Late Tang

The Qianqing Palace in the Qianqing Gate of the Forbidden City in Shenjing Imperial City is the first of the Hou San Palaces, the bedroom of the new emperor Li Jing, and his daily office.

In the daytime, Yu Bo, Taifu Cui Yunqing, Taibao Zheng Congxun, Taifu Lin Wei, Situ Zhengtian, Sikong Li Zhen, the six top officials of the new dynasty who had just been appointed as the third master during the day, were the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Under Zhang Chengye's personal guidance, he entered the Qianqing Gate.

The Three Masters and Three Dukes, established in the Zhou Dynasty, are equivalent to the prime ministers of later generations. They have great power and are responsible for assisting the young emperor to perform government affairs.But later, the three masters and three masters gradually became honorary titles.Since the Tang Dynasty, the Three Masters are the highest honorary title conferred by the Tang Dynasty on the senior ministers. Their status is extremely respected, and they are extremely strict.Sangong, as a prince and minister's official title, ranks in the third division.At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the three masters and the three princes all granted feudal towns and abused them.With the establishment of the new dynasty, although the official position system has been reformed, it still largely follows the system of the Tang Dynasty.However, with the Three Teachers and Three Lords, in the new dynasty, the original excessive title system has been changed.Yesterday, hundreds of officials were rewarded, three masters and three masters, and only these six people were awarded.It is enough to show the dignity of his position, the three masters and the three masters, sitting with the sky and discussing the Tao.

The grand master Yu Jing walked in the front. He was not only the grand master, but also the head of the country, and he was also the Minister of Zuo Zhongshu of Zhongshu Province in the three provinces of the new dynasty. The literati are now one of the top ministers of the new dynasty.

Zhang Chengye led the way with a slight smile. Although the titles of the three masters and three public officials were only titles of honor and no real power for the six people behind, after this title, the six people still held important positions. People, in addition to holding positions in the provincial government, everyone also has an official title of the same order, which means.The three princes and three masters of the six emperors are also the prime ministers of the new dynasty.

It wasn't the first time for the six people to come to Qianqing Palace, but this time, it was the first time they were called here after the new emperor ascended the throne.The feelings in everyone's hearts are different from when they came here before. Yu Jian walked and looked at this palace that he was not unfamiliar with.

The Qianqing Palace, the head of all the halls in the harem.It is the roof of the hall with double eaves and yellow glazed tiles. It is located on the single-layer white marble platform. The corridor is nine rooms wide and five rooms deep. It is nine feet high from the platform to the main ridge. The upper layer is single-curved, double-raised and seven-stepped Dougong, and the lower layer is single-curved and five-stepped Dougong, decorated with golden dragons and seal paintings.Three intersections and six Linghua partition doors and windows.The Ming room in the hall is connected with the East and West. The gold pillars are subtracted from the front eaves of the Ming room, and the beam frame structure is in the form of reducing the pillars, which expands the indoor space.

There is a screen between the two gold pillars on the back eaves, and a throne in front of the screen.There is a warm pavilion between the east and west ends, a fairy tower on the back eaves, and a hallway between the two ends.You can communicate with Taidian and Kunning Palace.The hall is paved with gold bricks.On the spacious platform in front of the hall, there are bronze tortoises, bronze cranes, sundials, and Jialiang on the left and right. There are four gilded incense burners in the front, with Danbi in the middle, connected to Gaotaiyong Road and Qianqing Gate.

Dry and clear, the sky is clear, neither muddy nor turbid, which symbolizes the stability of the country, and also symbolizes that the emperor's actions are as magnanimous as the sky.

The south verandah on one side of the main hall is the south study room, and it is in the south study room that Li Jing summoned these six ministers who live in the first rank.

"It's so late. I still asked you to enter the palace. It's hard work." Li Jing, who was sitting behind the imperial case and reviewing the memorial, saw Yu Yu and other six people coming, and quickly got up and went around to greet him.

Zheng Congxuan and others hurriedly saluted.After the ceremony, Zheng Congxuan said: "Your Majesty has officially ascended the throne today. From now on, you will be the king of a country and the ruler of the world. Your Majesty welcomes you like this, and the ministers can't afford it. And from now on, Your Majesty should call himself Zhen, and his ministers and others as Qing, This is an etiquette system and cannot be changed at will."

These six first-rank ministers, Zheng Congxuan and Zheng Bai, as well as Yu Juan, Cui Yunqing and Li Zhen, can all be regarded as coming from famous families, and they have always respected Confucianism and advocated Zhou etiquette.Therefore, I paid special attention to these etiquettes. It turned out that when Li Jing was only the king of Qin, sometimes Li Jing often called himself me instead of lonely, but they just turned a blind eye.But now that Li Jing has officially ascended the throne, they are full of the desire to transform the emperor that all Confucian literati have, and they wish to immediately transform the emperor into the kind of saint and emperor in their minds.It's also called can I allow Li Jing to call himself what I am.

Li Jing smiled, he didn't care about these little things.Tonight, he called these ministers of humerus to come to discuss important matters.

During the daytime, Li Jing ascended the throne and changed to Yuanlongji, but still used the country name of Datang. He knew that many courtiers were actually a little puzzled.

