Early in the morning, before dawn, there was an endless stream of officials and attendants who began to come to the Yanfangdian Palace, offering food, presenting courtly clothes, and teaching Zhou Nan how to behave and speak. Even Zhou Nan's three hundred pro-army guards all tied red cloaks outside their armor, and red ribbons were tied to the iron spears in their hands.

Waiting for the rehearsal to be over, I had breakfast, and it was just now. On a normal day, I haven't had breakfast yet.

Zhou Nan was wearing a ceremonial dress, followed by two officials, and from time to time he raised orders to Zhou Nan, for fear that Zhou Nan would forget everything he had just taught after a while.

Zhou Nan was about to sit down and rest for a while, when Zhang Yingmo, as the canonization envoy, had already arrived with two deputy envoys. Zhang Yingmo's main mission was to urge Zhou Nan to ascend the throne, go to Beijing to face the court, and carry out the canonization ceremony.

In Zhang Yingmo, he read a long paragraph sprinkled, what "the old country has gone, the country is called New Liao, Yu Zi is the year, the husband loves the people of heaven, not only the town of the princess of Shu Kingdom, but also the horse Zhou Nan...... Wait for the matter to be resolved, and the merit will be the same to help drown", Zhou Nan was a little confused when he heard it above, and the ceremonial officer next to him hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Don't accept it." ”

Zhou Nan hurriedly said loudly: "This horse is shallow and shallow, and he is incompetent, and he really dare not accept the position of emperor." The two ceremonial officials hurriedly said loudly: "The horse resigns, no!" ”

Zhang Yingmo saw Zhou Nan's resignation, and he didn't say much, so he went out with two deputy envoys. It didn't take long for Zhang Yingmo to return to the palace with two deputy envoys to see Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan thought that Zhang Yingmo had returned to Yanjing City, but he didn't expect to rush back so soon. In fact, Yanfangdian Palace is more than ten miles away from Yanjing City, and if Zhang Yingmo really runs back and forth three times, time can't wait.

Zhang Yingmo asked Zhou Nan to take the throne of emperor again, and Zhou Nan resigned; By the third time, Zhou Nan still opened his mouth and resigned.

At this moment, Zhang Yingmo and several officials were a little stunned: they would agree to come down for the third time, and then hundreds of officials would enter the palace to pay respects and welcome the emperor back to Beijing. Go to the Yuanhe Hall of the Imperial Palace, and then give the emperor and the empress honorific titles and canonization ceremonies. Why do you have to excuse yourself for the third time?

Zhang Yingmo looked at the two ceremonial officials beside Zhou Nan, and the two ceremonial officials hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Donkey, it's time to agree!" ”

Zhou Nan smiled bitterly and said: "Envoy Zhang, although it is now known as the new Liao, but the land is only Yanjing and Pingzhou, the people are only 500,000, and the old Liao Sijing is still left outside, the emperor's position, I really have a guilty conscience, I dare not deceive myself." ”

Zhang Yingmo couldn't, so he had to go out of the palace again, Yu Zhongwen, Li Shi, Kang Gongbi and other ministers were waiting outside the palace, just waiting for Zhang Yingmo to come out, and then attack together to meet the new emperor. Who knew that Zhang Yingmo had a sad face when he came out.

After Yu Zhongwen listened, he almost burst into tears: "This is the promising king!" Having such an emperor is the blessing of my Yanjing and the blessing of the people! ”

Kang Gongbi hurriedly said: "Don't say anything about blessings or not. Our emperor refuses to be trapped! ”

"I can't care about this much!" Li Shi, who was frowning next to him, said: "If you don't become an emperor, then you can be crowned a king!" Even if he is a city lord or a governor, he will follow him, as long as he is the emperor in my heart. The concubine is the king of Xinliao, and the princess is the queen of Xinliao. What do you think? ”

"Compared with the emperor, the king is worse than the emperor; Besides, although the princess and the concubine have the status of husband and wife, they have never been married, and if one is the king and the other is the queen, it is impossible to say. Kang Gongbi reminded.

