Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 569 The First Day of a Powerful Minister

"Han Ji Zhaowu Ji": In the spring and February of the sixth year, Zhongzu was seriously ill and summoned former general Xun and Jiangzhou governor Shu to visit the capital.

In March, Zhongzu died of illness, and he was entrusted to the hussar general Jun, the prime minister Liang, the general Fei, the former general Xun, and the imperial censor Dafu Shu, and received the imperial edict to assist the heir. On the day of Guisi, Zhongzu died in Huanghutai at the age of sixty-five.

Zan said: At the end of the Han Dynasty, heroes and heroes emerged together, and it was difficult to make ends meet in the Yin Dynasty. So Zhaowu felt it and considered it. At the beginning, he came from Yan and Dai Ze to benevolent and harmonious. When he traveled to Qi and Lu, his heroic demeanor spread. He sent his career to Jing and Ying to make his ministers return to their hearts. He took care of Wu and Yue, and the virtuous and foolish people relied on the wind. Fenwei Ba and Shu will be shaken thousands of miles away, and Li Shijiang and Han will be able to suppress the Yuan invaders. Therefore, they can inherit the first sign of the great ancestor and restore the ancestral sacrifice of the emperor and Han Dynasty.

Cherishing the sky and never leaving the year, it collapsed halfway. According to Gaby, the second ancestor was slightly less generous and virtuous than the great ancestor; his military strategy and tactics were not as good as those of the great ancestor, so he was half as good as Ji Yu. However, the whole country was entrusted to Huo and Ge, and the emperor's ambition was beyond the reach of the second ancestor, so he was able to establish the Han Dynasty.

Not long after Liu Bei left his orphanage in Huanghutai, he died in Huanghutai a few days later.

On the day of his death, following the old system of the Han Dynasty, Huo Jun, as the chief military officer, personally drove to greet Liu Chan and arrived at Liu Bei's coffin.

It has been said before that the emperor is a human nobility, and the person with the highest human nobility is a heavenly nobility, that is, the emperor. Liu Bei succeeded the Han Emperor through the recommendation of hundreds of officials; then he sued the gods and obtained the throne of emperor. Now Liu Chan is the successor, and the throne of emperor and emperor needs to be inherited from Liu Bei.

Therefore, Liu Chan wanted to succeed to the throne in front of Liu Bei's coffin. Liu Chan first confessed his sins to Liu Bei's body and paid homage. Then Huo Jun presented a sword symbolizing the Han emperor. Liu Chan wore it himself to accept the emperor. Then Liu Chan worshiped his ancestors in the temple and took the throne of emperor.

After Liu Chan became the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he followed Zhang Zhao's instructions to take care of Liu Bei's remains and mourned him in mourning. Then Liu Xi held the funeral for Liu Bei, and the funeral took place for three days.

Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others, who had taken off their linen clothes, knelt in the hall and listened attentively to the edict written by Wang Can and read by Ma Liang.

Zhang Fei was moved from General to General of Hussars, serving as Ping Shangshu Shi, Sili Xiaowei, and Jie Jie.

Zhuge Liang became the prime minister, recorded the affairs of the minister, and was the pastor of Jiangzhou. During the holidays, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang.

The three-day funeral was neither long nor short. After the three-day funeral, Liu Bei's coffin was sent out of the city in a cart with the ceremony of the officials, and five thousand soldiers cleared the way. On the way, the ladies of Wuhan saw Liu Bei off and mourned with great force.

Liu Bei's mausoleum was built when Liu Bei became emperor. Although he had been emperor for five or six years, repairs to the mausoleum were often interrupted due to wars, and it only took one or two years for serious repairs.

Although Liu Bei was buried, it did not mean that Liu Bei's affairs were over.

The funeral lasted for three days, and Zhang Fei cried until he fainted. Only when he fainted did he stop crying. Then Huo Yi and his wife took care of him, and Zhang Fei restrained himself a little.

Lu Xun, a former general, was promoted to general of chariots and cavalry, and pastor of Yongzhou. During the holidays, he was granted the title of Marquis of Bian County.

During the burial, Taoist priests chanted scriptures and wizards performed rituals. Zhang Lu was responsible for this matter. After the ceremony, there was lightning and thunder, and heavy rain fell from the sky, seemingly in mourning for Liu Bei.

Considering the problem of tomb robbers in later generations, Huo Jun discussed with Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao to put less gold and silver in the burial and use more soldiers, horses, local servants, and big cauldrons and bells to accompany the tombs. In order to let future generations understand the Southern Han Dynasty, Huo Jun specially asked people to place a large number of bamboo slips and books in the tomb.

Not surprisingly, Huo Jun moved from the post of General of Hussars to the post of Da Sima, recording ministerial affairs, holding a chariot, and working as a herdsman in Xuzhou. Bu Lianshi was named the Lord of Huaiyin because his hometown was Huaiyin.

When Huo Fan learned that Liu Bei was dying, he rushed all the way from Yangzhou to the capital. He took his wife and children to kneel down and cry bitterly to Liu Bei, regretting that he had not seen him for the last time.

Huo Jun spent these three days, because Zhuge Liang had to worry about Liu Bei's funeral, so he rushed around for Liu Bei's tomb.

Therefore, many of Liu Bei's tombs are shabby. In addition, Liu Bei was buried in the manner of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, making it even more shabby. But according to the funeral concept of the Han Dynasty, "death is like life", it really can't be so shabby.

