A few days later, Ding Mao in August of the Wuxu year was an auspicious day. The chapter was updated the fastest
In the high temple of Liu Bang under the palace wall of Changle Palace, dozens of children sang loudly Liu Bang's Gale Song: "The wind is rising and the clouds are flying..."
Generally speaking, when this imperial poem is sung, it is usually when the Han Dynasty has major events to be announced in the Gaomiao, such as breaking the soil to seal the king, conquering rebel ministers, etc.
At this moment, Liu Che was kneeling in the middle of the main hall of the Gaomiao Temple.
Hundreds of civil and military officials, including hundreds of princes and nobles, were watching the ceremony.
Liu Che's father, the current emperor Liu Qi, stood quietly in front of Liu Bang's statue, holding a Gui coin that symbolized the emperor's authority.
Xiuhou Liu Li, who had just been appointed as the new Zongzheng, spread out a silk book, knelt behind the emperor, and read the sacrificial inscription.
Liu Che was lying on the ground, and all he could hear in his ears were the sound of the temple bells and the melodious chanting of the singing boys.
A quarter of an hour later, Zong Zhengzheng finished reciting the sacrificial inscriptions, and then threw the silk book with the sacrificial inscriptions into the fire plate in front of Liu Bang's spirit and burned it. Then, he slowly bowed and took three steps back, and kowtowed three times and nine times to the statue of Liu Bang.
The memorial said: "On Dingmao in the eighth month of the Wuxu year, I, Liu Li, would like to report to Taizu: I have the prince Liu Che, who is honest and kind, and some officials have suggested that we can establish a prince to renovate the ancestral temple... I would like to report this to your majesty, and I invite you to your majesty.
Holy Break!"
Since the first crown prince was established in the Shang Dynasty, this has been an indispensable procedure - reporting to the ancestors, and only after the ancestors have approved can he be officially registered.
Otherwise, if your ancestors don’t approve of it, why would you still be the prince?
However, this system was already broken during the Warring States Period.
All kinds of cheating methods and cheating methods have been researched. Anyway, as long as the monarch wants to appoint a prince, then the eternal ancestors will happily approve it.
Even in order to implement the emperor's will, Zongzheng Yamen legitimately discussed several different plans.
Following the procedure, Liu Che kowtowed again and again.
Then, he heard Liu Li's voice: "Congratulations to the Holy Emperor, Taizu promised, the turtle will be a good omen, and it will be a great success!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor Liu Qi held a Gui coin and kowtowed three times to Liu Bang's throne. Liu Che and other ministers immediately followed suit and kowtowed.
Then, the emperor Liu Qi stood up, held the Gui coin, faced Liu Che, and ordered: "Young man Liu Che, bow down before Taizu's spirit!"
"No!" Liu Che kowtowed again and again. Then he took a step forward and knelt down in front of his father.
"Boy Che!" Emperor Liu Qi suddenly raised his voice.
Liu De then stood up, kowtowed again and said: "My son, Liu Che, respectfully hears my father's holy will!"
At this time, Lieutenant Zhou Yafu stepped out from the group of generals on the right, holding a sword in his hand, and stood to the right of Liu Che.
Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, was holding a bamboo slip and a silk book in his hands. He stood to the left of Liu Che.
The two men turned around and faced Liu Che, who was kneeling in the middle. Then they took a step forward and bowed to Liu Che, indicating that they represented the civil and military officials and recognized Liu Che's status as king.
Originally, according to tradition, this procedure should be carried out by the prime minister and the Taiwei.
However, the position of Taiwei of the Han Dynasty had been vacant for more than ten years, and the position of Prime Minister was also vacant at this time. Therefore, Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo could only be chosen to serve as the ceremonial officers.
"Wow! Xiaozi Che! Accept this crown and build the palace!" Emperor Liu Qi said in a deep voice.
Immediately, nine attendants held a brand new crown and crown and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor Liu Qi took the crown and hat, walked to Liu Che, personally untied the old crown from Liu Che's head, and put on the new crown for him.
This brand new hat is still Jiuyi.
However, the shape has undergone earth-shaking changes.
It is made of paulownia wood, covered on the outside, with a mysterious surface (top) and a red interior (bottom). The front is round and the back is round. There are nine hangers on the front and back. Each tie is decorated with nine jade beads of red, white, green, yellow and black colors.
The crown is supported by a jade scale, with black jade hanging on both ends to fill the ears, sapphire beads, and white jade jade at the bottom. A gold hairpin is inserted into the crown, and is tied with Zhu Hong and Zhu Ying.
The extraordinary and outstanding nature of this crown is evident everywhere.
Liu Che wore this brand new crown and paused again: "Promise! My son, Liu Che, will keep this in mind!"
Then, the two attendants helped Liu Che stand up.
According to the procedures he had trained long ago, Liu Che faced the civil and military officials, princes and nobles and bowed solemnly.
The ministers bowed in return.
