The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 218: China has no emperor?

"Isn't the abdication ceremony the Empress's abdication ceremony? I didn't expect that even the sacred bird was alarmed!"

"Have you all forgotten? The reason why the former empress ascended the throne as emperor was because of the divine bird!"

"Not to mention that before the empress ascended the throne, she had a ten-year agreement with the Divine Bird. Now that ten years have come, in order to keep her promise, the Divine Bird must also show up!"

"I wonder what is so special about the Empress that she can attract the favor of the divine bird!"

"Then what's the matter with the Tang Dynasty now having no emperor?"

"Since the abdication ceremony was hosted by the divine bird, the new emperor should also be selected by the divine bird!"

"It should be so, but..."

"But the new emperor elected by the divine bird is actually Princess Yong'an!!!"

"What? It's actually Princess Yong'an!!!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more shocked.

"Why did the divine bird elect a woman to be the emperor?"

"Could it be that the reason why the previous empress ascended the throne was to pave the way for the current Princess Yong'an to ascend the throne?"

"It's really possible!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately raised eyebrows. This guess seemed to be very reasonable.

"This is impossible!"

However, after a while, everyone couldn't help but shake their heads, and only one person said:

"If it is really to pave the way for Princess Yong'an to ascend the throne and become the emperor, then why doesn't Princess Yong'an directly agree to the divine bird today and directly inherit the throne?"

"Too!"

This guess simply doesn't make sense, so it's impossible.

"So, from now on, wouldn't there be no emperor in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Then how to deal with important matters in the court?"

"I heard that the Divine Bird selected fifteen ministers of humerus. Many important matters in the court are discussed and finally decided by these fifteen ministers of humerus. If it is something that even they cannot decide, they will be reported directly. To the divine bird!”

"Report it directly to the divine bird?!"

Hearing the word "Sacred Bird", everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

I saw one person blurt out, "So, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is also a divine bird!"

"That's true!"

"Although some matters are decided by the fifteen humerus ministers, the real court affairs still need to be decided by the divine bird!"

"This is something unprecedented!"

"This is something unprecedented!"

"The divine bird came to be the emperor, but we are so lucky!"

"Our luck!"

"..."

In their opinion, it is more appropriate for the divine bird to directly become the emperor than to randomly select a person to be the emperor.

After all, the divine bird has existed since the pre-Qin period. From ancient times to the present, the divine bird has almost become a symbol of China, and every appearance of the divine bird means that Chinese civilization will become more brilliant!

In the pre-Qin period, the divine bird appeared, the Qin State unified the six countries, and the First Emperor unified the measurement and control of counties and counties, truly realizing the great unification of China!

During the Pre-Han Dynasty, the divine bird appeared, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu from the north, demonstrating the power of the Han Dynasty, digging through the Western Regions, and making the Han Dynasty famous far and wide!

At this moment, although the Divine Bird has been disappearing and appearing since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it is now that the Divine Bird is truly involved in the affairs of the court. In this way, the Tang Dynasty will also usher in a more prosperous situation!

At the same time, almost everyone in the entire Tang Dynasty was paying attention to the situation in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. After all, today is the ten-year period, and the empress in Chang'an City should abdicate!

They are more curious about who the new emperor is, so they can operate according to the emperor's preferences.

However, as time passed and one month passed, what happened in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was quickly spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty.

Almost everyone was marveling at the abdication ceremony, and at the same time they also speculated on the meaning of the sacred bird.

I don’t know why the divine bird did this?

A country cannot live without a king for a day. How can the Tang Dynasty live without an emperor? !

As for the fifteen humerus ministers selected by the divine bird, obviously not everyone can be convinced.

Even more people thought this was just a rumor and a conspiracy!

In fact, they couldn't believe the documents sent from the imperial court.

After all, it is impossible for a country to have no emperor!

Even in ancient times, the three sages Yao, Shun and Yu were the leaders and emperors of their time!

In fact, at that time, there was a system of abdication and abdication, and there were clear leaders.

But what about now?

The divine bird selected fifteen humerus ministers to jointly govern the huge Tang Dynasty. Who should they listen to then?

Perhaps because they are too far away, they cannot know more about the formation and operation mechanism of the cabinet.

But there is one thing they still know, and that is the divine bird!

Since this matter was determined by the divine bird, then they don't have the guts to do anything rebellious!

With the divine bird suppressing it, they naturally believe it.

…………

Chang'an City, Princess Yong'an Mansion.

