For a long time, when Li Shanchang and others were feeling uneasy, Li Yizhi nodded lightly and said, "You are right. Now that the world is almost at peace, it is indeed not a big deal for me to hold the title of leader. Let's do this, Li Shanchang.
, you will be in charge of the enthronement ceremony, and others will assist you."
Li Shanchang and others were overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Master, please rest assured, we will be able to get everything done within seven days at most."
"Seven days, so fast, isn't it too hasty?"
Li Yizhi felt that he had underestimated the eagerness of these civil servants.
Li Shanchang shook his head repeatedly and said: "Master, seven days are running out. The palace can use the City Lord's Mansion first and expand it in the future. It won't waste much time for other various heaven-sacrifice items."
Li Yizhi nodded and said, "That's okay."
After Li Shanchang and others went out, they immediately made people publicize that the leader would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in seven days.
For a time, the entire city of Nanjing was boiling, and it spread to all directions at an extremely fast speed. Wherever it passed, there was a burst of joy.
After being enslaved for decades, the Han people finally stood up and regained their dignity.
Yang Xiao and others were naturally very happy, because once Li Yizhi became emperor, they, as the earliest supporters, would definitely be rewarded.
The seven days passed quickly.
On the day he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Li Yizhi led his ministers to worship heaven.
He stood on the high platform, looking at the tens of thousands of people kneeling below, and the shouts of "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor" rising and falling in his ears.
At this moment, Li Yizhi truly realized that he had become the master of this country and had the power of life and death in the world.
However, he did not have the heart of a king like ordinary people. Instead, his mind was peaceful and his whole person fell into emptiness.
In this state, Li Yizhi felt that the blood and energy immersed in his flesh and blood seemed to come alive in an instant. He could easily mobilize it with a thought, without the need to pull or carry it through moves.
At this moment, Li Yizhi knew that by taking advantage of the opportunity of proclaiming himself emperor, his martial arts and the national way perfectly matched each other, pushing his realm to the edge of breakthrough.
Exiting from the empty state, Li Yizhi shouted: "Pingshen!"
"Thank you, my emperor!"
After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, it is time for the great dynasty.
Li Yizhi needed to reward people and determine the administrative system of the court.
Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Yizhi listened to the edict read out by the chamberlain beside him. These had been drawn up by him long ago. The first step was to establish the country's name as "Ming".
Next, there are rewards for Yang Xiao and others, there are hundreds of them.
Yang Xiao was named Xiaoyao King, and Yin Tianzheng was named Tianying King.
According to the original arrangement, Li Yu was also going to be crowned king, but just as the chamberlain was about to announce the announcement, he was interrupted by Li Yizhi, saying: "Li Yu will skip the crowning. I will make other arrangements later."
Li Yu looked depressed, but he didn't have any resentment. He and his master had the same affection as father and son, and he believed that his master would not treat him badly.
Yang Xiao and others all looked puzzled. They knew very well the importance Li Yu held in Li Yizhi's heart. After all, Li Yu handled many political affairs.
The chamberlain paused for a while and continued to read out the imperial edict. Wei Yixiao, Wu Sanren, Yin Ye Wang and others were granted titles. As for the other high-ranking officials of the Ming Cult, they ranged from count to baron.
In short, everyone was happy. After Li Yizhi ascended the throne, he did not treat them badly.
Although these titles did not come with fiefdoms, they received generous salaries and enjoyed many privileges, and they were satisfied.
After these awards were read out, the next step was the appointment of the ministers of the imperial court.
After careful consideration, Li Yizhi decided to adopt the system of cabinet and six ministries.
The cabinet has seven academicians to assist the emperor in handling political affairs. After the emperor agrees with the method of handling the matter, the emperor will order the six ministries to implement it.
Among them, the cabinet academicians have no actual power and are just the emperor's think tank. This can effectively prevent the cabinet from becoming too powerful and threatening the imperial power.
Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others became the first cabinet bachelors.
After the chamberlain read out all the appointments, it was almost evening. Although everyone was hungry, they felt nothing at all and were all forgotten by the excitement.
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Li Yizhi sitting on the dragon chair, curious about Li Yu's appointment and dismissal.
Li Yizhi solemnly said: "Li Yu accepts the title."
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Li Yu hurriedly walked out and bowed.
