The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Long live our emperor! Long live! Long live!"The ministers shouted. Liu Yao said with a smile on his face:"All the ministers are free! You are all subjects of the Han Kingdom. Unexpectedly, Jin Zhun's Rebellion and Jin Ming's Disaster happened successively, and the capital Pingyang was also occupied by the traitor Shi Le!"

Liu Yao continued:"I have been in Chang'an for many years, and now we have returned to Chang'an. Chang'an will be our capital from now on. Mrs. Bu has passed away, and my wife Yang Xianrong has been appointed as the queen. His son Liu Xili was made the crown prince, Liu Jian was made the King of Linhai, and the other sons and Liu clan were all made kings. From now on, the ancestral temple, Sheji, southern suburbs and northern suburbs will be repaired."

Bu Tai came out and said:"Your Majesty, Emperor Guangwen (Liu Yuan) was the first to be granted the title of Lu Nubo, and your Majesty was once the King of Zhongshan. Zhongshan was originally the territory of Zhao State, so we requested to change the country’s name to Zhao State."

"Accurate! From then on, the Han State changed its name to Zhao State. Advocating black, Maodun Shanyu was worthy of worshiping heaven, and Emperor Guangwen was worthy of worshiping God. Except for those who commit serious crimes, amnesty will be granted to the whole world! Liu Yao said. The ministers cheered:"Your Majesty is wise!" Long live our emperor! Long live! Long live!"

The palace of Xiangguo is under construction, and the Zhengyang Gate has been completed. In the winter of the second year of Taixing, Shi Le was sitting in the main hall, listening to the court discussions of the civil and military ministers. Some civil and military ministers in other places, including those who followed Shi Le in the south and north, Many of the"Eighteen Riders" who were asked for were recalled to the State of Xiang. Zhang Bin, the right commander, stood up and said:"My lord, Liu Yao has proclaimed himself the emperor in Chang'an and succeeded the Han and Zhao Dynasties. I hope that my lord will judge the situation and proclaim himself the emperor immediately." Hope!"

Shi Le's"Eighteen Cavalry" Wang Yang, Kui'an, Zhixiong, Jibao, Wu Yu, Liu Ying, Taobao, Lu Ming, Guo Ao, Liu Zheng, Liu Bao, Zhang Yanpu, Hu Yanmo, Guo Heilee, Zhang Yue, Kong Tu, Zhao Lu, and Zhi Quliu stood at the front of the hall, looking at Shi Le.

Zhang Bin said, and asked Zhang Jing, the left chief minister, Zhang Quliu, the left Sima, Cheng Xia, the right Sima, and Zhang Bin I waited for the signatures of one hundred and twenty-nine people, and handed it over to the minister of persuasion who jointly urged Shi Le to call him the emperor. Shi Le was not very literate, so he looked at the book of persuasion and asked Yan Zhen, the minister next to him, to read it. Sparse. Yan Zhen read aloud:

"We have heard that people with extraordinary magnanimity must have extraordinary achievements; people with extraordinary achievements must have extraordinary careers. When the three generations declined, the five uncles rose up one after another. He calmed down the war and saved the situation, and his achievements were better than those of the previous king. Your Highness is a born sage who follows the destiny, controls the world, drives away evil and achieves great achievements. All over the world, even on the shores of the earth, can be rescued from difficulties. Good omens continue to appear, the sun and the moon follow each other, and the people of Li hope that Duke Ming will leave the Liu family. Nine-tenths of the people supported and supported Ming Gong, and the ministers did not hesitate. Now that the world is at peace, the stars are harmonious, reaching as far as the sea, and heaven and man admire me, Duke Ming should indeed build an altar and ascend to the throne of emperor immediately, so that I and other ministers can bathe and enjoy a little imperial favor. After Ming Gong ascended the throne, according to the examples of Liu Bei in Shu and King Wei in Ye, the eleven counties of Hanoi, Wei, Ji, Dunqiu, Pingyuan, Qinghe, Julu, Changshan, Zhongshan, Changle, and Leping, as well as the former Zhao Kingdom, The thirteen counties of Guangping, Yangping, Zhangwu, Bohai, Hejian, Shangdang, Dingxiang, Fanyang, Yuyang, Wuyi, Yanguo, and Laoling made a total of 24 counties, and 290,000 households established the Zhao Kingdom.. The fiefdom was still changed to internal history, based on"Yu Gong" and Wei Wu's recovery of Jizhou as the criterion, extending to Mengjin in the south, Longmen in the west, the Yellow River in the east, and the border area in the north. Appoint a great chanyu to guard and appease the barbarians. After the three prefectures of Bing, Shuo and Si were abolished, ministries and divisions were set up for supervision. I hope that Duke Ming will respect the destiny and respond to the wishes of his ministers! Shi

