Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 790 The new emperor’s methods

The enthronement ceremony was held as scheduled. After a busy day and going through all kinds of complicated etiquette, the new emperor finally became the legitimate emperor.

At Mr. Feng's suggestion, immediately after the enthronement ceremony, the step of reforming the Yuan Dynasty and establishing a new one was completed.

The new emperor was named Yuanwu.

On the day of the enthronement hall, all the women of the late emperor had a place to go.

Concubine Xiao naturally entered the Qingning Palace and became the new Queen Mother.

The original concubine was given poison for "assassinating" the Queen Mother.

The remaining concubines moved to Changchun/gong to retire.

As for those who participated in the palace change, Emperor Yuanwu also made a ruling.

First of all, Sun Yi, the eldest son of King Shen, was deprived of all power and retained the title of King Shen. He was not allowed to leave the capital for life without the emperor's permission.The emperor also sent an imperial doctor to take care of Princess Shen, who came to marry from the Northern Qi Dynasty, demonstrating the magnanimity of a country of etiquette.

Due to Duke Cheng'en's rebellion, all the adult men of the original family were beheaded, the younger men were sent to the northwest, and all the women and children were used as official prostitutes. The great family, which had been so prosperous for a while, fell into decline.

As for the Bai family, the prince Dingbei was sentenced to the Yi tribe for collaborating with the enemy. Except for Bai Jie, who committed the crime and made meritorious service on the battlefield, no one in the Bai family was spared, and another aristocratic family fell.

Emperor Yuanwu cherished his talents, and the surviving Bai Jie was assigned to join the Ministry of War for training. However, Bai Jie refused and invited himself to go to the northwest border to become a young general guarding the border.

As for the Yulin Army, it completely disappeared from the history of the Qin Dynasty due to this rebellion. Public security in the capital was handled by the Jingzhao Mansion, with the assistance of the Qilin Guards.

In this liquidation, the rebel Yuan family only killed adult men, while the collaborating Dingbei Hou Mansion only killed three tribes. These were serious crimes against the nine tribes, but they did not affect too many people. Everyone praised the new emperor. kindness,
However, as soon as the court ended, Emperor Yuanwu sent someone to deliver some things to some ministers' houses, which was probably evidence to prove that they were constantly arguing with the rebellion.

So when the court went to court on the second day, many ministers stepped forward to donate silver taels to Yangzhou, and the state treasury received more than 160 million silver taels, which temporarily relieved the urgent need.

After busying themselves with their personal affairs, the ministers used the excuse that the country was more important and made arrangements to find a wife for Emperor Yuanwu.

Emperor Yuanwu did not express any attitude towards this. After all, it was difficult for a good emperor to become a good husband. The emperor's marriage and favor were nothing but bargaining chips to stabilize the previous dynasty and contain all forces.

He knows it in his heart, so as long as the partner is not too ugly, he has no objection to who he marries.

In fact, the night before he ascended the throne, Changsun Tao went to Emperor Yuanwu to report that the third prince had collaborated with the enemy and treason.

Emperor Yuanwu clenched the letter tightly, his brows full of anger and disappointment: "It's okay for outsiders to collaborate with the enemy and treason for selfish power, but he is the grandson of Phoenix! I want to see how he did such an unscrupulous thing. How will he face his ancestors after his death?"

Changsun Tao did not express his position. The third prince collaborated with the enemy and almost killed his wife and children. He should have been the person who wanted to send the third prince to death the most.

But since he regards his second son as the emperor, he will not interfere too much in his affairs based on his status as imperial uncle.

After Emperor Yuanwu vented his anger, he clutched the letter and was full of grief and anger: "Uncle, I don't plan to deal with him for the time being. The government is currently unstable and Yangzhou still needs a few years to recuperate. If anyone knows, our eldest son's family is committing suicide." , If you do such a rebellious and unethical thing, you may lose the support of the people."

"So, I decided to suppress this matter for now. When the world is no longer as fragile as a layer of window paper, I will make these people who put the lives of our compatriots on the road to death pay the price one by one."

"In addition, the third brother has been frail and sick since he was a child. He has lived in the palace all year round. There must be someone outside to help him. Otherwise, he can't do anything. This person must be found. Otherwise, without a third brother, there will be The fourth and fifth brothers have reached a dead end."

