Chapter 448: Demotion
A new day is a brand new day for the capital and even the people of the Dali Dynasty, or in other words, a brand new beginning.
Imperial power changes and dynasties change.
Today's national surname is no longer Xuanyuan, but Xuan.
The country's name was also changed to Wei.
Standing in front of the gate of Jingzhao Yin, listening to the eunuch reading out the contents of the imperial edict in a shrill voice, the people were all a little dazed.
This...is this a change of dynasty?
They thought they were about to go through a brutal baptism of war, and were even prepared to flee the capital with their families once the war broke out.
But who knew that in just one night, the world would change hands...
When a new emperor ascends the throne, he will naturally grant amnesty to the people and appoint generals and dukes according to their merits. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers.
In the palace hall, all the officials stood in front of the hall, whispering to each other and anxiously waiting for the new emperor. Some officials who had previously firmly advocated war were even more panicked, not knowing how the new emperor would deal with them.
Yuan Qifeng and Huo Lixiu stood there quietly without saying a word.
Although they didn't say anything, many officials came forward to flatter them.
"General Yuan and Lord Huo are now the favorites of His Majesty. I hope you will take good care of them in the future."
"That's right, that's right. General Yuan and Lord Huo have made great contributions to the cause. The Emperor will surely reward them."
"That's right, from now on we will follow General Yuan and Lord Huo."
…
Flattering words came one after another. Yuan Qifeng and Huo Lixiu had no choice but to respond with "hmm".
Those who didn't like it started to discuss it in a low voice.
"What a bunch of sycophants, they're always looking for opportunities."
"That's right. There's nothing we can do about it. He's very successful now, so naturally there are people who want to follow him."
"Ah, who can blame me for having such a good life?"
…
Miao Qian stood silently by, listening to the voices of the officials around him. He looked at several officials around him and they all sighed.
The others were fine, but they all had concubines in their families. As families of concubines of the previous dynasty, they were really embarrassed now.
I heard that all the concubines were moved into the Yucui Palace by the emperor, saying that they were to show respect to the concubines of the previous dynasty. But actually, what's the difference between that and the cold palace?
Now, it is still unknown how the emperor will treat them.
At this moment, a somewhat sharp voice was heard: "The emperor has arrived."
Upon hearing this, all the officials knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, long live the Majesty."
Xuan Shaoqing, no, now he is Emperor Kang Yuan.
Emperor Kang Yuan sat upright on the dragon throne and said with a smile, "My dear ministers, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
This was the first morning court session of the Dawei Dynasty. In order to stabilize people's hearts, Emperor Kang Yuan did not make too many changes in the official changes. Most officials still held their positions. He only conferred the title of Duke Cheng'en on Huo Lixiu and the title of Duke Zhenguo on Yuan Qifeng.
No one had any objection to the rewards given to these two people. After all, the reason why the emperor was able to ascend the throne was because of the relationship between these two people.
What surprised everyone the most was that Emperor Kang Yuan actually demoted Cabinet Scholar Miao Qian to a remote place in the west, where he was appointed as a county magistrate.
Demoted eight levels in a row!
Not to mention Miao Qian, even no one else expected Emperor Kang Yuan to do this.
For a moment, everyone was silent. Some of the other families whose daughters served as concubines in the previous dynasty were so nervous that their hands were shaking. Why did Emperor Kang Yuan demote Miao Qian? It was all because of Concubine Zhao of the previous dynasty. They didn't know to which remote corner they would be demoted by Emperor Kang Yuan.
However, to their surprise, no one was demoted except Miao Qian.
Among all the civil and military officials, Miao Qian was the only one to be demoted.
Originally, Miao Qian thought that he was demoted because of Concubine Zhao, but when he saw that he was the only one demoted, he suddenly felt unbalanced. He asked himself if he had ever offended the new emperor!
"Your Majesty!" Miao Qian knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This humble official is guilty. I hope Your Majesty will make it clear. This humble official will definitely change his ways."
Emperor Kang Yuan sneered when he heard this. Is he going to protest his innocence in the hall?
"Miao Qian, you really don't know where you went wrong?"
"Your Majesty, please explain."
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