Dahan first prince

Chapter 333 I'm Going to Do Qi Dance!Who is for and who is against?

After Cao Shen said in an inexplicably serious tone, "Your Majesty performed the plowing ceremony, but failed to complete the silkworm kissing ceremony because there was no queen", the courtiers and officials couldn't help lowering their heads a little, and a little weirdness suddenly appeared on their faces color.

It's not that Cao Shen's oblique proposal of "establishing a queen" was beyond everyone's expectations;

In fact, the same as Cao Shen's succession as Prime Minister, although the matter of establishing a queen also appeared in the court discussion today, the candidate has already been decided.

——As early as Xia Junyue, Zhang Yan, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, had already been sent into the palace by the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi, saying to the outside world to 'check her temper', but in fact, she was already letting Zhang Yan practice in the palace. The etiquette is ready for the wedding ceremony with Liu Ying in the spring of next year.

Therefore, when Cao Shen euphemistically proposed in the Changxin Hall and at the Yuanshuo court meeting that "the empress should be the master of the Jiaofang", anyone who can appear in the Changxin Hall on this day already knew the candidate for the queen.

What really made the courtiers and officials feel a little awkward is that today, due to the death of Xiao He, Liu Ying did not perform the plowing ceremony when she went to the "Sheji" in the southern suburbs of Chang'an...
Then, there was this scene in Changxin Hall at this moment.

——A few hours ago, the emperor Liu Yinggang said in the southern suburbs of Chang'an: Xiao He died, I am very sad, and the ceremony of plowing will be postponed until spring;
But now, Cao Can said without changing his face: Your Majesty performed the plowing ceremony, but there was no queen to preside over the silkworm ceremony...

But soon, the strange looks on everyone's faces were suppressed by the order, and then they were told, "What Cao Shen said makes sense, why don't you think about it, Your Majesty?" ' look replaced.

After all, no matter what, they are all the most outstanding talents of this era, and they are high-ranking officials and heroes who have been immersed in the court for many years;
Some people may not have fully mastered the skill of "talking nonsense with eyes open", but the skill of "listening to others telling nonsense with eyes open" is not difficult for these political giants.

Seeing the appearance of all the officials in the palace, Liu Ying nodded slightly, and then turned sideways, bowing slightly to Lu Zhi.

——The establishment of the empress, both in theory and in reality, belongs to the "empress dowager authority" in an absolute sense.

Among them, of course, there is the consideration of "the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker", in addition to this, there is also the implication that the Queen Mother, the real mother of the world, personally chooses the empress of the "mother of the world" for the people of the world.

In fact, not only the canonization of the queen, but also the titles of the princes, princes and relatives, the titles of princesses and Wengzhu and the granting of Tang Mu Shiyi, and even the canonization of the crown prince and prince are all within the scope of the empress dowager's authority.

Under the political background of the Han Dynasty, even if the queen mother is not Lu Zhi, or even an honest person who is easy to bully, the edict to confer the queen, prince, princess, and lord, or the new prince and clan relatives to be princes and kings, It must also be completed in the form of the Empress Dowager Yizhi.

This is just the most basic.

——If you put aside the difficulty of actual operation, in theory, the queen mother even has the power to legally abolish the emperor!
Decades ago, the first emperor Yingzheng, who had not yet been crowned as a pro-government, eradicated his stepfather Lai Ai in a fit of anger, and killed the two half-brothers, precisely because the Queen Mother Zhao at that time , The idea of ​​"abolishing the king and establishing another" came up.

People in later generations know that the "conspiracy" of Lao Ai and Queen Zhao was seen through by Yingzheng, the wise and mighty first emperor, and easily resolved;

But what most people in later generations have never thought about is: If Queen Zhao succeeds, what will be the result?
The answer is: Chinese civilization will lose the first emperor Yingzheng, and Qin's pace of unifying the world will be slightly stagnant.

Other than that, nothing else.

