At dawn, the sky was just beginning to brighten.
The sound of drums had already begun to resound throughout the palace, and the entire Great Peace City could hear it clearly.
Ascending to the throne was not a small matter. It was not just about casually sitting on the dragon throne!
On the contrary, ascending to the throne was extremely complicated. It required sacrifices to heaven and earth. After it was over, they even had to go to the ancestral temple to take a stroll.
However, Xu Hao was the founding emperor, so he did not have to go to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices.
In fact, if it weren't for the insistence of the scholarly faction that sacrifices must be made to heaven and earth, perhaps he would have been able to skip this most important step.
Under the lead of the trusted Minister of Rites, the worship ceremony was held in the eastern suburbs of Great Peace City. When they returned, the ritual music was loud and the bell rang through the Imperial City. The sky was already completely bright.
In the Imperial Palace!
Under the clothes of the palace maids, Xu Hao put on the tiara that the Weaving Division had processed and rushed out.
The structure of this robe was extremely complicated. There were 12 chapters of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, and so on. Because of this, this robe was also called the 12-chapter robe.
To Xu Hao's regret, the robe was bright yellow, not black, which he liked.
"Your Majesty, please wear the Twelve Jade Crown!”
The coldness on the salamander's face disappeared. She walked forward with the crown and smiled like a flower!
Nodding his head, Xu Hao allowed the Startling Salamander to place the Twelve Jade Crown on his head.
After he was neatly dressed, Jing Li carefully inspected him again. Then, he asked two palace maids to bring a bronze mirror and place it in front of Xu Hao.
In the bronze mirror, Xu Hao's eyebrows were handsome and his eyes were bright. His facial features were well-defined and he looked handsome!
At this moment, he was wearing a crown and a robe, giving off a noble and dignified aura.
In the entire palace, only the frightened salamander could maintain its composure. The other palace maids all lowered their heads and did not even dare to breathe loudly.
"Your Majesty, the time has come!"
At this moment, a palace maid hurried over and stood outside the door to remind him softly.
Xu Hao gently nodded. Surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, he left the palace. He passed through many halls and arrived at Chao Wen Hall amidst the sound of magnificent drums.
He waved his sleeves and sat on the dragon throne. His eyes were disdainful, and no one could hear him!
After he sat down, the civil and military officials entered through the Meridian Gate under the lead of the officials from the Ministry of Rites. They crossed the Golden Water Bridge and stood neatly on both sides of the imperial road.
Soon after, Qin Liyan appeared with the imperial edict in his hand and read it out to the civil and military officials.
"I am the ruler of Great Yan. Since the end of my destiny, the person destined to be…"
Hundreds of words were written in a long and clear voice, resounding throughout the Imperial City.
After Qin Li finished reading, the civil and military officials on both sides of the imperial road knelt down and shouted,
"Long live our emperor!"
The sound of the mountain was like a tsunami, deafening the deaf.
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"Great Flame?"
In the harem, two groups of mother and daughter stood outside the room, looking at the Chaowen Hall with mixed feelings.
They watched a dynasty fall and another rise.
"Yun Qing, do you think he can sit firmly in that position?”
The Empress asked Yun Qing.
"Your son…your son is not sure. I only heard from the Principal that the envoys of the seven countries have arrived at Great Peace City!”
Among the four of them, only Yun Qing knew some information.
"I hope that he will be fine!"
The Empress sighed softly. If Great Yan was destroyed, they could only commit suicide.
Not everyone had Xu Hao's breadth of mind and character!
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Outside the Imperial City, in a teahouse.
Yao Yue and Lian Xing listened to the shouts coming from the palace. After exchanging a glance, Yao Yue said,"
"I don't quite understand. Those people have clearly already mobilized their troops to the Chen Kingdom. Why didn't they attack directly during the coronation ceremony?”
"Sister, your brain is really…Do you understand that you should use courtesy before resorting to force?”
"What do you mean by courtesy before resorting to force?"
"That's right. Sigh, as the saying goes,'first be polite before resorting to force'. It's quite complicated to explain. Just think that they want to take down the current Great Yan at the lowest price!”
"Hey, look, the envoys of the six states are heading into the palace!”
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"Your Majesty, the envoys of the six states arrived at Great Peace City yesterday and are requesting an audience outside the noon gate!”
Xu Hao was sitting on the dragon throne in the Hall of Chaowen. Below him, an official stood up to report.
When the ministers heard this, their expressions changed because they had already known about this news.
Today, whether they fought or made peace would depend on His Majesty!
