I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 238 Please establish a queen and honor the world with your mother!

After a brief communication with Tian Ziqi, the merchants' disposal plan was also finalized, and the matter of food was completely over.

Soon, the situation stabilized.

——Eight people from Wuyang Hou Fanshi and Yangdu Hou Ding Ancheng "killed themselves in shame" because of their respective crimes, thereby preserving the clan, but failed to preserve the Chehou feudal kingdom.

The disappearance of the eight princes overnight finally made the merchants react belatedly: In this world, it seems that the surname Liu has the final say!
After realizing this, the merchants' grain stores scattered all over Guanzhong opened soon;
The food prices are all below the prices set by Zhisu Duwei, which are set in various places in Guanzhong.

So far, the grain price of Tianziqi for four years has been nailed to the price ceiling of 65 yuan per stone by Liu Sheng, and there is no possibility of any increase.

Food prices have been completely stabilized, and the next step is naturally liquidation.

——The first one to bear the brunt was naturally the Wuyan family, who was personally brought to the door by Lieutenant Zhidu, who confiscated all the family property.

Wuyan's whole family was imprisoned, those who killed were killed, those who were punished were punished, and those who were exiled were exiled.

Under the coercion of Goshawk Zhidu, behind the Wuyan family, the legendary backer with a "monstrous background", never showed his face.

With Wuyan's gone, the grain merchants don't need to pay back the money they borrowed from Wuyan's;
There was no need to repay the money, and the merchants used the borrowed money to buy the grain from Liu Sheng, so naturally there was no need to deliver it.

what?
You said you have food stored in Shaofu?

Then you explain, where did you get the money to buy grain?
Oh ~
I borrowed it from Wuyanshi...

Okay, I will give you the food, and you will pay back the money you owe Wuyan!
——In order to avoid such a situation from happening, the merchants are wise to 'forget' themselves, and there is still food in Shaofu.

So, Shaofu Xiao Sheng was hilarious.

Liu Sheng settled an account for the Shaofu's internal funds;

——In the beginning, the 2000 million shi of Taicang grain sold to princes, once bought and sold, the grain remained intact in Taicang, and the money in the Shaofu was just gold, and there was more than 8 gold!
In addition, there are nearly [-] million copper coins of various types.

As for the 900 million shi of grain that Shaofu transferred back from various places in Guanzhong and finally sold to merchants by Liu Sheng, it was directly exchanged for [-] million copper coins;

In addition, in the end, the merchants "voluntarily" gave up all the money for this batch of grain, and the [-] million copper coins are equivalent to the net profit of Shaofu.

In addition to the one thousand gold that Liu Sheng promised to Guantao Princess Liu whoring earlier, plus the proceeds from confiscating Wuyan's...

Lin Lin finally figured it out, Liu Sheng's operation in the past six months, less money in the mansion, net income of 15 gold, and nearly [-] million copper coins!
After getting this data, Shaofu Xiao Sheng was so happy that he didn't fall asleep for several days!
During the court meeting, her back became straighter, and her voice unconsciously raised a lot.

——15 gold coins, [-] copper coins!
What concept?
Last year, more than 3000 million people in the Han Dynasty paid [-] qian as oral tax as the main fiscal revenue of the Shaofu for the whole year.

And this whole year, the total amount of oral taxes paid by the people of the Han Dynasty was only 12 million yuan.

In other words, Liu Sheng manipulated the stabilization of food prices for half a year, and earned the Han family more than a year of oral gifts, plus [-] gold.

If the [-] gold is also converted according to the market's "one gold is converted into [-] copper coins", it means that Liu Sheng's operations in the past six months have earned the Shaofu a full four years of money...

With such an 'impressive' achievement, it's no wonder that Xiao Sheng, the Shaofu, is so proud of himself in the court.

It is also with the blessing of such achievements that Liu Sheng was established as the crown prince, and finally lost all suspense...
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In the fourth year of Emperor Qi Xinyuan, spring March 22 is the day of spring plowing.

Including Tianzi Qi and Liu Sheng, a huge team of hundreds of princes and court officials appeared in Sheji in the southern suburb of Chang'an Chen.

The so-called "sheji", in the eyes of later generations, is synonymous with the world and the country;
But in fact, the word Sheji actually has a specific meaning.

——Sheji is the general term for the God of Earth and the God of Valley.

She refers to the god of earth; Ji refers to the god of valley.

In the current mythology of the Han Dynasty, or in the cognitive system, the two gods of earth and valley can be said to be the two gods whose status is second only to the god Taiyi.

