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Chapter 1624: Outcome
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Some people say that the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Renzong of Tang, Li Yi, was the most sloppy, but also the most grand, coronation ceremony in history.

The reason why he was said to be sloppy was that there was no preparation before that. Li Yi had never thought that he might ascend the throne the day before, and then he was directly lifted to the throne and became the fourth emperor of the Tang Empire in terms of legal system.

Well, under Li Shimin’s personal order, the Tang Empire currently only recognizes four generations of emperors, namely the fourth generation of emperors after Emperor Gaozu of Tang Li Yuan, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi.

As for Li Dan and Li Xian, who actually served as emperors in the middle, they were simply ignored by Li Shimin.

The reason why he said it was grand was that the Mingtang used for the coronation ceremony and the various luxurious arrangements in the Mingtang were unprecedented since the founding of the Tang Empire. The person who personally presided over the coronation ceremony was the most outstanding emperor in the history of the Tang Empire, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, which was also unprecedented. Therefore, Li Yi's coronation ceremony was both sloppy and grand.

"Yier!" Li Shimin helped Li Yi sit on the dragon chair, then said with a smile, "Since ancient times, every time a new monarch ascends the throne, he must read the edict of accession to the throne, and at the same time announce his future policies, ideas for national development, instructions to his ministers, etc. in the edict of accession to the throne, etc."

"Now that you have become the emperor, you should issue the coronation decree yourself!"

"Ah!" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Shimin with a bitter face and said, "Grandpa, the edict of enthronement usually requires those well-educated scholars and famous talents to spend more than a month to craft it. Grandma... Wu's edict of enthronement was prepared half a year ago. And my grandson has never thought about ascending the throne today, so how can there be any edict of enthronement!"

"You have to issue it even if it's not prepared. Otherwise, you can't not even read the edict after you ascend the throne! You can just recite it directly!" Li Shimin patted Li Yi on the shoulder and said, "The more polished the edict is, the more clichéd it is. It's nothing but a lie."

"On the contrary, at this moment, the imperial edict drafted by you is sincere enough and can win the trust of the people. It can convince the ministers in the Mingtang!"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he waved his hand to Changsun Wuji and said, "Back then, the edict for Zhinu's accession to the throne was dictated by me and written by the assistant. It is the same today. You dictate and the assistant writes!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Changsun Wuji was immediately delighted when he heard it. He directly took out a pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a set of tables, chairs, and benches from the void. He looked at Li Yi happily and said, "Your Majesty, please speak. I will transcribe it for you!"

"Okay!" Li Yi did not hesitate for too long. After thinking for a while, Li Yi said directly, "Your Majesty, I, your servant, dare to use the black ox to announce to the Emperor and the Heaven:..."

It can be seen that although Li Yi is young, he is already very proficient in Confucianism. He can even talk about such obscure things as the edict of succession to the throne.

The opening sentence, "The Emperor's minister Yi, dares to use the black ox to announce to the Almighty Heaven and the Empress:" has been the standard opening of the succession edict since the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although it was copied directly, it was remarkable that it could be read out word for word in such an urgent situation.

After this sentence, Li Yi had to speak on his own. He continued: I am the great-grandson of Emperor Taizong, the grandson of King Wu, the son of the governor of Songzhou, and a vassal of the capital. Because Emperor Gaozong was weak and had many hidden illnesses, he entrusted the political affairs to the female ruler Wu. I never thought that the traitorous ministers of the Wu family wanted to seize the Yang with the Yin and occupy our Tang Dynasty. Their evil deeds were unprecedented in ancient times. First, they killed their eldest son, Emperor Xiaojing Hong, and then killed their own son, Crown Prince Xian. After Emperor Gaozong died, he first made his third son, Prince Ying Xian, the emperor, but deposed him after more than a month. Then he made his fourth son, Prince Yu Dan, the emperor, but now he has been deposed again.

The two emperors were irresistible because they were Wu's biological sons. The country and the people fell into the hands of women. How sad it was.

Our Great Tang has been tormented by them for more than twenty years, to the point where the sun and the moon are upside down, the female ruler is in chaos, and the country is in danger of being invaded by others.

These are all the sins of the Wu family. Many ministers fought among themselves, and tens of millions of people died in vain. However, the Wu family has gone astray and deserves death.

Among all the ministers in the world, except Junchen and Zhou Xing, the rest are the backbone of our Tang Dynasty, wise ministers and capable generals. However, we cannot stop them if we do not fight against them.

Fortunately, my ancestor, Emperor Taizong, had already ascended to heaven and returned from heaven. He destroyed the Wu family, took over the government, examined the royal heir, and finally made me the crown prince to succeed the throne and govern the country.

The royal relatives, dukes, marquises, and other civil and military officials in the court, the military and civilian elders, and the envoys from the four barbarians, the throne has been vacant for a long time, the divine artifacts are without a master, and people are uneasy. No one can settle down. Please ask me to make a plan as soon as possible. You are loved by Emperor Taizong above and loved by all the officials below. I believe that the trust is so heavy, how dare you refuse it out of indifference?
On September 11th, he informed Heaven and Earth, the ancestral temple, and the state that he had ascended the throne as emperor.

I have issued a general amnesty and carried out reforms. Except for the Wu family and the two traitors Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, all other ministers have made contributions to the country. This is the final conclusion and should be put into practice. It should be listed for future generations and cannot be changed or reversed by me!
Admire this!

"Good!" After listening to the entire edict, Li Shimin couldn't help but applaud.

The content of the edict itself is not important for now. The key point is that except for the first few words, it was completely created by Li Yi in a short period of time. Although he was very slow in reciting the edict, and occasionally paused or considered a few sentences, these problems are all outweighed by the merits.

Li Shimin asked himself if it was possible for him to dictate such an imperial edict in just 20 minutes. He thought that only a professional civil servant like Zhangsun Wuji could do it. But Li Yi was only a teenager and he had such a skill. His ability should not be underestimated.

Therefore, Li Shimin began to reconsider his decision and found that although Li Longji spoke beautifully, in terms of ability, he was probably not as good as Li Yi. The Great Heavenly Venerable was right, he had indeed misjudged him.

"Assistant, show me the draft edict!" Li Shimin waved to Changsun Wuji, who handed the edict of succession that he had written down to Li Shimin. Li Shimin read it carefully, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"This boy is like me!" After reading the entire edict several times, Li Shimin slapped his thigh again and said happily.

(End of this chapter)