Judge of the Lamp

Hong Juncheng's funeral was over, and Hong Zhenji was officially enthroned, and his reign title was Jianshi, the god of Jianshi.

On the matter of dating, the Ministry of Rites has put forward many suggestions, including Yuanyan, Yuanhe, Zhanghe...

These year names, in Hong Zhenji's opinion, are really mediocre.

He wanted to show what made him different, and Hong Zhenji himself couldn't explain how different he was.

Qin Yan told Xu Zhiqiong about the matter, and Xu Zhiqiong knew what Hong Zhenji was thinking.

His so-called difference refers to the difference from Hong Juncheng, he wants people to forget Hong Juncheng as soon as possible, and forget Hong Juncheng's heirs together.

Xu Zhiqiong asked Qin Yan to provide the year name of Jianshi, Hong Zhenji felt the tolerance of Jianxin Yuan in the year name, and immediately chose it.

Hong Zhenji wanted to make a big fuss about the enthronement ceremony, but Qin Yan suggested that Hong Zhenji keep it simple.

"The funeral ceremony of the first emperor was kept simple. If the enthronement ceremony of the god king is too extravagant, I am afraid that it will attract criticism."

Hong Zhenji was very displeased: "Since I am a god, I have become a great treasure according to the ancient rituals, what's the objection?"

Hong Juncheng's funeral did not follow the ancient rituals, but Hong Zhenji's enthronement ceremony reminded of the ancient rituals.

To put it bluntly, ascension to the throne is only once in a lifetime, and Hong Zhenji wants to do it more beautifully.

Qin Yan replied: "Shenjun, if it is organized according to the ancient rituals, the palace must be rebuilt, new gardens must be built, pavilions, pavilions, verandahs and other furnishings must be purchased, and officials from all over the country must be called to congratulate. According to a rough estimate, it cost about eight million taels of silver."

Hong Zhenji frowned and said, "Is this a matter of money with me? I have a lot of money, but I can't afford the 800 million silver?"

Qin Yan once again hit the key point: "The matter of money is small, but it will take at least three months to prepare the grand ceremony. God, in these three months, the variables are unpredictable."

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of Hong Zhenji's identity.

Qin Yan's main meaning is to ascend the throne as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.

Hong Zhenji also felt that what Qin Yan said was reasonable, but he was quite displeased, and reluctantly agreed.

"The matter of the grand ceremony should be handled in a simple manner, and the selection of palace officials must not be perfunctory."

Qin Yan repeatedly said yes, and then helped Hong Zhenji handle the memorial.

Hong Zhenji glanced at Qin Yan with a chill in his eyes.

Qin Yan was thoughtful and experienced.

I trust him quite a bit, but his hand is getting longer and longer, he doesn't know how to measure it, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat.

After all, it is a hidden danger for a servant to interfere in politics, and he must be beaten more in the future. In a few days, another servant should be found to replace this person.

……

In fact, Qin Yan was not to blame for this matter, it was Xu Zhiqiong's order.

Xu Zhiqiong really hoped that Hong Zhenji would ascend the throne from Jane, but what he was worried about was not that Hong Huaheng and Hong Huayun threatened Hong Zhenji's throne, these two holy sons were in the hands of Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong's real distress was the 800 million silver.

Apart from the decency and luxury of the dignitaries, the other fields of Qiancheng Kingdom have reached a horrible situation, and there are many places that need to spend money.

And Shenjun is very good at spending money, don't underestimate the spending power of Shenjun, a country may not be able to withstand his profligacy alone.

Therefore, Xu Zhiqiong decided to let Hong Zhenji get rid of the bad habits of his predecessor, and learn to be frugal first.

"Don't hold the grand ceremony, don't build the palace, the palace is so big, isn't it big enough for him to live in?

In the future, some space will be vacated from the palace for other purposes. "

Qin Yan said: "How should we deal with the selection of palace officials?"

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback for a moment: "What's the purpose of choosing a palace?"

Chang Decai reminded him: "Hong Zhenji is the emperor, so he must choose a group of concubines."

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said, "Didn't he have many concubines when he was King Shu?"

Qin Yan replied: "According to the etiquette system, King Shu can have one hundred and three dependents, and the number may not be enough."

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "How many concubines should the god have?"

"The people in the palace are all owned by the gods, and the number is not fixed. The number of people in the palace of the first emperor is 260 people in total."

