It has been more than ten days since the Yongchang Mausoleum was worshipped, and the official Zhao Kuo neither returned to Lin'an nor went to Bianliang, but stayed in Luoyang temporarily.

When Zhao Kuo said the word "inheritance" in public, Guo Mo's mind was confused.

Even though he knew that this day would come sooner or later, he had even received similar reminders from Xue Ji and Huang Yaoshi respectively.

It is said that when the official family is likely to go north to Bianliang, the throne will be passed to him, and Zhao Kuo will retire as the emperor.

Unexpectedly, on the day of the ancestor worship, in front of the mausoleum of Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuo said the words of succession.

Now that the matter has been said in public, it is natural to proceed according to the inherent process.

Zhao Rushu, the crown prince, had already rushed to Bianliang City with relevant people to meet Cheng Jue, who was also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and made every effort to prepare for Guo Mo's accession to the throne.

And Guo Mo followed Zhao Kuo's side and learned how to handle government affairs throughout the process.

In fact, there are not many things that really want the emperor to make an idea, most of them are the ministers below who have already drawn up the charter, and the emperor just makes a decision or judgment.

The crown prince and master Xue Ji completely played the role of the master, almost hand-in-hand to present the twists and turns, and analyzed them one by one.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, many things, when you really sit in that position, you will have no "angry youth" mentality at all, and this is the case with Guo Mo now.

When Guo Mo gradually got started, Lao Zhao Kuo actually had a lot of fun, and went out to turn around the scenic spots near Luoyang, and even went to Zhongyue Songshan.

Zhao Kuo knew that his exploits were completely out of reach of Mount Tai Feng Zen, so he simply went to Songshan to go around.

This is all in Henan Mansion, so naturally there is no need to worry about safety, even so, Guo Mo still let the "Iron Palm Ruthless" Lu Pingsheng, Wu Nantian and Ha Ji follow with a hundred "brocade clothes".

The day of Guo Mo's accession to the throne is set at the end of the year, and the 28th day of the lunar month is said to be the best day in recent months.

As soon as the new year passed, Zhao Kuo also ran back like crazy.

This trip has been out for more than two months, and the old man is actually running more and more energetically, where is it still like an official family of a country, and it is clearly more like a high-roller?

"Haha, Xiao Qi, I kind of understand, why do you always like to float on the rivers and lakes. Traveling everywhere, if you really encounter something uneven on the road, it feels good to pull out a knife to help. ”

Zhao Kuo's eyebrows fluttered, but Lu Pingsheng, Wu Nantian and others next to him couldn't cry or laugh.

Fortunately, the place where they wandered around was only in Henan.

There are no underworld giants, nor are they some poor mountains and bad waters, and some of the scoundrels they met have been sent away by people with their own "brocade clothes".

"Father, you have played well, you have exhausted your sons and ministers in the past few months."

In fact, Guo Mo was not tired, but he was very uncomfortable staying in the palace all day, and the two apprentices around him were also sent out, and there was no one to accompany him to practice martial arts.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Huang Rong and her eldest son Guo Yi had already rushed directly to Bianliang City, but the other children were still on Peach Blossom Island.

After all, Bianliang City is not the final capital in Guo Mo's heart, just an enthronement ceremony, Guo Mo feels that he can't let the children toss around.

However, the "Eastern Evil" Huang Yaoshi, Feng Heng and his mother-in-law Li Ping still followed Huang Rong on the road, but left Li Mochou to take care of the children at home.

Approaching the end of the year, there was no war in the four seas, and several major economic and strategic pacification envoys under Guo Mo's command, and the main and deputy commanders of several strong teams also rushed to Bianliang City one after another.

Even Zhao Xixuan, the pacification envoy of Dali Jingluo, was also impressively listed, but Guo Jing, the commander of the "Jingnan Army", failed to receive Guo Mo's notice because he followed the Tuolei expedition to Dongying more than a year ago.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Bianliang Palace.

After more than a year of repair, the entire Bianliang Imperial Palace can no longer find the slightest trace of the Jurchens, and basically restored the appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty.

It's just that the names of many palaces in Lin'an Palace are the same as the Bianliang Palace, and now the Bianliang Palace has to be renovated, and the names of some major palaces have to be adjusted.

For example, the most important hall was originally called "Daqing Palace", and now it is renamed "Taiqing Palace", as the main hall of the political dynasty, and it is also the place where Guo Mo ascended the throne.

"Fushou Palace", Zhao Kuo's residence, the thickness of the child's arm of the big wax, illuminates the "Fushou Palace" as bright as day.