The reason is simple: the soil supports all things, and the grain nourishes all people.

Under the Han family's national policy of "taking agriculture as the foundation", the Sheji, which represents the two gods of earth and valley, is naturally the god with the highest godhood and the highest standard of worship in the world.

In the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, there are two adjacent temples, which are called: Sheji.

And on the annual spring plowing day, the emperor leads hundreds of officials and nobles to hold sacrifices here, praying for good weather and abundant grains this year. The ceremony is called: Jitian Grand Ceremony...

"Spring plowing in March~"

"Tianzi Jitian~~~"

"Begin~~~~~~"

Outside the community, hundreds of officials and ministers gathered at the edge of the fields, all of them solemn and solemn;
At the place where everyone's eyes met, the Son of Heaven was wearing a crown with a crown on his head, tied his wide sleeves under his armpits with a hemp rope, and waited with a serious expression.

Not long after, the imperial servant Liu She walked forward step by step with solemn steps, and handed the Leisi (lěi sì) in his hands forward.

Then I saw Tianzi Qi stretching out his hands, took the Leisi, and then crossed the field ridge.

The moment Tianzi Qi stepped into the field, the loud and clear singing of the audience followed.

"Push it, and say: Winter goes to spring, sowing is safe~"

When the sound fell, Tianzi Qi bent down and gently pushed the lei in his hand forward;
"Second push, saying: The weather is smooth and the Jiahe is flourishing~"

Tianzi Qi, who straightened up, bent down again and pushed again;
"Three pushes, saying: Autumn high harvest, five grains will be plentiful~~~"

The audience sang "Ni" for the last time, and Tianzi Qi bent down again and pushed Leisi forward heavily.

At this point, the mission of Tian Ziqi was completed.

——Crown to Zhu Hong, bow to Bing Lei, the emperor pushes three times, to serve the world, the mountains, the rivers, the society, and the ancients.

After the Son of Heaven, it was the turn of the ministers and doctors to step forward in order, solemnly picking up all kinds of farm tools that fit their status, and chiseling, wielding, loosening, or leveling the soil in the field.

After all the people present came forward and pretended to be 'farming', the Jitian Grand Ceremony was coming to an end.

Next, it should be Tian Ziqi who took all the officials and ministers to the Taimiao and Gaomiao to worship the ancestors.

But before Tian Ziqi gave the order to 'end Jitian', dozens of figures walked out of the officials who had just finished the Jitian ceremony!

Afterwards, under the amazed eyes of Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu, they knelt down in front of Tianzi Qi.

"The censor Tao Qing, the Marquis of Kaifeng!"

"Internal historian Chao Cuo!"

"Emperor servant Tao Hou Chen Liu She!"

"Weiwei Sai Houchen has no doubts!"

"Ting Lieutenant Anqiu Marquis Zhang Ou!"

"Dianke Pingqu Houchen Gongsun Kunxie!"

"Bong Chang Nanpi Marquis Dou Pengzu!"

"Zongzheng Red Marquis Liu Fu!"

"Xiao Sheng, Minister of the Marquis of the Young Mansion!"

"Langzhong Lingru's grave lord Zhou Ren!"

"--Honour Your Majesty!!!"

As one name after another was read out, the attention of the entire community was focused on Tianzi Qi.

The twelve positions of the Sangong and Jiuqing, except for the vacant Taiwei and the prime minister Zhou Yafu, the other ten people jointly reported to the emperor Qi!
But for everything that is happening in front of him, Tian Ziqi seems to have expected it...

"His Majesty."

In the end, it was Tao Qing, the official censor, who stood up on behalf of these ten people.

"Since Emperor Taizu Gao established Han Guozuo, the emperor of our Han family held a grand ceremony of Jitian every spring plowing day, and it has always been an ancestral system that has never been changed."

"——My Han family, governing the country with filial piety and taking agriculture as the foundation;"

"Today, His Majesty is holding a land ceremony in Sheji to pray for blessings to Sheji for the people of the world. It is really a great fortune for the world."

"But the ministers and others have heard that important matters in the country should not only be farmed by men, but also weaved by women."

The sonorous and forceful words only provoked the emperor to nod his head indifferently;

But not far behind Tianzi Qi, brothers Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu, when they heard Tao Qing say the word 'nvzhi', their eyes widened in unison!
And Tao Qing's next words undoubtedly confirmed the conjecture of the two brothers.

