About to ascend to the throne of God and become the true controller of such a huge empire, Yan Li's mood was complicated: uneasy, excited, excited, nervous, and even a little bit illusory.
On Earth, he was just a graduate student in history. He never imagined that he would become emperor and rule a country that was wider than the territory of Earth.
For a moment, he felt that he was dreaming again, an illusory but real dream, and he was afraid that one day he would wake up and become the ordinary history graduate student on earth again.
Yan Li is not the only one who is feeling complicated at this moment. The eight major families and some important officials of the imperial court are all worried. Li Chengyun's era is over and Li Li's era is about to usher in.
As we all know, after one generation of emperors and one generation of ministers, after the emperor's grandson ascends the throne, will he arbitrarily dismiss old officials and use new officials he values
Of course, there are some who are more happy among them, and that is Jiang Longxiang and Wang Yuanzhi. They can be said to be the first people to join Yan Li and fully support him.
And under their supervision, two major events, the "Dayun Daily" and the Great Examination of the World, were completed. Based on merit and reward, the benefits of the two of them are indispensable, and their family will grow stronger again.
As for the other six major families, they have their own concerns.
Yan Li was so strong when he was the emperor's grandson in charge of the country. If he succeeds to the throne, will he be even more powerful and suppress them vigorously
Taisun Mansion.
After dinner, Yan Li noticed that Yu Xiaoxiao seemed to be hesitant to speak. His heart moved and he whispered, "Xiaoxiao, are you worried?"
After a slight hesitation, Yu Xiaoxiao said with a hint of anxiety, "Husband, what do you plan to do with sister Yu'er?"
Hearing her mention Tuoba Yu'er, Yan Li's face sank slightly. Yu Xiaoxiao, who had been paying attention to his expression, couldn't help but panic. Although Yan Li never put on airs at home, she and Manxin could still feel it. The huge pressure on him is growing day by day.
Especially in the near future, he will ascend the throne as emperor, and they feel a little more in awe of him.
Feeling the awe and alienation from Yu Xiaoxiao and Man Xin, Yan Li couldn't help but blame himself secretly. The emperor's family was the most ruthless, and he didn't want to turn into a cold-blooded emperor.
After dismissing a group of servants, he waved to the two women, who both obediently followed him.
"Xiaoxiao, no matter what status your husband has or how much power he has, I will always love you and love your husband. Don't alienate your husband because of this."
These affectionate words made both women feel warm in their hearts, and they pressed closer to his body.
After coming over for a while, Yu Xiaoxiao begged slightly: "Husband, sister Yu'er is also very pitiful. Do you think you can...?"
Yan Li did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and began to think. At first, he knew that Tuoba Yu'er and Meng Bai were having an affair, which made him particularly angry even though they did not have an affair.
But thinking about it carefully, the two of them were not wrong. Tuoba Yu'er had known Meng Bai before she married to Dayun Kingdom. To be honest, he was the third party, but he had a distinguished status and no one went there. No one dares to think this way.
Even Tuoba Yu'er and Meng Bai never regarded him as a third party.
Thinking of this, he vaguely felt that he was a little too domineering and unreasonable.
"Xiaoxiao, Yu'er, don't worry, I won't embarrass them!"
"Thank you, husband!"
"Thank you, husband!"
Yu Xiaoxiao and Manxin both looked happy.
After talking to the two women for a while, Yan Li came to the small courtyard where Tuoba Yu'er was detained.
Although during this period, apart from being unable to leave the small courtyard, Tuoba Yu'er did not have any trouble with food or anything else, and even sent servants to take care of her, she still lost a lot of weight.
"You all go down!" Yan Li waved to the servants, who all bowed and left.
At this moment, Tuoba Yu'er was standing in front of the pond in the small courtyard, wearing a green dress, looking blankly into the distance. When she knew Yan Li was coming, she didn't look back. She just said a faint greeting, "Are you here?"
"Um!"
Yan Li nodded and said calmly: "Tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to send you and Meng Bai away from Dayun Country. At the same time, I will announce to the public that you were frail and sick and died unfortunately. When you leave Dayun Country, you will find a place to remain anonymous. Live well."
Tuoba Yu'er's delicate body trembled, and she turned around in disbelief. Her empty eyes instantly became a little brighter, but for some reason, she felt a little more disappointed in her heart.
"Why?"
"There is no reason. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness. Although I am the emperor's grandson, I am not an unreasonable person. You can spend the night in the bridal chamber, threatening death, and even Meng Bai can escape from the Qin Kingdom thousands of miles away. Coming all the way to Dayun Country shows that you two have true feelings."
At this point, Yan Li showed a bit of self-deprecation on his face, "Instead of imprisoning you two for the rest of your life and resenting me for the rest of your life, it would be better for you to be grateful to me for the rest of your life. Okay, I won't say anything else. You should be well prepared for tomorrow night." , someone will send you away."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Li turned around and left. Looking at his back, Tuoba Yu'er couldn't tell whether he felt hatred, gratitude, or both.
After walking out of the small courtyard, Yan Li let out a long breath and felt inexplicably relieved.
Late at night on the second day.
Meng Bai and Tuoba Yu'er were secretly sent out of the imperial city. Looking back at the huge city with only its outline visible in the night, Tuoba Yu'er felt lost. Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in her heart. It seemed that, There was a pair of eyes on the top of the city watching her from a distance.
