King Liu Xuan of Guilin unexpectedly became the new emperor. A group of courtiers followed several internal prisoners to pick up Liu Xuan from Tianlao.

When Liu Xuan saw the large number of people coming, he thought it was to see him off before his execution, so he bowed his hands one by one and everyone knelt down. Liu Xuan also knelt down: "I, Liu Xuan, am so virtuous and capable that I, the pillars of the imperial court, kneel down and worship me. Everyone, Please get up quickly, everyone is destined to die." Before he could finish his words, several eunuchs pulled Liu Xuan up from the ground: "Congratulations to your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come with us to bathe and change clothes, burn incense and pray, the Emperor's enthronement will be in two days "Grand Ceremony", all the ministers shouted long live, Liu Xuan fainted for a moment, and the eunuchs hurriedly helped him up and pinched him.

After Liu Xuan woke up, he found that all the ministers were still kneeling on the ground, so he said in the arms of the inner prisoner: "All important ministers of the imperial court will be excused. Please allow me to bathe, change clothes, burn incense and pray before meeting you again." The ministers retired one by one. Chen Hongyi led his troops to stay in the Wei Palace.

Two days later, Liu Xuan convened a court meeting. He was dressed in black clothes with a white scarf on his head. Wang Xian was a little unhappy when he saw it: "The new dynasty has a new atmosphere. The emperor should wear a royal robe and a crown." Liu Xuan didn't wait for Wang Xian to finish speaking. All the ministers bowed: "Unfortunately, the late emperor and the young emperor were killed by traitors. I have little virtue and I am entrusted by the world to inherit the great power. I should take the revenge of the late emperor and the young emperor as my first priority. Today I serve the late emperor and the young emperor." What do the princes think when the emperor pays tribute to his mourning?"

As he walked down the mountain and called for long live, Yuan Kang said loudly: "Your Majesty is benevolent, filial and virtuous. He obeys the destiny of heaven and supports the hearts of the people. Today, he is wearing plain clothes to mourn the late and young emperor. I and other old ministers are so grateful that I will follow your majesty to the death." The rest of the people also followed suit. loyalty.

Wang Xian glanced at Xiao Ding, who stepped out and asked: "With your majesty's wisdom, it is no problem to avenge the two late emperors. Now outside, Hou Tianzhou is attacking Xiangyang, and inside, there are Su thieves occupying Danyang Qiantang and Jinling City. The situation is dilapidated, the rebel armies from all walks of life are uncontrolled, and millions of people are displaced to the east of the Huainan River. This is the most important thing for our government at the moment. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

At this time, all the ministers looked at Liu Xuan, and Qinghe King Liu Jian also secretly thought that none of these matters could be easily solved. It seemed that Xiao Ding intended to embarrass Liu Xuan.

Yuan Kang stood up and was about to answer, but Liu Xuan stretched out his hand to signal Yuan Kang to step back. Liu Xuan looked at the courtiers below the steps, stepped down from the throne, and pointed at the throne: "It is really easy for me to get this throne, and it is inevitable in the court. Some people are dissatisfied, even I am dissatisfied. How can I, the emperor, rule the world without a soldier, a soldier, a coin, or a tael?" Liu Xuan stopped and looked at the crowd. Wang Xian, Xiao Ding, Wang Guan and others were secretly delighted. Yuan Kang Xie Qian and others shook their heads and sighed, while Xie Rui imitated Chen Hongyi and watched calmly.

Liu Xuan returned to the throne and said: "Since I have sat on the throne, I will answer Xiao Pushe's questions one by one. Please see if it is feasible." Liu Xuan suddenly called himself me, and everyone in the palace ate it. Shocked, everyone braced themselves to see how the new emperor would solve these major problems.

Liu Xuan first asked Chen Hongyi and Liu Jian to listen to the order: "Chen Hongyi was appointed General of the Hussars, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Anding County. Liu Jian, the king of Qinghe, was granted the title of prince. The land of Han was granted the title of King of Han, with jurisdiction over 200,000 households. The two of them joined forces and rushed to Xiangyang. ", Chen Hongyi and Liu Jian looked at each other, smiled and knelt down to express their gratitude.

Wang Guan shouted loudly: "Wang Xian, the prefect of Jingzhou, regained Jinling, drove out the Su thieves, and made the most great contribution. Why is there no reward?"

Yuan Kang shouted angrily: "The king must not make mistakes. If he is disrespectful before the king, he should be dismissed from office."

Liu Xuan signaled the two of them not to quarrel: "Both Mr. Wang and Mr. Yuan are loyal to the country. How can I not reward Wang Xian, the number one meritorious minister?"

The military officers of Qingzhou and Xuzhou were granted the title of Danyang County Duke, with a settlement of 5,000 households. Wang Guan, the prefect of Yizhou, paid homage to General Zhengdong, and was granted the title of Marquis of Qiantang County, with a settlement of 2,000 households. Wang Xian and Wang Guan were ordered to pursue and suppress the Su thieves.

Recover Jiangdong"

Wang Xian and Wang Guan were stunned at first and then knelt down to thank him. They looked at Yuan Kang, Xie Qian and others and snickered.