Li Jing also has his own considerations for continuing to use Datang as the country name.Originally, the most suitable for the new dynasty as a rule was to use Qin as the title of the country, which was Li Jing's king title.Or use Qi as the name of the country, that is the place where Li Jinglong flourished.No matter how bad it is, you can also use Liao or Yan.But after thinking for a long time, Li Jing finally used Tang.The title of Qin, before this, was used by other courts such as the former Qin and the later Qin, in addition to the Qin that unified the six countries.Moreover, those who use Qin as the country name, in history, almost all of them were short-lived dynasties. Qin was known as a tyrant against Qin. As the country name of the new dynasty.Qi State was also possible. During the Qin and Autumn Warring States period, Qi was the overlord of the East, but Huang Chao had already used Qi as the country name before, and it was impossible for Li Jing to use Qi again.As for Yan and Liao, both deviate too far from the Central Plains and are not suitable.

After thinking about it, Li Jing felt that Tang was pretty good. For a person from later generations, Tang carried too many emotions that others could not understand.At the same time, by continuing to use Tang as the country name, Li Jing also hopes to tell the world that his new dynasty will continue most of the institutional policies since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which also means recognizing and protecting the original order of the Tang Dynasty.The use of Datang as the name of the new dynasty is also out of this consideration.

It’s like the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but they inherited almost everything from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty also almost continued the Sui system.Li Jing established a new dynasty and continued to use Tang's country name to declare this intention.

After some explanation, the six first-rank ministers also nodded.The emperor insisted on this, although in their view, this insistence was not necessary.Even if you change your country name, it won't be a bad thing.Besides, even if Qin, Qi, etc. cannot be used, a new country name can still be set.But they all saw Li Jing's special persistence beyond these reasons. Although they didn't understand, although the country's title was important, it was not so important that it had to be changed.On the other hand, when Li Tang compiled Li Jing into Li Tanghuang's genealogy, he was regarded as a member of the Li family, and was called the emperor's uncle by both Li Ye and Li Zhang.Li Jing now continues to use Tang, which is tantamount to a change of power within the Li Tang royal family. Li Jing also has a part in the country name of Tang.

"Your Majesty, is there something else on your mind?" Zheng Tian knew that Li Jing called them here in the middle of the night, it was definitely not just to explain the matter of the country, this matter is not that important.

"Yeah, 13 years ago, I was just a farmer boy in the countryside of Dengzhou. In an instant, I had already ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor. Now, I am a little bit at a loss!"

"Your Majesty was born in the wilderness, but he was born a king. Heroes arise from the current situation. He is victorious in all battles, and he is today. Now he conforms to the will of God and the people, and becomes the emperor. There is no need to worry. The world is the same, just as before." Cui Yunqing laughed.

"Fighting the world, I am not afraid. To be honest, the opponents we have faced these years are not strong. It is not that we are too strong, but the opponent is too weak. Moreover, no matter who the enemy is, they are always in the clear, yes You can see it. But now, we already own the world. Although there are still some places that have not been pacified, that is no longer the main problem. In the future, we will change from conquering the world to governing the world. This is so different. "

Zheng Tian said: "In fact, His Majesty has been doing very well all along. Not only has he led the army to fight, he has won every battle. Moreover, in recent years, the local provinces, states and counties in the feudal clan have also been governed in an orderly manner. The people have enough food and clothing, and the people's livelihood is prosperous. Going on is enough. His Majesty used to be surrounded by tigers and wolves, and he was able to govern Qin Fan while fighting. Now that you have the world, why do you need to worry about the governance of the world?"

"I've already been enthroned, dear friends, what's the first thing to do?" Li Jing asked.

There was a brief silence in the South study.

What was the first thing the emperor did after ascending the throne?If the six ministers are allowed to speak out, then it must be the queen and the prince.But who should be the queen and the prince? Although the six ministers present had their own ideas in their hearts, at this moment, none of them was willing to speak up immediately.Everyone knew that the emperor was a man with ideas, and he must have his own ideas about this matter, so if he spoke at this time, he probably didn't want to ask their opinions.

Who will be the queen?

According to the etiquette, Wang Guiniang is the queen.However, Yu Youniang is also the concubine of Qin Wang and the main wife, and she is also qualified to be the queen. Besides, behind the Yu family is the powerful Yu family as the backing.But apart from the two original Qin concubines, Wang Wanjun is also qualified to become a queen, because among the sons of Qin Wang, Wang Wanjun's son Li Dezhao is the eldest son, and he is very smart, which is very much liked by Li Jing.If King Qin intends to make Li Dezhao the crown prince, then it is very possible for the mother to make Wang Wanjun the queen in order to stabilize the position of the crown prince.

Li Jing waited for a while, but no one spoke.He already understood somewhat in his heart that these six ministers were probably more appropriate to identify Yu Youniang as the empress.If they didn't make a sound, it was tantamount to denying Wang Guiniang, who was originally standing normally.The possible reason is that Wang Guiniang's background was too humble, and the prince she gave birth to was neither the eldest nor the eldest.Considering the establishment of a prince in the future, if Wang Guiniang's son cannot be made the prince, then it is best not to make her the queen.

Li Jing was slightly disappointed in his heart. He didn't know if this result was the result of the private exchanges of opinions among the ministers.He raised his eyes and looked at Yu Yu, and saw that he was silent, like an old monk in meditation.But it was obvious that this Grand Master still hoped that his daughter would become queen in his heart.

This result made Li Jing frowned, and immediately made up his mind.

In the first year of the Longji of the Tang Dynasty, on the second day of the first lunar month, Li Jing issued an edict, making Wang Guiniang the empress, Yu Youniang as the noble concubine who is the head of the four concubines, Wang Wanjun as the concubine Shu, Xiao Yulou as the concubine of virtue, and Zhang Hui as the concubine. She is a virtuous concubine, and the rest are named concubines and Jieyu.

In the emperor's edict, there is still no crown prince!