Chapter 294: General Amnesty

Li Chengqian was stunned after hearing

this! How could he have forgotten this?

These barbarians from various tribes expressed their grief and sorrow for the late emperor by self-mutilation.

Regardless of whether they did this sincerely, their self-mutilation method could easily scare others.

If left alone, who knows if they would do something extreme, so he, the new emperor, must take care of this matter.

"Your Majesty!" The eunuch saw Li Chengqian standing there in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, and he couldn't just sit there and wait, so he shouted.

Li Chengqian came to his senses and said, "I understand their grief over the death of the previous emperor. Let the government officials go and comfort them immediately. Don't let them do anything radical again."

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left.

After receiving the order, the relevant departments immediately went to comfort these people and asked them to stop their self-mutilation.

Two days passed quickly.

The first day of June was the day when Li Chengqian officially ascended the throne. In addition to guarding Li Er's spirit, he also rehearsed for today two days later.

Li Chengqian wore a brand new dragon robe and a flat crown with twelve tassels on his head, and slowly walked to the throne.

After some prefaces, Changsun Wuji stepped out and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, please accept the

Divine Seal and the Mandate Seal. You are appointed by heaven and will live forever." As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, the seal bearer presented the Divine Seal and the Mandate Seal.

There were eight seals in the Tang Dynasty, namely the Divine Seal, the Mandate Seal, the Emperor's Seal, the Emperor's Seal, the Emperor's Seal, the Son of Heaven's Seal, the Son of Heaven's Seal, and the Son of Heaven's Seal.

These eight seals were managed by officials who were responsible for their safekeeping.

The Divine Seal was used to stabilize the Central Plains. Except for the new emperor's accession to the throne, it was hidden and not used at other times. The

Mandate Seal was also the Imperial Jade Seal. The emperor claimed that he was appointed by heaven, so the Imperial Jade Seal was also called the Mandate Seal. Its main function was to confer ceremonies and worship gods.

Now Li Chengqian was going to receive these two seals, which represented that he had the national power of the Tang Dynasty that suppressed the Central Plains, and that he was granted the royal power by heaven. In

ancient times, the emperor claimed that he was appointed by heaven and that the royal power was granted by God. After receiving the seal of appointment, the emperor's identity was equivalent to being recognized by God.

From now on, you are the spokesperson of God in the world.

Li Chengqian reached out to take the divine seal and the seal of appointment, raised them high, and after showing them to the ministers, he returned the two seals to the seal keeper for safekeeping.

After doing this, Changsun Wuji continued, "Your Majesty, please accept the six seals and take on the important task of the country."

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, the seal keeper handed the six seals of the emperor, which represented the power of the emperor, to Li Chengqian. The

six seals of the emperor were used to stamp on edicts such as enfeoffment and the dispatch of troops. Different seals had different uses.

For example, the imperial seal must be stamped on the edict to enfeoff princes and ministers, and the edict can only take effect if other seals are used. Not to mention, in serious cases, the person who conveys the edict may be executed on the spot on the grounds of falsely conveying the imperial edict.

Therefore, the uses of the six seals are clearly divided and cannot be used indiscriminately.

Li Chengqian took the six seals and showed them to the officials. Only then was Li Chengqian officially the emperor.

Li Chengqian returned the six seals of the emperor to the seal official for safekeeping.

"Worship the new emperor! Kneel!" After Li Chengqian took the eight seals, he was the real emperor appointed by heaven, and with a loud shout.

The ministers immediately knelt down and worshiped.

"Hurrah!" Wang Yuan, the eunuch supervisor, shouted loudly.

"Long live the emperor!" The ministers immediately shouted loudly.

"Stand up! Bow again! Hurrah!" Wang Yuan, the eunuch supervisor, shouted again.

"Long live the emperor!" The ministers stood up, bowed again, and shouted loudly.

"Stand up! Bow again! Shout again!" The eunuch Wang Yuan shouted again.

"Long live the emperor!" The ministers stood up again, knelt down, and shouted loudly.

"The ceremony is over!" Wang Yuan shouted loudly.

The civil and military officials stood up and knelt, waiting for the emperor to issue the first decree after ascending the throne.

Next, Li Chengqian needed to grant amnesty to the world. This was something that the new emperor had to do when he ascended the throne. The new emperor would pardon some prisoners in the name of showing grace, except for those who had committed the ten most heinous crimes.

Looking at the civil and military officials above the hall and below the steps, from today on, he, Li Chengqian, would be the master of the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Chengqian sat on the throne, he immediately felt an invisible force gathering throughout his body and flowing through his limbs.

From today on, he is the master of this empire, the emperor who holds the power of life and death. From now on, he can sit on this throne and issue orders to the world.

The whole world must obey his orders. This feeling is really wonderful and he can't stop.

No wonder so many people fight to the death to ascend the throne of the emperor, and so many people want to be the emperor all their lives.

"I have just ascended the throne! I should be kind to the four seas and the world. I have decided to pardon the world and grant Zhongshu Ling Chu Suiliang." Li Chengqian sorted out his feelings at the moment. This was the first edict he issued after ascending the throne.

Originally, he planned to confer himself the official position of the prince's subordinate. According to custom, when the prince becomes emperor, his original subordinates will be promoted. This is the case of one person's success and his family members will rise to heaven.

This is why so many ministers want to become meritorious officials who follow the emperor.

Once you choose the right lord, you will be able to get promoted and make money, or even rise to prominence, and realize your ambitions.

On the contrary, if you choose the wrong lord, it is very likely that you will lose your reputation or even your head, not to mention realizing your ambitions.

In layman's terms, this is equivalent to investment, the ministers are equivalent to investors, and the lord they choose to follow is equivalent to investment products.

Investors who choose good investment products will naturally reap rich rewards, but once they choose bad investment products, they will end up losing everything and their families will be destroyed.

The edict of amnesty is an integral part of the ceremony of the new monarch's succession to the throne. "I

, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Chu Suiliang, am here!" Chu Suiliang stood up and stepped out of the line, holding the jade tablet in his hand, and saluted.

"Let the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Chu Suiliang, draft an edict for me to grant amnesty to the whole nation, and announce it to the world!" Li Chengqian said.

"I obey your order!" Chu Suiliang accepted the order.

"Eunuch Wang Yuan, read my edict of enthronement to all officials!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Yuan accepted the order, holding the imperial edict, and read Li Chengqian's edict of enthronement to all officials.

"Your Majesty, please lead the civil and military officials to the ancestral temple to worship the ancestral temple, the altar of the country, and announce it to the people." After the edict was read, the Minister of Rites came out and saluted.

"Yes!" Li Chengqian stood up and walked out of the Taiji Hall. The civil and military officials immediately followed the new emperor Li Chengqian to the Taimiao to worship the ancestral temple and the altar of the country.

After the sacrifice, it was announced to the subjects of the world that the new emperor had succeeded to the throne, and the empire continued to use the Zhenguan era this year.