Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 331
Chapter 3 Thirty: The Ceremony of Li Chu

As the eldest son of Deng Sheng and the first heir to the throne, Deng Hao was doomed to live under the eyes of countless people from the day he was born, and he needed to be cautious in his words and deeds. Hao had great expectations, and arranged for Huangfusong and Murong Hao to teach him since he was a child. Although Huangfusong and Murong Hao were still teaching Deng Han, Deng Yu, Deng Zun, and Deng Fu at the same time, But it is undeniable that the two of them have devoted the most effort and energy to Deng Hao.

And the pressure Deng Hao has been under for so many years is also huge, especially Deng Sheng's slow refusal to establish a reserve, coupled with Deng Sheng's many favors for Deng Zun, this has led to a lot of discussions between the government and the opposition, saying that Deng Sheng intends to wait until Deng Zun grows up. It is impossible to say that Deng Hao has no worries in his heart, especially as his younger brothers grow up and show unparalleled talents, Deng Hao's worries are increasing day by day up.

Although Deng Sheng did not explicitly say that he would make Deng Zun the crown prince, the various behaviors Deng Sheng performed on Deng Zun all made people wonder, which made Deng Hao, the eldest son, feel even more pressure. It was not until Deng Hao became an official and walked directly to the six departments of the three provinces that the voice of this kind of discussion weakened, but it did not disappear completely. Therefore, after Deng Hao became an official, he tried his best to express himself. After Deng Sheng gave birth to the eldest grandson Wang, he finally sat on the reserve position that he had been looking forward to for more than ten years. At this moment, Deng Hao felt an indescribable relief in his heart.

With the advent of the Li Chu Grand Ceremony, the city of Wan gradually became lively. All the governors, prefects, and generals from all over the country came. Even if they could not come in person, they would send envoys to congratulate. The younger brother of Chu State also sent envoys to congratulate Deng Guoli.

In the early morning of September 20th, [-]th year of Qianyuan, Deng Hao was pulled up by a group of servants and maids to dress up early this morning. Today is Deng Hao's big day. After today, Deng Hao is not only the eldest prince of the Deng Kingdom , is still the prince of the Deng country, and the future heir, his status has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The servants and maids dressed Deng Hao in the clothes of the prince, while Deng Hao stood in front of the bronze mirror with a blank expression on his face, letting the servants and maids fiddle with him, without a trace of waves in his eyes, very calm, Su Qingqing also hugged Little Deng Huan looked at Deng Hao with a smile. After today, she will be the Crown Princess, the future lord of the palace.

At this time, in the Jingyang Palace, Deng Sheng has already sat on the throne, and the civil and military forces below are divided into left and right. My Majesty, the auspicious time has come!"

Deng Sheng on the throne had no expression on his face, and silently replied: "Let's get started!"

"Here!" Cui Hao responded, then turned to face the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said loudly: "The ceremony of establishing the crown prince is now beginning, and the eldest son of King Xuan Hao will enter the palace to have an audience!"

Accompanied by Cui Hao's servants, Deng Hao walked into Qianyang Palace wearing the clothes of the prince, knelt down to Deng Sheng and said: "My son, Deng Hao, pays homage to my father, and I wish my father forever. The country will last forever!"

Deng Sheng nodded, and then said to Cui Hao: "Cui Qing, declare the decree!"

Cui Hao took out an edict and read it in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "I often hear that the foundation of the country is the foundation of the country. Since the 16th year of King Wuzhuang's ascension to the throne, it has been twenty-three years since the widow, and now there is the eldest son Hao He is wise and courageous, has both civil and military skills, and is deeply supported by the government and the public. He should be enshrined in the ancestral temple, so he presented the land of the emperor, the ancestral land, and made the eldest son Hao the crown prince. He will participate in political affairs in the future, assist the king, and benefit the people of the country!" After reading, Cui Hao closed the edict.

And Deng Hao, who was kneeling under his highness, shouted loudly: "I thank the king for his kindness, and I will do my best in the future to assist the king and help the people of the society!"

"The king, please bestow the Crown Prince with the Crown Prince!" Afterwards, Cui Hao shouted again, Deng Sheng stood up slowly from the throne, walked up to Deng Sheng, took the Crown Prince's crown from the servant's hand, and put it on for Deng Hao with his own hands. , then helped Deng Hao up, and said in a deep voice: "From today on, you are my Great Duke Deng. You should bear in mind the teachings of your ancestors, never forget your original aspiration, help the community, and benefit all people!"