Almost all of the civil and military officials in the court were present, such as Xue Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Rushu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Cheng Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yue Ke, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Cheng Weijing in the Imperial History, Meng Zongzheng, the squire of the Ministry of War, and Song Ci, the squire of the Criminal Department.

Even Guo Mo's Guanzhong Jinglu appeased Wei Liaoweng, Henan Jinglu pacified Du Gao, Hebei Jinglu pacified Liu Kezhuang, and Dali Jinglu appeased Zhao Xixuan.

As well as the "Dunwu Army" palm print Meng Gong, the "Yuejia Army" palm print Yue Ao, and the "Zhongshun Army" palm print Yu Yu were also invited, and even Shi Miyuan came, but Guo Mo himself was not seen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow is the crown prince's enthronement ceremony, I invite you here tonight, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Zhao Kuo looked at everyone with a smile, half of them were old people who had followed him for many years, and more of them had grown up from Guo Mo's hands.

"Official, what do you have to do, just order it as soon as possible, what else do you need to discuss?"

Cheng Jue, who was sitting relatively far in the front, spoke first, for more than a year, he had presided over daily affairs in Bianliang City, and he had more feelings for the city and this palace than others.

"Haha, Lao Cheng is still so fast-talking, what I want to say is that I hope that after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will no longer be called 'official' but 'emperor' and 'majesty', what do you think?"

Zhao Kuo was still smiling, but almost everyone present could feel the hope and firmness in his eyes.

The hearts of the people are a pang.

In the Song Dynasty, courtiers all called the emperor "Guanjia", but the title of Guanjia was not unique to the Song Dynasty.

As early as the Han Dynasty, there was such a title as "official family", "the favor of the official family is better than that of the three generations, and the tyranny of the strong is worse than the death of Qin".

The word "official family" represents the imperial court, the official government, and the public family, but there has been a certain change in the future.

Since the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the official family has the meaning of the emperor, the so-called "three emperors in the world, five emperors in the world".

It is worth mentioning that the two emperors, Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong and Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong, also asked their courtiers why they called themselves "officials"?

In fact, the Song Dynasty called the emperor an "official", but the authority of the emperor's position was weakened.

In the chaotic era of the late Tang Dynasty, in the 53 years, the Central Plains rotated five dynasties, eight surnames and thirteen monarchs, and the people at that time could establish themselves as kings as long as the soldiers were strong and strong.

The "Son of Heaven" then flooded, and a plaque fell and could be stoned to death.

"Princely generals, would you rather have a kind?" The concept of "divine authority of kings" began to waver among the people.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Zhao and Song dynasties, the power of the local town guards was extremely great, and they formed gangs called "Ten Brothers".

Zhao Kuangyin first became the emperor through the "yellow robe", and later used the "cup of wine to release the military power" to take back power, which seems to have come a little lightly.

However, in order to convince his former brothers, he had no choice but to show the "generosity" of the king.

For this reason, Zhao Kuangyin did not call himself the "Son of Heaven", but called himself an "official" according to the habits of the common people.

First, it seems to be more approachable, and secondly, through this title, it conveys to the ministers that the emperor is willing to "rule the world together" with hundreds of officials.

Therefore, the emperors of the Song Dynasty were almost all constrained by the ministers, and the powerful ministers emerged in an endless stream, and the emperors were also aggrieved one by one.

Now, Guo Mo was born out of thin air, and even overturned the entire Dajin Kingdom, and included Dali in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is only a matter of time before Western Xia is taken down.

The territories laid by Guo Mo are completely comparable to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, which is definitely a generation of powerful monarchs.

Therefore, Zhao Kuocai gathered all the ministers together and put forward the ideas in his heart.

Xue Ji, Cheng Jue, Zhao Rushu, Wei Jing, Hu Yu and others bowed their heads one by one and were silent.

It is a big event, and at worst, it is a matter that shakes the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, which directly contradicts the basic national policy of the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty.

These old ministers are often not alone, and there are big families or interest groups standing behind them, and they can be among the courts, to a large extent, they are just a spokesperson.

"The official, the minister completely agrees with the official's statement. Forgive the sin of vain words, and see the merits of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with the foolishness of the ministers, which can be compared to the founding of the country by Taizu back then. ”

"And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still less than the year of his establishment, a huge world, and it is unknown what His Royal Highness is referring to, surpassing the Han and Tang Dynasties."

Yue Ke, the head of the household, was the first to stand up and support Zhao Kuo's views.

