Zang Ba stood in a corner of Shitou City, looking down at Jianye City that was about to wake up, his palms were covered in sweat.

Dozens of halberds and tibia stood under the city wall, ready to be called at any time.

In the distance, a team of tik horses held the reins and kicked the war horses lightly, and rushed towards them. The leader raised the colorful flag in his hand and shook it gently, indicating that nothing happened. Du Bo from the city saw it and pointed it out.

"Seventh Team, come out!"

A team of tik horses kicked out with special hooves and ran along the spacious and neat avenue. The crisp sound of phoenix bells reminded passers-by to avoid. The knights on the horse were looking around and singing in unison.

"Sunrise in the east, benefiting China"

"Safety first, be careful of fire candles"

The people on both sides of the avenue were busy and joking. Among them, there were many discussions about which Tiqi was the most handsome and which riding skills were the best. Zhi Jinwu was responsible for the security of the city. The people were not unfamiliar with these Tiqi, especially those who were of the right age to marry a woman at home. It was normal to choose a son-in-law among the Tiqi's doctors.

By the Zhuque Bridge, the elder Ji of Ping'anli was wearing a new dress and tied his empty left sleeve in his belt. He walked through his jurisdiction with his head held high, and the people he saw along the way greeted him.

Several old men who were preparing for green bamboo met and said loudly: "Lao Ji, I'm changing into new clothes today."

"Of course, the king ascended the throne and became emperor. Jianye City will be the imperial capital from now on. Of course, I dress more energeticly and cannot lose your face or the imperial capital."

"Haha, you said that on the New Year's Day, it's not this one. Whose new style is this one, it's really spiritual."

"Oh, Your Majesty remembers that each of us veterans will give you a military dress." Lao Ji carefully stroked the wrinkles that did not exist on his clothes and reminded loudly: "You are all careful, stay away from the house, and don't let the dolls get too close. It's not good if the new clothes fall on Mars."

At this time, several small warships sailed along the Qinhuai River, with fully armed navy soldiers standing on the bow. When Lao Ji saw this, he quickly walked to the riverside and raised his hand to salute. "The veteran of the Central Army's Zhechong Camp, Taipingli Changjian report, Taipingli's fourth inspection was completed, and there is no hidden danger."

The navy and military marquis at the bow raised his hand to return the greeting. "Thank you for your hard work," he waved to the people on the shore. "Thank you for your cooperation."

"Don't worry, it's foolproof." The people smiled and watched Lao Ji walk by with envious eyes. Every family has Xinyi, but the military dresses that the emperor gave were not easy to obtain. These are only available to veterans who have made contributions. Wearing this military dress, the tiqi patrolling the city, the navy should be respectful to them. Both are the village chiefs, and the veterans who are from veterans have to speak louder.

"When my boy is eighteen, I will be sent to the army for two years." An old man withdrew his gaze and said softly.

"Look, look." The companion reached out and exclaimed: "Today's sun is so beautiful."

The old man turned his head and looked along his companion's fingers. He saw a ray of rising sun shining on the golden phoenix flying in the middle of the roof of the Taichu Palace Hall, reflecting golden light, just like the stars in the night sky, although weak, they are destined to be brilliant.

"Sunrise in the east." The old man stood up straight, grinning his mouth, which was missing a tooth, and a smile rippled in the wrinkles on his face.

"When" the big bell in the bell tower rang, the deep bell sound was like invisible waves, rippling and waking Jianye City from its sleep.

The windows opened, revealing smiles full of hope. The doors opened, and happy figures emerged. They either stood leaning against the window or stood along the street, but their eyes were all the same as when the bell rang.

Elder Ji stood by Zhuque Bridge and looked up at Taichu Palace. The sun shone on the golden phoenix and on his face.

On the second floor of the Western Region Restaurant not far away, Ni Heng pushed open the window, held the wine glass with one hand and hugged the lazy Hu Ji with the other hand, looked at the people opposite, chuckled and curled his lips.

Above the hall, there were silent. All civil and military officials were wearing brand new dresses, standing solemnly, waiting for the arrival of solemn moments.

On the east side are officials from the outer court, Wu Jing, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, and Zhong Yao, standing in the front, Jiuqing and the officials in Beijing, standing behind. They wore crowns of different styles, ribbons of different colors, holding scepters in their hands, seals at their waists, standing upright, with solemn and excited expressions.

