After meeting with the representatives, Zhao Ran said: "The capital has been newly established. Please follow Pindao into the palace to discuss the big plan together." He then said to Xia Yan: "Things that will follow are complicated. Pindao is a man of Qing Dynasty.
I have no choice but to deal with these trivial matters. As the chief minister of the dynasty, I ask the elder to preside over it."
In a word, redefine the cabinet seats.
Xia Yan was originally the chief minister. He resigned a few days ago due to impeachment. It was a helpless move. Today's situation is different, so he did his duty: "The abbot is humbled. He said that he is willing to help the abbot clean up the court and restore peace to the world.
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This sentence made many of the representatives behind feel horrified and moved. Some were complacent, some were secretly happy, some were frowning, some were despairing, and so on.
The news of the emperor's death has spread outside the palace. Zhao Ran has no intention of blocking the news, and there is no need to block the news. The entire capital is under his control. Blocking this news is of no use. On the contrary, it will easily spread people's opinions and make many people in the market.
Speculation.
Therefore, Zhao Rantan frankly invited all the officials to enter the Fengxian Hall. He even did not let Zhang Lue move the corpses of the emperor and the king of Qi, just to prevent others from thinking.
Duanmen, Meridian Gate, Chengtianmen, the palace gates are wide open, the Longtan Guards, the front camp of the government army, the knife and fork guards of the fifth military camp, the Han generals, and groups of soldiers are lined up along the imperial road.
Arriving at Fengxian Hall, the first of the three main halls, the entire palace was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
In front of the Fengxian Hall, Zhang Lue pressed his sword on his waist and led dozens of soldiers to greet him on the twenty-seventh step. Xia Yan saw this and stepped forward to hold Zhang Lue's hands and said sincerely: "Commander Zhang understands the righteousness well.
Raising troops to put down rebellions can be compared to famous generals in ancient times, and they are the pillars of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhang Lue bowed and replied: "I don't dare to be the chief minister. It's just because Abbot Zhao went straight to the camp to show his great righteousness, so that the last general could enter the capital." Recalling that in those days, General Zhao Duguan gave the word "loyalty" to Zhao, who had been stationed in Beijing for many years.
Under the guidance of the elder, I understand some of the meaning of the Tao."
Taking advantage of this time, all the officials had arranged their shifts in front of the palace, just like the day they went to court. Xia Yan praised Zhang Lue a few more words, such as "heroic soldiers" and "thin willows". After all the officials had finished, he looked towards Zhang Lue.
Zhao Ran beside him.
There is no doubt that the position at the head of the row of court officials was given to Xia Yan, and there is no need to say more; in the row of counter-rebellion troops, Gu Tengjia wanted to give up the position at the head of the row to Zhao Ran, but Zhao Ran refused: "The rules are the rules.
, you are the Wenchang Guanyuan, and I am the abbot of Xuantan Palace, you should be in front of me. Otherwise, after word spreads, how will the world comment? How will they follow suit? Isn’t that chaos? "
Gu Tengjia had no choice but to smile and respond.
Chen Hong came out of the palace, and the eunuchs who led the internal officials and eunuchs lined up diagonally in front of the corridor pillars. After a silence, he suddenly wailed and shouted: "His Majesty the Emperor, the Dragon Controller is here to honor the guests."
Suddenly there was a cry of mourning in front of the palace, and all the officials shed tears like rain.
After crying, Chen Hong invited all the officials to enter the palace, and everyone filed in. Seeing this scene, they wailed again.
As an eyewitness, Chen Hong explained on the spot how the King of Qi kidnapped the Emperor to the main hall, how he forced him to take the Zen position, and how he had him killed. All the officials turned pale, the crowd was furious, and they cursed Qi in unison.
The king's treason and arrogant ambition.
At this point, the entire link ends successfully.
Zhao Ran nodded to Xia Yan, and Xia Yan went out and said to the officials: "The situation has become clear. The king of Qi has committed regicide. How to discuss the crime is a matter for later. I believe that the first step is to bury Emperor Daxing in peace, clean up and serve him first."
