Chapter 638: The First Emperor's Great Journey to the New Emperor's Enthronement
The whole palace is busy, busy with depression and tension. The inner palace wall is not high, and you can faintly see the heads of the white flags purchased in the palace, running hurriedly on the wall, towards the front palace.
During the emperor's grand visit, civil and military officials took turns entering the palace to mourn and keep vigil. Although Yang Guang was busy looking for the remnants of Gao Ying and Yang Yong, he also continued to place his confidants among the 100,000 forbidden troops outside the city, and secretly met with various tall and powerful people.
The heads of the powerful families, after an exchange of interests, reached a consensus on the surface. In short, they were quite busy and exhausted, but they still had to take the lead in crying and offering sacrifices three times a day. By the afternoon of the next day, the entire palace was already exhausted.
The mourning officials who came in were still somewhat energetic, but the eunuchs and maids in the palace were spinning around and were a little overwhelmed.
Boxes of undyed white silk and white satin were brought out from the harem, and the craftsmen were busy. All the sheds in the inner court had been built, and each shed stood there solemnly.
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The Palace of the Prince of Han is located on the best section of the west side of Imperial Street in the Imperial City. It used to be bustling with people, and even the nearby hawker shops were doing very well. However, since the King of Han Yang Liang was exposed for colluding with demons from the Western Regions to assassinate the emperor, he was placed under house arrest in the Palace of the Prince of Han.
The street became deserted.
Today, a grand ceremony was being held for the deceased emperor in the palace. Even after the emperor died, Yang Guang did not let Yang Liang attend the funeral, and no one even informed him of the incident.
With a gloomy face, pale face and messy hair, Yang Liang received a mysterious guest in the secret room of the palace. As for why this guest could appear in front of him through the guards outside, Yang Liang could completely understand, because this guest was a big man.
Gao Ying, the first hero of the founding of the Sui Dynasty and a famous prime minister of his generation.
"Although your eldest brother is pretending to be crazy, I know that Yang Guang will not let him go. Sooner or later, their whole family will be killed by Yang Guang." Gao Ying sighed and said lightly. The coup has failed. For someone like Gao Ying,
For a person, he will never let himself live in the pain of failure and be unable to extricate himself. He can always stay rational and continue to look for the right way out. So he came to Han Wang Yang Liang, because Yang Liang's foundation in Taiyuan is still there.
Yang Guang has not yet bothered to replace the 100,000-strong army of Taiyuan Prefecture and the civil and military officials of the local government, and these people are all Yang Liang's people.
"Why did Gao Gong choose this king?" Compared to before he was under house arrest, Yang Liang was much more stable now. He stared at Gao Ying and asked in a deep voice.
"Because Yang Guang has set up a dragnet inside and outside your eldest brother's house, not only can I not save him, but I will also trap myself in it. Besides, it turns out that your eldest brother is not as good as you, so I and the family members behind me decided to support the King of Han
Your Highness." Gao Ying sighed and said solemnly.
When Yang Liang heard this, he suddenly looked ecstatic. After thinking for a moment, he said with some worry: "But if Mr. Gao cannot rescue me, Yang Guang will definitely kill me immediately."
"Don't worry, your highness. Since I can come to see you without anyone noticing, I can quietly rescue your highness out of the capital and return to Taiyuan. As long as you get to Taiyuan, I will help your highness in your rebellion. With your highness's recent years, I can help you."
By operating in Taiyuan Prefecture, we can raise at least 100,000 troops. Even if we cannot attack the capital in a short period of time, we can still occupy Hebei and establish ourselves as a country." Gao Ying said with confidence.
Yang Liang was finally moved by the bright future in Gao Ying's words, and overcame the fear of being killed by Yang Guang immediately if he could not escape. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will promise Gao Gong."
"If His Highness remains silent and remains the same, tonight, I will arrange for a substitute to come over and rescue His Highness from leaving." Gao Ying stood up, bowed to Yang Liang and said.
Yang Liang did not dare to neglect and returned the gift while saying: "As long as Gao Gong can help me escape from the capital, return to Taiyuan, and help me to start a revolution and establish a country, I will worship Gao Gong as my prime minister and capture the capital one day."
If you win the world, you will make Duke Gao a prince, and ensure that Duke Gao will be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come."
Gao Ying looked calm, saluted again, and said: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will take my leave first to arrange for the manpower to rescue Your Highness."
As he spoke, Gao Ying turned and left.
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The emperor went on a grand tour, and after three days, the new emperor ascended the throne.
The other side of the mourning hall is completely white, but Tianyuan Hall has restored its glorious appearance with golden walls.
The royal family is not comparable to ordinary people's families. Family affairs are also state affairs. The enthronement of a new emperor is a big day celebrated by the whole country. It cannot be delayed or bring any bad luck.
The Enthronement Hall is extremely grand. From the Inner Court, Outer Court, Meridian Gate, and Imperial Street, all mourning sheds have removed their white silk and replaced them with colorful silks, decorated with flowers. Only the mourning hall still has mourning and white clothes.
, the palace servants and chamberlains wearing white belts were also temporarily restrained in the mourning hall, and were not allowed to move around during the ceremony.
