Chapter 306 Draft and Year Name
"Then why, Your Highness?" Zhang Guifen asked doubtfully.
Zhao Xing turned his head and looked at Zhang Guifen and said: "This palace is like a prison. My father has been in power for more than 40 years and has only left the palace a handful of times. He has never left Bianjing City. . ”
“Isn’t it ridiculous that the emperor says he has the world, but actually stays in Bianjing for most of his life?”
The night before he ascended the throne, Zhao Xing was filled with excitement. Excited, after all, he was about to become the supreme emperor.
But today, when he took the jade seal and sat on the dragon throne, he suddenly felt a sense of loss.
Zhao Xing never understood where this feeling came from. When he was chatting with his father over dinner at Xingming Palace at noon, his father casually sighed, which made Zhao Xing understand where this feeling came from. Come.
He was afraid that his father would get sick from boredom after taking the throne, so he told his father that he could go out to the palace to relax.
My father listened for a long time and sighed: "I have never left Bianjing City in my life, so I have to go out and have a look."
Zhao Xing felt incredible after hearing this. Only then did I learn that not only had my father never left Bianjing City, he had even left the palace only a handful of times in recent years.
He suddenly thought, will he be like this in the future?
If you think about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case. Since he took charge of the country, the East Palace and the Imperial Palace have been almost in line.
So what is the difference between a palace and a cage?
When Zhang Guifen thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case.
When she was unmarried, although she didn’t like to go out much, she was not unable to go out.
After becoming the Crown Princess, although her status became more noble, she spent most of her time in the East Palace.
Now that I have become a queen, I can’t leave the palace easily.
The palace is big, but there are fewer places she can really go than Zhao Xing.
"Let me sigh, why do you still look unhappy?" Zhao Xing saw Zhang Guifen's sad expression and reached out to pinch her face.
“I am just a little touched after hearing your majesty’s words.” Zhang Guifen sighed.
"Haha."
Zhao Xing stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Guifen in his arms and said with a smile: "Then you give me a prince earlier. When the prince comes of age, I will be less than forty by then. I will pass the throne to him and take you to travel around the world."
Zhang Guifen's face turned red when he heard this, and she said coquettishly, "What nonsense is your Majesty talking about?"
"It's just the two of us here. "What can't you say? Let's go, it's getting late, go back to bed," Zhao Xing said with a smile.
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The new king will naturally have an early morning court session the day after he ascends the throne.
The palace ladies in front held lanterns to lead the way, while Zhao Xing sat on the chariot and yawned.
When we arrived at Daqing Hall, we got off the chariot and entered the main hall through the back door.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty!" All the officials bowed and saluted.
Zhao Xing came to stand in front of the dragon chair, looked at the officials bowing and saluting below, and sat down.
"Pingsheng!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After thanking the officials, they straightened up and the hall fell into silence.
In the first morning of the new king's succession to the throne, some imperial edicts and official adjustments will usually be read out.
So none of the officials were in a hurry for it to happen.
Zhao Xing looked at Sanshui, who understood, stepped forward with the imperial edict in hand, and began to read it.
This imperial edict is for the canonization of Princess Yongle. As for Zhao Xing's imperial edict for canonizing those concubines, it does not need to be read out in court.
After the imperial edict of canonization was read out, the eunuch of the Si Dian Hall shouted: "If you have anything to do, report it early!"
All the officials in the palace were surprised when they heard this. On the first morning of Zhao Xing's court after he ascended the throne, Unexpectedly, only the princess was canonized, without any adjustments to the officials.
Although they knew this was only temporary, they were relieved.
The Minister of Rites came out and said: "Your Majesty is in a high position, and the harem will be filled with drafts!"
Hearing this, Zhao Xing took out the same rhetoric he told his father yesterday.
Unexpectedly, many officials stood up and opposed it, insisting that Zhao Xing be selected.
Just kidding, Zhao Xing is an official and has less than ten concubines in the harem.
