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In order to ensure this goal, the imperial court selected more than a dozen courtiers who were familiar with etiquette and anecdotes, such as Wang Shaozong, Zhu Jingze, and Tang Shao, as ritual officials. The internal officials involved in the enthronement ceremony participated in the preparation of questions, and all internal and external officials were under the leadership of Ouyang Tong, the prime minister and Minister of Rites, to coordinate all matters of etiquette.

Since Sheng Jia returned to Chang'an the day before yesterday, preparations for the relevant ceremony have been in full swing.The reason why the two things cannot be carried out at the same time is also because the court budget is really limited, and many cultural relics used in the enthronement ceremony cannot be transported back to Chang'an until the ancestor worship is completed.

For example, the large tents that the emperor needs to drive and stay in, just to make this ritual vessel, the cost needs to be as much as tens of thousands. This is only the input of materials. factors, the value is even more inestimable.

Including the reason why the venue for the ceremony was chosen to be held in the East Inner Daming Palace instead of the West Inner Taiji Palace is also out of cost considerations.Since the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Daming Palace has become the main residence and office of the royal family. Although the center of the imperial court has remained in Luoyang, the eastern capital for more than ten years, Daming Palace has not lost its repair.

As for the West Inner Tai Chi Palace, it is a bit dilapidated.Although Xingtai worked in Taiji Palace for several years after its establishment, it was mainly used in the imperial city of the outer dynasty. As for the halls of the inner palace, Xingtai has never been renovated in order to avoid suspicion and save financial expenses.It would be time-consuming and labor-intensive to reorganize it now, not to mention that the imperial court has no budget for this at all, so it can only be repaired after the treasury is full in the future.

Although the budget is somewhat tight, the required specifications cannot be reduced, which is also an extreme test of the executive ability of the ceremonial officials.In addition to the use of cultural relics and the previous sacrificial ancestral mausoleum, the inventory in the treasury was also used to the extreme.

In the old years of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, large ceremonies were made frequently, and a large number of cultural relics and ritual vessels were produced as a result.These utensils are all made of good materials and exquisite workmanship, but because their uses are too narrow, they are often sealed up after only one or two uses, which is really a pity.Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court's relocation, many of the old objects were also transported back to Chang'an, changed their appearance, and continued to be used by the new dynasty.

For grand ceremonies, the production of relevant cultural relics and sacrificial vessels accounted for a huge proportion of the expenditure. The imperial court did not spend a lot of money in this regard, which also made the budget more relaxed.

From nightfall, Ouyang Tong and other etiquette envoys wandered among the palaces and gardens, checking the process over and over again to ensure nothing was lost.China has been passed down for thousands of years. Etiquette, as the most important thing in the past dynasties, is already an extremely profound knowledge. Generally speaking, anyone who can be called accomplished will never be a young man, so there are few young people who are selected as officials of ceremonies. .

A group of old gentlemen were sweating profusely from work, but they still walked like flying.Ouyang Tong held the medal of honor in his hand, and when it came to the details of every lantern going on and off, and the position of every soldier, he had to strictly check and adjust, and he would not give up until he was sure.

Unknowingly, it was past midnight, and when the clock rang, Ouyang Tong walked to the left of the Xuanzheng Hall, and hurriedly asked the attendant, "Are all the envoys in place?"

After a simple confirmation, the attache reported: "Tejin Wang Xianggong, Guanglu doctor Wei Xianggong, Zong Zhengqing Li Xianggong, have all arrived at Guangzhai Chefang."

"Hurry up and inspect the guards of honor of the envoys and servants, and confirm that they are correct, and then enter the palace to ask for orders!"

After hearing the words, Ouyang Tong turned his gaze, raised his finger to Ma Huaisu, who was still young among the ceremonial officials, and ran to the palace for inspection, then pointed to the middle officer Yang Chong and said: "Quickly go to the inner court to report to the saint." After half an hour, envoys enter the palace to ask for orders, and the saints are invited to enter the palace!"

After Yang Chong heard the words, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried to the Penglai Hall where the saint lived, holding the ceremony book.

The old eunuch is not too young now, and the new servant of the fourth rank who is extremely honored by the middle official, and with the addition of the purple honor, is wearing a brand-new purple robe. They have to keep up with each other, and soon they will pass through the corridors of various palaces and gardens, and arrive outside the Penglai Hall.