At this time, the emperor Liu Qi said again: "Young man Che, accept this crimson garment and you will be blessed!"
Then, another attendant came in with a brand new crown prince's mysterious robe and put it on Liu Che.
"With all your heart, I have inherited the order of heaven and established you as my heir. Woohoo! Xiaozi Che, read it! Respect my edict, but do not order it forever! Wuhu! Xiaozi Che, please be warned!"
As Emperor Liu Qi's words fell to the ground, all of a sudden, the drums and bells of the entire temple were blaring loudly.
Liu Che stood up, tied the new crown prince uniform on his body, put on the ribbon, faced the ministers, gently opened his hands, and then softly announced to the world: "I am ordered by God!" (Of course not God, meaning the emperor.
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He took a step forward.
Zhou Yafu pinned the sword he was holding to Liu Che's waist.
Chao Cuo bowed and handed the bamboo slips and silk books he was holding to Liu Che's hands.
Clang!
Liu Che pulled out his sword, holding the letter in his left hand and the sword in his right hand. He stood the sword on his chest, held the letter under the hilt, and said loudly: "This is the ancestor of the Han family. He holds the sword in one hand and the book in the other. Gu Yicheng
Destiny!"
This last part of the procedure didn't exist originally, but Liu Che specifically added it after consultation.
Without this procedure, it would not be enough to demonstrate Liu Che's current status and aspirations.
The emperor Liu Qi did not object. It was very simple. Since he decided to appoint the crown prince, for him, it would not be easy to change unless he suffered a bloody blow.
Moreover, the procedure proposed by Liu Che is very necessary, that is, it can declare the prince's political attitude to the world without being too high-profile and causing resentment.
Civil and military officials, nobles, princes, and relatives all bowed their heads to the ground, kowtowed and then worshiped.
Liu Che then turned around and kowtowed to his father: "Retainer Liu Che kowtows to my father and wishes him holy peace!"
Calling himself a retainer is due to the tradition of the Han Dynasty. The prince is said to be lonely, Taoist and widowed, while the ministers call the prince "jia", which means the foundation of the country. Basically, the prince Zhan Shi is also called the family order.
"Pingshen!" Emperor Liu Qi laughed, stepped forward and took Liu Che's hand, and walked towards the civil and military officials, princes and ministers.
"I respectfully send you your Majesty's greetings, and my family's best regards!"
The emperor Liu Qi pulled Liu Che and walked all the way out of the high temple. When the soldiers and civilians outside the temple saw the emperor wearing a dragon robe leading a young man wearing a Xuanmian and crimson clothes, the whole city suddenly became confused.
Caught in carnival and celebration.
At this point, the country has an heir, the country has a new worshiper, and the ministers, soldiers and people have a new object of allegiance.
The prince of Han Dynasty has been established.
This news was immediately like a stone thrown into a calm lake. It caused countless ripples and the entire known civilized world turned their attention to it.
Let’s not mention these for now.
That night, Liu Che moved into the palace.
The Tai Palace is a small palace complex in the Han Dynasty that is independent between Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace.
There are only three halls in total.
They are Bing Hall, Jia Temple and Painting Hall.
Bing Hall is the place where the prince rests and has sex. Generally, only close relatives are not allowed to enter or exit.
Jiaguan is the place where the prince cultivates himself and discusses with the ministers.
The painting hall is where the prince studies and where the prince's children live.
Liu Che is very familiar with the Taiwong Palace!
In his previous life, Liu Rong lived here, and he often came here to discuss various countermeasures with Liu Rong.
When Liu Che returned to this palace, all kinds of memories that had long been erased and disappeared came back to his mind.
Liu Che walked slowly between the palace attics.
Now, this palace has not had an owner for two years. Although many palace attics have been cleaned very clean, they lack life.
"Your Highness, the one hundred fifty eunuchs and one hundred maids assigned to you by Your Majesty will arrive tomorrow..." Wang Dao spoke carefully beside Liu De: "In addition, Zong Zheng also said that His Highness also
You can self-recruit fifty eunuchs and one hundred maids. These expenses can be reimbursed by the young master. If your highness is willing, you can submit a letter to the Nei Shi Yamen and let the Nei Shi Yamen make arrangements..."
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "You don't need so many people to serve you!"
"Retreat thirty eunuchs and maids each to the inner court!" Liu Che looked at the king and said, "Remember these six words: diligence, thrift, benevolence, filial piety, and generosity!"
"Half of the incense burners in this palace have also been removed. In addition, go find Zhang Tang, Ju Meng, Ji An and other ministers!" Liu Che remembered clearly that in his previous life, when Liu Rong was the master of the house here,
Incense burners were burning throughout the palace day and night, and the aroma lingered in the palace. Almost millions of dollars were spent on spices every month. What a waste of money! Naturally, Liu Che would not make the same mistake again. What's more, Liu Che always felt that burning so much
Multiple incense burners are useless, they will only make you look effeminate, and you will also be criticized! At most, in summer, when there are many mosquitoes, just light a few incense burners in the bedroom to repel mosquitoes. At other times, it is best not to burn them if you can.
