People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1739 From this moment on, he is me
The majestic Chang'an City finally appeared at the end of the sight.

Li Xuan reined in his horse slightly, looking emotional.

From today on, the city of Chang'an completely belongs to him.

One after another, fine horses came from all directions, and one by one, the Qianniu Guards brought all the news from the fourteen gates of Chang'an City.

Under the yellow banner behind Li Xuan, Yu Ze was handling everything quickly.

Not only the fourteen gates of Chang'an City, but also all the information in the watchtowers in the city were quickly transmitted to Yu Ze's hands and dealt with quickly.

Li Xuan turned sideways and asked, "Where is the princess now?"

Yu Ze quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the princess is still in Prince Peng's mansion."

"Send someone to pass the message, the princess and all the princes must stay at home for a few days and wait for my order before going to the palace." Li Xuan's order was a little surprising.

"I obey your order." Yu Ze bowed, then took a step back and quickly passed on the order.

"Let's go." Li Xuan looked forward and urged his horse to head towards Chunming Gate.

Behind him was a complete set of imperial ceremonial guards, but Li Xuan did not ride in any imperial sedan chair. He was still wearing a purple dragon robe, a nine-beam crown on his head, and a long sword with a black sheath hanging from his waist. If he had not taken off his armor, he would probably have hung his long spear on the side of his horse.

In front of Chunming Gate, General Qu Chongyu of the Right Gate Guard, General Li Duozuo of the Right Leading Army Guard, General Quan Shancai of the Right Military Guard stood with their hands clasped, while General Li Gu of the Right Guard, Cui Ding of the Left Jinwu Guard, Qin Shandao of the Left Jinwu Guard, General Gong Siye of the Right Jinwu Guard, Zhou Qian of the Left Thousand Oxen Guard, Qiu Zhenmu of the Right Thousand Oxen Guard and other generals stood solemnly on the right.

Lu Yuanfang, Wang Dezhen, Li Yiyan, Liu Jingxian, Zhang Da'an, Yao Lingzhang, Cen Changqian, Yun Hongyin, Pei Judao, Wei Xuantong, Wang Fangyi, Xiao Siye, Huang Rensu and other officials from the six ministries and nine departments all stood on the left.

More officials and generals were further away.

In Chang'an City, officials below the fifth rank could not even come before Li Xuan.

"Your Majesty, we respectfully welcome you. May your Majesty live forever." All the ministers and officials kowtowed in unison.

Inside Chunming Gate, countless people shouted at the same time: "Welcome Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live forever."

For a moment, it seemed as if the entire Chang'an city was in an uproar.

Li Xuan raised his hand slightly and said gently, "Everyone, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers then slowly stood up.

Li Xuan nodded, then asked, "Where is the Minister of Rites?"

"Your Majesty, I, Wei Xuantong, pay my respects to you." Wei Xuantong stood up and bowed solemnly.

Li Xuan glanced at Wei Xuan and said, "The Ministry of Rites will immediately dispatch personnel to the North and South Temples of Heaven and Earth in Chang'an. I will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth tomorrow."

"I obey your order." Wei Xuantong bowed, paused for a moment, and then returned to the train.

Li Xuan continued: "Minister of Zongzheng Temple?"

"I'm here." Li Yuangui had dismounted from his horse at some point and bowed solemnly to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Send people to Xianling, Zhaoling, Qianling, and Dingling immediately. I will offer sacrifices to the tombs the day after tomorrow."

"I obey your order." Li Yuangui bowed and took a step back.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Enter the palace, first offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, then pay homage to the Queen Mother, and then ascend the throne."

"We obey your order. May Your Majesty live long and healthy!" The ministers bowed again.

Li Xuan slowly urged his horse forward, then passed in front of the ministers, and finally entered Chunming Gate and headed towards Suzaku Gate.

After entering Chunming Gate, a large number of officials quickly went in all directions.

Li Xuan is now the heir apparent, and he only has one step left before he can ascend the throne, which is to obtain Li Chongjun's abdication edict.

Only in Li Chongjun's abdication edict did it clearly state that he would abdicate the throne to him, and only then would he be considered the real emperor.

As for before, Zheng and the prime minister had already sent him an edict of succession, but that was in the name of the queen mother and the prime ministers. If Li Xuan wanted to truly sit on the throne, he still needed Li Chongjun's abdication edict. He and Queen Zheng still had some game of bargaining to do.

