The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 91 The Great Song Dynasty
They may not know now that it is their so-called Song Dynasty that will be so powerful in the near future. Those who have discussed the name of the empire will also be remembered by history.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month in 960 A.D., the second day after Yisi in the year of Gengshen, Zhao Kuangyin became a yellow robe, Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict, changed the name of the country to Song, and the name of the year to Jianlong.

Then Zhao Kuangyin, under the guidance of relevant officials, held a grand ceremony of worshiping the sky and worshiping the heaven and the earth, so as to go to heaven to show that he is the true son of heaven.

Relevant personnel have been in charge of building a large altar long ago, and there is a copper-cast hall on it, which is the same as the Simuwu Ding, with flames burning inside, and various tributes are placed on the altar. Among them, the three animals of pigs, cattle and sheep are placed in the front, and the tablet on it is Haotian Jinque, the Supreme Supreme Nature, Mira to the True Jade Emperor God, that is, the Jade Emperor.

Zhao Kuangyin came slowly in a dragon robe, holding three sticks of incense:
"My son Zhao Kuangyin sincerely bowed to the sky, the sun, the moon and the sky, my minister Zhao Kuangyin obeyed the destiny to inherit the great rule, and today I specially sued the heaven, changed the name of the country to Song, and the name of the year Jianlong. I will obey the sky and respond to the people in my lifetime, sweep away the troubled times, and restore the prosperous Tang Dynasty weather."

After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, he kowtowed, but the civil and military officials below were far away from him, and they didn't know what he was talking about at all. This is a dialogue between the Son of Heaven and Heaven, how could you let them know.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand, and Zhao Xu hurried over, holding a tray in his hand, with a yellow cloth bag on it, and a gold vessel, everyone knew what was inside.

Everyone knew better that Zhao Xu must be the future prince. It stands to reason that the emperor sacrificed to the sky by himself. He did not expect that the new emperor would call his own son up. This does not mean that he is required to come to the throne in the future. Inheritance is still to be made clear in front of God, that is to say, no matter how many sons Zhao Kuangyin has in the future, his status will not be shaken.

Zhao Kuangyin opened the yellow cloth bag from the top, and inside was millet, while inside the golden bowl was a pile of soil, which represented the country and country.

"Sheji" literally means the god of earth and valleys.In order to pray for peace in the country and a good harvest of grains, the ancient monarchs went to the suburbs every year to worship the god of land and grains.

Now these things represent Sheji, and represent the new emperor who is in charge of Sheji. Zhao Kuangyin put the millet into the soil, scattered it in front of him, and kowtowed again:
"Minister Zhao Kuangyin once again kowtowed to God and prayed for God to make the next year smooth and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"Father, it's time to think about how to deal with these old ministers. This is related to the stability of the regime." After a few days of the ceremony, Zhao Xu and Zhao Kuangyin discussed the next move in a quiet place. , except for their father and son, no one else was present.

Zhao Kuangyin stood up, frowning and said slowly: "I'm about to send envoys to various feudal towns and Zhuguo to visit. How can these forces accept my Great Song Dynasty is a difficult problem?"

Indeed, why do people recognize you? You have the power of orphans and widows. Why should I recognize you? Maybe I can still stand on the side of righteousness if I want to crusade against you?
"Yes, if it is not properly handled, the world will be in chaos again. At that time, all the previous efforts of Shizong and his father will be in vain."

When Chai Rong was alive, Zhao Kuangyin and other generals fought north and south, and finally established a stable and powerful Hou Zhou, and it was also the most powerful country. If the country was in chaos, everything would be over.

"Yes, this is the most important thing at present. I have discussed with Zhao Pu and the others. We should temporarily retain the old ministers. Not only should we retain them, but we should also add officials and ranks to them. What do you think?"

Zhao Kuangyin put his hands behind his back, looked into the distance, and asked questioningly.He had thought about these issues before he was formally enthroned, and had discussed them with Zhao Pu and the others.

"Enen, the father's actions are quite correct. At present, the prefectures and counties and the Jiedu envoys are all holding a wait-and-see attitude. If it is not handled properly, it will be really troublesome. Retain and reuse old officials in the court. It is to show the world that I, the Great Song Dynasty, inherited the Later Zhou Dynasty, and succeeded Sejong to unify the world as my duty, and all the officials are the original people, so everyone can rest assured."

What Zhao Xu said is quite right. The emperor has changed, and people are panicking now, but if the emperor has changed, and those ministers have changed, everyone may feel relieved. After all, everyone is familiar with each other and they are easy to handle. , In this way, everyone's resistance to the new dynasty will be less.

"Enen, this is what I said to consider. Although we have replaced Da Zhou now, we must not take it lightly. The power we have is not sufficient. Many things we do now are hindered, and we can only do it step by step. .”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." It's the early court again, this is Zhao Kuangyin's second early court as the emperor, so the ministers are very disciplined, and they can't help being unruly. Now everything in the court is unclear, everyone Can you be careless?

