At the moment when the imperial edict was sealed, Zhang Yue still could not leave the palace.
Because we still need to issue an edict to all officials of the clan.
Our ancestors had a system that before an edict was issued to the world, everyone involved in the matter would be locked up in the courtyard.
Today is thirty, and the second day is New Year's Day.
The first day of the lunar month is the time of the great dynasty meeting, and it is a suitable time to announce the official announcements and edicts to the world. Therefore, no one who hears that the new king has ascended the throne is allowed to leave the palace.
Afterwards, Empress Cao returned to the palace to rest, and Han Qi and other prime ministers, including the new monarch, kept vigil at the Funing Palace for Emperor Daxing. Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Zhang Yue, etc. also kept watch beside the pavilion.
When Wang Gui prepared the imperial edict, Li Zhang came out of the palace to announce to the deputy capital commander of the guards' horse army, and the deputy capital commander of the guards' infantry army also paid homage to him one after another.
Renzong's envoys in front of the palace, commanders of the guards, cavalry and army, and commanders of the infantry are generally not given lightly.
Even Li Zhang, who was the late emperor's cousin, could not be granted the title of deputy commander of the capital in front of the palace. The two yamen of the horse army and infantry were led by the deputy commander. The deputy commander of the horse army, Hao Zhi, was shrewd and capable, and was awarded Suzhou Observation for his military merits.
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He was appreciated by Wen Yanbo during the Beizhou Rebellion, and was promoted to the position of attendant and deputy commander of the Ma Army. Now he lives in the Wei Palace. He is also the balance between the existence of relatives like Li Zhang in the three yamen.
Hao Zhi entered the room and kowtowed three times to the new king without saying a word. With this person around, Han Qi felt a little calmer.
Li Zhang and Hao Zhi both kowtowed to the new king, and the other three yamen, such as Yuhou and others, who were waiting outside the palace, also kowtowed to the new king without saying a word.
However, the new monarch at the head was sitting alone on the throne in the palace with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, without saying a word. Han Qi's explanation was still the same. The new monarch was unwell and was too sad to be speechless. You guys will just pay your respects.
You will have your own merits after ascending the throne.
The governors were not suspicious. When they heard that they had meritorious service, they were all very happy and expressed their loyalty with the word "loyalty".
Immediately, Han Qi and several ruling generals Li Zhang and Hao Zhi were summoned to discuss the matter.
Han Qi said: "In the old system, when the emperor came to the throne, the princes and others came to congratulate him first, then the three yamen were in charge of the army, and then the officials. Now I let you and others congratulate you first, which is to give you this great achievement. Do you know?"
Hao Zhi said: "Thank you sir."
But Li Zhang said: "I don't have to take the credit, but I ask that the troops be rewarded according to the old practice during the Qianxing period!"
The old rule in Qianxing is that when the late emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian gave out rewards to the Imperial Guards. However, the Imperial Guards in the Song Dynasty were like a spoiled child. They asked for rewards before starting a war. They stopped fighting when the rewards were not enough. They even had to ask for rewards when the throne was replaced.
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What? Dare not to give money? Then let’s tell the story of Chen Qiaoyi again!
Xixia is not good at fighting Khitan, but Qingjun is still very good at it.
Hao Zhi remained silent and let Li Zhang take the lead.
All the civil servants present are angry. The national treasury is not sufficient. Now that the new king has ascended the throne, your imperial army will come to do this. How will the country continue to function in the future?
But when Han Qi chuckled and said: "The new king has ascended the throne, you have done a great job. Of course, the rewards will be given as much as you want. But I have something to discuss with you two today. Now that the Daxing Emperor has passed away, the new king will succeed him."
position, should we increase the number of soldiers in Beijing and transfer troops from outside to Beijing?"
Although Li Zhang and Hao Zhi are the leaders of the Forbidden Army, they do not have the power to mobilize troops. The power to mobilize troops rests with the Privy Council, which is controlled by civil servants!
Li Zhang said: "Returning to my husband, how many soldiers are there in the capital? They have been used for generations. It is not appropriate to change them easily!"
