A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 181 Liu Ying dies and becomes emperor
The seventeenth year of Emperor Han's reign

March
The Han emperor suddenly vomited blood and fainted while in the middle of the political affairs. The officials exclaimed, and the whole of Chang'an fell into a haze.

20th of the same month

Right Prime Minister Chen Ping died of illness, and Left Prime Minister Bai Jun took over the duties of Right Prime Minister. The original left and right prime ministers were Chen Ping and Wang Ling respectively, and the right prime minister was half a square taller than the left prime minister.

However, in the winter of the 16th year of the Han Dynasty, Wang Ling reported illness and begged for his bones due to old age and frailty. Two months later, he died at home. Chen Ping, the prime minister of the left, was promoted to the prime minister of the right by the Han emperor, and Bai Jun, the doctor's order, was promoted to the prime minister of the left. , Lu Gong Lu Tai was the doctor's order.

April
Emperor Han suddenly came back to his senses and became very energetic. Knowing that he was about to die soon, he first summoned Prime Minister Zuo Bai Jun, Lang Zhongling Lu Tai, Zong Zheng Liu Zhang, Tai Lieutenant Zhou Bo and several other important officials in the court. They bluntly said that the prince was young, please Please do your best to assist me.

Several people bowed to the Han Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best."

The Han Emperor nodded, and then ordered: "Abolish the distinction between the left and right prime ministers, and re-integrate their responsibilities into one, which is the prime minister. Appoint Bai Jun as the prime minister, and rank thousands of stones."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, Bai Jun."

Emperor Han looked at Bai Jun who was saluting and said: "I trust you and Hui'er very much. I hope you can help Gong'er become a qualified emperor. Don't be like me, who is weak and ineffective."

"Your Majesty, please do not underestimate yourself. I am lucky enough to be able to serve your Majesty for more than three lifetimes. Your Majesty, rest assured that I will try my best to assist the prince in order to repay your majesty's kindness."

Then the queen Bai Hui, the prince, the king of Chengyang and the princess Liu Shu were called.

Emperor Han first held Bai Hui's hand and said: "Hui'er, I have to take a step forward. I'm sorry, but I can't fulfill my promise to hold your hand and grow old together."

Bai Hui burst into tears, but she still forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry. This life is so colorful because of your company. You should walk slower. I will come to you when Gong'er reaches the age of 18. You must not deny me."

Emperor Han held Bai Hui's hand tightly and looked at her. Knowing that it was useless to say anything now, he smiled and said: "How could it be!"

Then he called Liu Gong to him and told him: "As a father, I have always known that you are naughty, but I also know that you are a filial child with soft ears. But it would be fine if you were a child from an ordinary family, but you are The prince, and later the emperor, is a role model for the world.

So you should not listen to other people's opinions randomly. Remember, if you are not sure about your decision, go to your mother and ask. She is a wise woman and can answer your questions.

If there is anything unclear about the government, you can ask your uncle. He is already very familiar with government affairs and can teach you what to do very well.

If you don't know how to treat those princes and kings surnamed Liu, just ask Zongzheng Liu Zhang. He is the elder of the Liu family and he will definitely be able to let you treat them reasonably.

If any of the meritorious Chehous committed crimes, go to Lu Gong Lutai. He knew how to teach those Chehous who relied on their merits to teach them a lesson.

If there is a border or a war breaks out, Taiwei Zhou Bo is a general you can rely on, so you must treat him with respect.

In addition, among the censors, Cheng Tian Guangyong is a loyal minister prepared by your father for you. He can be trusted 100%. After the old censor passes away, you can promote him to the censor doctor. Listen to his opinions more and it will be useful to you. benefit.

You have to judge the rest by yourself. My father knows that you always like to play with those eunuchs. Remember, you can't trust them completely, and you can't let them interfere with your rights. Have you remembered it? "

Liu Gong wiped away her tears and said, "My child knows."

They also called Liu Jing and Liu Shu: "Shu'er, Jing'er, after your father leaves, you must take his place and accompany your mother more, don't let her feel lonely, okay?"

The two siblings cried and agreed.

When everything was almost settled, the Han Emperor issued an order: "Pass on my order. After my death, the princes and kings of the world do not need to go to the capital to worship, and the people do not need to observe a long period of mourning. They should all do their jobs well."

Those with great merit only need to mourn for three months, those with minor merit only need to mourn for one month, and the remaining ministers and people only need to mourn for three days. In addition, do not prohibit marrying wives, marrying off daughters, offering sacrifices, drinking wine, and eating meat. The big man also needs to be prosperous. .

In addition, my mausoleum should not place too many burial objects. It only requires some ordinary clothes. No human sacrifices are required. If the elderly maids in the palace and the concubines of the late emperor want to go home, we will provide them with travel expenses. Go home and be with your family.

For those old eunuchs who do not want to stay in the palace and have no support, the court can let them guard the tomb of the late emperor and me in exchange for fees, but they must not be dispersed or killed at will.

All funerals must be simple. Now that the national treasury and the world are still exhausted, there should be no more big wars. This edict was announced to the world, and Xian envoys heard about it. "

After saying that, Emperor Han fell asleep again.

Because the Emperor Han and the Empress had a very good relationship, and the Emperor Han had extremely high moral requirements for himself, there were not as many concubines as the late Emperor, and there was only the Empress.

On April 14, the second emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, died in Weiyang Palace. It coincided with a sudden heavy rain on a sunny day, which seemed to make the whole Chang'an and the world cry for it.

The imperial court appointed Zhou Bo, the Taiwei, as the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the Chaozhu of the Dian Kingdom as the General of Jiangtun, and the Langzhong ordered Lu Tai as the General of Restoration. They recruited 16,000 active soldiers from the counties near Chang'an and 15,000 internal soldiers. The man was under the command of General Bu Shao, who was responsible for digging the hole, digging and filling the earth, and buried him in Anling.

