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Chapter 325 The sudden edict of the late emperor

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    When the late emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, this is the most trouble-prone time in history.  However, General Huo Guang was in charge of Chang'an, and he had already arranged everything immediately. Until the ancestor worship at the Ancestral Temple and the enthronement ceremony held in the main hall of Weiyang Palace on the second day, there were no surprises.

    Liu Jin thus solemnly and securely ascended the throne of the Han Emperor. Although he had sat in that position for more than a year, this time he truly accepted the courtship of the officials in the main hall as the Han Emperor.  Congratulations.

    Under the leadership of General Huo Guang, thousands of civil and military personnel from the Manchu Dynasty appeared in Weiyang Palace. Among them were the two vassal kings surnamed Liu, King Liang and King Zichuan, who had just entered Chang'an a few hours ago, and some who had returned from the southwest.  The solemn enthronement ceremony of Da Honglu Su Wu and Wan Guanhou Lu Shu who returned from Youzhou lasted for most of the day.

    The first thing the new emperor has to do when he ascends the throne is to determine the temple name and posthumous title for the late emperor, which can be regarded as the last word on the late emperor.  However, the Western Han Dynasty was the most cautious period in the entire history of China regarding temple names.  Because he was too cautious and could not obtain it without great merit and virtue, not every emperor of the Western Han Dynasty was qualified to have a temple title. Even Liu Che's father, Emperor Jing, who can be called the Mingjun Saint Lord, was not able to have a temple title, which shows this.  .

    The posthumous title of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was actually circulated in a small area before he died. However, this spread has become the biggest secret in the world. Not only are few people aware of it, but everything that is known is kept secret.  The Western Han Dynasty implemented the national policy of governing the world with filial piety. This has never changed in the Western Han Dynasty. The emperors after Liu Bang all had the word "filial piety" before their posthumous titles after their death, and Liu Che's posthumous title was "Xiao Wu". This has long been established  , this posthumous title was quickly passed in the court.

    The next most serious and difficult thing is the temple name issue.  It is certain that Liu Che's achievements have a separate temple title. However, in ancient law, only the four characters Tai, Gao, Shi and Zhong are available. In addition, according to the standard of "ancestors have merits and clans have virtues", they are matched with ancestors or clans. In this way,  At most, only eight temple names can be formed.  However, Liu Bang has already occupied the temple name of Taizu, and Liu Heng has occupied the temple name of Taizong. The temple names starting with the character Tai are completely unusable. Liu Che's temple name can only be chosen from the remaining three characters: Shi, Gao, Zhong and  .

    Originally, Gao represented high merit, and Zu also represented high merit. The temple title Gaozu was actually the most suitable for Liu Che.  However, in the Western Han Dynasty, due to Liu Bang's relationship, the temple name Gaozu could no longer be used.  Because Liu Bang's posthumous title was Emperor Gao, and the original posthumous title did not include the word "Gao", but at that time, in order to reflect Liu Bang's specialness and great achievements, he insisted on giving the posthumous title of Emperor Gao without respecting the posthumous law. Later,  The world also habitually combined his temple name and posthumous title and called him Emperor Gaozu.

    As a result, the temple name that best suited Liu Che could no longer be used, and for a while there was endless debate in the court.  The focus of the debate fell on whether it was the temple name of Liu Che's ancestor or Shizong?

    "The temple name Shizu is inappropriate. Pan Geng of the Shang Dynasty moved to Yin and reopened the Yin and Shang Dynasties, so he is called Shizu. The current emperor has made great achievements in his life and brought the Han Dynasty to a higher level. I think he should be named Shizong." Finally.  Huo Guang finally determined that the temple name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was Shizong.

    The temple name Shizu is generally for the lord of ZTE. The Han Dynasty has always maintained a unified state during Liu Che's reign, so this temple name is not suitable for him, and the reason is relatively convincing.

