Dahan first prince

Chapter 308 Matching the Taimiao, as a Han retainer

The first year of the reform, the amnesty of the world, and the end of the link of rewarding the people of the world, the next step is to reward the ministers and officials.

But this time, Liu Ying did not stand up immediately, but stepped forward and sat down beside the Queen Mother Lu Zhi.

Just Lu Zhiwen smiled and nodded, although his face was facing the emperor's son Liu Ying, the words in his mouth were clearly meant for the officials and courtiers in the palace.

"Last year, the emperor personally conquered the Kanto region to quell the rebellion of Wang Yingbu in Huainan. During the quelling of the rebellion, most of the generals and soldiers in the army, ministers, and meritorious officials in the imperial court were awarded military honors, but not rewarded."

"The year before last, Chancellor Chen Xi rebelled against Dai and Zhao. Taizu Gao, Emperor Gao's personal conquest, was awarded the head by Chen Xi at the beginning of last year. Later Taizu Gao, Emperor Gao fell ill, and the rewards for meritorious officers were also put on hold by Gao. "

"Today's first year, Yuanshuo, the court meeting ceremony;"

"Because of my filial piety, my son will remove the code of succession, and I should also honor the ministers who have made great contributions to the country in the past few years, so as to show the way of my Han family's martial arts..."

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Liu Ying couldn't help being slightly surprised, but she nodded with a calm smile on her face, stood up and bowed to Lu Zhi.

"What the queen mother said is really..."

Rewarding meritorious soldiers is originally the repertoire of the central court in the feudal era after every war.

What's more, today's Han Dynasty "mostly inherits the Qin system". Although they are not interested in the Qin Dynasty's [-]th-level military meritorious land and house system, in terms of "martial arts", Liu Han is better than Qin Qin. And nothing less.

In the past few years, the rebellion of Chen Xi, the prime minister of Kanto, the rebellion of Wang Yingbu of Huainan, and even the rebellion of King Lu Wan of Yan, who finally defected to the Huns and other wars, among which the rewards of meritorious soldiers were all decided by the late emperor Liu Bang. Intentionally or unintentionally pressed down.

As for the reason, even if Liu Ying didn't ask, it's not hard to guess.

——The former emperor Liu Bang, who knew his destiny was coming, wanted to use this opportunity to win people's hearts to Liu Ying, so that Liu Ying could take advantage of the opportunity of grace to weave wings for himself.

And now, it is the time when Liu Ying, according to Liu Bang's expectation, will enlist all the meritorious officers and men.

But before sealing up the meritorious soldiers, there is one more thing that Liu Ying must do immediately...
"Also invite the prime minister to come forward."

With Wen Yan's words, all the officials and courtiers in the palace were stunned for a moment, and after a while, they all turned into expressions of excitement!

Seeing that Xiao He took two steps forward, before he had time to kneel down, several officials at the side rushed forward and helped Xiao He up from the left and right sides.

And above the imperial steps, the young emperor looked at Xiao He with endless reverence!
"Since Emperor Taizu Gao became rich and rebelled against Qin, the prime minister has been with Emperor Gao of Taizu for a long time, as a counselor;"

"Emperor Gao, the later Taizu, entered Xianyang first, and the prime minister entered the Shiqu Pavilion of Xianyang Palace first, so that most of the allusions of sages and the history of heroes in the Warring States period were preserved;"

"Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao has often traveled abroad, and the prime minister stayed in Chang'an to lose the troops, horses, food and salaries of the army;"

"When the Han Zuo was established, the Taizu Emperor Gao once called all the officials and said: Xiao He, the Marquis of the Han Dynasty, should be the first Marquis of the Han Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao He raised his head in tears, withdrew his hand from the support of the Lang Guan beside him, and bowed slowly towards Liu Ying.

After that, a handsome Lang Guan, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the hall, came to Xiao He step by step, facing the courtiers in the hall, and solemnly spread out the handkerchief in his hand.

"The edict said: Emperor Shun was ordered by the sky, and finally got the talents of Kui (kuí) and Qi; King Wen of Zhou Feixiong fell into a dream, and he was favored by the Grand Duke; Duke Huan of Qi was recommended by Uncle Bao, and then he got the help of Guan Zhong."

"Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Taizu obeyed the order of heaven to defeat the tyrant Qin, and he ruled the world in response to the order of heaven. All the troubles and roads are blue, all relying on virtuous ministers to assist him."

"I am the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, following the mantle of Emperor Taizu Gao, I dare not say that Taizu is very martial, very literary, very clear, and very benevolent; however, I should also follow the legacy of Taizu, treat the pillars of the country generously, and secure the world and Yuanyuan .”