Because Wuhan is humid and low-lying, Liu Bei's mausoleum was built on a mountain to avoid flooding. The mourners walked 30 to 40 miles to reach their destination.

On April 1, Liu Chan convened the ministers for the first time to discuss matters, reward them, and negotiate a posthumous title and temple name for Liu Bei.

On that day, Liu Chan was wearing a silk robe and a crown, looking at the people in the hall and sitting quietly on the couch.

Xu Shu served as the imperial censor and official in charge of the secretarial affairs. He led Huben Zhonglang General, commanded the guards and soldiers in the palace, and was the Marquis of Guannei.

Zhao Yun moved to the post of general of the army and led the imperial army.

The four generals are the former general Wenpin, the left general Huang Quan, the right general He Qi, and the rear general Pang Tong.

The rest of the officials had few changes in their official positions, and were only granted more food towns, perhaps a hundred households, or dozens of households, in order to express Liu Chan's wishes. When Ma Liang finished reading, all the ministers, led by Huo Jun, thanked Liu Chan.

Of course, Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang already knew who this reward was from. This was probably the last edict Liu Bei issued to them.

Everyone sat back on the couch, and because Huo Jun didn't say anything, the court fell silent instantly.

Huo Jun looked at the content recorded behind the tablet, said hello to Liu Chan, coughed a few times, and said, "The late emperor has passed away from illness. His posthumous name and temple name have not yet been determined. I wonder if you will have any memorials?"

What is a Tuogu minister?

The young emperor transferred power to powerful ministers, and Huo Da Sima acted on Liu Chan's behalf and asked questions.

Zhang Zhao, who had already made arrangements, held the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, please return to the Grand Sima and the Prime Minister. Zhao discussed with the ministers and thought that the late emperor should be posthumously named Emperor Zhaowu or Emperor Guangwen. His temple name can be either Zhong or Xian."

"Let's discuss the posthumous title first!" Huo Jun said.

"Zhao means Ming!" Zhang Zhao said: "The posthumous title Zhao Wu means Guang Wu. Now that your Majesty has established the Han Dynasty three times, it can be said to be Zhao and Guang."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "The late emperor valued martial arts but neglected literature. It is not suitable to use literature. Liang thought that he could serve as the emperor Zhaowu to highlight his foundation of reviving the Han Dynasty."

"Can!"

"Discuss the name of the former emperor's temple!"

Zhang Zhao straightened his back and said: "The four temple names of Yitai, Gao, Shi and Zhong are the most prosperous. The middle one means Zhongxing Xingxing; the prominent one, although the meaning is the same as Zhong, its merits are weaker than Zhong."

Huo Jun thought for a while and said: "Although the merits of the late emperor are inferior to those of the second ancestor, for the Han Dynasty, he was instrumental in the immediate founding of the country. Now he should be crowned the first emperor by the central ancestor!"

With the exception of Qin Shihuang, almost every emperor has a posthumous title. Posthumous titles are used to evaluate the achievements of the ancestors in their lifetime, and are divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower.

Due to the merits of the ancestors and the request of the ancestors, the temple title was something that few emperors could have before the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Of course, many emperors of the Han Dynasty had temple titles, but they were later abolished due to mismatch in merit. For example, Dong Zhuo abolished the temple titles of several emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty inherited Dong Zhuo's actions.

Among the temple names, Tai, Gao, Shi and Zhong are the most respected. In fact, Liu Xiu was suitable to use Zhongzu as his temple name. However, Liu Xiu was arrogant and did not want to inherit the name from the Western Han Dynasty, so he used 'Shi' instead of 'Zhongzu'. '.

"Liang and Da Sima have the same intention. The late emperor should respect the Zhongzu, not the Xianzu." Zhuge Liang agreed.

Huo Jun showed a kind expression, first asked Liu Chan on the couch, and then everyone in the court, asking: "Now the late emperor is posthumously named Emperor Zhaowu, and his temple name is Zhongzu. I wonder what your Majesty and the ministers think?"

Everyone in the court replied: "Your Majesty, please return to the Chief Sima and the Prime Minister. I have no objections!"

Liu Chan didn't understand much about temple names and posthumous names, but seeing that everyone agreed, he responded to Huo Jun and said, "I don't know about posthumous names and temple names, just like what the great Sima said!"

After a pause, Liu Chan looked at Huo Jun and asked, "I would like to ask Grand Sima, is there any discussion with him?"

Huo Jun bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the late emperor has passed away. If the Cao family hears about it, they will take action. Jun thought that he should order the sergeants in Jianghan and Jianghuai to prepare the military to prevent Cao Pi from making any changes."

"According to Li Yan's report from Nanzhong, since Mi Zifang left office, many powerful and sect commanders in Nanzhong have been in trouble. They are afraid of chaos, so they have requested more troops to go to Nanzhong to intimidate the natives of Nanzhong!"

"Please give the order, Grand Sima!" Liu Chan was very cooperative and extended his hand to ask Huo Jun to speak.

Huo Jun held the wat tablet in his hands and said: "The prime minister is in charge of the affairs of the ministers as in the past. Wen Zhongye and Lu Ziming should be ordered to lead the navy to treat them seriously. As for the Jianghuai River, I thought that I could transport three bows and crossbows to the border city to strengthen the city defense. . For the Nanzhong incident, five thousand troops can be sent to Zhu Ti."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)