Of course, this is just the accession to the throne, and there are still several steps before Li Xuan can fully ascend the throne.

Offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, the country, and the ancestral temples and tombs are just prerequisites. He has not yet received the seal, and those things have not even been made yet.

In addition, Li Xuan will also hold a formal coronation ceremony.

Not only officials from the court and the government, but also provincial governors and various tribes inside and outside the country have to be present. The required etiquette will be more complicated and time will be longer.

At that time, Li Xuan will be the real emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

No one in the world dares to disobey his orders.

……

Hundreds of imperial guards were standing guard at the gate of Kaihuafang.

Li Xuan could even guess that in today's Kaihuafang, there were Jinwu Guards patrolling day and night.

When Li Xuan ascended the throne, Liu Jinyu became the queen, Ouyang became the empress dowager, and Li Zhizhao became the crown prince. No one dared to mess around with these matters.

Rules, all the rules in the world, at this moment, have become a weapon to serve Li Xuan.

Li Xuan slowed down his horse slightly and looked at Li Yuanjia.

Li Yuanjia urged his horse slightly, came behind Li Xuan, and whispered, "Your Majesty."

"Uncle Wang." Li Xuan sighed and said, "Now, Xuan has been ordered to ascend the throne. Although all the departments have requested it and all the officials are willing to do so, it is the will of heaven. However, there are still people with strange thoughts in the world. If someone uses the royal family to plot rebellion, then even if it is only a marginal threat, it will be a great harm to the country.

Therefore, please ask Wang Bo and Wang Shu to set rules for all the royal family members, asking them to strictly abide by the court's laws and not to act recklessly, otherwise they will be kicked out of the royal family. "

"I obey your order." Li Yuanjia bowed solemnly. He was also impressed by Li Xuan's handling of the matter.

Some people would like to let you indulge yourself to the utmost, and then find your mistakes to destroy you directly, but Li Xuan strictly enforces the royal family's style, which is good for the overall situation.

"Of course, I am not a harsh king." Li Xuan said solemnly: "If the princes of the counties in the world are interested in official career, they will be granted the title of local Beijia according to the old rules of Emperor Gaozong. The dukes of the state, the dukes of the counties, and the county dukes will be granted the title of local recorders and military officers in order. They will do nothing else but keep an eye on the local areas for me."

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he said the last sentence, and he looked majestic. Li Yuanjia immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"

"As for the other marquises, they will be granted the posts of county magistrate, chief clerk, military officer, and military commander in order." Li Xuan smiled and said, "As for the other viscounts and barons, no posts will be granted."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Yuanjia hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Will this be considered as granting too many officials?"

"What Uncle Wang said makes sense." Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "After we go back, let Uncle Huo and the Ministry of Personnel work out a strategy for assessing the appointment of clan officials. It would be best if it were similar to the imperial examination. I want to employ people, but I will never employ useless people."

"Yes!" Li Yuanjia accepted the order solemnly.

"Those who want to join the army." Li Xuan took a steady breath and then said softly, "In my generation, if you want to join the army, you are not allowed to. We can set a rule in the future that the emperor's bloodline is not allowed to join the army within three generations."

"Yes!" Li Yuanjia suddenly became solemn. Everything Li Xuan had done before and after was for this last sentence.

The emperor's bloodline within three generations is not allowed to serve in the army.

In this way, no one will imitate Li Xuan's actions today, and the world will be more stable in the future.

As they were talking, the Suzaku Gate was already in sight.

……

Li Xuan rode his horse and slowly entered the Suzaku Gate.

Imperial Guard General Li Rong and Imperial Guard General Li Xiaoyi followed behind him solemnly.

Li Xuan looked up and saw General Li Dazhi of the Right Thousand Bull Guard standing guard with a spear in his hand at the Taiji Gate in front of him.

The entire Taiji Palace, from the Suzaku Gate in the front, to the Xuanwu Gate in the north, as well as the Yeonhee Gate and Anfu Gate on both sides, were guarded by Li Xuan's confidants.

The Ganlu Gate and Liangyi Gate in the palace were also all guarded by soldiers transferred from the Right Guard to the Imperial Guard.

Li Xuan had already taken control of the entire Taiji Palace, front and back.

