Unparalleled Concubine

"Look, it's time to sacrifice to heaven."

As a royal princess, Princess Nine is very clear about these etiquette.

Li Xin looked up and saw that Emperor Yuanzhao had already climbed onto the high altar with the support of the Minister of Rites.

Next, it is to burn incense to sacrifice to heaven.

Emperor Yuanzhao lit high incense, put it in the incense burner, and then knelt on the futon.

When he knelt, everyone at the gate of the Taimiao knelt down, and even Li Xin knelt down under the pull of the nine princesses.

Fortunately, the time for offering sacrifices to heaven was not long. After three worships, the emperor stood up, then turned his head, and accepted the worship of all officials.

Qin Zhao, the current Minister of Rites, took the lead and kowtowed three times to Emperor Yuanzhao.

A group of people in front of the Taimiao knelt down, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the young man on the high platform, shouting Your Majesty.

After three beeps, the enthronement ceremony was basically completed.

On the high platform, Emperor Yuanzhao swallowed nervously, and said, "My lords... let's get down."

This is the first time he said this, so he will inevitably be a little nervous, and he will say it many times in the foreseeable future.

The ceremony was successfully completed, and everyone in the group heaved a long sigh of relief.

Especially the empress dowager who was sitting in the sedan chair and watching secretly.

After the ceremony was completed, Empress Dowager Xie waved her hand, and all the eunuchs carried her back to the harem in a sensible manner.

But the matter here is not over yet, the left servant of the Shangshu shot Shen Kuan, after the ceremony, he found Li Xin among the crowd, he walked over, bowed to Li Xin and the Ninth Princess to salute.

"I've seen Master Li, and I've seen Princess Dachang."

Li Xin and the Ninth Princess also saluted the prime minister.

"Master Shen is polite."

After Shen Kuan saluted, he smiled at Li Xin: "Master Li, the enthronement ceremony is over, but I still have some things to discuss with Lord Li."

Li Xin looked at Shen Kuan in surprise.

"What's the matter, Prime Minister Shen, to discuss with me, an idler?"

"Of course it's about Lord Li."

Li Xin pondered for a while, then turned his head and said to Princess Ninth, "Madam, you go to the harem to accompany your mother first, and I will go with Prime Minister Shen."

Ninth Princess nodded and glanced at Shen Kuan.

"Then go get busy."

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Shangshutai is in the imperial city, and soon they walked from the gate of Taimiao to Shangshutai.

Li Xin had been to Shangshutai, but not many times, most of the previous few times he had a drink with Emperor Taikang in the palace, and came with the emperor.

After he and Shen Kuan entered Shangshutai, they discovered that three of Shangshutai's five prime ministers were there.

Among them was Gongyang Shu, another minister.

There is also Yan Shouzhuo, the official censor of Yushitai.

In other words, the number of the four major assistant ministers left by the late emperor has reached three.

Lord Jing'an looked calm, glanced at these people, and then smiled at Shen Kuan: "Such a big battle is waiting here, if Prime Minister Shen has anything to do, just order it directly, there is no need to discuss it."

Among the four major ministers, except for the absence of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, all others are present, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is mainly in charge of military affairs. In theory, these three people can already issue any government orders in the court.

Shen Xiang smiled.

"You don't need to be so nervous, Master Hou. It's not a bad thing to invite Master Hou to come."

He looked at each other with the other two assistant ministers, then cupped his hands and said to Li Xin: "Mr. Li is a teacher who has received His Majesty's training. Now that His Majesty has officially ascended the throne, the status of Mr. Li as an emperor teacher should also be confirmed. .”

Shen Kuan lowered his head slightly.

"I have discussed carefully these days, and I have asked His Majesty's opinion, and I plan to promote Lord Hou's Taibao to Taifu."

Lord Jing'an squinted his eyes and glanced at Shen Kuan.

Taifu and Taibao are both one of the three masters, slightly higher than Taibao.

On the bright side, it has indeed risen.

Chapter 848 And Chapter [-] Afraid that Li Changan will fail?

The Taifu and the Taibao are both one of the three masters, but they have different positions, and their status is slightly higher than that of the Taibao, second only to the most honorable Taishi.

Originally, it was unlikely that the highest-ranking position of the Three Masters would be conferred on serving officials. Only after retirement or death would the imperial court posthumously grant the Sangong a posthumous title.

The three official positions of Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, and Prince Taibao are also used as false titles in the court, and they are awarded to those ministers with high authority as honorary titles.

And these three official positions are different in terms of duties.

The prince's grand teacher taught the prince literature, the prince's tutor taught the prince martial arts, and the prince's Taibao was to protect the safety of the East Palace.

Before Li Xin, these three positions were all official but not professional. That is to say, there were people who were officials but no one. As a real job, he really became the prince's teacher.

Now, as the prince's heir, he, the emperor's master, naturally took off the word prince and became a serious Taibao. Before the emperor took charge, he was responsible for leading the forbidden army and protecting the emperor.

But if "promoted" to Taifu, then the status will have to go up, and the title of emperor teacher will be more legitimate, but without the position of Taibao, there will no longer be the function of protecting the emperor.

That is to say, he can still command the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army as Taifu, but it will be easier for Shang Shutai to remove this position one day.

Lord Jing'an has also been up and down in the court for more than ten years. It is not uncommon for him to play this kind of trick of rising up and down in secret. Naturally, he can see the secret thoughts of these old guys at a glance. He put his hands in his sleeves, facing Shen Kuan bowed slightly.

"Has Mr. Shen made a decision on this matter?"

Shen Kuan, Gongyang Shu, and Yan Shouzhuo were the three of the four assistant ministers appointed by the late emperor. Once the three of them made a decision, Li Xin's own opinion would have no effect.

Shen Kuan, Gongyang Shu and the others looked at each other, and then said in a deep voice: "For the time being, I have such an idea. I have discussed it with the three of you, and your majesty has also asked. There will be an imperial decree delivered to Lord Hou's mansion in two days."

Li Xin smiled.

"Shen Xiang is the assistant minister appointed by the late emperor, and Zhong Shuling and Doctor Yu Shi are also there. If the three are settled, my opinion seems to be irrelevant."

Shen Kuan coughed, then smiled and said: "Master Hou is the pillar of the country, and he has also made great contributions to the court. Although we are auxiliary ministers, compared to Lord Hou, our contributions are meager. Naturally, we have to follow Hou Ye in everything. Grandpa will discuss it."