After properly settling the matter of the Northern Army, in Lin Ze's eyes, all external obstacles to Hu Hai's succession have been eliminated. Now all he has to do is practice martial arts with peace of mind and wait for that day to come.
As time passed day by day, Lin Ze condensed more and more acupuncture points, and his martial arts cultivation naturally became stronger and stronger. The Qin Emperor's gift, which also lasted for three months, was slowly coming to an end.
The road from Chang'an to Lishanling was smoothed several times by the Shaofu organized labor day and night, and not a single weed could be seen on the entire road.
The warriors responsible for carrying the coffin have already been trained. As soon as the three-month emperor's funeral is over, under the organization of Feng Chang, they will carry the Qin Emperor's coffin from Chang'an to the Lishan Mausoleum and bury him in the auxiliary mausoleum.
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In the spring of the 500th year of Emperor Qin's reign, Hu Hai prayed to heaven and earth at Chen hour and paid homage to the ancestral temple. Sishi personally led the way. Accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials stretching for miles, as well as dignitaries and meritorious deeds, Hu Hai braved the drizzle to carry the Qin Emperor's dragon robe.
The coffin was delivered to Lishan Mausoleum.
Followed by hundreds of thousands of Chang'an people who left on their own initiative.
In order to ensure the safety of the people, Hu Hai, at Lin Ze's suggestion, specially mobilized 50,000 Sirius troops to maintain order.
After the Qin Emperor's coffin was carried into the mausoleum first, countless funerary objects were carried in boxes one after another.
After everything was sent in, Hu Hai personally activated the mechanism set up and sealed the entire Lishan Mausoleum to prevent Xiaoxiao from offending Emperor Qin's peace for the burial objects.
After these things were done, Feng Chang organized a blood sacrifice as usual.
This blood sacrifice was not performed by living people, but by countless ferocious monsters.
These monsters were placed in a circle around the Lishan Mausoleum, and at Feng Chang's order, they were killed at the same time. Their blood flowed into the ground and condensed into brown.
It is said that this kind of blood sacrifice is not to sacrifice evil gods or heaven and earth, but to deter evil beasts from setting foot on Lishan Mausoleum easily and desecrating the tomb of Emperor Qin.
When the last ceremony is completed, it represents the end of Emperor Qin.
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After the funeral of Emperor Qin, the most pressing matter for the Qin court was the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor.
With the endorsement of Li Si and Zhao Gao, the news that Emperor Qin left a will and that Hu Hai succeeded him quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.
With Fusu dead, Hu Hai was the only one qualified to inherit the throne.
Therefore, even though the so-called will seemed absurd, no one among the civil and military officials raised any objection.
Of course, this may be related to the fact that those who had objections were purged by Lin Ze and others.
Hu Hai's succession to the throne was a foregone conclusion, and everyone in the Qin court, including Prime Minister Li Si, was preparing for Hu Hai's accession to the throne.
The first step was to choose an auspicious day for enthroning the throne. Since the Yin Yang family performed well during Emperor Qin's funeral, this task was still left to them.
The leader of the Yin Yang Family happily took over this task. Someone had promised him long ago that if this matter was done, the position of Qin Tian Supervisor, which had been vacant for several years, would fall on him.
The rank of Qin Tian Jian is from the second rank, which is one of the most noble official positions besides the Three Gongs and the Nine Qings. Due to the special nature of the Qin Tian Jian, it is almost equal to that of the Nine Qings.
The Yin-Yang Family was very rare for this opportunity to get into Da Qin's lap. The day after receiving the mission, the leader of the Yin-Yang Family summoned all the elders and disciples in the sect who were good at deduction.
After three consecutive days of uninterrupted deductions, it was finally established that February 13th and March 3rd were the auspicious days for the enthronement.
This result was immediately sent to Li Si and Zhao Gao. Naturally, these two were unwilling to show arbitrary behavior, but convened civil and military officials for discussion.
After discussions among the civil and military officials, they all believed that the country could not be left without an owner for a day, and it was better to do it sooner rather than later. Finally, the date was set on February 13th, ten days later.
Ten days, compared to one month, is enough time to prepare and allow the new emperor to quickly succeed to the throne.
Of course, what's more important is that the rewards promised by the new emperor can be fulfilled earlier.
After the time was determined, the nuns in the palace began to prepare to order new dragon robes and dragon chairs for the new emperor.
Huang Banban also became the general manager of Xianyang Palace, responsible for cleaning up the palace and clearing out the residences of the emperor and his concubines so that the new emperor and his concubines could live there.
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Ten days passed quickly. On this day, Hu Hai was awakened by the palace maid early and put on a brand new black dragon robe.
First, under the leadership of Zong Zheng, the ancestral temple was worshiped, and then with the assistance of Feng Chang, the heaven and earth were worshiped.
Finally, under the guidance of the palace attendants, we entered the Chengtian Palace, stepped up the steps step by step, came to the newly made dragon chair, and sat on it calmly.
Then, with Li Si taking the lead, all the civil and military officials bowed and saluted: "I pay my respects to your Majesty."
Hu Hai had fantasized about this scene many times, but until he actually reached this position today, he was not too excited. Maybe this was not what he really wanted.
Hu Hai instinctively suppressed these thoughts, just like he had practiced countless times in the past, he stretched out his right hand for support, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please get back together."
The civil and military officials responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Naturally, Hu Hai would not forget the most important thing today, and gestured to Huang Banban beside him: "Proclaim the imperial edict."
After Huang Banban received the order, he suppressed his excitement and took out an imperial edict and read: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor decreed that I became emperor at a young age, and it all depends on the support of all the ministers, so today I will reward the meritorious ministers.
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"Today, Prime Minister Li Si and Ting Wei Zhao Gao are loyal to the country and have made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty. I think that they are already extremely respected ministers and cannot be ennobled. I will grant their sons the title of marquis as a reward."
After reading this, Huang Banban paused naturally. Just like a performance needs applause, someone needs to take the order and express gratitude here.
Li Si and Zhao Gao immediately went out together and bowed to Hu Hai: "I thank the Lord for your kindness and serve the Qin Dynasty. I will not hesitate even to the death."
Hu Hai just nodded slightly and said, "No need to be polite."
Huang Banpan continued to read: "The late emperor once set up eighteen levels of nobility to reward those who have made meritorious deeds in the Qin Dynasty. Now, the number of people who can be granted the title of marquis or king has reached the limit. I deeply feel that it is not enough to comfort the meritorious officials, so I set up the nineteenth level of nobility.
, hereditary and irreplaceable.”
"However, those who have made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty can be granted the hereditary title of marquis. As long as the descendants stay safe and loyal to the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty will not be destroyed for a day, and the title of marquis will be passed down from generation to generation.
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As soon as these words came out, the entire civil and military officials in Chengtian Palace stopped for a moment, and then immediately started to boil.
However, due to the majesty of the new emperor, he did not dare to be presumptuous, so in the end he could only shout "Your Majesty is wise".
Then came other rewards, such as someone being promoted to a noble title, and someone being rewarded with treasures and beauties.
Lin Ze was naturally no exception and got the post of Shaofu.
Because of the Lishan Mausoleum, the former Shaofu was dismissed from his post and investigated after Emperor Qin's ceremony.
At this point, Hu Hai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, claiming to be the second emperor.