By the time Yang Wu led the army back to Luoyang again, it was already the end of March.

During these months, the situation in the Northern Jin Kingdom also underwent some changes.

After the defeat at the end of last year, the prestige of the Jin king has been greatly frustrated, and he is obviously at a disadvantage in the face of the Wu state, and there are also signs of turmoil in the local forces.

Therefore, after returning to Yecheng, Li Cunqiao, the king of Jin, immediately made adjustments to the guards in various places.

The first is to appoint Li Cunxian as the envoy of Lulong Jiedu, stationed in Youzhou to guard against the Khitans.

In recent years, the Khitans have entered the army almost every year, and even many times in a year, posing a great threat to the north of the Jin Kingdom.

After the Jin army captured Youzhou, the position of Lu Longjiedu was held by Li Cunqiao himself, and later there were veterans such as Zhou Dewei who were responsible for guarding the town, and they were still worry-free.

After Zhou Dewei also died in battle, the situation in Youzhou was extremely dangerous, a year's grain harvest was not enough to spend half a year, plus the Khitan people entered the army every year, especially after the defeat of the Jin army this time, the peace of Youzhou is particularly important.

Therefore, Li Cunxuan decided to use the veteran Li Cunxuan as the envoy of Lu Longjie.

In addition to Li Cunxian, the Jin Kingdom also made adjustments in other places.

For example, after Shi Jingjiao successfully exterminated Li Jitao in Luzhou, he was awarded the post of Queen's Retreat by Li Cunqiao by Li Cunqiao for his military merits, and was responsible for guarding Luzhou.

Zhao Zaili was left in Bozhou to guard the town, and Zhu Shouyin, another close confidant of Li Cunqiao, was in charge of guarding the town.

In addition, there were some adjustments in other regions, such as in the northwest direction, after Li Renfu openly fell to Wu, in order to guard against the possible invasion of the Dingyan army and strengthen the defense of the Khitans, the Jin king Li Cunqiao deliberately promoted Fugu County in Linzhou to Fuzhou alone, and appointed the children of the Zhe family who had lived in Fugu for generations to be the Fuzhou Assassin Shi.

At the same time, Yang Xin, a powerful local leader in Linzhou Xinqin, was also reused by the King of Jin and was appointed as the assassin of Linzhou.

This is the origin of the famous Northwest Zhejia Army and Yang Jiajun in history.

Of course, compared with the adjustment of local defense, another major event that occurred in the Jin State was even more sensational.

After the defeat of the Jin army at the end of last year, how to boost the morale of the Jin army became the most important problem faced by Li Cunqing, the king of Jin.

Many officials have written letters one after another, asking Li Cunqiao to ascend the throne as emperor, and vigorously rewarding the soldiers, which will definitely eliminate the adverse effects of the defeat in one fell swoop.

Li Cunmiao was very hesitant in his heart about this suggestion, after all, the army had just lost the battle, and it was right to keep a low profile, but you let him ascend the throne and become the emperor at such a time, how can it be a little unreasonable.

However, at this time, news came from the southern state of Wu that Yang Wu, the king of Wu, was making great noise for ascending the throne and becoming emperor, and even made a proverb that "the Li family should die, and the Yang family should prosper".

At this moment, Li Cunqiao suddenly became angry.

"I think my Li family has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for three generations, and they have the merit of protecting and supporting the society, and they have been given the surname of the country by the grace of the Son of Heaven; That Yang Wuzhuzi, the ancestor was just a man who picked up dung and cultivated the fields, and now he still dares to peep into the supreme position, how can he not even be as good as this person? So he made up his mind to be the emperor.

At the beginning of February, when Yang Wu led a hundred officials to worship the mausoleum of Zhaozong, Li Cunqiao, the king of Jin, ordered the establishment of a hundred officials in Yecheng, with Dou Luge and Lu Cheng as the prime ministers, and appointed Lu Zhen as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and other Zhang Juhan and others were also rewarded.

Then, Li Cunmiao ordered Lu Zhi, the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to immediately start preparing for the ceremony of enthronement and emperor, and to build an altar to the heavens outside Yecheng.

After all, Li Cunmiao is a Shatuo person, although he has been in the Central Plains for a long time and has basically been sinicized, but he still advocates the straightforward set in his bones, and he doesn't pay much attention to the complicated etiquette of the Central Plains.

Therefore, when Yang Wu was auspicious, worshiped the mausoleum of Tang Gaozong and others, and made things such as persuading hundreds of officials, Li Cunmiao did not have so many tricks, but was ready to directly ascend the throne and claim the emperor, at most he was just preparing to sacrifice to the sky before becoming the emperor.

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At the beginning of April, when Yang Wu and his entourage returned to Luoyang, the news that the King of Jin was preparing for the title of emperor also came at this time.

This time, compared with the second persuasion in Chang'an, the momentum has gone further.

In addition to the 100 officials of the DPRK and the local feudal towns such as Yi Maozhen and Yi Inbok, envoys from Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Wa also arrived, and even from Jinla and other countries overseas.