Hao Zhi also said: "I would like to inform you that for such a big thing, three squadrons of Yamen troops are enough!"
Han Qi nodded and said: "In that case, let's follow the opinions of the Palace Commander and Ma Jun Commander! Then let's talk about rewards?"
Li Zhang on the side said: "First help the officials to ascend the throne, and we will tell you later whether we will reward them or not!"
Han Qi nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this. He almost misunderstood Han Qi and thought Han Qi wanted to advance.
But having said that, He Jin already had control of the imperial army at that time, and it was not a problem to kill the eunuchs, but he still sent foreign troops to the capital in the name of killing the ten permanent servants. His motive was suspicious, and the plot was not just to kill the ten permanent servants.
After Li Zhang and Hao Zhi came out of the palace, Li Zhang said proudly: "I knew Han Qi was very ambitious and wanted to be like Cao Mengde. Fortunately, I stopped him."
Hao said: "Fortunately, the commander-in-chief has an opinion! I don't know how to deal with those civil servants!"
Li Zhang said: "Don't pay attention to them. We used our full strength to protect the queen today and protect the new king's accession to the throne. Will the reward be less in the future?"
After saying this, both Li Zhang and Hao Zhi laughed.
Afterwards, Li Zhang and Hao Zhi each led a group of forbidden troops to guard the left and right sides of Funing Palace.
At night, all the clan members went to the Funing Hall, including Zhao Zong'e, the defense envoy of Yizhou, Zhao Yunchu, the military governor of Weide Army, etc. Among them, Zhao Yunbi, who had the most respectable position and was the chief minister of the clan, was the leader of the clan.
After Zhao Yunbi led his family members to cry for a while, Han Qi and others led Zhao Yunbi and others to the palace and said: "The late Emperor Yan Jia, the prince has ascended the throne. Congratulations to all of you!"
Seeing Zhao Shu wearing a dragon robe, sitting on the throne with dull eyes, the clan members present were buzzing with each other, but no one was willing to bow down.
Han Qi asked Zhao Yunbi: "Why doesn't the king congratulate you?"
After the death of King Pu Zhao Yun, the most respected among the grandsons of Emperor Taizong was Zhao Yunbi.
Zhao Yunbi looked at Han Qi and asked, "Who is the prince?"
Han Qi said: "Mr. Julu."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunbi said seductively: "Is there any Tuan Lian envoy who can lead the world? Why not establish Zunxing?"
Zhao Yunbi fell out on the spot.
"Where is the Queen? This matter should be discussed carefully, how can it be so hasty!"
After hearing what Zhao Yunbi said, Zhang Yue thought to himself that he expected that the clan would object to Zhao Shu's accession to the throne. Zhao Yunbi had just asked almost exactly the same question as Empress Cao, denying that the official family had children, but Empress Cao just said it and let it go.
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But Zhao Yunbi not only opposed it, but also proposed to reform the Zunxing?
Who is Zunxing? Zhao Yunbi is now the most respected person in the Zhao family clan! Yes, I am so old and shameless, I elected myself to be the emperor.
Zhao Zonge and Zhao Yunchu, who were most likely to oppose him, remained silent, but Zhao Yunbi actually jumped out to fight for the emperor.
However, Zhao Yunbi had the highest seniority in the clan, and many of the clan members present had the idea to agree with him. Hearing the discussions among the clan below, Zhao Shu sat blankly.
Han Qi said calmly: "The emperor had already issued a decree, and Feng Nei's seal-making bachelor was present at the time!"
After saying that, Han Qi ordered Feng Jing, and Zhang Yue left work.
Feng Jing said yes, I saw it on the spot, while Zhang Yue seemed to agree. At this time, he must clearly stand beside Han Qi. Making Zhao Shu the emperor was Han Qi's choice on behalf of the civil service group.
After hearing Han Qi's words, Zhao Yunbi not only did not look aggrieved at all, but instead cursed: "Prime Minister Wu Yong!"
After saying this, Zhao Yunbi went straight to the throne and said to Zhao Shu in an arrogant manner: "Zong Shi, please get down first. After we discuss it, let's see who will be the official!"
