Chapter 501: Covenant
At a time when the three parties were in a delicate situation, Li Xin finally officially ascended the throne. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, under the auspices of Xue Zhan, Li Xin built an altar on the shore of Weishui outside Chang'an City and became king. Under the witness of many officials and ordinary people, Li Xin put on the unique crown of the king, put on the king's clothes, and Wang Meng personally held the treasure seal and presented it.
The whole process was relatively simple, and it didn't make too many scenes. After all, it's not that kind of peaceful time.
After sacrificing heaven and earth, the Tang army will no longer use the name of Jiangzuo, but the first year of Tianding proposed by Li Xin! The reason why it is this era name is, of course, Li Xin's careful thinking. He felt that he could appear in this era, it was absolutely destined by heaven!
After that, the group went back to the city, this time they did not go back to the General's Palace, but went directly to the small city and entered the palace.
At the beginning, Fu Qin used this place as a palace to govern various places. Later, Li Xin closed this place, and several years have passed until now. Fortunately, there are still some people left inside to be responsible for maintenance and cleaning, so there is no damage.
Although the palace is still the same palace, it has to be called the palace now. In the past, this was the main body of the Taiji front hall, which was an important place to deal with military affairs in peacetime. This time, after Li Xin became the master, he renamed this place Qinzheng Palace.
As the name suggests, he hopes that whether he is good or the people behind him, he can be diligent in this place, love the people, and seriously handle state affairs. For this name change, Wang Meng and others naturally strongly agreed.
On top of the new hall, all the officials who could arrive have basically arrived. The ministers lined up in two shifts above the court and bowed to Li Xinxing, who was sitting at the top, and in this way, the name was officially determined.
Li Xin became the king of Tang, and Zhou Ting naturally became the princess of Tang. If it weren't for the fact that Li Yue's kid was too young and Li Xin strongly opposed it, according to Wang Meng's intentions, Li Yue should have been made the crown prince.
"Lonely to be recommended by the ministers, to the throne of Tang Wang, you are all meritorious ministers! In the past few years, we have to work together and support each other, so that the Huashan Army can have today's might! From today on, the six Shangshu and the Imperial History of the Ducha are all listed in the list of the three products, and the servants of each ministry are from the three products, and the rest of the officials are all officials to the next level, and the list is drawn up by the Ministry of Officials. In addition, the meritorious soldiers who recovered Shuofang in the previous time have not yet been rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and this time they will be awarded together, and those who have not participated in the war will be rewarded, and the list will be drawn up by the Ministry of War! After the worship was over, Li Xin officially issued the first edict on the throne.
"Thank you for the grace of the king, the ministers will do their best to share the worries of the country!" Wang Meng and the others bowed in unison.
"Whatever is not necessary in every ministry is as before, and there is no need to change it! In today's world, stability is the main thing, and the people should not be disturbed and disrupted. Officials at all levels should self-examine and self-examine, if there are deficiencies, they should be improved, and if there are actions to benefit the people, they must persevere! Li Xin nodded and said.
"Your Ministers obey!"
Basically, there wasn't much to do in the first court meeting, and the main thing was just to adapt to the changes after the reform of the king.
The prince before the Sui and Tang dynasties was different from the later prince, because the prince at this time could have his own minister and prince. Moreover, they themselves can do everything in the lord's fiefdom.
Basically, except for just calling the prince and paying tribute to the Son of Heaven, there is no big difference from the Son of Heaven. Of course, Li Xin, the king of Tang, didn't have to pay tribute, but he was almost not called the emperor.
It has been a while since the matter of being called the king from a year ago to the present, so everyone has basically adapted to this matter for a long time.
Therefore, there is nothing difficult for everyone to accept. Except for the title of Li Xin and some changes in his future identity, basically there is little change.
Just a few days after Li Xin became king, on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Murong Jun paraded troops and horses outside Yecheng.
This was his preliminary preparation for the unification war, and because he had collected a large number of soldiers and horses from all over the territory, he had basically arrived inside and outside the capital at this time. Therefore, the number of troops near Yecheng has reached a staggering number.
Maybe it was to demonstrate to Li Xin, who had just become king, or to show off his troops to the whole world. Therefore, Murong Jun's momentum this time was very big, and at the time of the big military parade, almost all outside the city was occupied.
Seeing the strong soldiers and horses in front of him~ Murong Jun, who was naturally very happy, was ready to order Murong Ke to lead the army to conquer the Huashan Army in a few days. However, the next day his condition worsened, and he never got up again.
After he finished dragging Gu to Murong Ke and the others and explained the aftermath, he died directly. In this way, whether Yan Guo wants to join forces with Huan Wen to fight ~ the Huashan Army, or wants to conquer the Huashan Army and Jiangzuo at the same time, they all have to be shelved.
