Chapter 321 Ascends the Throne and Becomes Emperor

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The emperor usually needs to go through a series of ceremonies and procedures before he ascends the throne.

One of the important ceremonies is "three refusals and three acceptances".

This ceremony usually involves the emperor declining the throne three times before ascending the throne, and then accepting the three persuasions of his ministers.

Don't think this is a waste of time.

It's far from that simple.

The so-called "three refusals and three acceptances" originally referred to a kind of etiquette between the host and the guest, that is, the host bowed three times and the guest declined three times.

Later it referred to the story of Zhou Taibo giving up his throne to his third brother Jili, and later generations praised this as a great virtue.

Since the Han Dynasty, "three refusals and three acceptances" has evolved into a necessary ceremony for the founding emperor to ascend the throne, used to show the emperor's humility and courtesy.

Like Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, after three refusal, he "helplessly" said that for the sake of the country, he accepted.

Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng, may have given up the throne five times because he was not the founding emperor and the throne came suddenly.

Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, and Emperor Xian of Han were "forced" to agree only after the fourth edict arrived.

Therefore, this set of forms is also called "three persuadings". As the name suggests, the ministers have to persuade three times, and the persuaded person has to refuse continuously. Only on the third time can he "reluctantly" accept it.

The reason for this gesture is actually entirely out of the need for political propaganda, that is, to further demonstrate the orthodoxy and legitimacy of the throne, so that the people of the world can see that he does not want to be the emperor at all, but the ministers force him to do so, so he has no choice but to follow the will of the people and obey the will of heaven.

In short, the emperor's accession to the throne must be persuaded by the ministers and declined by the emperor.

Back to Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Hongfei really didn't expect that Wang Lun, Li Chuwen and others were so anxious about his own reform of the Yuan Dynasty.

That day, Jiang Hongfei and a group of royal and clan daughters of the Jin Kingdom spent a night and half a day in absurdity. Even Jiang Hongfei, who was strong, couldn't help but feel a little shaky when he came out of the bedroom.

But at that time, Wang Lun, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Pei Xuan, Chai Jin, Li Ying, Hu Rong, Jiang Jing, Li Gang, Chen Ke, Li Chuwen, Zhao Ding, Chen Kangbo, Qiu Xun, Chen Gongfu, Tang Chang, Lin Ren, Li Chuneng, Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, Khitan officials Yelu Dashi, Xiao Yixin and other ministers, as well as all the generals in Yanjing, who had been waiting for Jiang Hongfei for most of the day, all lined up outside the bedroom to persuade Jiang Hongfei to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Wang Lun led everyone to stand in the courtyard, bowed to Jiang Hongfei as a monarch and minister, and said loudly:

"The ruler of Song was incompetent, and Song had lost 70% to 80% of its territory; the ruler of Liao was immoral, and Liao had lost 80% to 90% of its territory; the ruler of Jin was domineering, and the Jin people plundered everywhere, and the country's fortune would not last long. The Song, Liao, and Jin regimes declined, and heroes rose up. The big ones claimed to be the emperor, and the small ones occupied several cities. They were all cruel and corrupt, and ruined the people. The world was in chaos, and there must be a new ruler. Who else can be worshipped as the new ruler if not you? You were among the people, and you felt sorry for them. Later, you were supported by the people, and those who resisted you came more and more, so you had no choice but to start an uprising, and you immediately made laws and regulations, clarified restrictions, and acted on behalf of heaven, and made peace and order as your priority, so you pacified and settled wherever you went, The people all stood up. Gong Yingmo was wise and wise, open-minded and generous, and he knew how to appoint people and made people happy to work for him. With his natural talent, he started from the fields and achieved great success. In the past seven or eight years, he wiped out the heroes, suppressed the chaos, expanded the territory of Liuqiu, liberated Shandong, Hebei, Fujian, Liangzhe, and Guangdong, recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun, and pacified the three states of Luanying, and established unprecedented achievements. The world is in favor of Gong, who else can it be but Gong? I hope Gong will take the throne to settle the world, to comfort the spirits of our ancestors in heaven, and to satisfy the wishes of the people in several places. Then, he will command the world, pacify the four directions, and unify the world. The world will be blessed! "

As soon as Wang Lun finished speaking, all the civil and military officials, as well as the soldiers of the three armies gathered outside the door, shouted long live the emperor! The voice was loud and shook the earth!

