Daxia Lingxian

Luo Ning woke up the next morning and found her pillow on Lu Pianpian's lap.

But he clearly remembered that he didn't take the initiative to do this.

He couldn't see it with his eyes, but his ears heard Lu Pianpian wake up.

Luo Ning raised his head, "Are you numb?"

Lu Pianpian rubbed her sore legs, "A man and a woman alone stayed in Jiusi Palace for a whole night. If this spreads out, it will be the affair of Princess Regent of Dayan."

"Actually, we didn't do anything. Isn't this unfair? Hehe."

Luo Ning laughed and said, "If this reaches King Yong's ears, he may suspect that we are colluding."

Lu Pianpian also smiled, "Fortunately you can't see it now. If you could see it, you would wake up early in the morning and see an ugly monster... Hehe."

Luo Ning shook his head, "I'm blind, and you still say such frivolous words, you are not a woman."

The two of them got up to wash themselves and ordered the palace servants to pass on the meal. After eating the morning meal and discussing for a while, he finally left the palace to meet the guests.

All the princes are already waiting at Luming Palace.

After reciting the ceremony, Lu Pianpian said straight to the point:

"Everyone, I have a proposal. In order to eliminate the disputes among the nine states, we will establish a Chinese dynasty..."

Lu Pianpian explained Luo Ning's plan, especially how to elect the emperor, as well as the Chinese Constitution, unification of written weights and measures, and other matters.

She didn't say it was Luo Ning's intention, she just said it was her own idea.

The kings and princes of the various countries have long ago reached an agreement to form the Chinese Alliance, which will be superior to the royal courts of the various countries.

Now that Lu Pianpian has replaced the Huaxia Alliance with the Huaxia Dynasty, there is of course no problem.

If Kyushu keeps fighting like this, when will it end?

After six hundred years of fighting and six hundred years of chaos, they should have been unified long ago.

With this unification method, each country's society can be preserved and protected by the court. Within the country, it still has its own royal court, which is of course very good.

The young King of Yu Wenxin once again expressed his position first: "I will listen to the princess."

King Meng Xi of Jing said: "But who should I recommend to be the emperor?"

According to the credit and prestige of defeating the Yong Kingdom and reaching a peace agreement, it is of course Princess Wuyang.

But the problem is, Princess Wuyang is only the regent princess, not the monarch of Yan State, how can she be the emperor?

Certainly not.

The king of Yan State was just a child, and of course he did not have the prestige to become emperor.

As for the king of Yu State, he was just a young man and was appointed by Princess Wuyang. He had no prestige and was of course excluded.

When the Chinese court was first established, in order to establish the authority of the court, it was of course necessary for a monarch with high prestige and strength to be the first emperor.

Otherwise, how can the kings be convinced?
  This first emperor is crucial to whether the prestige of the Chinese dynasty can be successfully consolidated.

King Meng Xi of Jing really wanted to become emperor, but he also knew that his prestige... was not enough!
  King Yang Guli was also very moved and wanted to ascend the throne as emperor. But he has no confidence either!
  Others, such as King Xu, King Ji, King Qing, and King Liang, although they are all qualified, their prestige is a little lower after all, and it is difficult to convince anyone who ascends to the throne of emperor.

Everyone thought about it and found out helplessly that the person most qualified to ascend to the throne of emperor was actually King Yong, who had always wanted to unify the world by force!
  Although they did not like the ambitious, domineering and warlike King Yong, they had to admit that King Yong was the most powerful king in the world.

To be fair, he can be called a hero of his generation.

King Yong is also the most powerful prince. Even after experiencing the tragic defeat in the East and his vitality was severely damaged, he is still the country with the largest national power, the strongest military force, and the largest population.

If Princess Wuyang hadn't turned the tide, the Yong Kingdom would have annexed half of the world.

However, King Yong has been the enemy of all countries for many years, so it is ridiculous to elect him as the first emperor.

Lu Pianpian knew the thoughts of the princes and said directly: "I recommend King Yong Zhao Zheng to ascend the throne of emperor and sit in Luoyang."

"This Luoyang will be the capital of China in the future."

King Jing couldn't help frowning and said: "As King Yong is the Emperor, will he rely on the power of the Emperor to oppress the princes?"

