After the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, Li Po shed all his skin and felt so relaxed that he seemed to be able to fly.
It seems very simple to say, but in fact, the ceremony took almost half a day. From Li Po to his ministers, to the officials running around the place, as well as the officers and soldiers stationed everywhere, everyone was hungry and sleepy.
Physical fatigue.
The evening will continue, the emperor needs to hold a banquet to entertain the ministers. This is the emperor's first public appearance after proclaiming himself emperor. It is equally grand and somewhat festive.
But in fact, they are exhausted from top to bottom, and the banquet has become a disguised form of torture. After a day of doing this, some old and frail ministers will often be unable to hold on, and will fall ill or even suffer from minor illnesses.
Some of them died immediately.
It's time to enjoy the blessings with the gods who haven't gone far yet.
And this is because the world has not yet reached peace, so many steps have been omitted. Otherwise, according to the standards of the former Sui Dynasty, suburban sacrifices would take seven days to complete, and sacrifices during festivals throughout the year are also indispensable.
Moreover, the ceremony for truly inheriting the throne is to offer sacrifices to heaven once a year and last for three years. In other words, sacrifices are a very important part of national political activities. As long as there is an excuse, such as offering victory, or persuading farmers,
, and so on, you can make sacrifices, have fun with the gods, or ask the gods to do a small favor or something.
The palace was very lively that night. The emperor held a banquet in the Liangyi Hall. Not a single person was left to watch the ceremony. In addition, the generals of the Wei government who stayed in the capital gathered together and drank until late at night before leaving the palace one after another.
Li Po didn't stay there for long, he only showed two sides at the beginning and the end.
In the harem, Li Bi was also entertaining the concubines in the harem, because from today on, she was the queen, the real master of the Sixth Palace. At the same time, she moved to Qingning Palace, where the banquet was held.
From this day on, the entire palace city completely restored its functions, and there was no longer any place that was out of place.
Li Po also moved to Manlu Palace as his daily residence. The couple faced each other from afar, one in the south and the other in the north, occupying the entire palace city.
After the grand ceremony, all the government offices in Chang'an also breathed a sigh of relief.
But there is still one major thing waiting for people to do, and that is to reward merit. This is the top priority that must be done after becoming emperor. The founding heroes need to be rewarded, and the wait has been long enough.
This is a meritorious service that is enough to ensure prosperity and wealth for generations to come. It is also enough to support a common family family to be promoted to a powerful family. Although the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is gone, the powerful family is still there, and it is still the ultimate goal for people to strive for.
Of course, with the conclusion of Li Po's proclaiming emperor ceremony, the officials were ready to go, and Li Po had already seen the long list of rewards, just waiting to be awarded.
The eight guard houses had been expanded to sixteen at this time. In terms of military power, Li Po would not show mercy to anyone, especially those from the powerful families in Kansai.
As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun and holding on to military power is extremely important to the stability of the entire political power. Naturally, Li Po would not let those Kansai nobles continue to lead the various guards. That would be an extremely irresponsible behavior for himself.
Therefore, fourteen of the sixteen generals were newly promoted. Wei Chigong, Bu Qun, Zhang Lun and others were all promoted to generals. The remaining six were headed by Li Jing and Wang Zhibian.
The rest, Yu Chikai, Zhao Shixun, Xu Shiji, and Zhang Shigui, were promoted to generals and temporarily in charge of six guard houses.
Except for Li Jing and Wang Zhibian, these people were all people who had made meritorious services in a series of wars. They had made great contributions to the founding of the country, especially military merits. This is clearly reflected in this.
In other words, among the sixteen guards, only Pang Yu, the general of the left prison gate, and Dou Cong, the general of the right camp guard, are left. Why these two are left behind depends on many factors.
The important reasons are that they have manpower to protect them, and the other is that they actually lead the Guards, and there are no part-time positions. Almost all the other generals of the Guards hold concurrent positions.
Just like General Zuo Xiaowei is Changsun Shunde, but he also served as the Minister of the Ministry of War of Shaanxi Province. After returning to Beijing, he was appointed by Li Yuan as the Minister of Zhongshu.
Therefore, Li Po stripped away the military power of these people without hesitation, leaving only Pang Yu and Dou Cong alive. Another reason was more embarrassing, mainly because there was no one available.
You see, Li Jing, the father-in-law, has all been used to make up the numbers, and the rest of his army commanders have also taken up positions. Even though they have outstanding achievements, they are not yet qualified for the position of general immediately. Otherwise, other generals will definitely have
dissatisfied.
Especially for a newcomer like Zhang Shigui, after continuously making military exploits, he is still far behind the rank of general.
In other words, the Jin army has been fighting for many years, and now every person who has been successfully promoted to a general has countless meritorious deeds, and in terms of qualifications, they also do their part.
Against their background, the others seemed too thin, and compared with them, those Kansai nobles, except for their family background and official titles, all eclipsed them.