In order to ensure the living and rest of the saints, there was no noise inside and outside the Penglai Hall, but under the shadow of the palace wall, there were still many armored men standing like pine trees holding gomers.

Yang Chong stopped in front of the hall, clasped his hands and shouted: "Excuse me, the general guard in front of the hall, has the saint bowed to bed yet? The ceremony is over and the envoys are begging for orders, please come inside!"

As soon as Yang Chong's words fell, Lego's slightly sharp announcement sounded in the hall: "The sage invites Yang Nei to attend!"

After hearing this, Yang Chong went up the stairs and entered the hall. The lights inside and outside were lit instantly, dispelling the gloom in the palace here. The saint was dressed in an ocher-yellow brocade robe, and was already sitting on the mat.

"Reporting to the sage, the envoys are about to ask for orders. I respectfully invite the sage to move to Daci and announce the orders."

Daming Palace has three main halls, from south to north are Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall and Zichen Hall, representing the Outer Dynasty, the Middle Dynasty and the Inner Dynasty respectively, and the specifications and meanings they represent are also from high to low. The basic layout of the Daming Palace.

Although Li Tong had already announced his succession in Qianling, he was still a little short of his official enthronement, and it was not appropriate to announce government orders in the main hall before he ascended the throne.Even during the period when Luoyang supervised the country, except for the court meeting attended by his grandma to open the Ming Hall, most of the rest of the time was spent receiving ministers and issuing orders in the East and West Chaotang and Zhubie Halls.

So right now in the three main halls, he is still not qualified to enter the three main halls, and he can only temporarily stop at Yuji Daci before the enthronement ceremony is completed.

Seeing that Yang Chong's old face was flushed and sweaty, Li Tong was not in a hurry to move away, and signaled to the internal officials to bring hot drinks for Yang Chong to rest for a while, then nodded with a smile, "Today is a busy day, so it's really hard work." The servants ran inside and out."

"The sage walks on his toes, the old slave is lucky to be able to see the scenery, and he is blessed with great grace and infinite honor..."

Tears welled up in Yang Chong's eyes when he heard this sympathetic words, he took the hot drink with trembling hands and drank it all in one gulp, his expression was full of gratitude.

Seeing Yang Chong's slight loss of composure, Li Tong was also quite emotional, and couldn't help looking back to the past and sighing: "In the past, when we met in the inner Jiaofang of Dongdu, I didn't expect the fate to follow so far. The servant devoted his whole life to the clan , I have more help when I am young, this sincerity is profound. After the ceremony is over, I will build a big house in the nearby square for the old man to take care of him in the house and establish a family and prolong his heirs."

Yang Chong burst into tears when he heard these words, and wept and bowed at the table, while Li Tong smiled and comforted him.

He gave Yang Chong this preferential treatment, on the one hand, it was because the old eunuch really helped him a lot, he came to him when he was in the most difficult time, and he helped him a lot in the Shendu coup in the early years.On the other hand, in the structure of internal officials, Yang Chong's achievements have no rewards, unless he breaks through the restrictions of internal officials.

In fact, Li Tong's courtesy to Yang Chong has already exceeded the standard of internal officials. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been no internal officials and eunuchs who are ranked fourth.Although the official rank of the high-ranking servants belongs to the fourth rank in name, usually there are no servants in the province, and only the regular servants of the fifth rank are used to judge the provincial affairs, so as to suppress the power of the eunuchs.

Now Li Tong's appointment of Yang Chong as a fourth-rank servant is already an unprecedented honor for the eunuchs of the previous dynasty, and the special reward of purple robes is the only eunuch in the kingdom so far who wears purple.

From the perspective of Yang Chong's contribution to him, he certainly deserves this honor, but it is undoubtedly a destruction of the old system.Today's Li Tong certainly does not need to deliberately support the power of eunuchs to fight against foreign courts, and he also does not want the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be concentrated in the hands of one person. It is inevitable to let Yang Chong out of the palace.In addition to his status as a palace slave, his adopted son and heir are allowed to be shaded, just like foreign ministers.

From Yang Chong's point of view, such treatment is undoubtedly his dream.Regardless of whether the body is disabled or not, no one has the pursuit of sealing his wife and son.Staying in the palace may be more honorable and favored, but this vanity will be nothing but a death with his old age. After a hundred years, he will still be an unworthy descendant with extinct family.

