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Chapter 222 Complete closure of the country, founding the country and Anbei

Since Daxu enfeoffed the countries in the central region and achieved results, he began to implement the enfeoffment of the whole region.

On September 36th, Dongtai and Kyushu were enfeoffed, and 28 states were conferred by imperial edict, and thirteen states recognized their suzerain status; on September 39, seven states in Western Shu were enfeoffed, and [-] states were enfeoffed by imperial edict, and nine states recognized their suzerain status; September [-] Ten states in the southern border were enfeoffed in Japan, and [-] states were enfeoffed by imperial decree, and only ten states recognized their suzerain status.

The enfeoffment outside the Central Territory was far below the imperial court's expectations.

Except for some of the sons of the royal family and the vassal states of loyal ministers, most of the people who accepted the enfeoffment and were willing to recognize the Daxu Zong Kingdom were not powerful feudal towns.

The lords of these feudal towns are either not strong enough to need fame, or they have no ambitions to seek stability...

With the revival of spiritual energy, all Fulong sects are scrambling to get rid of each other. All Qianlong with roots understand the advantages and disadvantages of accepting the name of the feudal state.

For Qianlong, the benefit is temporary, but the disadvantage is that it will take a lot of effort to erase it later.

Do you have to put a shackle around your neck and be limited by "righteousness" from then on?
It can be said that the less influential the Daxu central government is, the fewer feudal towns are willing to accept this decree.

Half of the Central Territory can still respond to the closure of the country, recognize the suzerain, and defend the Quartet.

When they arrived in Dongtai and Western Shu, they plummeted, and the trend of self-reliance and founding a country was very obvious.

No one in the south of the Yangtze River cares about it, and all the feudal states in the south are in Jinghu.

Even if these rich and prosperous places are like this, the northern border is even more foreseeable.

Because since the founding of the country by Daxu, the status of the northern border is not high, and it has rarely been favored by the imperial court.

Apart from the central dynasty, there are many states, and the grassland vassal state in the north is the strongest. Every time a hero comes out, he has the idea of ​​going south.

There is a folk saying in the northern border that Daxu just used the seven states in the northern border as a barrier to distribute criminals and resist rebellious vassals.

The trend of self-reliance and nation-building started from Liangzhou in the north, and the people in the north have never been used to you.

But after all, it is a huge land of seven states, with tens of millions of people, it is impossible for the imperial court not to fight for it.

On September 24, the envoys of the imperial court arrived at the northern border, enfeoffing a total of 35 countries.

In the land of seven states, 31 countries are subdivided, and one can imagine how many small countries there are in one county.

The third prince of Lingzhou, the city of Dezhou and the land of the three counties, was conferred the title of Marquis of Ling, which is the largest country.

In the other six prefectures, basically there are very few uncle states, most of them are son and male prince states, which seems to be very stingy in the court.

Only in Dingzhou, because of Zhou Bai's sudden rise, the three-legged pattern is relatively obvious, and the three major countries are divided into three major countries.

The governor Lei Haomiao is Dinghou, and the founding site is Dingzhou County, Longfeng County, and Yongquan County; Lu Ding is Dingxibo, and the founding site is Pinghe County, Xingyun County, and Yongquan County; Beibo, the founding site is Pingcang County, Ruinan County, and Biancheng County.

However, apart from Lei Haomiao accepting the title of Marquis Ding, neither Lu Ding nor Zhou Bai received the title, they don't need the status of the imperial court.

Lu Ding, in particular, was very dissatisfied with the imperial court's move to divide Yongquan County. Just relying on the Dingzhou Navy to control a few ports, even if it occupies a small part of the territory?
Zhou Bai didn't care much about how Lu Ding drove away the court envoys and how he built momentum in Dingxi.

He just felt that the title of Marquis Ding on top of Lei Haomiao's head was a bit dazzling. A person who is not a royal family or a prince can be crowned with the title of "state".

