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Chapter 28: Received King of Chu

Soon, news came about the death of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui.

After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he also wanted to do something. He conquered Goryeo three times, but lost his troops and generals. In the battle of Pyongyang, only 300,000 Sui troops fled back a few thousand people. Millions of laborers were recruited to build the Grand Canal, and countless people were exhausted. Some historians said that Yang Guang did not handle the relationship between profits in the present and contributions to the future. Not only did he not benefit in the present, but he caused harm to the present, which finally aroused public anger.

After being trapped in Jiangdu, Yang Guang still lived a luxurious life. There were hundreds of rooms in his palace, and he and Empress Xiao kept their glasses all day long, and more than a thousand beauties who followed him were often drunk.

Yang Guang also knew that he had not had much future. He once looked at the bronze mirror and touched his head and said, "Good head, who will cut it off?" Seeing that the world was in chaos, he was upset and did not want to go back to the north. He planned to set up Jiangdu and preserve half of the southeast.

Most of the imperial guards following Yang Guang were from Guanzhong. They heard that Yang Guang would not return to the north, so several generals conspired to rebel together. They elected Yu Wenhua and as the leader and arrested Yang Guang and hanged him.

Once Yang Guang died, the Sui Dynasty was completely destroyed. There was no need for the puppet emperor to exist. On May 14, 618, Emperor Gong of Sui Yang You issued an edict to abdicate and formally abdicated the throne to Li Yuan. The edict read:

The Sui Dynasty was late, and the world lost its order, and the people were in trouble and rebellious, and the universe was overturned. The destiny of heaven was not normal, but only had virtue. Now, looking up to astronomy and observing the hearts of the people, the Sui Dynasty was over, and the fortune was about Li...

The next big paragraph is a flattering word praising Li Yuan's achievements, and finally writes:... In the journey of the great way, the world is the public, and the wise and capable are selected. Therefore, Tang Yao did not take personal favors to his sons, but his reputation spreads endlessly. I envy him and admire him. Now he follows Yao's scriptures and abdicates himself in the King of Tang.

After Yang You abdicated, he gave up his palace and moved back to the Dai Palace to live. A few days later, Li Yuan ascended the throne in Wude Hall, issued an edict to ascend the throne, and sent Xiao Zao, the Minister of Justice, to worship the heavens in the southern suburbs, and to pardon the world. The year name was changed to Wude, the county was stopped, the prefect was set up, and the prefect was changed to the governor. The operation of the five elements belonged to the earth deity, and the color was respected by yellow.

After Ah Dad ascended the throne, he ordered the concubines in the harem to move into the inner court. In the Tai Chi Palace, all the palaces were busy moving things, but there was no movement in Li Zhiyun's palace.

He found the eunuch general manager and asked why the other party didn't send someone to move for him? The general manager said: "The emperor asked the concubine to move into the harem. You are not a concubine, so you can't move!"

"Although I am not a concubine, I am his son!"

"Not even my son!"

It's so unreasonable! Li Zhiyun had to go to find her grandma. Her grandma had been named a concubine and her status was second only to that of the queen. Her grandma said that this was decided by her father, and she had no choice.

"You all moved away, just leave me alone?"

"Didn't your father still handle official duties in Wude Hall during the day?"

"What about that night? I'm not afraid of such a big Tai Chi Palace alone?"

"Let me do this, I will leave more eunuchs and palace maids to serve you." Grandma said, "You can endure it for a few more days. When Dad assigns you a king, you will have your own palace!"

"When will you be the king?"

"There are ten days and half a month left."

"Oh, can't you hurry up?" Li Zhiyun murmured, suddenly remembering something, "Will the Sixth Sister go to the harem?"

"She is a girl, so of course she can go to the harem."

"Oh, it's so unreasonable!..."

After everyone else moved away, Li Zhiyun had to ask his good friend Liu Shuyi to accompany him. Liu Shuyi's father was not at home and no one was in charge, so he came to Tai Chi Palace to accompany him every night. In the evening, they sat on bamboo chairs in the garden, blew the refreshing evening breeze and savored the fragrant tea. Liu Shuyi looked up at the starry sky and said, "Zhiyun, why do you think there are so many stars in the sky?" These days, Li Zhiyun has taught him a lot of scientific knowledge, so he also understood a lot of truths.

"Because there are many celestial bodies like the earth in the universe, some of which are illuminated by stars, while others are stars themselves and will shine. They are large or small, far or near. So, we see many stars, light or dark."