After a brief exchange between the two, Xue Chongxun, who was the young supervisor in the hall, entered the hall to report that the Yuji Temple had been set up, and the saint could transfer to it at any time.Then the inner guard Zhonglang brought Tian Shao'an into the hall and told him that the guards and guards of honor were already in place, and they could enter and leave the palace from the holy car at any time.

There is one more thing worth mentioning, and that is the current composition of the Daming Palace's participating guards.

With the gradual collapse of the world's military government, most of the Nanya's guards have long been ineffective.Especially in the first half of the year, the continuous turmoil caused serious damage to the guards of the two yamen. The southern yamen had no permanent guards, and most of the northern yamen were scattered.

During the previous Luoyang Jingguo period, the city defense and residential guards of the capital were mainly undertaken by the Xingtai West Army.In order to ensure control over the army, Li Tong did not divide the soldiers of the Western Army according to the old structure of the two Yamen, but simply divided them into the Sixth Battalion of the Yasukuni.

However, as the court returned to Chang'an, this simple division certainly could not satisfy the complex functions of guards and ceremonial guards.Therefore, on the eve of leaving Luoyang, Zhu Banjiagong carried out another restructuring from the team.

The Sixth Army of the Yasukuni was directly established as the Sixth Battalion in front of the palace, and the six Zhonglang generals of the internal guards were respectively in charge of the guards.As for the original military structure of Nanya, it was established as the commanding department of the Beijing camp. Fan Shang of the foreign army and the soldiers of the former sixteen guards and Xun Yi's three mansions were all placed in the Beijing camp, and the generals of the twelve guards took turns as the commander of the Beijing camp. make.

As for the four generals who did not serve as the commander of the Beijing camp, they were the left and right Qianniuwei and the left and right Jinwuwei.The left and right Qianniuwei are still in charge of the left and right chambers for personal preparations and marriage affairs, and are enshrined by military officers.The left and right Jinwu Guards are still leading street envoys and street disciples, and are responsible for the security and arrest of the whole city.

Such an arrangement means that the Nanya military system has completely withdrawn from the function of Suwei, and the only remaining Qianniuwei is only used as a guard of honor.Foreign courts, especially Zhengshitang, have greatly reduced their interference in military affairs.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the military dispute between the North and the South has always been the focus of the struggle for military power in Gyeonggi.The regimes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties originated from one line, and the inheritance relationship in the institutional structure between them can be described as profound. Therefore, at the beginning of Datang's establishment, Nanya had great power.Beginning with Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, he consciously strengthened the military functions of the North Gate.

Until the period of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu, the successive establishment of the Left and Right Habayashi Army and Qianqi led to a sharp increase in the strength of the North Gate, and the functional conflicts and contradictions between the two Yamen became more obvious and sharp.

The series of incidents that occurred in the first half of the year can be said to be a concentrated expression of the outbreak of conflicts between the two yamen. The soldiers of the southern yamen dived south to meet the King of Luling, and the soldiers of the northern yamen even robbed the king and left.

Even without the outbreak of this incident, Datang's own Suwei system is not reasonable enough.Kaiyuan Tianbao has been in peace for a long time, and the frontier army has become stronger and stronger, while the central guard army has regressed a lot.

The military system of the government collapsed completely, and the military forces that should have been unified by the Southern Yamen were intercepted by the governors of various towns. control.

Therefore, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion, there were many feudal vassals and towns in the local area, but the coups in the center were frequent and powerful eunuchs appeared frequently. The emperor was almost reduced to a plaything for power struggles.

Such a result, in fact, has traces to follow in the evolution of the system.The political affairs hall is in charge of the military and the government, and the power is already extremely strong.Several emperors in the early Tang Dynasty only checked and balanced the specific military establishment, but in the Kaiyuan period, the powers of the Zhengshitang were further subdivided, and five rooms were listed behind the Zhengshitang, including the cardinal room.

The cardinal's room is responsible for the emperor's direct orders to the prime minister, which is also a division and supervision of the power of the prime minister.But in the Tang Dynasty, in order to be able to control the personnel affairs of the foreign court more strongly, the emperor began to appoint a privy envoy to be responsible for the affairs of the cardinal's room, which opened up a way for the eunuch to intervene in politics from the system.

