Vol 2 Chapter 929: Liu Zhao ascended the throne and proclaimed emperor

White lanterns were hung in the capital.
The Liangyi Hall of the Imperial Palace is full of white banners.
The courtiers ordered their wives to enter the palace and cry for their souls.
The empty Xingqing Palace is particularly deserted.
Liu Zhao sat on the steps, looking out the hall door, without moving for a long time.
It's dawn and it's dark again!
Xingqing Palace lit candles, drawing a long shadow.
Gu Jiu walked into Xingqing Palace, feeling chills for the first time.
She came to Liu Zhao's side, sat with him on the steps, and held his hand tightly.
"The funeral ceremonies are handled by officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, so you don’t have to worry. The children stayed in the mourning hall for a day, and they all fell asleep, and they still live in the palace. The harem concubine, I will let Qian Fu take charge of the statistics and screening. How will the queen mothers arrange them? I also instruct the officials of the Ministry of Rites to handle the promotion of the queen mother."
When Emperor Wende died, Empress Pei became the Queen Mother. However, a procedure is needed, and Liu Zhao, the new emperor, needs to be promoted.
Liu Zhao was silent.
Gu Jiu continued: "Regarding your succession hall, the central government means that the country cannot be ruled in one day. They hope that the enthronement ceremony will be held in seven days. There is a backlog of government affairs that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. You must cheer up."
Liu Zhao, who had never reacted, suddenly shook Gu Jiu's hand backhand and held it tightly.
He leaned on Gu Jiu's shoulder, "I'm so tired! I've never been so tired."
Gu Jiu hugged his head, "Then don't think about anything, get a good night's sleep, I will be with you."
Liu Zhao shook his head, "I can't sleep here. The breath here makes people feel flustered."
It's too big, space, cold and not warm.
No wonder it is said that the emperor is alone.
He doesn't like it here.
The breath here is strange and suffocating.
Gu Jiu stroked his cheek, "Let's go back to the palace."
Liu Zhao is fragile and sensitive. "Can you?"
"of course can!"
"Now I can live in the palace, what should I do when I become the throne?" Liu Zhao asked a silly question.
Gu Jiu looked up at Xingqing Palace, "If you really don't like this place, you can live in another place."
Liu Zhao relied on her, "I want to live with you."
Gu Jiu pushed his head away, "I will discuss this later."
The two went out of the palace to live in the palace.
The matter quickly spread.
The courtiers did not understand that Liu Zhao did not live in the palace and still lived in the palace.
"His Royal Highness King Qin has not yet ascended the throne, so it is not wrong not to live in the palace."
"After all, it's not in compliance."
"His Royal Highness trusts the princess too much, it may not be a blessing."
"Harem chaos?"
"However, the princess is not the same as the previous harem concubines. The princess was already involved in government affairs when the first emperor was the emperor, helping the households to settle the refugees. What they have done in these years is obvious to all, and you should not look at the princess in the old."
"No matter how capable, she will be a woman after all."
"The princess woman does not let her beard, she is stronger than most men in the world."
"Don't quarrel. I'll talk about it when you finish the funeral of your Majesty."
...
Regardless of the disturbances outside, Liu Zhao slept peacefully in the palace.
When I got up in the morning, the window was bright.
I opened the window and saw that it snowed last night.
"There have been several snows this year, and there may be a freezing disaster, so the household department must allocate grain and grass for emergency needs."
Liu Zhao muttered to himself.
Lin Shuping reminded: "The prince, it's time to enter the palace. Today, you have to guard your majesty and discuss important matters with the courtiers. The Ministry of Rites has discussed several temple titles for your majesty, and the prince still needs to decide."
"My king knows. Don't wake the princess, let the princess sleep for a while."
"The princess will also enter the palace to guard her spirit, and she can only sleep for half an hour at most."
"It's okay to have half an hour. Get ready to go to the palace and wait for the king to enter the palace."
"Old slave obeys!"
Seven days later, the imperial court held the enthronement ceremony, and Liu Zhao formally proclaimed himself emperor with the reign of Jingming.
Next year will be the first year of Jingming.
The Ministry of Rites discusses the name of Emperor Wende Temple.
Jingming Emperor Liu Zhao delineated "Cheng" from many temple titles, which is Chengzong.
The courtier was surprised.
The temple's name is "Cheng", which has the reputation of Mingjun.
Just as Kai Yaodi’s temple name was "Wu", it was praised and degraded.
Emperor Wende has been in power for more than ten years, thinking about it carefully, he is indeed a Mingjun.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Master Lu took the lead, with moist eyes.
Liu Zhao chose the temple name "Cheng" for Emperor Wende, which is the greatest affirmation of Emperor Wende for many years.
Other courtiers followed closely, praising: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Liu Zhao looked at the word "cheng" delineated with a cinnabar pen on the manuscript, and was deeply moved.
The emperor father deserves the reputation of "chengzong".
Reigning for more than ten years, he changed the shortcomings of Emperor Wu Zong Kai Yao, decreed to reduce taxes and exempt corvee, recuperate and rejuvenate, so that the people could breathe. No drastic changes occurred in the dynasty.
In the past ten years, apart from the successive natural disasters, the next few years are definitely the best years for the people in decades.
If Emperor Wen De reigned for more than seven or eight years, he would definitely be able to bear the reputation of the lord of ZTE.
However, no one can escape life, old age, sickness and death.
...
Liu Zhao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, so he should live in the palace.
However, at night, he still went out of the palace and lived back to the palace.
The matter caused criticism from courtiers.
"Your Majesty's move is out of compliance."
"Your Majesty is the lord of the world and should live in the palace."
