Chapter 441 The battle over the country’s title

In other words, it is not that Han Yan has lost her virtue and does not have the qualifications to be a mother to the world, but that Wu Xun does not want the descendants of the gentry to appear.

Besides Murong Wan'er, Zhao Fujin also has a chance.

As the imperial concubine of Zhao and Song Dynasties, Zhao Fujin actually carried certain political considerations of many people of Zhao and Song Dynasties.

The appointment of Princess Zhao and Song Dynasty as the queen can eliminate some unnecessary doubts about Wang Lin's improper access to the throne.

Therefore, after the specific agenda of the Zen Ceremony is finalized, the cabinet will come to discuss the ownership of the queen with Wang Lin.

Of course, there are also important matters such as the country name and the year name, which also need to be clarified before the ceremony.

As the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking family, Han Yan actually has a clear mind about this.

Although she did not think that Wang Lin would depose her as his married wife. After all, Wang Lin had made a solemn promise to her. But after all, the ownership of the queen represented important political interests. Wang Lin would be controlled by the courtiers and might make some concessions.

What Han Yan was thinking about now was that even if the queen fell in love with Murong Wan'er, she would be disappointed, and she wouldn't be unable to accept it.

In the future, whether Zhao Fujin or Murong Wan'er takes the position of the master of the harem, it will not affect her sense of belonging to this family.

Zhao Fujin was so calm that he naturally began to think about other things.

She had no intention of competing for the position of queen, but she understood that the position of queen would arise between Han Yan and Murong Wan'er.

She knows better than anyone else that when the new dynasty is initially decided and the queen is assigned, Wang Lin, the new king, must fully respect the opinions of the courtiers and balance the interests of all parties.

The emperor and the king seem to be only one step away, but in fact they are completely different.

As the King of Yan, no matter how powerful Wang Lin is, he does not need to consider too much the political interests of other classes.

But as an emperor, if you don't consider it, it won't work if you don't balance it.

Otherwise, how can the emperor become the representative of the interests of all classes of society?

Zhao Fujin sighed softly. She did not expect that the sisters who were originally very close to each other would now have disputes.

All this is because of power...after all, it is the supreme imperial power!

Zhao Fujin raised his head and looked at Han Yan. Han Yan smiled and said nothing. Zhao Fujin looked at Murong Wan'er again. Murong Wan'er smiled sweetly and said: "Sister Maode, I just told you that my husband will not make it difficult for you. Besides,

How can a son-in-law kill his father-in-law..."

Murong Wan'er was originally just a joke to lighten the dull atmosphere, but the girls felt quite the same after hearing it.

Originally, there were already several princesses in this family - Zhao Fujin, Chongde, Zhao Jinluo, and Zhao Huanhuan. Although these two are not there yet, they will not be able to escape sooner or later.

In addition, there are Zhu Lian and Guo Yuan, two former daughters-in-law of Zhao Ji.

Zhao Fujin's face turned slightly red.

His father relies on his daughter to save his life...

She stepped forward and took Han Yan's hand, then looked at Murong Wan'er.

Murong Wan'er smiled and walked over Yingying.

The three women looked at each other and smiled.

This is actually an attitude that tells other women that everything will not be chaotic.

No matter what the result is.

…

Deqing Palace, main hall.

The cabinet ministers Li Gang, who had been appointed by Wang Lin to join the cabinet, Zongze (who nominally commanded the Western Army and was stationed in Hedong), Wu Min, Guo Zhishun, Huang Qishan, as well as Ma Kuo and Zhang Jun who attended the meeting.

As the high-level team that maintains the operation of the imperial court, they have been arguing for most of the day about the country's name, political system, era name and other matters, and have been unable to reach a decision for a long time.

There is really not much to say about the political system.

Wang Lin also has a clear attitude.

For the time being, he did not have the energy or time to preside over political reform. He would continue the Song system according to regulations and only make partial adjustments and optimizations.

For example, at the center of the imperial court, there was still a two-government system.

That is to say, two institutions, the Zhongshu and the Privy Council, were set up to hold "civil and military affairs" and were called the "Second Government". The characteristic of the two-provincial system is the separation of civil and military powers.

Wang Lin decided to refer to the regulations of previous dynasties and reform Zhongshu into Zhengshitang.

The number of cabinet ministers is five.

With different official titles, they entered the political affairs hall under the same title as Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi. The cabinet ministers are divided into prime ministers, secondary prime ministers and deputy prime ministers who are involved in political affairs.