King Yang also said with a worried look: "Yes. King Yong is indeed the head of the princes, and the country of Yong is also the strongest. I admit that King Yong is the most qualified. However, King Yong is already ambitious. If he has the power of the emperor again, , occupy the righteousness of the world..."

The three princes also looked hesitant, obviously knowing that King Yong was the most qualified, but also lacking trust in King Yong.

But Luo Ning spoke: "My lords, the foreign minister represents King Yong and has a few words to say."

"Why did King Yong want to unify China? Is it really just to dominate the world, destroy the countries and regions, and dominate the nine states? No!"

"The purpose of King Yong's desire to unify the Liuhe is to end the war with war, to end the six hundred years of war, and to bring peace to the world."

"But if we can unify without fighting, seek common ground while reserving differences, and all the Xia are as close as one family, then why do we have to attack and destroy all the countries?"

"Now, the Yong Kingdom has been defeated in the east. The momentum of unifying the world by force has been interrupted, and the Yong Kingdom has also been severely weakened. If we still insist on unifying the nine states by force, let's not say whether it is possible, even if it is possible..."

"Then we will have to fight for at least several more decades, and I don't know how many people will die. But the Yi Di in the north and the west are watching with eager eyes."

"Why is King Yong so unwise that he insists on starting another war and provoking civil war among the Xia?"

"If he can ascend to the throne of emperor, and he already possesses immortal power, why would he need to use weapons again? Isn't it unnecessary?"

When Luo Ning said this, he pointed outside, "For the millions of coalition forces to fight, tens of thousands of people from all over the world are transporting grain, grass and baggage day and night, and the labor is as heavy as oxen and horses!"

"However, all countries have exhausted their people and wealth, and their treasury has been depleted, but they are still levying and extorting money, euphemistically calling it: national war!"

"But the people and soldiers have long been complaining and overwhelmed!"

"Where is this national war? This is clearly internal strife! Killing each other! No one can win!"

"If we continue fighting like this, the people and soldiers will rebel before the world is unified!"

"Then the world will be in chaos, the crown will be entrusted to the earth, the vitality of all Xia will be greatly damaged, and foreign tribes will take the opportunity to invade, and the world will be destroyed immediately!"

"Now among the kings of the Nine Kingdoms, there is no one more suitable to ascend to the throne than King Yong. When King Yong ascends to the throne, the world will be unified immediately without a fight!"

"If King Yong violates the Chinese Constitution, he will be a public enemy of the world, and all countries will fight against him!"

After Luo Ning's words, the expressions of all the princes sitting there changed with awe.

There is no way to refute it!

"Okay!" The prince of Ji stood up first, "On behalf of my father, I recommend King Yong to the throne of emperor!"

"I recommend King Yong." King Yang also expressed his position, "But King Yong must abide by the Wei covenant. Otherwise, I am not afraid to continue the fight."

Soon, more than half of the princes recommended King Yong to ascend the throne as emperor.

After assessing the situation, the ministers of various countries had to admit that King Yong was indeed the most suitable to be the emperor.

Seeing that most people agreed, King Jing had no choice but to express his stance:

"Of course I have no objection to King Yong being the emperor, but I have a request. King Yong must come to Luoyang to ascend the throne, and he can only sit in Luoyang."

Luo Ning smiled and said: "King Yong has agreed, and he is willing to sit in Luoyang. Your Majesty will no longer doubt King Yong's sincerity, right?"

When he was still in Chang'an, King Yong heard Luo Ning's idea and immediately stated that if the princes were willing to elect him as the first emperor, he could leave Chang'an and sit in Luoyang.

If he is unwilling to come to Luoyang, it means that King Yong has no sincerity in the world.

Lu Pianpian slapped the table and said, "Okay! Then send someone to tell King Yong that all the countries are willing to elect him as emperor!"

"After the alliance in Luoyang, invite him to come to Luoyang to ascend the throne!"

……

A few days later, the Luoyang League, which attracted worldwide attention, finally officially began.

The Dali Palace at the foot of the mountain outside the city has been properly decorated. At this time, the chimes are ringing, the orchestras are playing, and the alliance's supporting team is also magnificent.