"Is it him?" Her heart trembled.
"Yu'er, let's go!" Meng Bai urged slightly. He never thought that Yanli would let them go. Thinking of being able to stay with Yu'er forever in the future, a feeling of happiness surged in his heart. .
"Um!"
Tuoba Yu'er retracted her eyes, nodded, and disappeared into the dark land with Meng Bai.
On the city wall.
"They're gone." A deep voice came.
"Well! Let's go!" The thin figure with his hands behind his back suddenly turned around, and with the light, a rather handsome and majestic face was reflected.
A few days passed in a blink of an eye.
Today is a good day to hold the enthronement ceremony. Everyone in the imperial city is so busy that even Yan Li, the grandson of the emperor, has not had an easy time during this period.
The enthronement hall is divided into three major steps: one is to worship heaven, the other is to pay homage to hundreds of officials, and the third is to confer hundreds of officials.
It sounds simple, but every step is extremely complicated. Even if Yan Li has advanced cultivation, he doesn't feel a headache.
At Chen time, the enthronement hall begins.
Yan Li set off from Zhengyang Palace in the imperial palace in a luxurious carriage drawn by nine palace horses and went to the altar to worship heaven.
Along the way, all the streets were guarded by imperial guards, but they still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the citizens. They stood on both sides of the street and stretched out their necks to see the new Emperor Dayun.
After two hours, the carriage arrived at the altar.
With the support of the eunuch, he stepped out of the carriage on a cushion. All civil and military officials had been waiting here. When he got off the carriage, the officials knelt down and shouted "Long live" at the same time.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
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The sound of a tide of drinking came, and Yanli felt a strange feeling welling up in his heart, a magical feeling of dominating the world.
"All my dear friends, please rise!" Yan Li slowly extended his right hand and said with dignity.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After expressing gratitude, the civil and military ministers stood up and stood in two rows, leaving a passage in the middle.
At this moment, Yan Li had a flat crown on his head and was wearing a wide yellow dragon robe. He was followed by two handsome eunuchs. Without squinting his eyes, he walked along the steps of the altar and climbed to the altar step by step. All the civil and military officials were there. Followed by.
There are 990 steps leading to the altar, so it has been less than half an hour since I climbed up to the altar.
Standing in front of the altar, Yan Li looked solemn and listened quietly to the ritual inscriptions sung by the Minister of Rites, until he finally finished reading when he fell asleep.
Afterwards, the sacrificial animals were offered, including three animals and five animals.
The next step is to bow down to heaven and earth.
The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was completed, and it was already noon. With the sharp eunuch's voice, Yan Li drove back to the court.
Qianqing Hall.
Yan Li sat high on the dragon chair and accepted official visits from civil and military officials.
After all the officials paid their respects, Yan Li took out the three imperial edicts issued after he ascended the throne. The first one was to reduce the national tax by 50% for three years.
The second step is to canonize the concubine.
"Confess Yu Xiaoxiao as the Queen of Dayun Kingdom."
"Feng Manxin as the noble concubine of Dayun Kingdom."
"Confess Su Lingqi as the noble concubine of Dayun Kingdom."
"The little fairy named Wenren is made the noble concubine of Dayun Kingdom."
"Female Su Lingyue as the noble concubine of Dayun Kingdom."
After the imperial edict was issued, Queen Yu Xiaoxiao appeared in the main hall and sat next to Yan Li. Manxin was also admitted to live in the palace, as well as the Su family sisters. Wenren Xiaoxian had someone go to deliver the edict, and he would be taken over one day. Enter the palace.
After the concubine's canonization is completed, all officials are canonized.
"The Minister of War, Jiang Longxiang, was granted the title of Duke of the State of Lu and concurrently the Crown Prince, Shaobao."
"Wang Yuanzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was granted the title of Duke of Korea and the crown prince Shaobao."
"Confess Yu Wentian, the Minister of Punishment, as Duke of Zhou."
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Hundreds of officials were ennobled, and all six ministers were granted the title of Duke of the State, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that Jiang Longxiang and Wang Yuanzhi were the most important to the emperor.
After a number of officials including the Six Ministers received awards, the original Ninth Army Gu was reorganized into the Shence Army, with Gu Feng as the leader and the first-rank official, and Wu Ximing as the deputy commander and the second-rank official.
At the same time, all the generals of the original Ninth Army were promoted to higher ranks.
Then came the awards from the Jinyiwei. The commander of the Jinyiwei promoted Fan Dongliu to a first-rank official, and the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of Dayun Daily were promoted to third-rank and junior third-rank officials.
After the canonization was completed, it was already evening. Everyone was hungry after working all day. Therefore, Yanli ordered people to prepare a palace banquet for all officials to drink.
On the second day after Yanli ascended the throne, the Minister of Rites came forward and asked Yanli, the new emperor, to conduct a draft.
Every time an emperor ascends the throne, there will be a draft. Yan Li agreed after thinking about it. After all, the maids in the palace were selected by his grandfather when he ascended the throne. They are all older, so it is time to bring in some fresh blood. .
Then an imperial edict spread throughout the country, and all major counties and cities took full action to organize the draft event.
Yan Li did not pay too much attention to this, but began to think about how to completely eradicate the demon sect.