9th day of the 9th month, Grand Court Assembly!
After 45 bells and drums sounded, Li Shiming and Zhangsun Wugou, dressed in luxurious clothes, ascended the throne under the protection of the newly formed palace guards, which were the former Black Armor Army.
The civil and military officials stood under Fengtian Hall.
A group of concubines, princes, and princesses stood on the steps.
Li Shimin stood in front of the altar, and Zhangsun Wugou, as the mother of the country, stood behind him.
"The auspicious time has arrived, pay your respects to heaven and earth!"
"Elegy!"
Liu Zhenghui, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, presided over the ceremony. His voice was loud and resounding, spreading for more than ten miles.
Li Shimin unfolded the memorial written in gold foil and read aloud,
" By the order of the heavens, the saints are blessed. By the order of Emperor Taizu, the ministers are persuading him to ascend. Pray to heaven and earth, and he shall be the emperor…"
After he finished reading the elegy, he respectfully placed it in the golden basin in front of him.
Immediately after, a fierce fire surrounded them. In just a moment, the golden leaf dissipated.
"Salute!"
……
"The ceremony is complete. Bye!"
"Greetings, my emperor. My emperor's literary achievements and martial virtues have lasted for thousands of generations!”
The princes and princesses, as well as the civil and military officials, cupped their hands and bowed.
"Everyone, rise!"
"Thank you, Emperor!"
After everyone stood up, Li Shi Min waved his hand.
Eunuch Wang De stood out with a golden imperial edict in his hand.
"In accordance with the heavens, Emperor Wencheng and Emperor Wude decreed: Zhangsun Wugou was conferred the title of Empress, and he was given the seal and jade book…"
"ChenQie thanks Your Majesty for your kindness!" Zhangsun Wugou bowed and was immediately helped up by Li Shimin.
After the empress, who was the mother of the world, was crowned, the next ones were the concubines.
Yang was granted the title of Imperial Concubine, Wang was granted the title of Concubine Shu, Wei was granted the title of Concubine De, and Yin was granted the title of Concubine Xian.
Next, he conferred six concubines, all of whom were the concubines of Prince Qin's residence.
Then there was the Crown Prince.
The eldest son of the Emperor, Li Chengqian, became the Crown Prince. He was in charge of the Eastern Palace and led the six officials. He wore a bright yellow and red dragon robe and a golden crown.
His third son, Li Ke, was granted the title of King of Wu and his fief was Yizhou.
His fourth son, Li Tai, was granted the title of King of Wei and his fief was Wei County.
……
"Sixth son, Li Lin, has a high martial virtue, is kind and filial, and is pure in nature. He is conferred the title of King, and his title is Jing. He is the Third Division of the Imperial Household and his fief is White Cloud City.”
"..." Li Lin paused and then stood up. Under the meaningful gazes of Li Chengqian and the others, he cupped his hands and bowed."Thank you, Imperial Father!"
Wang De continued to read out the rewards.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui frowned.
White Cloud City was a city north of Serenity Plains.
Youzhou was an important military stronghold, defending against the Turkic wolves in the north and the ferocious beasts in the Tianzhu Mountains. As for White Cloud City, it was located further north.
Moreover, the current Governor of Youzhou, Prince of Yan Li Yi, was an old subordinate of the Hidden Crown Prince.
If the Sixth Prince went to White Cloud City, he would be able to escape.
Not to mention the danger of the beasts in the Pillar of Heavens Mountains and the assault of the Turkic wolves, just the Duke of Yan, whose original name was Luo Yi, might have other thoughts.
"Your Majesty, are you trying to force Li Lin to death?”
The two ministers frowned.
Emperor Li Shimin had promised to make Li Lin a First Prince and to give him a city as a fief.
The two of them had never thought that they would give Li Lin a rich city. Even if it was a lower county, they had thought about it.
However, they never expected that Li Shiming would place Li Lin's fief in the cold and dangerous land north of Youzhou.
However, it was the coronation ceremony now, and the imperial edict had already been issued.
The two of them believed that they had already repaid Li Lin's kindness by arguing with reason previously. If they spoke to the Emperor again, it was very likely that they would really offend the Supreme Martial Artist and be mistaken for the two of them to have sided with the Sixth Prince.
