Taiping Inn

On the sixth day of June, Qin Qing left Yuqing Garden and was led by Yang Lu, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department. He entered from Desheng Gate, passed Chengtian Gate and stepped into the inner hall, summoned all the ministers, and checked the national treasury. At this time, the deposit of the national treasury of Wei was less than one million.

Qin Qing ordered the Minister of Revenue Qin Daoyuan and the Minister of Punishment Jing Xiu to recover all the arrears of the national treasury and the silver that was embezzled, and ordered Yang Lu to check the silver in the emperor's inner treasury. Anyone who embezzles will be severely punished.

Qin Qing also ordered: "Anyone who dares to hurt people or rob people's property and women will be killed without mercy. Anyone who dares to raise grain prices and hoard them will be killed without mercy. Reopen the grain transport, transfer grain to Beijing, stabilize grain prices, and anyone who dares to embezzle and embezzle from it will be killed without mercy."

Qin Qing's third order was to check the inventory of various departments, such as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, which all had their own "private warehouses", and the silver involved was in the millions. Qin Buer was responsible for this matter.

Among the four retainers of the Qin family, Qin Bu San and Qin Bu Si were both incompetent and unfit for the job, but Qin Bu Yi and Qin Bu Er were quite talented and fully qualified.

Finally, Qin Qing appointed the Minister of Rites Mei Shenglin and the Minister of Works Huo Si Shi to prepare for the enthronement ceremony and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

On June 15, Qin Qing held the enthronement ceremony in the southern suburbs outside the imperial capital, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and named the country "Xuan", which means the origin of the black water and the other name of Taoism Xuanmen. He established the reign of Taiping, changed "Zai" to "Nian", and canonized Bai Xiushang as the queen and Qin Su as the crown princess.

Qin Qing did not confer titles on his meritorious officials. He agreed with his ministers that he would reward them according to their merits after unifying the world and achieving peace.

On July 5, the first year of Daxuan Taiping, Qin Qing issued the "Edict to the Central Plains", appointing the Minister of War Qin Xiang as the general, leading an army of 250,000 to the south of Zhongzhou, Luzhou, Chuzhou, and Jingzhou.

Now Liaodong has taken control of Liaozhou, Fengzhou, Youzhou, Qizhou, Jinzhou, Zhili and other places. One third of the two capitals and 19 states have been obtained. If the four states of Zhongzhou, Luzhou, Chuzhou and Jingzhou can be captured, half of the country will be occupied. The rest of the places can be conquered by issuing an edict.

However, these four states are not without resistance. On the day of the siege of the imperial capital, there were three armies to defend the king. Among them, Xu Zaiyuan, the governor of Youyan, was defeated and killed, and the whole army was annihilated. Jinzhou was captured by the Xuan army. Zhao Bingyu, the governor of Jingchu, was also defeated and killed. However, Chuzhou, Jingzhou, Luzhou and other places were not captured by the Xuan army because of their long distance. When Zhao Lianggeng and the King of Yan escaped from the imperial capital, the two of them, together with the governor of Qinzhong, supported the son of the King of Yan, Xu Zaijun, to ascend the throne in Jinling Prefecture, Jiangzhou on June 30, changed the era name to Yongwu, and continued to use the name of "Da Wei".

After Xu Zaijun ascended the throne, he still appointed Zhao Lianggeng as the chief minister of the cabinet and conferred his father, the King of Yan, as the emperor.

However, Qin Qing no longer recognized the Great Wei, so the Great Xuan court added a "pseudo" before the name of Xu Zaijun and others, just as the Great Wei court called the Northwest Great Zhou "pseudo Zhou". Xu Zaijun was called "pseudo emperor" and "pseudo Yongwu emperor", and "pseudo Wei" was distinguished from "former Wei". Because it was located in the south, many people privately called it the "Southern Wei" small court.

In this way, there were actually three emperors in the world, namely Qin Qing of the Great Xuan court, Xu Zaijun of the Great Wei court, and Tan Taiyun of the Great Zhou court. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Great Xuan court occupied the imperial capital, held the "Chuan Guo Xi", had the most powerful military force, and had an orthodox atmosphere, which was incomparable to the other two.

