"Whoa!"

"Whoa!"

Buckets of water were poured down, washing away the blood on the ground, making the strong smell of blood begin to fade.

After the water was poured down, someone quickly cleaned it up with a broom.

Both the inside and outside of the temple need to be properly cleaned.

There have never been coups without death, but this time there were indeed a lot of deaths.

Thousands of the city guards outside the palace alone died, and many of the forest guards and black guards inside the palace also died.

Ordinary soldiers only need to be collected and burned uniformly, but this time Longjing Emperor Xiao Chengdao, former Crown Prince Xiao Zheng, and Qin King Xiao Teng were also dead.

These people need to be dealt with properly.

Everyone is already dead and cannot be ignored.

Use brutal means when seizing the throne, and show mercy when you succeed.

There are too many things that need to be dealt with. Now that we are using strong methods to prevent the courtiers from making any changes, it does not mean that we can sit back and relax.

Proper arrangements are also needed.

The bodies of the three of them have been collected and a mourning hall has been built to await the funeral.

The palace is still under martial law, and all palaces are under strict surveillance to prevent palace personnel from going out to avoid trouble.

It's actually quite a mess.

The concubines of Emperor Longjing burst into tears.

Guan Ning had no time to pay attention to these. After making the general arrangements, he convened everyone to discuss the follow-up matters.

The Imperial Study Room was the place where the emperor handled government affairs.

At this moment, the owner here has been replaced by Guan Ning.

Among the people he summoned was Gong Liangyu, who was the counselor he recruited to raise an army and was also a useful person.

Guan Ning has many people under his command who are good at fighting, but there are very few counselors and civil servants who can make suggestions. This is his shortcoming.

But Guan Ning made up for it on his own.

But that is leading troops to fight, and running a country naturally requires civil servants. The only people he can use at present are people from the Longjing Emperor's period.

There is no way around this.

Fortunately, he also has someone available.

Xue Huairen was the first. He had served as the second assistant for a long time and was in charge of the cabinet.

Emperor Longjing was busy practicing Taoism, and Xue Huairen was basically in charge.

This is a person you can trust.

And his contribution is also considerable.

Then there is Feitian.

Guan Ning felt that this person's ability was no less than that of Xue Huairen, the only difference was his age.

But this is also his advantage, he is only in his forties.

The other one is Yang Su, the Duke of Yue.

Guan Ning did not expect that this person would support him. Yang Su, like Gao Lian, was a representative figure of the aristocratic family. Logically speaking, their interests should be consistent.

But he suddenly supported himself.

Guan Ning could probably guess the reason. Yang Su did this just to follow the general trend and preserve the bloodline of the noble family, fearing that Guan Ning would cut him off in one fell swoop.

But Gao Lian had no scruples. He believed that no matter who was in power, they could not do without the support of the noble families.

That's right.

A century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family.

This is no empty talk.

The Xungui Group occupies the vast majority of resources, including financial, material and human resources.

In fact, talent is the key.

There is a saying among the people that the poor in literature and the rich in martial arts.

In fact, this is not entirely correct.

In this era, reading is a very luxurious thing.

It is still very difficult for poor people to change their destiny.

The children of aristocratic families can enjoy the best educational resources and form a large group of nobles.

This situation was especially obvious during the period of Emperor Longjing. Just look at the Imperial College, and only one of the ten people would come from a poor family.

This is also a problem that Guan Ning will solve in the future. When social resources are seriously unfair, turmoil will begin...

Thoughts flashed through.

Guan Ning looked at another person.

This man is in his fifties and has a refined air. His name is Li Xiu, and he was also a cabinet minister. What is important is that he comes from Confucianism.

Originally, there was still a Mei Party in the DPRK who had been very close to Guan Ning, headed by Lu Zhaoling, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

But precisely because they were close to Guan Ning, after Guan Ning raised his army, they were all removed from their posts by Emperor Long Jing, and many of them were liquidated.

There were several other courtiers, all of whom had been influential in the court.

Although not many, it represents almost all.

Fei Tian was a remnant of the deposed emperor.

Needless to say, Xue Huairen represents most civil servants.

Yang Su is a representative of the aristocratic family.

Li Xiu was born in Confucianism.

Gong Liangyu can be regarded as a direct descendant of Guan Ning.

The five people will form the future structure of the court.

Guan Ning glanced at everyone, and then said: "Dakang has experienced tremendous changes this time. The top priority is to stabilize the situation and restore order as soon as possible. Dakang can no longer withstand the torment. I believe you can understand what being alone means."

The enthronement ceremony has not yet been officially held, and Guan Ning does not call himself me, so he does not care in this aspect.

Gong Liangyu was the first to speak: "In my humble opinion, you should hold a coronation ceremony as soon as possible and officially ascend the throne. This can stabilize the court and the people's hearts. After all, a country cannot live without a king for a day, and it also represents the renewal of everything."

"The enthronement ceremony must be held as soon as possible, but before that, the funeral matters of the late emperor must be handled first."

At this time, Li Xiu said: "Dakang is a dynasty that has lasted for more than 270 years. It has always been under the rule of the Xiao royal family. Emperor Longjing is ignorant and unpopular, but it does not mean that people can truly accept you in their hearts...

"

He said it very cryptically.

But Guan Ning also understood what he meant.

Many people pay attention to the etiquette of a clan. Emperor Longjing was unpopular, but there were still descendants.

Not to mention anything else, Qi King Xiao Ming was at the scene at that time.

It was just that they were frightened by the waves of impact. Of course, no one dared to make any move, let alone support Xiao Ming.

Lixiu's intention was to give Emperor Longjing a decent funeral to appease people's hearts.

"The funeral of Emperor Longjing can be carried out according to the emperor's rituals, but large-scale mourning is not allowed."

Guan Ning said calmly: "The time must also be shortened, no more than seven days at most. As for the former prince Xiao Zheng, King Qin Xiao Teng and others, they will be buried in the imperial mausoleum together. This is my bottom line."

"Isn't this a little inappropriate?"

Lixiu said: "You succeeded to the throne as the consort, so the late emperor is yours... This may seem disrespectful to others, and may cause unnecessary trouble."

When he spoke, he looked at Guan Ning's face.

"Does it make sense?"

Guan Ning said calmly: "Even if I praise Emperor Longjing to heaven, it won't change the way outsiders evaluate me. They will say that I rebelled and seized the throne and forced Emperor Longjing to death, so there is no need to engage in such lies, and you don't need to test me.

Bottom line.”

Li Xiu lowered his head, not daring to look at Guan Ning.

Guan Ning knew what he was thinking.

The most important thing for Confucianism is clan etiquette. When Emperor Longjing rebelled, he was scolded by the Confucians and later suppressed by Emperor Longjing.

Guan Ning said: "The reason why I took this roundabout way is because I considered that there are many foreign threats, and Dakang cannot withstand the torment. If we stabilize it as soon as possible, we can restore production, develop national strength, and resist foreign enemies."
Chapter completed!