After Zhang Xiu's Long Zhu entered the imperial city, a court meeting was held the next day.
At three o'clock in the morning, many officials outside were crowded and chaotic, slowly entering the outer city. The officials were chatting as they walked. Many of them were friends of the same age who had not seen each other for a long time. When they reached the Meridian Gate, two teams of eunuchs ran out.
There were also shouts of long live the fight coming from inside.
In an instant, the huge square suddenly became quiet. The officials who had been running around talking stood up straight, and then knelt down and waited in order, which is also called kneeling.
After all the officials knelt down, Prince Zhang Biao, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and guards, walked vigorously to the middle of the Meridian Gate and said loudly: "If there is a decree, all the officials will kneel down to receive it."
All officials shouted: "Long live."
Zhang Biao's voice was steady and long, and the resonant voice echoed in the square: "Long live has already set off. The six ministries and nine ministers, each leading his staff, closed the door from the left and right and entered the Qianqing Palace for the court meeting. I'm here."
"Long live!"
After Zhang Biao read out the decree, he walked calmly to the dignitaries who had come from all over the country, gave him a slight support with his hand, and said with a smile: "My lords, governors, let me lead you in!" He behaved elegantly and well. He looked extremely amiable and respectable. When the governors of various states stood up, he stepped forward to greet them one by one with a smile and greeted them warmly and affectionately. The majestic Prince Jing, wandering around in the presence of so many officials, undoubtedly gave these governors a huge gift. of decency.
The governors of various states felt warm in their hearts instantly.
This is the future emperor, the current crown prince! Such an honor, what a dignity.
Everyone followed the prince into the palace and walked all the way from Jinshui Bridge. Their eyes were not enough. Looking around, they saw the solemnity and majesty of the palace everywhere. Coupled with the purple light mist floating above their heads, it made this scene even more impressive. The Dragon Tower and Phoenix Tower add a bit of sanctity and make people awe-inspiring.
All the officials were filled with emotions as they walked along: You are a prince who is extremely humane, you are a bell ringing when you come and go, but when you get here, everything about you has completely disappeared.
The further we walked inside, the more solemn and majestic the feeling became. Everyone seemed to have several mountains pressing on their shoulders, and their breathing became tight. Soldiers wearing yellow armor stood like nails on both sides of the road, showing their seriousness. pressure.
Qianqing Palace finally arrived.
Su Jin stepped forward and shouted: "Officials, stop!"
Officials from all over the place were shocked and almost knelt down. The prince also turned around and said, "Please wait here, the emperor will be here in a moment."
At this moment, there were as many as a thousand officials outside the palace, but they were all solemn and solemn, not a sound of coughing was heard, and the inviolable majesty of the royal power was revealed everywhere.
After a while, the time came. Su Jin reported the time to the prince. Zhang Biao looked solemn and invited all the princes and ministers to enter the spacious and bright Qianqing Palace.
He led them to kneel down under the golden and shiny dragon chair, which symbolized imperial power. There were several chairs on the left and right under the dragon chair. This was where the Minister of the Military Governor's Office and the Minister of Shangcheng Pavilion sat.
After everyone knelt down, the hall fell into silence.
Not long after, the door of the east pavilion opened quietly, and immediately three loud quiet whips sounded, and the worshipers standing along the corridor outside the hall played music together.
Amidst the music of Huang Zhong Da Lu, Zheng Zheng and Sheng Huang, Emperor Jianlong Zhang Xiu, wearing a majestic bright yellow dragon robe, with a solemn and majestic expression, stepped out from the East Pavilion Gate with steady square steps and walked towards the high platform in the center of the palace. He walked towards the dragon chair, climbed up step by step, and came to the side of the dragon chair.
Jia Xu, Li Ru, Liu Ye, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Ma Chao, Sun Quan and others followed, filed in, hunched their waists, walked to the dragon chair, and knelt down in order.
Zhang Xiu walked to the first one in the world with carved dragons and yellow fur faces, and sat down.
A kind of coercion that I have the most power in the world surged from my chest. I looked down at the ministers below and the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers outside the open palace door. This is the charm of having power in the world, and this is what it feels like to be an emperor.
Zhang Biao stepped forward and said: "Le Zhi! Kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to our emperor as a great gift!"
The courtiers all over the hall danced and worshiped three times, and the cry of "Long live" echoed in the hall and spread outside the hall.
Zhang Xiu said with a smile on his face: "My dear friends, without any courtesy, all the ministers of the Shangcheng Pavilion and the Military Governor's Office will grant you a seat." As he said this, he glanced at Sun Quan and said, "I will grant a seat to the King of Jiujiang."
What Zhang Xiu added later made Sun Quan break into a cold sweat.
All the eyes in the palace were focused on Sun Quan. Among them, Lu Su and Tai Shi Ci looked at Sun Quan with some heartache and couldn't bear it.
Since the founding of Dajing, not even a prince with military exploits has been granted the title of king, let alone one with a foreign surname.
Sun Quan stood up bravely, thanked and sat down, and walked over in full view of everyone. He did it with difficulty, not daring to raise his head for fear of looking at the angry eyes of the courtiers in the palace.
"The world has been settled, and the capital has been completed. I summoned all the ministers from all over the world, firstly to celebrate the completion of the capital, and secondly to discuss several important national policies," Zhang Xiu put away his smile and said in a sonorous and powerful tone with enough confidence, "Since the founding of our country in Dajing, we have been implementing national policies throughout the country, allocating fields to the people, and establishing large grain and grass households and large commercial banks. After so many years, Dajing's national power is booming, and its annual tax revenue is also increasing year by year. What does this mean?"
Zhang Xiu's voice echoed in the hall.
The ministers in the palace listened attentively to the emperor's holy teachings.
"It shows that the national policy I advocate is correct and is a policy that benefits the country and the people. Although the implementation of the national policy harms the interests of the nobles, I have never treated the nobles badly. After so many years, have you ever heard of any poor nobles? Come down? No! Not only are they not poor, but they are getting richer. Cai Hao, tell me, is your Cai family poor or rich?"
The Cai family was the first to submit to Dajing, and the benefits of landing in Dajing were naturally the best. Not to mention anything else, Yueyingzhi's income alone was one million taels of debt collected every year, and with the expansion of Dajing's territory, , the demand for paper has also increased rapidly, paper mills have expanded several times, and branch factories have begun to be built in various states.
Cai Hao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my Cai family has received the emperor's favor. Although I have lost my land, my family has become rich and prominent."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "This is not an exception. I treat all nobles and common people equally. Now that there are imperial examinations, poor people can also hope to shine through their hard work. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the implementation of national policies. I hope everyone will love you. Implement national policies quickly and thoroughly.”
"National policy is one of them, and the other thing is the Ministry of Industry's work on building roads and canals."
Building roads and canals has also started since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, conditions in many places are limited, making it difficult to open major roads and requiring huge amounts of money. For this reason, ministers and workers in various places have many words.