Le said:"My dear friends have been following Gu Zhengzheng for many years. How can I not know everyone's thoughts?" But Mr. Gu believes that the future is long and it is not yet time to proclaim himself emperor."

Zhang Bin, Shi Hu and other ministers repeatedly tried to persuade him, but Shi Le refused firmly. Shi Le pushed to the west five times and to the south four times. The civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed again and again to make firm requests, and Shi Le finally agreed.. Shi Le said seriously:"Let's do this. I will be called the Great General and the Great Chanyu first, lead the Mu of Jizhou, and the King of Zhao, and then I will be called the Emperor in the future!""

"Your Majesty should be called the King of Zhao! Almost like an emperor!"Zhang Jing said. Shi Le looked at Zhang Jing and said with a smile:"I know the urgent mood of all my dear friends. Although now we can discuss government affairs in the palace, even though Zhengyang Gate has been built. But when Chao Zan, a member of the army, was originally commissioned to build the Zhengyang Gate, it collapsed a few days after it was built. In anger, Gu ordered Chao Zan to be killed. Now that I think about it, I regret it so much! Although afterwards, Chao Zan's family was given coffins and clothing, and they were buried well. Chao Zan was also given the posthumous title of Dahonglu. But people cannot be resurrected after death. Whenever I think of this incident, I feel very guilty and sad!"

"King Zhao, Youhou has followed you for many years and has been advising you, so you should be granted the title."Shi Hu came out and said. Many ministers followed up and said:"Please add the title of Youhou!"

"Youhou Tingfeng! Shi Le said. Shi Le almost never called Zhang Bin by his name. When he heard that he was referring to his position, Zhang Bin quickly knelt down and saluted:"My lord, Zhang Bin is here!""

"When our country of Zhao was first established, there were many things going on in the court and the affairs of the country were complicated. Zhang Bin, the right lord, was appointed as the chief law enforcer, in charge of government affairs and supervising the courtiers. Shi Le said

"I thank the Lord for His grace!"Zhang Bin knelt down and saluted and said

"We established our own Great Zhao State on the territory of Zhao State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period. From now on, the calendar will be changed to the first year of King Zhao, and the world will be amnesty! Shi Le said again

"Zhao Wang Shengming!"The ministers cheered again. Shi Le continued:"When my dynasty was first established, there were no rules or regulations. There is no circle without rules, and there is no country without laws. Gu appointed Shi Guanzhi as the Law Cao Ling, collected the outline of the law, and wrote the"Xinhai System". Xu Xian, a member of the Shangdang Party, served as a wine sacrifice for the law school, and Zhi Xiong, a general on the base, and Wang Yang, a guerrilla general, also served as a wine minister and were responsible for Jie people's lawsuits. Jie people are prohibited from doing whatever they want, and Jie people are not allowed to oppress or insult educated Han people. Jie people are called Chinese people, followed by Han people. The Guhui often sent envoys to visit various states and counties to encourage and supervise agricultural production. Shihu was appointed as Shanyu Yuanfu, governor of various military affairs, general of hussars, minister in charge, and official of the government. He was given the title of Zhongshan Gong. All the ministers were awarded officials and titles. Wang

Yang, Zhi Xiong, Shi Guanzhi, Xu Xian and Shi Hu knelt down and saluted:"Thank you, King Zhao!" Shi

Guanzhi stood up and said:"King Zhao is a thousand years old. Liu Yao has proclaimed himself emperor before and changed the original name of the country Han to Zhao. Liu Yao became Emperor Zhao." The name of our country is also the Kingdom of Zhao. Our Lord does not want to be called the Emperor, but only the King of Zhao. These two Zhao countries are a bit chaotic."