"The envoys of the six countries are here!"
Xu Hao gave a look, and the trusted eunuch immediately shouted in a sharp voice.
Not long after, the envoys of the six dynasties walked in from outside the hall. However, their attitudes were arrogant. They did not bow or kneel, but walked directly into the hall.
This scene made the minister furious!
"Impudent, you didn't kneel when you saw my emperor, yet you still have manners?”
"Kneel down! Otherwise, don't blame me for chopping off your head!”
"Do you want the messenger to die?”
Voices rang out from the ministers. They were furious as they pointed at the envoys and cursed.
Xu Hao was expressionless as he swept his gaze across the five people standing in the hall. Finally, his gaze descended onto the woman who had stopped at the entrance of the hall.
This woman looked ordinary and had no aura at all.
However, what puzzled Xu Hao was why he kept staring at him.
"Greetings, Flame Emperor, on behalf of Grand Xia!”
At this moment, the female representative of Grand Xia revealed a faint smile. After saying this, she slowly walked into the hall.
" Their voices are quite pleasant to hear…" Xu Hao nodded. Then, he shifted his gaze to the other five people.
"What's the matter? Speak!"
What was surprising was that the Emperor who founded Great Yan did not seem angry at all.
"Flame Emperor, right? I am the envoy of the Qi Kingdom. I am here to deliver a message to you by His Majesty's order!”
"I am the envoy of Western Liang. I have a message for you under the orders of His Majesty!”
"I am…"
The five of them stepped forward and spoke one after another. Their expressions were filled with arrogance, and their words were not respectful at all.
Only the ordinary female envoy of Great Xia stood on the spot and looked up at Xu Hao. Her eyes flickered, and no one knew what she was thinking.
When someone else spoke, she was still looking at Xu Hao.
"Is there a flower on my face?"
Xu Hao looked at the woman and said in a somewhat inexplicable manner.
"The Flame Emperor must be joking! This little girl only wanted to take a closer look to see if the person who was called the most extraordinary man in the seven countries was worthy of his name!”
"What about now?"
"The Flame Emperor is the most handsome man I have ever seen!”
Xu Hao was speechless. Good?
He more or less felt that there was something wrong with this female envoy of Great Xia.
The five emissaries watched as Xu Hao and the Great Xia envoy chatted as if there was no one else around, and some anger rose in their hearts.
"Flame Emperor, listen to us!”The envoy of Qi State frowned and said.
"Presumptuous, you bastard!”
Wang Yuanlang, who couldn't stand it anymore, jumped out and rolled up his sleeves, walking towards the envoy of Qi State fiercely.
"Wang Yuanlang, let them finish!"
Xu Hao said. Wang Yuanlang could only go back indignantly.
"Hmph, at least you're tactful!" The envoy of the Qi Kingdom snorted, then looked at the other four people and continued,"
"My Emperor's words to you are to immediately announce your abdication and disband Great Yan's army. Otherwise, bear the consequences!”
Hearing this, Xu Hao was instantly amused. Then, he looked at the others and asked,
"Your dynasty's dog emperor also has the same intention?”
"Xu Hao, how dare you insult our Majesty!”
The envoys were instantly enraged. They pointed at Xu Hao and shouted angrily.
"What about you?" Xu Hao ignored them and looked at the envoy of Great Xia.
"His Majesty of Great Xia asked me to bring you a message. If you are willing, you can come to Great Xia.”
The woman smiled. Unfortunately, she looked ordinary.
"Alright, I already know your purpose!”Xu Hao raised his eyebrows but did not answer. Instead, he looked at the other five people.
"Xu Hao, you have to apologize!" The few of them looked very angry and wanted Xu Hao to apologize for what he had just said.
"I thought you would be able to come up with some new tricks, but it seems that I overestimated you!”
Xu Hao chuckled and waved his hand.
"Drag him out, chop him up and feed him to the dogs. Oh, right, leave his head behind and hang it at the border!”
The few people who were scolding Xu Hao were instantly stunned.
It seemed that no one had expected that this young man, who looked gentle and refined, would not be angry at their impudence at all.
He actually wanted to drag them out and cut them into pieces while laughing?
The female envoy of Great Xia was also stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to react.
"Your Majesty, let me come!"
Wang Yuanlang stood up with a smile, rolling up his sleeves.
"Xu Hao, what do you mean?" The envoy of Qi State asked angrily.
"I mean it, Wang Yuanlang, hurry up. I'm annoyed just looking at these bastards!”
