As the heavy door of Jinluan Palace was slowly pushed open, Li Xingyun and Li Maozhen [Empress] walked in hand in hand.
In the main hall, the vassal king, the governor of the vassal town, and the civil and military officials who had been waiting for a long time all knelt down at this moment.
"O ministers, please see your majesty, see the emperor and empress." The sound was so loud that it was deafening.
The Jinluan Hall is very large, and there are many people kneeling below it. In addition to the hundreds of officials originally present in the Tang Dynasty, there are also many vassal kings and military envoys who have professed their vassalage to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Keyong, the king of Jin Dynasty, was formerly the governor of Hedong Province. Now he has established himself as king and established the vassal state of Jin Dynasty. He still bows to the Tang Dynasty.
The King of Shu, Meng Zhixiang, was formerly the governor of Jiannan. Now he has established himself as king and established the vassal state of Shu. He still bows to the Tang Dynasty.
Qi King Li Maozhen [Song Wentong] was formerly the king of Longxi County and the governor of Longyou. Now he has established himself as king and established the feudal state of Qi State. He still bows to the Tang Dynasty.
However, because Li Maozhen [Song Wentong] himself disappeared for more than ten years, his sister Song Yunji later became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the Qi Kingdom has now surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Yang Fu, King of Wu State, was formerly the military governor of Fan Yang. Now he has established himself as king and established the vassal state of Wu State. He still bows to the Tang Dynasty.
Ma Yin, the king of Chu State, was formerly the military envoy of Lingnan. Now he has established himself as king and established the Chu State as a vassal state. He still bows to the Tang Dynasty.
However...
Except for these vassal kings who took advantage of the collapse of the Li and Tang royal families thirty years ago and established themselves as kings of the country.
There are also some Jiedu envoys who did not become kings or establish their own country, but still guarded the border areas for the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, because they did not establish their own country, they had much fewer soldiers and horses than the vassal king.
Wei Boyu, the governor of Anxi, has a permanent force of 30,000, and his duty is to manage and defend many small countries in the Western Region.
Ye Guchen, the governor of Beiting, has a permanent force of 20,000, and his duty is to defend against the many nomadic peoples in the north.
Hexi Jiedushi Zhao Junhao-has a permanent force of 50,000, and his duty is to defend against foreign forces where Tibet is located.
Tang Hongbo, the military governor of Shuofang, has a permanent force of 40,000, and his duty is to defend against foreign forces where the Turks are located.
Pinglu Jiedu envoy Zhang Ziyang - has a permanent force of 60,000, and his duty is to defend the Khitan from foreign forces.
The Tang Dynasty established a total of ten military envoys. Although their strengths were different, they were not invaded by foreigners. So far, no foreign nation has dared to invade the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, even though the Li Tang royal family has been destroyed for more than thirty years, due to the existence of the ten major Jiedu envoys within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, after all, it is just an internal struggle within the Tang Dynasty.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has been restored, they have also expressed their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, that is, the Li Tang royal family represented by Li Xingyun, and traveled thousands of miles to attend the enthronement ceremony in person.
Actually......
They didn't want to come in person, and they wanted to just send someone to come, but when faced with the personal invitation of the bad guy Yuan Tiangang, they decided to be more sincere.
If you are sincere in everything, you will never go wrong.
And how to say it.
These vassal kings and military governors understood that as long as they remained ministers of the Tang Dynasty and expressed their vassalage to the Tang Dynasty, and were not defined as rebels and traitors by Li Xingyun, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the bad commander Yuan Tiangang would have no reason to attack them. Hum!
What happened to the three hundred years of skill, and what happened to the invincible strength?
In the end, he is nothing more than a foolish and loyal person, the emperor’s dog.
In the eyes of these vassal kings and Jiedushi.
If he had the ability to live forever, he would have already established an everlasting dynasty. How could he have been living in depression for more than three hundred years?
"You all love me, please be free." Li Xingyun said calmly.
"My Lord, thank you for your kindness."
The next second.