"He, the Marquis of Feng, who started the draft from the Taizu and followed the left and right, held the seal and joined the Taizu to An Sheji, should be called: the minister of the world!"

"Therefore, I invite you with an imperial edict: He is the prime minister, Hou Chenhe, and also the grand master!"

"Privilege the Marquis He Jinxi (lì) Shou (lì) Shou, and the rites are the same as the princes; Xu bans riding horses and chariots; Xu does not worship the emperor, and does not kneel when approaching Taimiao and Gaomiao!"

"Zier Xiaohe, the pillar of the country;"

"Sui Lu Wan Shi, who is the teacher of the Son of Heaven;"

"Zuo Li Han Zuo, his merits will last forever."

"Enjoy the Taimiao!"

"For Han, retainer..."

Following Lang Guan's cadenced recitation of the imperial edict, Xiao He was already tearing up, his arm was held up by the Lang Guan beside him, he couldn't kneel and kowtow, he could only tremble his lips.

"Old minister..."

"Old minister..."

Looking at Xiao He's slightly trembling back, all the courtiers and officials in the palace were all red-eyed without exception.

If there is anyone in the Han family today who can receive generous rewards without arousing anyone's jealousy and dissatisfaction, then apart from Prime Minister Xiao He, I am afraid there is no other person...

From the very beginning, Yu Fengpei made friends with Taizu, then raised troops to fight against Qin, and made Peigong the leader of the rebel army, and then followed Liu Bang, step by step from Chu to Guanzhong;
After entering Xianyang first, Liu Bang took Zhang Liang and Fan Kui to the Hongmen Banquet, but left Xiao He to stabilize the morale of the army;

After being awarded the title of King of Han and returning to the Three Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang took all the civil servants and generals to the Kanto, and still let Xiao He stay behind;
When the overlord conferred the title, Han Zuo was established, and Liu Bang was running around in the Kanto for years, and was messed up by princes of different surnames one after another, it was Xiao He who was responsible for transporting supplies, recruiting soldiers and horses in the rear, and continuously sending them out of Hangu Pass. .

Today, 16 years have passed since the death of the First Emperor, and the young Liu Han Dynasty has also ushered in its No. 13 year.

However, as the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He still dragged his old body, and in the position of prime minister, he played the role of his "sea magic needle".

For the later generations, whenever they talk about the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, people always think of the overlord Xiang Yu, the soldier Han Xin, or the arms of Liu Bang: Wen Zhangliang, Wu Fankui;

But only those who live in this magnificent era and see the world for themselves can understand that Zhang Liang and Fan Kui are just Liu Bang's "arms"; while Xiao He is Liu Bang's humerus, it is Liu Bang who determined the world and established the Han Dynasty Jo indispensable figure.

Now, this person who will be famous in history has received the honor he deserves;
As for this, there were hundreds of people, young and old, men and women in the hall, but none of them dared to have an 'inappropriate' thought in their hearts.

Whether it is concurrently the grand master of the Han Dynasty, or the golden seal and ribbon;

Whether it is Xu Chi's ban, or the rites of the princes;

Whether it is worthy to enjoy the Taimiao, or the sentence "for the Han family servants" that makes everyone in the hall feel excited;
Xiao He's life is worthy of all these.

If even Xiao He is not worthy, there is probably no one in the whole world who is worthy of such honor.

"Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty..."

Everyone felt sorry for themselves, but Old Xiao He still couldn't recover from the excitement, he just let himself be supported by his arms, looked up at Liu Ying, and couldn't help but want to say something.

Seeing this, Liu Ying gave a gentle smile, exchanged glances with her mother Lu Zhi, then walked down the imperial steps and came to Xiao He.

Seriously tidied up her clothes, and when Liu Ying raised her head again, the servants at the side moved a solid wooden lacquered chair to the hall according to the previous arrangement, and placed it in the middle of the imperial steps.

Afterwards, Liu Ying stepped forward, took over the position of a Lang Guan, gently supported Xiao He up the steps, and sat down on the square wooden chair.

At this time, the courtiers and officials in the hall discovered that the square wooden chairs were not like the east and west court seats in the hall, either facing east to west or west to east, but the same as the imperial seats on the imperial steps. Like a couch, it faces south from north!
But Liu Ying helped Xiao He onto the wooden chair without changing his face, then walked down the first step, turned his back to the courtiers in the hall, and bowed deeply to Xiao He who was sitting on the wooden chair.

"Student, met the teacher..."

At this moment, all the officials and courtiers in the palace finally believed: Xiao He's "Concurrent Grand Master" is not an honorary title, but a real emperor's master!
After saluting, she pushed Xiao He who was about to get up in a hurry back to her seat, Liu Ying turned around and looked at the officials and courtiers in the hall with a smile.