Liu Xuan looked at Xiao Ding: "It seems that everyone has no objection to the first two decrees. I also have a third decree. I will appoint Xie Rui as the Sikong and the prefect of Jinling, responsible for the defense of the capital and the punishment, money and food. I will appoint Xiao Shan as the prime minister of Zuo.

, worshiped Xiao Ding as the Prime Minister on the right, worshiped Yuan Kang as the Situ, and you and other four people assisted me in handling the political affairs of the world. I worshiped Xie Qian as the envoy to Huainan to appease the refugees. Except for the culprit of the rebellion, Su Shouzhong and Su Quanyi, the others were not punished and still kept their duties.

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Everyone on the steps was amazed. They never expected that a troubled prince who had been in prison for thirteen years could be so skillful once he sat on the throne. They all knelt down and shouted: "Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

Liu Xuan also motioned for the ministers to be freed, but Wang Xian spoke again: "The late emperor and the young emperor were in trouble, and the eunuchs were to blame. Since ancient times, such eunuchs have been the source of trouble for the country and deceived the emperor. I request that the eunuchs be killed."

,Purge Chao Gang!"

As soon as these words came out, several of the eunuchs in the main hall immediately collapsed to the ground and begged for mercy. Liu Xuan, however, agreed with Wang Xian: "What Danyang County Duke said is absolutely true. I will leave this important task to you, and you will never be able to do anything to others."

.Qin An and Qin Shun, you two summon all the eunuchs to come to Danyang County Duke to accept death."

After that, dozens of internal prisoners poured in and knelt in front of Wang Xian, begging Wang Xian to kill them with a knife. The internal prisoners kept running in from outside the hall.

Wang Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to beg Liu Xuan to take back his life. Liu Xuan made a serious face and said: "Since it is the Duke of Danyang who is asking for mercy, you will thank the Duke of Danyang for not killing him, and Qin Li and Qin Jiu will stay in Danyang."

The Duke is always waiting for you to repay your kindness."

All the eunuchs kowtowed in front of Wang Xian like garlic. Wang Xian became anxious and said, "I told you not to kill you anymore. Let's forget it." Then the eunuchs dispersed. Wang Xian secretly complained and dismissed Liu.

Xuan Yu failed, but instead attracted two people to monitor him.

At this time, everyone was just waiting for the court meeting to disperse so that everyone could return to their respective places. However, Liu Xuan stepped down from the throne and took out a memorial and passed it around to everyone.

Wang Xian was the first to receive the memorial, glanced at it a few times, and showed a solemn expression. Then he handed it to Xiao Ding, who also felt as if he were mourning for his heir.

Liu Xuan turned around and returned to the throne, waiting for the ministers to speak. The ministers looked at each other and all became humble.

Liu Xuan waited for a stick of incense before speaking first: "The times are poor and the country is in crisis, and the good show loyalty. This is the time when the country is in crisis. Do you want to go back to the days when the red-clad guards were searching for money across the country?"

, are you going to force out a few more Su thieves?"

The ministers in the palace gnashed their teeth when they heard about the red-clothed guards. In the past few years, they had been made difficult and extorted in every possible way by the red-clothed guards, and they were also forced to plunder people's wealth and commit many evil things.

Xie Qian was the first to kneel down and said: "I would like the Xie family to donate one million guans, 100,000 pieces of silk and 500,000 pieces of linen to enrich the national treasury." Chen Hongyi followed closely behind: "Mr. Chen from Lingnan, please donate money.

Eight hundred thousand guans, 100,000 pieces of silk, 100,000 pieces of silk, 500,000 pieces of linen, and 1,000 pearls." As soon as the Xie family and the Chen family expressed their stance, other families expressed their willingness to donate money and materials to enrich the treasury. The Xiao family

Xiao Qian and Mrs. Wang looked at each other in the back. Xiao Qian, who was next to Liu Jian, couldn't help it: "I would like to donate five million guan on behalf of my father, 200,000 pieces of silk, 300,000 pieces of silk, and 50 pieces of linen."

"Ten thousand horses", Wang Xian could only express loudly: "The Wang family, like the Xiao family, does not want to be left behind and serves the imperial court."

Liu Xuan was satisfied: "With all the loyal ministers in the palace, why worry about our failure to revitalize the Liang Dynasty? I can issue an order to abolish the red-clothed inner guards and order the Prime Minister Sikong Situ to reset the tax system. Taxes from various places do not need to be transferred to Jinling in kind. They can be converted into

Make money and turn it over. I also have an idea. Taxes from various places can be entrusted to merchants to be transferred to the capital or border gates. This will eliminate the need for people to do corvee work and allow trade to flourish in various places. What do you think?"

As he walked down the mountain, he shouted: "Your Majesty is wise and gifted with extraordinary talents. He is truly a blessing to the people of Daliang."

Liu Jian knelt on the ground and had to admire the emperor who had been in the prison for thirteen years even more. If he were sitting on the throne, he really would not be able to think of these solutions.

Liu Xuan signaled everyone to stand up and then announced an order: "The newly appointed civil servants and military generals will arrive today to handle government and military affairs." Although Wang Xian was reluctant, he had to accept the order. Xie Qian, Xiao Ding, Xiao Qian, Yuan Kang, etc.
Chapter completed!