No one would think that Empress Zhao did something wrong, and no one would think that Empress Zhao was 'powerful';
Because it is "feasible to abolish the establishment", this is the legal right owned by the Queen Mother.

It is also such monstrous authority that is enough to make the "Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty" a special group in the population of later generations who "calls me by mouth and collapses by death", who are on the same level as the emperor, and have more respect than the emperor.

As in the original history, the empress Lu Zhi abolished the former young emperor and supported the later young emperor;

For example, after Emperor Wu Liu Che ascended the throne, he was almost abolished by the Empress Dowager Dou because of the Jianyuan New Deal;
For another example, in order to prevent future generations from being tortured by the fear of "being abolished at any time", Emperor Wu Liu Che was so determined to "kill his mother and save his son"...
Since even "abolishing and establishing the emperor" belongs to the basic rights of the queen mother, the establishment of a queen is definitely not a topic that can be discussed by the court.

Especially today, Liu Ying is still only a "son emperor" who has not yet been crowned as an adult, which makes the empress's registration even more restricted by the empress dowager Lu Zhi.

"Choosing a virtuous and virtuous person to be the master of the pepper house is a major event related to the country, the country, and the world's sericulture, and it must be solemn."

"That is to say, this matter was proposed by the Marquis of Pingyang, so the Marquis of Pingyang personally investigated it. Among the meritorious marquis of Chang'an, is there a young daughter who is gentle and virtuous, and has the appearance of a mother?"

This understatement naturally provoked Cao Shen to hurriedly bow his hands, with the posture of "the minister will do it right away".

But everyone in the hall, including Lu Zhi and Cao Shen, knew that the only thing Cao Shen needed to do was to do nothing for the next five days, and then in the Chang Dynasty five days later, he would put the candidate who had been decided long ago on the list. Just go to court.

The matter of establishing the queen has also come to fruition. In fact, this year's grand court ceremony is basically coming to an end.

As for the emperor Liu Ying's coronation and pro-government, although it has not been put on the table, in fact, the courtiers and officials have already tacitly understood it.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

——"Rituals" says: Twenty males are crowned, married to start a family, and a whole body to establish a career!
In other words, when a man reaches the age of 20, he can be counted as an adult, and he should consider starting a family and then starting a career.

The same is true for the emperor.

To put it simply, it means that the emperor "be crowned and become an adult, get married and be in charge".

After standing up, it is obvious that Liu Ying is about to have a "big marriage", and the "big marriage" is based on the premise of crowning and meeting the conditions for pro-government;
Therefore, when Cao Shen obviously took Lu Zhi's instruction and suggested that "Your Majesty should be the heir apparent", he had already indirectly expressed Lu Zhi's attitude.

——Since my son is going to get married, he must be crowned first;

Adding a crown and getting married will naturally be able to govern in person.

According to common sense, at this stage of the court meeting, it can basically be declared over.

Let's go to the sky, just to briefly mention a few clichéd topics such as 'Guanzhong water conservancy', 'Shaofu official grain and rice', and 'border defense consolidation'.

But to the surprise of the courtiers and officials, after the topic of "Lihou" ended, those familiar figures stood in the center of the Changxin Hall again.

"Yan Kai, Wei's North Korean envoy..."

"Bianhan envoy Mengxi..."

"Chen Han envoy Wang Sheng..."

"Han and Joseon ruler Ji Zhun!"

"Hold your head, see the Queen Mother, Your Majesty~"

As several people with different expressions bowed in unison, the faces of the courtiers and officials in the palace suddenly became a little more exciting.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

"Hey!"

"Zhiqian Qiwu..."

"Zhigan Qiwu..."

After thinking about it for a while, everyone realized Liu Ying's intentions, looked at each other for a while, and then scrambled to straighten their backs, spontaneously ready to 'cooperate with Your Majesty at any time'.

On the imperial steps, Liu Ying sat back on the imperial couch with a smile, and waved casually.

"The king of Joseon is my lord, and he deserves a place in front of me."