On the west side are officials of the Inner Dynasty, Zhu Jun, Cai Yong and Huang Wan, standing in front, Zhou Yu, Tai Shi Ci and other five governors, the twelve governors and representatives of the generals of various departments were wearing new military dresses and standing up. Even though most of them were generals in charge and commanded a battle of tens of thousands of people, on such occasions, they were still a little nervous. They checked their appearance over and over again, and had practiced etiquette countless times, for fear of making mistakes.

Even Cai Yong and Huang Wan, the old ministers who participated in the formulation of the rituals, dared not be careless at all. Today's ceremony not only represents the birth of a new dynasty, but also the opening of a new era. They have reason to believe that this is a major change over the past five hundred years, which will inevitably be recorded in history and become the subject of research by countless future scholars. They are unwilling to make jokes on such occasions and make jokes for thousands of years.

The team of hundreds of people almost filled the entire hall, but there was no sound heard.

Outside the hall, Xu Chu and Dian Wei were armed with armor, like two door gods, standing in the gatehouse of the hall. The distinctly-clad Hu Benlang opened to the hall on both sides, along the corridor and into the distance, majestic and daring to invade.

Under the hall, in the vast courtyard, the county magistrates from all over the country, the officials from various halls, and representatives from all walks of life stood in the courtyard, quietly waiting for the beginning of the ceremony. The representatives standing in the center were Du Xi, the prefect of Wu County Zhou Yi, the prefect of Yuzhang Xu Qian and others, including the prefect of Nanjun County Hu Zhao, the prefect of Liaodong County Guan Ning, and Qin Luo, who had just been transferred to serve as a professor at the Wood School of the Imperial Academy, were also among them. Huang Yueying stood on par with her.

Huang Yueying should have been waiting in the palace, but she wanted to witness this moment with her own eyes, so she stood here as the priest of Wujun Wood School.

Xu Shao was also in the courtyard. He came as a representative of the virtuous and virtuous county of Runan County. He didn't want to come at first, and he felt embarrassed. But later he heard that the old ministers of the previous dynasty, such as Zhou Zhong, Zhong Shao, and Pei Mao from Henan, and Pei Mao from Hedong, had all come. Even Zhao Qi, who was in his nineties, traveled thousands of miles to come, so he became calm. He heard reliable news that virtuous people who participated in this ceremony could not only participate in the grand ceremony, but also have the opportunity to award honorary positions, and may even get honorary titles. No matter how bad they are, they can get a commemorative medal.

Kong Rong was also in the yard. Although he didn't speak, he looked around and saw countless familiar faces. It seemed that the old ministers in Chang'an were still not willing to retire and retire. Many people participated in this ceremony in the name of virtuous people and cheered for the new dynasty.

In the square outside Taichu Palace, thousands of representatives of Jiangdong people were waiting quietly. There were hundreds of seats in front of the team. On each seat was a white old man, and there were hot food and drinks on the table in front of him. Each old man was waiting around him. They were wearing new clothes and could not hide their excitement. They carefully picked up the food on the table and handed it to the old man. These were the food specially prepared in the palace. They were not only full of color, fragrance and taste, but also soft and soft, which was very suitable for the elderly.

He Chun was also among them. He ate pastries silently without saying a word. As an old minister of the former dynasty who had raised troops to fight against Sun Ce, who was later falsely accused of anti-edict and sent to Chang'an for several years, he was unwilling to appear in such an occasion. However, he could not come. His son He Qi had just been appointed as the general of Tianzhu and was said to be a marquis, but his son had not yet become an official. This time, he spent a lot of effort and traveled thousands of miles to ask He Qi to write a letter to Sun Fu, so that he could get a chance to appear here as one of the representatives of the people in Jiangdong.

He was very resistant at first, but after seeing his old friend Wang Sheng, he became calm.

Not to mention, this pastry is so delicious.

The young and strong people standing behind the old people were half men and half men and women. A special person carried a basket and delivered bowls of hot porridge and delicious pastries to their hands. The people behind them then collected the bowls and handed them cloth towels for them to wipe their hands. The representatives of the people were very happy and ate them in big mouthfuls, driving away the chills.

The bell of "Dangdang" ended, and the lingering sound was lingering for a long time.

As the bell lingered, the old man sitting on the table stood up, cheered his clothes, bowed, and saluted in the direction of the hall. He Chun was surprised to find that Wang Sheng was actually standing in front, which meant that Wang Sheng wanted to represent these representatives of Jiangdong people to shout the first voice to invite King Wu to ascend the throne.

This old guy is so shameless. He Chun is very angry.