All the civil and military officials, vassal kings, and military governors who were kneeling in the main hall stood up, and they looked silently at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was sitting in the highest position of the Golden Palace.
Follow their gaze.
Li Xingyun sat on the highest dragon chair in the Golden Palace, wearing a golden dragon robe that made him look extremely noble.
Li Maozhen [Empress] sat beside him, but on another slightly smaller phoenix chair.
Normally she would not go to court, let alone sit here. Her main responsibility is to manage the harem.
But today is different.
Today is not only her own ceremony for establishing the queen, but also Li Xingyun's enthronement ceremony.
As the empress of the Tang Dynasty, the only queen in the harem, she is also the emperor's wife.
It is impossible for Li Maozhen [the Empress] not to show up at this time. She needs to accompany Li Xingyun throughout today's Queen's Standing Ceremony and Enthronement Ceremony.
The other side.
Jinluan Hall, main hall.
Let’s not talk about the civil and military officials in the hall for now, nor about the five major military governors today.
Let’s just talk about King Li Keyong of Jin, King Meng Zhixiang of Shu, King Yang Fu of Wu, and King Ma Yin of Chu.
At this moment.
Their hearts are very complicated, and they feel unspeakably uncomfortable.
His face looked extremely ugly, as if he had eaten the answer.
Seeing the former King of Qi Li Maozhen [Empress] transformed into the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, they were really as disgusted as if they had eaten a hundred flies.
It’s disgusting, it’s really disgusting. I originally wanted to watch a joke and expected Li Maozhen [Empress] and Li Xingyun to fight over the land of Chang’an, the capital city.
As a result, you, a woman without martial ethics, actually married yourself off halfway, and even used the entire Qi Kingdom as a dowry. Is it possible that we are not worthy?
Of course...
King Li Keyong of Jin, King Meng Zhixiang of Shu, King Yang Fu of Wu, and King Ma Yin of Chu all knew in their hearts that they and others had no chance or chance of winning the favor of King Qi.
Not to mention the young Qi Prince Li Maozhen [Empress], who looks down on these old men. Just talking about each other's status, they are far behind Li Xingyun.
Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, these four words are extremely heavy.
I don’t see you.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the former Han Zhaolie Emperor Liu Bei, who was known as the unparalleled benevolent and righteous emperor, had many civil servants and military generals actively follow him because of his royal status as the queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
As for Li Xingyun's status as a direct blood descendant of the Li and Tang royal families, the legitimacy of his bloodline is several levels higher than that of Liu Bei, the Han Zhaolie Emperor who was known to be unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness.
To be honest.
As long as Li Xingyun himself doesn't mess up and makes a big call, regardless of the five military governors who have established themselves as the country, there is still a high probability that the current king of the feudal town and the other five military governors will help him restore the country.<
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Of course.
After successfully helping Li Xingyun restore his country, whether these five military envoys who helped him would take advantage of him as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is another matter.
After all, not everyone is as loyal to the Tang Dynasty and the Li Tang royal family as the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang. Until the last moment of his life, he just hopes that Li Xingyun can be safe and sound.
"All my dear friends have traveled thousands of miles to come to Chang'an, the capital, to attend my enthronement ceremony and the queen's establishment ceremony. How can I allow all my beloved ladies to stand there all the time and wait for someone to come and give me a seat?"
As Li Xingyun, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, finished speaking, Zhong Xiaokui led a large group of palace ladies to move out the chairs.
See the situation.
The four major vassal kings and the five major military governors said in unison: "I am terrified."
"Afraid? Are you still afraid?" Li Xingyun smiled coldly.
As soon as these words came out.
Except for Li Keyong, the king of Jin, all the vassal kings and military governors knelt down. The reason why he was not included was because he never knelt down from beginning to end.
It's not that he doesn't respect the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, nor that he dares to confront the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang, it's mainly because he is sitting in a wheelchair and has no power to move his legs.
As for whether it is true that it cannot move, or whether it is fake, it is unknown.
..........
