[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

The enthronement ceremony of the new emperor is usually held one month after the late emperor's death. Qin Tianjian is required to observe the sky to determine the auspicious day of the zodiac. The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple jointly organize the ceremony.

Tang Yu was young, and in the future, Jiji would be in charge of the government and have a grand ceremony for the government. Therefore, the enthronement ceremony this time was not grand, and only the enthronement edict was promulgated as usual. All civil and military officials kowtowed three times and kowtowed to the new emperor to thank the emperor for his kindness.

And the temple name of the first emperor has also been set, Mu Zong.

The ceremony started at [-] o'clock and lasted until noon. Even though it was morning, the season of scorching sun was still difficult. After the end, several elderly courtiers suffered from the heat.

The Empress Dowager sent medical officials to the princes' mansions to check on the illness and make a diagnosis and treatment. In the name of the emperor, she also sent a minister to offer condolences. The courtiers were all grateful.

Even at a young age, how can an emperor always depend on his mother?During the preparations for the grand ceremony, the queen mother designated a palace and the emperor in the forbidden palace.The layout of the Forbidden Palace follows the Zhou rituals. Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall are located on the central axis. They have always been the residences of emperors.

Ming Yan, who was promoted to Minister of Rites, wanted to advise, but because he couldn't figure out what the Empress Dowager was thinking, he said to Xiao Shen: "The layout of the Xuanshi Hall is a bit small, and it is not in line with etiquette."

Xiao Shen smiled without saying a word, for today's grand ceremony, the courtiers changed their regular clothes from the court clothes, and the first-rank officials wore seven-beam crowns, black clothes and big ribbons, which set off people's spirits and vigor.He walked, looked up at the majestic palace under the blue sky in the distance, pointed at Ming Yanzhi and said with a smile: "You, you, you have established a career but haven't married yet, so I don't know—Your Majesty is early and mature, but in the end It's a child, which seven-year-old girl can live without her mother?"

Ming Yanzhi paused when he heard the words, and recalled his memory. In his impression, Xuanshi Palace and Weiyang Palace were only separated by a long street and a palace wall, and it was the closest palace between the former court and the later court.

The nobleman often forgets things, recalling his memory, he quickly remembered that when the Empress Dowager first had this intention, she ordered Xu Dehai, the chief of the imperial court, to lead the palace staff to repair and tidy up the Huagai Palace, and not long after, the Xuanshi Palace was redesignated.

Ming Yanzhi shook his head again and again, and said with a shy smile: "A certain ignorant, especially the royal family, has never heard of such a pampering child."

It must be the emperor's shameless pestering of the queen mother, who did not want to live in the Huagai Palace, which is far from Weiyang Palace, so the queen mother gave in.To the outside world, he only declared that it was his own intention, making people think that the empress dowager was reluctant to abandon the emperor, but in fact it was the emperor who did not abandon the empress dowager, thus saving the emperor's little face.

Since it is an expedient measure, in the future, the three main halls will always be worshiped as the residence of Chaohui Zhai, so Ming Yanzhi gave up the idea of ​​persuading him.

It has been more than a month since the change in Langfengyuan, and now I still have lingering fears when I think about it. On that day, if there is a sporadic change, the country will change hands, and the courtiers will change accordingly.

Those who have merit have been rewarded, those who have no merit have waited and watched the situation in order to re-select the party camp, and those who have made mistakes——

Yan Xun could still use recklessness as an excuse to escape from the main responsibility, and several senior officials pleaded for mercy, and they were only reduced from the title of duke to marquis. Liu Duo, the commander of the pro-guard army, couldn't explain the serious crime of murdering an official of the imperial court.

He has been dismissed and taken into custody to be executed. His wife Yan Zhen is the daughter of Yan Zongren, the commander of the Dingzhou Guard, and the younger sister of Yan Yong, the deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Will not take the two surgery.Yan Zhen and his two sons and daughters have never been punished in succession.

Therefore, the Yan family only lost Liu Duo in total, and at the same time, they also lost control over the Imperial Army—Liu Duo was dismissed from the post of commander of the Guards, and Gao Shi, the son-in-law of Princess Qinghe, was promoted , and Luan Yiwei is in the hands of Bo Yu, and has nothing to do with the Yan family.In this way, Liangzhou Wei and Dingzhou Wei could not quench their thirst far away, and it was even more difficult to force the palace to rebel.

Not only that, from the small county-level government offices in various prefectures to the large Yanjing Six Departments and Three Divisions, the manpower placed by the Yan family has been damaged to varying degrees.Tracing back to the origin of impeachment revenge, it is Xiao Shen's family.

In the first emperor's reign, he indulged the Yan family and promoted Xiao Dang to contend with it.Now, even though he is returning west, the factional disputes have not stopped, but have intensified. The difference is that the Yan family is sluggish, and the Xiao party is in full swing.

