imperial court sent countless craftsmen to all parts of the country to mine precious wood and stone.

The specific collection work is still done by ordinary people from all over the country. Most of the precious wood grows in the high mountains. The common people venture into the mountains to collect wood. Many people lost their lives because of this.

There are too many to enumerate, and it is still under the premise that Zhu Di has unified the whole country. During the stage of becoming king, Li Yan is not prepared to start such a huge project, and it will not be too late to start construction after becoming emperor.

In the coming war, there will inevitably be a large number of slaves. Some will go north to build the Great Wall, and the other part will be used as coolies to build the palace, and then the construction period will be extended to reduce the burden.

Li Yan has ordered the Ministry of Industry to repair the existing old palace so that it can meet the basic conditions for central administration and living in the harem. At the same time, officials of the Ministry of Industry are asked to give specific construction plans for the new imperial city.

Envoys from various countries have also heard about this and are amazed by it.

Compared with those rulers in their country who like to build wonders, this move is truly benevolent and caring for the people.

From various details, they also believed more and more that His Royal Highness King Yan could truly rule this most affluent kingdom of heaven.

So just after the fourth watch, the sky was still dark, and the street in front of the palace had already become lively.

The envoys of various countries got up very early, and they all asked the officials of the post office to lead them to the palace to gather in advance.

However, when they arrived, they found that the top and bottom of the township army, officials from various prefectures and counties, and even Liangshan heroes had all been waiting here early. Some of them even rubbed their heads, so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.

There were as many as three hundred people present, and they were the first batch of courtiers of the new dynasty.

Among them are the backbone of the township army, the leader of Liang Shanbo, and Shi Wenbin, the county magistrate of Yuncheng, Shandong Province, who are prominent returnees who govern the local area.

And no matter who it is, no matter how emotionally excited, there is no noise at this time, quietly looking forward to the arrival of that moment.

However, the solemn and solemn etiquette has not yet begun, and a down-to-earth scene appeared.

In the promenade on both sides of the street, one after another, the early stalls are open for business.

The imperial court got up so early, and the officials who arrived on the Royal Street were basically empty stomachs, but here they sell all kinds of breakfasts, even considering the tastes of officials in different regions in the south and north, there are still a wide variety of them, so you can eat whatever you want what.

Officials cannot be allowed to have an empty stomach, and their health will deteriorate over time, so it is not too late to let them eat and drink in the corridor, formally enter the royal city, and go to work in the court.

This is not original, as it existed in the Song Dynasty, but the new dynasty will inherit all the advantages.

The envoys also enjoyed such treatment. While eating a delicious breakfast, Cui Chongyong and Jin Rencun felt their bodies warmed up by the cold wind in late autumn. When they thought of the country ravaged by the Jurchens, their eyes turned red: "I When will Goryeo be restored to the country?"

The other envoys observed silently and whispered: "This ceremony of conferring the king may be more like a routine morning process!"

That's true, after all, it is to become the king, and there is no need to hold a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky like the emperor. The steps are much simpler, and more of it is to determine the process of the court meeting and office work.

When all the courtiers had finished their meal, they entered the royal city through the main entrance, and after passing through a royal road with a length of hundreds of steps, they went straight to Mingde Hall.

Without going too deep, this is the palace of the Shang Dynasty. Of course, you can't enter now, but you have to wait outside.

In the past, the courtiers of the Song Dynasty were divided into east and west classes according to civil and martial arts, and waited in line at the gates of the east and west pavilions. This time, the envoys discovered that the courtiers of the new dynasty did not have a clear distinction between civil and military positions, but were arranged according to rank.

The higher the rank of the purple-robed senior officials, the more they stand in the front. They couldn’t see clearly in the dark before, but today it’s slightly brighter, and they can see the robes on the officials. There are four kinds of robes, green robes, and blue, and on this basis, different patterns are embroidered.

For example, the old man with handsome features and gentle demeanor at the front was wearing a purple robe embroidered with cranes, while the famous Gao Qingtian next to him was also wearing a purple robe with a leopard painted on it.

But before the envoys took a closer look, a majestic voice came from the Mingde Hall in front: "All ministers have an audience!"

The officials filed into the hall, and according to the drills of the previous few days, they came to their respective positions and stood up.

And with the sound of footsteps, a heroic figure wearing a purple gold crown, wearing a gold-woven python robe, and a jade belt around his waist came out. Everyone's eyes were filled with eagerness.
"I will pay my respects to His Royal Highness King Yan!!"

　Thanks to the book friends "Good Husband Big Brother" and "Seven Vowels" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)