Among the carved beams and painted buildings, there were palace maids in splendid palace costumes walking slowly around. When the lanterns were first turned on, the night was shrouded in a faint light, but it was also hazy. Under the verandah, you could see the flowers moving like flowers.

Above the bright lanterns, there are peonies in full bloom, dyed red, showing their youthfulness.

In the summer night, the evening breeze blew slightly, bringing coolness, and the curtains under the pavilion lifted slightly, revealing a beauty under the pavilion.

She wore a bright red dress, and no hair accessories were allowed on her hair. There was only a simple wooden hairpin to tie up her green hair and pull it into a simple bun.

The fair face has eyes like water, and the red lips are like peach blossoms soaked in dew, moist and translucent, and like beads on a summer lotus, moist and translucent.

She sat in front of the table. There was tea placed on the table. At the same time, there was a magical bird standing quietly on it, and the sound of conversation came from there.

"Why do you want me to be the emperor during the ceremony today?"

Li Xinni looked confused, wondering why the divine bird did this.

"Of course I have my reasons."

Bai Zhi shook his head slightly, "But it's not like you didn't become the emperor!"

"Too……"

After hearing the words of the divine bird, Li Xinni was not too entangled, but she still had some doubts in her heart, "But now that there is no emperor in the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!"

"So what if there is no emperor? As long as officials are not corrupt and serve the people wholeheartedly, they should not arouse public anger!"

Bai Zhi shook his head, "As for those who are interested, if it doesn't work, I will personally deal with them!"

Hearing the calm tone of the divine bird, Li Xinni could hear the cold murderous intention in it. Li Xinni would not think that the divine bird was joking. If the divine bird said this, it would definitely do so.

"The imperial examination system has been implemented for decades. Talents from all over the world are selected, and even the children of ordinary people enter the court to serve as officials. There should be no corrupt officials as mentioned by the sacred bird."

"That's what you said wrong!"

Bai Zhi shook his head, and then said: "Perhaps it is because of the common people, they have experienced poor days, and in order to no longer live such poor days, they may engage in retaliatory corruption. Who knows all this?"

Hearing the words of the divine bird, Li Xinni was noncommittal. "In the second year of Xuanniao, Tubo invaded the border of Tang Dynasty. Although the empress sent troops to attack Tubo and drove Tubo to the southwest border plateau, they were not completely eliminated or surrendered. I am afraid that Tubo will cause chaos again!"

Hearing Li Xinni change the topic, Bai Zhi also started to think about Tibet.

In the second year after the empress ascended the throne, which was the second year of Xuanniao, would the Tang Dynasty invade the border of the Tang Dynasty? The Tang Dynasty counterattacked and invaded the hinterland of Tubo, even forcing the Tubo Ganbu to flee in panic, which was considered to be destroyed to a certain extent. Tibet.

But if we go into more detail, Tubo has still not been wiped out, and there are still residual forces entrenched on the plateau and developing silently.

And in the original history, even though Tubo and the Tang Dynasty had many marriages, when the Anshi Rebellion occurred in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo took advantage of the crisis and attacked the Western Regions Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty!

It cut off the Tang Dynasty's road to the Western Regions and made the Western Regions Protector's Palace an enclave of the Tang Dynasty. In the end, the Western Regions Protectorate's Palace was completely eaten away by all forces in the Western Regions.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi naturally knew what Li Xinni meant.

It's just that the Tang Dynasty has no emperor at this time, so as to prevent some people in the lobby from overthinking, it allows the Tang Dynasty to launch a just war with foreign countries and transfer conflicts.

But Bai Zhi didn't think so. The Republic of Divine Birds was an experiment for Bai Zhi, so a relatively stable situation must be created to test whether the Republic of Divine Birds could continue to operate stably.

"This is not urgent!"

Li Xinni: "..."

Li Xinni knew that the divine bird rejected her proposal, so she stopped talking.

Time flies, time flies. Two years passed in a flash. In the second year of the Divine Bird Republic, people in the entire Tang Dynasty seemed to have accepted that the Tang Dynasty would be without an emperor.

With the deliberate propaganda of the imperial government, most people in the Tang Dynasty also understood what a republic meant, and they suddenly realized that a country could function normally without an emperor.

But more importantly, their loyalty to the emperor was directly transferred to the divine bird!

In their opinion, the reason why the Tang Dynasty could continue to be so prosperous without an emperor was because the Tang Dynasty had a divine bird!

To a certain extent, the people of Tang Dynasty felt even more honored.