From then on, the eunuch was in charge of the North Gate inside and the cardinal outside, and the military and political power of the imperial court was in full control.This is tantamount to the unremitting struggle of several generations of emperors with the prime minister, and in the end all the eunuchs were taken advantage of.Although the eunuch is called a house slave, but with such a great power, it would be hell if he could do it in peace!

It was not until the Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty that the Privy Council, as a specialized military organization, began to gradually establish its status and functions.The Privy Council has also formally become a permanent institution for the imperial court to manage internal and external military affairs from the place where eunuchs exercised power in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, which can be regarded as the separation of military and government in the system.

Now Li Tong is in charge of the guards of the Sixth Battalion in front of the hall, and the Beijing Battalion controls the affairs of the guards in the southern yamen.But this is based on his strong personal power and prestige, and it coincides with an extraordinary period when he breaks down and builds up.

After all, no matter whether it is the Sixth Battalion in Front of the Palace or the Beijing Battalion, they are all composed of the original Taixi Army as the main body without exception.Li Tong's personal prestige is unparalleled in the Western Army. No matter what adjustments he makes, it is difficult for the foreign court to make effective intervention.

However, in order to transform this temporary arrangement into a long-term order, cooperation in institutional construction is still required.For example, how to recruit and rotate the internal and external camps, how to select, promote and supervise the generals of the camps, if the Zhengshitang is in charge, it will be just a lot of fuss.

Therefore, the establishment of the Privy Council is imperative. Only by establishing such an institution that connects the past and the future can the power that has been separated from the Political Affairs Hall of the Outer Dynasty be consolidated.

In fact, Li Tong has already planted a dark thread about this point.Zhengshitang originally had a tradition of compiling "Shizhengji" for reference in detailing the gains and losses of government orders and compiling history.Originally, this compilation work was in charge of the head office of Zhengshitang, but as early as in Luoyang, Li Tong used the staff of Zhongshushe and a direct scholar of Jiyingguan to edit Shizhengji and separated this function.

At the same time, Xijing originally had Yingyuan and Baofang to train military officers. In the future, as the situation stabilizes, the two departments can be merged into one supervision and a systematic military selection system can be established.

The combination of several functions already has the prototype of a privy envoy.Afterwards, Xijing Military Weapons Supervision, Internal and External Stables, and Pastoral Supervision were included in it, and there was a demand and basis for establishing the Privy Council to realize the separation of military and government.

The growth of Jiedushi in the Tang Dynasty was due to the incompetence of specific personnel, and the shortcomings of the central government cannot be ignored.

In order to bypass the checks and balances of the Zhengshitang, the emperor directly sent envoys to exercise various powers in the prefectures and counties. Various envoys were related to military, political, money and food, although at a certain stage it did guarantee the establishment and implementation of the emperor's personal authority.

But in the long run, this will allow a lot of power to sink to the local area, and all the envoys will be combined in one body, making these temporary envoys have room for abnormal development, and gradually become too big.

If the Privy Council can be established, the central government will not lose the power to supervise these local functions, and at the same time, the power will not be concentrated on the prime minister. Such decentralization and supervision will undoubtedly be a kind of institutional progress.

Of course, these are long-term plans, and all kinds of ideas currently only exist in Li Tong's own mind.As for now, of course, it is most important to officially be the master of the country and ascend the throne.

The soldiers of the inner guard held their bows, and Li Tong left the Penglai Hall, his dormitory, and soon rode his horse to the place where the Imperial Palace was erected on the square in front of the Zichen Hall of the Inner Dynasty.

At this time, in front of the Zichen Hall, there were thousands of victorious soldiers holding Ge Suwei in each row. Under the bright lights, it looks playful and cute.

In addition to more than 2000 guards and soldiers in front of the palace, there are also many courtiers standing here in the Zichen Gate at this time, and the Taichang Qing Chief Huang Zhong Yale and Guang Luqing Chief Secretary Huang Zhongyale and Guang Luqing made a call.

Yuji Daiji is also extremely grand. Although it is only a tent, its height is almost as high as the Zichen Palace behind it.Li Tong got off his horse at this point, and walked along the tapestry to sit in the tent. The servant Yang Chong stood in front of the tent and shouted an order: "The sage is going to the Daji, and all the envoys are ordered to enter the palace to ask for orders!"

