Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 502 Reconsideration of the Enthronement Ceremony
Although his mother and ladies persuaded him to go back to rest, Li Zhiyun did not agree, but stayed stubbornly for a while.

In the few days after the first emperor's trip, the news gradually spread throughout the world, and the governors, general managers, and governors from all over the country returned to Beijing one after another.Of course, the few governors and general managers guarding the frontier did not come back, but sent people back to Beijing to mourn.

One month later, that is, in October of the eighth year of Wude, Li Zhiyun took all the officials, clans, and foreign envoys to bury the late emperor in Xianling. Their descendants were buried in the mausoleum one after another.

Later, Li Zhiyun officially moved into the palace with his wife and concubines.

political affairs hall.

Yang Gongren blushed and asked, "Your Highness, when everything is over, when will the enthronement ceremony be held?"

Pei Ji glanced at Yang Gongren, secretly displeased, when he was in charge of the top officials, Yang Gongren was still a relic of the former Sui Dynasty.

It's a pity, they have a good niece.

Li Zhiyun said: "Let the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple make some preparations and keep everything simple."

Simple?

All the ministers looked at each other, can the enthronement ceremony be kept simple?
Yang Gongren couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the enthronement ceremony is related to your majesty's dignity, so it should not be too simple."

But Li Zhiyun said: "No, the world has been set for the first time, and there are Turks watching from the north. How can I waste money and waste money, and take the imperial supplies for the benefit of the common people. Before leaving, the first emperor told me that his funeral should be simple and not disturb the people. I should do it myself." Follow it."

Li Zhiyun knew exactly what Yang Gongren was up to.If the enthronement ceremony is held in a grand manner, won't he be able to seal up all his officials by then?

However, Li Zhiyun didn't want to do this.

Compared with these vanity, Li Zhiyun cares more about practical things.

"Just do it."

Seeing the emperor's resolute attitude, the officials couldn't persuade him anymore.

Yu Shiqian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Xiaoqing Zuxiaosun, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, came out to take orders.

But the emperor's attitude fell into the eyes of the officials, which made everyone understand an element.That is the new monarch, who rarely has the extravagance and extravagance of young people.

This made some good officials extremely excited.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Wen Yanbo, Minister of Civil Affairs.

"How's the harvest this year?"

Immediately, Wen Yanbo stood up and reported to Li Zhiyun the situation of every state in the world.

In general, in the absence of a national war, Wude's eight-year grain harvest was extremely good.Except for a few remote states and counties, or states and counties with unfavorable fleeting years, due to natural disasters, the harvests in other places are bumper.

Among them, Guanzhong and Bashu, because they were occupied by the Tang Dynasty very early, the people's livelihood has also recovered very well, and there have been bumper harvests for several years in a row.This year, Bashu alone provided the imperial court with more than two million shi of grain.And Guanzhong is not bad, there are more than one million stones.In addition, in the states south of Taiyuan on Hedong Road, this year also provided [-] shi of grain.

As for Henan Province and Hebei Province, so far this year, it has finally been completely stable, and the local people have also escaped from the chaos of war and are able to support themselves without the help of the local government.It is conceivable that by next year, Hebei Province and Henan Province will be able to pay taxes.

In places such as Huainan Road, Shannan Road, and Jiangnan Road, there are hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands of shi of grain handed over.

"...Total, all the warehouses in Guanzhong are full, more than five million shi, congratulations to His Majesty." Wen Yanbo bowed.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." The ministers shouted.

With a smile on the corner of Li Zhiyun's mouth, he said no.

Chen Shuda frowned and asked in doubt, "Why did the grain production increase so much this year?"

Ok?
"Why does Aiqing ask this question?" Li Zhiyun asked.

In his hand, he held a memorial from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which contained records of the amount of grain paid by each province, state, and county.

Chen Shuda leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I questioned the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but compared to last year's harvest, this year's harvest is too much."

Li Zhiyun chuckled and looked at Wen Yanbo.

"Wen Shangshu, tell Xiang Chen for me."