From empresses, concubines, concubines, Jieyu, Ronghua, beauties, talents, beauties, Cainu, to the lowest servants and Xiaohuan.

Hong Juncheng has a total of more than 1 women.

Hong Zhenji only has more than 100 people, the difference in numbers is indeed a bit big. ,

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said, "How should Hong Juncheng's concubine be treated according to the rules of Qiancheng Kingdom?"

"All the people in the emperor's palace in the past were buried with the emperor." Qin Yan answered briefly.

Sacrifice?

"This won't work!" Xu Zhiqiong shook his head again and again, "Hong Juncheng left a will, and his palace servants cannot be buried."

Xu Zhiqiong said that there is such a thing as a will.

Qin Yan nodded and said: "When I return to the palace, I will immediately draft a will for the late emperor."

"What drafting!" Xu Zhiqiong glared at Qin Yan, "This edict was left by Hong Juncheng when he was alive, and I saw it with my own eyes."

Qin Yan quickly changed her words: "It was indeed left by the gods, so they stayed in the Yuxing Pavilion. The subordinates were negligent for a while, but they didn't find it before."

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "It was also written in the edict that all the palace personnel will be handed over to the new emperor Hong Zhenji."

Qin Yan blinked and remained silent.

Chang Decai said from the side: "Master, this is unreasonable, how can anyone give up his wife."

"Superficial!" Xu Zhiqiong shouted, "Hong Juncheng is a magnanimous person! You don't understand the heart and mind of a generation of gods!"

Chang Decai pursed his lips and said, "I'm afraid Hong Zhenji will never agree to this matter, which would humiliate him..."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "How can you say humiliation, these are all his sister-in-law and his own family, Hong Zhenji has a tolerant temperament, how can he be willing to let his wife be buried?"

Qin Yan murmured: "But this is too impolite..."

Xu Zhiqiong raised his head and said, "Why do you call it unethical? Many countries in the north are like this."

In the northern border, many countries maintain the tradition of accepting step marriages, that is, when the elder brother dies, the younger brother accepts the elder brother's wife.

Qin Yan lowered her head and said, "This is what barbarians do..."

"Don't worry about what people do, as long as the number is enough,

You discuss it with Hong Zhenji, if he wants, he will accept all his sister-in-law,

If you don't want it, all your sister-in-laws will be sent back to the people to get married, and Hong Zhenji will not even think about recruiting palace servants in the future. "

Qin Yan sighed and said: "This subordinate obeys orders."

Chang Decai said from the side: "Master, if everything is kept simple, Hong Zhenji's status will not be able to gain popular support, but the throne will not be secure."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "It's fine if you can't sit still."

Qin Yan said again: "Today, my subordinates sent people to the street to inquire. The common people only know that there is a new king enthroned, but they don't know who the new king is. If things go on like this, the common people will not think about the divine king in their hearts."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "I can't even think about food, rice, oil and salt, but why do I still think about the gods? What is there to miss about a bad old man? Just forget about him!"

Qin Yan didn't quite understand Xu Zhiqiong's meaning, and only wanted to get things done with the will: "I will try my best to read the late emperor's will at the court meeting tomorrow."

Xu Zhiqiong was surprised: "Didn't the court meeting pass today? Why is there another court meeting tomorrow?"

Qin Yan didn't know how to answer, so Chang De smiled and said: "Master, you have forgotten that Qiancheng Kingdom is not our big propaganda, they have court meetings every day."

Xu Zhiqiong still shook his head: "The rules of this court meeting also have to be changed, not more than three times a month."

Qin Yan was in a bit of trouble, the court meeting was an old practice, and it was not easy to change it.

Chang Decai reminded: "Discuss with Li Quangen more, and the two of you can figure out a solution together."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "If you really can't think of a good way, you don't have to force it. I'll just talk to Hong Zhenji."

Qin Yan didn't want Xu Zhiqiong to intervene prematurely. Xu Zhiqiong's methods were a bit rough, which would intensify the conflicts in the palace in advance.

"Please leave this matter to your subordinates."

After Qin Yan left, Xu Zhiqiong took out the map and read it carefully.

He was looking for Yuan Chengfeng's belongings, and there were three good things, two in Tunu and one in Shanghai.

……

Back in the palace, Qin Yan found Li Quangen and told the story.

