Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 702 Establishing a Country and Proclaiming the Emperor
Even the dragon robe worn by Ye Chen couldn't compare with the Song emperor's pattern workmanship, because the level of embroidery in the northwest was not at the same level as that of the Song court.But what does it matter?As long as there is strength and majesty, props are nothing more than a symbol.Even if Ye Chen doesn't wear the dragon robe, he is still the real ruler of Xiangfu Kingdom, and even if Zhao Dezhao wears the dragon robe, his control over the Song court gradually weakens.

Ye Chen first heard a burst of grand and slow music on the imperial chariot. The sound of chimes and drums was particularly obvious, and there were other musical instruments. Ye Chen didn't know music very well, so most of them couldn't hear it.But he can still appreciate it. This kind of symphony called "Shao Yue" is very imposing, grand and solemn, and it is very suitable for use in such ceremonies.

Ye Chen got down from the imperial chariot, in order to prevent the wide dragon robe on his body and the crown on his head from swinging too much, he moved very slowly and steadily.As a result, it looks very imposing, and this is how the so-called dragon and tiger steps come about.

Ye Chen didn't turn his head to look around, but with his superb eyesight, he was able to see the scene on the square clearly from the corner of his eye——among thousands of officials and soldiers, there were people dancing, a group of people holding shields and feathers, dressed in Men and women like savages danced there, crazily dancing weird dances like great gods... Ye Chen really didn't understand or even heard of such etiquette procedures. Fortunately, he had Han Xizai and Ma Wentao under his command. Such a Confucian seems to be very proficient in this way.

Ye Chen walked slowly into the main hall from the middle door, he was the only one walking around in the whole world, he seemed to be the core of the whole world.

Ye Chen suddenly felt a little lonely at this moment, because no one approached him, and no one spoke to him.Only the sound of chime bells and drums slowly echoed rhythmically between heaven and earth.

In the main hall, there was actually a group of beautiful women wearing weird long skirts, who were also dancing weird dances. The sleeves were very long, longer than the whole body, and they were swinging back and forth.However, the moment Ye Chen stepped into the threshold, they stopped suddenly as if someone had pressed the pause button, then bowed deeply to Ye Chen, and then lined up in two rows and retreated to both sides. Leave the carpet in the middle to go straight to the dragon chair and throne above.

"Ding, Dang, boom, boom..." Ye Chen heard the rhythm of the magnificent melody clearly, and walked forward steadily with his head held high.Nearly a hundred civil and military officials under Ye Chen's command stood in the hall.

Ye Chen's current movements have been practiced briefly in advance, and they must be very solemn. His hands are lightly pressed on the belt, his body is steady, he walks in a straight line with his head held high and his chest held high, and he walks really slowly.The most important thing is that the neck must be straight during this process, and the head must not move in the slightest, otherwise the crown on the head will be easily crooked.Ye Chen suddenly remembered that it was really not easy for the actors who played the emperor in the movies and TV dramas of later generations.

Ye Chen was thinking wildly, but everyone at the scene looked solemn and solemn. Looking at Ye Chen's expression, it seemed so natural, passionate and awe-inspiring.

As a result, Ye Chen gradually immersed himself in this grand and solemn atmosphere from a state of distraction... It was like acting in a play, a play of establishing a country and proclaiming the emperor.

In fact, Ye Chen had already sat on the high dragon chair once before, but it was the dragon chair of Song Dynasty before leaving Kaifeng. At that time, Emperor Zhao Dezhao of Song Dynasty knelt in front of him like a dog.But at that time, Ye Chen was full of anger, and he was busy bargaining with the emperors and ministers of Song Dynasty, so he didn't feel much.But now that I sit on it as the emperor of a country, this feeling is very different.

Ye Chen first turned around to face the hall, gently smoothed the sleeves of his robe, and sat up straight with his upper body straight. At the same time, he released his hands from his belt and put them on the armrests of the dragon chair on both sides.During this process, the bead curtain on his forehead was still shaking.

At this time, the civil and military ministers below had all knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting: "Your Majesty's holy life is boundless!"

Outside the open palace door, more voices came in, "Long live, long live, long live..." The voice floated among the magnificent palaces, above the vast imperial city, and above the prosperous Xiazhou City for the first time. , as if lingering for a long time.And the music gradually died down.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, put aside the messy thoughts that appeared in his mind, tried to slow down his speech, and said, "Everyone, love you, stay calm."

Ye Chen didn't deliberately speak loudly, Dantian was a little lucky, his voice had already spread throughout the hall, even to the square outside the hall, there was no need for the five voice-transmitting servants arranged in advance by Han Xizai between the entrance of the hall and the square , Shout out.

Ye Chen showed his hand inadvertently, and immediately shocked the civil and military officials and soldiers outside the palace, as well as the tens of thousands of people who had been invited to watch the ceremony. Many people thought of Ye Chen's miraculous deeds, and felt a sense of auspiciousness in their hearts. Fudi is the feeling of the real dragon emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Thousands of people shouted in unison, as if they had rehearsed.

At this time, Han Xizai came out, stood at the head, and began to read a volume of articles in person.This article is naturally gorgeous and wonderful, but at the same time it is also obscure and difficult to understand. Even Ye Chen did not understand a lot of words.