"Follow orders." Wen Yanbo said to Chen Shuda: "Chen Xiang, but please rest assured, I have verified all the food quantities one by one, and there is no falsehood. The officials of the prefectures and counties, they did not force the people to buy and rape, everything was done. Act in accordance with the rules, tax-free places, follow the rules. In addition, there are two main reasons why so much grain can be harvested this year.

One is that Quyuan plow and soil chemical fertilizers have begun to be promoted, and the other is that there is a lot of winter wheat in this grain. "

Hearing this, Chen Shuda was stunned.

"Thank you Wen Shangshu for clarifying the confusion." He sat down again.

The reason why Li Zhiyun believed in the amount of grain reported by the Ministry of Civil Affairs was firstly that he believed in Wen Yanbo, secondly that he estimated it based on last year's situation, and thirdly that he sent Fuyi's spies to investigate secretly all over the world.

Li Zhiyun had seen officials cheating and concealing things when he was first canonized as the prince by the first emperor.And when he was the prince of Jian Guo, he often warned and suppressed those courtiers who tried to deceive him.

Therefore, once Li Zhiyun came to the throne, few people would dare to fool him.After all, all the ministers knew one thing. Although the current emperor was young, only twenty-two years old, they had already experienced the methods of governing the country.

What's more, the current emperor is not a weak child, but a military emperor who has come out of the world war.

Seeing that the topic was getting sidetracked, Yang Gongren couldn't sit still, and he said: "Your Majesty, these things are trivial, and the most urgent thing is to confer as soon as possible."

Li Zhiyun knew what Yang Gongren said later, even if he didn't listen.

As for Pei Ju, he lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly.

After Yang Gongren finished speaking, Li Zhiyun said: "Yang Xiang is right, so let's start the canonization after the enthronement ceremony."

Even though Li Zhiyun wanted to suppress it, considering the ministers who followed him in the hidden mansion, he decided to end this matter as soon as possible, otherwise his ears would not be clean.

As for Yang Gongren, Li Zhiyun guessed that his real purpose was to persuade himself to become a queen.Although Li Zhiyun had already confirmed that his wife Yang Shi was the empress, Yang Gongren's impatient appearance still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Immediately afterwards, Pei Ju clasped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, the late Emperor is so popular, will we continue to use the reign name of Wude in the coming year?"

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Extend."

"Yes."

Regarding the year name, Li Zhiyun has no idea for the time being.

Tang Jian asked: "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, so will the Shence Mansion continue to exist?"

This question is very good, Tang Jian does not say it, Li Zhiyun is also ready to raise it.

"I have ascended the throne, and the Shence Mansion should be abolished, and it will not be placed hereafter."

Shence Mansion and Tiance Mansion, the power of these two institutions is too strong, Li Zhiyun will not allow it to appear in his court at all.

And to disband the Shence Mansion, another issue has to be put on the agenda.

That is the General of the Sixteenth Guards, and of course Li Zhiyun, who is the emperor, cannot serve concurrently.

In this regard, Li Zhiyun has long planned.However, when it comes to military power, Li Zhiyun does not intend to discuss with the ministers.

After discussing for a while, Xiao Chao dispersed.

After the ministers left, Li Zhiyun fell asleep on his own.

The chief eunuch Gao Liangzhong bowed his body and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to pass on the meal?"

Gao Liangzhong was one of the four eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, mainly in charge of the emperor's daily life.He is about [-] years old, and he is more prudent in doing things, so Li Zhiyun was promoted to serve by his side.After Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, Li Zhen and Li Qiang were not allowed to enter the harem to accompany them.

The eunuchs in the early Tang Dynasty didn't have much power, and the ministers didn't bother to get close to them.And Li Zhiyun doesn't know how to reuse eunuchs. Although he is a little uncomfortable with the eunuch system, it is not easy to change it without authorization.

Otherwise, if eunuchs are not used in the palace, the ministers will never agree.As for himself, after getting used to it, he naturally wouldn't feel any discomfort.

"No need."

Li Zhiyun cheered up and began to think about canonization.

(End of this chapter)