Li Quangen thought for a while, and roughly came up with a countermeasure: "These two things can be done together, but we have to ask the head to help us get something."

……

Hong Zhenji half-lyed in Yingwen Pavilion, flipping through the memorials one after another.

He didn't have Hong Juncheng's energy, nor Hong Juncheng's physical strength. When he saw Xu Shi, Hong Zhenji was exhausted and lost his memorial. Do you want to play more chapters?"

Qin Yan shook her head and said: "When the late emperor was alive, all the memorials were first screened by the supervisor of ceremonies, and after the trivial matters were eliminated, only the important matters were left to the late emperor for decision."

There are indeed many details in the memorial. There are many potholes on a certain road in Shenlin City. How much should it be spent to repair?

There are a lot of moldy grains in the market, should they be discarded or sold at a low price?

The trend of barter among the people has risen again, should we strictly investigate and deal with it?

Hong Juncheng didn't trust anyone, so he had to report to him about every detail, and he had to deal with hundreds of various reports every day.

Among these mostly insignificant memorials, there was a memorial dedicated to introducing the civil uprising in Jizhou. Such an important memorial was almost skipped because Hong Zhenji was tired.

It sounds like a good idea to have the supervisor of ceremonies screen them in advance.

But has Brother Huang really done this?
How to ensure that the Supervisor of Rituals does not hide important memorials?
How will those unimportant memorials be disposed of?
Hong Zhenji looked at Qin Yan suspiciously.

Qin Yan's words were indeed not true, Hong Juncheng would never allow the servant to screen the memorial.

It was the practice of Daxuan's successive monarchs to allow the servants to screen the memorials. This practice was abolished during the reign of Emperor Changle.

Emperor Chang Le handed over most of the power to various government offices, usually under the supervision of the cabinet, and only dealt with by him in case of emergencies. The efficiency of the court was very high, and he, the emperor, did things easily.

Qiancheng Kingdom obviously did not have such conditions, so Xu Zhiqiong gave Qin Yan an idea to continue the old system of Xuan Kingdom.

But Hong Zhenji was not fooled. After drinking two cups of tea, he insisted on reading all the memorials.

He stretched, walked to the door of Yingwen Pavilion, and blew the night breeze.

The cool night wind slowly relieved the heat on Hong Zhenji's body.

Why is it so hot tonight?
Hong Zhenji turned back to Qin Yan and said, "How is the selection of palace servants going?"

Qin Yan replied, "It's still in preparation."

"Preparation, preparation, I don't know how long you will be preparing!" Hong Zhenji was very annoyed, reprimanded Qin Yan, and paced back and forth in the bookstore.

After returning to the seat, Qin Yan stepped forward and whispered: "The old slave has recruited some new singers, and will present a song for the god, so as to relieve the fatigue."

Hong Zhenji looked at Qin Yan and said with a smile, "That's the only thing I did, and I did it with a heart."

Qin Yan called four dancers and one singer to present music for Hong Zhenji.

Seeing these five beauties, Hong Zhenji's eyes straightened immediately.

He used to be the prince of Qiancheng Kingdom, and he met countless beauties.

But before, it was not a divine monarch after all, Hong Juncheng's private possession, he had never seen it before.

These five women were carefully selected by Qin Yan from Hong Juncheng's Red Palace.

During the song, the five women tried their best, as long as they could keep Hong Zhenji alive tonight, they would be able to escape the catastrophe of being buried.

Hong Zhenji felt hotter and hotter, sweating layer after layer.

"I'm a little tired, it's time to rest."

Qin Yan whispered: "Which Shu Li will be kept to sleep?"

Hong Zhenji frowned and said, "I'm not a picky person, I just send them to the bedroom together."

Qin Yan nodded slightly to the five beauties.

The beauties looked excited and hurriedly followed Hong Zhenji to the bedroom.

……

At Yinshi the next day, Qin Yan came to the door of the bedroom and reminded Hong Zhenji that it was time to go to court.

Hong Zhenji got up in a daze, and was about to look for clothes, but he caught the beauty's conscience.

The beauties also woke up, according to Qin Yan's previous instructions, and using their own means to fight for the emperor's foundation.

Qin Yan called outside the door for a while, and finally got a response:
"Zhen, I'm not feeling well today, and the court meeting will be postponed."

"Abiding by the order." Qin Yan stood outside the door with the corners of her mouth slightly upturned.