Chapter 2 Reconsideration of the Grand Ceremony of Rewards and Enthronement
Although his mother and ladies advised him to go back and rest, Li Zhiyun did not agree and stubbornly stayed there for a while.
Within a few days after the late emperor's departure, news gradually spread throughout the country, and governors, governors, and governors from various places returned to Beijing one after another. Of course, a few governors and governors who guarded the border areas did not return, but sent people back to Beijing to mourn.
One month later, in October of the eighth year of Wude, Li Zhiyun brought hundreds of officials, clan members, envoys from foreign countries, etc. to bury the late emperor in the Xian Mausoleum. The tombs of the late emperor's meritorious officials, Prince Yin, King Qin, King Jiaodong, etc., and
Their descendants were moved and buried in their mausoleums one after another.
Later, Li Zhiyun officially moved into the palace with his wife and concubines.
Political Hall.
Yang Gongren's face glowed brightly and he asked: "Your Highness, everything has been completed. When can the enthronement ceremony be held?"
Pei Ji glanced at Yang Gongren and was secretly unhappy. When he was the leader among officials, Yang Gongren was still a descendant of the former Sui Dynasty.
What a pity, I have a good niece.
Li Zhiyun said: "Let the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple make preparations and make everything simple."
Simple?
All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. Can the enthronement ceremony be simplified?
Yang Gongren couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the enthronement ceremony is related to your Majesty's dignity and should not be too simple."
Li Zhiyun said: "No, the world has just been settled, and there are Turks watching in the north. How can I waste the people and money, take the supplies of the imperial court, and benefit the common people? Before leaving, the late emperor asked me to keep his funeral simple and not to disturb the people. I am responsible for it.
Imitate it.”
Li Zhiyun knew very well what Yang Gongren had in mind. If the enthronement ceremony was held grandly, wouldn't he be able to grant all the ministers a large number of titles?
However, Li Zhiyun didn't want to do this.
Compared with these vanities, Li Zhiyun cares more about practical things.
"Just do it."
Seeing that the emperor was resolute, the ministers could not persuade him any more.
Yu Shiqian, the Minister of Rites, and Zu Xiaosun, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, came out to receive the order.
In the eyes of the ministers, the emperor's attitude made everyone understand one factor. That is, this new emperor rarely has the extravagance and extravagance of young people.
This made some good ministers extremely excited.
Immediately afterwards, he looked at Wen Yanbo, Minister of Civil Affairs.
"How was the harvest this year?"
Immediately, Wen Yanbo stood up and reported to Li Zhiyun the situation in every state in the world.
Generally speaking, in the absence of national war, the grain harvest in the eight years of Taketori was extremely good. Except for a few remote counties and counties, or counties with unfavorable seasons, where the harvest was poor due to natural disasters, other places had good harvests.
Among them, Guanzhong and Bashu, because they were occupied by the Tang Dynasty very early, the people's livelihood has been restored very well, and there have been bumper harvests for several consecutive years. This year, Bashu alone provided the imperial court with two
More than one million shi of grain. Guanzhong is also good, with more than one million shi. In addition, the states south of Taiyuan in Hedong Road also provided 800,000 shi of grain this year.
As for Henan Province and Hebei Province, as of this year, they are finally completely stable. The local people have escaped from the war and are able to be self-sufficient without the need for local government assistance. It is conceivable that by next year, Hebei Province and Henan Province will be able to pay taxes.
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Huainan Road, Shannan Road, Jiangnan Road and other places all turned over hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands of dan in grain.
"...In total, all the warehouses in Guanzhong are full, with more than five million stones. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty." Wen Yanbo bowed and bowed.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty," the ministers shouted.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said goodbye.
Chen Shuda frowned and asked, "Why did the grain production increase so much this year?"
Um?
"Why do you ask this, dear?" Li Zhiyun asked.
In his hand he held a memorial from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which recorded the amount of grain paid by each province, state, and county.
Chen Shuda leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, I am not questioning the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but compared to last year's harvest, this year's increase is too much."
Li Zhiyun chuckled and looked at Wen Yanbo.