Before Liu Ying finished speaking, Lang Guan beside the hall pulled up a banquet and placed it in the middle of the east banquet.

"Sir, thank you, Your Majesty!"

I saw Ji Zhun bowed deeply to Liu Ying, and then with a showy look, but also obviously a little angry, he groaned several times at Weiman's envoy Yan Kai before sitting at the banquet Ann sits down.

Seeing this situation, Jufanghou Yongchi and Taohou Liu Xiang, who happened to be sitting on both sides of Jizhun, immediately understood each other.

Liu Ying on the imperial steps turned a blind eye to the slightly disrespectful behavior of the three of them. She just turned around with a natural expression and looked at the other three people in the hall again.

"You envoys have been here in Chang'an for several decades;"

"There are envoys from foreign vassals who come from far away. I originally wanted to stay longer, but my Han family has its own ancestral system: all princes will rule in Chang'an, and when they reach Chang'an, they will be in the country; it is not as good as the order, and it is disrespectful."

"The princes are like this, and the envoys of foreign vassals have no reason to stay in Chang'an for a long time and not return to the country..."

After speaking softly, Liu Ying stopped talking naturally, and gave a vague look of "it's your turn" to the officials and courtiers in the palace.

Receiving Liu Ying's gaze, Jiancheng Hou Lu Shizhi sat up straight without hesitation, and even let out a few dry coughs deliberately to attract the attention of everyone in the hall, and at the same time cleared his throat.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao was still alive, he once said to someone: If the princes go to Chang'an and cannot return, they are afraid that the subjects in the country will be uneasy, and they will defile Chang'an by 'detaining the king and not allowing them to return'!"

"If the envoys of the foreign vassals go to Chang'an, but they are half a year old and cannot return to the country, won't the foreign vassals mistakenly think that our Han family does not know etiquette and detains the foreign vassal envoys?"

Ji Zhun, Yan Kai and other envoys hadn't reacted to Lu Shizhi's "goodwill" reminder, but Liu Ying naturally took over the conversation.

"The envoys are now in Chang'an, and the first year is Yuanshuo. Winter is coming."

"If I stay here again, I'm afraid that the mountains will be covered by heavy snow, and thousands of miles will be covered by ice;"

"At that time, if all the envoys want to return to the country, they have to wait until the beginning of spring and March..."

With a few words of understatement, the monarchs and ministers of the Han family directly finalized the motion of 'sending the envoys back to the country' before the envoys of Han could react.

However, what Liu Ying did afterwards made the envoys of all Hans even more confused.

"Everyone is about to return to the country, so you should have soldiers to accompany you along the way to protect you."

She said the phrase 'since you want to go back' without changing her face, and saw Liu Ying lowered her head thoughtfully, and then looked at Teacher Chaoban abruptly.

"I still remember that a few days ago, Prime Minister Yan asked for bows, feathers and arrows, swords, shields and spears, as well as rations and winter clothes for the winter battle?"

"What kind of things did Prime Minister Yan invite, how did the Shaofu prepare?"

With Liu Ying's words, the atmosphere in the entire Changxin Hall couldn't help but stagnate!
Bow, Feather and Arrow, Sword, Shield and Spear?
Military rations and winter clothes for the 'Winter War'?
this······

"Your Majesty."

When everyone was wondering, it was Yang Chengyan who reacted first, walked out of the court without changing his face, and bowed slightly to Liu Ying and Lu Zhi who were on the imperial steps.

"According to your Majesty's order, I have sent from the Shaofu's funds and the Chang'an arsenal each a million bows and crossbow arrow feathers, ten thousand swords and shields, and five thousand spears and spears each;"

"Army rations, I have also transferred 200 million shi of private rations from the Shaofu, which is enough for the soldiers of Yan State to fight outside the Great Wall for three years."

"As well as winter clothes, [-] robes, [-] trousers, and [-] double-padded mattresses were distributed in September last year."

