Volume 1 Chapter 259 Founding Ceremony
At this time, all civil and military officials had already knelt in the square outside the Meridian Gate, waiting for the emperor's arrival with civil officials in the east and military officials in the west kneeling on both sides of the Imperial Road.
Among the ministers, Liu Yiyi was at the front in terms of literature, and Qin Su was at the front in terms of military affairs. Behind Liu Yiyi were Zhu Qiyu and Wang Shu, then the Black Wizard King Song Hao and the six ministers, Zhao Pan, etc., and then came the civil servants of all sizes.
Behind Qin Su, Jiang Yue and Jiang Fei stood side by side, and behind them were military officers such as Wu Guotao, Guo Xuan, Zhao Zhong, Zhu Jinxiao, and the newly promoted generals Yuan Zimo, Deng Yan, Fang Xinghai, He Guang, Zhou Xin and Gan Ce were also in the line.
Today is the founding ceremony. Xiang Yun is about to open up the most powerful country in the history of the Great Sun Dynasty. Even the official uniforms of these civil and military officials are brand new.
The embroidery on the chest has not changed, but the color of the official uniform has changed. The official uniform of the civil official is grayish white with dark gold pattern and fine embroidery of clouds on it, which looks gentle and elegant, with a kind of elegant charm.
The military officers' uniforms are jet black, embroidered with gold thread with patterns of flames and clouds, making them look solemn and majestic.
When the auspicious time arrived, three bells rang suddenly. People from the Jiaofangsi had already set up various musical instruments. Bells, drums, zithers, flutes, pipa, and other eighteen kinds of instruments suddenly played the Da Ri Dynasty's court music "The Rising Sun". The music was loud and solemn, symbolizing that a new ruler of the world had reached the peak like the rising sun in the east, and his authority shone on the world.
At the same time, on the road ahead, nine beautiful palace maids wearing red and yellow off-shoulder flowing fairy dresses, holding jade ruyi in their left hands and dragon-headed lanterns in their right hands, walked slowly with solemn steps.
Behind them came nine eunuchs wearing sky blue clothes embroidered with fire clouds and gold patterns, holding a white flag with a dragon pattern on it. On the flag was the word "Dayun" written in gold on the border.
Following behind these eunuchs were two dragon-and-phoenix sedan chairs, one in front and one behind. Each sedan chair had nine people carrying it, four in front and five in the back.
On the dragon chariot in front, Xiang Yun, dressed in his best attire, looked serious, and sat upright with his head held high and his eyes straight ahead.
Beside the dragon chariot, Xiao Guazi, wearing a bright red brocade robe embroidered with a pattern of a golden dragon soaring in the clouds without a claw, with a transparent pearl crown on his head and a golden whisk in his hand, accompanied Xiang Yun and moved forward with the team.
Behind the dragon chariot was the phoenix chariot, on which sat Zhen Rou, who was dressed in gorgeous attire. She also imitated Xiang Yun and remained motionless, but in fact she was pretending to be calm, as she was extremely panicked in her heart.
Following the chariot were two neatly arranged rows of sword-wielding imperial guards, nine people in each row.
As soon as this team came out, the civil and military officials on both sides bowed their heads even lower, silently waiting for Xiang Yun's holy carriage to go towards the Golden Palace.
The two sedan chairs were not lowered until they entered the Golden Throne Hall. Xiang Yun stood up with the help of Xiao Guazi, and then he pulled Zhen Rou up to the Golden Throne Hall platform.
Xiang Yun sat on the five-clawed golden dragon chair without saying a word, while Zhen Rou on his right sat on the Flying Phoenix Chair that had been arranged long ago.
Although it is a phoenix chair, it is one-third smaller than Xiang Yun's dragon chair, and the seat is half a meter behind Xiang Yun's dragon chair.
Xiao Guazi stood on Xiang Yun's left hand side, and after standing still, he shouted loudly: "Civil and military officials, enter the Golden Palace and pay homage to the new emperor!"
Outside, Liu Yiyi and Qin Su stood up from the ground together, lowered their heads slightly, and slowly walked towards the Golden Palace. The other officials behind them followed.
