Undercurrents are surging in the mainland and the situation is unpredictable. In South America, as the time for the enthronement ceremony approaches day by day, various preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.
Theater troupes and jugglers went to Beijing to perform in congratulations. The troops participating in the military parade have completed their rehearsals and are looking forward to a good performance at the enthronement ceremony. Frontline workers from Jiangnan Textile Factory and Susong Textile Factory worked overtime overnight to prepare for the participation. The civil servants, military generals, and soldiers who attended the ceremony rushed to make their formal attire...
With the expectations of local officials and people, the time was slowly set to December 26, 1879.
At 7:40 in the morning, on the outskirts of Chang'an City, on the round mound platform that had just been completed, Li Mingyuan, dressed in twelve bright yellow crowns, walked up the platform step by step.
The flags on both sides of the high platform are waving in the wind. On one side is the imperial flag with a red background and the black retro Chinese character "Han" in the center. On the other side is the Red Dragon military flag, surrounded by the eight-pole divisional flags of the Army's Seventh Division and the Guards Division. Military flag.
Civil servants, military generals, the phalanx of troops under review, and the people watching the ceremony were arranged around the high platform for worshiping the sky. A huge team of more than 40,000 people stood orderly in the vast open space, waiting for the official start of the enthronement ceremony.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the big bronze bell rang three times. Li Mingyuan stood in the center of the round hill platform, took the bright yellow enthronement edict from the guard, and solemnly read:
""I am the king of China. Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchen Tatars have lived in the Central Plains, cut off their hair and changed their clothes, destroying the five thousand years of Han civilization.
The land is filled with fishy smells, China is in ruins, I feel sorry for our Han people, we are in the midst of fire and water, the fortunes are bad, the country is in trouble, the kingdom of heaven rises and falls in an instant, the loyal sons and daughters are wandering overseas, fortunately, China is not destroyed by heaven, the God of Haotian entrusts me with a dream , pass on the method of governing and rejuvenating the country, choose the hometown of the Yin people in South America as the foundation, and order to recreate the Yanhuang civilization in a foreign land!
In the age of great strife, the great powers are vying for supremacy. After the birth of my servant king, the pure son of the Chinese heroic spirit, blessed by the God of Haotian, the spirit of the ancestors, raised a three-foot spear, led the sons of the Han family in dangerous places, gathered heroes and sages on the left and right, and overcame the thorns and obstacles. , defeat the barbarians Bai Di, restore the majesty of China outside the territory, and collect the splendid mountains and rivers of 20,000 miles as the foundation, including Chang'an, Songjiang Prefecture, Huaiyang Prefecture, Xingjing Prefecture, Songzhou, Jinzhou, Linzhou, Jinzhou, Yunzhou... ………
The land of the unified capital, one city, three prefectures, and twenty-three states formed a new empire.
He established himself as a great cause in South America, and his soldiers served with their lives, and the people supported him. He repeatedly ordered his generals and sons to conquer foreign enemies, display his power and force, secure peace in all directions, and ensure peace for the people and the country.
Today, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, together with the people, have made speeches to urge people to advance and respect me as emperor. I have not accepted the three speeches. In order not to lose the expectations of the people, I have followed the public's request. On the 26th day of the twelfth month of the Ji Mao year, I will offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth at Mount Taihua. Yang, that is, the emperor is located on the high platform. He must have the title of Han in the world, Jianyuan Jianye. He pays homage to the Taimiao, honors his father as Emperor Gaozucheng, and his mother as empress...
Establish a large shrine and a great empire in Chang'an, canonize the Wu family as the queen, and the Zhang family as the noble concubine. Announce the announcement to the world, and the Xian envoys will hear about it."
"Long live your majesty!"
After the edict of enthronement was announced, deafening cheers suddenly sounded around the high platform.
The Han Dynasty has long abolished the ceremony of kneeling down, but in the arrangement of the enthronement ceremony, all civil servants, generals, soldiers, and ordinary people insisted on kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times to congratulate Li Mingyuan on his ascension to the throne.
After everyone finished saluting, Li Mingyuan continued to read:
"In the eleven years since I took office, the loyal ministers and generals have followed me around, devoted themselves to the king's affairs, and abided by the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers. Their intentions can be seen, and their achievements can be seen. Their great achievements cannot be realized unless they are given titles and positions. Therefore, I confer the titles of Li Sandou, Chen Guozhu, and Zhang Ansong. A person is a hereditary marquis;
Liu Pu, Luo Linshan, Zhao Yongzeng, Wang Dashan, Wang Xiaoshan, Li Dawei, Liu Yongfu, Ye Chenglin, Chen Zongbai, Wu Fengdian, Chen Sen and Li Han are hereditary earls;
Chen Shangfa, Luo Zhongguo, Feng Guoan, Qiu Mingzhang, Sun Bin, Zhao Yan, Feng Changqing, He Yanliang, Mei Dongxing, Chen Jinzhong... Sixteen Hu Yaji are hereditary viscounts;
Shen Fushan, Liang Xing, Huang Naishang, Huang Shengui, Chen Xinggui... Twenty people like Xi Zhengpu are hereditary barons.
