Chapter 3 Vicious Fight in the First Great Dynasty
After Li Zhiyun agreed to hold the enthronement ceremony, the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple completed all preparations as quickly as possible.
In late October of the eighth year of Wude, Emperor Li Zhiyun held a relatively simple enthronement ceremony in Taiji Hall.
Afterwards, Li Zhiyun ordered Gao Liangzhong to read out the imperial edict, seal ministers, and make a series of personnel appointments.
From the beginning of the harem, the first thing to do was to honor the birth mother Wan as the empress dowager and live in the Shou'an palace. The concubines of the former emperor were the dowagers and lived in the dowager palace.
Crown Princess Yang was granted the title of empress and ruled the harem. Wei Gui was the noble concubine, Huaiyang was the Shu concubine, Pei Suer was the Xian concubine, Yin was the Virtuous concubine, and Yang Mudan was Zhaoyi.
The eldest concubine Li Shun'er was granted the title of Princess Yongning, and the legitimate daughter Bao Niang was granted the title of Princess Jinyang. The rest of the concubines were not granted titles due to their young age.
In fact, the emperor's eldest son Chengjing, the emperor's second son Chengyan, the emperor's third son Chenglie, and the emperor's fourth son Chengzhao were all canonized as county princes by the late emperor.
In addition, Li Shuliang was granted the title of King of Chen, Li Daozong was granted the title of King of Xu, and Li Daoxuan was granted the title of King of Chu.
On the clan side, Li Zhiyun stingily named three kings and ignored the others at all. Now that the number of clan kings has begun to increase, it is too late for him to depose the kings. How can he be willing to grant the title of king to the useless clan clan?
However, he had to slow down on this matter and couldn't do it now, otherwise the clan members would definitely go to the Gaomiao and cry.
Princess Tong'an, as the late emperor's half-sister and the direct aunt of Li Zhiyun, was naturally canonized as the eldest princess of Tong'an. Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning, the legitimate daughter of the late emperor, was canonized as the eldest princess of Pingyang. The rest of the sisters were canonized according to the regulations.
Wan Xuandao, who was slightly less related by blood, was promoted from the Duke of Jiangdu to the title of Duke of Runguo.
Then came the canonization of the civil and military officials of the former Shence Mansion.
Du Ruhui was granted the title of Cai Guogong, Xue Shou was granted the title of Jiang Guogong, Xue Yuanjing was granted the title of Ze Guogong, Wei Zheng was granted the title of Zheng Guogong, and Dai Wei was granted the title of Dao Guogong. The remaining ministers were awarded the title of county Duke and county Duke respectively according to their merits.
In terms of military generals, Qin Qiong was granted the title of Duke of Yue, and was appointed General of the Left Weiwei. Yuchi Gong was granted the title of Duke of Wu, and was appointed General of the Right Weiwei. Duan Zhixuan was granted the title of Duke of Fan, and was appointed the Great General of the Left Yiwei. Xie Shufang was granted the title of Duke of Lang, and was appointed the Great General of the Right Yiwei.
General. Luo Shi entrusted himself to the Duke of Qu and appointed him as the General of Wuwei on the left. Li Junxian granted him the title of Duke of Chongqing and appointed him as the General of Wuwei on the right. Cheng Yaojin granted him the title of Su.
The Duke was appointed as the General of Zuo Xiaowei. Niu Jinda was granted the title of Duke of Dongyang and was appointed as the General of the Youjinwu Guard. Cheng Mingzhen was granted the title of Duke of Dongping and was appointed as the General of the Left Army. Su Lie was granted the title of Duke of Xiping and was appointed as the General of the Zuojian Gate Guard. Zhang Shigui was sealed.
The Duke of the country is appointed as the general of the right prison gate guard. The other generals are awarded the title of Duke of the country, Duke of the county, or Duke of the county according to their merits.
Li Zhen and Li Qiang, as absolute loyalists to the emperor, were also canonized. Li Zhen was granted the title of Duke of Yi and appointed as General of the Left Guard. Li Qiang was granted the title of Duke of Si and appointed as General of the Right Guard. They were still responsible for protecting Li Zhiyun.
In addition, there are some canonizations that have been omitted and will be discussed later.
After reading the imperial edict, Gao Liangzhong felt thirsty and returned his orders to the emperor.
The ministers bowed three times and praised the emperor for his wisdom.
After Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, he would naturally reward his former brothers greatly. Therefore, the civil and military officials of the former Shence Mansion benefited the most, followed by the clan, and then other meritorious court officials. In general, Li Zhiyun has been very restrained in awarding rewards.
But he still personally created a group of new military heroes to rise.
