King of Song

Chapter 700 Chapter [-] King's Landing
Coming out of Funing Hall, Zhao Zhao sighed softly.

Completely hard-hearted, ruthless, he can't do it, especially for a few innocent children.

Perhaps this is the most appropriate way to let them live, but it cannot leave hidden dangers and threats.

It can be regarded as a little compensation for Zhao Xu, after all, if it weren't for his promotion, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today.

Although there is a great grievance with him, there is no need to harm the children. There can be kindness in this matter.

This is also an expression of self-confidence. Zhao Zhao firmly believes in his control over the Song Dynasty, and is not worried that a few children will shake his country.

But to be on the safe side, we should think about the children and grandchildren of future generations and avoid causing trouble to them.Don't you see that in the Qing Dynasty, how many years did the third prince Zhu have been in trouble?

In fact, it would be fine to keep these children under house arrest for a lifetime.But what if something goes wrong?Children will always grow up, and they will have sons and grandchildren. Will the descendants of this branch be under house arrest forever?After experiencing Zhao Shiju's rebellion, Zhao Zhao deeply understood that this kind of thing must be guarded against for several lifetimes.

The few sons of Zhao Xu could only completely disappear from the public eye. There were no more four princes in the world, only one ordinary child who grew up quietly among the people.It doesn't matter if you are suspected or even criticized.

The sons of the previous emperors have been ruled out, and now only the brothers remain.

When we returned to the grand celebration, the Empress Dowager Cao and Princess Zhao Fukang of Chu State were already there.

They had just left the palace, and came back not long after, but there was a difference between safety and death in a short moment.

Zhao Zhao stepped forward quickly, kowtowed in front of Mrs. Cao, and said, "I have seen your mother!"

"Quick, get up!" Cao looked at Zhao Zhao who had been away for a long time, and wept with joy.Looking forward to the dream, finally come true.

"Let the empress miss you!"

"Okay, it's all over now!" Mrs. Cao took Zhao Zhao and Zhao Fukang's hands, excited.

At this time, the sky was clear and the wind was blowing, and the flags were blowing. Standing on the steps in front of the grand ceremony, when I turned around, I saw all the officials coming together.

Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi took the lead, followed by Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang. These four important ministers came out to show the whole world the submission of all officials to King Qin and Zhao Zhao, the new emperor of Song Dynasty.

All the officials who had not been seen for a long time appeared. After learning that King Qin broke the city and entered the palace, they went home immediately, put on court clothes and got ready.As soon as he heard the edict, he immediately rushed to the palace to witness a historic moment.

It was also the enthronement ceremony, but the protagonist had changed, so they didn't have the slightest evasion and hesitation before.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, and the King of Qin!"

All the officials kneeled down in unison at the big celebration. At this moment, such an occasion must bow down.As for Cao's identity, she was tacitly downgraded to the queen mother by all officials.Regarding this, Mrs. Cao himself has no dissatisfaction. A real empress dowager is much better than a vain empress dowager.

"You are free!"

Mrs. Cao walked to the front and said loudly: "Everyone knows that since the death of Emperor Renzong, the artifact of Guozuo has been stolen for many years. Now the King of Qin has lived up to everyone's expectations, set things right, and helped the country. Congratulations!"

"Congratulations!" All the officials echoed.

Cao said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, especially in the autumn of critical survival, do you think so?"

"Yes!"

"Then you all elect a new king!"

When Cao's words fell to the ground, all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty said in unison: "His Royal Highness King Qin is worthy of a great responsibility!"

This is an inevitable thing, and it would be strange if there was a second answer.

But Zhao Zhao couldn't just agree. In ancient times, the doctrine of the golden mean was emphasized. Even if it was hypocritical, he had to be modest.Although it was said that he took the opportunity to hold the enthronement ceremony directly, but when Shi Jianfei went to summon him, he was more tactful.Now it is necessary to go through the indispensable etiquette steps and pretend to be a high-spirited gesture.

"How can you be virtuous? The previous troops were only sent to punish the thieves who rebelled the country and help the country. The country still needs virtuous people to live in it." Zhao Zhaodao: "This king is not talented, and he is still young. I am afraid that he will not be able to take on great responsibilities. Please follow me Choose another virtuous person from the clan."

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is the biological son of Emperor Renzong. He is a direct descendant of the emperor, and his blood is noble. Moreover, His Royal Highness helped the country internally, entered Hehuang externally, destroyed Xixia, and expanded thousands of miles. Your Highness." Zhang Zongyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said loudly: "I respectfully invite Your Highness to ascend the throne!"

"Your Highness is respectfully invited to ascend the throne!" Veterans including Wen Yanbo and Ouyang Xiu expressed the same attitude.Then all the officials agreed in unison, with a firm attitude.

Zhao Zhao couldn't help but accept it after three resignations "as a last resort"!
Cao said: "It's very good, and it's also a way to comfort the spirits of the ancestors and ancestors. A country cannot live without a king. Since today's preparations are complete, let's hold the enthronement ceremony directly!"

"Yes!"

At the same time that all the officials agreed, Wen Yanbo had already prepared the imperial edict for his enthronement, and read it out in public: Zhao Zhao, the king of Qin, is the fourth son of Emperor Renzong.According to the empress dowager's benevolent order, that is, the emperor's throne!

Zhang Zongyi is a very clever person, and he has already prepared the relevant etiquette.However, it was somewhat hasty, and some steps were somewhat brief.