Needless to say, the Wa Kingdom was just cleaned up by the Wu army two years ago, so of course you have to be careful now; Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla are now engaged in a fierce war, so it is natural to want to send people to seek help from Wu, or at least to ensure that Wu does not fall to the enemy's side; As for Zhenla and other countries, they are also worried about Wu's further overseas expansion.

Therefore, after the news that King Wu was about to become emperor at the beginning of this year, these small countries also sent envoys to come, just in time for the persuasion of hundreds of officials.

In this way, the momentum caused is naturally more than before, and many people are exclaiming, Wu State unconsciously has the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty in the past, and some people think that Wu Guo at this time can be compared with the Tang Dynasty in the past.

And in the grand ceremony of persuasion by hundreds of officials, the most interesting thing is not these, but the above table of the thirty-six members of the Li Tang clan who can determine their identities.

Previously, Yang Wu asked the Long Sword Capital to send secret agents to search for the descendants of the Li Tang clan, and there were more than forty people who were finally able to find and confirm their identities.

Chen Yanqian and the others selected thirty-six clans that were close to Zhaozong's bloodline among the more than 40 people, and asked them to represent Li Tang and take the initiative to come out and speak when they were persuaded to enter.

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, seeing the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, could not bear the people to live in fire and water, so he raised troops from Jinyang, waved his war and shook the universe, leveled all directions and unified Liuhe, it has been more than 300 years......"

These Li Tang clans, according to the words prepared in advance, spoke eloquently about the glory of the Tang Dynasty and the decline after the prosperous era, and said how Tang Zhaozong was bullied by Zhu Wen in the end, and was finally killed, and the queen and the princes were also killed.

Subsequently, the content of the speech changed, and then talked about how the two generations of Wu Wang Yang Wu and his son inherited the order of Zhaozong, determined to rejuvenate, and braved the wind and rain for more than 20 years, and finally destroyed the pseudo-Liang in one fell swoop, avenging the Tang Dynasty.

"We, the remnants of the clan, are all grateful when they hear that the king has destroyed the false Liang and restored the revenge of the country. Now the Tang Dynasty has exhausted its numbers, and the destiny of heaven should die; And the country of Wu is prosperous, the destiny of heaven, and the people of the world are all in the king's heart, may the king obey the heavens, inherit the orthodoxy of the world, and set the hearts of the people in the world! ”

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As members of the Li Tang clan, they represent the former Tang Dynasty at this time, and the words they say naturally have different meanings.

As soon as their words fell, hundreds of officials, envoys from various feudal towns and countries also bowed down one after another, shouting: "May the king obey the heavens, inherit the orthodoxy of the world, and determine the hearts of the people in the world!" ”

This time, after the words of persuasion from hundreds of officials, Yang Wu no longer postponed the refusal as in the past, but stood up and said: "You Aiqing are loyal words, how can you bear to refuse again?" I am willing to rule the world with Zhuqing and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world! ”

The crowd shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

At this point, after three persuasions, Yang Wu, the king of Wu, finally agreed to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Because the state of Wu has been established for many years, although Yang Wu is only called the king of Wu and not the emperor, but the setting of hundreds of officials and the court ceremonies have long been complete, and the people of the world have been accustomed to the name of "Wu", coupled with the practice of taking the country name in the past dynasties, so Yang Wu did not change the country name after being called emperor this time.

Not only has the name of the country not changed, but the name of the year has also not changed, but it continues to follow the Wuyi era.

Originally, Chen Yanqian and others also wrote to Yang Wu and proposed a number of suitable era names for him to choose, but Yang Wu issued an edict: "Since ancient times, emperors have changed their era names, which are very cumbersome, and the people are difficult to adapt to, and there are many inconveniences. From now on, one emperor and one year number are enough! ”

So in the end, Yang Wu only used the era name "Wuyi", and the emperors of later generations also had only one era name.

It is precisely because of this that people in later generations sometimes refer to Yang Wu as "Emperor Wuyi" instead of calling him the temple name.

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April 18 is an auspicious day of the zodiac, and it is appropriate to celebrate.

On the morning of this day, Yang Wu, the king of Wu, surrounded by hundreds of officials in the court, marshals from all over the country, and envoys from various countries, took the stage outside Luoyang City to worship the heavens, officially assumed the throne of the emperor, and accepted the congratulations of hundreds of civil and military officials.

posthumously honored his father Yang Xingmi as Emperor Taizu Wu, and his ancestor Yang Yi as Emperor Xizu Yu; Respect his mother, Mrs. Shi, as the queen mother, and Mrs. Wang as the concubine.

With Queen Zhou Mengjie as the queen, other concubines also entered the seal; The eldest son Yang Jiong is the crown prince, the second prince Yang Yan is the king of Langya County, the third prince Yang Yu is the king of Yong'an County, and the fourth prince is not knighted for the time being because of his young age; Yang Wu's daughters were all named princesses.

Yang Wu's younger brother Yang Longyan was named the king of Chu by the king of Hailing County, and was given Jin Ce, and Xu was hereditary; The rest of the brothers also had rewards, but none of them were hereditary princes.