At least half of the wives and concubines of the Manchu civil and military dynasties were more numerous than Zhao Xing. Emperor Zhao Xing doesn't take many concubines, how can they take concubines easily?
"I will arrange this." Zhao Xing rubbed his head with a headache.
He couldn't understand why so many foolish kings in ancient times were labeled as lustful.
He was unwilling to draft a concubine, but officials forced him to do so.
After hearing that Zhao Xing did not refuse, the officials gave up.
"Your Majesty has ascended the throne. Now that the title of the emperor has not yet been decided, please make your decision early." said the Minister of Rites.
Although the change to the Yuan Dynasty took place the following year, the reign name had to be decided early.
"Let's use Xuanwu as the reign name." Zhao Xing said.
The reign names of ancient emperors changed frequently in some dynasties, while in other dynasties each emperor only used one reign name.
Things with only one reign generally represent the emperor's ambitions.
And if it changes frequently, the year name has more meanings.
However, Zhao Xing used Xuanwu as his reign name, and the meaning is easy to understand.
The word "Xuan" means spreading, publicizing and so on. Xuanwu can be understood as promoting martial virtue.
The general meaning is that Zhao Xing wants to mobilize troops.
In history, there were many reign titles that used military power, such as Liu Bei's "Zhang Wu", Li Yuan's "Wude", and Zhu Yuanzhang's "Hongwu".
Without exception, it is when wars are more frequent.
Actually, Zhao Xing originally wanted to use ‘Zhang Wu’, but in ancient times ‘Zhang’ was used in all chapters.
Liu Bei’s ‘Zhangwu’ reign title is actually ‘Zhangwu’.
There is no strict rule that cannot use the reign name that has already been used. It is just that the Shu Han Dynasty is not a unified political power, and it does not exist for a long time, which is unlucky.
Emperor Taizu made a joke back then. The reign name he used was that of a small political power.
Zhao Xing naturally couldn't make a joke like that. He had collected the reign titles of emperors in the past dynasties, but none of them used Xuanwu.
There was an Emperor Xuanwu in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it was a temple name, so it didn’t matter.
When the military commander heard this year name, his face was filled with joy.
The civil servants all felt sad.
The emperor's own reign name represents the emperor's thoughts and aspirations. Such an emperor always wants to promote force, which is not what civil servants are happy to see.
They also hope that the new king will be benevolent and focus on civil affairs, so that the status of civil servants in the court will be higher and higher.
However, no one stood up to oppose it. After all, it was just a year name.
The civil servants of the Song Dynasty were repressive towards military generals. Most of the Privy Council were civil servants, and even a few military generals had little say.
After all, Zhao Xing had just ascended the throne, and they did not want to get into trouble with Zhao Xing.
Seeing that no one objected, Zhao Xing said: "Since all the ministers agree, let's let it be decided. Tell the world that on the first day of the coming year, the name will be changed to Xuanwu."
Next, some trivial matters were discussed, and the morning meeting was over.
Zhao Xing returned to Longtuge. After waiting for a while, Mr. Yu and Hai Wenyou came in.
The two of them also came back to watch the ceremony. After all, one of them is the father-in-law and the other is a Hanlin bachelor. For such a big event as the new king's enthronement, they must come back to watch the ceremony.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" The two of them saluted.
“No gift.”
Zhao Xing asked someone to sit down for the two of them, and said with a smile: "I called Yu Xianggong and Hai Xueshi to come over to ask about the progress of the land measurement. Which of the two dear ladies will talk first?"
"Your Majesty. !"
Yu Xianggong saluted and said: "I have completed the inventory of the land in the Central Plains states, and found a total of more than 6 million acres of hidden land."
"Yes." He nodded and looked at Hai Wenyou and said, "Where is Academician Hai?"
"I have only checked the land of six states and found more than two million acres of hidden land." Hai Wenyou finished speaking. , bowed and said: "I have done something wrong and betrayed the trust of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty. Please punish me!"
(End of this chapter)