Deng Hao bowed his hands and said solemnly: "My son will definitely live up to the great trust of our ancestors, and will do our best for Deng and the people, and will not hesitate to die!"

"I will pay my respects to the prince!" All the officials saluted Deng Hao.

"Exemption, gentlemen!" Deng Hao turned around and said to the ministers, the crown prince is also a king, from today onwards, Deng Hao is the crown prince who is under one person and above ten thousand people in Deng Guo, and should receive this gift.

After the crowning ceremony was over, Deng Sheng held a banquet in Jingtai Hall. During the banquet, Deng Hao toasted the ministers in turn, and the guests had a good time.

That night, Deng Hao got drunk and returned to Shangli Palace. Shangli Palace is located on the east side of the palace. When Deng Hao was the crown prince, he issued an edict announcing that Shangli Palace would be the residence of the prince in the future, and it would be a permanent rule. Shangli Palace is also called the East Palace.

After the ceremony of establishing the crown prince, Deng Hao also ended his mission of traveling in three provinces and six ministries, returned to Qianyang Palace, followed Deng Sheng, and handled state affairs for Deng Sheng. Especially important government affairs are handed over to Deng Hao.

Deng Hao has been studying government affairs all these years, and he is very capable. With Deng Hao's help, Deng Sheng has become much more relaxed, and has more time to spend with the aging Queen Mother Cui.

In October of the 20th year of Qianyuan, the north and the Central Plains began to enter the deep winter, and the snow fell heavily. All the countries in the world suspended all military operations. At this time, Chang Yuchun's army who fought in Bashu also returned to the court. Deng Sheng asked the new prince Deng Hao led all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him in person, and held a banquet in the palace to celebrate the victory of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Deng Guo, who took down Bashu, has completed the strategic goal of fully controlling the Yangtze River, and there is only one southern country left in the whole south. The strength of the southern country is very weak. They have already sent troops to Ping, but now Deng Guotai Hospital is doing its best to develop the medicine to overcome the miasma. At the same time, the unarmed guards who are good at mountain warfare are also training with all their strength. As soon as there are results, Deng Sheng will immediately send troops to attack the southern country and complete the unification of the south. .

In the midwinter season, the Qin State, which dominates Guanzhong and Xiliang, has not been idle, and has frequently mobilized troops. Since the defeat of Deng State in the Battle of Shu, Qin State's plan to seize Bashu as a grain production base has been shattered, and Deng Bashu, where the army was stationed, had no opportunity to take advantage of it at all, but Qin State, which lacked grain production bases, could not solve the food problem for a long time, which had a great impact on Qin State's struggle for hegemony in the world. His eyes turned to the more powerful state of Zhao.

The state of Zhao occupies nearly [-]% of the fertile land in the world, and it has always been coveted by the state of Qin for a long time. It was just deterred by the powerful strength of the state of Zhao, but now the plan to seize Bashu failed. However, Qin State did not have any confidence that it could seize Bashu from Deng State, so in order to solve the food problem, Qin State had no choice but to take advantage of the fire and plan to capture Shangdang County, which is adjacent to Qin State's Hedong County. Once the plan to capture Shangdang County goes well, Qin State will also find a way to take the opportunity to seek the richer Henan County. As long as these two counties are taken down, Qin State will have the capital to compete with Deng Zhao in the world.

For this reason, Qin State assembled 15 soldiers and horses in Chang'an, which is more than half of Qin State's soldiers and horses so far. When it went south to Bashu, Qin State lost 8 or 30 horses. For Qin State, whose military strength is already inferior to that of Deng Zhao It is said that this is a heavy blow, so after the Battle of Bashu, there are only 15 soldiers left in the whole country of Qin State. Except for the soldiers and horses guarding various places, these [-] soldiers and horses are all the strength that Qin State can use. One hit is sure to hit, Qin Guo also personally dispatched the famous general Bai Qi as the main general, and this mid-winter is Qin's opportunity.

In the midwinter season, this is a season of mobilization that no one can imagine, but the Qin State did the opposite, taking advantage of the midwinter, a time when the whole country was on strike, to raid Shangdang County.

(End of this chapter)