In the first year of Yanguang in the Ming Dynasty and the first year of Wuding in the Qi Dynasty, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the last emperor of Yanguang, Emperor Zhu Cixi, held a Zen ceremony in the Huangji Hall and officially abdicated to Liu Zhaosun, the protector of the country.
In the past few days, the protector of the country made three concessions, and the ministers insisted on accepting the destiny, but Liu Zhaosun refused.
During the first month of the first lunar month, various places in Beizhili are auspicious, ranging from white rainbows shining through the sun to toads taking to the streets. I won’t go into details here. In short, it is destiny.
Liu Zhaosun finally had no choice but to refuse for a long time. Until Kang Yingqian, Yang Hao and others threatened him with death, he finally reluctantly accepted the advice of the ministers and proclaimed himself emperor.
In that year, Liu Zhaosun decided to change the country's title to Daqi, abolished the Yanguang reign, changed the reign name to Wuding, and still made Beijing the capital. He named Jin Yuji as the Eastern Queen and Yang Qing'er as the Western Queen. The two queens stood side by side, and Liu Kan was appointed as the Queen. Prince.
Emperor Ming Zhu Cixi was enthroned as King of Shunyi, and he conquered Jeju Island in Korea. He reunited with his uncle, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youxiao.
One person gained the Tao, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, the protector of the country became emperor, and all the confidants who had followed Liu Zhaosun for many years were rewarded.
Kang Yingqian was promoted to the governor of Sichuan and truly became a feudal official. Qiao Yiqi continued to be his Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. His first assistant Yang Hao also served as Shangshu of the Ministry of War, adding another title to the country. Pei Dahu and Lin Yu were promoted to the chief officer of the Chinese Army Guards. Zhang Dong He succeeded Shen Lian as the chief officer of the Raincoat Guards, and Yang Tong was promoted to the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. Officials of the civil affairs department also received rewards.
The new emperor granted generous rewards, but of course many of the official positions were empty promises. For example, Lu Tongzhi was named Daqi Governor in Australia. According to the current situation, if you want to get Meridian Australia, you don’t know how long you have to wait.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Wuding, Emperor Wuding went to court for the first time in the morning, and the civil and military officials on both sides were replaced by Kaiyuan's team. The only thing that has changed is that all the censors on duty have disappeared, there are new rules in the new dynasty, and all the censors and officials have been abolished.
After the ministers congratulated Emperor Wuding, Kang Yingqian came out and said:
"Your Majesty is wise and sage, strong and decisive. However, I heard that the country has no two masters, and the palace has no two queens. Now there are two queens in the east and west, and the son of Queen Yi'an is the prince. I am afraid that the story of King Zhao Wu's sand dune will repeat..."
Liu Zhaosun did not expect that Kang Yingqian would be the first to come out to dissuade him.
"Does Governor Kang know about Yuwen Yun, Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty? When I heard about this person, I appointed him a second queen? I decided to name the country Qi, just to tell the world that the rain and dew will all be affected, and no one will be neglected."
Kang Yingqian and Qiao Yiqi looked at each other. The ministers were very critical of the decision to name the country Qi. Even Ma Shiying, who was far away in Sakhalin Island, sent a report back to Tang, asking for the name of the country to be Han. Ma Shiying cited scriptures and told the story of the decision to change the name to Han. Many benefits.
Liu Zhaosun insisted on using Qi despite all opinions. Historically, those who used Qi as their country name, except Tian Qi among the Eastern Zhou Dynasties, were Northern Qi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Needless to say, the Qi Kingdom in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was just a few provinces away. The Northern Qi Dynasty was called the Beast Dynasty. No one knew what Liu Zhaosun was thinking.
"Everyone must be asking, why is it Qi and not Han? Why is it the second queen of the East and West?"
Liu Zhaosun lifted up his dragon robe, revealing the iron-armed hand underneath. He held a long sword, and the sword pointed in the direction.
"I will tell you today: 1. The south is not at peace, and vassal kings from all over the country, who have some strength, have proclaimed themselves emperors. At present, the Kaiyuan Army can only control a few Zhili areas in the east and northwest of Liaoning, and it is far behind the strong Han Dynasty. 2. On the day when the Kaiyuan Army marches south, I will rebel against the feudal kings of the old Ming Dynasty and the corrupt officials who suck the blood and knock out the marrow. I will be more of an animal than an animal. If I don’t go to hell, how can I see the Buddha nature? From now on, I will be their hell, and I will be theirs. A nightmare! I hope that when all my enemies mention me, they will think of the brutal Northern Qi!"
Kang Yingqian was speechless.
"As for the merging of the two empresses, the reason is him. I love both of them and have no preference. Now that the prince has been established, Queen Jin and the Queen are all caring for the prince. The mother is kind and the son is filial, and they are happy. From then on, there are no disputes in the palace. Why is King Zhao Wu Li Yuan's story of killing each other will never happen again to me."
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In the first month of the first year of Wuding, the new emperor announced a general amnesty and allocated military rations to help the people in the capital. People in the capital starved to death every day. The new dynasty and new atmosphere must at least ensure that the people will not die of cold and hunger.
As Liu Zhaosun wished, his Daqi Empire was reduced to a place of four wars. The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Hongguang Court was gradually approaching, and this time it was really coming.
However, the main response direction of the Qi army is Shaanxi and Shanxi. As for the south, it mainly focuses on defense, because in history, there are really only a handful of people who can successfully attack the north from the south.
In February and March, a large number of refugees in Beizhili were organized to deal with the steady stream of refugees coming from Shaanxi.
Use refugees to fight refugees, use magic to defeat magic. This is the basic logic of Emperor Wu Ding.
