Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 657
Chapter 658 : The Heavenly Order Ancestral Precepts Are Released
In the five years of Tiantong, after the destruction of the Qin State, Deng Sheng specially formulated a system with the crown prince Deng Hao on the succession system of the throne and titles, as well as the succession of the titles of the Deng State and the eunuchs for the inheritance and stability of the Deng State. There are also regulations, and it is designated as the ancestral precepts, which are enshrined in the Taimiao, and future generations cannot change them.

At the court meeting the next day, Crown Prince Deng Hao, on behalf of Deng Sheng, read the ancestral precepts to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. As soon as the ancestral precepts come out, there are advantages and disadvantages for them.

The advantage is that their Shiyi is stipulated, and at the same time, the property generated by the Shiyi is guaranteed to a certain extent. At the same time, once the heir system comes out, it also avoids the struggle of the heirs in the family for the right to inherit the title and family property to a certain extent.

The disadvantage is that there are regulations on the succession of titles, and after several generations, they will continue to be lowered. In the end, if their descendants do not have outstanding talents, they will always become ordinary people, or even become ordinary people. The whole family will decline because of this, but as the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, and it is difficult for them to change what Deng Sheng has decided.

But they are not in a hurry, because the ministers who can enter the Jingyang Palace court meeting are all marquises at the lowest level. This is the benefit of the founding heroes. When they were the weakest, they stood firmly beside Deng Sheng and accompanied Deng Guo all the way to prosperity. In theory, they can be regarded as the achievements of the dragon, so it is easier for them to obtain titles than those who came later, and their titles, at least It takes two generations to be deposed, and after two generations, the marquis becomes an earl, which can be passed on to another generation, and then becomes a viscount, which can be passed on to another generation. Generally speaking, even if the descendants are worthless, they This marquis can also guarantee the wealth of six generations, which is not easy, so they are not very conflicted.

The marquis did not object, let alone those dukes and county kings. A duke, even if the descendants of the future generations are not promising, can guarantee that more than ten generations will be reduced to civilians. To be honest, can the country of Deng be passed on? More than a dozen generations is still a problem, and Deng Guo has not yet completed the unification of the world, maybe he can make more contributions and raise the title. Every time a title is promoted, at least two or three generations can be guaranteed. Wealthy.

Among the ministers, if anyone wants to say who is the most uncomfortable, they should be Hu Weiyong, the minister of the court, and Liu Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, because once Deng Sheng's ancestral precepts came out, it almost cut off the way for the king of Qi, Deng Zun, to inherit the great rule. .

According to the ancestral precepts, the eldest son is orthodox. As long as he lives to the day he succeeds to the throne, he will not escape the throne if he does not commit suicide. Moreover, even if the eldest son dies early, as long as there is a son, the other princes will have no chance.

Deng Hao has been the crown prince for more than ten years. He is deeply trusted by Deng Sheng and supported by the government and the public. His position can be said to be very stable. As long as he is calm, the throne will naturally be his. Hao also has several sons. It can be said that as long as Deng Hao's lineage doesn't make a show that will cause everyone in the room to die, the throne will basically belong to them.

If Deng Zun still has a chance to inherit the throne, I'm afraid he can only raise troops, but when Deng Sheng was there, Deng Zun didn't dare, and there was no chance. Hao's prestige and ability, to be honest, Hu Weiyong doesn't think Deng Zun can beat Deng Hao, and now Deng Zun doesn't have any military power at all, how can he fight?
It's hard, it's well known that Hu Weiyong's party and the prince Deng Hao are at odds. Although Hu Weiyong may not be able to survive until Deng Hao ascends the throne in the position of Shang Shuling, but at Hu Weiyong's position and age, he is more The most important thing is to consider the inheritance and development of the family. If Deng Hao suppresses their Hu family after he ascends the throne, it will be over. After this second son, Hu Weiyong made up his mind to assist Deng Zun to win the heir, earn a meritorious service from the dragon, and maybe he can get the title of a king in the future.

Hu Weiyong is already the Duke of the county, and he has entered the Lingxiao Pavilion. As long as there are no accidents, after the Zhao Kingdom is destroyed and the world is unified, the title of Hu Weiyong can be mentioned as the Duke of the Kingdom, but he is not qualified to be King Xun, but if he If Deng Zun can be put on the throne with one hand, there is still hope for King Xun.