Jiang Hongfei was embarrassed about this: "When did these guys come? They wouldn't have heard my ridiculous things..."

At the same time, Jiang Hongfei saw Wu Yong gently shaking his head at him from the corner of his eye.

Jiang Hongfei pretended to be surprised and rebuked Wang Lun and others: "What did you say? You can be beheaded!"

Seeing that Jiang Hongfei was "unmoved", Wang Lun fell to the ground and cried, and led everyone to bow again, saying: "There is no wise leader in the world, and the people are in panic. If you don't plan for it early, you will regret it later. I hope you will think of the people of the world, quickly ascend the throne, and first rectify the position. The people are waiting for you. I hope you will listen and follow the public sentiment. I, Wang Lun, led the officials to speak up and bow again."

Jiang Hongfei refused righteously: "Jiang Yan has no such intention." Then he left resolutely, saying that he could not accept the request of everyone.

At this time, the political atmosphere in Yanjing was also very heated. The people were discussing Jiang Hongfei's ascension to the throne. Many people were beating their chests for Jiang Hongfei's refusal to ascend the throne.

On this day, there was a legend in Yanjing that every evening, looking from the surrounding villages into Yanjingzhou City, you could see golden light all over the sky. The golden light lasted all night until dawn. People with insight believed that this was a good omen from heaven, which was in line with Jiang Hongfei's ascension to the throne.

The next day, about 100,000 civil and military officials, monks, Taoists, elders and soldiers from Liangshan Marsh gathered in front of the Northern Liao Palace and unanimously requested Jiang Hongfei to ascend the throne again.

Wang Lun led everyone to stand in front of the palace and once again bowed to Jiang Hongfei as a monarch and subject, saying:

"Gaiwen has said that the rise of emperors since ancient times must have the talisman of their orders. Therefore, the white fish dives and leaps, and King Wu makes the Zhou Dynasty. The red crotch shows the talisman, and the light of martial arts prospers the Han Dynasty. The auspiciousness of Yanjing is seen in the golden light. The destiny of heaven is clear, and it is known that the Zhou Dynasty King Wu and Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, how can they live up to this? Today's fate has been announced, and people's hearts must obey the will of heaven. It's time to meet the opportunity. God's destiny cannot be delayed for a long time, and people's hearts cannot be violated. When you ascend the throne and claim the title of emperor, it is like wishing for nectar. If you don't obey, your fortune will be ruined. Will you be able to follow the destiny of the emperor? That is the throne of the emperor, with heaven’s heart above and people’s hope below.”

After that, Wang Lun took out the memorial signed by Li Jun, Sun Jing, Shi Bao, Lu Zhishen, Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Chen Xizhen, Zhu Wu and other ministers and their subordinates to invite Jiang Hongfei to ascend the throne, and signaled to Jiang Hongfei and everyone present that all People in Shuibo Liangshan asked Jiang Hongfei to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

This time, although Jiang Hongfei expressed his refusal again, his tone was no longer as determined and persistent as the first time. He said to his subjects:

"Jiang Yan led the Liangshan heroes to rise up. The person who did it was not the emperor, but because the traitorous ministers of Zhao Song were in power, slandering and monopolizing power. They did not use it unless they were relatives, and did not take anything except wealth. Excessive taxes were rampant, and the monarchs and ministers of Zhao Song were extravagant and extravagant. Gang, the people were in ruins, and the heroes were angry, so they became angry. The two or three ministers and the generals and the commanders and commanders of the army used the sentiment of the world to persuade them to advance. The world was not at peace and was surrounded by enemies on all sides. How could they dare to accept the return of the world? Please? Please wait and come out. Why do I want to take the right position now?"