Seeing little knowledge, everyone thought that the Empress Dowager wanted to uproot the Yan family by exterminating relatives in order to consolidate the imperial power. If so, Xiao Shen would definitely lose power to the government, so he showed his favor to the Xiao party one after another. The drivers even blocked the front of Xiao's mansion.

At this moment, a marriage order came down, which confused this group of people who had been busy defecting to the camp——

Yan Yong's second son will marry the beloved daughter of Princess Chang'an.

The first emperor's sisters include the eldest sister Yongning, the second sister Xiangling, the third sister Chang'an, the fifth sister Qinghe, the seventh sister Xincheng, and the eleventh sister Jiang Xia. These eldest princesses are all Tang Yu's aunts.Among the Uncle Wangs, several of those who participated in the Eight Kings Rebellion were given to death, and the other two surviving Uncle Wangs were outside the feudal vassals. Jing took root.

There are imperial relatives on one side and foreign relatives on the other. This marriage not only has a strong political meaning, but also tells the courtiers: at least for now, neither the queen mother nor the emperor has any intention of eradicating the Yan family.

Within a few days, the number of memorials to impeach officials under the Yan family dropped sharply.

After several times of tossing and turning, all the princes in the court came to a consensus: it is really hard to guess a woman's mind!

The Xuanshi Hall is located in the east of the Forbidden Palace. When it was first built, it was the emperor's leisure place and did not live there often.During Yingzong's reign, it was once used as the residence of the prince, and later it was used for this purpose. Therefore, Ming Yan's words are not in line with etiquette, but they are still in line with etiquette when traced back to the source.

It has been left unused for decades, and it has accumulated dust and nets everywhere. It should be cleaned and tidy. The walls of the Xuanshi Hall are mostly dilapidated and should be repaired. The layout of the main hall and side halls also needs to be changed.

Since this place was designated, Xu Dehai led the palace people to go in and out of the Xuanshi Hall every day to repair and arrange the palace.

On the day of the Grand Ceremony, the sky is vast and the sky is clear.

The weather in summer is often cloudy and cloudy. In the afternoon, there will be a sudden downpour. When the rain does not pass, the shower will first rest. Not exposed to the sun, but also sent a burst of cool wind, only to reduce some of the unbearable dryness and heat.

In Xuanshi Hall, the windows are bright and clean, and the ground is spotless. Tables, couches, beds, bookcases, palace lamps, and even antiques from the Qing Dynasty are decorated with noble materials and specifications, but the styles and colors are elegant and restrained. They are exactly the same as the furnishings of Weiyang Palace. Looking at it, it is pleasing to the eye and very kind.

From the master’s residence, we can see the master’s temperament and temperament. The first emperor regarded Jinshen Palace as his residence. Men’s aesthetics and women’s aesthetics are sometimes very different. Therefore, the rough layout of Jinshen Palace is not liked by Tang Yi.

When the rain breaks, you don’t have to worry about pouring rain even if you open the window.

Liandong led the maids to open the windows one by one. The window paper was covered with ink-dyed begonias, which were painted by a court painter. It rained, and the window paper was stained with water, but the water droplets did not seep in, and the delicate petals of the begonias soaked like dew. superior.Outside the window, there is a clump of bamboo forest, with straight bamboo joints, green bamboo leaves ready to drip, and the sound of bamboo rustling.

The head of the maid is named Qingdai, she looks very juicy, and Liandong is giving her detailed instructions. This time, the Empress Dowager sent a few palace servants from Weiyang Palace, and the rest are senior but also old. It's time to leave the palace, and the wet nurse repeatedly told the Queen Mother that she cared about her family, and she also received the reward and went home a few days ago.

Therefore, in the future, Qingdai will serve the emperor's personal maid, and she needs to work with Chi Zai to guide the palace people to serve the emperor with all their heart.

When he ascended the throne today, Tang Yu wore a mianfu.After entering the hall, the crown has been taken off. It was a fixed crown before, and the black hair is neatly coiled to the top of the head, tied with a silk ribbon.Right now, she is sitting upright on the couch, with the hem of her black clothes hanging naturally on her sides. Looking from a distance, she looks more like a young gentleman with lacquer eyes and a gentleness like jade.

"My son knows what A Niang has done. A hero can be used, but he can't be trusted." Life is like this, the higher the position, the harder it is to entrust trust, especially the ninth five.

Although there is no permanent friend or enemy in the face of interests, Xiao Dang and the Yan family have been at odds for a long time. After twenty years of the first emperor, the knot is so big that it is almost to the point of being broken.Therefore, since Xiao Dang took revenge, he has not spared any sympathy. Tang Xi ascended the throne, and Xiao Dang has meritorious service. He pampered them before, which was regarded as giving them some sweetness, and it was also regarded as borrowing a knife to kill Yan and weaken Yan's power.

