Gu Jingyun returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and as soon as he stood up, the chorus of the celebrant sang. The Zen throne first requires the emperor to lead the prince to announce the world, and then to make sacrifices to the world and ancestors. The emperor presented the crown to the prince in front of the altar, and then the emperor and the prince retired and put on new clothes.

  Although the emperor is still wearing a dragon robe, the style will be more solemn. The dragon body embroidered on it is woven with gold thread, but the claws are embroidered with black thread. The prince had to change into a tailor-made dragon robe. The dragons on his robe were golden yellow, but the dragon body did not require gold threads.

   This is the request of the prince to show respect for the emperor, even if he has abdicated, that position is still above him.

  The officials of the Ministry of Rites agreed to this plan in horror, for fear that the emperor would ask them to settle accounts in the future.

  The prince put on a dragon robe, and was led by the emperor to the throne. He personally handed over the jade seal representing the imperial power to him.

   This is the first emperor in Da Chu who was led by the emperor to send the throne. Historians were excited to record every detail with wide-eyed eyes, for fear of missing a trace of history.

  No matter how complicated their hearts are and how they think, from this moment on, their immediate boss is considered to have changed, while the old boss is still alive. This is really embarrassing for them.

   And the people outside said they were simply happy.

  The new emperor has ascended the throne. This year’s taxes will be reduced or exempted, and some slaves, slaves and prisoners will be pardoned. Moreover, the old emperor has not died, which means that the people do not need to observe filial piety. They can take advantage of this good day to have their own children.

  The tax has been reduced, and the family has more money. If you have money to prepare a dowry for your son or a dowry for your daughter, you are not afraid of the extra servitude when you marry a daughter-in-law.

  Pardon the slaves and slaves, everyone's eyes will be brighter, maybe they can find a daughter-in-law/son-in-law with a small amount of money to go home. If they are lucky, maybe they will meet someone who is literate or skilled.

  The people were beaming with joy, and Li Baolu's face in the Qin mansion was also full of joy. While massaging Gu Jingyun lying on the bed, she said happily, "The prince becomes the emperor, so you are a veritable imperial teacher, right?"

   Gu Jingyun collapsed on the bed and responded in a low voice.

  Today, he stood for a day, knelt for a long time, stood up and bowed again, almost tossed him to pieces, he said weakly: "It's the emperor's teacher, and it still has only reputation and no real power."

   "I'm still not happy that you have real power," Li Baolu pouted. "Going to and from the court is just those political affairs. They are boring and busy, so boring. I think we are doing well now."

Gu Jingyun replied in a low voice, "At least I can go to court at any time, and I don't have to go to court if I want to. My uncle gave me a purse when I went out this morning, and I opened it to find out that it was Baoxin Dan. All the civil servants today. They all bring Baoxin Dan to court, and half of the military officers will also bring it with them, but that's it, there are still several adults who were carried out when they left the palace..."

   So if you want to be an official, you must have good physical fitness, otherwise, once you meet the sacrifice to the gods and ancestors, you will be exhausted just by kowtowing.

   So it's good to have no real power. You can stay away from the court. Gu Jingyun decided that he would still be "sick" when he encounters such a grand ceremony after this time.

  Gu Jingyun was secretly thinking about pretending to be ill, and the new emperor in the palace was also discussing with the emperor to confer the title of the ministers.

   This is almost a convention. When a new emperor ascends the throne, he must reward the hero. However, he is the emperor who ascended the throne of Zen, and there is no so-called hero. And because he hates party competition as much as his father, his crown prince is very stable, so he has no political party.

   As a result, there is no such thing as a reward for meritorious officials, but for the courtiers who have made meritorious deeds in the country, the people who are kind to him or those who are close to him can be rewarded.

  For example, his companion Peng Yu, Wei Yingjie and Tao Wu, who have been with him since he was Taisun, are people who are close to him and have fought the world with him, and they are considered heroes;

Another example is the former crown princess, the future queen's mother's family, Cai's family. According to the custom, Cai Jijiu can be named a duke like Cheng Enbo, but the new emperor's uncle is now Cheng Enbo, unless his uncle dies, otherwise This title could no longer be delegated to his father-in-law.

   Therefore, the Ministry of Rites had to formulate a similar title for his father-in-law. Anyway, they were all uncles. They only had virtual titles and some salaries. The title didn't really matter. The title given to Cai Jijiu will not be used until the decree of the title goes down.

   is the reward for old officials like Qin Xinfang, Peng Dan, and Ouyang. Of course, these people can't be clean, but they are very dedicated to the government and government, and they are considered meritorious to the country and the people. Now that the new emperor ascends the throne, they must be rewarded.

   Besides, most of them had gone through three dynasties and were veterans used by his grandfather. Although he was very disdainful of his imperial grandfather in his heart, Li An could not express it. I can only have a very honored expression on my face, and then go to reward them.

These people have great power in the court. In order not to let the tail end up in the future, it is impossible for Li An to give them more rights, so he can only give them honorary titles. It seems that titles such as Taishi Taibao do not need money. sent out.

   Anyway, it is a false title, and there is no Lu Tian. Every year, the Ministry of Household gives only a few thousand taels of silver and a few stones of grain. When they go to work or return to the West, these false titles can be taken back.

  Li An didn't feel bad for it, but he hesitated when he wrote the last imperial decree, "Father, is it really only for the title of Mr. Taifu?"