"Everyone is flat." Zhao Kuangyin sat on the dragon chair, full of style. On his left was his son Zhao Xu. Although he was not named the prince, everyone knew very well that there was no other prince besides him.

"I inherit the destiny. Since I have registered, I should learn from the lessons of the previous generation and become a wise king who founded the country. Therefore, I will not kill the old lord and dismiss the old ministers."

"I can establish the ancestral family law in front of all the ministers, and the descendants of the Chai family will not be punished for crimes in the future." After Zhao Kuangyin finished talking about everyone in the hall, he began to discuss in whispers.Since ancient times, there have been emperors who have done this. If they are guilty, they will not be punished. That is to say, unless the descendants of the Chai family commit a major crime of treason, they will be spared death for life. From this, we can see the heart of an emperor.

Looking at the chaos in the hall, Zhao Xu, who was standing beside Zhao Kuangyin, took a step forward:
"Quiet, the court should pay attention to the etiquette of the emperor and ministers." Zhao Xu used to dislike this kind of etiquette very much, but now he also finds that this kind of etiquette is still necessary, otherwise the whole court would not know how chaotic it would be?

"The emperor still has a lot of things to tell, let's see what you look like."

It was only then that the ministers noticed that this was a court hall and not a vegetable market, and that the one on it was the emperor, not a vegetable vendor, and all of them immediately fell silent.

"Xu'er is not up to you to announce!" Zhao Kuangyin looked at the people below, frowned, and said to his son.

"Yes, father. The emperor's intention is not only to treat the ancestral temple of the Zhou Dynasty with great favor, but also to send the clan of the previous Zhou Dynasty to worship the ancestral temple of the Zhou Dynasty every year, so that it will continue to burn incense. In addition, the emperor must Reuse the original courtiers of the Zhou Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin told the eunuch Zhang Dejun beside him, "Zhang Dejun proclaims the decree." Zhang Dejun can be said to be the "veteran" of the three dynasties. After Shizong, Emperor Zhou Gong, he is now mixing with Zhao Kuangyin again.

He bowed to his new master, slowly unfolded a scroll of imperial decree, and cleared his drake throat:
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: I have recently ascended the throne, and all Zhou court officials have been recruited. I hereby appoint Fan Zhi, Prime Minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty, as the guard and servant;

Wang Pu, guarding Sikong, concurrently serving as the servant of the sect, and working in peace with the sect of Zhongshu.Wei Renpu was the right servant of Shangshu, concurrently the assistant minister of Zhongshu, and Tong Zhongshu's door to make peace. "

These officials who were awarded positions are very grateful, and they all kneel on the ground to thank them, represented by Fan Zhi:

"Your majesty is so magnanimous, and the ministers are very grateful. Long live my emperor."

By God, the Emperor's Edict officially became popular after the Ming Dynasty. I didn't expect it to become popular here. This is not because Zhao Xu was poisoned by the TV dramas of later generations. What is the Emperor's Edict, which was accidentally said last night? It was exported, Zhao Kuangyin and the others thought it was very good when they heard it, so they appeared here.

Shou Sikong, adding a word Shou in front of the official position means that he is not qualified to take the position of Sikong, and it was only granted to him temporarily. Everyone is very happy to be granted the temporary award like this. The new court not only does not depose its own people, but also promotes itself Official position, I and others can be unhappy.

"Is there anything else you can do?" Zhao Kuangyin was also very happy when he saw that he had bribed everyone with a piece of edict.

"Report to Your Majesty, the old minister has something to play." This time it was Wang Pu who came out, and the old guy was still full of excitement, probably because he was moved by Zhao Kuangyin's tolerance.

Zhao Kuangyin looked down and saw that it was the old Wang Pu: "What's the matter with Wang Qing?" In Zhao Kuangyin's impression, this Wang Pu was a careful man who cared every penny and was good at managing property.

"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that since our Great Song Dynasty has been established, we should send envoys to inform the localities that a new dynasty will be established and let them obey the central government. At the same time, Your Majesty should build an ancestral hall to lay a new foundation."

"Minister reconsideration"

"Minister reconsideration"

"Minister reconsideration"

……

The ministers all agree that some people are still annoyed why they didn't come up with this suggestion first. This is what every founding emperor must do, and no matter who is the emperor, he will agree.

If the new dynasty wants to regain the land, it must send envoys to the area to proclaim the decree. This is a necessary procedure. Whoever becomes the emperor should chase after his ancestors.

Sure enough, when Zhao Kuangyin heard that this was exactly what he wanted to do, he ordered Fan Zhi, Wang Pu and others to do it, and Zhao Kuangyi was in charge of the Taimiao.

Soon, most of the envoys who went to announce the decree came back. They were basically good news, and they were willing to obey the new central government, because they heard that all the officials basically did not move. It was the same as before, that is, change the country It's just a number, so far the Great Song Dynasty has basically been established.

(End of this chapter)