"The palace is just a hidden residence, which can be rewarded to the princes. But your majesty must not continue to live in the palace!"
"How can the son of a thousand gold stand under the dangerous wall? For the sake of your majesty's safety, for the sake of the great Zhou Jiangshan society, please live in the palace."
"Your Majesty, please live in the palace!"
The funeral of Emperor Wende has not been finished yet, the first year of Jingming has not yet arrived, and the accumulated government affairs have not yet been dealt with. The courtiers took the lead in admonition.
The subject is about where the emperor should live.
After the courtiers had finished arguing, Liu Zhao said: "I will live in the palace. But not now, nor tomorrow. This matter will be discussed after the funeral of the first emperor is finished, and we will retreat!"
Courtiers dumbfounded!
Do you want to be so headstrong?
Suddenly everyone had a bad premonition.
Liu Zhaohui was an emperor who was more willful than Emperor Wu Zong Kai Yao.
It's over, it's over!
Many courtiers glared at Master Lu.
Look, who you choose is so self-willed, and what kind of style is it for the palace to stay in the palace every day.
Master Lu's eyes were upright, and a group of people who had nothing to do, all day long knew the terrible thing of staring at the emperor's harem.
When dealing with government affairs, all of them are jingling half a bucket of water.
Liu Zhao came to Xingqing Palace.
Xingqing Palace was re-arranged, and it looked less depressing and dull than it used to be.
Gu Jiu waited for him for a long time.
She asked: "Have you quarreled with courtiers?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, "No noise. Just impatiently listening to them, retreated early."
Gu Jiu took his hand, "Xingqing Palace is not as bad as you think."
"But it was not as good as I thought!"
"If it doesn't work, just change to a palace."
"There are a few palaces over there, I think they are very good."
"It's a little farther away." Gu Jiu reminded him.
Liu Zhao held his hand tightly, "Do you want to live in Weiyang Palace?"
Gu Jiu was dumbfounded, shook his head, and said honestly: "To be honest, I don't want to. And the queen is not willing to move out of Weiyang Palace."
"She doesn't move with her, anyway, we are not rare in Weiyang Palace. Your identity does not need to be proved by Weiyang Palace. I will make you the queen tomorrow." Liu Zhao said bluntly.
Gu Jiu said, "It's not in a hurry. Let's first think about how to place those harem concubines."
Liu Zhao didn't hesitate, "All follow the rules. Concubines with children can go out of the palace to live with their children. Concubines without children will all go to the Thanksgiving Temple to give birth to nuns."
...
Liu Zhao decreed that Empress Pei was named the mother empress dowager, and Gu Jiu was made the empress.
Empress Pei became Queen Mother Pei, occupying Weiyang Palace and refused to let it out.
"My palace is used to staying in Weiyang Palace. I'm afraid I will feel unwell if I live in another palace."
Lin Shuping was ordered to ask the Queen Mother Pei, and he got this answer.
He smiled awkwardly, "Weiyang Palace was originally the queen's residence. The empress dowager's residence is in Cining Palace."
Empress Dowager Pei said: "My palace loves to live in Weiyang Palace. I'm not used to living in other palaces."
Lin Shuping couldn't, so he had to go back and return first.
Wengonggong wanted to persuade Queen Mother Pei, but Queen Mother Pei waved his hand to stop.
"You don't have to persuade this palace, this palace has decided."
She just wants to live in Weiyang Palace.
Let her give Gu Jiu a place to dream.
Gu Jiu has never fulfilled her filial piety, and she does not have to abide by the rules and must live in Cining Palace.
Lin Shuping told Liu Zhao that Empress Dowager Pei was unwilling to move away from Weiyang Palace, and she was determined.
"I see!"
Liu Zhao was not angry.
This had already been predicted. Today, Lin Shuping was sent to Weiyang Palace, but it was just a clear road.
Everyone knows the attitude of the Queen Mother Pei. It is not that Gu Jiu is unwilling to live in Weiyang Palace, but that the Queen Mother refuses to give up Weiyang Palace.
...
Ever since Emperor Wende passed away, Chang En's life has been a bit tormented.
He is waiting for his own destiny, whether it is life or death! It all depends on Liu Zhao's conscience.
It is probably dead!
He even prepared the poison for suicide, and only took it as soon as the will came.
Halfway through the funeral, he finally waited for Qianfu to come.
Chang En laughed bitterly, "Don't bother Father Qian, our family has already prepared the poison."
Qian Fu raised his eyebrows, "Did Father Chang misunderstand something?"
"No misunderstanding. Your Majesty can't tolerate our family, we know it well."
Qian Fu said: "Grandpa Chang might underestimate His Majesty's metric. His Majesty did not intend to let you die, but instead wants to reuse you."
Chang En was surprised, "Reuse our family? This is impossible! Your Majesty already has you, Lin Shuping, and other servants, what can our family do?"
Qian Fu took out a map of the palace and pointed to several palaces in the Royal Garden. "Your Majesty is going to build civil engineering projects to connect these palaces together as the queen's residence. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for this matter. His Majesty appointed Chang Gonggong as supervisor. It’s the design drawings to ensure that this palace must be built according to the drawings."
Chang En was surprised, "Will the queen live in Weiyang Palace?"
"The queen mother is used to living in Weiyang Palace and doesn't want to move away. The queen is filial and decided to find another place to live. None of the other palaces fits the status of a queen. Only the palaces in the Imperial Garden have been transformed to be worthy of the status of a queen."
puff!
Empress Dowager Pei took the lead in the first blow.
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Tired and paralyzed!
Get a good rest and try to restore the old time update as soon as possible.