According to Zhou Bai's judgment, the imperial court's luck business in Dingzhou must be at a loss.

No matter how prosperous Dingzhou County is, its population is not outrageously large, only more than two million, plus the hundreds of thousands in Longfeng County, the population of a Hou country is actually less than 300 million.

Being named Dinghou in this way, the court will have to spend a lot of luck. This is not because Lei Haomiao's loyalty and performance impress the court, and it is not in line with practical interests.

It can only be said that either Lei Haomiao has a powerful background, or the court wants Lei Haomiao to suppress Zhou Bai and Lu Ding.

The latter reason, Zhou Bai can really understand, as far as the situation of the seven states in the north is concerned, a state with only three forces will be Dingzhou.

Even in Liangzhou, apart from Lianghou Zhao Qi, there are still four or five separatist forces.

The three kingdoms stand together, seemingly stable and balanced, and at the same time, it is also the easiest pattern to unify.

Because Zhou Bai and Lu Ding rose so fast, Lei Haomiao did not have the ability to control the overall situation.

The country of one state can set up a state tripod, which will completely cut off the connection between the state's luck and Daxu.

On September 25th, the second day after rejecting the royal imperial seal, Lei Haomiao and Lu Ding released news one after another, announcing the founding of the country.

But Zhou Bai, who was well prepared and had a clear goal, didn't have to wait at all.

……

On September 27, the first year of Tongzhi, a brand new country was established in the north of Dingzhou, named Anbei Country.

It is normal to continue to use the name of the governor of Anbei, and did not overstep and grab Dinghou, but just called himself Uncle Anbei.

On that day, the entire city of Andu was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and red silk was hung all over the front and back of the house, and all the people in Andu were crazy about it.

No one expected that the monarch would set the capital in an inconspicuous county. Most people thought that there were three counties, at least it was Pingcang County, a place of prosperity.

Aside from Zhou Bai's decision to make Andu as a gathering point for luck, if it is really about the choice of the country's capital, putting Andu City on the table for discussion does have many advantages.

First of all, Anbei Kingdom has three counties. Among them, Andu City is located at the junction of Ruinan County and Bei'an County, and there is a road leading to Baishazhou. The geographical location is very suitable as the capital of the country.

Establishing the capital here can take into account the three counties, and will promote the development of Ruinan County and Biancheng County as soon as possible.

And no matter whether you go south to Longfeng, go north to the grasslands, or go east to Liangzhou, Andu City is a more suitable political center area.

In addition, in the simplest terms, Andu City was once the capital of the small country of Andu a hundred years ago.

The current Andu City has not changed much. It has a large enough area, a high enough city wall, and a drainage system. The Yiying Building is the best in the county even if it is not as good as the county town.

More importantly, Andu City has something that the three major counties do not have, and that is the palace left behind by Andu Kingdom.

It has been banned for a hundred years, and it is decayed, dilapidated, and has no grade, and there are even only a few buildings, which is very suitable for the status of a small country in Andu.

But in any case, having and not having are two different things.

Compared with warlords and towns, a complete country pays more attention to etiquette. Many enfeoffed towns have been delayed in establishing a country and becoming a king because the etiquette system is not ready.

It is impossible for Lu Ding and Lei Haomiao to say that they did not worry about the affairs of the palace.

Of course, due to the rush of preparation time, until today's founding ceremony, only one main hall and one side hall were barely cleared.

The main hall is used for the meeting of emperors and ministers, and it is named Zhongji Hall, while the side hall is the temporary residence of Zhou Bai, which can be regarded as a temporary harem.

But at least there is room for the country to open up, so Zhou Bai's monarch will not lose face.

Early in the morning, Zhou Bai woke up on the sandalwood bed in the side hall, took a deep breath, and calmed down his mood a little.

It is also the first time for him to live in a palace and be a king.

