The Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City of Shenjing Imperial City, which is the head of the last three palaces, is the bedroom of the new emperor Li Jing, and it is also the place where he works every day.

Yu Xuan, Taifu Cui Yunqing, Taibao Zheng Congyan, Taiwei Lin Wei, Situ Zhengjin, and Sikong Li Zhen, who had just been crowned as the Taishi of the Third Division, entered the Qianqing Gate under the personal guidance of Zhang Chengye, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Three divisions and three dukes, from the Zhou Dynasty, equivalent to the prime minister of later generations, with great power, responsible for assisting the young emperor to carry out government affairs. However, later, the three divisions and three princes gradually became honored. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Third Division was the highest honorary title and extremely respectful status conferred by the Tang Dynasty as a veteran and important minister. The third duke, as a prince and minister, is an additional official title, ranking second to the third division. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the three divisions and three dukes were all granted feudal towns, and they were indiscriminate. The new dynasty was established, and although the official system was reformed, it generally followed the system of the Tang Dynasty. However, in the new dynasty, the original excessive title system has been changed. Yesterday, a hundred officials, three divisions and three dukes were rewarded, and only these six people were awarded. It is enough to show the dignity of his position, the three teachers and the three dukes, and sit with the sky and talk about the Tao.

Taishi Yu Xuan walked in the forefront, he is not only the Taishi, but also the national abbot, and he is also the left Zhongshu Shilang of the three provinces of the New Dynasty, Tongping Zhangshi, a series of official titles, so that this famous literati from the Yu family has now become one of the top ministers of the New Dynasty.

Zhang Chengye smiled slightly and led the way, and the six people in the back, although the titles of the three divisions and the three public titles hung on were only honorable titles with no real power, but after this honorary title, the six people still held important positions, and these six people, in addition to the provincial government. Everyone still has an official title that is the same as the same level. This means: These six emperors, the three princes and three divisions, are also the prime ministers of the new dynasty.

It was not the first time that the six of them had come to the Qianqing Palace, but this time, it was the first time they had been summoned after the new emperor ascended the throne. The feelings in everyone's hearts are different from when they came, Yu Xuan walked and looked at this palace that was not unfamiliar.

The Qianqing Palace, the head of the harem halls, is the top of the yellow glazed tile heavy eaves palace. It is located on the single-layer white marble pedestal, the corridor is nine wide, five deep, nine zhang high from the table top to the main ridge, the eaves corner is placed nine ridge beasts, the upper layer of the eaves is single-warped and double-ang and seven steps on the bucket, the lower layer is single-warped and five steps on the bucket, decorated with golden dragons and seals, and the doors and windows of the three-handed Liuling flower partition doors. The bright room in the hall, the east and west are connected. The front eaves of the bright room minus the golden columns, and the beam frame structure is in the form of reduced columns. The interior space has been expanded.

Set up the screen between the two golden pillars of the back eaves, set up the throne in front of the screen, between the east and west two tips is the warm pavilion, the back eaves set up the fairy building, the two ends are through the hall, can pass through the Thai Palace, Kunning Palace. The palace is paved with gold bricks. On the spacious platform in front of the palace, there are copper turtles, copper cranes, sundials, Jialiang respectively on the left and right, set up gilt incense burners 4 in front, are in the middle of the Dan Majesty, connect with the high platform Yonglu and the Qianqing gate.

Dry and clear, the sky is clear, not muddy, symbolizing the stability of the country, but also symbolizing the emperor's actions as open as the sky.

The south room on one side of the main hall is the south study, and at present, Li Jing is summoning these six ministers of official residence in the south study.

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

Zheng Congyan and the others hurriedly saluted, and after the salute, Zheng Congyan said: "Your Majesty has officially ascended the throne today, and from then on he will be the king of a country and the co-lord of the world." His Majesty greeted him like this, and the ministers couldn't afford it. And from now on, Your Majesty should call himself I, and call his ministers and other ministers, this is a system of etiquette, which cannot be changed at will. ”

These six first-class ministers, Zheng Congyan and Zheng Wei, as well as Yu Xuan, Cui Yunqing and Li Zhen, can all be regarded as from famous families, and they have always respected Confucianism and advocated Zhou etiquette. Therefore, pay special attention to these etiquette systems, it turns out that when Li Jing was only the king of Qin, sometimes Li Jing often called himself me, not lonely, they just turned a blind eye. But now that Li Jing has officially ascended the throne, they are full of the emperor's desire to transform the emperor that all Confucian literati have, and they can't wait to immediately transform the emperor into the kind of sage and son of heaven in their minds. It is also called to be able to tolerate 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 the humerus to come, and he also had important matters to discuss.

During the day, Li Jing ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dragon Era, but he still used the name of the Tang Dynasty, and he knew that in fact, many courtiers were a little puzzled.

Following the use of Datang as the national name, Li Jing also has his own considerations. Originally, the most suitable thing for the new dynasty was to use Qin as the national name, which was Li Jing's royal name. Or use Qi as the country name, that is the place where Li Jing is prosperous. No matter how bad it is, you can also use Liao or Yan. But after thinking about it for a long time, Li Jing finally used Tang. The name of Qin, before that, in addition to Qin, which unified the six countries, was later used by the imperial courts such as the former Qin and the later Qin. And use Qin as the name of the country, in history, almost all of them are short-lived dynasties, Qin is known as the violent Qin, Li Jing is not superstitious, but he does not appreciate Qin's system too much, therefore, he is not willing to use Qin as the name of the new dynasty. Qi was originally okay, during the Qin and Autumn Warring States periods, Qi was the overlord of the East, but Huang Chao had already used Qi as the country name before, and Li Jing could no longer use Qi. And Yan and Liao, both of which are too far away from the Central Plains, are not suitable.