  The Emperor Taishang was closing his eyes and resting. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and asked, "What else do you want to give him?"

  Li An pursed his lips, although he didn't speak, his expression was very stubborn.

  The Emperor Taishang sighed and said, "Your grandfather said it in front of the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty, that he is not allowed to hold real power, and the courtiers are watching. Are you going to violate his holy will?"

   "Father, sir, you have great talent, if he can assist me..."

"Why don't I know he has great talent? Why don't I want to use him? But he doesn't want to use him himself," Taishang Huang said lightly: "If he has the heart, it is the most appropriate step to take that step when I am in power. Knowing that I am at odds with your imperial grandfather, and that I violated his holy will, even if someone has an opinion, they will not dare to go too far. However, he is unwilling."

  The Emperor Taishang leaned forward slightly and looked at Li An seriously: "Since he was unwilling at the time, of course he will not be willing at this time."

  The Great Chu ruled the world with filial piety. It can also be said that the emperor violated the holy will of the late emperor because the emperor was not kind to the emperor and wanted to kill and abolish the emperor at one time. But it was different for Li An. Li An was the grandson at the time, and the late emperor treated him well on the surface.

   And as a grandson and son, he should not be involved in the affairs of the elders as a younger generation, and naturally he should not be unfilial to his grandfather because of his father, so he blatantly violated the emperor's holy will is not the same thing.

Seeing his son pursing the corners of his mouth tightly, the Emperor Taishang knew that he still wanted to use Gu Jingyun, so he got up and patted his shoulder and said, "It's useless if you think too much now, because he may not be willing. If you can't let it go, you might as well ask him. If he really doesn't want to, don't force him. And if he is willing," Taishang Huang paused, smiled and said, "The father and emperor will find a way for you then."

   But he knew that Gu Jingyun would not be willing.

Of course   Gu Jingyun didn't want to.

  Because the new emperor was exhausted, he hugged Baolu and slept until the next day.

  Baolu was lazy in the winter, and when it snowed outside, she was reluctant to get up to practice the exercises, so the time to get up was constantly delayed. Every day, except for meditation before going to bed at night, she put her sword and Qinggong exercises at noon.

   In this case, Gu Jingyun certainly couldn't get up early, and slept with Baolu every day until he woke up naturally.

   If he wanted to be an official with real power, it meant that he had to get up at five every day, no matter whether it was hot or cold. After hurriedly eating breakfast, I will go to the upper court, the small court will open a little, the big court will be open, and after the next court, I have to deal with the mountains of official documents.

   This is nothing, anyway, official documents and teaching are similar, just read it as a book.

   However, since he has become an official with real power, he has to be responsible to the people and the country. Not to mention that there are winter and summer vacations every year so that he can take Baolu out to play, even if there is no time to rest every month.

  For example, his uncle can go home to accompany his wife and children when he is not busy, but if he is busy, Niuniu is still asleep when he goes out every day, and when he comes back, Niuniu is already asleep again. He didn't want his daughter to open her eyes in the future, but she couldn't find her father when she closed her eyes.

Teaching in the academy is different. Even if there are things in the Hanlin Academy to be responsible for, he is more than enough to deal with them. Even when he is the busiest, he can find time every day to practice swordsmanship with Baolu and spend a little time with his daughter. children's game.

   Moreover, Gu Jingyun has no political ambitions. In the past, he longed for power to rehabilitate his uncle, but now that his wish has been fulfilled, he has become dispensable for power.

   And how many people in the entire capital, even in the whole of Chu, dare to offend him? He doesn't need power to pursue selfish desires, as long as no one wants to kill him.

   Therefore, after considering it comprehensively, Gu Jingyun is unwilling to take real power. Facing the disappointed Li An, Gu Jingyun smiled and said, "I can cultivate many talents for Your Majesty, isn't that enough?"

   "But none of them are gentlemen. Husbands have great talents. If they can be like the dynasty, it will be a great blessing for the country and the people."

"No matter how talented I am, I will only have one person," Gu Jingyun shook his head and said, "A person's energy is limited and the things he can do are limited. But it is different in the academy. The professor's class, I can give it to you every three years. The imperial court provided a group of talents. According to the last time, I will teach at least 18 students in three years, and even if the useful talents are divided into three years, there will be nine, and there will be three in that year. I have been teaching for 20 years, and after 20 years, there will be 60 useful people in the turen class."

"Three cobblers can outperform one Zhuge Liang, so is it possible that these 60 available talents can't compare to me alone? Besides them, there are also the children I brought to graduate from the enlightenment class. I am confident that I have taught them. Even if students are mediocre, they will not be ordinary mediocrity, they will be useful to the country and the people, even if they only pay so much tax every year, they are stronger than ordinary people..."

   Gu Jingyun's long speech, Li An also understood it, and said disappointedly: "So Mr. only wants to teach, and does not want to go further in the court?"

  Gu Jingyun smiled and nodded, "Being an official with real power is too tiring."

  Li An was helpless, "That's why Mr. is unwilling, right?"

   Gu Jingyun smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying it.

  Li An sighed, got up and said, "I understand, sir, go back in peace."

  Gu Jingyun nodded slightly to him, turned and walked out with a slight pause, and said, "If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me, whether it is political or life, as long as I know, I will answer it with you."

   Li Anxin relaxed, became happy, bowed his hands and said, "Yes, sir."

   Gu Jingyun turned and left.

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