But as soon as Deng Shengzu's instructions came out, Hu Weiyong's thoughts were directly cut off, and the person who was more uncomfortable than Hu Weiyong was Liu Jian. Hu Weiyong was a meritorious veteran, and he still entered the Lingxiao Pavilion. Deng Hao may think about Hu Weiyong's past in the future He is the backbone of Hu Weiyong's party. It is conceivable that once Hu Weiyong retreats, the forces that originally belonged to Hu Weiyong will be taken over by Liu Jian as a matter of course. When Deng Hao ascended the throne, Liu Jian would probably be the first to deal with him.

Moreover, Liu Jian is several years younger than Hu Weiyong, and he still has thoughts, that is, when Hu Weiyong retires, he can take over the position of Hu Weiyong's Shang Shu Ling. After all, there is still a big gap between a Shang Shu and a Shang Shu Ling. Jian's current title is marquis, and he will be able to mention the title of monarch in the future, but if he can become the master of Shangshuling, then Liu Jian can at least get a county magistrate, even if he is a county magistrate, it is not impossible, but Now that the ancestral precepts came out, he basically broke his thoughts.

Deng Sheng, who sits high on the throne, doesn't care what these ministers think, and he doesn't need to pay too much attention to it, but Deng Sheng thought about it, and there are still some ancestral precepts that need to be supplemented.

So he said: "This ancestral precept was formulated by me for the sake of Great Deng's future foundation, and future generations must not change it. In addition, I would like to add one more to the ancestral precept."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Deng Sheng, and it was already standardized like this, so why add more?

Deng Sheng met everyone's incomprehensible gazes and said: "People live for a lifetime, but it is only a few decades in a hurry. No matter whether it is an emperor or a general, there will always be a day. After his death, according to the title he had received during his lifetime, he will be conferred the title of First Class to show his merits and show his favor!"

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Hearing this, all the ministers fell to the ground and thanked him.

After the death of the first class, that is to say, after the death of the King Xun, he can be posthumously named the King of the County, after the death of the Duke of the State, he can be posthumously named the King of Xun, and after the death of the Duke of the County, he can be posthumously named the Duke of the State, and so on. In fact, this method does not have much practical effect, but it looks much better for the name behind him. After all, on the tombstone, King Xun is better than the Duke of the State. They have learned literature and martial arts since childhood, and assisted the king. Will it benefit the world and be famous in history?

"Prince, write this into the ancestral precepts after the dynasty is over." Deng Sheng said to Deng Hao.

"Here! Father, is this posthumous title a person from the future or can I also posthumously honor the merits of the late Deng?" Deng Hao asked. Deng Guo's meritorious service in civil and military affairs is not only the living, but also a lot of people who have passed away. , Then do these people still have to pursue the seal?
"Pursuing the title, although they can't wait until today, the court cannot forget and obliterate their achievements. Since the posthumous posthumous title is being granted, they are naturally indispensable." Deng Sheng thought for a while and said.

Deng Sheng has been on the throne for more than [-] years. Over the years, many meritorious deeds have died, but most of them are viscounts, earls, etc., and there are a few who are above marquis. Cai Feng, Li Tianhu, Huang Biao, Deng Yong, Su Hong and Cheng Yu, but after Deng Sheng ascended the throne, Deng Yong was posthumously proclaimed as county king. He had already reached the peak, and there was no room for further posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous titles. After Li Tianhu, Huang Biao, and Su Hong died, In fact, it has already been proclaimed, and the only one who does not have it is Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu was the Duke of Shu before his death, so now he has to be proclaimed King Xun.

"The late Cai Guogong, Ding Guogong, Rong Guogong, Jing Guogong, and Shu Guogong were all the meritorious ministers of my Great Deng. They have contributed a lot to Deng Guogong's success today. However, Cai Guogong, Dingguo Gong, Rong Guogong, Shu Guogong When the duke passed away, my title of Dadeng was not complete yet, although some titles were conferred, but these titles are not enough to commend his meritorious service, therefore, they all need to be conferred again to show his merits!" Although Cai Feng and Li Tianhu , Huang Biao, and Su Hong have already been awarded posthumously, but Deng Sheng said that this title is not enough to commend their meritorious deeds, and they need to continue to be awarded.

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers praised, although what Deng Sheng did was nothing more than a commendation to the dead, but this shows that Deng Sheng never forgot these meritorious veterans.

"Father, if the late Cai Guogong, Ding Guogong, Rong Guogong, Jing Guogong, and Shu Guogong need to be posthumously named, then they need to be posthumously named King Xun. How should the king be chosen?" Deng Hao asked.