At this time, the outside seemed to hear the noise inside, and a female officer appeared and asked softly: "Your Majesty, are you awake? The time has come, can you call for a change of clothes?"

"Well, follow the procedure and pass it on." Zhou Bai glanced at the female officer and nodded in response.

Crackling, following the clapping signal from the female officer, rows of maids walked in from the outside. They were all beautiful and dignified, holding clothes and accessories firmly in their hands.

The eunuchs didn't have time to recruit, but they recruited many court ladies.

Some came from major families, and some came from commoner and good families, and they were all checked by the clan and the Rites.

Zhou Bai did not forcefully change the rules, but limited the number of people to ensure that a reputation of extravagance and lust would not spread.

As he slowly got up, he basically didn't need to move after that. The maids were all there to wash his face and comb his hair, and he couldn't get his hands in the clothes behind.

It was very troublesome to put on the earl's uniform that complied with the regulations. If Zhou Bai had followed his usual mortal body, it would take a lot of time just to practice walking.

Fortunately, although the land of the three counties is remote, there is no shortage of officials who understand etiquette after passing the serious imperial examination.

Most of these maids are from everyone, well-educated, and after passing the training, they can successfully complete the tedious outfits.

Mianfu is a uniform regulated by Tianxia. It is usually a formal dress worn by nobles such as emperors, kings, and clans. It is a representative of gorgeousness, grace, and dignity, and it symbolizes power and dignity.

It is mainly composed of Mianguan, xuanyi, clothes, Bailuo belt, yellow knee covering, plain yarn middle sheet, red scorpion, etc.

According to the rank of title, the rules for wearing mianfu are different. From the emperor to the doctor, the mianfu can be worn in order of Daqiu Mian, Dagon Mian, Yu Mian, Wu Mian, 闝, and Xuan Mian.

In addition, the chapter patterns embroidered on Xuanyi were also differentiated. The emperor wore a crown with twelve chapter patterns on the most important and solemn sacrificial occasions.

The twelve chapter patterns are the most expensive, which are the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the dragons, the Chinese insects, the Zongyi, the algae, the fire, the rice noodles, the Fu, and the Fu.

Twelve chapters are used for emperors, nine chapters are used for kings and nobles' mianfu from the mountain down, seven chapters are used for marquis and Bo's mianfu from Hua Chong below, five chapters are used for son's and male mianfu's mianfu, and royal officials' mianfu is made up of Use three chapters below the vermicelli.

The strict and cumbersome dressing system gave Zhou Bai a headache, not only the crowns on his head, but also the seven crowns allowed by the title of Marquis and Earl.

But can he change it?Does not.

The biggest beneficiary of the ritual system is himself, the king of a country.

Zhou Bai was completely dressed in the standard uniform of seven crowns and seven chapters. He noticed that there was more fear and shock in the eyes of the maids and attendants, and he couldn't help but think of a passage.

"The prosperity of the husband's dress is also to repay meritorious deeds and honor benevolence and virtuousness. Therefore, courtesy is honorable and honorable, and it cannot be surpassed. Therefore, it is also a courtesy, and people who do not belong to it cannot be obeyed, so it is also a courtesy.

By the way, the top and bottom are orderly, those with weak virtue will retreat, and those with strong virtue will retreat. "

When the Anbei Kingdom was first established, Zhou Bai needed a strict etiquette system to distinguish the superiority and inferiority within the system, so that he could gather strength and focus.

Wherever they looked, they all bowed their heads and dared not look up.

There was only a young girl in a plain Taoist robe, who appeared in the hall at some point, looked back with a smile, and walked towards him.

Zhou Bai Jinsu's face was relaxed, showing a bit of joy, and he calmly joked: "Really Yu, did you successfully pass the level?"

Yu Yueyun looked around with consciousness, and found that no one dared to look at this side, so she frowned and said in a low voice: "Today is your big day, the king of a country!"

"You break through the real person, double happiness, happy."