"Your Majesty held the Jitian Grand Ceremony and led the courtiers and officials to open the Jitian in person to tell the people of the world: Even the emperor, officials, and noble relatives must also cultivate the fields;"

"It is to use this to persuade the people of the world to work hard and consolidate the foundation of the country."

"But according to the practice of previous years, on the day of spring plowing, in addition to the emperor should lead all the officials to hold the land registration ceremony in Sheji, the queen should also bring all the officials and their relatives' families to hold the silkworm ceremony in Jiaofang Hall."

"This is to tell the people of the world: Even the queen and the family members of hundreds of officials and noble relatives also have to raise silkworms and weave cloth;"

"It is to use this to persuade women in the world to be diligent in weaving..."

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"Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, men farming and women weaving have always been the mode of production that has been admired by all dynasties and should be adopted by the common people."

"So, for the ancestral temple and the country, the rites of joining the fields and the rites of pro-silkworms are very important things."

"——During the time of the first emperor, the first emperor personally opened the Jitian on the spring plowing day every year, and never missed it;"

"And the queen mother also presided over the ceremony of kissing silkworms in the Jiaofang Hall on the spring plowing day every year."

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"Since the death of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, His Majesty has inherited the Datong, and there has never been a mistake in the rites of homeland and silkworms."

"But this year, there is no queen sitting in the Jiaofang Palace. Everyone in the world only saw His Majesty holding the Jitian ceremony, but they didn't see the queen of my Han family performing the silkworm ceremony in the Jiaofang."

"—Is this what should happen?"

"Only His Majesty persuades the men in the world to work hard, but there is no queen who advises the women in the world to weave hard. How can you do this?"

"If you do this, won't people in the world think that our Han family only values ​​farming by men, but doesn't value weaving by women?"

The most solemn words also caused everyone present to stop looking and focus on the eyes. This scene will surely go down in history.

And after Tao Qing asked the last question, Tianzi Qi, who had been patiently waiting for Tao Qing to finish, finally made a move.

"What the Yushi doctor said made me feel very ashamed."

"The ceremony of joining the field and the ceremony of kissing silkworms are both the ancestral system of my Han family, and they are also important ceremonies that must never be cancelled."

"——This year, due to my own fault, I deposed the queen of Jiaofang Palace;"

"But after deposing the empress, I don't have the face to reappoint the empress and live in the Jiaofang Palace."

"I didn't expect that this unintentional move would lead to the inability to hold the silkworm kissing ceremony, and the people in the world would not be able to know about my Han family's persuasion to women's weaving..."

"This is all my fault..."

!!!

As soon as the Son of Heaven spoke, before the last 'wrong' word was uttered, hundreds of figures fell to their knees around the Sheji Altar!

In the blink of an eye, dozens of people were already beating their chests and crying loudly!

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty, please don't say that~"

"——This is all my servant's fault~"

"Your Majesty~~~"

"His Majesty······"

There were bursts of crying and howling, but in the eyes of Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu brothers, it was an inexplicable sense of disobedience.

But regarding the behavior of the crowd, the two brothers did not show any doubts.

——The emperor of the Han family can't be 'wrong'.

This is what the old prime minister, Shentu Jiashang, had warned the two brothers several times when he was still alive: The emperor of the Han family can never be 'wrong', and can never be 'wrong'.

Even if it is wrong, it is the fault of this world, this world, and everything in this world.

To use the example given by the old prime minister Shen Tujia to the two brothers: If one day, the emperor said that a certain star should move from east to west;
But in fact, the star is moving from west to east.

How should we calculate it?

From the perspective of future generations, this is of course the emperor's misremembering, or mispronouncing;

But according to the political background of the Han Dynasty, the conclusion of this matter—the only correct and standard conclusion is that the star went in the wrong direction...
"Brother said, these people~"

"Are you really crying?"

Liu Sheng asked a slightly sarcastic question, but only Liu Pengzu nodded seriously.

"The king worries about the labor of his ministers, and the king humiliates his ministers to death;"

"If today, all the officials let the emperor 'wrong', then after returning home, everyone present counts as one, and they can all go on the road happily."

"——The teacher once said: A courtier who makes the emperor 'wrong' has no face to continue living."

"So, they should be really crying..."

Liu Pengzu didn't forget to turn his body slightly when he said something inexplicably serious, forced a smile, and patted Liu Sheng on the shoulder.

Obviously, Liu Pengzu was congratulating Liu Sheng.

As for congratulations...

"This is not His Majesty's fault."