Thinking about it, Li Jing thinks that Tang is good, first, for a person from later generations, Datang carries too many feelings that others cannot understand. At the same time, following the Tang Dynasty as the national name, Li Jing also hopes to tell the world that his new dynasty will continue most of the systems and policies since the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it is also a means of recognizing and protecting the original order of the Tang Dynasty. The use of Datang as the name of the new dynasty is also based on this consideration.

is like the Northern Zhou Dynasty of the Sui Dynasty, but almost everything in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was inherited, and the Sui of the Tang Dynasty almost continued the Sui system. Li Jing's establishment of a new dynasty and the use of the Tang dynasty is a declaration of this meaning.

After some explanation, the six first-class ministers also nodded. The Emperor insisted, although, in their opinion, this insistence was not much necessary. Even if you change the country name, it won't be bad. Besides, even if Qin, Qi and others can't be used, they can still set a new country name. But they also saw that Li Jing was particularly insistent on these reasons, although they didn't understand, although the country name was heavy, it was not so heavy that it had to be changed. On the other hand, Li Tang compiled Li Jing into the family tree of Li Tang Emperor, and he was already a member of the Li royal family, and he was also called the imperial uncle by Li Ye and Li Yi. Li Jing is now using Tang, which is equivalent to a change of power within the Li Tang royal family, and Li Jing also has a share in the name of Tang.

"Your Majesty still has something on your mind?" Zheng Jin knew that Li Jing called them in the middle of the night, it would never be just to explain the matter of the national name, this matter was not so important.

"Yes, thirteen years ago, I was just a farmer boy in the countryside of Dengzhou, and in an instant, I have ascended the throne and become the emperor. Now, I'm a little dazed! ”

"Your Majesty was born in the grass, but he was born a king, and the hero started from the times, and won a hundred battles, so that he is today. Now that you obey the will of Heaven and become the Son of Heaven, you don't need to worry, and the same is true of things in the world, just as before. Cui Yunqing said with a smile.

"I am not afraid of fighting the world. To be honest, the opponents we have faced over the years are not strong. It's not that we're too strong, it's that the other side is too weak. Moreover, no matter who the enemy is, he is always in the light and can be seen. But now, we have the world, and although there are still some places that have not been settled, that is no longer the main problem. In the future, we will change from fighting the world to ruling the world, which is too different. ”

Zheng Zheng said: "Actually, Your Majesty has always done a good job, not only leading the army to fight, but also winning a hundred battles. Moreover, in recent years, the provinces, prefectures and counties in the domain have also been well governed, the people have food and clothing, and the people's livelihood is rich, as long as it continues like this, it is enough. In the past, His Majesty was able to fight while fighting under the watchful eye of tigers and wolves, and he could also govern the Qin Domain at the same time. Now that we have the world, why do we need to worry about the governance of the world? ”

"I have ascended the throne, you Aiqing, what do you say, what is 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 when he ascended the throne? If the six ministers are allowed to speak bluntly, then it must be the queen and the prince. But who should be appointed as the queen and the crown prince, although the six ministers present each had their own ideas in their hearts, at this time, none of them were willing to speak immediately. Everyone knows that the emperor is a person with ideas, and he must have his own ideas about this matter, so when he opened his mouth at this time, he was afraid that he didn't want to ask their opinions.

Who's in charge?

According to the ceremony, Wang Guiniang should be the queen. However, Yu Youniang is also the princess of Qin and the main wife, she is also qualified to be the queen, and besides, the Yu family has a strong Yu family behind her. But in addition to these two original princesses of Qin, Wang Haojun is also qualified to become the queen, because among the sons of King Qin now, Wang Haojun's son Li Dezhao is the eldest son, and he is very smart, and Li Jing likes him very much. If the King of Qin intends to make Li Dezhao the crown prince, then it is very likely that the mother will be more expensive than the son, and in order to stabilize the status of the prince, it is also very likely that the king will be the queen.

Li Jing waited for a moment, but saw that no one spoke. I already know a little in my heart that these six ministers are afraid that it is more suitable for Yu Youniang to be the queen. If they don't say anything, it is tantamount to denying Wang Guiniang, who was originally normal. may be due to Wang Guiniang's low background, and the prince born to him is neither the eldest nor the eldest concubine. In order to consider the future crown prince, if you can't make Wang Guiniang's son the crown prince, then it's 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 ministers having exchanged opinions in private. He raised his eyes and glanced at Yu Xuan, and saw that he was silent, like an old monk in a fixed place. But it is obvious that this prince still hopes that his daughter will be the queen in his heart.

This result made Li Jing frown, and he immediately made up his mind in his heart.

In the first year of the Tang Dragon Era, on the second day of the first month, Li Jing issued an edict to set up Wang Guiniang as the queen, and the young lady as the head of the four concubines.

In the emperor's edict, there is still no crown prince! (To be continued......)