The duke is the head of the five noble titles. Unless he has saved the country and rejuvenated the country, he cannot be awarded lightly. I hope you will give me some advice. When you achieve great achievements, I will not begrudge the duke's reward!"
Conferring nobles and rewarding meritorious officials is an essential part of the enthronement ceremony. Led by three retired veterans, Li Sandou, Chen Guozhu, and Zhang Ansong, a total of fifty-one newly-confessed hereditary nobles walked up to the secondary stage of the heaven-sacrifice platform. They lined up the stairs in two rows and received from Li Mingyuan the canonization edict, gold certificate and other tokens as proof of the hereditary noble title.
After completing the nobility title awarding ceremony, Li Mingyuan then made rank adjustments to central government officials and military generals.
Appointed Xi Zhengpu, the chief officer of various stations in the mainland, as the governor of the central bank, with the power to issue national currency.
Wang Youtian, the person in charge of Chinese labor affairs in the United States, was transferred to the position of censor of the Supervisory Council and concurrently served as president of the Royal Bank!
Zheng Huaide, deputy minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is transferred to the position of president of the Legislative Yuan!
The position of Prime Minister is vacant. Based on the five halls and two pavilions under construction in the Chang'an City Palace, seven cabinet bachelor positions have been established, namely, Zhongji Palace bachelor, Jianji Palace bachelor, Daming Palace bachelor, and Tai'an Palace bachelor. , Grand Bachelor of Wuyingdian, Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Grand Bachelor of Dongping Pavilion, deputy cabinet level. In the absence of the Prime Minister, they work with the ministers to assist the emperor in handling national affairs. Among the seven Grand Bachelor positions, only Liu has been appointed for the time being. Park is the bachelor of Junggyukjeon and the director of the Ministry of Commerce. The other six positions are vacant.
After the adjustment of official positions, the main official positions of the agencies directly under the central government are as follows:
1. Zhang Guanghai, Minister of Household Department
2.-Ministry of Finance: Zhao Yan
3- Officials: Zheng Qiru
4-Department of Etiquette: Zhang Fanglin
5-Ministry of Education: Sun Bin
6-General Staff Headquarters: concurrently playing the leading role
7-Ministry of Punishment: Zhang Huaijin
8: Ministry of Industry: Chen Shen
9-Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Hu Yaji, Director-General of the African Colonial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Huang Naishang
10-Ministry of Commerce: Liu Pu, Vice Minister Chen Jinzhong
11-Inspectorate: Wang Youtian
12-Legislative Yuan: Zheng Huaide
Mei Dongxing, Governor of Nanyang
The list of main generals of the army is as follows:
The First Division of the Han Empire Army, commander Luo Linshan, rank of lieutenant general,
Zhao Yongzeng, commander of the Second Division, with the rank of lieutenant general,
Commander of the Third Division Wang Dashan, with the rank of lieutenant general,
Fourth Division Commander Wang Xiaoshan, rank of Major General,
Liu Yongfu, commander of the Fifth Division, with the rank of major general,
Ye Chenglin, commander of the Sixth Division, with the rank of major general,
Wu Fengdian, commander of the 7th Division, with the rank of major general,
Chen Zongbai, commander of the Imperial Guard Division, holds the rank of major general.
Nanyang Army Commander Li Wencai, with the rank of major general, left deputy commander Chen Shangfa, with the rank of colonel, and right deputy Chen Xinggui, with the rank of colonel.
Special Forces Commander: Sun Qisheng, rank of Major General.
Artillery Division Commander Luo Zhongguo, with the rank of Major General.
Chen Sen, commander of the Navy's First Fleet, with the rank of major general, Li Han, commander of the Navy's Second Fleet, with the rank of major general, and Feng Guoan, commander of the Marine Corps, with the rank of colonel.
Minister of Military Intelligence Liang Xing, rank of Major General
Shen Fushan, Minister of National Security, holds the rank of Major General.
Wu Tiaoqing, head of intelligence in the mainland region, has the rank of colonel.
Officials and generals who started their career following Li Mingyuan have different titles and titles based on their merits.
Worshiping the God of Haotian, he proclaimed his fourth-generation grandfather as emperor, proclaimed his uncle Li Xiu, who was killed by Zeng Shao, as the King of Wu, and gave him the posthumous title of King Zhongwu Lie. He ordered the intelligence agencies stationed in the mainland to search for Li Xiucheng's descendants who might have survived among the people. , was demoted one level to inherit his father's title.
Due to the breakdown of the four-nation alliance, the enthronement ceremony held for Li Mingyuan was not attended by foreign heads of state. Only Germany and Austria-Hungary were invited to send diplomats stationed in South America to attend and congratulate Li Mingyuan on behalf of the two emperors.
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