Chapter 336: Mournful Glory
Liu Heng was discussing some recent government affairs with Jia Yi.
Before leaving, Luo Xin took a large number of old ministers to Shandong and left some new generation ministers in Chang'an, which was regarded as clearing out the last people who might hinder Liu Heng's administration.
Jia Yi was certainly not the prime minister, he was not qualified yet, but he was now a close minister of the emperor and was in the stage of rapidly accumulating qualifications.
"His Majesty!"
The eunuch who had been accompanying Liu Heng walked into the palace with an obviously anxious look on his face, "Your Majesty, I just received news that the Prime Minister has passed away in Luoyang!"
"What?"
Liu Heng and Jia Yi's faces suddenly changed, as if they had been hit hard.
Jia Yi was also very sad. He was a man of sentiment. Luo Xin was one of his benefactors and sponsors. Naturally, he was heartbroken when he heard the news.
But both of them knew that Luo Xin was old and had worked so hard over the years that his body might have collapsed long ago. He was just holding on until the emperor came to power.
Although Liu Heng was young, he had a strong mind. He quickly suppressed the complicated thoughts in his mind and said, "Call all the ministers to the palace."
The news of Luo Xin's death came too quickly. The nobles in Chang'an City were all keeping an eye on Luoyang. When the messenger delivered the news all the way to the palace, many families also knew about it and had already put on their court robes at home. As they expected, the notice to enter the palace was immediately passed down.
A group of important officials hurried into the palace. Liu Heng sat at the top with a sad face. Everyone trotted and sat quietly in their seats.
After everyone arrived, Liu Heng said directly: "I believe all of you ministers know why I summoned you.
The death of the Prime Minister was a great sorrow to the whole nation. According to the Prime Minister's last wish, his coffin was transported back to Chang'an and buried with King Su in the Mausoleum.
The ancestral tablets were made by the imperial court itself and sent to Zhaocheng.
Zongzheng, in addition to the tablets sent to Zhaocheng, the tablet of the Prime Minister should be placed in the Great Han Ancestral Temple to accompany the sacrifice to the late emperor. The descendants of the Liu family in the future should pay respect to the Prime Minister. "
After the Zongzheng received the order, Liu Heng stepped down from the top, drew his sword, and asked with some emotion: "My lords, what do you think should be the posthumous title of the Prime Minister? How should I confer the title posthumously?
In the past, King Su was given the posthumous title of Jingtianweidi, and Duke Wen was also given the posthumous title of Jingtianweidi. Could it be that now only the posthumous title of Jingtianweidi can be given to the Prime Minister?
Although it is high, I still feel a little regretful. "
The ministers looked at each other with conflicted expressions on their faces. It is common to use two characters for the posthumous titles of ministers, especially for the important ministers who founded the country. They are listed as civil and military, and then one character is chosen as a praise.
"Wen" is the highest evaluation of a person who can control everything in the world. However, it is not easy to confer this title posthumously, whether it is a king or a duke.
It is now very obvious that although the status of Marquis of Ying, Marquis of Liu, Marquis of Huaiyin and others is high, they are not in the same league as Marquis of Dong'e. Marquis of Dong'e can almost be called a half-king. Counting back a thousand years, only King Su could surpass him.
In fact, given Luo Xin's status, he should be posthumously named a king. After all, even Lu Cheng was posthumously named a vassal king. It would be unreasonable for Luo Xin, who was obviously in a much higher status, to be buried as a marquis.
The Luo family refused to be a king, which means they did not want to be a king or a monarch. During the Zhou Dynasty, they refused not only the throne but even the position of duke.
During the Xiang Yu period and the Han Dynasty, the title of Duke was accepted. This was essentially a reluctance to break a certain unspoken rule rather than a rigid rule.
What's more, King Su himself was posthumously conferred the title of king!
"Your Majesty, you want to give the Grand Prime Minister a posthumous title that best suits his status, status, and merits. You want to confer a title of Xuanhe on the Grand Prime Minister, but it cannot be higher than the mortal body of the King Su, because even when the King Su was on earth, he was still greater and more supreme. This may be what you are hesitating about."
Yes.
This was the reason why Liu Heng hesitated. Even though he was the emperor, he could not allow Luo Xin's status to be higher than that of King Su, whether during his lifetime or after his death.
