Chapter 346: Chengde Dynasty came to an end
Under Li Xin's indulgence and Li Shen's operation, the deposed prince first escaped from the tunnel of the Marquis' Mansion in Pingnan to another yard, then left the city from the east gate of the capital, and successfully escaped from the capital.
Then the fat man started walking southwest.
After walking in the carriage for a day, the fat man lifted the curtain and looked at the direction of the capital.
Today is New Year's Eve.
Originally, he should have had a banquet for the ministers in Changle Palace. No matter how bad he is, he should have spent the New Year with his wife and children, but now he has to be alone on the road.
Only two troops from the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion accompanied him.
The prince couldn't help but feel sad. The more he thought about it, he felt sadder. He sat alone in the carriage and covered his face and cried.
Because of his obesity, his movements of using rest to wipe his tears seemed a little clumsy.
While the former crown prince was wiping tears in the carriage alone, the new emperor indeed drank feasts for the ministers in the capital.
However, the new emperor did not hold a banquet in Changle Palace, but placed it in Weiyang Palace.
Because it was only New Year's Eve and the New Year's Day had not officially arrived yet, this time it was not considered a banquet for the ministers. There were only a dozen ministers attending the event, including the prime ministers of the three provinces, the officials of the six ministries, Li Xin and Ye Lin Hou Jingde.
Originally, the three of them had no chance to participate in this level of banquet. It was the new emperor who could only be present.
After sitting down, the emperor stood up and toasted the people.
Everyone stood up and returned the greetings.
The new emperor sat down, coughed and said, "The posthumous title of the father has been decided, but tomorrow is the New Year. The Jin Dynasty will change the year name and everything will be renewed. I am not very satisfied with the several year names presented by the Ministry of Rites. You are here today, so let's discuss and discuss a suitable year name."
The temple of Chengde Emperor is named Renzong and the posthumous title of Emperor Zhao, which is Emperor Zhao of the Great Jin Dynasty. Although this conclusion is not perfect, it can barely describe the life of Emperor Chengde.
The saint heard that Zhou Da said Zhao, and Zhao De was tired and said Zhao was called Zhao.
During the reign of Emperor Chengde, there was no major foreign war in the Great Jin Dynasty, nor did there be much internal struggle. Emperor Zhao reigned for 19 years, and few people even rebelled in other places except southern Xinjiang, which is enough to show the emperor's benevolence.
There was basically no objection to the posthumous title of the previous emperor. After all, Emperor Chengde deserves the word Zhao and the word Ren.
But the new emperor's reign is a bit difficult to deal with.
The Ministry of Rites gave several year names, including Yong'an, Tai'an, Xiangfu, etc., but the new emperor was not satisfied.
He felt that these were too petty.
This job was done by several civil servants. Li Xin and three others sat aside and drank, not participating in the fierce discussions between these civil servants.
The emperor discussed with the civil servants for a long time, but there was still no result. He suddenly had a whim and looked back at Li Xin and smiled: "Mr. Li, you are considered a civil servant now. I also said that you will come out to listen to me."
Among the six ministries, whether it is the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of War, they are all civil servants. Li Xin’s biggest position now is the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, so there is no problem saying that he is a civil servant.
Li Xin lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I am a martial artist, how can I understand these..."
The emperor smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. When you came to Beijing last year, the charcoal seller you wrote was very literary. There are still many people in the capital that have collections. Why don't you understand these?"
I copied that...
Li Xin sighed in his heart, but his eyes turned, and soon he thought of a year name. Marquis Jing'an clasped his fists at the emperor and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty...why would you call Taikang?"
Taikang means Taiping and safe health.
Here, there is peace in the world, well-being of all people, and the great goal of quelling chaos and peace in the people.
The emperor thought about it for a while, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and said, "Mr. Li is indeed awesome. These two words are much more generous than the year names given by the Ministry of Rites."
In private, the emperor still called Li Xin Brother Xin, but now in public, he can only use official titles.
Li Xin muttered in his heart.
This year name seems to be one of the years of Sima Jin in later generations. Anyway, everyone's country names are the same, so there is no problem if the year names are the same.
The rules of the Great Jin Dynasty were that an emperor usually had only one year name, and once it was decided, he would follow his life. Most of the later generations would use the year name to call him, so the new emperor was so cautious.
He was very satisfied with the reign title of Taikang, so he immediately went to discuss with several prime ministers and the Minister of Rites. Since the emperor thought it was good, the ministers naturally would not discourage him. Therefore, the reign title was decided not long after.
The emperor smiled and said, "Then it's settled, and I'll post a notice tomorrow and change the era to Taikang."
In fact, things like the year name should have been decided early so that they could be published to various places as soon as possible. However, the late emperor died in the twelfth lunar month. During this month, the court was busy for the new emperor to ascend the throne. After several year names, the emperor was not satisfied, so he delayed until New Year's Eve.
After the year number was set, the emperor became much happier. He reached out to call Li Xin to his table. After the two of them drank a few glasses of wine, the Emperor Taikang asked, "Did you find your elder brother yesterday?"
Li Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I offended all the Marquis of Pingnan to death. Those ministers almost took off their clothes and searched them, but they still found nothing. I suspect that Li Shen had sent the deposed crown prince... out of the capital."
The smile on the emperor's face was restrained.
"How can I see it?"
"This time he sent his troops to Nanshu is Li Shen's best opportunity. If he doesn't take this opportunity to send the deposed prince out, it will be difficult for him to have such an opportunity in the future. In another year or two, he will have to be unable to protect himself, and it will be even more impossible for him to send the deposed prince out."
Speaking of this, Li Xin's face was solemn.
"Your Majesty, if the Pingnan Army in southern Xinjiang has a deposed crown prince, they will have one more trump card. In the future, when Your Majesty recovers Southern Xinjiang, there will be many more difficulties."
The emperor was silent for a while, then raised the wine glass in his hand and clinked a glass with Li Xin.
The new emperor smiled confidently: "Taikang Taikang means peace in the world and prosperity for all people. Since I dare to use this year's name, I will not be afraid of those clowns."
As he said that, he patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Brother Xin, are you willing to create a prosperous era with me?"
Li Xin lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have sent someone to secretly follow these Pingnan Marquis's troops. Once the deposed prince appears among them..."
The emperor waved his hand and signaled Li Xin not to continue talking.
"Brother Xin, I feel at ease when you do things."
The emperor looked up at the sky. Seeing that the sun was about to set, he turned to look at the ending sunset and murmured to himself: "It's time to enter You."
"In another three hours, the eighteenth year of Chengde will end."
Yes, the eighteen-year Chengde period will end in just three short hours.
Three hours later, after midnight, it was the first day of the first lunar month of the first year of Taikang.
The emperor looked back at Li Xin and smiled and said, "Brother Xin will stay here tonight. How many drinks will you have with me?"
Li Xin hesitated for a moment and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have a young girl in my family. I want to celebrate the New Year with her..."
The emperor was stunned and then smiled silently. Computer::/
Chapter completed!