The hall gradually fell silent, and Yang Wu, who was sitting at the top, ordered in a deep voice: "Yin Shangshu, announce the decree!" ”

"Obey orders!"

The person in charge of today's knighthood ceremony is the new Ministry of Rites Shangshu Yin Wengui, he has no military merits, and at the same time he is not an old minister of Wu State, and even joined Yang Wu's side after Tian Hao's failure, so this time he only received the title of a viscount, which is still a title given by Yang Wu for his conscientious and diligent work over the years. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yin Wengui took a step forward, saluted Yang Wu first, respectfully accepted the decree of the canonization, and read it out loud: "Mrs. Zhou, benevolent and wise, docile and courteous, and virtuous...... When crowned as the queen, the mother of the world! ”

The first person to be canonized was Zhou Mengjie, the lady of the main family, as the queen.

Prior to this, at the ancestor worship ceremony, Yang Wu had posthumously crowned his great-grandfather and grandfather as Xizu and Xingzu, respected his father Yang Xingmi as Taizu, and changed Yang Xingmi's nickname to King Wu.

At the same time, Yang Wu's mother, Mrs. Shi, is the queen mother, and Yang Xingmi's concubine Wang (that is, the biological mother of Yang Jing, Yang Meng, Yang Pu and others) is the concubine, and several other Yang Xingmi's concubines also have some seals.

So the only ones who will be sealed today are Yang Wu's own three wives, a few younger brothers and sisters, etc.

Among them, Zhou Mengjie's main room was naturally crowned as the queen, and Zhong Xiuning and He Yiyi were crowned Zhaoyi and Zhaorong respectively, and they will be further promoted to concubines after they have heirs in the future.

After the canonization of the three ladies, he was followed by the canonization of his eldest son Yang Jiong as the crown prince.

Although Yang Jiong is young, he is only more than three years old this year, but the little guy is still relatively sensible, and he knows that today's ceremony is very important, plus his mother has repeatedly told him in advance, so in the entire canonization ceremony, he actually followed the etiquette system in a proper manner, and there was no mistake.

This made Yang Wu very satisfied.

And the civil and military ministers below were also extremely satisfied after seeing them, and praised the prince for his wisdom and courtesy, and he will become a great weapon in the future.

Especially Zhou Ben, who is about to be canonized as the Duke of Susong County, Yang Jiong is his own grandson, and now his grandson has been canonized as the crown prince, he is naturally honored.

Of course, it is precisely because of such a grandson who is well versed in the way of self-preservation that Zhou Ben, who was humble and low-key before, is now even more low-key, and now rarely interacts with other civil and military officials in Jinling Mansion.

After canonizing the crown prince, the next step is to canonize his younger brother Yang Long as the king of Hailing County, hereditary replacement.

Among Yang Wu's many younger brothers, Yang Longyan is close to Yang Wu, and now the Yang family urgently needs to cultivate the power of the clan, so he can be directly crowned the king of the county, and he can be hereditary.

As for the other younger brothers, if they want to obtain the title of county king, or even the preferential treatment of hereditary succession, they need to fight for it themselves.

Even Yang Wu's own future sons also need to abide by this rule.

After canonizing Yang Longyan, Yang Wu's other younger brothers have not been canonized now, but Yang Wu's two sisters who married and Yang Wen, who married Qian Chuanhui, were all crowned as the eldest princess, and their husbands, Liu Rengui, Li Chengding and Qian Chuanhui, were all crowned as lieutenants.

The other three sisters who have not yet married have not been sealed for the time being.

Of course, Yang Wu did not forget to posthumously crown the deceased Yang Jing as the eldest princess of Xunyang.

At this point, the canonization of the clan is finally completed, and the next step is the canonization of the meritorious heroes.

"The king's decree, the privy council envoy and hussar general Li Shenfu listen to the seal!"

"The minister is here!" Li Shenfu, who had a gray beard, came out in response, he was old and sick, and his body was not as good as before, and his front placket was wet with sweat at this time.

Li Shenfu hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed solemnly to Yang Wu, and then said loudly: "Minister Li Shenfu listens to the seal!" ”

"Hussar General Li Shenfu, since Lingwu followed Taizu, has been loyal and dedicated to repaying Taizu, and has meritorious service...... Today, the special Fengtian opened the country to promote the sincerity of Xuanli Wuchen Wei Guogong, hereditary replacement, the head of the heroes! ”

"Minister Li Shenfu thank the king for his grace!"

Rao is Li Shenfu has a deep kung fu to nourish qi, and he has long known that he will be canonized as the head of the heroes, but at this time, he can't help but be very excited.

After Li Shenfu, Zhang Xun, Tao Ya, Liu Wei, Gao Mian, Yuan Xi, Tai Meng and others were canonized as Xin Guogong, Zheng Guogong, Song Guogong, Han Gong, Yun Guogong and Cai Guogong respectively, all of which were hereditary titles, the difference is that the titles of the first three did not decline after inheriting to the marquis, while the titles of the latter three finally inherited to the earl before they stopped declining.

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In the main hall, the ceremony of canonization of knighthoods lasted until the end of this afternoon, a total of seven people were crowned princes, six people were named county dukes, and more than 20 people were awarded the titles of marquis, but the number of people who obtained the three titles of earl, self-viscount and baron was smaller, and only a dozen people obtained each of them.

Among so many titles, at present, except for the titles of the seven princes and the brothers Zhong Yangui and Zhong Kuangshi, the titles of the others need to be downgraded and inherited for the time being.

