"October 1st, send winter clothes" This is the folk saying for the winter sacrifice, and the actual meaning is similar.

Tongguang four years, the first day of October.

The sky in Yanmen is also very clear, and the sun is blazing, but unfortunately the cold wind is swishing on the snowy ground, blowing on the face like a knife.

Zhang Xian, the chief priest, was reciting a gorgeously worded sacrificial text, and Li Qi, who was snorting from time to time, didn't understand what it meant.

It was so cold at night in the Berlin temple that the brazier didn't have anything to do at all, and I was a little cold.

After the ceremony was completed, Li Huan, the inner supervisor of the Jin Palace, suddenly stepped forward with a bright yellow dragon robe, came to Li Qi, and knelt on the ground: "Please change your clothes!" ”

Yuan Xingqin and An Jinquan, who had received the news in advance, took the lead and knelt on the ground, shouting: "Long live my emperor!" ”

Dian Yi Zhang Shu and Li Huan put the dragon robe on Li Qi's body, the thousand pro-army had already been ordered, when Li Qi wore a yellow robe, immediately under the command of Yuan Ren, Kang Tai, Shi Kang and other personal generals cheered, and a burst of "Long live" shouts suddenly resounded in the field.

When the officials of Taiyuan and Yanmen who participated in the sacrifice saw this, they also knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

This scene made Lu Bi's face tremble, and he looked at Li Qi with a complicated expression.

"You are the crown prince of the dynasty, this enthronement system is justified, what kind of yellow robe do you get, what is this moth doing......" he scolded from time to time in his heart.

Five days later, the new emperor Li Qi, who was "embraced as emperor", returned to Jinyang.

In Jinyang City, Cao Xin and the officials who stayed in Jinyang, as well as Fu Yanqing, He Fujin, Wang Quanbin and other generals lined up outside the city to cheer and greet each other. The city of Jinyang is also agitated with lanterns and a festive atmosphere.

After inspecting the three armies in the Beiyuan campus, Li Qi's royal car entered the city surrounded by hundreds of officials, and all the way through, the cheers of the city residents on both sides of the street were very lively.

The car drove to Jinyang Palace, and the original dilapidated palace gate had been repainted with vermilion paint, and the copper nails on the gate had also been replaced with new ones, shining with golden light.

The palace door was wide open, and the new young eunuch of Jinyang Palace also took some of the internal eunuchs and servants of the Jin Dynasty to wear brand-new palace robes, standing on both sides of the palace gate to welcome the new emperor back to the palace. The emperor's car drove straight into the palace and did not stop until it stopped in front of the main hall in the imperial city.

The main hall of Jinyang Palace was originally the Gongchen Palace, but now it has changed a plaque, and it is called the Chongzheng Palace.

Zhang Zhaoyuan, the secretary of Taiyuan Mansion, couldn't help sneering in his heart after reading it, this gilt plaque can not be done in a hurry, it seems that this prince has already made a plan, this ambition is obvious, and there is a bit of a desire to cover it.

Led by Zhang Xian and An Jinquan, a group of officials and generals left behind in the northern capital have lined up to greet each other in front of the Chongzheng Palace, and when they saw Li Qi's car stopped, they bowed down and bowed down together: "Ministers welcome Your Majesty!" ”

Li Qi had already changed into an emperor's gift costume, wearing a crown to the sky, wearing a Ming Huanggon dragon robe, and got out of the car.

"All the ministers are flat!" Li Qi said, and then led a group of officials and generals into the main hall, came to the throne on the throne of His Majesty, took a deep breath, and then sat on it.

Under the leadership of Zhang Xian, the hundred officials once again made a big gift to congratulate and shouted three long live.

Subsequently, Zhang Shu advanced with the table book, and Lu Bi read the seal.

After Lu Bi read out the list of emperors, he presented the book to Li Qi, and then Zhang Xian, Zhang Shu, Cao Xin, and Yuan Xingqin successively presented the imperial treasures such as the seal, the golden seal of the Son of Heaven, and the soldiers of the Son of Heaven, which were accepted by Li Qi one by one, and then Zhang Xian read the edict of ascending to the pole and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials......

