4355 years (AD 1658), the first day of the first lunar month.

The capital is still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Yesterday, on New Year's Eve, families were reunited, and the wanderers returned home one after another. Relatives and friends of the family told their stories.

On the first day of the first lunar month, as usual, people would bring gifts to the homes of Shangguan and relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings.

Today's capital has a different scene.

A large number of civil servants, nobles, members of parliament, and people's representatives stood outside Chengtian Gate in costumes.

The Chengtian Gate was wide open, and the soldiers of the Qilin Guards lined up on both sides of the Chengtian Gate with guns.

Prime Minister Qian Mingyi, Grand Governor Qi Gangyi, and Prince Su Shu stood at the front of the team.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the clock tower next to the Parliament rang the hourly bell.

The high-pitched voice of Zhou Fangzhi, the eunuch and eunuch responsible for the ceremony, sounded.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived and the ceremony begins."

All the civil and military officials saw Emperor Su He walking over wearing a crown and a formal dress.

They bowed neatly and chanted.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Emperor Su He walked to the front of the microphone and said confidently: "Pingshen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone thanked him, they stood up straight.

Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, walked over from the ranks of civil servants.

He walked up to Emperor Su He, bowed and saluted, and said: "Wei Yuansheng, Minister of Rites, by your Majesty's order, will preside over today's memorial ceremony."

Emperor Su He nodded and signaled Wei Yuansheng to start.

Today's grand ceremony to worship ancestors is just a daily routine every year.

The highlight is the enfeoffment of princes and kings and the division of vassal states among these princes and kings.

Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, arranged for the ceremony to proceed normally in accordance with the empire's standard procedures.

This is the first time he has held such a ceremony since he took office as Minister of Rites.

Ever since the Ministry of Rites was split, and the two important powers of education and diplomacy were all separated into separate departments, the status of the Ministry of Rites has plummeted.

The Ministry of Rites has gone from being able to compete with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households to become a little transparent today.

Everyone has walked inside the ancestral temple. Emperors Yan and Huang, Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Zong Mingzu and other emperors throughout the ages are all enjoying incense and offering sacrifices.

Below the emperor's tablet are the important ancestors of the Chinese nation.

Emperor Su He walked to the bronze tripod in front, lit three incense sticks, and bowed three times to his ancestors.

All civil and military officials and noble people followed Emperor Su He to worship their ancestors.

Emperor Su He then turned to look at the civil and military officials, the representatives of the noble people.

Eunuch Cao Chun followed Emperor Su He carrying a heavy microphone.

He could neither let the microphone affect Emperor Su He's movements nor prevent Emperor Su He's voice from reaching the ears of everyone present.

Emperor Su He said with excitement: "The two emperors, Yan and Huang, took their tribal Chinese ancestors and occupied the fertile Yellow River Basin.

The reclamation of the Xia and Shang dynasties allowed the ancestors of China to spread throughout the Central Plains.

The Zhou Dynasty divided the princes into feudal states, allowing China to completely occupy the core territory.

After I conquered the world, I always warned myself not to indulge in a arrogant and luxurious life, but to make tools like the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.

Since I ascended the throne, I have attacked the Houjin Tatars from the north and captured the homeland of Mongolia.

Go south and conquer the land of Baiyue, and seize the Nanyang Islands.

The navy marched eastward to the American continent to expand the living space of the Chinese people.

Recently, he has been conquering Arabia and Europe to the west, wiping out all countries hostile to the empire.

The Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed the vassal states, allowing China's core territory to expand several times.

I followed the example of the sages and enfeoffed the vassal states again, allowing the wise men of the empire to transform the foreign lands into the homeland of the Han people."

After Emperor Su He said these words, those who had been worried were now completely at ease.

They did not have a real title to the king, and would worry that Emperor Su He would find reasons to refuse.

In front of his ancestors, Emperor Su He once again promised that this matter would never be changed.

Everyone bowed and saluted, shouting that the emperor was wise.

Emperor Su He took the lead in leaving the attic where his ancestors were and went to the hall of the ancestral temple.

Under the auspices of Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, Emperor Su He began to award titles to the meritorious officials of this Western expedition to Europe.

Some of the meritorious officials wore military medals and were awarded titles by Emperor Su He himself.

These people appeared extremely happy, but most of the people watching the ceremony were absent-minded.

Whether it is the title of Viscount, Earl or Duke, it only represents a further step in the title of these people, and there is no major change.

The thing that everyone is most concerned about is who can be crowned king today.

The Royal Army is taking military control of Europe, and the army is gradually completing its defense changes.

But in the early stage, two commanders and one supervisor returned.

Everyone speculates, and there are rumors among the people, that these people will be crowned kings.

No one has any information about which of the princes have been crowned kings.

Not even the civil and military officials in the imperial court could detect any information about who was crowned king.

Those who are paying attention to this matter can only wait for the ending to be revealed.

This time the title of king is unusual after all.

Every time a vassal state appears, it will bring great wealth and honor.

Whoever is close to their family is crowned king. These people build a country from scratch and will inevitably use someone they are familiar with as the ruler of the country.

Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, received the list for the first time from Zhou Fangzhi, the eunuch of the Ministry of Rites.

When he saw the people on the list, his surprised expression disappeared for a moment, and then his expression returned to calm.

He followed the order on the list and began to let people come forward to hear the seals.

"Gong Qi Gangyi of the State of Wu, as the Grand Governor of the Governor's Palace, was an effective commander during the Western Expedition to Europe, and was named King of Wu for his merits."

Grand Governor Qi Gangyi confirmed that he was crowned king.

As a veteran who followed Emperor Su He, he was also a member of the Guards responsible for guarding Emperor Su He's safety.

Over the years, I have been working hard, not competing with others for credit, and doing everything arranged by Emperor Su He.

Now he finally got his wish and was granted the title of prince.

Wu Wangqi resolutely clasped his fists and said, "I'll go ahead and wait for everyone at the front."

Qi Gangyi was crowned king. This result was no surprise to anyone.

Many people think that Qi Gangyi should be in the second or third batch and be crowned king.

Now he got what he wanted and met everyone's expectations.

Except for those who are here for the first time and are very interested in the etiquette process of Emperor Su He conferring royal titles, most people have become accustomed to it.

They looked at Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, with their peripheral vision, waiting for the next name.

It has almost become everyone's consensus that King Wu Qi was crowned king with determination.

For the rest, there are different opinions and no definite answer.

What follows is a tense moment for everyone.

Wei Yuansheng, the Minister of Rites, did not keep everyone waiting.

"As the Chief of General Staff of the Governor's Office, Qutian, the Duke of Gui, strategized in many battles and laid the foundation for the victory of the army. He was named King of Gui for his merits."

Qu Tian was crowned king, which surprised many people.

Gui Wang Qutian himself never thought that one day he would be crowned king.

He was not the Qiandi faction who first followed Emperor Su He, but the Hanzhong faction who joined later.

As the leader of the Hanzhong faction, they and those of the Qiandi faction belong to the Longnan faction.

His seniority is definitely superior to that of the Sichuan-Shu faction and some other factions that were formed later.

The main reason is that most of the Qiandi faction are ordinary soldiers who are illiterate, and the casualty rate during the battle is very high.

The Qiandi faction's success rate is not high, but as long as they can stand out, they will be important ministers of the country without exception.
To be continued...