    With the temple name and posthumous title confirmed, the matter regarding Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has basically come to an end.  As for Liu Che's burial, it will have to wait until a long time later, because first of all, a mourning hall must be set up for Liu Che's burial, and the Han kings surnamed Liu will come to Chang'an to worship. At the same time, the final repairs and inspections of the Maoling underground palace must be done. These things need to wait.  The actual burial will take place only after everything is in order.

    As long as it is not an extraordinary period of national turmoil, in fact, when the late emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, the kings of the feudal kingdoms will go to Chang'an to worship.  Firstly, it was to show respect for the late emperor, and secondly, it was to meet the new emperor and recognize his orthodoxy.

    During the Western Han Dynasty, there were still very good regulations for the princes and kings to visit Chang'an regularly to pay homage and report on their duties. For example, in the "Spring Dynasty" every spring, the princes and kings must go to Chang'an in person to accept the emperor's inquiries.  Except for those who are too old and do not need to come under the emperor's special order, everyone else must follow this rule, and every autumn, the kingdom's ministers need to be sent to act as the "Autumn Dynasty" on their behalf.

    This time when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed away, more than a dozen kings surnamed Liu, big and small, would come to Chang'an, and those who were closer could arrive in about three to five days.  At this time, there were more than 100,000 troops around Chang'an. These kings were just attending funerals, and the number of followers was strictly limited. Naturally, they would not become a destabilizing factor.

    In fact, since the introduction of the En Order, the Western Han Dynasty has embarked on a very good path under the parallel system of feudal states and counties.  This path allows the country to maintain good centralization without causing excessive local power.  Just considering one thing and neglecting the other, every emperor in this dynasty would reuse his relatives, andThe exclusive power of relatives has become the biggest drawback of this empire.

    When the new emperor ascends the throne, another very important thing is to reward the heroes and establish a new political team.  This time, Liu Jin basically followed the arrangements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and placed Shangguan Jie, Zhang Anshi, Jin Rixi and others in important positions. Even Huo Shen became a guard of one of the Nine Qings, and Bing Ji also became a guard.  Got Tingwei.

    Since Huo Guang was already the Great Sima General and could no longer advance in his official position, Liu Jin directly added 10,000 food households for him, bringing the total number of food households to more than 16,000 households.  And because Huo Guang had no intention of establishing a prime minister, the position of the head of the three princes was still vacant. Then Sang Hongyang, who had also made great contributions, could not go further in his official position. He could only increase his fiefdom, but without Huo Guang  So many, but it has also increased by 8,000 households, which is about to reach 10,000 households.

    There are also two simultaneous awards, namely the titles of King Liang and King of Zichuan.  Because Liang King Liu Xiang contributed a lot and was the main force and commander on the battlefield in Youzhou, Liu Jin increased the Liang Kingdom's fiefdom after discussing with Huo Guang, adding another county and city to the already large fiefdom.  More than ten seats.  For the same reason, but with different efforts and achievements, the king of Zichuan, Liu Kang, did not increase as many fiefs as Liang, but he also added five cities.

    So far, the Liang Kingdom and the Zichuan Kingdom have become the first vassal kings to increase the number of fiefdoms in the kingdom since the En Order was issued.

    In addition to the rewards from courtiers and clan members, Liu Jin also appointed Wang Wengxu as the queen, but did not appoint Liu Xun as the prince. Perhaps because Liu Jin felt that he was still young, and Liu Xun was too young, he temporarily  The position of prince was vacant.

    There is another canonization at the end, which is also the most important award after Liu Jin ascended the throne. It is also a canonization that exceeds everyone's expectations.

    This canonization is about Jiangdu Princess Liu Xijun. Liu Jin actually directly canonized this princess who is not the emperor's direct relative as the eldest princess.

    You must know that in the Western Han Dynasty, the eldest princess was not a title, but a real title, and her position was the same as that of the princes.  Since the founding of the Han Dynasty a hundred years ago, only two people have truly been awarded the title of eldest princess.  One is the eldest daughter of Emperor Wen, the half-sister of Emperor Jing, and the aunt and mother-in-law of Emperor Wu. The other is the famous Princess Pingyang.

