"The rebels have been eliminated, the world is at peace, and all the people seek peace, so the year name should take the meaning of peace and prosperity..."
"It's ridiculous. Although the world is peaceful, monsters are still raging and the people are still miserable. The emperor ascended the throne at the time when he was working hard to govern. How can he enjoy peace as you say?"
"It's so stupid that we don't want to enjoy peace. Instead, we want to praise the emperor for creating peace for all eternity!"
"How to create eternal peace? Just rely on your words?"
Outside Qian'an Gate, the two groups of officials argued endlessly, which attracted more officials to watch. More than a hundred people gathered at the scene.
More and more people came out to debate, and the scene became more noisy and noisy, as if it had recreated the situation when Emperor Tai'an was in power.
"The Emperor has arrived..."
Hearing the loud shouts in Qian'anmen, everyone at the scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
"On the fifth day of the eleventh month, the Ministry of Rites proposed the year name and presented it to the imperial government. Some officials refused to follow the Ministry of Rites' proposal and instead fought outside the Qian'an Gate. People who heard about it became more and more violent..."
"Not long after, the emperor came to Qian'anmen..."
After memorizing the last sentence, Li Yutang knelt on the ground to welcome the emperor's arrival.
A few breaths later, accompanied by a group of internal servants, Zhao Yanxun appeared on the imperial steps of Qian'an Gate.
"I'm waiting to see you, Your Majesty!"
Looking at everyone, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "Winter is here and the weather is getting colder, so huddle together to keep warm, right?"
"If I join the group to keep warm, focus my energy in one place, and focus on government affairs and people's livelihood, then I can feel at ease!"
When everyone heard this, they knew that Zhao Yanxun was about to change the topic, so everyone became more and more respectful.
"Took it...I can hear you guys arguing from a long way away!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun's tone became more severe: "If I arrive later, you may have to demolish Qian'an Palace!"
Zhao Yanxun rebuked loudly, while Li Yutang, not far away, picked up a pen and recorded it in detail.
"I accused the ministers of being domineering. They were afraid of the emperor's power, and they all trembled and feared. They all accused him!"
After training these officials, Zhao Yanxun's expression improved a little.
He is not like the previous emperors. The emperor does not need to give face to the officials, otherwise it will only send wrong signals to these people and attract them to make further progress.
Seeing that everyone was complaining, Zhao Yanxun continued: "I have already made a decision on the year you have discussed... I will take the 'Guangwu' proposed by Yousi. There is no need to argue about this matter!"
Zhao Yanxun ignored the advice of the Ministry of Rites and directly chose the reign name Guangwu. This was wrong from a procedural perspective.
Even so, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to say anything. Only the officials who came out of Longyou shouted the words "The Emperor's Holy Ming".
After everyone calmed down, Zhao Yanxun continued: "This matter has been settled. If there is nothing else... you can go back and do your errands!"
"I obey the order!"
After Zhao Yanxun entered Qian'anmen, all the ministers got up and left.
More than a hundred officials, Jingwei and Wei, clearly formed two waves, walking towards the palace gate from different directions.
"We people, suddenly ascending to high positions and living in the ministry, should be as united as we are today!"
The person who said this was Wu Hong, the former official of the palace. This person is now overseeing government affairs at the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his rank has been promoted to the level of minister.
As Wu Hong said, most of the officials in the royal palace were frustrated in the officialdom. Except for a few who were born in the right way, most of them were promoted by the Imperial College to become officials. Naturally, they were looked down upon by normal civil servants.
It happened that these people followed the right person, and now Zhao Yanxun's enlightenment made them ascend to heaven, which made the courtiers even more jealous.
Wu Hong understands these principles and others understand them too.
"Master Cheng has gone to the south, and Master Zhou has a calm temperament. Now we need to keep in touch with you to prevent those people from bullying you!"
"Fortunately, the emperor is wise and knew that those people had bad intentions, so he didn't let their conspiracy succeed!"
"Exactly!"
Everyone gradually walked away while talking, while the officials from the Ministry of Rites and other officials who left on the other side were also very angry about what happened today.