Due to the uncertain situation, the entire enthronement ceremony was very simple and completed in only one morning.

The next day, Li Qi in Jinyang Palace led a hundred officials to sacrifice to heaven and earth, Zongmiao, Sheji, and then issued the first edict after becoming the emperor, amnesty to the world, continue to inherit the Tang Dynasty Guozuo, still take Luoyang as Kyoto, take Jinyang Taiyuan Mansion as the accompanying capital, change the Yuan Republic, and take the next year as the first year of the Republic.

Li Qi is now beginning to enter the Jinyang Palace and officially ascend the throne.

Subsequently, he sent an envoy to report the succession to the throne and the title of emperor to Luoyang and various festivals, southern countries and Khitan countries, and prepare to carry out a suburban ceremony on the second day of the first month of next year.

In the letter to Li Siyuan, Li Qi also said politely, he paid tribute to Emperor Wu, but was supported by a group of military generals, and he was helpless, and he had no time to inform the ministers of the prison and the Luoyang court, and I hope to forgive him. Although the words are polite, but they also show their attitude, I have now become the emperor, what can you do with me?

As for what Li Siyuan became angry after reading this letter, it was none of his business.

Seven days after the enthronement ceremony, Jinyang Palace, Wenhua Palace.

In the warm pavilion, Li Qi sat on a low couch, and on the left and right sat the newly sealed prime minister Zhang Xian, Taishi An Jinquan, the privy deputy envoy Yuan Xingqin, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Lu Bi.

This was originally the study of the palace, and Li Qi worked here every day.

Lu Bi, who was sitting at the bottom, said: "The news from Luoyang that Li Siyuan intends to help King Ye as the emperor, His Majesty has always been humble and tolerant, even Li Siyuan couldn't find a reason to attack. Now the signs of his rebellion are obvious, if King Ye ascends the throne, he will inevitably crusade against Hedong on the grounds of being ordered, and His Majesty still needs to plan early. ”

Li Qi said: "It's tolerable, but it's unbearable." Moreover, the "Rite" says: The enemy's father, Buddha and the sky. The death of the first emperor has always had a lot to do with Li Siyuan. I can't hate my father, I think it's a big shame, and I think about it day and night. However, our side is always weak, and we must plan carefully to keep it safe. Now it is still necessary to first taoguang and cultivate obscurity, and wait for a stable foundation before Xu Tu can forge ahead. ”

After hearing this, the veteran An Jinquan's eyes were full of relief, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty is young, and you know that following the example of King Chuzhuang is a blessing for me and a blessing for the community." ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "In this pass, there is nothing to do for the time being, and the three passes of Yangliang are also guarded by He Fujin, and it is not easy for Li Siyuan's men and horses to go north." Only in the direction of Zelu, there is no reliable general in charge, and the future situation is somewhat difficult to grasp. ”

Li Qi said: "I have also thought about this, Kong Qing, the envoy of the Zhaoyi Festival in Luzhou, is already over seventy years old, and the Zhaoyi Army has not many soldiers and horses left due to the rebellion of Li Jitao's brothers. I mean that Zhao Kongqing entered the court as the Taifu, and General Yuan replaced him out of Luzhou, what do you think? ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "This is the best, but I'm afraid that Kong Qing will not obey the edict." ”

Li Qi said: "Xia Luqi, the envoy of the Heyang Festival, was originally a general of the first emperor, but he also listened to my persuasion before to move to Zezhou. In a few days, I want to go to Zezhou to inspect in person, talk to Charucci face to face, and try to pull him to our side. When the time comes, General Yuan can go over together, and when he is in Luzhou, I personally come forward and take over Luzhou from that Kong Qing.

This Luzhou Shangdang is the gateway to the south of Jinyang, and it must be controlled in the hands of his reliable generals.

Zhang Xian persuaded him: "Your Majesty must not be in danger!" ”

Li Qi shook his head very firmly: "Zhang Gongdon't want to persuade me again, I have already thought carefully before, the descendants of the Li family, how can there be people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, these two places in Zelu have to come forward in person to solve it!" ”

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