Palace, what do you think?"
This means that everyone understands what is going on, and there are no doubts now, right? Is it time to collect the body for the emperor? The body of King Qi is also sitting on the dragon throne. We should pull him down and clean the hall.
This was the right thing to do, and naturally no one objected, so Chen Hong took matters into his own hands and led the eunuchs to put the emperor's body on a stretcher and cover it with yellow dragon brocade. He then went to carry King Qi on the dragon chair and gently
As soon as it was touched, it turned into a ball of ashes, which made all the officials at the scene exclaim. The eunuchs swept the ashes down, put them into a large earthen jar, and covered them with white cloth. Several palace maids came forward to scrub the dragon throne and the stains.
Danchi is stained with the emperor's blood.
Chen Hongdao: "Please ask the two abbots to discuss with you your Majesty the affairs of your Majesty's death." After saying this, he stepped aside.
The emperor's grand visit is very complicated, and the follow-up matters are very complicated, such as small coffin, big coffin, entry into the Zi Palace, funeral rites, drafting of the edict, temple naming, funeral, and ceremonies, not to mention how tiring it is. So many affairs are handled by the Ministry of Etiquette, but the head of the General Department
The staff who handle it are very particular.
Emperor Daxing was killed by King Ni Qi and had no will. For ministers, being able to be on the list of the general office is actually equivalent to the responsibility of taking care of orders. The future structure of the court will surely be established based on this.
Xia Yan was not polite. He recommended a total of five people in the name of the general office of the court recommendation, Gu Tengjia, Zhao Ran, himself, Yan Song, and Xu Jie, these are the three cabinet bachelors. Logically speaking, this is justifiable.
, but at this special moment, no one can say whether it is really justifiable for the Taoist side to control the handle of the knife.
Xia Yan looked at Gu Tengjia and Zhao Ran. Gu Tengjia looked at Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.
Yan Song had been feeling uneasy just now, especially when Zhao Ran took a few breaths in silence. It wasn't until he saw him nodding in approval that he let out a sigh of relief.
But Zhao Ran then said to Gu Tengjia and Xia Yan: "In addition to these five, I would like to recommend three more. Is it feasible?"
Gu Tengjia smiled and nodded, and Xia Yan said: "Abbot Zhao has the power to set the cauldron. If you have any suggestions, just give me your instructions."
Zhao Ran said: "I can't talk about orders. Pindao thinks that the chaos in the capital requires a lot of pacification. The expenditure of the army, the pacification of various bureaus after the rebellion, the losses of the people in the capital, and the cleaning up of the city walls and streets all require money."
In order to support the plan, Pindao suggested that the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs should work with the General Office."
All the officials in the palace who had some basic knowledge knew about the relationship between Zhao Ran and Gan Shutong, and this proposal was expected. They all nodded in approval at the moment.
Zhao Ran added: "Emperor Daxing has passed away, and the follow-up affairs are extremely complicated. The Ministry of Rites is familiar with this and is the yamen in charge. Why not just ask the Minister of Rites to join the general office? I think the gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites will do the work.
I can be more dedicated and more effective.”
This proposal is a bit unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, it is also being sorted out. Mao Cheng has been serving as the Minister of Rites for many years, but he has never been able to enter the cabinet. His qualifications are enough, he just needs someone to mention it.
.Mao Cheng has been waiting for this sentence for almost ten years, but no one has ever mentioned it. Unexpectedly, it came out of Zhao Ran's mouth today, which really made him have mixed feelings.
The last one, who would Abbot Zhao propose? In the expectation of all the officials, Zhao Ran said: "There is another one, Pindao, who proposes to live a thousand years for the king. We all know that when the father dies and the son buries him, and the majesty dies, without him,
If the son comes forward to perform the sacrifice, I am afraid that if the news spreads, everyone in the world will laugh. This is the way of human relations."