However, the Southern Wei court also had some confidence. The key was that Qin Qing and Li Xuandu's equal land tax policy, although it won the hearts of the people, greatly offended the gentry from all over the country. Even if the Taoists defeated the Confucianists, the gentry from all over the country still shared the same hatred and surrounded the Southern Wei court tightly, vowing to never surrender.

The reason is very simple. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. It is better to kill these gentry masters than to let them be ordinary people who support themselves. Naturally, they will fight hard.

However, this situation was also expected by Li Xuandu and Qin Qing. In their opinion, they were not afraid of these gentry's resistance, but they were afraid that they would not resist. The new dynasty must do everything in the open and strive to be fair and just. If the gentry do not resist, the new dynasty must act according to the rules, measure and clear the land, and recover the arrears of taxes. In this way, the big gentry will become small gentry, but they are still gentry. But if the gentry resist, then the nature of the situation will be completely different. Their families must be confiscated and their property must be returned to the national treasury. The land will be distributed to the people, and the problem will be solved more thoroughly.

Qin Xiang led the army to the four states of Southern Wei this time. In addition to the fact that the combat power of the Daxuan soldiers was far superior to the remnants of the Southern Wei, there was another key point, that is, there were Taoist forces in these four states, and they could raise troops to respond at that time. Moreover, the navy of the Qingwei Sect had already gone downstream and headed straight for the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Qin Xiang was a veteran of the battlefield. From recovering the northwest to the northern expedition to the Golden Horde, and then to the south to enter the pass, he had experienced more than a hundred battles of all sizes in his life. He acted steadily and would not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. With an army of 250,000 and the navy advancing together, and with the secret cooperation of the Taoist sect and various families attached to the Taoist sect, in Qin Qing's view, the small court of Southern Wei was not a concern.

During this period, Li Xuandu's energy was mainly focused on the Confucian sect. He did not kill the Confucian sect's chief priests and mountain masters in order to let these chief priests and mountain masters help him stabilize the situation. After all, with the current strength of the Taoist sect, it is still unable to fully take over the power vacuum left by the Confucian sect in a short period of time. For the time being, supporting a Confucian sect that obeys his orders to assist the Taoist sect in controlling the world is the most appropriate way. This is also the reason why Li Xuandu advocates the integration of the three religions. Under the name of the integration of the three religions, supporting the Confucian sect seems to be a matter of course.

In addition, Li Xuandu's plan to further integrate the Taoist sect.

Zhang Jingxiu, Li Daoxu and Qin Qing worshipped the sky at Shangqing Palace in Cuiyun Peak, Beimian Mountain, and re-established the Taoist Sect. The three of them were respected as the master of the sect, which was to initially integrate the Taoist Sect.

Li Xuandu has now decided to go a step further based on the three.

The main thing is to add a great master, also known as the master sect, to lead the Taoist sect. The great masters cannot implement the inheritance system, and cannot inherit it through the relationship between master and apprentice, blood relationship, or partner, but rather the elective system, similar to the abdication system in ancient times.

Under the Grand Master, there are thirty-six real people and three great real people. The three great real people are deputy heads. When the Grand Master is vacant or temporarily unable to perform its power, the three deputy heads will take turns to perform the Grand Master on behalf of the Grand Master. The authority of the teaching is held, and major matters will be decided by the three deputy heads.

Thirty-six real people have the qualifications to elect a great master and are also the qualifications to be elected as a great master or deputy master. They have a respectable status and are at the third level in the Taoist sect, second only to the great master and the three great masters.

Previously, Li Xuandu named the eldest princess Xuanzhen as the true person of Yuying, and Shangguan Guan as the true person of Qixia, and was among the thirty-six real people.

Li Xuandu knew that things could not be accomplished overnight. The Taoist sects were scattered into more than 20 sects. Now it is unrealistic to integrate the twenty sects into the Taoist sect at once, so he decided to delay and follow the example of Confucian sects. The distinction between Neo-Confucianism and Mind Learning is to restore the first level of "Tao" between the sect and Taoist sect, that is, Taiping Tao, Zhengyi Tao, and Quanzhen Tao, respectively, corresponding to the three great real people. The three great real people are the deputy heads, Another three leaders.