"Your Majesty, this concubine is being polite..."

After some whispering, Zhou Bai obviously let go a lot, and after Yu Yueyun adjusted the collar of his robe, he opened the door and left.

Outside, Zhou Lin, the deputy director of the Rites Department, saw Zhou Bai come out, his eyes lit up, and he didn't think that he was Zhou Bai's second uncle or something.

Paying homage, he respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the next step is to hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven."

Immediately afterwards, a team of personal guards guarded a carriage and went to Zhou Bai for him to ride.

Worshiping the heavens has to go outside the city of Andu, where there is a new altar, the distance is a bit far, and the bloated crown clothes are not suitable for riding on horseback.

Jianguo was proclaimed uncle, so he naturally had to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and ask heaven and earth to witness.

In fact, it was Zhou Bai who took the initiative to sacrifice part of his luck, asking Heaven to recognize the existence of Anbei Boguo in Tianyuan Continent.

Qu Zhi, as the commander of the imperial guards, drove the chariot himself. It is worth mentioning that there were five horses, and it was also in accordance with the travel etiquette of the monarch of the uncle.

"The Son of Heaven drives six, princes drive five, ministers drive four, officials three, scholars two, common people one."

At this time, Zhou Bai was dressed in a crown suit, which looked extremely dignified and majestic, and he could not be looked at directly.

When passing through the main street of Andu City, it was very lively, and the sound of the hustle and bustle went straight into the sky.

The demon-subduing soldiers standing on both sides hammered the iron armor on their chests, and expressed their most loyal greetings to Zhou Bai, while the people in the city shouted for your lord...

"How many years have passed, and our Andu has become the capital of the country again, and such a wise monarch rules us!"

"Hahaha, the old man is happy. You juniors don't understand what it means to be a king who can make grassland tribes dare not go south."

"The first country in Dingzhou, the day of unifying Dingzhou is not far away, I hope you will rescue them as soon as possible..."

Because Zhou Bo wanted to have fun with the people, he often showed his face to respond, and it took a full half an hour before he arrived at the place of offering sacrifices to heaven.

Although there are still many people watching the excitement here, they are obviously affected by the solemn atmosphere and dare not speak loudly.

Under the towering altar, there are many soldiers standing, full of civil and military officials, they are silent, with their hands hanging down, waiting for the arrival of the lord.

The sound of rites and music sounded, and the procedures were carried out step by step. The officials of the ritual department strictly followed the ancient ritual procedures and did not dare to slack off.

When the music stopped, Zhou Bai walked up to the altar along the loess road alone.

There are various sacrifices, incense candles... an empty sacrificial tripod, and a stack of manuscripts.

The follow-up procedure does not need to be reminded by the etiquette officer, Zhou Bai also understands, first bow three times to the sky, then light the huge incense stick, and do three more bows.

Finally, I picked up the manuscript and browsed it roughly, ignited it, and placed it in the sacrificial tripod.

After a while, blue smoke rose, as if there were lines of words conveyed.

These manuscripts are the articles of the scribes of the three counties, and there is also a sacrificial article, which connects the heavens with literary spirit.

Just at this moment, the dark clouds parted, and a beam of golden sunlight covered the altar and Zhou Bai.

In the distant sky, there is purple air coming from the east...

Zhou Baifu spoke to the sky in his heart, "Da Xu lost his morality, the world fell apart... 48 states were hit by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people complained... and the enemy of Qingxu peeped in... This is a troubled world that Tianxia has never had. Today, there is Zhou Bai, the governor of Anbei and the general who subdue the demons. He is favored by the heavens and relies on the mighty spirit of his ancestors, so he takes advantage of the autumn of vying for the deer and sends the heroes and sages to his left and right.

Now the civil and military ministers, hundreds of ministers, and the generals unite to persuade, respect the lonely as a uncle, build a country as Anbei, and take care of the big things..."

(End of this chapter)