According to the etiquette of the alliance, the high platform has been built.

The four-color "Fangming" on the high platform, the upper Gui lower wall, the east ring Nanzhang, the west Huhu and Beihuang are also properly set up.

The square pit under the high platform where the sacrifices and covenants were to be buried was neatly dug.

In the square outside the Dali Palace, the kings and princes of various countries stood solemnly and solemnly, with their country's officials behind them. Lu Pianpian stands in the east, representing the country of Yan. Luoning stands in the west, representing the Yong Kingdom.

The burning incense in the incense altar filled the entire palace.

A group of wizards wearing white clothes, wearing animal masks on their heads, with loose hair and bare feet, were performing Nuo dances to the music of drums to entertain the gods.

The sounds of bells and jade pieces are accompanied by the solemn sound of horns and bells, as if they are the voices of gods.

On the high altar, Tailao sacrifices have been placed.

Especially the cow head in the middle, with its horns and ears cut off, is very eye-catching.

On both sides of the cow's head stood two great congratulators from the Yu Kingdom, one holding a plate containing cow's blood and the other holding a plate containing cow's ears.

According to the ceremony, the alliance must hold the cow's ears, and the alliance members stroke the cow's ears in turn. Because the cow is blind and cannot hear dissenting words, it means "keeping promises and keeping promises".

The chief of the alliance said loudly: "Please lead the alliance leader to the altar first!"

Lu Pianpian walked out of the queue slowly, walked up the steps of the high altar, and stood under 'Fang Ming'.

Tai Zhu solemnly walked to Lu Pianpian and knelt down, held up the cow ear plate high, and sang and shouted:

"Your Majesty, please be the leader!"

Lu Pianpian represents the Yan Kingdom and is the leader of the Luoyang Alliance. Of course, he is the leader.

Lu Pianpian reached out and picked up a pair of cow ears, holding them high to show the princes.

The princes looked at Lu Pianpian holding the bull's ear with envy.

Then, the princes stepped onto the high platform one by one and lined up around Fang Ming.

At this time, the minister in charge of the alliance held the alliance elixir written in cinnabar and read loudly:
  "Ten thousand years have passed, and there is China, and the Miao descendants from Kyushu are originally one family..."

"...Feng Yu's virtues declined, rituals and music collapsed, the destiny of heaven was not permanent, the summers fought against each other, and there were only a few wars... The world of great strife lasted for six hundred years, but the people were in ruins, the people were hanging upside down, the world was exhausted, and there was no peace in Kyushu..."

"...At this time, long-divided divisions will surely unite, people's hearts will be at peace, the world will be governed, the roads will be confused, and the general trend will be irreversible..."

"...The princes of the Nine Provinces, the nobles in the temples, the brown men in the alleys, the birds and beasts in the mountains and rivers, all obey the destiny of heaven, and all of them sing the praises of the Great Harmony..."

"...Now that we have ceased the war, we have made an alliance with Luoyang, we will live up to the expectations of the world, carry out the righteous deeds of all the Xia, and start the great cause of peace and unification. We will establish a constitution for a prosperous age and build a dynasty that will last for a hundred generations... Then the nine states will be unified, and the four seas will be one..."

"...Adhere to the public spirit, elect the emperor, rule the nine states, weigh all the summers...and the constitution is like the sky, its words are brilliant..."

"...If you attack the few by force, you will be jealous...If you violently attack those inside and outside the mausoleum, you will invade the altar...If you are unyielding, you will invade them...If you kill the king, you will cripple them. If you violate the government of the imperial mausoleum, you will destroy them..."

"...Be in harmony with the princes, worship the emperor, unite as one, and fight against the barbarians and the Di..."

"...If we betray this alliance, the gods of heaven and earth, ancestors and ancestors will all fight against it, and they will not be integrated into the Xia... Gods and men will abandon it together, and the world will attack it together!"

After reading the more than a thousand words of the alliance letter, Lu Pianpian took the lead in swearing:

"The sky is above and the people are below. The Yan Kingdom dare not betray the alliance. This alliance has been completed. The nine states are united and all the summers are united."

After saying that, he reached into the cow's blood plate, dipped it in the cow's blood, smeared his lips, and wiped his face with the cow's blood.