"Hehe, alright, Prince. Ah, no, Your Majesty!”
Wang Yuanlang quickly stepped forward and threw a punch at the envoy of Qi State who had yet to react.
"Xu Hao, you, you want to openly oppose the Six Nations?”
"The emissaries are not killed in a war between two countries! This is a rule that was set a long time ago. You are provoking the Six Nations by doing this.”
"Xu Hao, why aren't you telling him to stop?”
The envoys immediately stomped their feet and began to explain the rules of the seven countries to Xu Hao.
"Your Majesty, the seven countries have set a rule that we can't kill the envoys of other countries recklessly…"
An official in the court hesitated for a moment before standing up to explain.
"The seven countries are the seven countries, and Great Yan is Great Yan. What does the rules of the seven countries have to do with Great Yan?”
A great scholar of the scholarly faction stood out and snorted coldly.
He was the newly appointed Minister of Rites, Yan Qing!
The moment Yan Qing spoke, the official who had stepped forward to explain smiled awkwardly and stood back.
While they were talking, Wang Yuanlang had already knocked out all the envoys of the five countries with one punch.
Just as he was about to attack the female envoy of Great Xia, Xu Hao said indifferently,
"Wang Yuanlang, is there something wrong with your brain?"
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Didn't you ask us to drag them all out and cut them into pieces?”Wang Yuanlang stopped and scratched his head.
"This envoy of Great Xia has no hostility!”
Yan Qing reminded Wang Yuanlang, and he suddenly realized that he had been angered by these dogs.
Looking at the female envoy who looked calm and fearless, Wang Yuanlang asked a few generals to help him drag the envoys out.
"Xu Hao, you will die a horrible death!"
"Just you wait. Once the five kingdoms alliance arrives, you will definitely die!”
"You talk too much nonsense. If you say another word, I'll pull out your tongue first.”
Seeing the envoys being dragged away and clamoring non-stop, the ministers did not know what to say.
For a moment, the atmosphere became a little heavy.
"Minister of War Yang Hong!"
"Your subject is here!"
Yang Hong immediately stood up and bowed.
"I order you to recruit 500,000 new soldiers from all over the world. Is there a problem?”
"This…First meeting in Great Yan, I'm afraid the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have enough money!”Yang Hong looked at Xu Hao with some difficulty.
Xu Hao frowned. He had forgotten about this, so he hurriedly looked at a middle-aged man among the officials.
"Yu Wenle, you're the Minister of Revenue. Tell me, do you have enough silver in the treasury?”
"Your Majesty, the previous dynasty has been in a series of wars, and the remaining silver in the national treasury is less than two million!”Yu Wen Le glanced at Xu Hao with a bitter smile.
When Dafeng was still around, he had sent troops to attack the Northern Territory many times. Each time, there were hundreds of thousands of people. How could the national treasury be squandered!
Hearing this, Xu Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"It seems that what we fought down was only a mess!”In the main hall, the female envoy of Great Xia frowned and couldn't help but mutter in her heart.
She was suddenly curious as to what Xu Hao would do in such a situation!
There was no money in the national treasury, and the savings in the Northern Territory were almost squandered.
Xu Hao really had a headache at this moment. What could he do without money? The key point was that the alliance army of the five nations could attack Great Yan at any moment.
He didn't even have time to clean up this mess.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked,"Where are the old ministers of the previous dynasty?"”
An old minister of the previous dynasty? Hearing this, many people's hearts skipped a beat. What was His Majesty doing?
"Your Majesty, they've all left. A few are still in Great Peace City!”
Immediately, someone stepped forward and said.
Hearing this, Xu Hao nodded." Go and investigate these old officials of the previous dynasty. I want to know as soon as possible that those people were corrupt and accepted benefits when they were officials of the previous dynasty, or used their positions to accumulate wealth!”
"Listen up, from the chief assistant to the county magistrate, they are all under investigation!”
When Yang Hong and the others heard this, they were instantly shocked. His Majesty was trying to settle old scores!
Why did Dafeng make the people miserable? Firstly, Emperor Huaiyang didn't care about political affairs when he cultivated. Without the support of capable officials, he couldn't change anything. There were also too many people who became parasites and wantonly amassed wealth.
At this moment, everyone understood that His Majesty was going to drag out those vermin from the previous dynasty and make them spit out the silver.
This move was simply wonderful!
The female envoy of Great Xia also looked up at Xu Hao.
"Minister of Justice Sun Yongyuan, I'll leave this matter to you!”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
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