    Whether they are Guantao or Pingyang, they were both powerful during their lifetimes and extremely honorable after their deaths. However, these two were only named eldest princesses after they got married. However, Liu Xijun, the princess of Jiangdu, has not yet been named.  When she gets married, she is already the eldest princess.

    ¡°Perhaps it is precisely because Liu Jin¡¯s close relatives are no longer alive that he particularly cherishes the sibling relationship with Liu Xijun.  Such a large reward is unexpected, but it is also reasonable.

    The next half month of Chang'an City was spent in busyness and tranquility, but Huo Guang was particularly leisurely during this half month. However, because the late emperor was still in mourning, all entertainment was banned, so Huo Guang could only stay at home.  superior.

    During this period, Huo Guang met several times with Liang Wang Liu Xiang and Zichuan King Liu Kang. As for these two former allies, there was no conflict of interest between them and Huo Guang. In addition, Liu Xiang also had a relationship with Huo Guang, and Liu Kang  He also regarded Huo Guang as his teacher, and they got along well with each other.

    In the following period, various vassal kings arrived in Chang'an one after another. In addition to paying homage to the emperor first, almost all of these kings surnamed Liu chose to pay homage to Huo Guang as soon as possible.  For a while, Huo Guang became busy again, but this busyness turned into welcoming people and sending them off, and Huo Guang also got to know all the kings of the Han Dynasty one by one.

    Soon the day finally came for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to be buried.  On this day, the whole of Chang'an was completely deserted, but there was no howling north wind, no thunder, lightning, or the like.

    It was a sunny day in Chang'an, with the sun shining in every corner of Chang'an City, and the gentle breeze caressing Chang'an City. It seemed that this was a rare good day in the year, just right for an outing.  On this day, the streets in Chang'an were indeed empty. The new Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Jin, was leading the way with his sash, followed by the coffin of the late emperor. On both sides of the coffin, the generals and the imperial censors personally supported the coffin, followed by the Han kings surnamed Liu.  , and behind them are the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.  Then tens of thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry held spiritual flags, and the funeral procession stretched for dozens of miles.

    On both sides of the road from Chang'an to Maoling, people from Chang'an and along the way knelt down and worshiped, and the sounds of weeping could not be heard.  There are also a large number of worshipers singing elegy around the coffin, and their voices are sad and melodious. They have the lyrical chants of Chu Ci and the majesty of Han Fu.

    The emperor's funeral process was complicated and long. It took several days from leaving Chang'an City to the final sealing of the imperial mausoleum. During these days, everyone including the new emperor Liu Jin temporarily lived in Maoling.  At the same time, all subjects in the Han Dynasty, led by local officials, mourned across the country and carried out the so-called "crying at the capital".

    In front of the Maoling Underground Palace, an article written by Sima QianThe sacrificial text written was slowly read by the new emperor Liu Jin, and then the Maoling Underground Palace began to seal the underground palace and backfill the soil.  At this time, Liu Che, the hero of the generation, truly said goodbye to the stage of history, and then all the mourners returned to Chang'an under the leadership of the new emperor.

    Huo Guang was the last to leave Maoling. Looking at the buried Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang also had mixed feelings in his heart.  At this time, every detail of the past years kept repeating in Huo Guang's mind.

    From the first time he saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Ganquan Palace, Huo Guang was trembling with fear, and he was even more in awe of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the lofty Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was like a god in Huo Guang's heart.

    " Later, Huo Guang got to know the emperor better. As he conquered the north and south, he not only saw the talents and strategies of a generation of heroes, but also saw his human side that was not recorded in history books.

    Later, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to look seriously at Huo Guang, and the two began to tacitly communicate with each other. The emperor and his ministers secretly fought with each other, with swords and swords and shadows, but also hearts and minds.

    In the end, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was in trouble due to internal and external troubles, chose to compromise with Huo Guang.  From that moment on, Huo Guang completely regarded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as an ordinary person, a person with weaknesses and emotions!

    On the third day after the funeral of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a large court meeting was held for the first time in Weiyang Palace.  This time, not only the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Chang'an, but also more than ten kings surnamed Liu were also present.  The kings naturally sat on top of all the courtiers, and after this court meeting, it was time for the mourning kings surnamed Liu to return to their fiefdoms.