"Shang Shu Wen, please tell Prime Minister Chen for me."
"Follow your orders." Wen Yanbo said to Chen Shuda: "Mr. Chen, please rest assured. I have verified all the grain quantities one by one, and there is nothing false. Officials from various states and counties, they did not forcefully buy and coerce the people. Everything is
Follow the rules, and in tax-free places, follow the rules. In addition, the reason why we can harvest so much food this year is mainly due to two reasons.
One is the curved-wheel plow, and soil fertilizers have begun to be promoted, and the other is that there is a lot of winter wheat in this grain."
Hearing this, Chen Shuda suddenly realized.
"Thank you, Wen Shangshu, for clarifying my doubts." He sat down again.
The reason why Li Zhiyun believed in the amount of grain reported by the Ministry of Civil Affairs was firstly because he believed Wen Yanbo, secondly because he estimated it based on last year's situation, and thirdly because he sent Fuyi's spies to conduct secret investigations all over the world.
Li Zhiyun had already witnessed the deceit and concealment of officials by the late emperor when he was made the crown prince. When he was the crown prince, he often warned and suppressed those officials who tried to deceive him.
Therefore, as soon as Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, few people dared to tease him. After all, all the ministers knew one thing. Although the current emperor was young, only twenty-two years old, they had already learned how to govern the country.
What's more, the current emperor is not a weakling, but a military emperor who has emerged from the world war.
Seeing that the topic was being sidetracked, Yang Gongren couldn't sit still, and he said: "Your Majesty, these matters are just trivial matters. The top priority is to honor him as soon as possible..."
Li Zhiyun knew what Yang Gongren said later even without listening.
Pei Ju, on the other hand, lowered his eyebrows and smiled.
After Yang Gongren finished speaking, Li Zhiyun said: "What Xiang Yang said is reasonable. Let's just start with the canonization after the enthronement ceremony."
Even though Li Zhiyun wanted to suppress it, but considering the officials who were following him, he decided to end the matter as soon as possible, otherwise his ears would not be clean.
As for Yang Gongren, Li Zhiyun guessed that his real purpose was to persuade him to appoint a queen. Although Li Zhiyun had already determined that his wife Yang was the queen, Yang Gongren's impatient look still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Immediately afterwards, Pei Ju raised his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, the late emperor has done a great job. Will he continue to use the Wude reign title in the coming year?"
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Yan Yong."
"yes."
Regarding the era name, Li Zhiyun has no idea at the moment.
Tang Jian asked: "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, will the Shence Mansion continue to exist?"
This is a very good question. Even if Tang Jian doesn’t mention it, Li Zhiyun is also prepared to mention it.
"Now that I have ascended the throne, the Shence Mansion should be abolished and no longer exist."
The power of these two institutions, Shence Mansion and Tiance Mansion, was too powerful, and Li Zhiyun would not allow them to appear in his court.
As for the dissolution of the Shence Mansion, another issue must be put on the agenda.
That is the General of the Sixteenth Guards. Naturally, Li Zhiyun, who is the emperor, cannot concurrently serve as the general.
Li Zhiyun had already planned this. However, when it came to military power, Li Zhiyun did not intend to discuss it with the ministers.
After discussing things for a while, the court dispersed.
After the ministers left, Li Zhiyun fell asleep on his couch.
The eunuch Gao Liangzhong bowed his body and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, would you like to pass on the meal?"
Gao Liangzhong was one of the four eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was mainly responsible for the daily life of the emperor. He was in his thirties and was relatively stable in his work, so he was promoted by Li Zhiyun and served by his side. After Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, Li Zhen and Li Qiang
You cannot enter the harem to accompany you.
Eunuchs in the early Tang Dynasty did not have much power, and ministers did not bother to get close to them. And Li Zhiyun did not know how to reuse eunuchs. Although he was a little uncomfortable with the eunuch system, he could not change it without authorization.
Otherwise, if eunuchs are not used in the palace, the ministers will never agree. And as for himself, after getting used to it, he will naturally not feel any discomfort.
"No need."
Li Zhiyun cheered up and began to think about canonization.