"Uncle Huang, my nephew just obeys his orders!"
When Zhao Shu heard this, he stood up and showed no attachment to the throne. But Han Qi was not willing to shout at Zhao Yunbi: "Your Majesty, you are a minister, you must not be rude to you!"
Zhao Yunbi sneered: "What does the prime minister want?"
Han Qi shouted: "Where are the soldiers?"
But when the palace commander Li Zhang and the horse commander Hao Zhi led their troops into the palace from all sides, they surrounded the clan on the spot. However, they saw all the troops holding on to the hilts of their knives with fierce looks.
At this moment, Zhao Yunbi cursed and said: "Bye, bye! What do you want? How loud is it?"
After Zhao Yunbi helped Zhao Shu sit down on the throne, he was the first to bow and kowtowed with a bang. Zhao Shu was extremely frightened. Han Qi smiled and said to Zhao Shu: "The late emperor often praised the emperor for his ability to show off his talents.
(Liu De, the king of Hejian in the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Fu, the king of Peixian in the Eastern Han Dynasty), the officials must know about it now."
Zhao Yunbi snorted and walked away.
Afterwards, under the eyes of Ban Jun who was holding the hilt of the sword, Zhao Zonge, Zhao Yunchu and other clan members bowed down one by one.
Some members of the clan were dissatisfied, but seeing that the Forbidden Army had sided with Han Qi, they knew that the situation was irreversible. Anyone who dared to say no at this time would be taken out and killed like a chicken.
As for Ren Shouzhong's officials, let alone those officials, they are not even as good as the clan.
Therefore, no matter how much the clan members looked down on and despised Zhao Shu at the beginning, they still bowed respectfully and established their titles as kings and ministers.
After all the clans paid homage to the new emperor, a place was arranged for all the clans to take care of them, euphemistically known as guarding the grave of Emperor Daxing.
With everyone spending the night in the Funing Hall, Zhang Yue and Feng Jing did not take a break either. The imperial chef at the side provided food for everyone. At this moment, there was still no mourning.
Han Qi and others were sitting in the imperial palace dealing with various matters. They had just eaten a few mouthfuls, but they didn't move the food, and then put the bowls down again.
At this moment, I heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks being thrown to the floor in the palace, but I heard someone scolding: "I won't eat or drink, this rice is poisonous, and this water is also poisonous!"
No need to guess, yes, these words came from Xinjun’s mouth.
Ren Shouzhong, who was waiting outside the palace, looked livid, and all the eunuchs on the side also looked frightened.
The new king refuses to eat the food passed from their hands? This is obviously not tolerated by them.
Ren Shouzhong said anxiously to Han Qi: "My lord, look at it, isn't this suspicion of our family pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man? If my wife hears this, I don't know how sad she will be!"
Han Qi said: "If you all know, the officials miss the late emperor too much, so much that they worry too much and refuse to eat. Why should they report it to the queen?"
Anyway, this is what Han Qi said back and forth.
Immediately Han Qi personally carried the meal into the inner room.
After everyone entered, they saw the new king Zhao Shu vigorously throwing things in the palace, and several palace residents hid aside and trembled.
Han Qi asked several palace officials to exit the door first and said, "I wonder if the officials can trust me?"
Zhao Shu sighed: "The wealth and lives of these husbands are all staked on me."
Han Qi said to the new king Zhao Shu: "Please let me try the food."
But Han Qi picked up the bowl, took a few bites of each meal, and then brought new chopsticks to serve.
But seeing that Zhao Shu was still worried about himself, Han Qi asked Zhao Shu again: "Can officials trust me?"
Zhao Shu said: "The late Emperor once said that Mr. Han is a loyal and trustworthy man, and I do not doubt it."
Han Qi offered it with both hands. Zhao Shu took the soup and took a few sips. Then he let out a sigh of relief and then picked up the bowl and chopsticks to eat.
But when I saw Zhao Shu eating, he said, "Why do all the ministers want to protect me as an official?"
Han Qi said: "Because our wealth, life, honor and disgrace are all tied to the official family."
Zhao Shu asked again: "Then how do you want me to be an official?"