There are twenty-two sects in the two realms of good and evil, except for Wudao Sect, Dao Zong Sect, Vajra Sect, and Zhenyan Sect, there are eighteen sects. In addition to the Buddhist sect of Jingchan, there are seventeen sects. Li Xuan planned to replace the Shushan Sword Sect and Tangjiabao, and cooperate with the two and other Shuzhou forces to one, called Shushan Sect, and Tianle Sect. Several small sects such as Huntian Sect and Zhenchuan Sect are incorporated into the Wangqing Sect and are collectively called Zhenchuan Sect, with a total of fifteen sects.

In this way, there are three paths and fifteen sects, each path has five sects.

According to Li Xuandu's vision, Taiping Dao includes Qingwei Sect, Taiping Sect, Butian Sect, Zaoge Sect, and Pinnu Sect. Zhengyidao includes Zhengyisect, Cihangsect, Faxiangsect, Shushansect, and Zhenchuansect. Quanzhen Taoism includes Yinyang Sect, Miaozhen Sect, Donghua Sect, Shenxiao Sect, and Xuannv Sect.

As Li Xuandu's direct lineage, Taiping Dao has two major sects, Qingwei Sect and Butian Sect, and Taiping Sect, the God of Wealth, which is the most powerful.

The Shushan Sect and Zhenchuan Sect in Zhengyidao are all formed by the integration of several forces. The actual number is far more than five sects. There are also the God of Wealth, Cihang Sect, and the old sect of Zhengyisect, which is not inferior to many. .

In this way, although Quanzhen Dao has the Yin-Yang Sect, it is still the weakest. In order to balance the three forces, Li Xuan has included Wu Xian, Chen Mian, Nalan Xu and Yuying Zhenren into Quanzhen Dao. Make Quanzhen Taoism not inferior to the other two paths.

Between the three paths, you have me and I have you, just like dividing state boundaries, intertwining, making it impossible for them to form an independent separatist trend.

There are three candidates for the great real people. Li Daoxu and Zhang Jingxiu have already ascended to death. After Qin Qing ascended the throne and became emperor, they are no longer suitable to serve as the great real people. Li Xuandu is going to serve as the great master, and the three candidates for the great real people. Then he had to choose from the sect leader.

First of all, there is the Taiping Dao Dao Master. Li Xuan and both want to choose someone who can defeat Qingwei Sect and Butian Sect at the same time. Apart from Li Xuan and himself, Qin Su is the best choice.

The second is Zhengyidao Dazhenren. Because Bai Xiushang has become the queen, Zhang Luanshan, the great master who is in charge of the two great immortals, is the most suitable candidate in terms of identity, qualifications and realm cultivation.

Finally, there was Quanzhen Dazhen. Li Xuandu decided to let Shangguan Wan take office as the Earth Master. One reason was that Shangguan Wan made great contributions, the other reason was that Shangguan Wan had extremely high level of cultivation, and the third reason was that Shangguan Wan was younger. At the same time, Li Xuandu decided to retain Shangguan Guan’s real identity as Qixia, which is something that Qin Su and Zhang Luanshan cannot compare with.

As for the marriage between Zhang Luanshan and Shangguan Guan, considering the level of the two, they most likely have no children, so they are not afraid that they will form hereditary family.

For this reason, Li Xuandu also specifically asked Shangguan Wan about his opinions. After Shangguan Wan learned that he could become a Dazhenren, he was overjoyed and offered to give the title of Qixia Zhenren to Yao Xianglian. After Li Xuandu considered it, he agreed. .

After Li Xuandu solicited other people's opinions, he initially drafted the candidates for the thirty-six real people who had taken office: Zhang Haishi, Li Feiyan, Lu Yanbing, Yun Chengzong, Ning Yi, Shen Yuanzhou, Lu Shiying, Lan Xuanshuang, Liu Yushuang, Leng Madam, Lu Shizhen, Situ Xuanluo, Yan Feiqing, Su Yunying, Zhang Daishan, Zuo Yuhan, Qi Yinbing, Tang Wan, Lou Xinqing, Gu Yusheng, Bai Meiniang, Yao Xianglian, Chen Mian , Nalan Xu, Yuying, Wanshou, Taiwei, Sanxuan, Li Shixing, Zhong Wu, Wang Zhongfu, Zhuge Zu, Xiao Shiyu, Yu Qingning, Wei Zhen, Shi Wuyue.

The other disciples of the King of Qi, Li Taiyi and others planned to take office and enter the Daxuan court.