A few days later, Tian Hu didn't know whether it was because he heard that Jiang Hongfei wanted to ascend the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, so he built a palace in Fenyang, pretended to be civil and military officials, internal ministers and external generals, established the Jin Dynasty, and called himself Jin Dynasty. emperor.

Tian Hu also showed off his imperial seal to the outside world again, indicating that he was the true Dragon Emperor and the dynasty was orthodox.

Then, Wang Qing also ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, built a palace in Yun'an, pretended to be civil and military officials, internal ministers and foreign generals, established the Chu Dynasty, and claimed to be emperor.

These two things stimulated Wang Lun and others.

You must know that the reason why Tian Hu and Wang Qing were able to rise was just because they occupied the right time and location and defeated some local heroes. They had neither virtue nor ability to complete the great task of unifying the world.

But Jiang Hongfei is different. Jiang Hongfei's current territory is not only larger than Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fangla, and even larger than the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the Xixia Dynasty, and the Goryeo Dynasty. Jiang Hongfei also developed Liuqiu and recovered Yanyun. The Sixteen Prefectures and the three prefectures of Pingluan Camp defeated Zhao Ji and Wanyan Aguda. They had 500,000 to 700,000 elite soldiers and tens of thousands of powerful generals. They had strong soldiers and horses, and they were deeply loved by the subjects under their rule, both in terms of martial arts and culture. Virtue, no one can compete with it.

Both Tian Hu and Wang Qing could become emperors, and Fang La, who lived in only a few states, had already changed his dynasty. It was simply unacceptable that Jiang Hongfei should not be emperor.

So Wang Lun once again led everyone in Yanjing City and asked Jiang Hongfei to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor for the third time. He said:

"Nowadays, in all dynasties, the ruler is unclear, the ministers are unworthy, the laws and disciplines are in ruins, the number of thieves is increasing, and the people are in danger. The public achievements are unparalleled, they occupy territory across states, and they carry millions of armors. When it comes to force, no one dares to resist, but when it comes to morality, Then I have nothing to say. I heard that the emperor cannot remain idle for a long time, and the destiny cannot be humbly rejected, but the government is based on the country and the people are at heart."

After a pause, Wang Lun continued: "The heroes in the world donate their relatives, abandon the soil, and serve the public in their spare time. Their plan is to climb the dragon's scales and attach themselves to the phoenix's wings to achieve their goals. Today's achievements are Determined, heaven and man should also respond, but when the public stays, they go against the crowd and are not in the right position. They are simply afraid that the heroes will be desperate and have no plans, so they will have the thought of leaving and returning. Once the crowd is scattered, it will be difficult to reunite. Stay, it’s irreversible.”

It should be said that Jiang Hongfei knew very well what Wang Lun meant. If he did not give an explanation or a promise to the people who fought with him in the world, someone would definitely leave.

As a result, Jiang Hongfei's attitude made a 180-degree turn: "I will think about it."

When Jiang Hongfei said this, everyone was overjoyed. They knew that there was only one step left before Jiang Hongfei ascended the throne and became emperor.

In other words, there is currently only one "destiny" missing.

This is not a problem for everyone.

Soon, Gongsun Sheng returned to Jizhou.

Not long after, Master Luo came to Yanjing in the clouds. He presented Jiang Hongfei with a copy of "Tui Bei Tu".

The twenty-fifth image in this "Tui Bei Tu" is that thousands of currents converge into the sea.

The character "Yan" is an ancient Chinese character that follows the shape of water. It originally refers to the flow of water flowing along the river to the sea, which corresponds to Jiang Hongfei's name.

The prophecy says:

The worst of the people is to stand on their own feet.

The swallow's nest came into being with golden light.

The extreme of being a subordinate means that Jiang Hongfei was born with mud legs.

It came into being, needless to say.

The song says:

A tripartite fight for supremacy is a strange thing, but heroes arise from the vast swamp.

Beiguan locks the key and returns to the Han Dynasty. He talks in vain about the true king of gatha.