Such a major matter is naturally concerned by all parties. At least, the spies of Huashan Jun and Huan Wen quickly passed on the situation here.
When the news reached Li Xin's ears, it was only two days after Murong Jun's death. After Wang Meng and the others heard the news, they all looked a little surprised, but at the same time, they were all relieved. On the contrary, Li Xin didn't seem strange at all, as if he had expected it a long time ago.
In any case, Murong Jun may have a lot of shortcomings, but in terms of today, he can be regarded as a master.
At least, in the Confucian sense, he is a monarch who can accept advice. Moreover, it brought the Yan Kingdom to the point of being stronger.
With him here, coupled with the assistance of Murong Ke and other ministers, the pressure on Huashan Army is really not small. Now that he is dead, the Yan Kingdom will be leaderless for a while, although Murong Ke and other ministers are still there, but the people in his country must be panicked at this time.
For this reason, Li Xin, Wang Meng and others began to discuss secretly, preparing to take this opportunity to see if they could take the opportunity to make progress.
Huan Wen's side knew the news in the next few days, and when he heard the details of the spies' report about Yecheng's side, Huan Wen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The reason why he was relieved was not because he was afraid of Murong Jun, but because after Murong Jun died, he didn't have to be embarrassed by the previous multiple-choice question.
"This time, Murong Jun's big parade of horses actually gathered millions of people, and his strength can be seen! As Li Hantang said, the strength of Yan Country is already on par with ours, if it wins the land and people of Huashan Army again, its strength will inevitably increase greatly, which is extremely unfavorable to us! In the house, Huan Wen found Xi Chao and said to him.
"Has the general made up his mind? Are you preparing to join forces with Li Hantang to attack Yan Kingdom? ”
"Not bad! Now that Murong Jun is dead, there must be an undercurrent in his country. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to join the army, how long will you wait? What's more, with Li Hantang by his side, Yan Guo will definitely not be able to resist us going north with all his might, and it is a good time to recover the lost territory. Huan Wen nodded and said.
"What the general said is right! If it's just us all the way, with Murong Ke here, I'm afraid there will be no chance to take advantage of it. With the cooperation of Huashan Army, even Murong Ke has no choice! Xi Chao agreed.
"I'll leave this matter to you! You hurried to Chang'an to see Li Hantang and prepare to submit an alliance with your father! Note that this matter must be kept secret and not let Yan Guo know. You go back quickly, get this done as soon as possible, and I'll start preparing immediately! Huan Wen then commanded.
"The subordinates understood, and after going down, they immediately prepared to go!" Xi Chao responded.
So, that night, Xi Chao quietly rushed to Chang'an, and finally arrived in Chang'an again three days later, and quietly went to see Li Xin.
Li Xin's side has been waiting for news from Xi Chao since he left. So, as soon as I heard that he was coming, I immediately invited him in.
"Why did Brother Jing Yu come so late? I'm so anxious to wait! After seeing Xi Chao, Li Xin looked calm and joked.
When Xi Chao saw his expression, he thought that he didn't attach much importance to the alliance between the two sides. In this way, the idea of Huan Wen explaining when he was leaving, to strive for more benefits for his own side in the alliance, naturally cannot be said.
"Your Highness is joking! The road from Jiangling to Chang'an is long, and it is already day and night, and it is no longer fast! Xi Chao had no choice but to say. Li Xin's claim to be the king was already a fact, and he accepted his fate.
"Brother Jingyu is here this time, but Duke Huan has already made a decision?" Li Xin motioned for him to sit down, and then asked.
"Yes, my general has already agreed to form an alliance with you. This time, I sent me here to discuss this matter! Your Highness thinks, how should we act? Also, how should the results of the war be distributed after the war is over? Xi Chao nodded.
"It's easy to do! This time we're in an alliance, but we don't have to do it in one place. The best way is to attack the north and the south and respond to each other. Li Xinzhong had already thought about it, so he said directly.
"I wish to hear about it!"
"Let's deal with Yan Guo, Huan Gong's soldiers and horses should be able to be expected by Yan Guo in advance. After all, they had only defeated the Jin army before, and they would inevitably be wary of Duke Huan taking the opportunity to retaliate at this time. Therefore, first of all, it will be done by Huan Gong's side, and the other party will definitely not suspect our alliance! Li Xin paused for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"Reasonable! After going back, he discussed the matter with Duke Huan and asked him to send troops north first! ”
"Duke Huan sent troops north and attacked Xuchang, Qiao, Pei and other places. In this way, it will inevitably attract all the attention of Yan Guo. After Murong Ke dispatched troops and horses south to cross the river, my side can act. In this way, the soldiers and horses on his side were in a dilemma and were pinned! Naturally, it was difficult to go south to support the soldiers and horses in Xuchang and other places. In this way, it will naturally be easy for Huan Gong to recover these lost territories! Brother Jingyu said yes or no? Li Xin continued.