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Shui Xiangyun, the Minister of Rites, took the initiative to stand up, bowed and said: "The Mao hour has arrived, and the ceremony of establishing the Empress has begun. I would also like to invite Your Majesty and the Empress to move to the Ancestral Temple."
He, as well as the civil and military officials affiliated with the Tang Dynasty, did not kneel down again like the vassal kings and Jiedu envoys. Instead, they followed Li Xingyun's words and sat on the chairs.
These more than three months.
They also roughly understood the temper of Li Xingyun, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He was not a tyrant, nor a benevolent king, but an emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was learning to deal with national affairs.
He really doesn’t know much about the way of a king.
There are many things that I have to ask the emperor and empress for advice.
Therefore.
They understood that just listen and don't think too much. The young Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not need them to pretend to be afraid. They only needed them, the officials of the Tang Dynasty, to do real things.
As for the affairs between the emperor and the feudal princes and Jiedu envoys, they can't control it, and they don't need to control it. If they do their job well as ministers, they don't have to worry about their heads falling off.
"Yes." Li Xingyun nodded slightly.
Then he stood up on his own initiative, took the hand of Li Maozhen [the empress], and walked towards the back hall of the clan's imperial temple. Behind him, hundreds of civil and military officials, vassal kings, and Jiedu envoys got up and followed.
About ten minutes later.
Daming Palace, back hall of Taimiao Temple.
There is no heavy historical atmosphere here. Many places are brand new. Those plaques can be seen to have been newly made not long ago, but they still cannot conceal the sacred majesty that the Ancestral Temple itself should have.
Sacrifice to heaven.
Sacrifice to the ground.
Worship ancestors.
After completing three complicated and solemn steps.
Li Xingyun held the hand of Li Maozhen [the empress] and formally consecrated Li Maozhen [the empress] as the empress of the Tang Dynasty in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, the four vassal kings, and the five military governors.
"I regard the world as my own responsibility, and only talents are the most important. Yun Ji is suitable for my body, but my mind and thinking are difficult, so I have borrowed it early, which is my luck."
"Today, I confer the title of Queen of Song Yunji, King of Qi. After inheriting from me, we will rule the world together and make all the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment."
"Ji Yun should abide by women's ethics, work diligently and love the people, help me govern, and manage the family well, so as to teach future generations to inherit my legacy and jointly build the foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."
"The mother of Yun Ji, she was granted the title of first-class lady. She controlled the inner court, managed the harem, was diligent and prudent, and provided support to the country."
"Yunji's father was granted the title of Duke of Tang Dynasty. He controlled the affairs of the state, assisted in governing, served the people pragmatically, and ensured the security of the country."
"Since ancient times, there has been no trivial matter in the harem. Yun Ji should promote women's virtues, lead the harem to live and work in peace and contentment, and be the mother of the world."
"Today is a grand ceremony, the glory of the country, and the congratulations from all nations. Yun Ji should encourage her spirit and maintain her solemnity to show the world. From now on, all envoys who come to congratulate her should be treated with courtesy and abide by the etiquette and law to show the majesty of the heaven.
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.......
After Li Xingyun finished reading a long edict, Song Yunji [Empress] officially became the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, becoming the orthodox queen of the Tang Dynasty royal family and the mother of the world.
The common people will know her, history will remember her, and historians will record her.
Even if thousands of years later, her name will still be in the history books.
【Post-closure】
It means chasing after the overflow and canonizing after death.
After death, you will be granted the title of nobility and after death, you will be granted the title of marquis.
It sounds good in name, but it has no real power. Unless it climbs out of the soil, it is just an honor, but this honor is very important to Song Yunji [Empress].
She is worthy of Qi State, worthy of the people, and worthy of her parents.
Honoring the ancestors is nothing more than this.
As for Song Yunji [Empress]’s brother Li Maozhen, he has disappeared for more than ten years. If he never appears again, I’m afraid Song Yunji [Empress] really can’t remember his appearance.
Time is long and time is ruthless.
When a woman has a man, her concern for her parents and brothers will gradually be transferred to her man, and she will gradually forget about a person who has disappeared for more than ten years.
