On the sixteenth day of the lunar month, Li Yan held an enthronement ceremony in Beijing. The ceremony was not grand, it was just a copy of the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's accession to the throne. First in the Temple of Heaven to worship the heavens and the earth, and then under the support of the hundred officials, change into a crown and gown, and then accept the ministers to worship.

The next thing is to accept the jade seal, this job Zhu Yuanzhang asked the prime minister to do it, but Li Yan didn't have a prime minister here, so he asked Qian Qianyi, who came from Nanjing, to do it. Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin, and his article is admired by the world, and Li Yan's edict to the throne was written by him, and it is not bad to make a temporary cameo in the role of prime minister.

But that's the best sign for those idle officials, at least that's what they think. They felt that Li Yan had finally realized the importance of these well-educated people, and that he was about to begin to entrust them with important responsibilities as former officials who had both knowledge and experience as officials. Those who don't learn and don't know how to do it, they can't even get into the Jinshi exam, at most they are serving at the state and county level, and no matter how high the official position is, they still have to rely on their erudition.

However, their wish was fulfilled within a few days. Originally, they thought that Li Yan would be stationed in Beijing after he ascended the throne, but only three days later, the new emperor went to inspect the border passes of the Great Wall. What's even worse is that after the new emperor returned from the Great Wall inspection, he went back to Kaifeng, and even the queen and concubine followed him to Kaifeng, and Beijing became an embarrassing and lonely nominal capital again. Of course, that's all for later.

After Li Yan accepted the jade seal, he returned to the newly built Fengtian Temple. Hundreds of officials congratulated the watch, and then continued to bow three times and bow nine times, and then canonized the queen and the concubine.

Wu Niang was canonized as the queen, and Chen, Kong and Qiu Niang were named Xian Concubine, Jing Concubine and Hui Concubine respectively. Only Wu Niang and Qiu Niang accepted the canonization, and Chen and Kong were both in Kaifeng and did not come to Beijing.

This is not because Wu Niang is the daughter of the king of Zhou in the previous dynasty and has the title of county lord, nor is it because she gave birth to a son. It's that the Chen family is dedicated to the Buddha and doesn't want to care about other mundane things, although he is Li Yan's original match, he can't be the queen anymore. And because of the mental problems, it is even more impossible for the Kong family to be in charge of the harem, so they can only let Wu Niang be the queen of the world.

After that, it was a reward for the meritorious ministers, Li Zhong and Li Mou, who were named King Xing and King Wu. After that, Qian Er, Huang Desheng, Zhao Datong, Bai Shixiong, Wang Renfu, Chen Yongfu and others were all awarded marquises, and Feng Taichu, Sun Sifu, Feng Cheng, Wang Renhui, Wang Renli, Ma Chaodong, Hao Shiren and others were named earls. Master Niu, Master Huang, Master Mu, Dr. Wu, Dr. He and other craftsmen and physicians with outstanding contributions were all made viscounts. There were also middle and lower-ranking officers who had distinguished themselves in the army and were rewarded by the baron.

And Zhu Gongyu, the king of Zhou in the previous dynasty, was named an auspicious talisman because he was the queen's father. Because he took the initiative to move to the house, he was rewarded with 5,000 silver yuan as compensation for the renovation of his new house. Of course, the value of the Zhou Wangfu is far from being comparable to five thousand silver yuan, which is just a gesture of Li Yan.

Most of the people who were awarded the title had military positions and served in the army, so most of them did not receive the reward in Beijing. These titles, including the king, have no food or mansions, but they can only receive a share of the government's income every year. Depending on the rank, it ranges from 5,000 yuan to 200 yuan, and the privilege is only at the top of the officials of the same level. As for hereditary or anything, there is not a single word in the edict.

After nightfall, feast and drink with the ministers in the Fengtian Temple. Fortunately, the Fengtian Hall is majestic enough to accommodate hundreds of people to eat at separate tables. However, there are some small flaws in the middle, because the eunuchs and palace women in the palace are not enough, so the dishes at the banquet are extremely simple dishes, and there are only four dishes per table, and there is only one meat dish, or boiled meat.

However, the people who participated in the banquet were all officials who had seen the world in the previous dynasty, and they knew the rules of the imperial banquet, not to eat and drink enough. And they are all immersed in the joy of being reinstated as officials, so naturally they will not be picky about the dishes, wine and food, but praise the new emperor for his frugality, which is really a model for the people.

Early the next morning, Li Mu complained to Li Yan in the Wuying Palace.

"Fourth brother," Li Mu still said in a daze: "In this huge Forbidden City, there are less than eight hundred eunuchs and less than one hundred palace maids, and they can barely take care of the harem. Look at yesterday's banquet, how shabby it was, this is the founding banquet of our Daliang, if you enter the history books, you will not laugh at future generations? I've reported to you a few times, and there are not enough eunuchs and maids in the palace, so it's time to fill in some, but you just didn't agree. ”

Li Yan didn't care about Li Mou's faux pas, after all, he had just become emperor, and it was common sense that Li Mu couldn't change it for a while. Moreover, the people serving here are all his original guards and entourage, and they are all accustomed to Li Mu's style, and no one will want to deliberately behave to correct Li Mu's etiquette.

Li Yan said with a smile: "Didn't you listen to them, saying that we are diligent and thrifty, and we are a model for all surnames." In fact, it's all a formality, and the people of the world are just reading an edict. Moreover, most of this palace has been burned, and there will only be a few people living in the palace in the future, and it is useless to raise so many eunuchs. ”

"Such a big palace, so many palaces, it also needs to be taken care of." Li Mu still persuaded: "Besides, the eunuch is easy to find." Those who had cleaned themselves, as well as those who fled in chaos when Li Chuang and the Qing soldiers came in before, were all gathered in several ruined temples in the capital, and there were thousands of people. These people have no livelihood and cannot get along with ordinary people, and sooner or later they will be a disaster. Moreover, now these people in the palace are all slaves of the previous dynasty, shouldn't the fourth brother also have to find something trustworthy, and it doesn't hurt to prepare earlier. ”

Li Yan shook his head and explained, "I don't plan to use eunuchs. The reputation of the harem is one thing, another said. Although there are many loyal and righteous people among these people, there are more people who are greedy, power-grabbing, and despicable. Outsiders saw that they were the emperor's cronies, but how much of what they did was in line with the emperor's intentions, and how many of them were pulling the banner as tiger skins? Although they have no children, which one has few relatives? When they have power in their hands, they also make profits for their kinsmen, even more so than their families. This kind of cronies, don't do it. ”

Li Mu thought for a while before he spoke: "Fourth brother, we are brothers, I'll just say it." Naturally, you have no problem here, but what about the future? Yuan Zheng will inherit the unification in the future, he is not like us who has come all the way by himself, and his brothers are all brothers who can trust their lives. Without the help of these royal eagle dogs, what will you let him do in the future? ”

Li Yan was very pleased, he could feel that Li Mu really had no ambition and was genuinely thinking about him. The previous issue of heirs, and the current issue of the use of eunuchs, can all show his sincere attitude. At this time, Li Yan felt a little guilty about Li Mu, but after a moment of hesitation, he still did not change his original intention.