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Chapter 985: Founding Ceremony


The first day of September is the founding day of the Western Qin Dynasty.

In the morning, there are activities to worship heaven and ancestors, and kings and envoys from various countries do not need to participate.

At midnight in the morning, all the civil and military officials of the Western Qin Dynasty gathered in Taiji Square.

The civil servants lined up on the left side, and the military generals lined up on the right side.

Zhao Ziliang and all the members of the royal family also appeared in Taiji Square.

Under the auspices of the officials of the Bureau of Ceremonies, Zhao Ziliang led As the royal family members and civil and military ministers walked through the square, passed through Xuanwu Fort and entered the palace, drums and music played sometimes solemnly and sometimes cheerfully.

After today's palace, a long procession walked around the guard camp and walked towards the top of the mountain from a special passage on the side leading to the Temple of Heaven on the top of the mountain.

All civil servants and generals were greeted in advance to maintain the discipline of the ceremony.

No one was allowed to whisper to each other at will or make any noise intentionally.

Everyone must remain dignified and serious.

This was originally an extremely boring and tasteless thing, but because There is always a drum band accompanying you, and different styles of drumming make the atmosphere less dull.

In order to take care of the old and infirm officials, Zhao Ziliang walked in front very slowly but vigorously, which allowed the civil servants and military generals behind him to always follow him.

It took half an hour for the heaven-sacrifice team to finally climb to the Temple of Heaven on the top of the mountain.

The Temple of Heaven is located on a flat land on the top of the mountain.

There is a magnificent palace built on it.

To the east is the ancestral temple and to the west is the Yuji Hall.

Yuji Hall is at the highest point of the entire palace.

It is also the place where Zhao Ziliang receives ministers and foreign envoys.

However, Zhao Ziliang does not come here often.

After all, it is too high.

It was built at the highest point to show the royal power to the world.

Overlooking all living beings in this temple There is a tall wall separating the Yuji Hall and the Temple of Heaven, with a small door in the middle.

Except for Zhao Ziliang, no one can enter the Temple of Heaven and the ancestral temple through this small door from the palace area.

Zhao Ziliang led all the civil and military officials into the Cangqiong Hall of the Temple of Heaven and stood facing the throne of heaven and earth.

The official of the Department of Ceremonies took out a roll of sacrificial rites and bent his hands to present it to Zhao Ziliang.

He said loudly: "Please read the proclamation of offering sacrifices to the sky."

This was written by the ministers after deliberation for a long time.

It is an extremely formal memorial text.

Zhao Ziliang read it word for word according to the script: "Today, the Kingdom of Western Qin is established.

I hereby set up a shrine to offer incense.

Please protect me from the gods of heaven and earth."

In the Western Qin Dynasty, the weather is good, the people are healthy, the country is strong and the people are prosperous."

A long memorial text was recited for half an hour.

Zhao Ziliang's mouth was numb from reading it before he finished.

After the memorial text was lit by the presiding officer and burned, all the civil and military officials followed Zhao Ziliang and knelt down in unison, kneeling three times and kowtowing.

Big gift.

Next, an old man from the Zhao family stepped forward under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, took out a scroll of documents and began to read.

The main idea was that on behalf of all the civil servants, generals, generals and people of the Western Qin Dynasty, they respectfully worship Zhao Ziliang as the Western Qin Emperor. king, and He swore allegiance to the king and the royal family to the death, and also warned Zhao Ziliang that since he is a king, he must shoulder the responsibility of being the head of a country, pray for the people of the world, seek benefits for the people of Western Qin, and prevent the people of Western Qin from being harmed.

Insulted by foreign enemies.

The coronation ceremony began, the master of ceremonies waved, and several waiters lined up and walked over each carrying a tray.

Zhao Ziliang stepped forward and stood at the highest point, opening his arms to the officials, ministers and generals.

The two eunuchs took the food from the first tray.

He took off the golden royal robe and put it on Zhao Ziliang.

After discussion between Zhao Ziliang and the ministers and officials, it was decided to use gold as the most noble color of the Western Qin Dynasty.

Because the Western Qin Dynasty is located in the west of the Central Plains, and the west belongs to gold, gold is the most noble.

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Only the king and the crown prince are qualified to wear gold clothes and hats.

It is stipulated that the king's robe should be embroidered with a fierce tiger, and the crown prince's robe should be embroidered with a breast tiger.

After the king's robes were put on, several more eunuchs brought a throne.

Zhao Ziliang sat down and let the eunuchs put on golden boots for him.

Then he stood up.

The clan elders took a throne made of pure gold and inlaid with seven kinds of An exquisite crown of colored diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, pearl agate, etc. was worn on Zhao Ziliang's head.

After the coronation ceremony was completed, the civil and military ministers knelt down and shouted to Zhao Ziliang again: "See your Majesty, and we swear: From now on, we will be loyal to your Majesty, to the Western Qin Dynasty, to assist your Majesty to benefit the people, to resist foreign humiliation, to attack unfaithful ministers, and to be unswervingly determined."

Anyone who breaks the oath will be punished by heaven and earth."

Zhao Ziliang said: "Today you and all the people in the world regard me as the king of Western Qin.

I will take on the responsibility of the king and do my best to make the people live a prosperous, peaceful and healthy life.

I will do my best to lead the warriors of Western Qin to resist foreign humiliation.

Conquer enemies and rebellions, safeguard the dignity of the Western Qin state; Talented people can display their ambitions, let children have books to read, farmers have fields, and workers have jobs; I will work diligently in government affairs, be dedicated to the public, make politics clear, allow ambitious and talented officials to be promoted, and be close to the virtuous.