"Meng Zongzheng, the squire of the Ministry of Ministers and Soldiers, agrees with the statement of the official family-"

"Song Ci, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment and Punishment, agrees with the official's statement-"

"We all agree with the official's statement—"

The three major economic strategies were appeased, and the three powerful forces were all under control, and they also stood up one after another, supporting Guo Mo to go to the "official family" and calling him "Emperor" and "Your Majesty".

Such a situation, Zhao Kuo had long expected it.

He would not blame those old ministers for this, because he knew that these old ministers were also towards Guo Mo in their hearts, but in such a matter, he couldn't help himself.

However, seeing those who stood up to support Guo Mo, Zhao Kuo's heart was still very gratified, these are his son's hardcore supporters.

Zhao Kuo dared to raise such a topic because of Guo Mo's great merit and the strong team with hundreds of thousands.

You can be called "Your Majesty" as the ruler of the Great Golden Kingdom, but if my son destroys you, he himself is not qualified to be called "Your Majesty"?

Zhao Kuo raised his eyes and saw a transcendent person.

"Uncle Tong, you are well-informed and well-informed, what do you think of my proposal?"

As soon as Zhao Kuo's words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on that person, the current "Wei Guogong" Shi Miyuan.

"Haha, don't you think it's too much for the official family to ask me such a big thing as an idle person? But since the official family asked so, the old man also wanted to express his opinion. ”

"When the Great Song Dynasty was first established, the lord was called 'official', which was caused by the specific situation of that year, and hundreds of years have passed, and the word 'official' has changed its taste."

Shi Miyuan paused, it seemed that this kind of thing could only be said by him, or that he was the only one present who dared to say so.

"A few years ago, the people of the Great Song Dynasty were rich and the country was weak, and it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was born out of thin air to turn the tide and set off the martial arts of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Let's not discuss it first, whether it is appropriate to change the title of 'official family', just imagine if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lays down the territory, can he establish himself as the emperor?"

Yes, Dali plus Dajin is likely to add Daxia Kingdom, and the land and heritage of these three countries are much stronger than those of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want the land of the Great Song Dynasty, he can stand on his own and call himself "the emperor", if it is a hostile force, it is normal to destroy the Great Song Dynasty again.

At that time, is it necessary to discuss whether to call the "official" or the "emperor"?

"Haha, it's good, it's worthy of being the same uncle, in the end, he is the one who has been the ruler of a country, this matter is decided. There will definitely be trouble, and if the prince can't even handle this trouble, then he himself deserves to be called back to the 'official family' again. ”

In the end, Zhao Kuo made the final decision, and everyone left one after another, but Zhao Kuo was a little excited and couldn't sleep.

"Official, it's late at night, you should rest, you still have a lot of things to do tomorrow."

The old eunuch who was waiting on the side didn't seem to have aged at all over the years, and his eyes seemed to be brighter, but his waist was a little weaker.

"Haha, old man, you don't know how excited I am now, tomorrow I will pass the throne to Xiao Qi, and Da Song will become more prosperous and powerful in his hands!"

The old eunuch could see that the official family was really excited, as if he was more excited than the night before he ascended the throne.

The next day, on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, everything is suitable and poisonous.

Early in the morning, Guo Mo was called up by Lao Cheng Jue, in this winter, it was still dark outside.

"Your Highness, have you remembered the etiquette that the old minister told you yesterday?"

The Song Dynasty was a very strange dynasty, with four emperors, which was also the most emperors in all dynasties.

Not to mention, after Zhao Kuo himself ascended the throne, he created a emperor, but he didn't expect him to be the emperor now.

Anyone who sits on the throne of the emperor, no one will think of taking the initiative to give up this position, although the emperor of the Song Dynasty is a little more difficult than the rest of the dynasties, but there are so many emperors to be the emperor, it is still very surprising.

Song Guangzong Zhao Dan, who is said to have a mental illness, was ousted from power by the civil officials and Song Gaozong's wife.

Song Gaozong's wife, the Empress Dowager Wu, came forward, and without Zhao Dan's knowledge, he directly abolished his throne, nominally called "Neizen", and put her son Zhao Kuan on the throne, and let Zhao Duan become the emperor.

Decades later, Zhao Kuo gave way to his son, which was completely sincere.

It's not that I'm afraid of not managing the country well, but I'm unwilling to attribute too many historical achievements to myself, which can't but be said to be an alternative wonder.

First of all, I went to the temple to worship my ancestors, and officially told my ancestors that a Zen ceremony would be held today.

Zhao Kuo prepared a large text of the Zen position in advance, and the old man did not choose to read it on the "Taiqing Palace", but stood high on the tower of the "Xuande Gate".

Facing tens of thousands of subjects outside the palace, Zhao Guangguang recounted Guo Mo's journey and achievements over the years.