If Luo Xin were still alive, he would definitely not agree to Liu Heng's promotion.
Liu Heng sighed and said, “The Su Wang is like the sky, but in the human world he is like an endless and majestic mountain range, no one can compare to him.
The great merits and virtues of the Prime Minister are unprecedented in history, but he is confined by the King of Su and cannot receive corresponding evaluation. Isn't this the most unfair thing?
What do you think I should do?"
Jia Yi had actually thought about this question a long time ago, and he said immediately: "Your Majesty, the idea of the Su Wang is that there is a sage who has the virtue of ruling the world but has never been in the position of a king.
Therefore, the King of Su is not a king.
According to historical records, King Su was not buried with the rites for princes. King Kang of Zhou said: "Bury him with the rites for kings."
This royal ritual is the ritual of the Son of Heaven.
Therefore, the status of King Su in the human world is not that of a vassal, but that of an emperor. This is the legal system that has made the Luo family the chief clan leader of the Ji clan for generations, because the Luo family is the only small clan of the Ji clan that has produced an emperor.
I think that the people can ignore this, as they have been calling him the King of Su for thousands of years and it will not change.
However, since the Han Dynasty inherited the Mandate of Heaven from the Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court had to be cautious and clearly define the lofty status of the Su Wang among the people.
I beg Your Majesty to redefine the name of the Su King in the human world in the name of the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty, so as to manifest the Mandate of Heaven. "
hiss!
There was a sudden sound of people gasping in shock in the hall.
Then these important officials turned their attention to Jia Yi.
They all knew Jia Yi. After all, he had followed Luo Chen when he first arrived in Chang'an, and was later highly valued by the Prime Minister. But before that, he had only been an assistant minister, so most people were not familiar with him.
Jia Yi's remarks today made everyone truly know him. He is indeed a talent valued by the Luo family and he is indeed a capable person.
If the mountain does not come to me, I will come to the mountain.
Since the position of the Grand Prime Minister cannot be changed, then the status of King Su on earth should be raised. Moreover, King Su's status on earth has already reached the highest level of the emperor on earth. It's just that you didn't understand the records in history books before.
Liu Heng was delighted when he heard this and said, "What Jia Qing said is absolutely right. It is fine for people to be called the Su Wang, but the court cannot use such an ambiguous term to refer to the king.
The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven. You should decide on the title of Son of Heaven for King Su and report it to Duke Zhao for his knowledge."
Naturally, no one would disagree at this time, not even the Luo family would care. The King Su's divinity had already reached the highest point, and he would not care about this little bit of fame in the world.
Just like after getting the honor of being the richest man in the world, who would care about the title of the richest man in the country?
Ji Zhao looked at this scene. After Luo Xin's death, he received a lot of system messages, and Luo Xin's information was still being settled in the system.
Ji Zhao took an indifferent attitude towards his status in the world, as long as no one slandered him.
However, Luo attaches great importance to this point.
After the emperor made the decision, the entire court's energy revolved around Ji Zhao's title. This was actually not that difficult. All he had to do was add all those beautiful words and then add the word "Son of Heaven" at the end.
The most important thing is the last two words "Son of Heaven".
From now on he will no longer be officially called "King Wen" but "Son of Heaven".
Of course, the title "Su Wang" is still used in daily life.
Especially those poems that came from Luo State, it is impossible for them all to be changed because of this. Countless people in the world cannot change the name of their faith because of the court.
After elevating Ji Zhao, Liu Heng officially began to posthumously confer titles on Luo Xin. The posthumous title was fair. Luo Xin's achievements were enough to be worthy of the title of Jingtianweidiyuwen.
Liu Heng made so many moves just to posthumously confer the title of king on Luo Xin, and now it can finally be realized.
"The Prime Minister carried me on his back. This is the friendship between father and son. In the past, King Kang was posthumously named the Son of Heaven by King Su. I believe he felt the same way as I do now.
Unfortunately, this is the Liu family's country, so all I can do is posthumously confer the title of king on the Prime Minister.
As for the posthumous title.
The great prime minister is in control of the world.
arts.
That’s it.”
King Wen!
(End of this chapter)
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