With Ye Chen's current level of classical Chinese, he can still understand some words written on paper, but it will be difficult for him to understand the meaning after reading it like this.

However, Ye Chen doesn't need to pay too much attention to these things. He is high above him now, looking down, there are some familiar people, Li Junhao, Bai Canghai, Yang Jiye, Hu Sanguang, Lian Jicheng, Zhang Bo, Ma Wentao, Jia Xian, etc. , but at this time these people looked at him full of strangeness and awe, and they didn't dare to look at him directly.Even when Bai Canghai looked at him, for the first time, there was a look of awe in the complicated expression.

At this moment, Ye Chen was completely separated from his former loyal subordinates, friends, and brothers by the barrier of the monarch and his subjects, and he entered the lonely world of the emperor.

At this moment, Ye Chen only hoped that Yu Daoxiang, Yu Qingyan, Han Ke'er, and his precious daughters, Shui'er, Kou Zhun, and the others could still get along with him as before.

Then Ye Chen's head servant, Xin Shi, bowed to Ye Chen, but Ye Chen didn't say anything, let alone move.Xin Shi walked forward, unfolded a scroll of auspicious cloud patterns, and said sharply: "The imperial edict says..."

Ye Chen understands the following content, because this imperial decree is the content that has been finalized and discussed repeatedly these days, and he does not know how many times he has read it, and he can even read the content verbatim.Until last night, the content of this edict was finally finalized, and then Ye Chen personally took his new jade seal and sealed the eight Chinese characters with extraordinary meanings of "Ordered by the sky, long life and eternal prosperity".

The content of imperial edicts is much longer than ordinary imperial edicts.

Of course, it is unavoidable to first explain that Ye Chen's founding of the country and proclaiming himself emperor is the destiny and the general trend. Anyway, there are a lot of reasons and celestial phenomena.In short, if people heard that Ye Chen didn't build a country or proclaim himself emperor, it was against the will of heaven.

Next, there is something that the emperors of all dynasties have to do when they ascend the throne-amnesty for the world. In the eleven states under his rule, except for the heinous death row, most of the other criminals were exempted from most of their crimes. Many people went out directly Prison, liberty restored.

Then there is tax reduction and reduction of corvee within one year, which is an act of embodying the new king's ascension to the throne, benefiting the world, and the emperor's grace.

In the end, officials were promoted to nobles, and Ye Chen, Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye and other important officials studied for more than three months before deciding on a court system and official organization that were different from those of the Song Dynasty, Khitan, or even any feudal dynasty in the past.And this is the highlight of this edict, and the highlight of today's founding ceremony. Of course, it is also the most concerned thing of the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the people of the eleven prefectures under Ye Chen's rule.

Of course, the imperial edict only briefly mentions it. The specific regulations have already been issued to the eleven states, and some contents have been posted in the streets and alleys to let the people know where to find what kind of yamen or officials. manage.

Generally speaking, the official system of Xiangfu State is divided into three major systems: civil, military, and judicial.

There are two chief ministers, divided into left and right ministers, under the control of six departments: the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry; There are two servants around the third grade, and each department has four divisions, a total of 24 divisions.Han Xizai is the prime minister on the left, and Ma Wentao is the prime minister on the right. They are both high-ranking members of the first rank. They are jointly responsible for political affairs, but each has its own focus and scope of responsibility.

What I want to say here is that there are still many differences between the six ministries of Xiangfu Kingdom and the six ministries of the three provinces and six ministries that China has formed since the Western Han Dynasty.In detail, the scope of responsibilities and powers of each ministry is also very different.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is Zhou Rongfeng, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the Southern Tang Dynasty.The Ministry of Officials is the organ that manages civilian officials. Generally speaking, it is in charge of the system of ranking and selection, the method of dismissing officials through examinations, the code of awarding and awarding, and the method of finalizing their status.Under it, there is an anthology department that examines the grades of civil servants and lists, confers, selects, promotes, and handles monthly selections; it handles seal inspections for titles, titles, favors, difficult shades, requests for seals, and donations, etc. Division; Jixun Division, who is in charge of civil servants' keeping system, final support, succession, naturalization, rename and surname of officials, etc.

The Minister of the Household Department is Jia Xian, the former envoy of the Internal Affairs Department of the Huaxia Weifu, and the left and right ministers are Zhou Xin and Feng Gang, the former deputy envoys of the Internal Affairs Department of the Huaxia Weifu.The Ministry of Households is in charge of the country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters.Under the subordinate department, there are the money line department in charge of making money, the treasury department in charge of treasury storage, the warehouse department in charge of storage and water affairs, and the industry and commerce department in charge of industrial and commercial affairs.

The Minister of Rites is Yu Jiangang, the former Minister of Rites of the Southern Tang Dynasty.The Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonial affairs, schools and imperial examinations.It is used for the five ceremonies of Kaoji, Jia, Jun, Bin, and Ji; manages school affairs across the country and imperial examinations and foreign exchanges, and has a division of rituals and cleansing officials in charge of ceremony, military rites, and management of academic affairs and imperial examinations; Auspicious and ominous ceremonies, temple sacrifices and official affairs, guest ceremonies and foreign guest reception affairs, official affairs, and banquets and fine meals.

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