Guo Mo's deeds are known to many subjects, and when he was appointed as the crown prince, Yu Shitai and the palace newspaper vigorously publicized a round.

Now, hearing it from Zhao Kuo's mouth again, while being recognized by authority, it has added a bit of legend.

A sprinkled manuscript made tens of thousands of listeners interrupt more than a dozen times, and almost every time they heard Guo Mo's feat, they were praised and cheered by the subjects under the city.

On the "Taiqing Palace", Zhao Kuo personally put on a tassel hat symbolizing the emperor for Guo Mo.

Yes, it is the "tassel hat", the "tassel hat" invented by Qin Shi Huang back then, and there is a row of beaded curtains at the front of the hat.

The tassel blocked the emperor's face, which looked particularly majestic, and at the same time, it also made the courtiers feel awe.

It is not the "long-winged hat" worn by the officials of the Song Dynasty, that is, the kind with two long horizontal bars on the left and right sides of the hat.

This move made many ministers in the "Taiqing Palace" whisper.

Guo Mo didn't think much about it, the various etiquettes of the morning had already exhausted him, and now he put on a "tassel hat" for him, and he didn't feel anything wrong.

After all, he has seen a lot of such hats in film and television dramas in later generations, and even the Jade Emperor seems to wear this.

On the contrary, the hats of the Great Song Dynasty officials, and the "long-winged hats" worn by those civil officials, Guo Mo was still very dissatisfied, and he always felt very funny when he looked at it.

Zhao Kuo personally helped Guo Mo onto the golden platform, and after Guo Mo sat down, he sat on a soft seat behind Guo Mo's side.

"Your Majesty—"

Yue Ke, Meng Zongzheng, Song Ci, Wei Liaoweng, Du Gao, Liu Kezhuang, Meng Gong, Yue Ao, Yu Jue, etc., the first wave stood up, knelt on the ground, and called "Your Majesty"!

In the dumbfounded eyes of more ministers, Xue Ji, Zhao Rushu, Cheng Jue, Hu Yu, Wei Jing, etc., after a little hesitation, also walked out of the squad and fell to their knees.

"Your Majesty—"

The situation is stronger than people, and these old ministers are also exquisite, and the monarch in front of him is not comparable to other monarchs in the Great Song Dynasty.

Even Song Taizu back then, due to the constraints of the current situation, was unable to do his best.

These important ministers of the court and the central government all knelt, and the other fourth, fifth, and even sixth-rank subordinates could no longer stand.

"Your Majesty—"

And among the third wave of people, the loudest and most excited is undoubtedly Yelu Chucai, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Yelu Chucai was exchanged for 300,000 stone grain by Guo Mo, first as the governor of Xuzhou for more than half a year, and then as the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture for more than a year.

Now, Guo Mo has ascended the throne in Bianliang City, and the status of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is undoubtedly rising.

Yelu Chucai is proficient in Sinology, and has gone through the Dajin and Song dynasties, so he naturally knows the difference between this "Your Majesty" and the "official family".

And these three waves of "ministers and others see Your Majesty" also made Yelu Chucai, who was standing in the middle of the civil officials, see the pattern of the court more thoroughly.

However, in any case, this "Your Majesty" is what he is looking forward to, he had such an idea a long time ago, but it is a pity that he is soft-spoken.

Now, seeing this scene happen with his own eyes makes Yelu Chucai's heart even more surging.

At this time, Guo Mo seemed to have noticed the title of the ministers, and looked at his father Zhao Kuo on the side with some puzzlement.

Zhao Kuo smiled at him and nodded, and motioned for him to hurry up and let the ministers calm down, everyone was still kneeling.

"Zhongqing's body—"

When Guo Mo said this, he seemed to feel that there was a crisp sound in his body, and the skill that he hadn't given for a long time was inexplicably loosened.

"The earth is boundless", the earth is boundless, from the south to the north, and it seems to be at a glance.

Sitting on the dragon chair, facing south and facing north, looking around, the warm sun was shining, but the thick palace wall blocked Guo Mo's sight.

However, he knew that beyond the palace walls, there was a broader land, then the Huai River, then the Yangtze River, then the Qinling Mountains, and even more distant seashores.

On the other side of the sea, there are several continents, and in the vast expanse of the sea, there are many islands, inhabited by various ethnic groups.

It has been said that the sky is round since ancient times, but Guo Mo clearly knows that what he lives in is a sphere.

Poles apart? It's just that the conditions can't be met.

"Dikun Jue"?

What about the aftermath?