Soon, all officials above the fourth rank entered the Golden Palace and stood there, while officials of all levels below the fourth rank were still kneeling in the square outside the palace. There were hundreds of them, and at a glance, the entire square was densely packed.
Little Melon Seed shouted again: "Kneel!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down in front of Xiang Yun and said, "Long live the emperor!"
"rise!"
When everyone stood up, Xiao Guazi shouted again: "Kneel again!"
Civil and military officials knelt down again, shouting the same long live slogan as before.
This process is repeated until the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows is completed.
At this time, Xiao Guazi took a scroll of imperial edict from the tray in the hands of the eunuch waiting at the side, unfolded it and read aloud: "Only the Great Sun Dynasty is in its prime, inheriting the destiny of heaven and earth, inheriting the royal lineage of heaven and earth, establishing the Great Sun, ruling the world and governing the people.
Only I, Xiang Yun, am the descendant of Emperor Yang of the Xiang family, and am the distant descendant of human ancestors. I am a noble descendant blessed by Heaven, and I have inherited virtue and have the support of all the people. I have wiped out the Shaman, defied fate and rebelled against the king, defeated Mahayana in the west, suppressed the Black Witch in the south, entered the court with the mandate of Heaven, and obeyed orders for seven miles. My achievements surpass those of all previous emperors, and my virtue exceeds that of my ancestors.
He then inherited the blessing of heaven, proclaimed himself emperor and founded a country, named his capital Zhongjing, and feudalized the world.
Change the country's name to Yun, call it the Great Yun Empire, and honor it as the Yun Emperor! "
As soon as the founding edict was read, bells and drums rang, and all the civil and military officials bowed again: "Your subjects pay their respects to the Emperor Yun!"
At the same time, the 9981 large sun cannons that had been neatly lined up outside the Meridian Gate were ignited at the same time and roared into the air to show solemnity and celebration.
"Boom boom boom~" The sound of endless cannon firing was heard. Although they were all blank bullets, the sound still spread throughout the capital, letting all the people know that on this day, at this moment, the Dayun Empire was established, and their monarch was Emperor Yun!
At the same time, on a huge mountain with fairy air tens of millions of miles away, there is a magnificent palace called Jinchan Palace. Many practitioners in the palace are constantly practicing martial arts or playing around.
In the Law Enforcement Hall of the Jinchan Palace, a steward took out a jade token from his bosom and handed it to a young steward beside him. He said in a deep voice, "In the far east, south of the Qili Mountains, there is a country called the Dayun Empire. It was established today. Its territory and national strength have just reached the qualification to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War. You go there and hand over this qualification jade token to their king."
Upon hearing this, the young deacon asked, "Elder in Charge, is it really necessary for a country that has just qualified to participate? Why not let them grow for another five years and let them participate in the next Ten Thousand Dynasties National War?"
The steward shook his head and said, "This is the rule. It cannot be broken. Besides, the survival of the dynasty has nothing to do with us. We just need to select talents suitable for cultivation. If we wait for five years, even the best geniuses will miss the best age for cultivation. No need to say more. The sooner you go, the sooner you return."
Upon hearing this, the young deacon took the jade token, nodded, and turned to leave.
Dayun Empire, Golden Palace
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have succeeded to the throne and founded the country, and I will reward the world. All the people of the Dayun Empire can receive one ounce of silver from the local government and celebrate with the people!
Qin Su, the former General Zhenbei, was given the title of General Yun, a higher rank than the first rank, with an annual salary of 200 taels of silver, 200 hu of rice, and 18,000 taels of silver for maintenance.
General Wei Jiang Fei was conferred the title of Great General Protecting the Nation and Marquis of Shenwu, first rank, with an annual salary of 180 taels of silver, 180 hu of rice, and 16,000 taels of silver for maintenance.
Jiang Yue, the Valiant Cavalry General, was granted the title of General Guarding the Nation and the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Martial Arts, the first rank, with an annual salary of 180 taels of silver, 180 hu of rice, and 16,000 taels of silver for maintenance.
General Xuanyuan Dabing, who pacifies the west, General Wu Guotao, who pacifies the south, General Guo Xuan, who pacifies the east, and General Zhao Zhong, who pacifies the bandits, were given the titles of second-rank generals of the east, south, west, and north, with an annual salary of 150 taels of silver, 150 hu of rice, and 12,000 taels of silver for maintenance!