Loyal ministers, stay away from villains who are incompetent, talentless and virtuous.

"Today, I have made a three-part agreement with all the ministers, officials and generals: First, at any time, the interests of the kingdom are above all else, including this king, and personal interests are insignificant in front of it.

No matter how fierce the internal fighting and strife are, In the face of foreign enemies, everyone must put aside their prejudices, unite together, work together, and be united in dealing with any foreign enemy.

At no time should you collude with foreign enemies to betray the interests of Western Qin due to power struggles and selfish interests.

Otherwise, you will be the sinner of Western Qin and will be despised by the whole world.

At any time, we, Western Qin, will not pay compensation, cede territory, or surrender to foreign enemies. .

If in future generations one of my descendants attempts to cede territory and pay indemnity to a foreign enemy, he will not be worthy of being my descendant and will be punished by the whole world."

"Secondly, no matter ancient or modern, no matter what country or race, there are three types of people who are worthy of respect from people of all countries and races.

They are warriors, people with noble moral character and those who are loyal.

I, Zhao Ziliang, may not be able to achieve a single character in my life. noble person, but I consider myself a Warrior, I always ask myself to be a loyal person, because I want to be respected by others, and I don’t want to be spurned by others.

I have always been a minister of the Tang Dynasty.

I was and am now, and I will not care about anything after my death in the future.

I can’t, but as long as I live, I will never call myself emperor.”

"Thirdly, regarding the succession of the throne, in order to ensure the smooth succession and transfer of rights after my death and the death of successive successors, so as not to cause chaos in the political situation of the Western Qin Dynasty, social unrest, and to prevent enemy countries from taking advantage of the opportunity, I It was decided to legislate the succession of the throne to ensure by law that its inheritance method will not be changed at will.

The throne will be inherited according to the law of succession.

After the death of the king, the eldest son of the king will not make any mistakes.

Next, the king's eldest son will succeed to the throne.

If the king's eldest son dies after inheriting the throne, his eldest son who is over 16 years old will inherit the throne.

If the eldest son is not over 16 years old when he dies, the eldest son will inherit the throne.

If the king is too young to govern, the former king can leave a will before his death and designate an uncle to be the temporary regent.

The king will not take charge until he reaches the age of sixteen.

The will must be based on what the current king of Japan has said.

Any Any edict that violates the throne of the Japanese king today is invalid.

If there is no time to leave a posthumous edict, the Queen, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council, the Chief and Deputy Envoys of the Imperial Guard, the Chief and Deputy Superintendent of the Judiciary Temple, and the Chief and Deputy Superintendent of the Military Academy can jointly recommend an uncle to temporarily take the photo.

In the government affairs, when the king turns sixteen and returns the military and political power, he will rule personally.

If the previous king dies and there is no male successor to the throne, the throne will be inherited by the oldest brother.

If there are no male heirs or brothers, the throne will be inherited by the oldest uncle, and so on.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the throne succession law, the king decided that Zongzheng will be the successor to the throne.

The temple will preside over the succession of the throne, and the ministers of government affairs, justice, supervision and military will jointly supervise the specific provisions and clauses of the succession law.

I will discuss it in detail with the ministers."

The ministers and generals shouted together: "I swear to abide by today's agreement, and those who will succeed will also abide by it."

It was already noon after the sacrifices to heaven and the ancestral temple were completed.

Zhao Ziliang, members of the royal family and civil and military ministers came down from the top of the mountain to have lunch.

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The lunch was arranged in the side hall of Liangyi Hall of the palace.

After noon, the founding ceremony officially began.

More than 100,000 people gathered around Taiji Square and on both sides of the Imperial City Avenue in front of Xuanwu Fort.

Tens of thousands of elite troops of the Western Qin Dynasty lined up in a neat square array on the Imperial City Avenue waiting for review.

The flags of the Western Qin Dynasty were planted on the surrounding roofs and everywhere.

The invited kings and envoys from various countries were invited to watch the ceremony on the 30-meter wall of the palace.

They sat on the left and right walls of Xuanwu Fort.

Zhao Ziliang led the royal family members and civil and military ministers to the Xuanwu Fort.

On the top floor, countless people in Tai Chi Square saw his voice, and suddenly there was a roar like a mountain and a tsunami, and the sound came one after another like ocean waves.

After a long time, Zhao Ziliang raised his arms, and the whistling stopped immediately.

Zhao Ziliang opened his voice and said loudly: "To all the people, officials, soldiers, and guests from all over the Western Qin Dynasty, I declare that from now on, the Kingdom of Western Qin will The country was officially founded.”

"Long live"

"Long live" "Long live the king" People couldn't help but kneel on the ground and kowtow in the direction of Xuanwu Fort where Zhao Ziliang was.

After a burst of drum music, the scene quieted down, and Zhao Ziliang said loudly: "The first lady Chen is appointed as the Queen of the East Palace, the second lady Nie is the concubine of the West Palace, the third lady Meng is the concubine of the Nangong, and the fourth lady Li is Princess Xinping.

She is the Xianfei of Beigong, and the fifth wife, Wang, is the Zhenfei of Waterfall Palace."

Several women bowed down and saluted, and the roar of the mountains and tsunami from the people below could be heard again.

Zhao Ziliang then gave several princes titles and titles, so he did not call himself emperor, only king.

Therefore, he could only give his sons kingships.

The eldest prince Zhao Lei was named Dayuan Jun, and the third prince Zhao Ting was named noble.

Lord Shuang and so on, the daughters each received the title of princess

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