Although the title of King Xun has been set for many years, no one in Deng Country has ever obtained this title, so I really have no idea how to choose the title of King Xun.

Deng Sheng thought about it for a while, and he was also quite distressed. If it was the title of Prince and County King, it was easy to choose, but it was more difficult for King Xun.

After much thought, Deng Sheng decided to use some words with better meanings as the title of the king, so he said: "Prince Xun is not a prince or a county king, so there is no need to entangle too much. Just choose some words with better meanings as the title of the king. Therefore, Cai Feng, the Duke of Cai, pursued the title of King Li, Huang Biao, the Duke of Ding, the King of Ding, Gong Li Tianhu, the Duke of Rong, the King of Xin, Su Hong, the Duke of Jing, the King of Yong, and Cheng Yu, the Duke of Shu, the King of Yang. The Ministry of Rites chose a good way. On an auspicious day, rebuild the tombs of the kings to show their achievements!"

"Here!" Chen Qun, Minister of Rites, responded.

After announcing the ancestral precepts and posthumous titles for the deceased's meritorious deeds, some trivial matters were discussed at the court meeting, and the court dispersed.

After the disintegration of the dynasty, the three provinces and six ministries circulated the ancestral instructions to the world. Although Deng Sheng did not give the ancestral instructions a name, everyone called this ancestral instruction the Tiantong ancestral instruction.

Along with the ancestral precepts, those who announced to the world were Cai Feng, Huang Biao, Li Tianhu, Su Hong, and Cheng Yu's posthumous decree of grace. Once the decree was issued, the gates of several families suddenly became lively.

There has always been an unspoken rule in officialdom, that is, people leave tea cold, let alone dead?Li Tianhu's family was fine, after all, the Li family produced many talents, but the families of Cai Feng, Huang Biao, Su Hong, and Cheng Yu gradually declined with the passing of several people.

The Cai family and the Su family are fine. After all, the Cai family also has a queen daughter and two grandsons, the prince and the king of Qi. In the future, prosperity and wealth will be indispensable. The Su family also has two younger generations, Su Yun and Zhuge Liang, but the Huang family and Cheng The family is no longer good, so gradually, the communication between the two families and the outside world has decreased a lot.

But with Deng Sheng's pursuit of the decree of entitlement, the originally empty family suddenly became lively, and as soon as the ancestral teachings of Tiantong came out, Cheng Yu's Duke of Shu and Huang Biao's Duke of Ding would be able to seize the titles, even if they didn't The person who carries the tripod has a duke of the country. The Huang family and the Cheng family are still the top nobles in the Deng country, and Huang Biao and Cheng Yu have very wide connections during their lifetime. Cheng Yu is one of the four ministers of Deng Shengqian's residence. , Yang Yanzhao, and Chang Yuchun have a very good relationship, not to mention Huang Biao. He was the general of Deng Guo, and Yue Fei, Yang Yanzhao, Chang Yuchun, and Li Siye were all his subordinates. It can be said that Deng Guojun is now The most influential people in Fang are all related to Huang Biao. With these contacts, coupled with his own title, he will not be able to decline in a short time.

"This man is really a snobbery!" In Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng couldn't help sighing after hearing about the Huang family and the Cheng family. , so the people who came and went gradually disappeared, and Deng Sheng did not set the inheritance system of titles at the beginning, so Huang Biao and Cheng Yu's duke titles were not inherited. It's gone down, but now with the posthumous decree of grace and the decree of Xijue, the two seemingly desolate families suddenly became lively.

"Your Majesty, this is human nature. People's hearts are the most unpredictable thing." Gui Xiang, the chief servant at the side, said with a smile.

"Yeah, but that's good too. In this way, I finally didn't treat the heroes badly." Deng Sheng said with a smile.

In fact, compared to the Cheng family, the Huang family is still relatively good. After all, the daughter of the late head of the Huang family, Huang Deng, married the Qi king Deng Zun. However, Deng Zun is still just a famous prince with no real power in his hands, unlike Jin Wang Deng Han and Wei Wang Deng Yu, two princes who hold heavy soldiers, so outsiders don't treat Deng Zun too much attention.

After setting the ancestral precepts, there is only one thing left for Deng Sheng to do now, and that is to move the capital. This was decided by Deng Sheng a long time ago, but the war in Guanzhong had not subsided at that time. Sheng had no choice but to ignite and not announce, but let people let out some rumors, so as to spy on the reactions inside and outside the court, and planned to wait until the Guanzhong was pacified before announcing.