Wang Sheng, who was standing in front, had no intention of caring about what He Chun was thinking. He was full of luck and said loudly: "The people of Jiangdong, respect the king of Wu ascend the throne, respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify my China, and benefit all the people."

One hundred old people followed and shouted in unison: "The people of Jiangdong, respect the king of Wu ascend the throne, respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify our China, and benefit all the people."

Ten thousand people shouted in unison: "The people of Jiangdong respectfully invite the King of Wu to ascend the throne, respect the heaven and earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify our China, and benefit all the people."

The voices of ten thousand people were not inferior to the bell just now. Not only did the people inside the palace walls hear it, but the people in Jianye City also heard it under the stone city. Countless people looked at each other, their faces were full of expectations, and the children were even more excited, waiting for the beginning of the carnival.

Inside the palace wall and in the courtyard, Du Xi, the Du Xi of Danyang, and Zhou Yi, the prefect of Wu County, shouted in unison: "I respectfully invite the King of Wu to ascend the throne, respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, honor our China, and benefit all the people."

Compared with the representatives of the people outside the palace, they are more familiar with this occasion. Although the number of people is smaller, the voice is more neat and loud, like gold and silk.

At this time, the palace gate was wide open. With the help of his children, a hundred old men slowly entered the palace and walked along the central avenue to the steps. The ten old men walking in the front continued to move forward, walked up the steps, and shouted: "The people in Jiangdong, respect the king of Wu ascended the throne, respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify our China, and benefit all the people."

The ministers in the hall turned around, saluted to the empty imperial throne, and shouted: "I respectfully invite the King of Wu to ascend the throne, respect the heaven and earth, balance the yin and yang, honor our China, and benefit all the people."

Amid the loud persuasion of the subjects, twenty royal teenagers walked out from behind the imperial throne, ten men and ten women, the man was headed by Sun Yi, and the woman was headed by Sun Shangxiang. They were wearing uniform clothes and wore battle knives around their waists, standing on both sides of the imperial throne.

Sun Ce took the hand of the queen Yuan Heng and slowly walked out from inside. He wore a crown on his head, and twelve strings of jade beads hung in front of him, blocking his eyes and symbolizing something missing. Two ribbons were hanging down by his ears, and two jade beads were in the ears, symbolizing something missing. He was wearing a big red bottom and embroidered with a golden phoenix, sun, flames and sea water. There were various jade ornaments hanging on the jade belt around his waist. Yuan Heng was also neat and solemn and luxurious, but the patterns on the robe were not gold, but silver. It was not a phoenix, but a phoenix. It was not a sun, but a moon.

The two of them climbed onto the imperial throne and stood side by side.

Looking at the crowds of people below the steps, Sun Ce was still a little surprised, and his voice couldn't help but be a little nervous. He swallowed his saliva, and he yelled loudly: "You are not virtuous, and you will be unwilling to abandon you, and you will be appointed as the emperor. You are so scared and trembling. I hope you can help you, do your best to respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify our China, and benefit all the people."

The ministers shouted again in unison. "I am willing to follow Your Majesty, respect the heaven and earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify my China, and benefit all the people."

Everyone outside the hall responded loudly. "I am willing to follow Your Majesty, respect the heaven and earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify my China, and benefit all the people."

All the people outside the palace shouted: "May Your Majesty respect the heaven and the earth, balance the yin and yang, glorify my China, and benefit all the people."

"When" the bell rings again, echoing the whole city.

On the stone city, Zang Ba was full of strength and shouted loudly. "My emperor ascended the throne."

Lao Ji, who was looking forward to the side of the Zhuque Bridge, raised his one arm and cheered loudly. "My emperor ascended the throne."

One after another, along the street, the river quickly moved forward, and the sound was endless.

In an instant, the entire Jianye City fell into a sea of ​​joy, and countless people cheered loudly with the rhythm of the bells.

"Your Majesty has ascended the throne"

"Your Majesty has ascended the throne"

Someone threw the prepared green bamboo into the fire, and the jumping flames burned the green bamboo. The green bamboo sweated, slowly shrank, making a crisp explosion, and the sound of "pa" was endless. The children wearing new clothes covered their ears, surrounded the fire, jumping and jumping.

A newspaper boy rushed out with a pile of newspapers in his arms. "No., No., Great Wu was established, and the emperor ascended the throne."

Not far away, the Western Regions Restaurant picked out new wine banners, and ten Hu girls sang in unison. "The emperor ascended the throne, and all the people were happy. All the wines in this restaurant are available at 20% off. New and old customers are welcome to stay away without getting drunk..."

