Li Xingchen ascended the throne in Jiankang Prefecture and proclaimed himself emperor. The country's name was changed to Dahan, and the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Xinyuan. The era name was implemented after the New Year. This year's era name is still called the first year of the Han Dynasty.
The next day, the first imperial meeting of the new dynasty was held.
I remembered the sound of the morning bell outside, the Grand Sima Gate opened, and all the officials filed in.
In the back hall, Lechang carefully helped Li Xingchen fasten his belt and looked at him with a smile, like a wife watching her husband go out to work.
In front of the main hall, the civil officials, led by Prime Minister and Assistant King Gu Ye, and the military generals, led by General Pei Zilie, who conquered the south, strode up the white marble steps.
When Li Xingchen went out, he saw Yuan Dashe and Zhang Lihua waiting there. Yuan Dashe still looked neither humble nor overbearing, while Zhang Lihua seemed a little nervous, lowering her head slightly and not daring to look directly at Li Xingchen, but she still handed over the memorial in her hand: "Your Majesty
, this is a memorial sent by Duke Gu. Regarding today’s official appointment, please confirm it again."
"How does it feel to go to court for the first time?" In front of the main hall, King Gu Ye looked at Pei Zilie beside him with a smile. The two of them were already over sixty years old, and they stood not even close to each other, as if they were symbolizing the two people supporting the progress of this new dynasty.
force.
Li Xingchen glanced at it and realized that the list had been determined a long time ago, so naturally there would be no problem. King Gu Ye asked him to confirm it just to be on the safe side: "Let's go to court."
"Your Majesty has arrived!" Yuan Dashe's voice was not as high-pitched as that of ordinary eunuchs. It sounded a bit like the royal family's calm and authoritative style. I'm afraid this is why Chen Xu admired him more.
"Long live my emperor." The ministers bowed down.
In the Han Dynasty, "Long Live" was not even a title exclusively owned by the emperor. Anyone could be praised with "Long Live". This simply expressed people's respect and good wishes. It was not until the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties that "Long Live" became a unique title for the royal family.
The title "Long Live Long Live" known to later generations is rumored to have only started to appear during the period of Wu Zetian. It was a title that the literati came up with immediately after the then Empress Wu Zetian expressed concerns about her authority.
After the call of the mountain, hundreds of officials took their seats. Before the Song Dynasty, all officials had seats when they went to court. Even if they were elderly senior officials, such as prime ministers, the emperor would personally order them to be seated as a sign of honor.
Although during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, more comfortable beds (bench and chair) and couches were popularized, the court was still the most solemn and solemn time. The so-called seats in the court were actually soft cushions.
, ministers can only kneel and sit in a formal manner, and only the emperor is qualified to sit on the dragon chair (Author's note: The record of the dragon chair can be found in Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty).
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the new dynasty, everything will be new. I would like to ask your Majesty to arrange the personnel of all officials." King Gu Ye strode out and solemnly handed over his hand.
Although the list has been drawn up a long time ago, everyone still mentioned it with a sigh of relief, because this is not only a list, but also a symbol of a reward, a symbol that their efforts step by step to get to where they are today have finally been recognized.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly; "It's accurate!"
Yuan Dashe immediately picked up the imperial edict: "Accepted by Heaven, His Majesty issued an edict..."
(My classical Chinese skills are limited, so I don’t want to write content. Of course I’m not lazy)
Yuan Dashe's voice echoed in the court, and Li Xingchen closed his eyes slightly, and the list reappeared in his mind.
Gu Yewang, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, Pei Yi, the Minister of the Ministry, and Tang Yishun, the Governor of Shangshu Province. These are the heads of the civil servants who preside over the government, and they respectively represent the Yuan Cong faction who followed Li Xunchen to Shu, and Nan Chen who later surrendered.
Officials and local factions in Bashu followed Li Xinchen.
Under the Shangshu Province, Luo Ya, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
He has been practicing in the local area for a long time. It can be said that one person supported half of Li Xingchen's rear, so Luo Ya deserved to gain financial power.
Kong Fan, Minister of Rites.
Although this guy is despised by many people, Li Xinchen was able to take down Nanchen. He was considered to have made a great contribution. Of course, Li Xinchen couldn't treat him badly. What's more, this person is indeed a talent in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, etc.
Shen Jungao, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Needless to say, this goes without saying. Although Shen Jungao was once against Li Xinchen, his ability lies here. Now that he has surrendered, Li Xinchen does not intend to settle accounts with this elder. After all, we only have public hatred and no personal grudges.
Yao Cha, Minister of the Ministry of Official Affairs.
Yao Cha resolutely followed Li Xingchen when Li Xingchen was "hunted" by Nan Chen. Of course, Li Xingchen did not hesitate to give him the position of minister. Of course, many people do not understand that Li Xingchen did this to pave the way for the implementation of the imperial examination.
After all, Yao Cha is now in charge of the construction and education of colleges in various places. When it comes to the selection and appointment of talents, he naturally prefers the education method of colleges and examinations.
Wu Ping, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Originally, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry was reserved for Ouyang Mo, but this old man no longer wanted to be involved in the disputes in the court. He only wanted to be able to preside over the construction of the workshop as a master craftsman. Li Xingchen did not refuse, and directly
Wu Ping, Ouyang Mo's favorite disciple, took over. Wu Ping presided over the design of the five-toothed ship and improved the Thunderbolt Chariot. He was the major contributor to Li Xingchen's attack on Nanchen. He also received full support from the military in this position. Naturally,
No one had any objections.
Tang Zhengliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce.
Now Bashu has completely established a bank system, which mainly relies on the Tang family in Xiajiang and merchants in Shu. This model is destined to continue to be promoted to Jingzhou and Jiangnan, so Li Xinchen naturally handed over this position to Tang Zhengliang
, the construction of Shuzhong Bank was presided over by Tang Zhengliang in Shu County, and Tang Zhengliang, as a branch of the Xiajiang Tang family, did not have much sense of belonging to this family, so Li Xingchen did not have to worry about too many people in the Xiajiang Tang family.
Sit big.
What's more, several other aristocratic families are not vegetarians, right?
Next, Pei Ji, the imperial censor, was a veteran of the previous dynasty and an important minister. It was naturally the most appropriate thing for Pei Ji to preside over the censorship. His subordinates, Fu Wei, the censor of the left capital, and Du Qi, the censor of the right capital, also had their own considerations.
Needless to say, Fu Wei is an old minister of the East Palace and is responsible for the supervision of Jiangnan and other places. Du Qi, as a member of the Eight Tribes of the Ba people, is naturally used by Li Xinchen to appease the southern and middle areas. In fact, Du Qi is also doing this now.
, he also has the title of governor.
As for the military, Xiao Mohe, the Taiwei of the Taiwei Mansion, has long been prepared for Xiao Mohe. The Taiwei opened the mansion and was in charge of the military, but he did not command the Yu Linqi and Baipao who were directly affiliated with the royal family, but Baipao did.
Pao and Yu Linqi still have a cooperative relationship with the Taiwei Mansion.
Under the rank of Lieutenant, there was a post of Joining the Army, as the Lieutenant's deputy. What surprised many people was that Li Xingchen gave the post of Joining the Army to Yang Su, who had just returned. After all, in their impression, Yang Su was not only sowing discord in the north.
Apart from that, he seems to have done nothing else, so Yang Su may be transferred here just to check and balance Xiao Mohe. (To be continued)