When they went to the Western Regions to trade with other countries, they felt that they were protected by the divine bird, which further showed the majesty of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

The countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty also gradually heard that the Tang Dynasty had no emperor, which was difficult for them to understand.

In their view, because the Tang Dynasty had an emperor, and it was the Heavenly Khan they respected, they were willing to listen to the Tang Dynasty.

And if the Tang Dynasty didn’t even have an emperor, wouldn’t that mean there was no Tian Khan? !

Does this also mean that they don’t have to listen to Datang?

Without the leadership of Tian Khan, the army of the Tang Dynasty would no longer be brave and good at fighting!

Above the court hall, the former Weiyang Palace was now in the midst of a court meeting.

All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty sat in the palace, while fifteen cabinet ministers sat at the top, under the emperor's throne.

They were having today's court meeting. Naturally, the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, and there was nothing too important to discuss.

After all, under the rule of Zhenguan before the Republic of Divine Birds, the world was stable and prosperous, and nothing major happened.

"Since there is nothing to discuss, let's end today's court meeting here!"

Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong said this.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw an official suddenly come out and said respectfully:

"Prime Minister, yesterday the Japanese envoy went to the Tang Dynasty and handed over the letter of credence of the Japanese king!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong showed a look of surprise on his face, and others looked even more curious. They didn't know why the Japanese sent envoys here.

After all, it is not yet the winter New Year, nor is it the time for countries to pay tribute.

"Where is the credential of Japan?"

Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong asked immediately.

"The credentials are here."

The officials below quickly handed over the Japanese credential. Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong took it and took a look. He saw that the text of the Tang Dynasty was written on the edict, and the words and sentences were quite literary.

"This Japanese country will learn the culture of the Tang Dynasty thoroughly..."

As he spoke, Zhang Huazhong looked at the words on the certificate of credence, but when he looked down, his brows could not help but frown, and even at the end, there was a look of anger on his face.

When the surrounding officials saw the Prime Minister's face, they were also curious about what was written in the Japanese credential that could make the Prime Minister so angry.

"What a Japanese country! What a Chinese emperor!"

Finally, Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong angrily handed the Japanese credential to the officials on the side for viewing. As everyone read it, and then the waiter read out the content above, the civil and military officials in the palace were instantly furious.

Because in the certificate of Japan, it was written that without an emperor, how could the Tang Dynasty be the Khan of Heaven? And if the king of Japan wanted to be crowned Emperor, he could inherit the name of Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty!

However, the Japanese country was also very respectful to the Tang Dynasty. The certificate of credence showed humility, calling the king of the Japanese country the emperor, but it still respected the Tang Dynasty as its sect and did not dare to violate it!

"How dare you take the name of the Emperor in a small place like this?"

"Where does this Japanese country get its courage, Emperor? I don't know!"

"Japanese countries are despicable and despicable people!"

"The people of the Japanese country are afraid of power but not moral. At this time, the Tang Dynasty has strong military power, but they still dare to do this. If the Tang Dynasty has weak troops, wouldn't it dare to attack it without respecting the sect leader!?"

"Even if there is no emperor in China, it is not possible for Japan to take the name of emperor!"

"The Japanese country is despicable and wants to be named the emperor. It's really a fool's errand. I don't know what it means!"

"Prime Minister, you should send someone to reprimand him!"

"Send someone to rebuke him and refuse to use the name of the emperor!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

"..."

……

Everyone was angry and laughed when they heard the words in the Japanese credential that the Japanese country did not know how to be noble.

Even if there is no emperor in the Tang Dynasty, he is not a mere Japanese country that can covet him!

Seeing that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty shared the same hatred, Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong nodded slightly in agreement and said: "It is true that he should be reprimanded, but this is a matter between the two countries. I believe that the wishes of the sacred bird should be followed!"

"The meaning of the divine bird..."

"it is good!"

"You should ask the divine bird for instructions!"

"That's right, you should ask the divine bird for instructions!"

"..."

Speaking of which, it was already the second year of the Republic of the Divine Bird, and they had not encountered anything that required the Divine Bird to ask for instructions. But at this time, after all, it was about foreign countries and the power of the Great Tang Dynasty, so they should ask for instructions!

"In that case, I will send someone to Princess Yong'an's Mansion!"

Prime Minister Zhang Huazhong saw everyone nodding, so he immediately sent people to Princess Yong'an's Mansion to invite the divine bird to come and make a decision.

(End of this chapter)