If one day in the future, Li Maozhen appears in front of Song Yunji [Empress] again, if she has to choose, she will only choose her man, Li Xingyun.
In her eyes.
The natal family is the natal family, the husband is the husband, and the latter is more important.
.....
Half an hour passed.
Finally...
After the ceremony of establishing the queen was finally over, Li Xingyun's enthronement ceremony followed one after another.
At this time.
Eight of the four vassal kings and five military envoys had a trace of unwillingness hidden in their pupils. Only one of them had a look of relief in his eyes, lamenting the return of the Tang Dynasty's orthodox royal power.
However, no matter how unwilling these eight people are, there is nothing they can do, because at this time, bad handsome Yuan Tiangang is standing not far behind Li Xingyun, like a needle that fixes the sea.
As long as he is here, the Tang Dynasty will not be destroyed. Even if these eight vassal kings and Jiedu envoys all harbor huge ambitions, at this time, they can only bow to the Tang Dynasty.
Surrender and you can live.
Resist or die.
This is the tyranny of the bad handsome Yuan Tiangang, and it is also the true heritage of the Tang Dynasty.
Sacrifice to heaven.
Sacrifice to the ground.
Worship ancestors.
After completing the same three steps again, Li Xingyun took out a golden edict and began to read it expressionlessly.
"At the time of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong worked hard on political affairs and succeeded in unifying the country, which almost led to peace. It was so prosperous. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was also the center of the world when all the kingdoms came to the dynasty."
"However, the banquet was poisoned, the government and guards collapsed, and the world's desires were exhausted without being able to enjoy it. The prosperous Tang Dynasty no longer exists. The chaos has lasted for decades, and the people of the world will no longer have peace and happiness."
"I, Li Xingyun, am a direct descendant of Taizong Li Shimin and a direct bloodline of the Li and Tang royal families. I should have complied with the destiny, inherited the great power, and rebuilt the foundation of a prosperous age."
"But because of the usurpation of power by the traitor Zhu Wen and his son, the orthodox regime of the Tang Dynasty fell aside for thirty years, making the world miserable for the people."
"The great China, the mighty Tang Dynasty, the people have been living in dire straits because of the cruelty of Zhu Wen and his son, and foreign nations are also ambitious for the land of China."
"Fortunately, God bless the Tang Dynasty. Daliang died due to internal strife between Zhu Wen and his son. The bad guys in the Tang Dynasty took the opportunity to rise up and assisted me in successfully restoring the orthodox regime of the Tang Dynasty."
"I know that my abilities are limited and I have never dared to think too highly of myself. I have hereby established several iron-blooded national policies as a warning to myself."
"Since my beginning, the Tang Dynasty has not paid indemnities, paid tribute, ceded territory, or made peace with each other. The emperor has guarded the gates of the country, and the king has died in the country."
"The sun, moon and stars will always be there, and the country of the Tang Dynasty will always be there!"
.....
The hour of Chen has arrived, and the heaven and earth are clear and bright.
The sky is blue and boundless. Although it is already Chenshi, it is a pity that the sun hanging high in the vast sky is hidden by thick clouds, making it difficult for people to see its true face.
But when the moment came, when Li Xingyun finished reading the last sentence...
The thick clouds seemed to have been broken open by an invisible force, and the dazzling golden sunlight shone on Li Xingyun like a beam of light.
At this moment, he is like a god.
Half an hour later.
Daming Palace, Jinluan Palace.
Li Xingyun once again returned to the highest dragon chair, and below him were the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty standing upright.
He did not speak, but a eunuch held an edict in his hand and read the contents of the edict loudly to the Tang court officials.
"Xing, the new emperor Li Xingyun ascended the throne today in the Jinluan Hall, that is, the second year of Qianhua was changed to the first year of Tianming. Now, the auspicious time has arrived. We respectfully welcome the Holy One, and hundreds of officials pay tribute to him."
The next moment.
"God bless the Tang Dynasty, long live our emperor!"
All the court officials of the Tang Dynasty knelt down with their foreheads on the ground.