"The emperor went beyond the Ministry of Rites and determined the reign name at will. This violates the ancestral system!"
"That's right. It's just that those people in Longyou want to flatter you and deceive your Majesty. It's really hateful!"
"These people don't know the principles and principles, but they can live in temples and guide the country. They are really a disaster for the people of the country..."
There was a lot of discussion among the people, most of them were filled with indignation, and only a few people followed without speaking.
While everyone was cursing, someone suddenly shouted: "We, the loyal people, should impeach this traitor and deceitful people, so as to eliminate the trouble for the court!"
"I am willing to write and submit the memorial, and you can sign on behind!"
Good guy, as soon as this person said this, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Behind the Longyou clique officials is the emperor. Are they planning to go against the emperor when they jointly submit the memorial?
Although the executions in the capital have come to an end now, what happened in the past few days still shocked these officials.
It would be too rash and very uneconomical to jointly submit a memorial to oppose the emperor because of a matter of the same reign.
"Um...there are still official duties in the yamen. Everyone, I have to hurry over and say goodbye..."
"My son is ill in bed, and the servants at home are not taking good care of him. It is really worrying. I have to go back and take a look and say goodbye..."
All of a sudden, all kinds of reasons came up, and soon everyone was gone.
Only a few officials from the Ministry of Rites and the person who proposed to jointly submit the memorial were left in place. The cold wind blew and made them confused.
"A bunch of rats!" the man cursed, then quickened his pace and left.
Sighing, the people in the Ministry of Rites had nothing to say. Since the reign name had been decided, they could only hold their noses and recognize it.
But they still felt a little uncomfortable. In the past, it was not unusual for all ministers to jointly submit a memorial to this kind of thing, but now they are all timid.
Times have changed... Looking at the familiar palace, several officials from the Ministry of Rites felt deeply.
In Qian'an Palace, it was almost time for lunch, so Zhao Yanxun did not return to the harem.
While he was reading the memorial, someone reported from outside that Queen Xue Baojun had arrived with everyone from the Acupuncture Bureau.
Although she has not been officially canonized, there is no suspense about her position as queen, so the eunuchs directly call Xue Baoyun queen.
"The queen is told to come in!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.
"According to the order!"
After a while, Xue Baoyun walked into the hall alone.
"I, my concubine, come to see the Emperor!"
Zhao Yanxun stood up and stepped forward, helped Xue Baoyun up, and said: "Queen, no courtesy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Why is the queen here?"
"The emperor left in a hurry just now, and Gun Mian's attire has not been tried on yet. I am afraid that there will be something wrong, so I brought the robe here for the emperor to try on in person!"
Zhao Yanxun said with a smile on his face: "The Queen is thoughtful, and with such a good wife, I have nothing to worry about!"
Then Xue Baoyun ordered people from the Needle Works Bureau to come in and try them on in the side hall.
This was Zhao Yanxun's first time wearing a Gun Mian. Every set of clothes was extremely cumbersome and he couldn't put it on by himself without the help of others.
First, he put on his imperial robe and looked at the image in the mirror. Zhao Yanxun was particularly satisfied.
Turning around, Zhao Yanxun smiled and asked Xue Baoyun, "How is it?"
Xue Baoyun stepped forward slightly and after careful inspection, he paid homage and said: "Your Majesty, the appearance of dragon and phoenix, the appearance of the sky and the sun!"
After hearing this, the needlework bureau and serving eunuchs and maids in the palace all kowtowed to Zhao Yanxun and shouted "Long live my emperor".
Zhao Yanxun laughed loudly, and then ordered everyone to get up without ceremony.
After wearing the most solemn crown uniform, Zhao Yanxun then tried on the Gong uniform, which was slightly lower in rank but above the emperor's regular uniform.
The whole fitting process went smoothly, and there were no problems with the clothes and accessories. Zhao Yanxun commended the people at the needlework bureau on the spot.
As soon as the business was over and lunch time had arrived, Zhao Yanxun stayed with Xue Baoyun to have lunch with him.
The emperor and empress rarely had lunch together.
