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Chapter 125 Li Yan ascends the throne
Yinxiang had his first wife, Zhaojia, three concubines, several concubines and wives, and seven children. A large group of people greeted him at the mansion. When they saw Yinxiang returning, they were all so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.

"Lord Beile, you are finally back."

"We have been waiting for you so long."

"My son welcomes my father back home!"

"Ama."

A group of people came forward to ask about each other's well-being, express their concerns and express their heartfelt feelings. For a moment, the scene of the gathering was so touching that people were moved to tears.

At this time, the housekeeper and several people wearing yellow jackets came in to escort Li Dequan. Li Dequan stood in the corridor holding a yellow silk in his hand and read loudly: "The emperor's thirteenth brother Yinxiang accepts the order."

Yinxiang hurriedly brought his family and knelt down to receive the imperial decree!
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims:"

"You shall confer the title of Prince on the thirteenth brother, Yinxiang, and confer the title of Prince Yi on him, appoint him as a minister of state affairs, and order him to be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue! I decree this."

Before being imprisoned, Yinxiang was only a Beile. He was imprisoned in the clan house for the next ten years. Kangxi repeatedly conferred titles on the princes, but it was not Yinxiang's turn.

The new emperor showed such great favor that he immediately conferred him the title of prince. Everyone in the palace was overjoyed and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Li Dequan stepped forward, smiled and helped Yinxiang up: "Congratulations, Prince Yi. The emperor thinks highly of you. Before he left, he specifically told me to treat you with courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Yinxiang was moved and said, "Thank you, eunuch."

"The Emperor has instructed that Your Highness should rest well at home today and reunite with his family. Tomorrow morning, you will meet with the Emperor in the upper study and participate in the court meeting. Your Highness must not forget it!"

Li Dequan knew that Yinxiang had just left the clan house and was unfamiliar with the affairs of the court. He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "This is the urgent affairs that have occurred in the court recently, as well as various pending matters that need to be discussed tomorrow. Your Highness can familiarize yourself with them first."

"They are not court secrets, nor do they violate court rules. I was afraid that Your Highness would not be familiar with them, as I thought Your Highness had just returned home and had not been to court for a long time. So I copied them down specially for Your Highness to review."

"There are some temporary inquiries from His Majesty. Your Majesty, please act accordingly!"

"Thank you for your concern, eunuch. Yinxiang will keep it in mind."

Yinxiang knew that this was Li Dequan's care for him, and his heart felt warm.

Li Dequan had followed Kangxi for decades. He was a very cautious person, handled things properly, had a good sense of the general situation and knew when to advance and retreat, and never did anything out of line. He was not only trusted by the late emperor, but also appreciated by Li Yan, who still carried his listener with him.

The emperor's attitude can be seen from him
This shows that the emperor trusts me!
Li Dequan did a favor for the person, chatted for a few more minutes, then said goodbye and left!
After one month, the mourning period is over!

The entire court reported the late emperor's will and the mourning period was to be ended on the 27th.

It was the end of the 61st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, and in 20 days, it would be the new year. Since there was only half a month left, Li Yan discussed with the civil and military officials of the court and decided to wait a few more days and hold the coronation ceremony of the new emperor on the first day of the first lunar month for the sake of good luck.

All the ministers agreed unanimously. A new dynasty brings a new atmosphere. If it took a long time, it would be fine, but with just these few days left, rushing it to the end of the year doesn't seem too bad.

So they unanimously agreed to take advantage of these 20 days to make some preparations. Li Yan proposed the new reign title, and after discussion among the ministers, it was unanimously decided to be Qianlong, which means "the way of heaven is prosperous."

Li Yan thought that this reign title was more auspicious.

Qianlong ascended the throne at the age of 25 and reigned for sixty years. After abdicating, he served as the Supreme Emperor for three years and four months. He actually exercised the highest power in the country for sixty-three years and four months. He is the emperor who actually held the highest power in the country for the longest time in history. Not to mention the ancient times, he is also the longest-lived emperor in history in modern times.

Qianlong caught up with the best period of modern times. Generally speaking, the country was doing well without any major changes or disasters.

He lived a long life, at the age of 89.
Yin was born on October 11, the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. He will be 39 years old this year and will be 40 next year. He has a good body because of his martial arts training.

Moreover, he lives a life of luxury, being in a position of supreme authority, with all the resources of the whole country at his disposal. It will be no problem for him to live to be ninety or a hundred years old, and he can still stay in power for another fifty years.

Li Yan was very satisfied, and shamelessly sighed in his heart, I also want to learn from Hongli, and my reign time shall not exceed that of Emperor Kangxi.

Yes, it is like that
Li Yan also conferred titles on his concubines, and his own wife, Huining, Abagai Borjigit, was undoubtedly the empress.

Guo Luoluo Wanlin is the Shufei!
Wang Jiayue is the virtuous concubine!
Nian Qiuyue was the Defei!
Zhang Alan is the Zhaoyi!
The four concubines of Shuxian, Dehui and Dehui were all of the first rank, only Alan was a second rank Zhaoyi. There was no other way, Alan's family background was too low. Brother Zhang Wu worked diligently for so many years, but he was only a commander of the imperial guards. Alan was able to be named Zhaoyi because she gave birth to two sons for Li Yan. Otherwise, she would not even be able to get this title of Zhaoyi.

There are also other concubines. In the past ten years, Li Yan's harem has added several women, all of whom are noble ladies from Manchu and Han families. Some of them have given birth to children for Li Yan. In short, they have all been rewarded.

It can be said that one person attains enlightenment, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

As for the crown prince, Li Yan did not immediately appoint Hongxuan, the eldest son born to Borjigit, as the crown prince. Hongxuan is fourteen years old today. According to historical records, he did not live to the Qianlong period, but only lived to the age of twenty-eight. He was not a person with a longevity. I don't know if it was because of Yin or because of his own poor health.

Li Yan had just ascended the throne and was still in his prime, so there was no need to rush. By making his mother the queen, Hong Xuan would have the greatest chance, and he would be the reserve crown prince.

Twenty days passed in a flash.
On the first day of the first lunar month in the first year of Qianlong's reign, everything was done as planned.

It's a rare good day.
Isn’t it a good day? The Imperial Astronomical Observatory added all auspicious words to this day and even changed the new year calendar.

Li Yan took a look and found that there was no taboo on that day. All the civil and military officials in the court cast satisfied glances at the Imperial Observatory.

Today the sky is clear, the weather is sunny, the sun is shining, and everything looks new. The court held a grand ceremony to coronate the new emperor in the palace.

Li Yan led the civil and military officials and the princes and grandchildren to worship heaven and earth and the ancestral temple.

Then, wearing the crown and a brand new dragon robe, he went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Zhang Tingyu read out the late emperor's will to pass on the throne. Then Li Yan sat on the dragon throne and personally took over the jade seal, which symbolized the country's highest power.

"See you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!"

"Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor!"

All the civil and military officials knelt respectfully. Li Yan was in high spirits as he looked at the kneeling officials in the hall and the countless kneeling people in the square in the distance. The overwhelming cheers of "Long live the emperor" resounded through heaven and earth. He was intoxicated for a moment and felt that his life had reached this point, the highest level, and from now on he was the emperor in name only.

(End of this chapter)