A quarter of an hour later, the Zichen Gate of the Neichao slowly opened, and Wang Jishan, Wei Yuanzhong, and Li Sixun, who had already been waiting outside the palace gate, entered the grand ceremony under the guidance of the ceremony officer, and each made a grand ceremony to see each other.

"Admonish the envoy to enter the tent, Fu Baolang presents the emperor's eight treasures and talisman festivals!"

As the Zhongguan made further announcements, Li Qiao from Zhongshushe, Shi Yushi Wang Qiuli, Fu Baolang Lu Jingchu, Pei Guangting, etc. went to the palace.

"Today, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has accepted the order of the heavens and ascended the throne. It is advisable to tell the heavens. The special king Jishan asked the imperial court to report to Yuanqiu! Guanglu doctor Wei Yuanzhong asked the imperial court to inform Fangqiu! Zong Zhengqing Li Sixun asked the imperial court to order, Tell the Taimiao! As soon as you are ordered, do not delay!"

The Circular Hill is the Temple of Heaven, and the Fangqiu is the Temple of the Earth. With the addition of the Taimiao, this means that the news of the emperor's ascension to the throne must be conveyed to the ancestors of heaven and earth.In the imperial court, after Li Qiao finished writing the congratulatory letter at the desk, Wang Qiuli checked it beyond doubt, and then submitted it to the imperial court, and Fu Baolang handed it over to Li Tong.

Li Tong held the Yuxi Zhuangzhong seal in his hand, and the ceremony official saw that the three blessings had all been printed, and then he shouted: "Please order, please move quickly, Ming Gongxuan!"

After the ceremonial officer finished shouting, the solemn Gongxuan music suddenly sounded in the Zichen Hall behind Daci.And after the three envoys in the big tent each received the Zhu Wen, they no longer said goodbye with formalities, but walked out holding the letter in both hands.

Seeing the posture of the three people's buttocks on fire, Li Tong couldn't help laughing, and his eyes fell on Wang Jishan.In fact, Wang Jishan was not selected when he first chose to sue the envoy. In fact, this old gentleman was too old. When he was in Luoyang, the eastern capital, Li Tong didn't even dare to call him into the palace to discuss matters casually, just because he was worried about Wang Jishan. I couldn't continue in one breath, so I stood up straight away.

However, when the court was discussing the relevant candidates, Wang Jishan suddenly rejuvenated. Not only did he frequently participate in court meetings, but he was even able to ride horses and perform big jumps.

Seeing that the old gentleman had such a spirit of giving full play to his spare energy, Li Tong finally decided to ask Wang Jishan to sue Yuanqiu.In fact, when he was in Luoyang, the eastern capital, he killed a bit too much, and he more or less gave people an image of being mean and ungrateful. Being able to let such a senior official show his face and participate in the grand ceremony can always save a little impression.

Of course, in addition to Wang Jishan, they told the envoys of Yuanqiu along the way, and the court also arranged for Hanwang Li Guangshun as a candidate.If Wang Jishan was exhausted halfway, he would just wrap him in a sack and let Li Guangshun go to Yuanqiu instead.

However, it turned out that this arrangement was a bit redundant. Holding Zhu Wen in his hands, Wang Jishan galloped all the way to the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace without panting. After that, he got on his horse and went straight to the circular mound outside the city surrounded by his entourage.

The courtiers who had already waited outside the Danfeng gate and were about to enter the palace were stunned by that agile posture of coming in and going out, and they were really looking like a horse thief. It was really the same as Wang Jishan in their impression The image of an old man who is difficult to speak does not match!

After the envoys left the palace, the small palace gates on both sides were opened, and the priests outside the Danfeng Gate began to enter the palace and gathered in front of the Hanyuan Hall, the main hall of the outer dynasty, waiting for the emperor to arrive here.

At the same time, Li Tong was not idle at the imperial court of the Inner Dynasty. Following the ceremony official's order to present the crown, he began to change his clothes in the big tent.The emperor's crown was very complicated, even with the help of several middle officials, it still took half an hour to put it on.

After wearing the crown, Li Tong only felt that his body was heavier than a few sets of armor, and it was airtight, making it difficult to move his hands and feet. The beads on the crown had already covered his sight, but under the light, the white beads were shining again Hui, what he saw became even more white, and he simply sat there motionless.

The little guy Lego was also very excited today. Although he didn't arrange any specific affairs because of his young age, seeing that the formal ceremony hadn't started yet, he came up to him with a flattering smile and said: "The saint is a majestic man. Frightening, now with the crown on his body, he is even more handsome and dignified, like a heavenly man!"

