The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 484
In the 25th year of Tai'an, on the tenth day of July, early in the morning.

In Yongwang's mansion, in the left and right side halls of Yong'an Hall, a large number of officials gathered here.

The Grand Court Meeting is held today, so as long as they are able to come, all the officials are gathered in Yong'an Hall at this moment.

There are not only civil officials here, but also some military officials, including Xu Hong and others.

The Grand Court Meeting in Yongwang's Mansion was originally stipulated to be on the 15th of every month, but it was basically not strictly enforced.

The officials were not too surprised that the court meeting was called on the tenth day of the lunar month. This is indeed Zhao Yanxun's style.

The focus of their attention at this moment is the big news that will come from the court today.

Generally speaking, this kind of high-level court meeting seldom discusses any major issues, but is regarded as a discussion

The officials talked a lot, everyone had their own opinions, and the time passed slowly.

"Ascension to the court... all the ministers enter the palace!"

When the eunuch's voice sounded outside the hall, the ministers got up from their chairs one after another, and then lined up in line according to their rank.

Under the guidance of the eunuch in front, the officials from the side halls on the east and west sides lined up and walked slowly towards the Yong'an Hall.

Going up the steps, everyone was able to enter Yong'an Hall, and the first thing that caught their eyes was the resplendent throne.

After Zhao Hongzhang, Emperor Taizong of the Great Jin Dynasty seized the throne, he rebuilt his hidden residence, and everything in the Qin Palace followed the emperor's system.

Zhao Yanxun was granted the title of King Yong, and Emperor Tai'an changed King Qin's Mansion into King Yong's Mansion, allowing Zhao Yanxun to enjoy these regulations safely.

Entering the main hall, the officials stood in their positions, with their heads slightly lowered looking at the ground, waiting for His Royal Highness King Yong to take his seat.

Although there were many people in the hall, no one spoke at the moment, which added a bit of majesty to the place.

When they heard footsteps coming from behind the main hall, the officials held their breath and waited for Zhao Yanxun to appear.

Soon, Zhao Yanxun walked out from the passage on the west side of the "Throne Throne", followed by seven or eight eunuchs.

Today, Zhao Yanxun is dressed formally, wearing a red tuanlong round-neck gown and a black gauze winged crown on his head. He has a serious expression and a dignified majesty.

Lifting the hem of his robe, Zhao Yanxun slowly walked up the imperial steps and finally sat down on the throne.

I saw Huo An walking to the imperial steps, glanced at the officials, and said loudly: "Ascension to the imperial court..."

This sentence was a signal. After everyone heard it, they immediately paid respects, and then shouted: "Your Majesty, wait for me to kowtow!"

Zhao Yanxun slightly adjusted his sitting posture, and after he felt more comfortable, he said, "Let's announce the edict!"

The ministers present were still at a loss, only the chief minister and the privy envoy who were kneeling at the front knew what would happen today.

Huo An took a document from the hand of the little eunuch behind him.

Everyone listened quietly, and everyone must pay attention to what can be officially read at the Great Court Assembly.

"Great King's Edict..."

"Longyou's restoration is imminent, and Gudang should make a strategy at the right time. In order to protect the safety of the people and prevent surprise attacks from monsters, we decided to restore the five guards of Longyou..."

"Appoint Xu Hong as the commander of the Yuanyang Guard, and Duan Hong as the commander of the Ningyang Guard..."

The establishment of Longyou Five Guards was only known in a small area, so when Huo An announced it, most people were surprised.

And this happened to be Zhao Yanxun's goal, and this important moment should be widely announced.

Although it was announced for the second time that he was going to be the commander of the guard, Xu Hong couldn't help being excited, even more excited than when he was in Jinshen Hall.

"Five guards are newly established, and each guard has a shortage of soldiers. The matter of recruiting soldiers will be decided by the Privy Council in conjunction with the governments of various counties and counties..."

Now that several guards have been set up, it is impossible for Xu Hong and the others to serve as bare commanders, and conscription is indeed an imminent matter.

"The number of recruits this time is [-], and it will be completed at the end of the year. There is plenty of time, and the Privy Council can gradually complete it. We must not lower the recruitment standards to complete the task..."

According to Zhao Yanxun's guess, there are at least 20 living people in the seven prefectures of Longyou, and the proportion of young and strong people is relatively high, so it is not a problem to recruit [-] troops.

What's more, there are still more than four months until the end of the year, which is enough for the Privy Council to complete the task.

After the first edict was read out, Huo An put away the edict and handed it to a young eunuch beside him.

Then he hooked his waist and looked at Zhao Yanxun who was sitting on the throne.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was holding a teacup and fiddled with the floating tea leaves with the lid in his hand.

Seeing Huo An's question, Zhao Yanxun nodded slightly.

So Huo An turned around, faced the courtiers under the imperial steps again, and read aloud: "The imperial edict..."

"The seven prefectures in Longyou will be under the command, and there are vacancies in the government offices in various places. In order to protect the order of the people, the solitary general will reset the government offices in Longyou. Now the candidates for the prefects will be announced..."

There are six remaining prefectures in Longyou, and the candidates for the prefect were discussed yesterday, and the two princes' prefects are very fond of this.

But before the official announcement, the two of them did not disclose a word to the outside world, which was also to avoid suspicion.

"Give Ma Baokun the prefect of Liaoping..."

Ma Baokun has been in office for many days, but he only announced this situation today. The people present did not feel about it, and they wanted to know other prefect candidates.

"Give Liu Jinghui the prefect of Tianjin..."

Liu Jinghui, this person is just a scholar, but he has done a good job as the county magistrate, and it is normal to be promoted.

"Give Lauren Gu Meng the Prefect..."

Upon hearing this, many people murmured in their hearts, after all, he didn't even know who Lauren was.

Of course, the officials of the Chief History Department and the Privy Council all know Luo Lun, the former chief envoy of Beidi County. Cheng Wenguang has often introduced Luo Lun to the outside world.

In order to expand the influence of his own officials, Cheng Wenguang also spared no effort.

Although some people didn't know who Luo Lun was, but with Zhao Yanxun's absolute authority, no one at the scene dared to have an opinion.

"I hope that you will put the people's livelihood as the most important thing, and devote yourself to the herdsmen, so... that you will live up to the post of magistrate that this king bestows on you!"

The six people whose names were read were all in the main hall at the moment, and they could only hear them shouting: "Your servants must do their best to protect the livelihood of the people!"

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun put down the teacup and corrected his sitting posture at the same time.

"Peace, gentlemen!"

From the first edict to the present, everyone has knelt on the ground for nearly 10 minutes, and even their knees hurt a little at this moment.

After everyone got up, Zhao Yanxun said: "It's almost August now, the food planted is about to mature, and the autumn harvest is coming soon!"

"Years ago, we only farmed a lot in Yuanyang, but the food was eaten by everyone, so everyone has to work hard to collect the food!"

The hall was silent, so everyone listened carefully, because this was the focus of the next work.

"The prefectures and counties that have now been restored must transfer young and strong people from the capital to Yuanyang, and collect the grain into the warehouse as soon as possible!"

Although the population in Yuanyang Mansion is large, because the last two conscriptions were here, the number of young and strong has declined.

As for the remaining Yuanyang youths, who are responsible for the production of armor, weapons and other utensils, there are not many people who can be allocated to collect food.

Therefore, recruiting young and strong people from other places to collect grain has become a solution to the problem.

And in the process, it can also strengthen the centripetal force of the people in other prefectures and counties towards the large group of Wangfu.

(End of this chapter)