Said, Yang Chengyan did not forget to lower his head seriously, pondered for a while, and then raised his head again.

"If there is nothing wrong along the way, the winter clothes and thick mattresses sent by the Shaofu to Yan Ji should have arrived in Hangu at this moment; within half a month, they should have arrived in the hands of Prime Minister Yan."

Hearing Yang Chengyan's words, the courtiers and officials in the hall finally came to their senses, and hurriedly suppressed the look of surprise on their faces, and put on the airs of courtiers and senior officials again.

Especially around the envoys, the courtiers of the Han family put on a posture of "don't look at me, I have no comment"; while Yong Chi and Liu Xiang were beaming and whispering to Ji Zhun for a while.

Seeing Wei Man's envoy Yan Kai's face gradually filled with a pig's liver color, Liu Ying who was on the imperial steps finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But on the bright side, Liu Ying still had a smile on her face, and there was even a little innocence in her eyes when she looked at Yan Kai.

"Well, Qing, don't misunderstand."

"President Yan, please adjust the army rations and winter clothes, because he wants to stop the barbarians in the north."

"Even if Yan Yan wants to travel hundreds of miles away, it's just an act of our Han family's self-protection..."

Saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to laugh at herself, and shook her head to herself.

"Hi······"

"I don't know when my Han family will not be bullied by the northern barbarians..."

After saying that, Liu Ying couldn't help but smiled bitterly again, then raised her head, looked at Yangcheng Yanji again, her expression returned to the previous one, that cloudless and breezy indifference.

"That is to say, the military rations and weapons needed by Prime Minister Yan are all ready, and the Han envoys will return to Yandong, so we might as well let the two go together."

After explaining to Yang Chengyan, Liu Ying raised her head with a smile and looked at Ji Zhun, who was sitting between Yong Chi and Liu Xiang, with a look of surprise on her brow.

"The king of Joseon wants to return to Mahan, and the things assigned by the Shaofu are to send out Yan Ji, so we will go the same way."

"The vehicles and horses are exhausted along the way, and the peasants and soldiers who have to transport food are accompanied by them. The king of North Korea should also protect himself?"

Hearing this, Ji Zhun stood up overjoyed, and was about to bow his hands to thank him, but seemed to remember something, and froze in place for a while.

After staring blankly for a while, Ji Zhun raised his head nervously. After seeing Liu Ying's worried gaze, he finally settled down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"The minister has lost the country of Korea. If he wants to return, he has to temporarily return to Ma Han."

"If you want to return to Mahan, you must first go to North Korea; now, North Korea is all owned by Weiman..."

Talking with trepidation, Ji Zhun did not forget to give Yan Kai a vicious look before continuing to ask: "Your Majesty dares to teach me."

"—From Chang'an to Yanji, all the ministers will be accompanied by my great Han warriors, and there will be no anxiety;"

"However, when I arrive at Yanji, the minister wants to go east again, cross North Korea and go to Mahan..."

In the middle of speaking, Ji Zhun stopped talking meaningfully, and only looked into Liu Ying's eyes, full of pleading.

And Ji Zhun's reaction finally gave Liu Ying a chance.

——An opportunity to draw a perfect end to this stage play called "Zhi Gan Qi Wu".

"Mr. Joseon, don't worry~"

Seeing that Liu Ying smiled and shook her head indifferently, she stretched out her hand like no one else, and pointed at Yan in the hall.

"I have told the envoy Wei Man to order Wei Man to return Pyongyang to the Joseon Lord."

In a childlike tone, she said the phrase 'I have asked Weiman to return North Korea to you', and Liu Ying turned her head slightly without changing her face.

When looking at Yan Kai, Liu Ying still had that innocent and cute smile on her face;
Those deep eyes are like a sharp sword, wishing to penetrate directly into the depths of Yan Kai's soul...

"My edict, Wei Man, don't have the guts to disobey..."

"Yanqing, do you agree?"

(End of this chapter)