The Chinese military of the DPRK also had their own promotions, and the ministers of the DPRK, such as Chen Yanqian and Yan Keqiu, were all given marquis titles and hereditary this time.

The title of Wu requires military merit to be canonized, and civil officials such as Chen Yanqian were originally not eligible to be knighted, but they are the heroes of the founding of the country after all, plus they have been guarding the rear for a long time, providing an endless stream of logistical support for the front-line army, which is also a great contribution to the country, so Yang Wu gave them knighthoods.

Compared with civilian officials, there are many more military generals who have been knighted, and many generals have not been rewarded for their exploits in the Northern Expedition to destroy Liang until now, and later there are merits for defeating the Jin army, so this time they will be rewarded together.

In addition to Zhou Ben, Li Chengding and others, who had already been crowned the Duke of the State, Liu Xin, Zhu Qianyou, Zhu Siqing, Chai Zaiyong and others were added as the Duke of the State, and they were hereditary as the Duke of the County; And young generals such as Chai Kehong and Liu Renzhen have now also won the titles of marquis and earl.

As for the civil and military officials at the lower level, they are also rewarded, and there are not a few people who have been added to the rank of knight.

In addition, the feudal towns that surrendered to Wu also had a reward this time, and Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, was originally an old minister of Zhaozong, with outstanding prestige, and this time the above table persuaded him to make great contributions, so Yang Wu issued an edict to crown him as the king of Qin, and allowed him not to be named, not to worship.

As for Li Renfu, Yang Wu ordered him to be named the king of Xiping County, the captain of the school, the Tongping Zhangshi, and the order of the book; Feng Shuo Fang Jie Du made Han Zhu the king of Yingchuan County, inspected the Taibao, Tongping Zhangshi, and led the service.

Other feudal towns have also been sealed, and even Ma Yin, Liu Yan and other feudal towns that have already surrendered to Wu have also been rewarded at this time.

Finally, in order to commemorate the soldiers who died in the previous wars of Huainan and even Wu, Yang Wu issued an edict to erect a loyal soul monument in Luoyang City, and he would personally lead the queen and the prince to worship.

When the news broke, the whole army was shaken, and they shouted "Long live" or "Emperor Shengming" and so on.

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Soon after Yang Wu officially ascended the throne and became emperor in Luoyang, on April 25, Li Cunqiao, the king of Jin, also ascended the throne in Yecheng and called the emperor, the country was called the Tang Dynasty, and announced the amnesty of the world, changed the year name to Tongguang, and respected his mother Cao Shi, the wife of the Jin Guotai, as the empress dowager, and respected his mother-in-law Liu as the imperial concubine.

With Dou Luge as the servant of the door, Lu Cheng as the servant of the Chinese book, both of them are Tongping Zhangshi, with Zhang Juhan as the privy envoy, Lu Zhen and Zhang Xian as the bachelors of Hanlin, etc.

Shengwei Prefecture was Xingtang Mansion, where Tokyo was established, Taiyuan Mansion was designated as Xijing, and Zhenzhou was promoted to Zhending Mansion as the northern capital; Wang Zhengyan, Meng Zhixiang, and Ren Yuan are Xingtang Yin, Taiyuan Yin and Zhending Yin.

He also posthumously honored his great-grandfather Li Zhiyi, grandfather Li Guochang, father Li Keyong and others as emperors, and established a temple in Jinyang.

So far, in January, there are two more emperors in the world, if you add Shu, which has been the emperor in Shu for many years, there are three emperors today.

Among the three emperors, although the emperor in Shu is the earliest, he is undoubtedly the most shallow in terms of prestige, except for the people in Shu, no outsiders recognize his throne at all.

Among the remaining two emperors, Emperor Wu Yang Wu's prestige is of course the greatest, and he has been supported by various feudal towns, plus Wu is the most powerful, and he just defeated Jin last year, so it is considered orthodox today.

And although Emperor Li Cunmiao of the Jin Dynasty said that his prestige was slightly weaker than that of Yang Wu, he was not far behind.

Although the strength of the Jin State is not comparable to that of the Wu State, and it has experienced a big defeat last year, it cannot be underestimated; In addition, Li Cunmiao claims that he is the one who inherits the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty and takes the Tang Dynasty as the country name, so there are also many people in the world who think that the Jin Kingdom is the orthodoxy today.

In order to compete for the orthodox position in the world, many people thought that a new war between Wu and Tang was coming, but what people didn't expect was that the two sides did not fight, not even a small-scale war.

In the end, Wu only sent an envoy to Yecheng to reprimand the other party's transgression and claim that he was the only orthodox person in the world.

And the Tang side also only sent envoys to make their position clear.

It seems that the two countries have resumed their relationship as alliances overnight, and are ready to coexist peacefully and no longer be enemies.

Only a few people understand that the reason why the two countries did not fight each other was, in fact, because they both had their own bitter feelings.

Needless to say, the Tang side had just experienced a fiasco last year, and it was the time to recover, so where would they have the spare energy to take the initiative to attack Wu.

And the reason why the Wu side did not immediately send troops is simpler, that is, there is no money!