Under the staggered light, Lego was no longer visible in Li Tong's field of vision. He just turned his head slightly following the sound, and raised his finger to point to the direction of the sound. I can retract my arms and sit up again.

Fortunately, such a difficult situation did not last long. With the thunderous drumming of the city gates on all sides, it was announced that the missions had been completed and the ancestors of heaven and earth were informed.

"Your Majesty, please enter the court!"

When Ouyang Tong's slightly old voice sounded, it sounded like heaven to Li Tong's ears.Then a courtesy officer came in and helped him up, while he walked out of Daci slowly with his sword in his hand.

Seeing the emperor walking out, the bells and drums on both sides sounded in unison, the music and dancers of the Taichang Temple also danced separately, and the Yubao Umbrella Building and others all lined up, and the scene was extremely loud and lively for a while.

Of course, Li Tong had no chance to see this series of scenes. He just slowly boarded the chariot with the support of his courtiers, and walked forward slowly while listening to the sound of bells and drums.

At this time, all the ministers of the foreign court had already arrived at the two sides of the Longwei Road in front of the Hanyuan Hall. On the left were the princes and nobles, and on the right were the enshrined officials from the two senior officials.If their identities overlap with each other, they should be from the left rather than the right.

The sound of bells and drums accompanied the driving all the way from far to near, and as the saint's chariot appeared on the east side of the Hanyuan Hall, all the officials greeted the chariot and worshiped loudly: "Your Majesty, my emperor! Long live!"

It is impossible to trace the origin of the congratulations, but it is specifically determined that in the etiquette of the king's entry and exit, there are more formal regulations during the longevity period, and of course it is limited to some relatively lively occasions.As for the usual courteous meeting and so on, there is still no need for such explicit and enthusiastic expressions.

Sheng Jia stopped in front of Hanyuan Hall for a while, and under the chorus of the officials, all the officials present presented congratulatory forms.After collecting the congratulatory forms from the ministers, Ouyang Tong, the envoy of etiquette, presented the official enthronement letter, and walked in front of the newly appointed Minister of Zhongshu, Yao Yuanchong, and his servant, Li Yuanyuan, to knock on the emperor's seal.

After the imperial seal was used, Li Yuanyuan walked forward holding the imperial edict in his hand, and the princes and officials followed the chariot and went straight to Danfeng Gate.

The chariot stayed inside Danfeng Gate for a while, and Li Yuanyuan went up the tower first to read the emperor's enthronement imperial edict to the ministers outside the gate.After the edict was read out, the ministers bowed again and asked the emperor to go to the city to accept the worship.

At this time, dawn had already dawned in the eastern sky. Under the brilliance of the morning sun, Li Tong slowly climbed up the tower of Danfeng Gate, and sat on the throne that had already been arranged before and after the waiters.Right now there is still no need for him to express his position, he just sits still, and the courtesy officer continues to read out the wish to pray to the world.

At this time, there were tens of thousands of people gathered inside and outside the Danfeng Gate, all eagerly looking forward to the grand ceremony, except for the sound of prayers and prayers, there was no noise from the rest.The reading of the congratulatory text lasted for nearly an hour, and the sky gradually rose from the morning sun to three poles.

As the light gradually increased, Li Tong's field of vision also gradually expanded. The ministers attending the ceremony in front of the Danfeng gate, the soldiers holding flags on both sides of the road, and the picture of Chang'an Baifang were all in his field of vision. Slowly spread out, extending to more distant mountains and rivers, a more magnificent territory, it seems boundless, but starting today, the emperor's order will go far and wide!

"The ceremony is over! All the ministers go to the court to pay homage to the new king!"

With the louder shouts from the ceremony officer, the ceremony in front of Danfeng's gate came to an end.The sound of bells and drums sounded again, and Li Tong stepped down from the tower of Danfeng Gate to re-board the chariot, while the officials filed in, walking solemnly on both sides of the imperial road.

The chariot returned to the Longwei Road in front of the Hanyuan Hall. Li Tong got off the chariot and began to slowly climb up the long stairs. There were thunderous congratulations from the royal road on both sides.