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"No!" Wang Dao nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to carry out Liu Che's order, he heard Liu Che say again: "In addition, I will go to Princess Tao's residence and tell her that I will go to greet the princess tomorrow!"
Things on Tao's side still need to be decided immediately. This is a key issue and a top priority. The longer the delay is, the Guan Tao will probably have opinions in his heart.
"promise!"
After Wang Dao left, the several eunuchs following Liu Che immediately became active. Everyone was vying to show off in front of Liu Che. This time, Liu Che was not indifferent to the affection and special intimacy of these eunuchs like before, but
He led them to the painting hall.
"You guys have been living with Gu for a while..." Liu Che asked softly.
The eunuch behind him can actually be said to be an old slave.
There are even two who grew up together with the original Liu De.
However, after Liu Che traveled through time in his previous life, because he was convicted, these people scattered and escaped. Therefore, Liu Che had not dared to use them before because he was afraid that they would leak secrets.
But things are different now. As the prince, Liu Che has nothing to reveal to them.
So, you can start using these people.
But it was just for use. When new eunuchs were trained, if these people could not keep up, Liu Che would abandon them without hesitation.
Regarding domestic slaves, Liu Che agreed very much with the methods used by Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty.
That is, the loyalty of domestic slaves comes first, ability comes second, and character third.
Unlike most people in today's world who dislike eunuchs, as a time traveler, Liu Che knew how to make good use of eunuchs, and also knew how to limit the eunuchs' expansion of power, and even to the point of silencing himself.
"No matter how powerful the eunuch is, no matter how powerful his authority is, he can never threaten the imperial power..." Liu Che thought to himself: "Moreover, the eunuch's loyalty is unquestionable! Anyone will betray me, but the eunuch will not! Anyone can deceive me, but
Eunuchs don’t know how!”
"I want to start building a prototype of a ceremonial supervisor in the Western Han Dynasty..."
"When I ascend the throne in the future..." Liu Che said with a smile on his face.
The Han Dynasty established a crown prince, divided the officials into other palaces, and let the crown prince make his own decisions. The fundamental intention was to allow the prince to experiment and try out various political policies in his position as crown prince. In this way, after ten or twenty years of hard work,
As soon as the prince ascends the throne, he will have considerable skills and political ability.
Therefore, from today on, Liu Che can play whatever he wants on the one-third of an acre of land in the three palaces and ten pavilions of the Tai Palace. As long as he is not so stupid that he does bad things that are outrageous to both humans and gods or acts with extreme cruelty, basically no one will interfere.
Neither the courtiers nor the emperor nor the queen mother would interfere with what happened in the prince's womb.
This is the reason why Liu Che dared to try the ceremonial supervisor model in this palace.
Of course, considering today's climate, this kind of thing can only be done quietly and cannot be publicized.
These eunuchs were overjoyed, thinking that their loyalty and hard work over the years had finally been noticed by the prince. They all knelt down excitedly and said: "Return to your highness, I have served your highness for x years!"
Liu Che smiled and waved his hand: "Don't rush, come one by one..."
"Slave Wang Rui..."
"Slaves form an army..."
"Slave Zhang Xian..."
"Slave Xu Chong..."
"Meet His Highness..."
Liu Che looked at the eunuchs kneeling at his feet, held his chin in thought and said: "Wait a while, Wang Dao comes back, you will go to Wang Dao's place to serve, Guhui will instruct Wang Dao to teach you how to do things...Starting tomorrow, this
There will be many new people coming to the palace, you just follow the king's way and control the new people well, do you understand?"
Everything must be done step by step. Let Wang Dao screen it first and select those who are literate and capable first.
And this time the integration of Taiwong is an excellent opportunity.
First eliminate the waste and scum, and then, depending on the situation, train a few servants with vision and ability. Therefore, in fact, Liu Che did not remember the names of these eunuchs at all.
"No..." Although they were a little disappointed, the eunuchs were still happy to kowtow. After all, compared to the previous indifference, His Royal Highness was willing to talk to them. This is progress!
Half an hour later, Wang Dao led Zhang Tang, Ji An, Ju Meng and their respective men, as well as Yi Zong and Ning Cheng, who hurriedly arrived at the Tai Palace.
"I will pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince..." As soon as everyone in Zhangtang saw Liu Che, they immediately bowed to the ground respectfully, kowtowed and paid homage.
For them, it was a great victory that Liu Che, the second son of the emperor, became Liu Che, the crown prince of today. This showed that they made the right bet. As long as they lasted until Liu Che ascended the throne, then the welfare of the Qiandi Minister would be great.
Enough to feed them for a lifetime! (To be continued...)
ps: There will be an update later. Well, today it will probably only be around 6,000~~~~~
