The rising sun shines on the city of Bianjing, and the layers of residential houses are coated with a layer of golden yellow, which further highlights the magnificence of the city.

A straight street on the central axis of Bianjing leads directly from the south gate to Xuandemen. The widest section of the Royal Road is more than 200 meters wide. Such a spacious road is really a generous effort in this era. This also shows the planning of Bianjing City.

The atmosphere is grand, showing the style of the Yangyang Empire.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were filing in from the Xuande Gate of the Imperial Palace at the north end of the Imperial Road, and stood in awe-inspiring silence outside the square in front of the Daqing Hall.

A moment later, amidst the melodious music of the palace band, a royal guard of honor walked around the front of the Daqing Palace Square. The honor guard cavalry in golden helmets and golden armor came in a mighty force. The soldiers wore swords on their waists and rode on horses. They were all in high spirits.

, majestic.

The soldiers on foot behind held one hundred and eight colorful flags, embroidered with golden dragons, colorful phoenixes, unicorns, xiangluan, peacocks, cranes and other auspicious birds and beasts. The flags fluttered in the morning breeze, hunting and dancing.

After the banquet, seventy-two palace maids came slowly with precious fans in their hands. After the procession of precious fans, there were twelve gorgeous banners, and the tassels hanging around the banners fluttered in the morning breeze.

Afterwards, one hundred and sixty guards walked past in an orderly manner, holding King Wu in their hands. Then followed dozens of eunuchs, holding gold millwork, copper horns, red stirrups, gold ceremonials and other ornaments and musical instruments, one by one.

Don't squint, walk slowly.

Behind was Li Hao's chariot, carried by thirty-six eunuchs, coming slowly.

Behind the chariot were Xiaomei and Xiaolan holding a pair of precious fans, Xiaozhu holding an incense box, and Xiaoju holding a jade Ruyi, followed by dozens of palace maids.

The last one hundred and eighty Ouchi guards were escorted back, each one with a strong back and full of energy.

The dragon carriage slowly came to a stop outside the Daqing Hall. Li Hao got off the carriage and walked to the red carpet laid out in the middle.

The eunuch in charge of the ceremony loudly shouted: "The emperor has arrived!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down in unison and said, "See you, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor!"

Li Hao glanced at the civil and military officials kneeling in the square, then raised his head and looked at the Daqing Hall directly in front of him.

In front of the Daqing Hall are thick wooden pillars with dragons engraved on them and green glazed tiles on the top of the large polygonum. The entire hall is solemn and majestic, showing the royal atmosphere. At this moment, it is brilliant and magnificent under the morning light.

Li Hao walked across the carpet with calm steps.

His thoughts were a little wandering, from an ordinary little person in the main world to where he is today.

Walk to the end of the carpet and climb up the steps paved with white stone step by step. Walk towards the dragon throne with a horned dragon in the Daqing Palace, towards the pinnacle of power of the most powerful empire in time and space.

However, Li Hao's heart was surprisingly peaceful. There was no inexplicable excitement or inflated desire. There was more of a kind of indifference in his heart.

Power is a kind of power, and the Force is even more so. Both are powers that can transcend worldly constraints and do whatever they want.

"When you have power, can you keep your true nature intact?"

"Never lose your awe. Never lose your awe for the vast universe and the vast force."

"Follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules. In the world of the Force, as wide as your heart is, so will your power. You must let your mind fly, dare to love, hate, and do, but you must never lose all restraints. Do everything.

The bottom line we all stick to.”

Didi, who usually talks to the intelligent system, flashed in his mind. On the path of spiritual cultivation with the force, it is equally important to sharpen the mind and will.

A truly strong man must not only possess powerful power, but also have a mind that can control this power. If he cannot control this power, he will inevitably lead to self-destruction.

When Huizong of the Song Dynasty engaged in Huashi Gang like this, didn't he lose his sense of awe?

Li Hao put his thoughts back, walked into Daqing Hall, walked up to the throne in the middle and sat down.

Xiaomei and Xiaolan were holding precious fans, holding them cross-wise behind the dragon chair, while Xiaozhu and Xiaoju were standing on both sides holding incense boxes and jade Ruyi. These four maids followed behind, and there were more than ten other maids holding ceremonial guards.

The eunuch in charge of ceremony shouted loudly: "Xuan Wen and Wu officials enter the palace!"

All the ministers filed in and stood according to rank in the Daqing Hall. Following the singing of the eunuch who presided over the ceremony, the ministers once again paid homage to the mountain and shouted long live the mountain.

Li Hao sat on the dragon throne and commanded a commanding view, with all the civil and military officials in sight. Sitting on this throne, he naturally had the aura of dominating the world and being the only one to dominate.

The eunuch who presided over the ceremony began to read out the edict, announcing that the new emperor of the world would ascend the throne, and then followed a complete set of etiquette and procedures for enthroning the throne.

After all this was over, Li Hao looked around the hall and said: "Song Taizu and the previous emperor handed over the country to me, and I can't help but feel conscientious.

"The Chinese nation, from the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors to the present, has created countless brilliance. Now that the country is in my hands, I have the responsibility to continue this glory. I can only seek governance diligently in order to create a prosperous era, so that the country can be prosperous and the people are peaceful;

Foreign envoys from all over the barbarians paid homage, and all nations came to court.

"You may not know me well, but I am not difficult to serve. You don't have to guess my thoughts. I can tell you clearly. I will support anything that is beneficial to the people of the world.

Everyone will praise you. But if you do something that harms the people, my constitution and laws will not tolerate it."