"Makes sense. In ancient times, there was no emperor, but after Qin unified the six kingdoms, Yingzheng was called the first emperor; Emperor, emperor, monarch, and king are all called emperors, emperors, and great; The emperor, the truth, the king of the world; Jun, respect also; The king, where the world returns. Before the Warring States Period, the monarch was called the king or queen, and the king was the meaning of respect, representing the rule of heaven and the people, also known as the king of heaven; Later, it does not specifically refer to the queen, it is used on the princess, which could not be more appropriate. Li Shi is worthy of being a champion and knowledgeable, and immediately quoted scriptures to explain.

"What Li Hanlin said is reasonable, so he will send someone to fly into Beijing and report to the princess for a decision." Yu Zhongwen said immediately.

Fortunately, it was not far from Yanjing City, and soon the person who reported the news came back and said to Yu Zhongwen, Li Shi and others: "The princess showed you: according to the will of the ministers, the emperor, the emperor, the king, and the king, the horse will use whichever one he likes." ”

"You don't have to be canonized to invite you in, I'll go in later." Li Shi said anxiously.

"Slow down, Li Hanlin, the official uniform on the colt is not right!" Kang Gongbi thought that what he sent to Zhou Nan was the emperor's court clothes, and if he was crowned the king, the clothes would be wrong.

Li Shi hurriedly whispered: "Everyone, you know the matter of court clothes, you know and I know everyone, as long as the horse doesn't know." The state affairs are newly decided, and all kinds of laws and etiquette systems must be re-established, right? In the future, it is enough to change this court dress into the prince's clothes. ”

"That's right! Right! Right! Hurry up and do what you want. "Yu Zhongwen is also an old slippery head, and the most important thing at the moment is to welcome Zhou Nan into Beijing to be canonized, crowned as a king, and sealed anything. In the future, after recovering other old Liaozhou counties, it will be promoted step by step.

A group of people were busy sorting out their clothes, and entered the palace respectfully, and there were already guides singing on the side, and everyone bowed to see Zhou Nan, and Yu Zhongwen came out and said: "The horse has the world in mind, and the people of the homeland are really blessed by the world." The ministers and others sighed tears of emotion, and the horses did not dare to deceive themselves on the grounds that the old soil had not been restored, and they did not dare to deceive themselves, and the ministers respectfully invited the horses to serve as the new Liao king, stabilize the mountains and rivers, and be honest for good deeds. ”

All the ministers said loudly: "I implore you to be the new king of Liao and stabilize the people of the mountains and rivers!" ”

"In this case, does Zhou dare to agree?" Zhou Nan stood up and said.

"The ministers welcome the king to the throne in Beijing!" Yu Zhongwen lost no time in saying loudly.

Zhou Nanyi frowned, pointed to the red robe on his body and said, "This is the emperor's costume, right?" ”

"At the beginning of our country's establishment, as soon as the imperial court guards were honored, they had to be changed, and the king was invited to obey the power." Li Shi stood up and explained.

Zhou Nan nodded, these details matter, arguing with these people, he can't win. Yu Zhongwen and the others saw Zhou Nan agree, and immediately hugged Zhou Nan and walked outside the hall.

Outside the main hall, a tall and gorgeous camel cart was parked in the center of the main hall, driven by two white camels. The red carpet stretched from the steps to the cart. In front of and behind the camel cart are all kinds of honor guards, all the honor guards are all riding horses or driving cars, and there is no end in sight.

The ministers lined up on both sides of the carpet and said, "I respectfully ask the king to ascend to the chariot." Yu Zhongwen shouted in the lead.

Zhou Nan walked on the red felt carpet in the middle, this kind of courtesy of "stepping on the red carpet", did not have that kind of complacent mood, but felt a little unreal.

Is this most intense struggle for power really calm down with you?

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