"Everyone Ancestors, please wait and see!"
Liu Xie's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and after making a promise in his heart, he turned around and strode away from Imperial Ancestral Temple, his steps firm and powerful.
The breeze blew by, rolling up the green smoke inside Imperial Ancestral Temple, making Emperor Gaozu Spirit Tablet at the top look increasingly hazy.
Pepper Chamber Hall.
Since Liu Xie returned to Chang'an, Empress Fu has not left Pepper Chamber Hall again and has returned to its previous state of reclusiveness.
Even when Fu Wan was later intercepted and killed by Horse Bandits, she never expressed anything, let alone went to pay homage.
Noble Lady Fu wanted to visit her several times, but she refused. Every move seemed to indicate that she no longer wanted to have anything to do with the Fu Family.
And this is indeed the case.
When faced with the conditions offered by Ma Chao, her father Fu Wan ordered her to leave the city as a hostage, which completely chilled her heart.
She is a human being with flesh and blood and emotions. Even though she knows that everything must be done with the interests of the family first, it is still hard for her to accept that Fu Wan used her like a tool and ruthlessly abandoned her.
Therefore, when she learned that her father Fu Wan was killed by "Horse Bandits", she didn't even feel much grief, but felt relieved.
"Madam, it's time for dinner."
The palace maid walked into Empress Fu's Bedchamber, gently pushed the sleeping Empress Fu, and said respectfully.
I don't know if it's because autumn has arrived and people are beginning to suffer from autumnal fatigue. Empress Fu likes to sleep more and more these days, sleeping six or seven hours a day.
"Well..."
Empress Fu sat up from the bed and glanced at the almost dark sky outside the window. A feeling of emptiness and loneliness suddenly came to her like a tide.
After she was stunned for a moment, she gradually came back to her senses and asked the palace maid, "What was so noisy outside the palace just now?"
Not long ago, she heard bursts of laughter and noise outside the palace. Although it quickly disappeared, she was still awakened from a light sleep.
It's just that she fell asleep again soon.
The palace maid said, "Your Majesty, good news came from Jing Province. Duke Wen led the army to capture the city of Changsha and destroyed Cao Thief."
"Your Majesty decreed that everyone in the palace should celebrate together, and Palace Attendant in the palace should let all those who are over eighteen years old go out of the palace to get married. Those who are under eighteen will be given double the monthly allowance."
"Everyone is happy about this."
Except for those maids with good backgrounds who were sent to the palace, most of the maids who entered the palace were selected, and many of them did not enter the palace voluntarily.
There is danger in the palace. If you are not careful, you may do something wrong, or you may be angered by a big shot and lose your life.
Although the palace maid is a Son of Heaven woman in name, in fact she may not be favored throughout her life, and may not even be able to see Son of Heaven in person.
Therefore, many palace ladies prefer to leave the palace to marry and have children normally.
But if you want to leave the palace, you usually have to wait until after the age of thirty. By that time, you are already past the age of marriage and you are already old.
Now Son of Heaven has decreed that anyone over the age of eighteen can leave the palace to marry. You can imagine how happy the palace ladies are.
After staying in the palace for such a long time, they saved a lot of money every month. Coupled with the experience of entering the palace, it was enough for them to leave the palace and find a good family to marry.
"Cao Thief... was destroyed?"
Empress Fu was stunned when he heard this, and said in a daze, feeling that the news was a bit too sudden.
It's so sudden that it's unreal.
Cao Cao is the largest Rebel today, and it is also the only remaining Rebel. Cao Cao was destroyed, which represented the end of the war and the complete unification of Great Han.
Empress Fu suddenly remembered something and asked nervously, "Then... where is Pretender Emperor? How is Pretender Emperor?"
As soon as she spoke, she immediately realized that the concern in her words was too heavy, so she quickly added, "Pretender Emperor dared to pretend to be Your Majesty. He really deserves death. What will happen to him?"
After hearing this, the palace maid dispelled her doubts and said, "Reporting to the queen, Pretender Emperor was captured by Duke Wen and is on the way to Chang'an."
"It is said that we will arrive at Chang'an in ten days."
Hearing the words of the palace maid, Empress Fu's heart tightened slightly, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Of course she didn't want Emperor Xian of Han to die, but even though she was not dead, she was captured by Lü Bu. How could she escape?
I don't know what kind of cruel punishment awaits Emperor Xian of Han when he is taken to Chang'an. Counterfeiting Son of Heaven is an unprecedented crime.
"It would be easier to die..."
Empress Fu's eyes were complicated and authentic. Instead of being caught Chang'an and facing trial, it would be better to die earlier to avoid being tortured and humiliated.
"What did you say, Madam?"
The palace maid didn't hear Empress Fu's words clearly and asked curiously.
Empress Fu calmed down and said, "Nothing... where is dinner? I am a little hungry."
The palace maid said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is giving a banquet at the Yongshou Hall tonight to congratulate Court Officials. We just sent someone to inform you."
"My dear, you'd better dress up quickly and go to the banquet. Don't let Your Majesty wait too long."
Court Officials and Empress will naturally attend the banquet.
Empress Fu sighed, said nothing, got up and walked to the dressing table.
Chengming Hall.
After receiving Liu Xie's will, Civil and Military Court Officialss rushed to the Imperial Palace from their homes to congratulate Son of Heaven.