Li Yizhi said: "From now on, I will accept you as my adopted son, and make you the prince, to supervise the country."
As soon as these words came out, not only Li Yu was dumbfounded, but everyone in the entire court was dumbfounded.
What does this emperor want to do? Not only does he make his apprentice a prince, but he also orders the prince to supervise the country. Is this the rhythm of abdicating the throne in favor of a worthy person?
Yang Xiao and others, as well as many court officials, all tried to dissuade him.
Li Yu also hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. Please take back your life."
Li Yizhi said firmly: "Okay, this matter is settled. I have said what I said, how can I go back on my word and how will I rule the world in the future? By the way, I have already arranged a banquet. Everyone, please go to the side hall."
Seeing Li Yizhi's firm attitude, everyone had no choice but to accept it for now. As for the matter of the prince, they would discuss it later.
When the emperor has concubines and heirs, he will naturally not be able to give up the throne to outsiders.
Li Yu knelt on the ground, his mind kept buzzing. He thought that he would be crowned king and enjoy endless glory and wealth from then on.
However, he never thought that the master would make him the crown prince!
This was something he didn't dare to think about, and even though the master's attitude was firm now, Li Yu still didn't feel any joy in his heart. Instead, he felt cold and fearful, because he thought further.
If the master marries a wife and has children in the future, will he still be able to secure his position as prince?
At that time, it will not simply be abolished, but your life may also be in danger!
During the entire banquet, Li Yu was in a daze, and other ministers did not come forward to try to get close to him. Even those from the former Qinglong Gang seemed to have deliberately distanced themselves.
The banquet lasted until midnight, and all the ministers left one after another. Just as Li Yu was about to leave, he was stopped by a chamberlain, saying that Li Yizhi was looking for him.
In the imperial study room, Li Yizhi looked at Li Yu's confused look and sighed: "Xiao Yu, don't you understand why I let you be the crown prince and supervise the country?"
boom!
Li Yu knelt down and prayed: "Master, please take back your life."
"Get up, don't worry, none of those things you think about will happen, you will be the next emperor." Li Yizhi said.
Li Yu refused to get up, raised his head and said: "Master, please forgive me for being bold. You just have no heirs now. With Master's cultivation, I'm afraid it won't be a problem to live for another hundred years. By then, there will definitely be a family full of descendants. Where is my disciple?"
Dare to aspire to the position of prince."
Li Yi stepped forward, pulled Li Yu up, and said: "Although you and I are called master and disciple, we have the same affection as father and son. When did we speak so clearly? To tell you the truth, when I was offering sacrifices to heaven, there was something secretly there.
I have a feeling that I may not be able to stay in this world for long, so I made a temporary decision to make you the crown prince."
Li Yu's eyes were frightened and he asked anxiously: "Master, how could this happen? Your cultivation level is so high, even compared to Zhang Sanfeng, I'm afraid it's not much inferior. Who in this world can threaten you."
Li Yizhi shook his head and said: "It's not an external reason, but myself. My current cultivation level has reached the edge of a breakthrough, but I am not completely sure whether I can successfully break through. If I fail... Therefore, I have to
I didn’t make plans earlier. But fortunately, you have a good prestige in the hearts of our original generals, and you can get their support, so you don’t have to worry too much about the stability of the throne."
Li Yu was still anxious and said: "Master, since there is danger in breaking through, then why do you have to break through? What's wrong with having a country thousands of miles away! And in the future, my disciple can also honor you."
"Personal pursuits are different. What I pursue is martial arts. The throne has no appeal to me. Therefore, even if I know there is danger, I will not back down. Otherwise, I will lose my heart in martial arts."
Li Yizhi waved his hands and said: "Okay, don't be a mother-in-law anymore. Although I have been deliberately cultivating you over the years, you can be considered a grown-up. It shouldn't be a big problem to be a qualified emperor. But there are some words, I
Say it and listen."
"Yes, Master."
When Li Yu saw that Li Yizhi had made up his mind, he didn't know whether to be sad or happy.
Li Yizhi said: "Although I have given high-ranking officials generous salaries to those people in Mingjiao, they are still in the martial arts world and do not understand government affairs. However, they also believe that they conquered the world. I am afraid they will like to interfere in government affairs in the future. You will be the emperor in the future.
Finally, we must not condone them, and we can use more ruthless methods."
Li Yu opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe what his master said.