Three provinces and six ministries, just like the Song Dynasty system.

Li Gang is the Prime Minister, also known as the Chief Prime Minister and Minister of State.

Zongze and Wu Min were the secondary prime ministers.

Guo Zhishun and Huang Qishan are deputy prime ministers.

As for the Privy Council, the Song system continued.

Military power was divided among several agencies, with the power of each department decentralized and centralized in the emperor.

There are four departments responsible for managing military-related affairs.

The Privy Council is responsible for military orders, transfers, and the appointment and removal of senior military officers;

"Three yamen" commanded the imperial army;

The Ministry of War is responsible for logistics affairs and management of local Xiang armies;

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the selection of military attaches.

Considering that Zhang Jun, Ma Kuo, and Yue Fei had little qualifications and would cause an uproar at the meeting, Wang Lin temporarily decided that only three of them should be admitted to the Privy Council.

Of course, Yue Fei was only in name.

It is Zhang Jun and Ma Kuo who are really in charge of the daily affairs of the Privy Council.

Regarding the national title discussed today, Li Gang, Wu Min, and Guo Zhishun insisted on using "Qi" as the national title.

The intention is to take the place where the new emperor will make his fortune in Qi, and it also means that the new emperor will cultivate his moral character, govern his family, govern the country and bring peace to the world, and rebuild China.

Others, such as Huang Qishan, Zhang Jun and Ma Kuo, insisted on using "Han" as the country's name, which meant that the new emperor had great ambitions to restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Regarding the name of the country, in fact, all dynasties have their own rules in determining the name of the country.

One is to determine the name of the country based on the place where the founding king made his fortune.

For example, the ancestor of Qin had the surname Ying. He was granted the title of Qin by Zhou because of his meritorious service in raising horses, so he took the title of Qin as his country. After he was promoted to a prince, he still took the title of Qin as his country. King Qin Yingzheng destroyed six countries and became the first emperor, and continued to use the name of Qin.

It is the name of the country. Zhao Kuangyin, the founding king of the Song Dynasty, once served as a military envoy in Songzhou, so it was called "Song" after the founding of the country.

The second is to determine the name of the country based on the title of the founding king.

For example, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was named King of Han by Xiang Yu, so the queen would use "Han" as the country's name. Cao Cao was once named King of Wei, and Cao Pi inherited the title and founded the country, using "Wei" as the country's name.

Different.

When Wang Lin rushed to Deqing Palace, the two groups were furious and refused to give in to each other.

The father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.

Wang Lin also felt a little big-headed for a while.

In his view, it doesn't matter what the country is called, what matters is that the country's fortunes are prosperous and its people are prosperous.

After pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "My dear gentlemen, in my opinion, no matter what the name of the country is, our dynasty will be the supreme state of China and descendants of the Miao people of China.

After thinking about it again and again, since it is difficult to determine, how about following the ancient rules and using the title of Gu as the country's name, Yan?"

Everyone fell silent and deliberated for a long time. Seeing that there was no more ideal result, they all agreed to change the name of the country to Yan.

Wang Lin's words settled the matter, and Li Gang and Wu Min also guessed his intention to move the capital to Yanjing.

Then comes the year number.

After another fierce debate and discussion, Wang Lin finally made the final decision, to change the Yuan Dynasty and revive it, with the intention of reviving China.

After that, Li Gang and others came up with a big list of officials of the third rank and above in this dynasty, including the three provinces and six ministries, the nine ministers, the chief officials of the three academies... and so on.

Wang Lin felt that if we had to discuss it one by one like this, it would take two days and two nights to get it done.

After thinking about it, he was ready to continue to be the boss. As the emperor, he only needed to firmly control the military power and form an effective check and balance on the power of the cabinet. There was no need to be involved in everything, including the appointment and removal of normal officials.

That would be really exhausting.

He will definitely not be the kind of emperor who is omnipotent and in charge of everything.

This is the country of hundreds of millions of Han people, and it is not the country of Wang Lin alone.

Wang Lin said calmly: "I will not participate in the selection of court officials in various ministries and yamen. Everything will be implemented based on the results of the Cabinet Political Affairs Hall.

However, Zhang Qing, you and Ma Qing will quickly draw up a list of the titles and titles of generals in the army, and after they have been reviewed and approved, they will be published at home and abroad."

Zhang Jun and Ma Kuo immediately stood up and bowed to accept the order.

For Wang Lin, this is the most important thing.
To be continued...