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The ANBU in Jiangnan knew about it within two days after Xiangrui dug it up, but they took it as seriously as knowing that Director Wang spent a lot of money to buy a pair of celadon lotus statues and put them in the gift list.

They believed that this was something created by the wealthy noble families in Jiangnan to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne, so although they recorded it, they did not pay attention to it.

However, Zhou Qi and Director Wang felt that this matter was important, so they always discussed it secretly behind closed doors, so that the secret investigators did not notice the special nature of this auspicious event.

As soon as Luoyang asked, the Jiangnan Secret Service began to look through the information from the previous month. They didn't find much useful information, so they had to search further until they found the information from the first month. Only then did they find the source from the pile of papers, "Lu Yuan?" "

They quickly reported it, but it was already ten years later, and the new emperor had already ascended the throne.

At this time, after asking the Jiangnan Anbu via telegram, Zhao Hanzhang was keenly aware of the gap between Yuan Li's presence and absence, and said to Ji Yuan: "It is not difficult to find out the news, but someone like Yuan Li can quickly grab it from the vast sea of ​​information. It’s very difficult to find useful information and then integrate it.”

Ji Yuan also praised, "General Yuan is indeed gifted."

Zhao Hanzhang: "We still lack people like Yuan Li. I want to set up a subject in Taixue to teach information science."

When Ji Yuan heard this, he immediately objected, "Tai Xue is a place where you read the books of sages. Intelligence is equivalent to careful writing. How can you teach such a subject?"

"Sir, you and I have both controlled ANBU. We should know how powerful information is. We can always win. Isn't a big reason why we know more information than others and can collect information faster?"

Ji Yuan: "Now the world has stabilized..."

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace. The stability at this time is only temporary. There are still many people floating around in the country, and war will break out at any time. What's more," Zhao Hanzhang paused and said: "The students taught are not good enough. An Anbu can also be used as a scout in the army or as a yamen servant in the yamen, whether it is spying on military intelligence or investigating crimes."

Ji Yuan frowned, "They are all minor officials. It is not appropriate to choose someone from the Imperial Academy."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a while before nodding and said: "That's right. One official school at Taixue is not enough. Several more schools should be built. Military science and medicine should be studied by people. Even the study of objects should recruit more students."

Ji Yuan:......

Zhao Hanzhang asked people to bring the drawings of the capital, "The schools must be separated but also together. Is there any land near Taixue?"

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang was about to draw the ground to build the school, Ji Yuan quickly brought the topic back on track, "Your Majesty, we have not yet decided how to deal with the auspicious matter."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment and then said: "Let's wait and see. Since Zhou Qi is willing to take the blame, let's let it go for now. If we can't find the person behind the scenes, we can find a reason to punish him."

Ji Yuan said: "I will release the news immediately after the ceremony."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded.

There is no need to explain some things too clearly, as long as everyone understands them.

Zhou Qi was quite unlucky in this matter. She also warned: "There is no need to punish him severely. I can just reward him when the matter is over."

Ji Yuan responded.

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang was in a good mood and was not affected by the incident, Ji Yuan took the opportunity to ask: "What will happen to the harem after Your Majesty ascends the throne?"

Zhao Hanzhang looked at him strangely and said, "The harem is in charge, so it's not a big problem."

Ting He is now very powerful, and is an expert in managing affairs and accounting. Over the past few years, Zhao Hanzhang has been entrusting her with all the affairs of his family.

Ji Yuan immediately said: "The imperial decree to canonize the queen..."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Just change it to the emperor's husband. What's the difficulty?"

Ji Yuan whispered: "There are voices in the court that think the emperor should stay in the palace to handle the affairs of the inner court."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Who suggested it? Shangshu Ling is so powerful that he is allowed to stay in the harem to take care of the inner court, but he just stares at the few accounts in the harem? Did the person who raised this matter just report the accounts to the Ministry of Accounts and have them rejected?"

Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, cupped his hands and said, "It's fine if Your Majesty doesn't have this intention. I don't think it's appropriate either."

Zhao Hanzhang squinted his eyes, looked him up and down and asked, "Is this just a suggestion from some officials in the DPRK?"

Ji Yuan did not tell who Zhao Hanzhang was, but just said: "Some people follow the old rules and believe that the former dynasty and the harem should be separated; some people do it for selfish reasons. If Fu Shangshu leaves, the post of Shangshu Ling will be vacant; and some people Others are worried that His Majesty will follow in the footsteps of the Han Dynasty, and his relatives will take over power and the country will be uneasy."

Zhao Hanzhang joked: "It is better to worry about the imperial family's exclusive power than to worry about my relatives becoming powerful."

Ji Yuan immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, "Your Majesty, this is also a matter of concern to me. If the royal family specializes in business, wouldn't it mean competing with the people for profit? When it comes to business, who in the world can beat the royal family?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and said, "We will talk about it in detail after the ceremony."

Seeing that she was actually willing to give up part of the royal family's power, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel relieved.