General Yuan Zimo, also known as General Huoyun, was of the third rank, with an annual salary of one hundred and twenty taels of silver, one hundred and twenty hu of rice, and six thousand taels of silver for maintenance!
Deng Yan, the former governor of Li Province, was given the title of General Liyun, a third-rank official, with the same salary as above;
Fang Xinghai, the former governor of Ganchang Province, was conferred the title of General Ganyun, third rank, with the same salary as above;
Zhou Xin, the former governor of Liaogu Province, was conferred the title of General Guyun, a third-rank official, with the same salary as above;
Gan Ce, the former Weihai governor, was conferred the title of Weihai general, third rank, with the same salary as above;
The former Black Wizard King Song Hao was given the title of Anle King, and was granted a residence in the suburbs of Beijing, an annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 bushels of rice.
It took Xiao Guazi nearly twenty minutes to finish reading the imperial edict, which gave new titles to all the generals of the Great Sun Dynasty, both big and small, who were originally above the fourth rank, and greatly increased the salaries of military officers.
The thing that the Great Sun Dynasty lacks the least now is money, and a war is about to break out. If they want these generals to fight for their lives, they naturally have to give them more money.
Xiang Yun added a large amount of anti-corruption silver to the salaries of not only military officers but also civil officials. Only when these officials are rich and have good character can it be guaranteed to the greatest extent that they will not engage in corruption and harm the people.
After all the rewards were given, the founding ceremony was officially over. After the civil and military officials knelt together to express their gratitude to Xiang Yun, Xiang Yun's face finally became serious and solemn.
Two palace maids came forward and took Zhen Rou away from the court and back to the harem. The words that followed were not something she could listen to.
After Zhen Rou left, Xiang Yun stood up from the dragon throne, looked around, and said in a cold voice: "Everyone knows that I re-established the country for the purpose of war! Who are we going to fight? We are going to fight those people in the world who are plotting against us and want to kill us. We must fight them one by one!"
"Now, we have unified the Black Wizards and Mahayana Empires, and our territory has become stronger than ever before. However, new enemies have also appeared. To the west of the existing territory, there is the White Mist Kingdom, which is far more vast than our Great Cloud Empire. To the south of the territory, there are the Wind and Thunder Kingdom and the Sky Fire Empire, which are far more powerful than ours. Even in the southwest, there are the Scarlet Sky Dynasty and the Bipolar Dynasty!"
"There are so many countries, each of which is more powerful than the current Dayun Empire. Everyone, you have a heavy responsibility and a long way to go. Don't be arrogant!"
"And these countries are just the ones we need to guard against temporarily. Now I will tell you who our closest enemy is!
Do you remember that I was kidnapped in the street a few days ago? That was the shame of my life. Although I came back safely, I will never forget this hatred. Those people were the sects that were roaming around the major dynasties!
At that time, the Black Witch Kingdom, the Mahayana Treasure Kingdom and even the Sand Barbarians took the initiative to send troops to attack the Great Sun Dynasty. Behind them, it was these sects that supported and caused trouble!
How ridiculous! A small sect with only a tiny territory dares to provoke me. This is an unforgivable crime!"
Xiang Yun uttered these words almost with gritted teeth, and it was obvious that he was filled with hatred. All the civil and military officials of the palace were terrified and did not dare to breathe. It was obvious that they had never seen Xiang Yun so angry before.
Then Xiang Yun waved his hand and issued an order: "General Protector of the Nation, listen to my order!"
Jiang Fei quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm here!"
"I order you to be the Marshal of Exterminating Sect, command one million Fire Cloud Army, go to the Rakshasa Sect in the Mahayana territory, and wipe out this sect, leaving no one alive!"
"As you wish!"
"Zhao Zhong, listen to my orders!"
Upon hearing this, General Zhao Zhong of the Northern Army stepped out of the ranks and bowed, saying, "I am here!"
"I order you to be the vanguard in this battle. You must move forward bravely and break through the Rakshasa Sect!"
"As you wish!"
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