But the form is not important, as long as the content is the result.

Zhao Zhao first saluted his mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Cao, and then ascended the throne of the Great Song Emperor, ruling the world!
At that moment, all the courtiers knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting long live.

After several years of hard work, Zhao Zhao accomplished his goal and ascended to the throne. At this moment, the history of Song Dynasty opened a new chapter.

Now that he is on the throne, there are many etiquettes and rewards to be completed.

The first one is to determine the reign name, not only the reign name after Zhao Zhao changed his name, but also the reign name of the previous 11 years.

That is, the reign titles of Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Xu during their reign had to be renegotiated. Zhao Zhao wanted to determine the nature of Zhao Zongshi and his son as soon as possible and deal with it.This kind of thing has long nights and many dreams, and it is better to do it in one step.

As mentioned earlier, King Pu Zhao Zongcheng reported that Zhao Zongshi and Gao Taotao had poisoned Renzong's third emperor, Zhao Xi, and murdered the fourth prince, Zhao Zhao.

They ascended to the throne through illegal means, so the throne of their father and son is not legal.So in this case, can the titles of the two emperors still be kept?
Zhao Zhao made it very clear in the ultimatum that they should be deprived of everything, not only what they have now, but also what they once had.If Gao Taotao insists on going his own way, he should pay the price, which is not negotiable.

Xu Zundao, Minister of Dali Temple: "Your Majesty, Zhao Zongshi's murder of His Royal Highness King E and His Majesty is a heinous crime, which is no different from conspiracy. He got the wrong position, and he is a traitor. If he continues to retain the position of Emperor, he will worship the Taimiao. He is the ancestor of the ancestors. , the disrespect to the first emperor, and the king of E, the heaven and the earth will not tolerate it, and the people and gods are all angry, so I think that his throne should be abolished!"

"Your Majesty, father and son are in the same line. Zhao Zongshi's position is not correct, and Zhao Xu's succession is also not in accordance with the law. The emperor's position should be abolished together. It is also good to have an explanation to the people of the world and maintain the court's etiquette." The speaker was Zhang Zongyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

The big bosses in charge of law and etiquette have expressed their views, and the rest of the officials naturally have no objection. As for the prime ministers, they may feel a little sad in their hearts, but they are not easy to object.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhao Zhao has the final say now.In any case, it was Zhao Zongshi himself who made a big mistake, and it was his own fault, no wonder others.This kind of character, enshrining the Taimiao, really shamed the royal family.

In this way, all the officials agreed to abolish the emperor titles of Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Xu.In other words, there will no longer be two emperors, Yingzong and Shenzong, in the history of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhao's action was very quick, and the ranks of the two were immediately withdrawn from the Taimiao. Zhao Zongshi moved out of Yonghou Mausoleum and was buried separately.It just so happens that Zhao Xu's mausoleum has not yet been built, and he will not enjoy the treatment of the emperor's mausoleum.

As for the past reign names, they also need to be dealt with. Zhao Zongshi's Zhiping and Zhao Xu's Xining are abolished.In the past 11 years, Emperor Renzong's last reign title-Jiayou was still used!
In 1074 AD, it should have been the seventh year of Xining, but now it has become the 19th year of Jiayou!

This is exactly the same as Zhu Yunqi's Jianwen reign name was abolished after Zhu Dijing's disaster, and Zhu Yuanzhang's Hongwu reign name was continued.There is only one successful example of an uncle seizing the throne from a nephew, so Zhao Zhao also adopted this method!

As for next year, Zhao Zhao changed the year name of the Yuan Dynasty, the ministers discussed for a while, and the opinion they gave was-orthodox!
Zhao Zhao has been living among the people for many years, and now he has returned to the throne, and the royal blood has returned to orthodoxy, so this year name has a clear reference.

Orthodoxy, the reign title of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen appeared ahead of schedule in this book.

Zhao Zhao hesitated for a moment. During the orthodox years, Zhu Qizhen's imperial conquest led to a civil war, and it was a great shame and humiliation to be captured by Oala.This year name does not seem to be very good, but the courtiers agree, and the internal reasons cannot be explained.

Zhao Zhao pondered for a while, the change of the civil castle was caused by Zhu Qizhen himself and the eunuch Wang Zhen, and had nothing to do with the year name.Although the next step is to go on a personal expedition, Zhao Zhao firmly believes that similar tragedies will not happen to him, and he has this confidence.

Ever since, the monarch and his ministers reached an agreement to change the year next year to the first year of orthodoxy!
Both the emperor title and the year title can be abolished, but Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Xu did appear in history, and it is impossible to erase all these 11 years in history books.There must still be a characterization of them. They are not emperors anymore, but they must also be granted posthumous titles, even if they have committed heinous crimes.

After some discussion, all the honorary titles and posthumous posthumous titles of their father and son were revoked, Zhao Zongshi was posthumously named Lihou; Zhao Xu was posthumously named Mihou!
Violent, ferocious, sinful, it just shows Zhao Zongshi's murderous crime of murdering the prince in the past.

The absurd is also wrong!It is a mistake for the son to ascend the throne if the father is wrong!
As for the events of these 11 years, after being recorded in the annals of history, it is called "violent, absurd and chaotic politics" in history.

Once the nature is determined, everything is easy to talk about. After dealing with the dead, it is time to deal with the living.

(End of this chapter)