The fifth day of August is an excellent day.

When the sky lightened up, Zhao Hanzhang opened his eyes. Almost as soon as she sat up sideways, Fu Tinghan woke up.

He also sat up and chuckled: "Congratulations."

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't suppress the smile on his face, so he simply burst out and said with a bright smile: "Thank you, today is also a good day for you."

It was still early, and the two of them were not in a hurry to let the palace people in. They just sat by the bed and looked at the dim light projected into the room through the glass, which was very quiet.

Fu Tinghan asked her, "At this point, do you still want to go back?"

"If the country is on the right track and we have a chance to go back," Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "can you find a way back?"

Fu Tinghan shook his head, "Can't find it."

"You are so honest now. You didn't answer me like this before. Whenever I asked, you said it was possible and you would try your best."

Fu Tinghan: "I was very afraid that you would be disappointed, but it turns out that you are more adaptable to this era than me."

Today, Fu Tinghan finally no longer worries that she will be sad because she cannot go back, and can naturally face this problem frankly.

There were light and orderly footsteps outside the door. Zhao Hanzhang knew that the servant serving them was coming, so he got up and opened the door.

Neither husband nor wife liked anyone staying in their bedroom at night, and Zhao Hanzhang even had the habit of locking the door, so unless they opened it from the inside, no one in the palace could come in at will.

Tinghe led two groups of palace maids and chambermaids to wait outside. When they saw the door open, they all squatted down to salute, and then respectfully held things in their hands.

The maid served Zhao Hanzhang to wash and dress, and the chamberlain went to serve Fu Tinghan.

Both of them were wearing formal clothes today, and Zhao Hanzhang's was the most cumbersome. It took him half an hour just to put on clothes and comb his hair.

The sky is bright and the auspicious time is approaching.

Lai Qing, the godson of Dong's Chamberlain, walked quickly to the door and said softly: "Your Majesty, all the officials have arrived, and His Majesty King An is also ready."

Tinghe also checked Zhao Hanzhang's body twice, and after confirming that there were no mistakes or omissions, he said: "Your Majesty, everything is fine."

Zhao Hanzhang took Fu Tinghan out together. Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were waiting outside. They also checked Zhao Hanzhang's clothes and sent her to the banquet after confirming that nothing was missing.

She wanted to walk in from the front of Tai Chi Hall.

The enthronement ceremony was held in the Taiji Hall, the main hall of the North Palace.

This palace was envisioned by Cao Pi and built by Emperor Wei Ming. It means that the center of the palace is the pole, which corresponds to the North Star. Therefore, the Tai Chi Palace has a great meaning.

Generally, the New Year's Day dynasty, the new emperor's accession to the throne, and the amnesty to the new year are all completed in this palace.

It was a pity that the young emperor was outside when he ascended the throne. After returning to Luoyang, the palace was seriously damaged. Zhao Hanzhang firstly had no money, and secondly, he felt that the young emperor would not use it, so he did not repair it. They went to court and handled government affairs in Deyang all the time. temple.

Until she takes the throne.

The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites urgently repaired the palace.

Because time was tight and the task was heavy, they only made simple repairs, patching up the roof tiles, painting some pillars and door frames, and replacing some seriously damaged slates.

In one month, he had to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, the altar, and repair the palace. Fu Tinghan intuitively lost fifteen pounds and changed his dress again and again.

Fu Tinghan took a shortcut to the front of the hall first and stood in his position from the side and back.

Ji Yuan, who was below him, and Ming Yu and Zhao Ming, who were opposite him, all nodded at him.

Fu Tinghan calmly nodded in return and turned to look at the entrance of the square.

Today, all officials of the seventh rank and above in the capital can attend the grand ceremony, as well as governors from various places, envoys from vassal kings, as well as heads of some aristocratic families, celebrities and hermits, etc., are all honored to be present.

The square of Tai Chi Hall can accommodate ten thousand people. At this time, only about one-third of the people were standing in the square. There were imperial guards guarding the edges, staring solemnly at the center.

Nothing should be more important than correct position, and etiquette should not be more important than changing the Yuan Dynasty.

There is no grander ceremony than today.

There was silence in the square. Suddenly, the sound of a whip was heard, and everyone became even quieter. You could almost hear a pin drop.

In the silence, there was the sound of neat footsteps.

All the officials turned their heads and saw Zeng Yue escorting the emperor. Zhao Hanzhang was sitting on the emperor, raising his eyes and looking straight at them.

Everyone lowered their heads to show their submission. Only Fu Tinghan glanced at her with a smile, and then also lowered his head.

Zhao Hanzhang walked down from the Imperial Palace, looked up at the Tai Chi Hall at the end of the steps, smiled slightly, and walked up from the middle.

Civil and military officials lined up on both sides, following her from the left and right after she walked up the ninth level.

Entering the main hall, of course, more officials were left in the square outside the hall. Basically only officials of third rank or above entered the main hall and could see Zhao Hanzhang sitting on the dragon chair with his own eyes.

