Chapter Eighty-Eight: Deliberations of the Vertical Arch Palace
If you want to master an empire, it is essential to master its court.
The main hall of the vertical arch hall is already a little crowded at the moment.
Prime Minister Zhao Pu, Xue Juzheng, Shen Yilun, Song Qi, Lu Mengzheng, Zhang Qixian, Lu Duan and other high-level civilian officials arrived early, on the other hand, military attachés, Cao Bin, Mi Xin, Yang Ye not only the most senior generals arrived, Fu Qian, Li Yanbin, Ma Zheng, Lu Hanyun, Cai Yu, Han Yanqing, Gao Qiong, Zhang Chengyan and other ordinary officers also arrived.
The generals are okay, after all, in the month since they came back, they have also had a lot of contact with Jiang Yin, this new emperor can always bring them all kinds of novelties, and what makes them appreciate even more is that this new emperor is very sympathetic to his subordinates and has a good temper, and they have gradually begun to support this new emperor.
But the civil officials are not good, they are still frightened, the emperor of the country has changed, and it is replaced with 200,000 soldiers, this one is not careful, the entire civil official group of the court is the end of the head to the ground, although Jiang Yin has made a statement in the morning, but these literati are still trembling one by one.
After all, the emperor's words are like the words on the wine table, and it would be good to be able to believe half of them....
As soon as the time came, Jiang Yin came in from the back hall of the main hall surrounded by a group of guards, sat on the golden dragon chair, Jiang Yin looked at the crowded people in the hall, and said with a smile: "What kind of meeting are you standing, come here, give the ministers a seat." ”
Zhao Pu and other prime ministers looked at each other, is this a trap?
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have always been monarchs and ministers, and we dare not disobey." Xue Juzheng stood up and hugged his fists.
"The ancients are the ancients, the present is the present, we have to take the essence of it, go to its dross, stand and talk about things, back pain and numbness in the legs, how can we explain things clearly and solve the problem? Listen to me, sit! As soon as Jiang Yin said this, many ministers, you look at me, I look at you, looking at the chairs brought up by those servants, I still don't dare to sit down.
Who knows if the first person to sit down will be the first person to move his head.
"Your Majesty, in the previous dynasty, the people of the micro-ministers were standing up to discuss politics, and they have long been accustomed to it, and they have not felt that there is anything wrong." Zhao Pu stood up at this time and said.
Jiang Yin was a little speechless, these ministers recognized the reason one by one, and gave them a bench for their own good, but they didn't appreciate it, as if they had committed some taboo, and they were timid.
"I said to sit and sit, and if there are those who don't sit, there will be three sticks of the court staff!" Since he didn't listen to what he said, then Jiang Yin had no choice but to use force, as soon as he said this, the generals all sat down with a hula, and Wenchen looked at each other here, and sat down with a wry smile.
These civil officials didn't dare to sit all of them, a third of their buttocks rubbed on the chairs, looking uncomfortable, but Jiang Yin would not force them anymore, the road had to be walked step by step, and the food had to be eaten in one bite, now they have compromised themselves a little, and they will be able to compromise more in the future, in the end, Jiang Yin has the confidence to tame them, so that they can truly understand the strength of the New Song Kingdom, so as to fully accept the transformation of the New Song Kingdom on their minds.
"Alright, now that everyone is seated, then our meeting has officially begun." Jiang Yin sat on the dragon chair and talked eloquently: "I won't say much nonsense, now the world of the Great Song Dynasty has been accepted by me, but how to give an explanation to the world, I want to listen to your opinions, Prime Minister Zhao Pu, you will come first." ”
Zhao Pu, who was named, was stunned, when Zhao Guangyi was alive, the ministers never named him, they all said it to those who wanted to say it, and they were collectively silent if they didn't want to say it.
But now, now that he has been named, Zhao Pu stood up and said: "Your Majesty is now in charge of 200,000 troops, the world does not dare to disobey, just raise your arms and shout, there will be many ringers in Bianjing City, if there is a counterpoint to the royal family, there will be no forgiveness." ”
Zhao Pu said this as if he didn't say it, but he also told the truth, Jiang Yin has 200,000 soldiers and horses, which is indeed a very powerful force in today's Great Song Dynasty, as long as the military power is in his hands, no one dares to resist him, no matter what kind of policy he promulgates, no one will dare to say a word.
After all, people kill me for fish.
"Prime Minister Zhao has a point, but what he said is still too general, and I need to know how to do it, not to introduce the current form in general." Jiang Yin both encouraged and criticized. "Let's talk about Prime Minister Xue next, you are an old minister, I want to hear what different opinions you have, after you finish speaking, the rest will be in order, one by one."
After Jiang Yin finished speaking, the prime ministers behind him all looked embarrassed, in front of this new emperor, if he behaves well, he will naturally be valued, and if he doesn't perform well, then his career will probably come to an end.
First impressions matter, and these cunning officials know this quite well.
"Your Majesty has now destroyed the emperor of the previous dynasty, and there are not many people who know about it among the hundred officials, Weichen thinks that His Majesty can announce the enthronement ceremony at the great court meeting in three days, and at the same time grant amnesty to the world, whether it is to modify the year name or the name of the country, it is all up to Your Majesty." Xue Juzheng said with a serious face.
Listening to Xue Juzheng's suggestion, Jiang Yin nodded, this feasibility is indeed very high, three days later, the big court meeting, when the officials above the fifth grade will participate, it is appropriate to announce the enthronement ceremony to the world.
"The enthronement of the court will be announced, and I very much agree, and the enthronement ceremony can also be arranged. But I don't think it's appropriate to give amnesty to the world, and I can't let those who commit crimes have a chance to escape the punishment of the law because of my accession to the throne, okay, next..."
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The meeting of the Vertical Arch Hall was held until the evening, and Jiang Yin reached a consensus with these highest-ranking officials of the Great Song Dynasty that the Great Dynasty meeting three days later would officially announce the news of his accession to the throne, citing the Zen throne of Zhao Guangyi.
In fact, Jiang Yin doesn't care much about the reputation of the people in the world, he is not a person of this era, so naturally he does not have to abide by the rules and regulations of this era, and those ministers strongly advised him to grant amnesty to the world, because the newly enthroned emperors in history will introduce such a policy, which is mainly to calm the voice of the people.
But Jiang Yin did not agree to amnesty the world in the end, the development model of the New Song Kingdom in Cangzhou, Qingzhou, and Dezhou was very successful, Jiang Yin's next task was just to replicate this success, and he didn't want to give privileges to future generations in other aspects.
The law is the law, from the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan to the common people, everyone must follow the "New Song Law", and there is no law on the "New Song Law" to pardon criminals, even if the new emperor ascends the throne, it cannot change the status of the "New Song Law".
Three days later, when he met the Zhengzhen civil and military officials, Jiang Yin felt that he should prepare in the Taihe Palace, at least it should be similar to the main hall of the Imperial City of Xincangzhou....
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