At this time, the palace hanging cultural relics that were originally arranged in the Zichen Hall have also been transferred to the Hanyuan Hall. When the emperor's figure appeared in front of the main hall, the bells and drums stopped, and the two groups of courtiers walked up to the hall and stood still. "Worship again", so except for the officials who filled the ceremony, all the ministers bowed again.

As the more solemn Gongxuan music sounded, Li Tong returned to the Biden Hall until the middle of the Hanyuan Hall, where the Gongxuan music stopped.The three envoys who originally ordered the ancestors of heaven and earth have also returned to the hall, and they shouted in unison: "Heaven and man have feelings, and they are ordered to hold the talisman. Please Your Majesty ascend this throne to respond to the gods and to enlighten Li Yuan!"

Following the invitation of the officials again, Li Tong finally stepped forward and officially sat on the throne of the Tang Dynasty.As he was seated, the music from the palace sounded again. Since the second queen was the state guest, the six barbarians and the chiefs were their followers, and they all climbed to the hall to congratulate the new king on his ascension to the throne.

Although the following etiquette of paying homage to the new king was long and boring, Li Tong was very excited when he was sitting on the yellow seat. A human supreme who monopolizes power, there are hardships, setbacks, injuries, and willfulness, but the sound of prostration and congratulations in the hall reminds him over and over again that the past is finally the past, and a new and more glorious The starting point is already under his feet!

Finally, after more than an hour's roll call, all the ministers entered the hall and entered the queue, and Li Tong finally waited for the opportunity for him to speak.

He stood up from the middle of the table with a big gui in his hand, looked down at the Chinese and Yi civil and military officials inside and outside the hall, and said with a smile: "The heaven and the earth are full and empty, the emperor rises and falls, there is a certain amount of news, and there is a time for change. My great Tang achievements were made in China and built by the people. Heaven and artifacts are enjoyed forever! In the past, it was difficult to support the tripod, but now we participate in the ceremony together. On behalf of the heavens, we will move forward, enlighten the country, and fight the war. Fortunately, Qing and others are also sincerely loyal, and the success is not violated. Yasukuni The wish has been fulfilled so far! The time and position are given, and the delicacies are enjoyed together, which is also the trend of righteousness! Move to the Linde Hall, and feast on the feast, congratulations on this beautiful occasion!"

Chapter 0802 Night tour of the imperial garden, the rest of my life will be the same

In the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, under the personal announcement of His Majesty the Emperor, the months-long Yasukuni period finally officially ended, and the enthronement ceremony, which had always been solemn, ushered in its first emotional climax.

Although the enthronement ceremony was solemn and grand, it was just a passing scene.After all, the Li Tang clan, especially Gaozong's bloodline has been extremely sluggish, and today's saints have made great contributions to the state and are already the best candidates for the throne. Attending the ceremony is just a well-deserved step.

But the end of the Yasukuni period means that the operation of the entire empire has entered a new stage, and the country has changed from chaos to stability.All the ministers attending the ceremony, except for the state guests like the second queen and the chiefs of the tribes, all participated in and contributed their own strength. Naturally, they are deeply impressed by the progress of the world. pride.

Of course, the most important thing is that as early as in Luoyang, the eastern capital, the imperial court promulgated the "Yasukuo Format", and the standards of various rewards were extremely generous.Now that the Yasukuni period has come to an end, it is natural that the time has come for the court to redeem its promises.

Because of the existence of the Yasukuni style, Datang Sheji's change from chaos to stability this time will not only be able to participate in the fruits of victory, but also cover the entire bureaucratic group, so of course all the officials are looking forward to it.

Of course, there are rules and regulations for the imperial court to grant rewards, punishments and punishments. Even His Majesty, who already has the power and prestige of ruling the world, has to return to Guanzhong to formally hold the ceremony and rectify his name.

Of course, this kind of large-scale award and reward cannot be directly given by the palace, and it should be done hastily.After all, the ceremony of the imperial court has not been officially completed yet, and right now it is only the enthronement of the new emperor, and there will be a series of things such as the canonization of the queen.

Only when the work is done, it will be the turn of the officials and ministers.The courtiers had foreseen this a long time ago, and they still had a bit of patience, and it would not affect their mood because of this waiting.

After the enthronement ceremony, the ministers moved from the emperor to the Linde Hall in Da Nei.Linde Palace has already set up the banquet venue for Yanxiang, and the feast will be passed on as soon as the monarchs and ministers are seated.