Ni Heng was stunned and turned to look at Hu Ji. "There are such discounts in your store? Then I want to stay for a few more days."

Hu Jimei smiled and said, "Which company has no discounts when the new emperor ascended the throne? It would be a pity if we just drink. Why don't we go to the city and enjoy some joy. I heard that there are many celebrations today, and the streets must be very fun."

Ni Heng laughed. "Okay, let's have fun with the people too. In my opinion, this is much more interesting than attending a big feast." He glanced at the crowded streets, then looked at the direction of Taichu Palace in the distance. "I hope he can keep his promise and use an emperor who truly loves the people."

When Jianye City began to celebrate, the ceremony in Taichu Palace had just begun.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he first rewarded all his ministers.

The first one to be enthroned was the queen, read the enthronement edict and issued the seal and ribbon.

Queen Yuan Heng knelt down and answered.

Then the candidates for all officials were announced, first of which were the three dukes: Taiwei Wu Jing, Prime Minister Zhang Hong, and Censor Zhong Yao. The Prime Minister's Mansion was incorporated into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Ji Xiang was the first deputy prime minister. All three dukes were granted marquis, with fiefs ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 households, and they rented taxes and did not govern the people.

After the edict was read, the three dukes stepped forward and knelt down to answer. Sun Ce said a few words to each of them, nothing more than encouragement. The most surprising thing was Wu Jing. When he set off to return to Beijing, he never expected that he would be named Taiwei. Although the military power was firmly grasped by Sun Ce, the Taiwei did not have much real power and was still the leader of the three dukes in name. With his ability and contribution, this was undoubtedly a great comfort, and it also demonstrated the sincerity of Sun Ce's reconciliation with Sun Quan.

Unlike Wu Jing, Prime Minister Zhang Hong is a real power faction, especially after the Prime Minister's Office was incorporated into the Prime Minister's Office. Sun Ce held Zhang Hong's hand and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, I have to work hard for you for ten years. Ten years later, the State Council will be filled."

Zhang Hong smiled happily. He was fifty-one years old this year and retired for exactly ten years until he was 60 years old. He merged the Prime Minister's Office into the Prime Minister's Office, and Ji Xiang became the Deputy Prime Minister, so he naturally prepared for Yu Fan to take over as Prime Minister.

"I dare to keep exerting my dull power to help Your Majesty."

Zhang Hong retreated and Yu Fan stepped forward. Sun Ce didn't say much to him, but just exchanged a wink and smiled happily. When it comes to term, Yu Fan's term is undoubtedly the longest. From now on, ten years of deputy prime minister and ten years of prime minister, and twenty years of full time, he can do a lot of things. With such benefits, the Prime Minister's Office did not encounter any resistance to merged into the Prime Minister's Office.

What's more, there is the trouble of the Kuaiji family colluding with Shanyue to cause trouble.

Zhang Hong and Yu retreated, Zhong Yao stepped forward and bowed to salute. Sun Ce encouraged a few words as usual and personally gave the seal and ribbon. Zhong Yao was fifty-three years old this year, and he could be the censor for up to eight years. Although he was a little regretful, he jumped from a surrender to a three-monarch, which was an unexpected gain, so he could not ask for too much.

After the three dukes of the outer court, Sun Ce began to enthrone the three courts of the inner court to offer wine. Zhu Yan, Cai Yong and Huang Wan came forward to receive the title. Like the three dukes, all three were granted marquis, with a fief ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 households, and the food rents and taxes were not governed by the people.

The military advisor of the Privy Council, Ju Su, was awarded the title of Ju Su, and the military privy Council, and Ju Su was awarded the title of Marquis of Guangping with a fief of 2,000 households. Guo Jia was awarded the title of Marquis of Yangdi and had a fief of 3,500 households. Guo Jia's reward was very thick, with 500 more households than Zhu Yan, the nominal superior Privy Council, which was undoubtedly a super reward. But some people were jealous, but no one opposed Guo Jia's worthy of this reward. Regarding the merits of the strategists, he undoubtedly contributed the most. Almost every new policy introduced by Sun Ce was related to him.

Only Guo Jia himself knew the truth. "Your Majesty, I... feel ashamed of it."

"really?"

"Every word is a heartfelt word."

Sun Ce smiled and patted Guo Jia on the shoulder. "Then keep working hard and serve me for another thirty years."
Chapter completed!