"Zhiyun, is there Chang'e on the moon?"

"No. The moon is a deserted place. Without water and air, people cannot survive at all!"

"Zhiyun, you know so much! You know more than astrology master!"

"Astrology masters are all nonsense! What I am talking about is the truth!"

Half a month later, Li Zhiyun finally waited for the day to be crowned with the king. The ceremony of crowned with the king was held in Wude Hall. That day, Ah Dad wore a golden silk nine dragon crown and a yellow dragon robe and sat majestic on the imperial throne. Li Zhiyun and others were crowned with the silver silk crown and a red nine python python robe, standing under the imperial throne. Dozens of important officials of the imperial court were arranged on both sides of the hall, and they looked at these princes and clans with envy.

The king-entrusting ceremony was presided over by the right servant Pei Ji. When he faced the person who was granted the title, he read out the edict to grant the title. This kind of edict was called "Caiwen", abbreviated as "Cai". When Pei Ji read it, there was a eunuch holding a tray in his hand, and a seal was placed in the tray. After he finished reading it, he put the "Cai" into the tray and handed it over to the person who was given the title together, which was called "Caixian".

My father's five sons were named King Yi, that is, Prince. He was named "Jin, Qin, Wei, Qi, Chu" in the five countries of the Spring and Autumn Period. His eldest brother Li Jiancheng was named the crown prince, so the word "Jin" was abandoned. His second brother Li Shimin was named King Qin. His third brother Li Xuanba died of illness in the tenth year of Daye in Sui Dynasty, and was only sixteen years old, so he was posthumously named King Huai of Wei. The character "Huai" in the middle was a posthumous title, which probably means nostalgia? The fourth brother Li Yuanji was named King Qi.

In history, Li Zhiyun was also posthumously named. Because he died in a bad life at the age of Xieshao, he was posthumously named King Ai of Chu. Now Li Zhiyun is still alive, so he did not add a posthumous title and was named King of Chu.

Li Zhiyun's cousin and cousins ​​were named King of Two Characters, which is the Prince of the County. The cousin Li Xiaoji was named King of Yong'an, and Li Shentong was named King of Yongkang...

After the ceremony of enthroning the king, Li Zhiyun was holding a tray in his hand and felt happy. This book of text and seals should be collected and preserved well, which is the basis and credential for him to be the King of Chu.

On the night of the title of kings, my father held a family banquet in the Hall of Light. In addition to the titled prince, all his concubines, as well as princesses and princesses, came to attend.

My father sat on the imperial throne in his regular clothes, with the queen and my mother on the left and right sides respectively. In the hall, men and women sat on both sides of the hall. On the woman, first my father's concubines were arranged according to the rank, then the princesses. On the man, the prince was the head, then several cousins, and then the second brother and Li Zhiyun came.

Because the fourth brother Li Yuanji wanted to guard Taiyuan, he did not come to participate in the ceremony of title of kings, but the court sent officials to Jinyang to award the title. Li Zhiyun started, and several of his cousins ​​and the princesses sat in turn.

In the Palace of Light, bells ring, silk and bamboo play, beautiful music floats everywhere, and the palace maids in colorful clothes dance in the center of the hall, a happy and auspicious atmosphere. My father was very happy tonight and drank a lot of wine. After the song ended, the palace maids stepped down and laughed, saying, "Dear princes and clans, I will give you a title today. Are you satisfied? If you have anything in your heart, you might as well say it in person. I am willing to listen carefully!"

My dad said this with great meaning. When Jinyang started a war, my second brother made the most contribution. My dad promised me that after ascending the throne, he would be the crown prince, but now he made the eldest brother the crown prince. My dad wanted to lure my second brother to express his dissatisfaction, so that he could tell the principle that the elders and the young were orderly, and that the elders and the young were the way to cause chaos to make arbitrage and argue for his own mistakes!

However, who is the second brother? Although he is young, he is very cunning and will not express his dissatisfaction in front of everyone! Therefore, he seemed to have not heard his father's words, and he still drank and laughed with the people next to him, and ignored his father's fault at all!

No one expected that Li Zhiyun jumped out at this time. He raised his hand and said, "Bad, I have something to say!" Dad unexpectedly: "Oh? What do you mean?"

"Babe, I, the King of Chu, don't sound very loud. Can you add the word "天" in the middle?"

"roll!!!"
Chapter completed!
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