Yang Guang stood in front of the emperor's throne and couldn't help but start thinking.
Thinking that today he will be the focus of everyone's attention, he is the only protagonist. Every move, every word and deed of him is upholding God's will. He is a high-ranking emperor, and everyone will pay homage to him later. Long live the mountain.
, when he looked at the ministers kneeling down at the imperial steps, he had the feeling of a superior god looking down at the ants at his feet.
A few days before he officially ascended the throne, Yang Su, Su Wei, Yu Wenshu and other important ministers led civil and military officials from three provinces and six ministries to ask His Majesty to change the reign name.
According to the old practice, the reign name will not be changed when the previous emperor dies. The new emperor will draft a new reign name on January 1st of the following year. However, if the old reign name is still used, it would be a bit of a wait for Yang Guang.
It was too late, he couldn't wait to start his "Great Cause" that he had thought about for many years, and then start his long-conceived grand plan as soon as possible. For example, moving the capital, building the Great Wall, building canals, north of Korea, etc. So he
He also ignored the ancient rituals. Under his instruction, Yang Su, Yu Wenshu and Su Wei led hundreds of officials to ask for a reign name. Yang Guang, who had already prepared it, pretended to give in and changed the title to "Great Cause".
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After naming the reign, we must also prepare in advance the new policies to be promulgated. Of course, according to the custom, a general amnesty will be given to the whole world to show the new emperor's great grace.
acquittal, commutation of sentence, etc.
After these series of preparations are in place, it is time to actually ascend the throne.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, all civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, elders and ministers, all enter the palace in sequence.
Yang Guang stood in front of the dragon chair, looking down at the royal relatives, civil and military officials, and the heads of various clans and clans who were kneeling on the ground. He knew that when he sat down, he would become the second person since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
A monarch, a ruler who controls the lives and deaths of millions of people.
This is a goal that he has been striving for for a long time. For this goal, he has been fearful and jealous. The most important thing is that he has killed many people.
When such a goal was suddenly close at hand, Yang Guang's mood was so calm that it made him feel a little weird.
"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne."
"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne."
Three times like this, Yang Guang bowed three times to show his respect for heaven, earth and people. Then he straightened up and looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground. He seemed to see hundreds of millions of people under the whole world facing each other.
He knelt down and worshiped, feeling a sense of satisfaction that he could control the world.
Yang Guang thought like this and sat on the dragon chair.
In the past few days, Yang Guang listened to the opinions of his close aide Yu Shiji. Taking advantage of this coup and the turmoil in the court, many officials close to Yang Yong were implicated.
A large amount of fresh blood has been added to the court official team. Only one-third of these people are Yang Guang's confidants, one-third are people from various wealthy families who previously supported Yang Guang, and the other third are Yang Su's
and people recommended by Yu Wenshu. Of course, it is unknown whether there are still people from Gao Ying among them.
Immediately, Yang Guang generously rewarded all the ministers.
Wang Junlin, who was trying to turn the tide this time, directly conferred the title of Duke of Qin'an, paid homage to the Grand Commander-in-Chief of the Internal and External Marquises, and was rewarded with thousands of taels of silver and thousands of acres of fertile land.
In addition, Yu Wenshu and Yang Su played an important role, Chang Sun Sheng, who risked his life to resist the Spring and Autumn envoys, Han Qinhu, Yu Wen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing and other military generals, Yu Juluo and other marching generals from various places were stationed in important border areas and held large armies.
All are rewarded, and the civil and military officials in the imperial court are no exception. Dugu Changsu, Su Wei, Pei Shiju, Chen Sansi Gongming and others have all been promoted to officials and titles. Those who have no chance of promotion themselves will be promoted to officials, titles, and titles.
His sons, grandsons and nephews became officials.
Yang Guang issued an edict, and the military officials shouted once for a hundred years. The sound was like an overwhelming sound. Yang Guang, who was sitting on the high throne, felt the huge sound coming from him. He couldn't help but feel his blood boiling. This is power, supreme power.
, everyone under the rank is a powerful civil and military minister, or a leader of a high-ranking clan, and they all kneel at their feet, they are emperors.
Whether it is a prince or a prince, no matter how noble a prince or heir apparent is, there is a huge difference between him and the emperor. If you don't sit in this position, you will never feel the feeling of having the world in your hands. No matter how hard you try,
Maintaining solemnity, solemnity, and the sadness of remembering the late emperor, he couldn't help but smile. So he followed his father's previous habitual movements, stretched out a hand, waved it slowly and forcefully, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is standing on the same level.
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"Long live thanks!" All the ministers got up and returned to their seats in order. Most of them looked happy, but a few looked embarrassed and their eyes were full of worry. For example, He Ruobi, who initially supported Han Wang Yang Liang, secretly supported Yang Yong.
Yuan Min and Yuan Yan, brothers of Guanlong Yuan clan.
As soon as Yang Guang saw them, his heart was filled with murderous intent.
He Ruobi had already taken the initiative to express his surrender to Yang Guang on the day Yang Liang was under house arrest. Although the Yuan family secretly supported Yang Yong, the Yuan family was extremely cautious and never participated directly. At least Yang Guang did not participate in the rebellion on the surface.