Chapter 2161 Awarding the Seal and Hanging the Sword
After the Du Guan Shangshu expressed his position on behalf of the Shangshu Province, there were also memorials from many left-behind officials in Jiankang Prefecture. In addition, the officials in Luoyang had already expressed their position early.
Especially Yang Su, who was probably still on the way back to Luoyang from Jinyang at this time, also sent someone to send a memorial, indicating his attitude as the main leader among the northern officials, which naturally made everything go smoothly.
Li Xingchen immediately proposed to use this sacrifice to formally canonize the prince.
The ministers had already made their attitude clear, so naturally there was no room for regret.
And those comments in the public that I don’t know whether they were intentional or just unintentional naturally disappeared without a trace.
Li Xinchen took Li Canghai's hand and led him to the small altar in front of the ancestral temple.
According to the design of the Ministry of Rites, only the emperor is qualified to offer sacrifices to heaven. Naturally, the majesty of the emperor must be highlighted, and the canonization of the prince cannot only be done in the palace.
Of course, the eldest son of the emperor cannot join His Majesty in worshiping heaven, but canonizing the prince is a national event. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to complete it in front of the ancestral temple and the Martyrs' Shrine than in the main hall?
Li Xingchen didn't know whether it was Lechang's idea or Mr. Jiang's petty thinking behind this, but he was not disgusted with this arrangement.
Li Cangchen knew the previous rumors in the market and even in the palace. Whether the reason for all this was that he had never paid attention to it or simply because he was not inclined to let Li Canghai bear such a lot of pressure at this age, the result was that
On the contrary, it was counterproductive. It was because of the ill-considered and reckless progress of Lechang and others. In the end, Li Canghai himself suffered a lot of grievances and suspicions that he should not have endured.
Therefore, a grand ceremony should be used to reassure Lechang, Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie and other Yuancong factions as well as many southern officials, and at the same time to compensate their good sons.
Li Xinchen took Li Canghai's hand and whispered something to him, with a father's warm and kind smile on his face.
Standing behind them, a big stone in Lechang's heart finally fell, and there were even tears rolling down the corners of his eyes. If these two men in his family could support and understand each other, he would be satisfied enough.
Although he has been in charge of the inner palace for these years, Lechang has gradually understood the significance of Li Xinchen's establishment of the inner palace. It is obvious that His Majesty wants to encourage the concubines in the harem to participate in it, and then encourage women all over the world to go out of the house and participate in the production of society.
In practice.
The significance of this, in the eyes of many people, is of course to release more productivity. After all, it is not the first time in history that women in the family have been asked to take over when the country is short of manpower.
It is said that when Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought in Hanzhong, all the old, young, women, and children from Shu fought together to ensure the supply of food and grass for the army, which provided a solid guarantee for the founding of the Shu Han Dynasty. Although the Han Dynasty did not need women and children to go into battle to carry them.
Food and grass, but women go out to work, which obviously has the same effect.
But in fact, as time has passed, Lechang has been able to vaguely realize that what His Majesty really wants to do and what he wants to achieve is probably far more than this. He wants to fundamentally make women aware of a person's existence and hard work.
The value of it is to realize that there are things that not only men can do, but women can also do. Women must not just become a "item" for men to enjoy and be free, let alone regard their men as themselves.
All of life.
It is precisely because of this awareness that Lechang has been able to take charge of the inner palace like a fish in water over the years. At the same time, this kind of thinking is actually gradually passed on layer by layer through her daily communication, so that whether it is a female official in the inner palace, she belongs to
Female workers in various departments can realize that they are not only fighting for their families and the men in their families, but they are also fighting for themselves.
But having said that, when Lechang looked at the father and son in front of him who were whispering something, he felt an indescribable sense of relief and joy.
At this time, she was still the little woman who regarded family as everything. The presence of these two men gave her an irreplaceable sense of happiness.
Lechang remembered that a long time ago, Li Xingchen once said: "It is true that people have to work hard outside, but returning to the family is not necessarily a bad thing."
At that time, she didn't understand why Li Xinchen, as the emperor, had these emotions. Logically speaking, the world belonged to him. For anyone, there is an internal and external distinction between the inside and the outside of the house, but for Li Xinchen, there should be no difference.
of.
But now, Lechang understands more and more that what Li Xingchen said was not for him, but for her to hear.
Although he is already the emperor of the Han Dynasty, commanding the world, under the same roof and on the same bed, he is still his husband, always thinking about himself. Thinking of this, it makes Lechang feel warm in his heart.
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The whispers between Li Xingchen and Li Canghai were seen by the ministers standing quietly around. Some people naturally felt reassured, while others sighed secretly.
Whether His Majesty is deliberately expressing his love and support for the Crown Prince in this way, or whether he is really showing his true feelings, this shows that at least no one can shake the Crown Prince's position in a short period of time.
Of course, those who get what they want are happy, while those who secretly wanted to do something small are dejected.
Li Xinchen didn't care what the people behind him thought. He took Li Canghai to the altar. He first saluted the previous altar for worshiping heaven, then the ancestral temple and the Hall of Heroes. Li Xinchen had already prepared
The prince's seal was handed to Li Canghai.
"The seal is the proof of a person's words and deeds. As long as a seal is used, one must be responsible for what he says and what he does." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I hope that my son can be careful in his words and deeds, and think more before doing anything.
Decision, but as long as you make up your mind, you must not hesitate, you must do it with all your strength, my son, can you understand?"
Li Canghai nodded solemnly: "My father's words will be kept in my heart."
Li Xingchen personally hung the not very big seal on Li Canghai's waist, and picked up the dagger: "This sword is the same as the sword of my father. It is a sharp blade from the dragon's abyss. It can cut hair instantly and cut iron like mud. But the body
As a king, you should know what you can and cannot kill. Once this sword is unsheathed, it will definitely affect human life when it is taken back. Do you know the pros and cons?"
"Father, the sons and ministers know it!" Li Canghai said loudly, "As the prince, I should hold the Longyuan Sword in my hand to expand the territory for my father, attack the unruly ministers, and make everyone in the world know that I am the king!"
"Okay!" Li Xingchen helped him put on his sword. "Hold the seal in your left hand and the sword in your right hand. You should know that both civil and military affairs are the foundation of the country. You should weigh the left and right sides so that they are in parallel. Don't tilt to one side to unbalance the left and right."