The princes also followed the alliance and swore: "The sky is above and the people are below. Our country dare not betray the alliance. This alliance has been completed. The nine states are united and all the summers are united."

Then they were dipped in cow's blood and applied to their lips and face.

Luo Ning was not left behind either. The scarlet ox blood is smeared on the lips, which is very solemn.

Then, one by one, the princes stretched out their hands to touch the cow's ears, indicating that they would never hear any words of discord again and were loyal to the covenant.

Finally, the letter of the alliance was delivered to everyone, and the copy that had been read before, together with the sacrifices on the altar, were all put into the square kang dug under the altar and buried.

This is worshiping the mountains, rivers and earth.

……

After the Luoyang Alliance, the coalition forces and the Yong Army officially ceased fighting.

More than [-] million civilians in various countries who transported grain, grass and military supplies were relieved of their corvee service and returned to their hometowns.

The huge coalition forces began to return home in batches.

The main force of the Yong army also retreated to Guanzhong in batches to resist the Donghu and Xirong who were advancing southward and eastward.

The long-lasting war in the world is finally over.

But the princes did not leave Luoyang because they had to wait for King Yong to come to Luoyang to participate in the grand ceremony of enthroning the emperor and establishing the Hua Xia Dynasty.

Lu Pianpian, Luo Ning, and the princes were not idle in Luoyang, but were preparing for the grand ceremony.

More importantly, they discussed the candidates for central official positions in the new dynasty, as well as the revision of the "Chinese Constitution", "Kyushu Convention" and other laws.

In Luo Ning's view, under the leadership of him and Lu Pianpian, the kings and officials of various countries at this time took on the role of legislators.

In order to obtain more court positions for their country, the princes had several disputes.

Finally, everyone finally agreed on a compromise plan.

The first is the most sensitive Chinese Forbidden Army.

Recruit elites from various countries to form the Forbidden Army. The quota is one million people.

Half of them are stationed in Gyeonggi with Luoyang as the center, and the other half are stationed in strategic places all over the world.

The emperor commanded the Chinese Imperial Army, and no one could mobilize troops without an edict.

However, the selection of generals for the Imperial Guard was divided equally among all countries.

All countries will reduce their troops and horses, and each country will retain up to [-] troops as local garrisons.

The tributes paid by various countries to the imperial court constituted [-]% of their own taxes.

The senior officials of the imperial court are the Sangong and Jiuqing, and the highest central agency is the Supervisory Office.

Although the Supervisory Government is the highest institution, it can only supervise state affairs, review edicts, and amend laws, but does not actually manage government affairs.

In Luoning's view, it is similar to the House of Representatives.

Of course it was his idea.

The Jianguo Mansion sets up nine ministers of the Jianguo, who are served by kings of various countries or supreme kings. Although his name is noble, he does not actually manage politics and is not the prime minister.

Under the Jianguo Mansion, there are the Shangshu Terrace, the Privy Council Terrace, and the Yushi Terrace, which are called the Three Terraces.

The three chief ministers and three ministers are the real prime ministers.

Under the three offices, twelve service offices were established.

The one mansion, three offices, and twelve yamen led by the emperor were the Chinese imperial court.

The new dynasty implemented the official system. The imperial court and various kings, ministers and officials were divided into nine grades.

The Shangqing who oversees the country is of the first rank, and the Three Dukes are of the first rank.

There are three bureaus and twelve yamen, with a total of [-] officials of fifth rank and above. The candidates are recommended equally by all countries.

These officials came from various countries. The emperor and the court did not have the power to appoint them, but they had the power to remove them.

The same goes for the Imperial Guard generals. The emperor and the imperial court did not have the power to appoint, but they had the power to dismiss and command.

Except for the imperial guards directly under the emperor, the generals were appointed by the emperor himself.

All this can not only give the emperor authority but also restrain him.

Moreover, the princes and the court can also be balanced.

It is difficult for any force to break this balance.

Just when the princes reached an agreement and ended the quarrel, King Yong's chariot had already left the customs.

The whole of Luoyang knew that the first emperor of the new dynasty who was about to ascend to power had finally arrived in Luoyang!

(End of this chapter)