The threat of the Imperial Army has been removed, and with the damage of other government offices, such as taking off one of Yan's arms, it will be difficult to restore it in a short period of time. It is just right to weaken it so much. If Yan's family is eradicated, the Xiao Party will dominate The position is inherently unstable, so what will happen to him?

As far as the current situation is concerned, the two factions should be allowed to fight each other until the battle is evenly fought. One day, if whoever wins has no one left to fight, the weapon will turn to point at the young master.

"Not only meritorious officials, but all the lords in the court should treat her like this." The queen mother looked down at her, raised her hand on her shoulders, and the sun and moon patterns were woven on both shoulders of the crown, implying the blessing of the king.

Tang Xi raised his head, felt the gentle strength of the Queen Mother Subai's hand, and listened to her gentle teaching: "Although there is no doubt about employing people, but people's hearts are unpredictable, and it's hard to know when things will change. Therefore, it is credible but not deeply trusted. , at this moment, if you can't control your subject, let others control him. During this period, you should accumulate your own strength and cultivate your cronies."

"Like Su Xie, who has no relatives, no family background, and is honest and upright." Tang Yu is smart and understands everything.

The empress dowager's lips curved slightly, like a spring breeze, she nodded and said: "It is beneficial for you to have no relatives and friends, and it is beneficial for the people of the country to be honest and upright. A treacherous minister, even if he is flattering and flattering, must not be reused." Su Suan's eldest grandson, Su Xie's eldest son, whom Su Suan didn't meet in person, will also be rewarded at the full moon. Where did the grace of promotion come from? When he knows it, he will be loyal.

"Remember, son." Tang Yan said solemnly.She thought for a moment in her heart, and suddenly realized that she was really lucky. The Civil and Military Examinations held every three years will come in the spring of next year. This is a good time for Zhen Qiluyi to cultivate his confidants.

The two were talking, Chi entered the hall again, and after saluting, he reported: "His Royal Highness, there is an open space in the garden, or to plant flowers and plants or build pavilions, I don't know how to deal with it."

The emperor is the most respected, followed by the queen mother, but Chi Zai reported to the queen mother first, but the two of them didn't feel that there was anything wrong.Especially Tang Yu, who seemed to be very used to being pushed back by A Niang.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she shifted her eyes to Tang Yu, who thought about it for a while, and said joyfully, "Begonia, let's plant crabapple!"

Chi looked around again, wondering: "Your Majesty, come out of this hall and enter the corridor on the right. Walk up and you will see a large grove of crabapple trees. There are also many crabapple patterns on the furnishings in the hall, which is inevitably boring."

Chi then places his hopes on the queen mother. In his impression, when the queen mother was not married, she had the best taste among the young ladies of Jinling families, and now he hopes that she will save the emperor's single and stubborn aesthetic.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager smiled and said dotingly: "According to her."

Chi Zai: "..." It's very strange, who is in charge of this house?

"When I see Haitang, I think of Auntie." The grand and solemn crown clothes can't stop Tang Yu from wanting to act cute and coquettish in front of the queen mother. There are some things that are hard to do when she grows up. She should do more when she is young. .I don't know how she moves, but in the end, she clings tightly to the empress dowager's arms, wrapping her hands around her delicate and fair neck, looking at her, and said in a waxy voice, "In this way, you won't be alone."

Empress Dowager: "You are the Son of Heaven, the people of Li are your subjects, how can you be lonely?"

The corner of Tang Yu's mouth twitched: "I'm still young, I can't be the mother of so many people." I don't want to be a mother.

Although she knew that her words were childish, the Empress Dowager was a little worried, and said in a deep voice: "Chang Geng."

Don't need to say much, just listen to the tone, Tang Yu quickly got up from the empress dowager's arms, stood there respectfully, bowed his head and said: "I know I was wrong, I won't say this again in the future. I shoulder the responsibility of the society and the common people, and I will work hard , live up to my mother's high expectations."

The children are like this, how can I bear to be harsh.The Empress Dowager stretched out her hand, took her in front of her, and gently stroked her face with a gentle force, without any other words.For several years, she has been like this, even if she feels distressed or even guilty, she never speaks out, and words of comfort to the child are rare.

However, Tang Yu can clearly and deeply feel her deep love for him. Although there is no blood to maintain it, this love is like annual rings. Every year, a mark is carved in Tang Yu's heart, circle after circle, The cycle cannot always be repeated.The ancient trees are towering, the roots are knotted, and the years are long. All kinds of complicated feelings are deeply buried in her heart. Looking back in the future, it is difficult to predict the origin of the feelings.

Probably, all the love stems from a wish to be with her for the rest of my life.

The green hills are not old at all, but have snow-white heads.