"There are too many things in the world. Even if I work hard day and night, I can't do everything myself. So I decided to expand the power of the prime minister and establish a cabinet. The government affairs will be discussed in advance by the cabinet and then reported to me for approval and implementation."

"The prime ministers have temporarily selected four people, and they will be added or removed according to the situation in the future. The first prime minister is the former counselor of political affairs, and Xiao Zhong is directly responsible for Xiao Qing's family."

Xiao Zhongzhi came out and said: "I, Xiao Zhongzhi, would like to thank the emperor for your kindness!"

Li Hao continued: "The second prime minister is the former right servant, Cai Jing and Cai Qing's family."

There was a slight "buzz" in the Daqing Palace. This appointment was somewhat unexpected to the officials. Xiao Zhongzhi was appointed as the Minister of the Prime Minister. The officials thought it was normal. This person was originally a direct descendant of Li Hao. But Cai Jing also entered the Prime Minister's Cabinet.

It's a bit strange. Does Li Hao also plan to reuse Zhao Ji's confidants?

Cai Jing himself didn't find it strange. He went out and said, "Your Majesty, Cai Jing, thanks the Lord for your kindness."

Li Hao announced again: "The third prime minister is the former Taichang Shaoqing, from the Li Gang and Li Qing family."

If Cai Jing is appointed as the prime minister, although it is a bit unexpected, it can still be explained. After all, Cai Jing was originally the prime minister, with disciples and former officials all over the world, and he was a deep-rooted faction in the court.

But why was Li Gang promoted to prime minister?

The person in the palace who felt the most astonished was Li Gang himself. He had also faintly heard from his colleagues that Li Hao controlled the palace, but except for the day when Xia Yue, the front minister of the palace, rebelled, Zhao Ji, who usually went to court, was no different.

Ever since he saw Emperor Taizu appear yesterday and Zhao Ji wanted to abdicate the throne, he was dumbfounded at this scene. He felt that all this was incredible and marveled at Li Hao's extraordinary methods. But he vaguely felt that this was not a good thing for the world.

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He was stunned for a long time, until an official next to him tugged at his official uniform, and he came back to his senses and quickly stepped out to thank him.

"Your Majesty, Li Gang, thanks you for your kindness."

"The fourth prime minister is the former commander of the Northern Expedition, Liu Zhongting and Liu Qing's family."

"I, Liu Zhongting, thank the Emperor for your kindness."

This fourth person is finally a direct descendant of Li Hao.

"The rest of the ministers will maintain their original official positions, and their basic salary will be increased by 10% on the original basis."

The officials in the Daqing Hall breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they could keep their original official positions. As for the 10% salary increase, it was nothing. None of the officials lived entirely on the basic salary. Even honest officials had various subsidies and some

of income.

However, Li Hao's promotion to Fenglu sends a message of goodwill and indicates to a certain extent that there will be no major replacement or purge of officials for the time being.

"After retiring from the court, the four ministers went to the Zichen Palace to discuss matters." Li Hao said and winked at the eunuch Si Li.

The eunuch in charge of ceremony shouted at the top of his lungs: "Retreat from the court!"

Li Hao got off the dragon chair and left the Daqing Hall through the side door. The ministers left the Daqing Hall while discussing.

Li Hao left the Daqing Hall and walked away instead of sitting on the dragon carriage. He asked Xiaomei and Xiaolan, "You guys have also watched the excitement. You must be tired from holding up your fans. Go back and have a rest first."

"I'm not tired, but I'm bored. I couldn't understand the article the eunuch was reading."

"Actually, I can't understand it either." Li Hao really couldn't understand that kind of profound imperial edict in classical Chinese. Anyway, it was just an article with gorgeous words but empty content.

When Li Hao arrived at the Zichen Hall, Xiao Zhongzhi, Liu Zhongting, Cai Jing, and Li Gang were already waiting.

When selecting the candidates for the Prime Minister's Cabinet, Li Hao also went through extensive consideration. Of course Xiao Zhongzhi wanted to go in, but among his closest confidants, only Liu Zhongting could give it a try.

For people like Jiang Wulang, Jiang Liulang, and Sun Hong, it's okay to let them lead troops to fight, but let them take care of government affairs? They really are not that kind of material.

As for Cai Jing, at this time he still had huge influence both at the center of the court and at local level. If he was willing to cooperate, the implementation of the administrative decree would be much smoother.

Letting him join the prime minister's cabinet is just a test. If he refuses to cooperate, then he will be of little use to Li Hao, and Li Hao will appoint a new person to take his place.

Cai Jing was a treacherous minister, and was written down in the biography of treacherous ministers in the history of the Song Dynasty, but Li Hao didn't care what his former status was under Song Huizong, as long as he still had usable value in his own hands, then why not use him?

Cai Jing has been wallowing in the court all his life, so he should be able to understand his intentions. If he has a tendency to be passive and sabotage, he will be kicked out of the prime minister's cabinet as soon as possible. If something more serious happens, he will be taken down.

As for Li Gang, he was a famous minister who fought against the Jin Dynasty in history and later served as prime minister. Since the ministers in the dynasty were unfamiliar with each other, Li Hao naturally wanted to use someone who was more "familiar".

Historically, Li Gang was dismissed by Emperor Weizong of the Song Dynasty at this time, and he would be transferred back to Bianjing to serve as Taichang Shaoqing later. However, history had already been in chaos due to the butterfly effect. The Jin soldiers had already gone south early, and it was not possible for him to take up the post of Taichang Shaoqing early.
Chapter completed!