Before Li Zhiyun had finished enjoying the flattery, Yang Gongren jumped out, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you must now appoint a crown prince to consolidate the foundation of the country."
In an instant, Li Zhiyun's face turned hard.
Madam is causing trouble, isn't he? It's only been a long time since I ascended the throne. Why do you want me to appoint a crown prince so soon?
In the Tai Chi Hall, the officials suddenly stopped talking.
Pei Ji stared at the dome, as if he was in a trance. Chen Shuda lowered his head to adjust his sleeves, as if he heard nothing. Pei Ju rolled his eyes, as if he had a stroke. Li Shuliang was immersed in the joy of being crowned King of Chen, and did not hear what Yang Gongren said. Tang Jian was like
He tilted his head and was in a daze.
The ministers who followed Yang Gongren jumped out one after another to ask the emperor to appoint a prince.
Before Li Zhiyun could speak, Yuchi Gong walked to the center of the hall and scolded: "Shut the hell up, you guys are blind, aren't you? His Majesty is in the prime of life and in the prime of life. There is no need to appoint a crown prince now."
"I think what Duke Wu Guo said is true." Qin Qiong said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to appoint a prince at this moment."
Yang Gongren shook his head and said: "Gong Wu and Yue, although what you say is reasonable, it is not advisable. The early establishment of the crown prince will help stabilize the country and calm the hearts of the people in the world."
"Yes, we should appoint the crown prince now."
"Why should we appoint a crown prince now..."
The officials in the palace were quarreling over whether to appoint a crown prince.
Li Zhiyun's die-hard followers disagreed and boycotted frantically. Yang Gongren and the ministers who followed him argued for the appointment of a crown prince.
Li Zhiyun treated him coldly, neither refusing nor agreeing, and allowed the ministers below to make a fuss.
After a while, Yuchi Gong, who was a military general, was at a loss for words. In anger, he used old fists to greet the chattering civil servants.
Then there was a "bang bang bang" sound, and the civil servants were beaten to pieces by Yu Chigong.
"You are rude to the emperor!" Several censors covered their faces and shouted.
"I'm rude today!" As he said that, Yuchi Gong stepped forward and punched again, knocking out the two censors.
This time, a hornet's nest was stirred, and the censors gathered to attack.
Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin jumped into the battlefield and beat the censor violently with Yuchi Gong.
Seeing a vicious fight break out in his first royal court since he ascended the throne, Li Zhiyun lost his nerve.
He waited for Yuchi Gong to knock out two more censors and shouted loudly.
"Enough!"
Tai Chi Hall became quiet again.
Yang Gongren shouted, "Your Majesty, Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin were disrespectful in front of the emperor and beat the censor. Their crimes are unforgivable and should be severely punished!"
Li Zhiyun snorted coldly and asked Yuchi Gong with a livid face, "Do you two know your guilt?"
"I am aware of my guilt." Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin admitted in a bachelor's manner.
"Since you know your crime, you should be punished." Li Zhiyun said: "Li Zhen!"
"I'm here."
"Take Wu Guogong and Su Guogong out and give them twenty sticks, and you will imprison them."
"As commanded."
Li Zhen turned around and took the smiling Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin down to play the game.
The corner of Yang Gongren's mouth twitched, what kind of punishment was this? Considering the relationship between Li Zhen, Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin, there was no difference between being beaten or not.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Gongren proposed again, "I would like to ask your Majesty to appoint a crown prince."
Li Zhiyun knew without thinking that Yang Gongren definitely wanted him to appoint the queen's son as the prince.
He was about to fold his sleeves and leave when Pei Ju suddenly said: "Your Majesty's sons are still young, and we don't know who has the best qualifications. It would be inappropriate to appoint him as a prince at this time."
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes.
Yang Gongren said as a matter of course: "Since ancient times, there have been direct heirs and no direct heirs, so the four princes should be appointed as princes."
Pei Ju pursed his lips and said to Li Zhiyun: "Your Majesty, I think what Yang Xiang said is reasonable. Your Majesty Fu Wei is the Holy Judge."
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Li Zhiyun sneered in his heart, as soon as he ascended the throne, the fight among the people started.
Yang Gongren looked ugly while eating, while Pei Ju was testing himself.
The hearts of all the courtiers in the palace were hidden behind the tablets, and even their faces were hidden behind the tablets.
Li Zhiyun said: "I have little virtue and little kindness, so we will discuss the matter of appointing a prince in the future."
After saying that, he stood up and left without giving Yang Gongren a chance to speak.
"Retreat!" Gao Liangzhong shouted, then he bowed his body and followed the emperor with small steps.