"I heard that there were three princes in ancient times, saying: Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao."

"The ancient three princes are all teachers of the Son of Heaven."

Saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to turn her head and bow her hands to Xiao He, and then bowed her hands to Cao Can and Wang Ling in the hall.

"Emperor Taizu Gao once had a legacy: the prime minister, the imperial historian Pingyang Marquis Can, and the internal historian Anguo Marquis Ling, each concurrently serving as the Taifu;"

"And today, the prime minister is also the grand master."

"In future court meetings, the Grand Master will sit on this chair, and the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Anguo will set up Grand Masters to assist me in governing the government."

"After I am crowned, I will follow the imperial edict of Emperor Taizu Gao and dismiss the Marquis of Feng, Marquis of Pingyang, and Marquis of Anguo as Taifu."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, everyone in the hall subconsciously raised their heads.

After seeing the imperial couch, Lu Zhi only smiled and nodded towards Liu Ying, and then everyone gathered their thoughts and bowed their hands together.

"Your Majesty, please obey His Majesty's edict..."

After the salute, Cao Shen and Wang Ling also walked up the imperial steps, bowed their hands to Lu Zhi on the imperial couch, and Liu Ying beside the grand master's chair respectively, and then stood beside the grand master's chair on one left and one on the right according to Liu Ying's instructions.

Seeing this, everyone in the hall worshiped again.

"I have met the grand master, I have seen Cao Taifu, Wang Taifu..."

So far, Liu Ying's "invention and creation" link has finally been announced to be completed, and the next steps are all very ordinary regulations.

Liu Ying asked: In the past few years, which court officials, soldiers, and martial arts have reached the level of rewards?

Cao Shen turned around and replied: In the rebellion of the prime minister Chen Xi, there was a certain person whose martial arts reached the standard of being a marquis, and there was a certain person who met the requirements of being a king;

After that, Cao Shen presented the list he had prepared long ago, but Liu Ying didn't even look at it, and handed it directly to his mother Lu Zhi.

After Lu Zhi read the list carefully, he nodded to Liu Ying with a smile, and Liu Ying asked all the officials in the palace: These people should be rewarded, do you have any objections?

After confirming that the list of rewards had been approved by the imperial court, Liu Ying told Cao Shen: to start selecting a suitable fief, and seal it in the spring of the next year.

Afterwards, it was the democratic decision of the officials of the court to determine the candidates for the vacant official positions in the clan and vassal states of the Kanto.

It is basically consistent with Liu Ying's prediction: the five kingdoms of Dai, Qi, Yan, Liang, and Huaiyang basically follow the principle of "the main candidates are the relatives of the princes and kings' mother clan";

At the same time, Qi Wang Liu Fei, who lost the two prime ministers Fu Kuan and Cao Shen, also got a new prime minister as he wished: Si Jun, my brother-in-law.

The Taifu, Xiangguo, Neishi, and Lieutenant of Zhao State were all divided up by members of the Lu Party who were not surnamed Lu. The Queen Mother Lu Zhi was able to use this to firmly control the military power in the north in her own hands.

At this point, the drama of the grand court ceremony is basically over, and the courtiers and officials will say a few more words, "Your Majesty should study hard and think hard, and live up to the expectations of the high emperor", and this grand court ceremony will be over. up.

But for some reason, after Liu Ying, Lu Zhi's mother and son were silent, all the officials and courtiers in the palace did not open the scheduled regulations, but lowered their heads, and put on a look of "the queen mother, has your majesty forgotten something?" look.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Lv Zhi, who had always been sitting on the imperial couch and was willing to be Liu Ying's background, finally straightened up slowly from the imperial couch.

"A while ago, there was a rumor among the people of Chang'an that the Taizu Emperor Gao's edict wanted the emperor to be crowned and in charge at the age of seventeen."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall hurriedly cheered up. Although they still looked like they were resting with their eyes closed, they all pricked up their ears one after another, for fear of missing even a single word!

I saw Lu Zhi scanning the hall meaningfully for a week, and then at the middle of the imperial steps, the figure sitting, standing, and facing away from him.

In the end, Lu Zhi's gentle gaze finally stayed on Liu Ying's radiant face.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, Marquis Feng, Marquis Pingyang, Marquis Anguo, etc. were all in front of the couch."

Nodding to Liu Ying with hopeful eyes, Lu Zhi turned around and looked at the faces of the officials in the palace, showing grace and kindness.

"Emperor Taizu Gao affirmed: Let the crown prince succeed the emperor, hold the crown ceremony at the seventeenth year, get married, and then take charge of the government."