The tripod stands in the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties.

Daze, Liangshan Park.

The key to Beiguan returned to the Han Dynasty, which means Jiang Hongfei regained the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and the three prefectures of Pingluanying.

The true king must mean that Jiang Hongfei is the true dragon emperor.

Master Luo explained according to "Tui Bei Tu", and everyone suddenly realized that Jiang Hongfei was destined to be the emperor. Jiang Hongfei sent troops to attack Wu Dao, raised his arms, and the world gathered, corresponding to Jin De.

Luo Zhenren is the leading expert in the Yanyun area, and "Tuibei Tu" is a divine book of predictions handed down from the Tang Dynasty.

The ministers took the opportunity to say: "Look, God has said it's OK. You are really the one that everyone wants. Now the world is in turmoil. You ascending the throne is the right thing to do.

The necessary procedures have been completed. Jiang Hongfei can only say: "The will of God cannot be delayed." He agreed to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Do you think that's the end?

Far from it.

Apart from anything else, the eighteen generations of ancestors gave Jiang Hongfei a headache!

It's no exaggeration to say that Jiang Hongfei didn't know what the eighteen generations of ancestors were before.

After the popularization of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Jiang Hongfei knew that the eighteen generations of ancestors he greeted were centered on himself. The upper nine generations were: father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather, heavenly grandfather, fierce grandfather, great grandfather, distant grandfather and ancestor; the lower nine generations were: son, grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson and great-great-grandson. There are a total of eighteen generations. Only when you recognize them can you be called acknowledging your ancestors.

If a person becomes an emperor, he must recognize his ancestors, otherwise he will not be able to establish an imperial temple to worship his ancestors. According to convention, all the ancestors of the previous nine generations must be gathered together.

Jiang Hongfei traveled to this era, so there is no such thing as an ancestor.

Even in the previous life, Jiang Hongfei only knew the names of his father and grandfather. He didn't know anything about the names before him, and no one told Jiang Hongfei.

But the people of Li Cao insisted on asking Jiang Hongfei for this list.

There was no way, Jiang Hongfei could only write the names of his father and grandfather, and then make up seven names.

Jiang Hongfei was fooling around, but the officials of Li Cao couldn't fool around.

But Jiang Hongfei's explanation was unclear, so the officials of Li Cao couldn't do anything even if they wanted to verify it or ask the old people.

So, the people of Li Cao made up a brilliant family history for Jiang Hongfei, saying that Jiang Hongfei was a descendant of Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Hongfei's veins popped out. The characters "Jiang" and "Jiang" are different. Who would believe this?

Seeing that Jiang Hongfei looked unhappy, the officials of the Li Cao quickly came up with another alternative plan, saying that Jiang Hongfei was the descendant of "Jiang Yi", a diplomatic official of Wei State in the Warring States Period, who made up the story of "the fox borrowing the power of the tiger".

Jiang Hongfei saw that they were of the same surname after all, and the fox borrowing the power of the tiger was somewhat appropriate, so he was chosen.

This was just one of the troubles.

There were a lot of other things that required Jiang Hongfei's personal cooperation.

Let alone the matter of the country's name, these people almost made Jiang Hongfei's head explode.

It was at this time that Jiang Hongfei heard that Wanyan Aguda had died.

Jiang Hongfei sighed and felt a little lonely because he had no opponent!

In Jiang Hongfei's view, Wanyan Aguda was a particularly outstanding general. He was good at seizing the opportunity to win when his opponent was weak due to poor command, excessive control of the crowd, and disorganized organization. At the same time, Wanyan Aguda was also a diplomat and strategist with outstanding talents.

Jiang Hongfei even felt that Wanyan Aguda was his only rival in this era.

Now, Wanyan Aguda is dead, and Wanyan Wuqimai, who is far inferior to Wanyan Aguda in both ability and prestige, has been replaced as Jiang Hongfei's rival.

Jiang Hongfei couldn't help but feel proud: "The era of Jiang Hongfei leading the way has arrived!!!"

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