Now that the Qin State has been destroyed, Xiliang and Guanzhong have been acquired, and it is time to move the capital to the agenda. Due to the Battle of Guanzhong, the consumption of Deng State is relatively large, and it will take some time to recover, and Guanzhong and Xiliang have just been pacified , It also takes a lot of effort to govern, so within a few years, Deng Guo has no spare power for the Northern Expedition, and Deng Sheng's plan is to complete the relocation of the capital before sending troops to attack Zhao Guo.

"Gui Xiang, go find the prince for me." Deng Sheng said to Gui Xiang.

"Here!" Gui Xiang responded, and went to Shangli Palace to invite Deng Hao.

About two quarters of an hour later, Deng Hao came to Qianyang Palace.

"I have seen my father!" Deng Hao saluted Deng Sheng.

"There is no need to be too polite!" Deng Sheng said, "How is the arrangement of worshiping the Taimiao?"

Deng Sheng set the ancestral precepts and enshrined them in the Taimiao. It is not simply to put the ancestral precepts in the Taimiao. It is necessary to worship the ancestors in the Taimiao, and then respectfully place the ancestral precepts in the Taimiao.

"Returning to the emperor, my minister has sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to spread the word, ordering the Ministry of Rites to pick a good and auspicious day as soon as possible." Deng Hao replied.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "This matter is important, we must take it seriously. I am looking for you today to discuss the matter of moving the capital."

"Relocate the capital?" Deng Hao regained his energy when he heard the words. This matter was provoked by him, so Deng Hao attached great importance to it. Now that Deng Sheng took the initiative to find him to discuss, it meant that the time had come.

"That's right!" Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Now that Guanzhong is pacified, but in the battle to destroy Qin, my big Deng's consumption is not small. It is unlikely that I will go north to attack Zhao in three years. I plan to take advantage of it." At this time, the relocation of the capital is completed. Of course, the relocation of the capital cannot be completed within a few years. Although Luoyang is the former capital of the Zhou Dynasty, hundreds of years have passed, and the city and palaces are also very dilapidated, and it will take a lot of effort to rebuild. , I plan to complete the outer city and palace city first, and build the main palaces of the outer court, as for the harem palace, it can be built slowly."

Moving the capital does not mean moving the capital. As the capital of a country, the size of the city and the palace must be perfect to be considered a qualified capital. In the history of later generations of China, as an orthodox dynasty, only the Jin Dynasty had a history of moving the capital. Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty, but these dynasties moved their capitals very differently.

The Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were beaten away by people, and half of the country was lost, and the capital of the country was occupied by people. It was impossible to move the capital, but the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were different. The Eastern Jin Dynasty set the capital at In the Song Dynasty, theoretically speaking, the Song Dynasty did not move the capital, because Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou only defined Lin'an as a place of practice, so what is a place of practice?It's just a palace. The nominal capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was still in Kaifeng, Tokyo, but it was occupied by the Jin Dynasty.

The places where the Northern Wei, Jin and Qing dynasties moved their capitals were basically the capitals of the previous dynasties. Luoyang, where the Northern Wei moved its capital, was the capital of Cao Wei and Western Jin. The Nanjing Mansion in China has a complete scale of palaces and cities, and it can be used with only a little modification, let alone the Qing Dynasty. Beijing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it was used directly.

Although the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing, Beijing was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty before, and both the city and the palace had a certain scale, but even so, it took the Ming Dynasty more than ten years to officially complete the capital move.

In contrast, although Luoyang City has a certain foundation, it is relatively dilapidated, and it is difficult to complete it within three years. Therefore, Deng Sheng plans to first complete the two facades of the Outer Court and the Outer City. Then the inner city and the harem are slowly improving, and this speed is considered fast.

"What my father said is true. If Luoyang City is fully remodeled, it may take more than ten years. It is the most appropriate way." Deng Hao nodded and said.

"After you go back, write a booklet, write it carefully, and tell the necessity and benefits of moving the capital. Only when there are reasons and evidences can you convince the officials. You will play directly at the next court meeting. After the court meeting is passed, You will be in charge of moving the capital," Deng Sheng said.

Although the matter of moving the capital has been finalized, the process that should be followed still has to go, so Deng Sheng asked Deng Hao to propose it at the court meeting, and then passed the court meeting in a formal manner, but although it is a formality, this form is not so It's easy to go, after all, there are many people who oppose the relocation of the capital, and the next thing is to see how the father and son persuade the officials.

"Here, please don't worry, father, I know what to do." Deng Hao replied.

(End of this chapter)