"Your Majesty—"

This time, only one voice appeared in all the civil and military forces in the "Taiqing Palace", and this "Your Majesty" also seemed more sonorous and powerful than the previous voices.

"Newspaper - the 'Jingnan Army' is under control, and the 'Jingbian Marquis' Guo Jing is out to see——"

At this moment, a voice of "Tiger Army" sounded from outside the "Taiqing Palace".

Guo Mo ascended the throne as the emperor, and the "Tiger Army" naturally became the forbidden army to protect the monarch, but the number has not changed for the time being.

Big brother finally rushed over?

"Hurry up, please—"

Maybe it's because Guo Jing is his eldest brother, or maybe Guo Mo is not used to his identity as an emperor, so he actually said "please" as if he was a guest, instead of "announcing him to the palace".

It didn't take long to see Guo Jing, who was in the dust, dressed in military uniform, and strode up to the "Taiqing Palace".

"The last general's 'Jing Yan Army' is under the control of Guo Jing, see the official family-"

Because today is the big day for Guo Mo to ascend the throne, Guo Jing is the first time to meet him, and he directly knelt on his knees.

"Haha, Guo Dutong, now that the emperor has ascended the throne, he will be called 'Your Majesty' in the future."

Old Cheng Jue reminded kindly on the side.

Guo Jing was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes showed a deep joy.

As early as when Guo Mo was still the king of Yan, Guo Jing hung up a position to join the army, and gradually learned and exercised his ability to handle government affairs.

Of course, he also understood where the gap between "Your Majesty" and "Official Family" was, so he first nodded to Cheng Jue gratefully, and bowed up again.

"The last general's 'Jing Yan Army' is under the control of Guo Jing, see Your Majesty-"

"Big brother, hurry up, you finally came over, otherwise I always feel that something is missing from the second brother."

To others, Guo Mo may take the posture of a king, but in the face of Guo Jing, he only has brotherly love.

"Your Majesty, the last general heard about the day of His Majesty's accession to the throne in Kaesong, and he didn't even return to Hejian Mansion, so he came directly on the 'Hiss Wind' starry night, and he didn't sleep for four days and three nights, and finally caught up."

Although Guo Jing was dusty, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

"Your Majesty, you have a congratulatory gift—"

After speaking, Guo Jing took out an object from his arms, which seemed to be a roll of silk cloth.

Guo Mo didn't know why, stood up from the dragon chair, walked in front of Guo Jing in person, and pulled the eldest brother up from the ground before taking the things in his hand.

"What is this?"

Guo Mo was a little surprised.

Of course he knew something, it was a map, including seven state capitals, including Zhongdu City, Fengsheng Prefecture, Xijin Mansion, and Dading Mansion.

These are also part of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but the names are somewhat different from hundreds of years ago.

It's just that Guo Mo doesn't understand that these places still belong to Mongolia and are under the jurisdiction of Tuolei.

"Haha, the last general helped Tuo Lei pacify the four islands of Dongying, that's really a good place, but the local natives are too bad."

Maybe thinking of those ridiculous dwarfs on Dongying Island again, Guo Jing couldn't hold back his laughter.

"In order to reward the last general and the 'Tiger Ben Army' for their merits, and I heard that today is His Majesty's enthronement ceremony, I asked the last general to present this map as a congratulatory gift."

"From then on, the land of the Seven Prefectures on this map is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty. The last general has already taken matters into his own hands and let the 'Jingnan Army' go to recover these lost territories. ”

Guo Jing's voice was very loud, and he was even suspected of losing his honor in front of the king, but everyone understood that the Great Song Dynasty had expanded its territory again.

"Hahaha, okay, that's great news, Father, come and take a look at this map."

Guo Mo turned around and handed the map in his hand to Zhao Kuo, who came over.

Since then, the sixteen states of Yanyun, only the land of several states outside Juyong Pass and north of Hedong Road are still in the hands of Wokotai.

"Well, yes, it's really good news, it adds a lot to my son's accession to the throne today. Guo Dutong has made a meritorious gift, and he can be promoted to the title of 'Jingbian Gong'——"

Well, in a word, he changed from "Jingbian Hou" to "Jingbian Gong", not only for the sake of recovering the lost territory, but also because this is Guo Mo's eldest brother.

"Report - Your Majesty, Chen Dutong is back, just outside the main hall, but ......"

Commander Chen, the only person who can make the "Tiger Army" called Commander Chen is the "Bronze Corpse" Chen Xuanfeng.

"But what? Say it—"

Guo Mo was a little anxious.

"However, Commander Chen led him to be seriously injured and is already dying......"

"What? ——”