"Empress Bo has been a princess for more than ten years and has lived in Jiaofang Palace for many years, but she has never given birth to an heir. There is nothing wrong with being deposed as a queen."

"But after His Majesty deposed the Queen, the ministers should have reminded His Majesty."

"—Nowadays, because the ministers did not remind on time, resulting in spring plowing day, there is no queen to preside over the sericulture ceremony;"

"This is all my fault..."

According to the agreed procedure, Tao Qing forced the mouth of the black chest onto his body, and Tao Qing secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

After Tianzi Qi nodded with a gloomy expression, he continued: "This year's silkworm kissing ceremony has to be cancelled."

"But next year's silkworm kissing ceremony must not be canceled just because there is no queen."

"In order to make up for the mistake of not being able to hold a silkworm kissing ceremony this year..."

"—Minister and so on, I'm sorry to die!"

"—Your Majesty, please choose someone else who is virtuous and gentle, to enter the pepper room, and honor the world as a mother!"

After beating around the bush and making a lot of circles, Tao Qing finally managed to see what he wanted;

After saying a word full of solemnity, he kowtowed to the emperor Qi.

After Tao Qing, Jiuqing including Chao Cuo and Liu She followed Tao Qing and knelt and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please choose another virtuous and gentle person to enter the pepper room!"

After a while, there was only that voice left in the entire Sheji Altar;
——Your Majesty, please choose someone else who is virtuous and gentle, to enter the main pepper room, and to be the mother of the world...

"Zhen, should we really make another queen?"

"Doing this, will it really not make the previous emperors feel disappointed and angry with me?"

Pretending to be a word of doubt, but it only caused all the officials to shake their heads violently, and they tried to persuade the emperor Qi.

"Your Majesty established a queen not for your own selfish desires, but for the sake of letting people in the world have a common mother who presides over silkworm ceremonies."

"It is His Majesty's decision to make the empress to honor the world with the mother's respect for the people of the world."

"Such a decision will of course make the past emperors feel gratified and recognized by His Majesty, so how can they be disappointed and angry?"

Another burst of hypocrisy, which is indispensable in this generation, finally made Tianzi Qi nod his head in "excessive entanglement".

"Since all the lords think that the Jiaofang Hall should have a new queen, then even if I have no face to make another queen, I can only do so..."

"However, for the establishment of a queen, the queen mother needs to nod and agree, and issue a canonization decree;"

"So I should report this matter to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will make the decision."

"Who can be canonized as the queen should also be decided by the queen mother..."

Hearing this, all the officials and ministers finally bowed again with satisfaction;
Singing "Your Majesty's Holy Spirit" in unison, they each stood up from the ground.

After a while, the emperor issued an order, and everything was back on track.

——The Jitian Grand Ceremony is over. According to the usual practice, all the officials and ministers will go to Taimiao and Gaomiao to worship their ancestors following the emperor's law.

And on the way from Sheji in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City to the Taimiao and Gaomiao in the south gate of Chang'an in the imperial chariot, Tianzi Qi finally said to Liu Sheng what should have been said a long time ago.

"During this time, try to stay in Guangming Palace and accompany your mother;"

"After a while, the Empress Dowager will issue an edict."

"—It is very possible that the two imperial edicts of Li Hou and Li Chu were issued at the same time."

"After the imperial edict is issued, the ancestors will be worshiped and the temple will be sued, and a canonization ceremony must be held."

"After all this is done, I will announce to the world that your mother will be able to live in the pepper room, and you will be able to live in the Taiwo's womb..."

It was full of plain words, but it caused Liu Sheng to take a deep breath involuntarily, and then suppressed his accelerated heart rate a little bit;

Seeing Liu Sheng's appearance, Tianzi Qi only smiled and shook his head, then closed his eyes.

Today's scene, of course, was written by Tian Ziqi.

With such a scene, Mrs. Jia was established as the queen, so it can be regarded as "a matter of course, a matter of course".

But even if the goal has been achieved, Tianzi Qi still can't be happy.

Even Liu Sheng quickly got rid of the excitement of "becoming a prince", and immediately showed a worried look like Tianzi Qi...

"Father..."

"What are you worried about?"

"--nothing."

"—What are you worried about?"

"No, nothing..."

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"Just now, when the court minister asked for a queen..."

"Prime Minister..."

"--Um."

"—Three lords and nine ministers, only the prime minister, Zhou Yafu, has no family background."

"yes······"

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"Father..."

"—You don't need to intervene in this matter."

"—I know it well."

"Oh······"

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(End of this chapter)