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Chapter 2 Enthronement Speech
The Great Zhou Palace is located in the center of Changdan City, covering an area of ​​more than 1000 mu, with more than 50 palaces of various sizes and more than [-] houses.

The interior decoration is magnificent and luxurious, and every place shows the supremacy of imperial power.

The first thing Zhao Yan did when he entered the palace was naturally to wear hemp and filial piety, and cry for the first emperor.

Although the voice was loud and the rain was light, Zhao Yan still cried for half an hour before standing up according to the royal ancestral system. Then, accompanied by Xiao Jingye, he met the lord of the harem, the biological mother of the second prince Zhao Tai, Zhang.

At this time, Mrs. Zhang was crying sadly.

Before the age of 40, she changed from a queen to a queen mother.

He was very likely to become the prince's own son, but he completely lost his chance because of "Five Chicks Kneeling and Worshiping".

When Queen Mother Zhang saw Zhao Yan, it was as if salt had been sprinkled on the wound, and she cried even more sadly.

Zhao Yan comforted her briefly, and then followed Xiao Jingye back to the Chui Gong Hall.

Hanging Palace.

The emperor's temporary meeting hall is also a place where he works overtime to review memorials.

Zhao Yan sat on the hardwood chair of Huanghuali, a little at a loss.

This is far worse than the comfort of a recliner at home.

After a while, Yang Xinghuai and Kong Moshan also entered the hall.

Xiao Jingye presented the excerpts on the jade case, straightened his chest, and said: "Your Highness, the old minister has already drafted three excerpts, the first one is the enthronement of the new emperor, and it is planned to change the year name to Longhe, which will be enthroned tomorrow. At the ceremony, it was announced that the three of us will serve as the auxiliary ministers."

"The second booklet is the funeral book issued by the late emperor, and the posthumous title is proposed to be Renzong. Because of the special period, the national funeral is planned to be seven days."

"The third pass is the relegation pass. When the new emperor ascends the throne, the original five princes should no longer be called princes, but should be reduced to dukes."

The last note was obviously to protect Da Zhou's face.After all, the humiliation of the Duke is better than the humiliation of the prince.

Zhao Yan flipped through it, and although he could understand the classical Chinese, the content was too boring, and he didn't know anything about some rules and regulations.

He looked at it for a while, and then said: "Everything can be done according to the regulations of the imperial court."

At this time, the Minister of Finance, Kong Moshan, came out and handed over a brochure.

"Your Highness, take a look at this."

Zhao Yan opened the memorial and found that it contained densely packed data, and on the last page, there were eight beautiful characters.

"The national treasury is not supported, but the book is left empty."

Zhao Yan understood the meaning of this sentence very well.

That is to say, there is no penny in Dazhou's treasury now.

Dazhou has a huge system of officials, and there are piles of people who are greedy for money.

The Minister of Finance, Kong Moshan, continued: "Your Highness, the treasury of my Great Zhou Dynasty was already empty, but now a war has been triggered. All the money and food have been given to the front line, and there is no penny in the treasury. But for the enthronement celebration and the funeral of the late emperor, we need A lot of money was spent."

"It's enough to keep everything simple!" Zhao Yan replied smoothly.

"No!" Xiao Jingye and Yang Xinghuai said almost in unison, the voice was so loud that Zhao Yan was startled.

Xiao Jingye clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the enthronement celebration and the late emperor's funeral are all related to my great Zhou's face. I am a big country, and I can't lose my bearing. I must not keep things simple!"

"Then find a way to raise money!" Zhao Yan glanced at Xiao Jingye.

Isn't this just slapping a swollen face to pretend to be a fat man, to save face and suffer!
At this time, Marshal Yang Xinghuai at the side said leisurely: "Yesterday, the old minister passed by Huitong Bank and happened to see His Highness withdrawing money. I wonder if I can help."

Before Zhao Yan could speak.

Kong Moshan quickly interjected: "The old minister has calculated that 5000 taels of silver will be enough for the enthronement celebration and the late emperor's funeral."

After all, the three of them looked at Zhao Yan in unison, looking forward to it.

Hearing the number 5000 taels, Zhao Yan was so angry that he wanted to flip the table.

These three old men made a big circle, just to dig a hole for him.

Yesterday, he had just withdrawn a sum of money from Huitong Bank. The money was accumulated by Zhao Yan from the sale of several houses and fields, and from the Yue Palace over the years.

It happened to be 5000 taels.

These three old men have already investigated his background.

Zhao Yan said cheekily: "Three, this is not appropriate, money is my private property, it is against the law to put it into the treasury!"