"After a while, I will find a reason to let my third brother live in another house and lure out all the snakes. What do you think of my thoughts?"

Could it be that Emperor Yuanwu's decision was not to protect Prince Qi's palace?Now that Wu Ti is in Prince Qi's palace, how much credibility can the letters between Wu Ti and the third prince presented by Prince Qi's palace have?

Changsun Tao saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty has grown up, this is a very good move. Now you are the king of a country, and I will follow the decisions made by your Majesty."

Emperor Yuanwu hurriedly said: "I have civil and military officials who obey my orders. I don't need your uncle to look up to me. I want you to be my mirror and supervise my words and deeds. No matter what outsiders think, I can trust your uncle's character, just because We are the closest uncle and nephew, just because I am not blind enough to see the contribution of the emperor's uncle to the Qin Dynasty."

Changsun Tao smiled, bowed and saluted again: "I understand, I hope that your majesty will display his great ambitions and become an unparalleled king."

The days passed leisurely, and Emperor Wu of Japan's desk was filled with a bunch of portraits of famous ladies.

Emperor Yuanwu patiently read through each picture, but did not see the figure of the mouse girl. He wanted to decide on the four concubines in one go, but finally handed the portrait to Mr. Feng and asked Mr. Feng to choose the four concubines first. concubine.

Mr. Feng was also quick in his work. He quickly drew up a list of candidates for the fourth concubine and submitted it to Emperor Yuanwu.

The Xiao family, which was expected to have a queen, gave birth to a concubine Xiao, and this concubine Xiao was none other than Xiao Meiruo, who almost became King Qi's concubine.

Below the imperial concubine is the concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu is the grandson of the former crown prince Taifu. Although Taifu Liu was once implicated in the affair of the former crown prince, Taifu Liu's family was full of nobles and nobles. Concubine Shu's entry into the palace also represented Emperor Yuanwu's rebellion against Taifu Liu's family.

Because the court cannot be filled only with new nobles, it must be guarded by a few respected veterans. This can demonstrate the emperor's benevolence, and at the same time tell outsiders that as long as they keep to themselves and don't rush for quick success or take the wrong approach, old men and women of all ages can still be active in the court.

Under the Shu concubine, there is the Xian concubine.

Concubine Xian also had the same surname of Liu, and she was the daughter of General Liu Xiaojie of Fuyuan who guarded Guiyan City.

The entry of the virtuous concubine into the palace was Emperor Yuanwu's reward for Liu Xiaojie, and it was also Emperor Yuanwu's restraint on Liu Xiaojie.

Under the virtuous concubines, there are also virtuous concubines.

Concubine De is the niece of Mr. Li, the Minister of Punishment, and the cousin of Li Yuan. She comes from the Li family.

This time Mr. Li has made outstanding achievements in disaster relief in Yangzhou. Emperor Yuanwu also promoted the Li family by accepting the daughter of the Li family as a virtuous concubine.

The fourth concubine was quickly selected into the palace, and only after the period of Emperor Yuanwu's fervent filial piety was over, the matter of passing on the family line could be carried out.

Seeing that Emperor Yuanwu had not established a queen, Duke Guo of Qi put pressure on Emperor Yuanwu for various reasons in the court, but was dismissed by Emperor Yuanwu with a few words.

"Right now, the national treasury is empty, and setting up a queen costs a lot of money. Yangzhou needs money, Northern Xinjiang also needs money, and the Ministry of Revenue can't come up with money to hold a ceremony for me to be crowned queen."

Duke Guo of Qi retorted: "All the red tape of the ceremony of sealing the queen can be reduced."

Emperor Yuanwu resolutely killed this idea: "The Qin Dynasty is such a big country, and the money for the ceremony of conferring the queen is not available, isn't it a joke? Besides, the queen is my first wife, I can't wrong my wife, right? If the Duke of the country I insist on making me a queen immediately, will you pay for this money?"

The Duke of Qi changed his words: "It's okay to postpone. Your Majesty is wise and has made all plans for the people of the world. I admire you."

The court situation gradually got on the right track, and everyone began to discover that although Emperor Yuanwu also followed the Huairou route, his behavior was somewhat like that of his grandfather, Emperor Hui.

But at this time, a rumor spread like wildfire, causing an uproar in the capital.

(End of this chapter)