"I congratulate Your Majesty on unifying the country and Spring and Autumn period!"
In the hall, Court Officials all paid homage to Liu Xie.
Both Civil Officials are holding a jade Ruyi in their hands - this is the Congratulatory Gift they brought, which means "everything goes well".
"Everyone is exempt from the courtesy."
Liu Xie raised his hand with a smile and said at the same time, "These two sentences are well composed. Unification of the country and the country is my wish, and it is also the wish of all the ministers and Soldiers people."
"But Spring and Autumn period is all as you wish... You think too highly of me, but this is all your love, so I accept it."
"Please all get up."
After hearing this, all the ministers stood up one after another.
I saw Yang Biao taking the lead to step forward and said excitedly, "Your Majesty has worked hard for six years. During these years of Campaign Against the Rebel, Your Majesty worked hard to make things better. He was restless and restless. Only then did he unify the world and stabilize the country. This is all the result of Your Majesty!"
"I have gone through three dynasties and witnessed that I, Great Han, turned from prosperity to decline under the rebellion of Traitor, and from decline to prosperity under the hands of Your Majesty."
"Sanxing Flourishing Han, Your Majesty is truly the number one sage through the ages!"
"On behalf of Court Officials, I congratulate Your Majesty!"
Yang Biao is extremely senior. It can be said that no one in the civil and military circles can compare with him. He is qualified to say this.
Liu Xie said with a smile, "Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness What you said is a bit exaggerated. I can shamelessly agree to be called a wise king, but how can I be worthy of being a holy king?"
"Although the world is unified, it will take a long time to restore the national strength. When one day I make Great Han more prosperous than Rule of Wen and Jing, it will not be too late for Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness to give me the title of Holy King."
Unifying the world, Liu Xie is now very high-spirited and speaks much more forcefully than before.
If you cannot be called a sage, you will never be able to escape as a wise king.
If his achievements like this cannot be called a wise king, then there are not many emperors in the past who can be called a wise king.
Yang Biao said sternly, "Your Majesty Now Spring and Autumn period is at its peak. With Your Majesty's bravery and prowess, I believe that I will be able to wait until that day in my lifetime."
Liu Xie smiled, and then said to Court Officials, "Today, under the unification, I want to change my name and name. What do you all think?"
Changing the Yuan Dynasty means changing the year name.
When a new king ascends the throne, the reign name is changed after the end of the year or in the same year. The first year of each reign name is the first year. Emperor Wu ascended the throne, and Jianyuan was established as the reign name.
The emperor's change of reign title in the middle of the reign also started with Emperor Wu. In the fifty-fourth year of his reign, he successively changed to more than ten reign titles such as Yuanfeng, Taichu, and Zhenghe.
Jian'an is the reign name established by Emperor Xian of Han when he came to the throne. Liu Xie wants to change the reign name. The purpose is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and to create an era of his own.
As soon as this statement came out, there was an immediate response of Court Officials.
Cui Yan immediately said, "Your Majesty's civil and military skills are not inferior to Emperor Guangwu. I think we can use 'Zhao Wu' as the new reign name so that all the people in the world will know Your Majesty's achievements."
Fa Zheng also said, "Although Zhaowu is good, but now the world is peaceful, Four Yi guest service, it is inappropriate to use 'Wu' as the reign name."
"I think the word 'Kaiyuan' is more appropriate and more suitable for my current situation, Great Han. It represents the renewal of everything and the beginning of a prosperous age."
Kong Rong thought about it for a long time and said, "I think it is better to use the word 'Yongle', which means long happiness is not yet young."
Three people proposed different year names.
Other ministers also joined the discussion one after another. Some said to use "Yong'an", some said to use "Taiping", and some said to use "Shengwu", but they all said different things.
Liu Xie couldn't decide when he heard the year names they mentioned, so he asked Jia Xu for his opinion.
"Wenhe, what era name do you think is appropriate?"
Jia Xu has not spoken since the beginning of the discussion and has not put forward any opinions, so Liu Xie is a little curious.
"Report Your Majesty."
Jia Xu Eyes slightly lowered, he cupped his hands and said, "I think now is not the time to show off your merits."
"As Your Majesty just said, although the world is unified, the national power is still weak. Your Majesty should put more energy into restoring national power."
"Instead of discussing what year to use instead."
Jia Xu's words were undoubtedly a bit embarrassing. Liu Xie was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Looking at Jia Xu's calm face, his originally fiery heart slowly extinguished.
He thought for a moment and then nodded and said, "Wenhe is right. I am so happy with my achievements that I am getting carried away."
"In this case, the year name will not be changed, and we will continue to use 'Jian'an'."
"Whenever I let Great Han's national power surpass that of Wen Jing and Former Emperor, it won't be too late to change the Yuan Dynasty."
Court Officials Hearing this, they all shouted for the Holy Spirit.
Liu Xie couldn't help but take another look at Jia Xu. He found that Jia Xu's personality had changed somewhat since he recovered from his illness.
In the past, I often flattered him, and generally I would not speak out when it came to crucial matters, and I mainly focused on being wise and protecting myself, but now I dare to speak out in front of him.
However, this is a good thing.
Liu Xie withdrew his gaze and said to Court Officials, "Let's go to the Yongshou Hall. The banquet is about to begin."