"Now that the emperor is about to stand, there is no reason to disregard the legacy of the previous emperor; as the empress dowager, I dare not harm the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"The emperor is sixteen years old, and when he turns one year old, he should obey the imperial edict and perform the crowning ceremony."

As he said that, Lu Zhi turned sideways again, looking at his precious son Liu Ying beside him.

"At this age, the emperor should come to Changxin, listen to government affairs, and learn how to govern the country; I will accompany the emperor to solve the emperor's confusion."

"In the next year, the emperor will come to the court alone to discuss, and I, too, will retire to Weiyang, enjoying the joy of my children and grandchildren around my knees..."

Hearing this, Liu Ying just bowed quickly: "My mother's words are serious."

"My son has heard about the way of governing the country, and there is no limit to learning, and since he is young, he is afraid that he will do something improper and damage the virtue of Emperor Taizu."

"The empress sympathizes with her son when she is young, and often goes to the court to discuss her son's insensitivity..."

But Lu Zhi smiled faintly, turned around noncommittally, and looked at the officials and courtiers again.

"That is to say, the emperor is strong, and the princes of all dynasties should look for daughters from good families with excellent morals to strengthen the harem."

"When the court ceremony is held next year, it is time to raise the emperor's crown ceremony; and the pepper house has no owner, so a sage should be established as the master of the harem, so that the ceremony of bowing silkworms can be done."

Hearing this, all the officials in the palace bowed together again, but they didn't dare to take Lu Zhi's words seriously.

The ceremony of bowing silkworms is worthy of the empress bowing silkworms. That is, at the beginning of spring every year, the empress will call the wives and families of the officials and officials into the palace to peel cocoons, spin silk, twist threads and weave cloth.

Correspondingly, at the same time, the emperor led the courtiers and officials to perform the "grazing ceremony" outside the ancestral temple, that is, the ceremony of leading all the officials to open the Jitian to persuade the people of the world to farm.

The ceremony of plowing is naturally a no-brainer-the emperor and all the officials are present, and then it will be completed immediately under the guidance of the regular officials;
However, if the ceremony of silkworm bowing is to be carried out, the empress needs to set up the silkworm room in person and call the wives of all officials into the palace.

To put it simply, without a queen, the ceremony of bowing silkworms cannot be performed.

As for Lu Zhi this time, although he said that "the emperor is about to grow up, and the crown will be crowned, and the queen will be established. The big guys will help you find out and see who has a good girl who has not yet married", but in fact, this It's just a courtesy.

It's like every emperor in history, no matter how resolutely he decided on something, he had to ask "what do you think?"

Because according to the etiquette system, the establishment of the empress and the prince is almost decided by the empress dowager, and people other than the empress dowager, including the emperor, have no right to intervene!

Even the emperor couldn't determine who would be his queen and which son would be his heir, let alone the courtiers and officials who were "outsiders" dictating the Tian family's housework.

Therefore, almost at the moment when Lu Zhi said these words, all the officials and courtiers in the palace understood what Lu Zhi meant.

——The Ai family has already found the candidate for the queen, but it's not easy to speak up; if you are familiar, quickly guess the candidate selected by the Ai family, and keep it firmly in your heart!

Next year, when the Ai family promulgates the edict, if anyone dares to babble, or say something like 'who is this woman', don't blame the Ai family for not showing mercy to you! ! !

After thinking about this subtext, everyone naturally dared not fart. It was already enough for people to turn their heads and start to speculate about the candidate for the queen.

"Ms. Lu?"

"Probably not."

"Father girl?"

"It's unlikely..."

For a moment, the thoughts of all the officials in the palace were occupied by a game called 'guess who the queen is'.

And on the imperial steps, on Liu Yingping's peaceful and indifferent face, a faint trace of helplessness flashed away.

I don't know whether he captured Liu Ying's expression change at this moment, or saw through the doubts in Liu Ying's heart, Lu Zhi only smiled warmly and sat back on the imperial couch, and nodded slightly to Liu Ying.

When Liu Ying leaned her upper body slightly to write, Lu Zhi smiled slightly and leaned into Liu Ying's ear.

"Yan'er, not born to Lu Yuan..."

"If it weren't for that, I shouldn't have thought about it..."

Hearing this remark, Liu Ying even tried to restrain herself, but she couldn't restrain a look of astonishment, which flashed across her face!

Looking at Lu Zhi in disbelief, seeing Lu Zhi's extremely calm expression, Liu Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately bowed her hands to her mother sincerely.

"Parents to enrich people."

"My son, I would like to obey the imperial edict..."

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