The little emperor and Xun Fan were already waiting in the palace.

In addition to the two of them, there was Guo Pu standing on one side.

When Zhao Hanzhang stepped onto the Dragon Step, Guo Pu stepped forward to announce God's will.

That's right, it was God's will, which meant that Zhao Hanzhang's succession to the throne was approved by God. His three predictions were all good luck, and God's will was on Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang listened quietly and waited for him to finish before saying: "I am very grateful to God for his choice. I am able to inherit this great treasure. Firstly, I want to thank the people of the world for their trust; secondly, I want to thank the generals and officers for their support; thirdly, I want to thank you all. The world is so big. It is difficult for me to rule alone."

"The king, the parents of the people, teaches, loves, and governs; the officials serve the king as well as the people. In this world, the king governs with the people, and with you! Only when the king and his ministers are in harmony, the king and the people are in harmony with each other. Yes, only when the officials and the people love each other can great achievements be achieved and the world prosper!"

All the officials knelt down, bowed their heads and said, "I respect your orders!"

Guo Pu said: "Please ask the new emperor to accept the seal."

The dumbfounded little emperor immediately stepped forward holding the jade seal, bowed and handed it to Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang took it, and he knelt down with Xun Fan and said, "My lord, Sima Ye pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

The officials then stood up, followed Guo Pu's order and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, saying in unison: "I worship His Majesty the Emperor, I worship His Majesty the Emperor..."

In the square, thousands of people knelt down and knelt down to worship. The sound resounded through the sky and reached the avenues of the inner city.

The people who had crowded into the inner city early in the morning to listen to the noise heard the shouts and followed the sound and knelt down and knelt down to worship.

The people at the back of the street didn't hear the sound at all, but when they saw the people in front kneeling down, they also knelt down and knelt down to worship.

From the inner city to the outer city, all the people knew that today was the day when Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne. When they saw the people in front of them kneeling, they followed suit.

Vendors on the street abandoned their stalls, and even shopkeepers and owners ran out of their shops, followed the common people, lifted up their robes and knelt down.

Zhao Hanzhang took the jade seal and walked to the dragon chair and sat down. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. His eyes seemed to pass through the main hall, square and palace, and met the eyes of the people in the inner and outer cities of Luoyang.

God's will and public opinion, she chooses public opinion;

Between heaven and the people, she also chose the people.

Since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties believed that the emperor was the son of God, the concept of heavenly right has always existed. Until Dong Zhongshu clearly proposed the meaning of "divine right of kings", the god-given military power became the consensus of the world.

Therefore, the people of the world will protect and respect the emperor as they protect and respect the gods.

However, after Cao Mao was killed by Sima in the street, this consensus collapsed, and the legitimacy and rationality of the Heavenly Grant were questioned.

If the emperor was the son of heaven and the leader of the people chosen by the gods, how could he be killed in the street?

And the person who killed him became emperor.

If the emperor does not have the protection of gods, can he still be called the emperor?

The collapse of this belief caused dynasties to change faster, because there was no new doctrine to replace it, which questioned the legitimacy and rationality of the emperor's succession. The struggle for imperial power was always fierce. Until the Ming Dynasty, the emperor granted the power of the people to the throne. Only then did concepts officially replace the teachings of providence.

Of course, Zhao Hanzhang is willing to accept the Heavenly Grant. She wants both the Heavenly Grant and the Civil Grant. She hopes that the world can establish a more accurate understanding.

Public opinion is the will of God, and God establishes a king for the people.

God's will changes with changes in public opinion.

Reaffirm Mencius's view that "the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important".

It's just that I don't know how many of the civil and military officials present understood her hint. She is not a teacher, so she will stop there.

After the three bows and nine kowtows by all the officials were completed, Zhao Hanzhang officially determined the era name, "...the country's name is Hua, and the era name is Yuanzhen."

This year name was decided by Zhao Hanzhang and his ministers after long discussions, and was taken from the first hexagram of the Book of Changes, Qian hexagram, Yuan Henry Zhen.

They are all very auspicious words.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Because the characters used in my name are very common, there is no need to avoid taboos."

I wanted to avoid taboos before, but all the officials did not agree with her using "Zhen" as the year name. She couldn't write official documents every time. In the X year of Yuan Zhen, she had to write less strokes for "Zhen" or use other characters instead, right?

But when Zhao Hanzhang counted his name, he found that all four characters were common words. If people all over the world avoided taboo words, they would feel that their lives would be difficult to live by.

So Zhao Hanzhang simply decided that there was no need to avoid her name.

Only then did the officials agree that she should use the title Yuan Zhen.

Zhao Hanzhang was very generous, because more than half of the year had passed, so he only decided on the reign name, and it would not be officially changed until the first day of the first lunar month, so this year the reign name of the little emperor was still Jianxing.

The little emperor was still a little moved. No, he should be called King An at this time. (End of chapter)