At this point, the grand ceremony of Wu Guoguo finally came to an end, and Yang Wu ordered to send envoys to Shuzhong, Guanzhong, Hedong and other places to convey the news of Wu Guoguo, and on the other hand, he ordered a feast to be held in the palace to celebrate the establishment of Wu.

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When Jinling Mansion was in a state of cheers because of the establishment of the Wu State, Jinyang City was a bleak and solemn image.

Since Li Keyong and his father Li Guochang raised troops in Jinyang nearly 40 years ago, this famous Shatuo brave general has begun his journey to conquer the world.

From becoming famous at a young age, to the first anti-Tang cause, to joining the Tang Dynasty to lead troops to exterminate the Huangchao Rebel Army, to the secession and melee, and even the decades-long battle for hegemony with Zhu Wen, the king of Liang, Li Keyong's prestige can be said to be known to everyone in the world.

However, such a heroic figure is now at the end of his life.

Perhaps it was because of the fact that he and his old enemy Zhu Wen repeatedly fell behind in the perennial battle for hegemony, especially a few years ago, the Liang army defeated the Jin army one after another, and even surrounded Jinyang twice, almost forcing Li Keyong to abandon the foundation of Jinyang and flee to the grassland.

Two years ago, at the end of the third year of Tianyou, with the help of the opportunity of Wei Bojiedu's civil strife, Li Keyong sent troops to Luzhou, and conquered it in one fell swoop, seizing Luzhou, a strategically important place to Hedong, and achieved a major victory.

However, this victory did not fundamentally change the status quo that the Liang state was far stronger than the Jin state, and after that, the Liang army sent troops to besiege Luzhou one after another, hoping to subdue the city.

Although for a variety of reasons, in addition to the southern Wu King Yang Wu's Northern Expedition, the Liang army's siege of Luzhou ultimately ended in failure, but the pressure on the Jin army was not trivial, and even shortly after the end of the Northern Expedition of King Wu last year, the Liang army again sent troops to besiege Luzhou to the death, although the Jin army sent troops many times to try to break the siege, but ultimately ended in failure.

In order to work on these things, at the end of last year, Li Ke occasionally felt a cold, originally thought it was just a minor illness, with his body that can lead the army to fight all year round, there should be no big problem, but I don't want this wind cold to come very violently, and he fell ill within a few days.

In the past few days, Li Keyong had a poisonous sore on his head, and his condition was very serious, so he had to gather the generals and start arranging the funeral.

At this time, Li Keyong, the king of Jin, looked at the Hedong generals standing below, and couldn't help but feel gratified: the rugged military general at the front, who also had a gray beard, was his younger brother Li Kening, the envoy of soldiers and horses of the Inner and Outer Han Dynasty and the envoy of Zhenwu Festival; The old man with no beard under his jaw and a feminine demeanor is Zhang Chengye, the prison guard; In addition, there are generals Li Cunzhang and Wu Hui, and secretary Lu Zhen, all of whom have followed him for many years.

However, at this time, what made Li Keyong feel most relieved was the eldest son who served beside him with tears in his eyes, Li Cunqing, the assassin of Jinzhou.

"Brothers, Lone's life is on the verge of dying, so I won't say much. You are all old brothers who have followed Lone for many years, and you should understand the purpose of Lone's summoning of you! ”

Li Keyong pointed to his son Li Cunqiao beside him and said: "This son has great ambitions, both ability and political integrity, and will be able to achieve the unfinished business of Lone in the future, you must teach him well, assist him, and treat him like a lonely!" In this way, loneliness can be blinded! ”

"Subordinates dare to disobey!" Everyone agreed in unison.

Among these people, like Li Kening, Li Cunzhang and others, may be dissatisfied with Li Keyong's handing over of the great cause of Hedong to Li Cunmiao, a young man who has only turned twenty-two at this time, but at this time, no one said anything against it in front of Li Keyong.

Although Li Keyong is old and about to die, but the tiger old Yu Wei is here, before he really closes his eyes, who dares to really jump out against it?

Seeing that everyone agreed, Li Keyong smiled with satisfaction, and immediately ordered Li Cunqiao to be the son of King Jin and the queen of Hedong Jiedu, and officially become his heir.

After more than ten days, on the nineteenth day of the first month of the fifth year of Tianyou, Li Keyong, the king of Jin, finally reached the last moment.

He summoned Li Cunqiao to the hospital bed and instructed: "Li Sizhao (Luzhou defender) is trapped in the siege of the Liang army, and it is too late to see him. When Lone's funeral is over, you and Zhou Dewei must immediately try their best to rescue him! ”

"The child obeys his father's command!" Li Cunqiao sobbed.

Li Keyong nodded, turned around and said to his Didi Di Di Li Kening and the others: "I have taken care of Yazi (Li Cunqiao's nickname) to you!" ”

As soon as the words were finished, Li Keyong, the king of Jin who had dominated the world for more than 40 years, died of illness.

There was a mourning voice in the palace of the king of Jin, and the young prince Li Cunxuan, although he was established as the queen of Hedong Jiedu before Li Keyong's death, but the military and political power at this time was in the hands of his uncle Li Kening.

Li Kening has been the prime minister for a long time, and he has the tendency of being a brother to a brother, and the siege of Luzhou has not yet been lifted at this time, and the generals in the army think that Li Cunqiao is young, and there are many people who discuss it in private, and the people's hearts are uncertain, and the situation is extremely dangerous for Li Cunqing.