April 24
The ministers kowtowed to the emperor in Weiyang Palace and gave him the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaoren. "To accumulate righteousness and make great achievements is called benevolence; to be kind to the people and love things is called benevolence; to restrain oneself and restore etiquette is called benevolence; to honor the virtuous and be close to each other is called benevolence."

He also believed that Emperor Xiaoren was filial to his parents, never went against the wishes of his elders, was kind and kind to his brothers and sisters, and never once in his life did he take the initiative to blush with his brothers.

Loving your wife and being gentle to your children are the benchmark of virtue in the world, which makes people in the world regard filial piety as their goal. The people of the whole world are honest and simple, so they can enjoy the imperial temple.

Therefore, the tablet of Emperor Xiaoren was moved to the Taimiao Temple, and the name of the temple was Taizong, which means the second emperor of the Han Dynasty. From then on, future emperors will use Emperor Ren as the benchmark for their own virtues.

April

Prince Liu Gong ascended the throne in the Ancestral Temple. On Ding Chou day, he inherited the title of emperor. Queen Bai Hui was made the Queen Mother, and the princess Liu Shu was canonized as Princess Anping, and Liu Jing, the king of Yangcheng who moved to Chengyang, was made King of Zhongshan.

Chengyang Kingdom only has one county, Chengyang County, while Zhongshan Kingdom has part of Dai County, Julu County and Bohai County in addition to Changshan County.

Since the Han Emperor was young, the Queen Mother took over the throne and handled state affairs on his behalf.

The first year of the White Queen
Empress Bai ordered a general amnesty for the whole country and summoned people with filial and virtuous names around Chang'an to come to Changle Palace for a banquet.

In addition to Queen Mother Bai Hui, there were also Lady Chehou such as Anqiu Lord Liu Rong at the banquet. The Queen Mother said: "The late emperor was a kind man and valued filial piety, so he promoted Tian Yushi, and the Aijia also conferred the title of Lord Anqiu.

Nowadays, all the filial sons and virtuous wives from all over the country are here. The Ai family hopes that you can maintain this original intention, never forget the teachings of the late emperor, and set an example for more people.

In addition, the Ai family has always believed that women cannot just obey their husbands and elders. They are also part of the world and the backbone of the family.

Nowadays, the world is tired and the population is sparse. It is time for the women of the world to come forward and make efforts. The Aijia hopes that after you can support your family well, you can make more contributions to the world. The Aijia will not be stingy with rewards. "

After the banquet, in addition to giving many gifts to the filial sons and virtuous wives who participated in the banquet, Queen Bai also increased the salary for Anqiu Jun. It was not just a title like before, but he could receive some grain and cloth from the government every year.

Later, several of these filial sons were promoted to be Xiaolian, and several virtuous wives were ennobled as female queens. This serves as an example for the people of the world.

After this banquet, there was another sensation in the world. There had never been any titles or salaries for women. From then on, outstanding women continued to show their talents in the hope of receiving rewards from the court.

The second year of the White Empress
Empress Bai appointed female officials in the inner palace, whose status was the same as that of eunuchs. The palace maids could also hold the official positions that eunuchs could hold. And set up the eunuch order and the palace maid order, which were served by the chief companion of the Han Emperor and the maid of the White Empress respectively.

After this order, not long after, one-third of the official positions in the inner palace that were originally held by eunuchs were taken away by the palace maids.

Later, Empress Bai set up a female army in the inner palace, with the female guards who had followed her as the backbone, and recruited the children of Chehou who often practiced martial arts in Chang'an, and raised 3,000 people, named Fuhaowei, after herself Zhu Wenjiao, the personal attendant of the Han Dynasty, was in charge of the guards of Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace respectively.

For a time, there was a craze for women in Chang'an, that is, many women began to leave the boudoir and get more involved in other things. For example, female gentlemen, female shopkeepers, and female generals became popular terms for a while.

Four years after the White House
Empress Bai issued an edict to establish female titles, which were divided into marquis, uncle, female, jun, and madam. Each rank was divided into four grades, namely first to fourth grades.

The female title is an honorary title and does not have a fiefdom. It is just to highlight those outstanding, virtuous women who have made contributions to the great man.

However, each rank has annual grain and cloth issued by the court, and has the right to meet the queen or queen mother. The rest, including status, is no different from other Chehous.

Twenty-seven characters such as Gao, De, Xian, Hui, Min, Ya, Shu, Li and Liang were also selected as the titles.

Nowadays, the highest one is still Liu Rong's Anqiu Jun. Queen Bai ordered to change Anqiu Jun to the first-class virtuous monarch, and the others who were granted the title of king in the second year of Queen Bai were only third-class monarchs.

Later, Empress Bai conferred many wives or mothers of Chehou, and based on their titles and virtues, they were either made kings, uncles, or wives, but absolutely no one was made a prince.

Empress Bai explained: "Except those who have made indelible contributions to the Han Dynasty, they cannot be granted the title of marquis."

Five years after the White House
I heard that there was a capable and virtuous woman named Miao Niang in Sichuan. After her husband died of illness, she took care of the family business by herself and made the family business bigger and stronger. What is even more commendable is that this woman died in the disaster years in Sichuan. Unexpectedly, he was able to spread his family's wealth without selfish interests to help the victims, and became famous in Shu.

Empress Bai issued an edict, conferring Miao Niang as a fourth-class uncle, and summoned her to Chang'an to meet the Queen Mother. When Miao Niang left Shu, the people of the entire Shu region welcomed her and saw her as a virtuous person.

(End of this chapter)