"It's good, it's good. When His Highness ascends the throne, the whole week will be yours, and you still care about tens of thousands of taels of silver." Kong Moshan said with a smile, showing the face of a profiteer.

Zhao Yan just opened his mouth and was about to say that I care.

Xiao Jingye was the first to speak and said: "Your Highness is definitely willing to take out this small amount of money. Your Highness cares about the people of the country. In his heart, money is like dung."

Yang Xinghuai cupped his hands, bowed directly at 90 degrees, and shouted: "Your Highness is Gaode, comparable to Yao and Shun, and the old minister admires him very much!"

And Zhao Yan on the high chair was so depressed that he couldn't speak.

These three old foxes, with their eloquent tongues, directly lifted him to the highest point of morality.

The 5000 taels will be taken out no matter what.

"When the young master ascends the throne, if you have any ill-gotten gains, I will put them all into the treasury!" Zhao Yan cursed inwardly.

Immediately, Zhao Yan stopped feeling distressed, coughed dryly and said, "Okay, I will pay the money, but you must write me an IOU."

The current treasury of the Great Zhou is like a black hole, and the war is even more like a gold-swallowing beast.

Don't say 5000 taels, even 450 million taels may not be enough to fill in.

With an IOU, Zhao Yan can at least feel at ease.

Hearing these words, Xiao Jingye and Yang Xinghuai took a step back in tacit understanding at the same time.

Kong Moshan smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I'll write the IOU."

……

Next, the three old foxes began to tell Zhao Yan the rules of being an emperor.

I don't know if I don't hear it, I'm startled when I hear it.

Get up at four o'clock every morning.

There are morning classes in the morning and evening classes in the evening.

You can only eat a maximum of three bites of a dish.

The review of the memorial cannot be done overnight.

You cannot leave the palace without permission.

……

All kinds of ancestral precepts and rules are like the old lady's foot wraps, which are smelly and long.

The three old foxes chattered until dusk before leaving in peace.

Immediately afterwards, under the service of a group of maids and eunuchs, Zhao Yan first ate a meal, and then began to measure the size of the clothes, familiarizing himself with the etiquette regulations in the palace.

Although Zhao Yan didn't need to do anything, his heart was very tired.

After working until late at night, Zhao Yan returned to his temporary dragon bed about three meters long.

Zhao Yan waved away the crowd, looked at the moonlight outside the window, put his hands behind his back, and said with a long sigh: "I really can't think about it, why did I agree to be the emperor? As a second generation, I must spend my life in the way I like .”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yan threw himself on the bed and fell asleep soundly.

The next day, it was still dark.

Zhao Yan was woken up by two young eunuchs, and then began to change into court clothes.

The court clothes were specially improved after measuring Zhao Yan's body size yesterday.

A crimson gauze gown, a crown that reaches the sky, a large gold and jade belt around the waist, and black heavy wooden shoes on the feet.

Gorgeous and extravagant, but uncomfortable to wear.

Zhao Yan walked back and forth for half an hour before he got used to this attire.

If you have to wear this every day, it will be too uncomfortable to be an emperor.

At this moment, the officials were already waiting outside.

Accompanied by an official from the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Yan first knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times in front of Zhou Renzong's spiritual throne, and then went to the palace of Empress Dowager Zhang to say hello.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yan came to the Daqing Hall, the main hall of the imperial palace, to accept three kneels and nine obeisances from officials at all levels.

After a series of links were over, Zhao Yan was officially enthroned as emperor.

Zhao Yan sat on the dragon chair and looked at the officials below, still a little excited.

In the last link, the new emperor will naturally speak.

Last night, Xiao Jingye prepared a speech for Zhao Yan, which had a total of [-] words in classical Chinese.

The content is nothing less than: I will rule the world with benevolence and virtue, inherit the destiny of heaven, follow the people's sentiments, be diligent and self-disciplined, reduce taxes and corvees, be humble and introspective at all times, do not reward meritorious deeds, and punish crimes without excessive punishment. ...

Zhao Yan really didn't want to talk about these official phrases, empty talk and big talk.

"Cough cough..."

Zhao Yan coughed dryly, and raised his voice: "Everyone, I have just ascended the throne, and I don't know how to be an emperor, but I know that as a person, you have to stand upright so that you will not be bullied. If you are used to kneeling and negotiating with other countries, Then I won’t be able to stand up again! Since I ascended the throne, my Great Zhou will adhere to a new national policy: no marriage, no compensation, no cede land, no annual coins, and those who violate my Great Zhou will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

As soon as the words fell, the officials below looked at the new monarch with a childish face, and their hearts were full of horror.

(End of this chapter)