Turning his horse around, Li Xuan headed towards the Taimiao.

Li Chengqi wanted to inherit the throne, so he needed to be adopted by Li Xian, so he needed to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple and revise the clan register.

Li Xuan naturally did not need this step, but if he wanted to inherit the throne, he also needed to offer sacrifices to Emperor Gaozu, because he was the grandson of Emperor Gaozu. When Li Chongjun was physically unable to bear the world and Li Chengqi was unwilling to inherit the throne, he was elected in the Taimiao by the kings, prime ministers and secretaries. Therefore, it was natural that he needed to come to the Taimiao.

In the Taimiao, Li Yuangui stood on one side and handed the incense in his hand to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan stepped forward and inserted the incense stick into the incense burner in front of Gaozu, Taizong, Gaozong and Zhongzong, and then he kowtowed heavily to the ground.

Li Yuangui stood on one side and watched the scene calmly.

In a few days, Li Xuan will come to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao again, but at that time, he will come as the emperor.

In this way, Li Xuan could have a separate book in the clan register, and be listed as the grandson of Emperor Gaozu, the son of Prince Pengsi, and the newly appointed emperor.

Naturally, when Li Xuan ascended the throne, he had to posthumously honor his ancestors.

Emperor Gaozu did not need to posthumously confer a title on him, but King Pengsi could be posthumously conferred the title of emperor.

……

In the Taiji Hall, Li Xuan was wearing a bright yellow nine-dragon and nine-chapter dragon robe, and countless jade ornaments and bamboo joints.

On the tray on one side, there are twelve white jade tassels.

Xu Lu held the twelve white jade tassels in front of Li Xuan, waiting for Shangguan Wan'er to put it on him.

"Wait a moment, I'll go see the Queen Mother first." Li Xuan sighed lightly, then turned and walked out of the hall.

"Yes!" Xu Lu and Shangguan Wan'er took a step back.

Li Xuan walked out of the Taiji Hall calmly and looked up. Countless Jinwu Guards were standing densely on both sides of the palace road.

Outside Taiji Gate, more officials were waiting to be summoned by Li Xuan and then ascend the throne.

The grand Taiji Palace Square spread out, and Li Xuan could even see the entire Chang'an.

Turning around, Li Xuan walked towards the Ganlu Palace behind.

Standing outside the hall, Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, and Xu Lu and Shangguan Wan'er stopped immediately.

Li Xuan walked into Ganlu Palace calmly and saw Zheng Xuankai standing on the side at a glance.

Zheng Xuankai was about to say something when Li Chongjun, who was sitting behind Zheng, rushed towards Li Xuan with a smile, and finally threw himself directly into Li Xuan's arms.

Li Chongjun is afraid of everyone except Li Xuan.

Li Xuan picked up Li Chongjun, then looked at Zheng Xuankai and said, "Duke Xingyang, please leave first. I have something to say to the Queen Mother."

Zheng Xuankai looked at Zheng, who waved her hand, and Zheng Xuankai bowed and left.

Looking at Li Xuan, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and Li Chongjun, who was also wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, Zheng looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression: "May I ask how Prince Peng will deal with me and the emperor?"

"Dispose of, how can I say that?" Li Xuan held Li Chongjun and walked to the imperial couch. Then he stretched out his hand and forcefully hugged Zheng into his arms. Then he said easily, "Chongjun will naturally not be able to be emperor again. He will be demoted to Prince Wei and take the title of Prince. His heir will always be the heir to Prince Wei. As for the Queen Mother, she will be the Queen Mother of Prince Wei. After my grandson ascends the throne, she will be posthumously named the Queen Mother... In the future, if you don't want to be buried in Dingling, you can be buried beside me."

Zheng looked at Li Xuan straight, unable to believe that Li Xuan would say so and asked her to be buried with him after his death.

"Pooh!" Zheng's face turned red instantly.

Li Xuan continued, "When Chongjun grows up, he will move into Prince Wei's Mansion, but before that, he and you will both live in Daming Palace for me. I will visit you at any time."

Looking at the overbearing Li Xuan, Zheng felt a little dizzy for a moment, and subconsciously picked up the abdication edict placed aside.

Li Xuan smiled gently and took it calmly.

From this moment on, he is me.

(End of this chapter)