That wouldn't be beautiful.
The two of them knew very well that the Tang Emperor was in his prime.
After becoming the crown prince for less than a month, he had already raised his cultivation to the peak of the Marrow Cleansing realm. After he officially ascended the throne and became emperor, he believed that it would not be long before he could enter the Divine Treasure Realm with the nourishment of the precious medicines in the royal palace's treasury.
Shen Cang Jing had a lifespan of more than five hundred years. Li Shimin, who was only about a hundred years old, still had three hundred to four hundred years to live.
For such a long time, would he be willing to be trapped in Taiji Palace like the Retired Emperor?
Impossible!
Therefore, this was not the time to take sides.
They could only be loyal to the Emperor to ensure the prosperity of their families.
Li Lin, who had received the decree and returned to the ranks, was expressionless. There was no sadness or joy in his eyes.
To be honest, he was a little surprised by this result.
However, this was also good. His last trace of obsession had also been severed.
His fief was White Cloud City.
With the secret guards providing him with information, how could he not know what kind of place White Cloud City was?
By placing his fief there, did Li Shiming want to use his life to test the Youzhou Heavenly Festival Army and the Turkic wolf tribe?
As for not showing up? When he heard the imperial edict, Li Lin knew that it was impossible.
After the princes and princesses were rewarded, it was time to reward the meritorious officials.
As Li Shimin's trusted aides and followers, the people from King Qin's Mansion and Heavenly Policy Manor were naturally rewarded.
There were more than 20 dukes who had retired with the country, and the lowest was a county duke.
However, these dukes and county dukes didn't have many fiefdoms, ranging from ten thousand to several thousand.
From the looks of it, Li Lin had gained quite a bit.
After all, even though White Cloud City was a border city and extremely dangerous, it still had ten thousand soldiers and ten thousand households. In the Great Tang of his previous life, it was still quite a big city.
However, this was the world of the Great Tang.
Over here, tens of thousands of households were considered small cities.
There were more than 100,000 households in Zhongxian County and hundreds of thousands in Shangxian County.
County cities, state cities, there were more than a million households.
The Divine Capital Chang 'an had tens of millions of people.
In this world, the lifespan of ordinary people could reach nearly a hundred years. Those who cultivated martial arts had a longer lifespan, not to mention those who cultivated spiritual arts.
Therefore, there were more people. Of course, the vast territory was also inevitable.
The coronation ceremony that lasted for six hours ended.
The emperor moved to Fengtian Hall to accept the worship of the ministers and the Imperial Guards.
……
In the Divine Capital, in a heavily guarded courtyard, more than a hundred men and women in plain clothes, many of whom had their bones locked, looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace with sorrowful expressions.
Peng, the door opened. More than a thousand black-armored soldiers, wearing full armor and holding long weapons, surrounded the men and women waiting in the courtyard.
Soon after, several eunuchs walked in with small steps.
The leading eunuch glanced at the men and women in the courtyard arrogantly and said in a sharp voice,
"His Majesty has ordered that the Crown Prince be hidden. King Qi is plotting a rebellion.”
" Hahahaha…" After the eunuch finished his verbal order, the leader, a man with unkempt hair and dirty face, who had his ribs pierced, laughed loudly."That second uncle of mine is really impatient.”
"Impudent!"
The eunuch's expression changed drastically at the man's words. After berating him, he waved his hand and shouted at the eunuch beside him,"Let's start with him!"
"Here!"
……
In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the hundred people in the courtyard had all turned into corpses.
"General, His Majesty's orders have been carried out. I'm going back to report.”The leading eunuch smiled and respectfully said to the general of the black-armored army beside him, then prepared to leave.
However, their group was stopped by the black-armored soldiers who were wielding saber weapons.
"This…General?" The eunuch was shocked. He looked at the Lang Jiang who had retreated into the army formation in panic and shouted.
"You actually dare to assassinate the imperial clan. Come on!”
"Hah!" The army shouted in unison, their murderous aura soaring into the sky.
"Kill the assassins on the spot!"
"Kill them!"
"No, no, ah!"
"Our family is Feng…"
Puchi!
A few eunuchs were killed by the fierce black-armored soldiers in just a few moments. Then, their heads were cut off and put in hundred-year-old sandalwood boxes.
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