In addition, Pang Yu had no foundation. When Li Po met him, he was very loyal to him. Dou Cong was Li Yuan's old friend and was still a core figure, but he was quite domineering and had poor popularity, so he thought he could appease Li Yuan.
For the use of old ministers.
There are more than 20 other generals of the Guard. Luo Shixin is the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, taking charge of the imperial palace guards. Liu Jingsheng is the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, and Ashina Danai and Ashina Jihu are the commanders of the army.
.
The rewards for civil servants are also extremely generous. All the old ministers in Jinyang are given one more official rank, such as Liubu Shangshu and Zhongshu. The important ministers under the sect usually have the title of Guanglu Doctor, Grand Scholar and other empty titles, just like generals.
Each one has its own real food town.
There are also gorgeous houses and beautiful houses in Chang'an. Let's share them. Don't leave them all empty. What a waste.
As for the salary, Li Po was stingy and didn't give much reward. At the same time, he announced to everyone that everyone had better tighten their belts and wait for a while, and then live a good life when the world is peaceful.
No one objects to this. Li Po also wants to reduce the salaries of some of Li Yuan's old ministers to balance it out. Of course, this must be discussed carefully and some decent reasons can be found.
Then there are the titles flying all over the sky. Many people have lost their expectations on this. There are countless Dukes and County Dukes of Chang'an, and the Marquis has no face to show it to anyone.
I probably feel that since you have the title of Duke, I must also have it, otherwise I will lose face. But to say whether I am particularly proud of having the title of Duke is a stretch.
Before the large-scale reward was given, there was an amnesty. After Li Po's instruction and everyone's discussion, it was finally carried out by reducing the sentence of one level for serious crimes and exempting all misdemeanors.
In fact, the most pardoned soldiers were those soldiers who were defeated and captured and those who violated military regulations. Their crimes were pardoned at once. Most of the prisoners were selected and released back to their hometowns, and the officers were also selected and appointed.
For example, people like Fang Xuanling, Yu Wenshiji and others who were released first felt completely relaxed now. No one would care about you if you wanted to go to Beijing or take up an official position.
The curfew and other measures throughout Chang'an were gradually relaxed. With the arrival of the autumn harvest, Chang'an gradually regained its vitality. As people gradually calmed down, wealthy families began to sell old grains one after another, and grain prices in the Kansai counties began to slowly fall.
Jin region has good weather this year and a bumper harvest is imminent. The grain and rice harvested can not only be self-sufficient, but also support Kansai. Unfortunately, a poor harvest in Kansai this year is inevitable. Otherwise, the government's granary would be more abundant.
And this year is the first year of Yuan Zhen in the Tang Dynasty...
Li Po finally reached another peak in his life, he became the emperor.
Maybe when he was offering sacrifices to the gods, the gods liked him, so they gave him some sweet treats.
So, just one day after Li Po ascended the throne, someone sent him a big gift.
Northwest Guzang, this is obviously a crazy city. People who enter here seem to have become mentally ill. Just when Li Po was preparing for his coronation ceremony.
The envoy he sent to Guzang, Fan Wenjin, has now become the Minister of the Liang Kingdom, the right servant of the Liang Kingdom, the general of the Zuo Tunwei, the prince's young master, and the Duke of Qi. If you give him another two years, he will probably have power over the Liang Kingdom and the public.
Li Po did not forget this move. Before crossing the river, he sent someone to Daliang to send a message to Fan Wenjin, asking him to persuade the Emperor of Daliang Li Zhongyan to send troops to attack Qu Tutong.
The war was going on too fast. It is estimated that the messenger had already rushed into Chang'an before he arrived in Guzang. When Fan Wenjin received the letter from the King of Han, he did not hesitate and acted as ordered.
Even though he had already become the prime minister in Daliang, he was a former Sui Jinshi who served as the staff of King Wei Zhao Yang Shuang and followed the King of Han. Everything he saw in Guzang gave him a particularly absurd feeling.
.
If Luoyang has been reduced to a den of bandits, then Guzang is a den of barbarians. A great chaos has completely made various ethnic groups hate each other, and it will break out from time to time, making people fearful.
Not long ago, the internal history officer Liu Yun was stabbed in the street. If it were not for the soft armor and the more capable guards around him, Liu Yun would not have been able to see the sun the next day.
Neishi Ling, my God, a serious prime minister can be stabbed in the street in Guzang, the capital of Liang Kingdom. What guarantee is there for everyone's safety?
It is said that the assassins were actually sent by Li Zhongyan, King of Liang. I don’t know whether it is true or not, because the assassins all died inexplicably in the end. There is no evidence of their deaths.
So when Li Po's order came, Fan Xianggong had no hesitation at all and immediately asked Liu Yun, Guan Jin and others to discuss whether they could send troops to attack Qu Tutong.
But what disappointed Fan Wenjin but expected was that no one was very interested. They were unwilling to help Han Wang Li Po, so could Tongshi Xie, Wei Shizheng and others agree?
Fan Wenjin didn't think so, so there was turmoil in Guzang City again, and Fan Wenjin began to speak in a language that everyone could understand.