    The symbolic meaning of this court meeting is greater than the actual meaning. The topic at the beginning is naturally to praise the late emperor's achievements, and then it is to encourage the kings and ministers, hoping that everyone will work together to assist the new emperor and make the Han Dynasty more glorious.

    The kings surnamed Liu and their courtiers were naturally very cooperative, and because the kings surnamed Liu were about to return to their fiefdoms, the emperor, as the master, would give a routine reward to these clans before they left Chang'an.  Most of the rewards given to the kings surnamed Liu were ritual objects. For vassal kings like Liang Wang and Zichuan Wang who had meritorious service and were close to the emperor, Emperor Liu Jin directly gave the emperor a banner.  Some other kings gave scepters or ritual implements such as bells.

    The whole reward process lasted for less than half an hour. When all the rewards were over, everyone thought that today's court meeting should be over.  But at this moment, an unexpected surprise suddenly appeared.

    "Zong Zhengqing has an audience with you" Just when Liu Jin was about to say the words "retreat from the court", a chamberlain outside the main hall of Weiyang Palace suddenly shouted, and the voice spread into the hall, making everyone frown.

    The old Zongzheng Liu Anguo is now ridiculously senior, because he is the late emperor's uncle. The current emperor doesn't know how to call this elder of the clan.  And his status in the royal family has long been unmatched. As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Anguo had the right not to go to court, but he has always occupied the position of Zong Zhengqing. As long as he does not die, no one is qualified to take over.  Location.

    As the voice of the chamberlain rang out, everyone turned to look outside the palace and saw Liu Anguo, supported by two chamberlains, slowly walking towards the palace holding a golden scepter.

    Today Liu Anguo wore a very grand dress, and he also took out the golden staff given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.  When the courtiers saw the golden staff in Liu Anguo's hand, many of them looked thoughtful.  Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Liu Anguo a golden staff many years ago, but this old Zongzheng was a low-key person and had never shown this thing to others. But I don¡¯t know why he brought the gift given by the late emperor so grandly today.  I only came when the court meeting was about to end.

    Liu Anguo walked very slowly, so slowly that everyone's eyes followed him.  Seeing Liu Anguo entering the palace, Liu Jin told the chamberlain beside him: "Give me a seat for the old Zongzheng."

    Soon Liu Anguo was promoted to a position above the kings surnamed Liu. Although the title of the clan elder was not high, he could not stand up to his seniority. Even the oldest and highest-ranking king among the kings surnamed Liu still had to call him Liu Anguo.  A cry of uncle.

    Liu Anguo came to the head of the main hall and glanced at the kings surnamed Liu. He could name each of these people and even told their deeds from childhood to adulthood, because the canonization of these people could not avoid him.  Zongzheng.

    "I have met Lao Zongzheng!" The kings surnamed Liu stood up one after another, bowed and saluted Liu Anguo. In this period of governing the country with filial piety, the kings had to pay their respects first as a junior.

    "They are all here Just come The late emperor once said something to me When the kings were about to leave Chang'an, I ordered the old ministers to read out the late emperor's last edict.  Now please Your Majesty and you all to accept the order" Liu Anguo glanced at the kings, and finally his eyes fell on the new emperor Liu Jin on the imperial steps.  As he spoke, he pulled out a roll of brocade from his sleeve, which turned out to be the last edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!

    No one expected that after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was buried, arrangements were madeLiu Anguo, the elder of the clan, read out the edict at such a special time, and the content of this so-called edict made everyone even more curious.

    Upon hearing that it was the late emperor's edict, Liu Jin also solemnly walked down the imperial steps and stood in front of Liu Anguo.  At the same time, the kings surnamed Liu also bowed and stood up, and the civil and military officials in the court stood up one after another.

    Liu Anguo saw that everyone in the palace was ready, so he slowly opened the brocade.  At this moment, his face also showed expectation and curiosity, because even he himself didn't know the contents of this edict?
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