The Great Zhou Palace is located in the center of Changdan City, covering an area of ​​about 1,000 acres, with more than 50 palaces of all sizes and sizes and more than 6,000 houses.

The interior decoration is magnificent and luxurious, and each place shows the supremacy of imperial power.

The first thing Zhao Yan did when he entered the palace was naturally to wear mourning clothes and cry out to the late emperor.

Although it was a loud sound and a small raindrop, Zhao Yan still cried for half an hour before he stood up, and accompanied by Xiao Jingye to meet Zhang, the biological mother of the second prince Zhao Tai.

At this time, Zhang was crying sadly.

Before he was about forty years old, he changed from a queen to a queen mother.

It was very likely that he would become the prince's own son, but he completely lost the opportunity because of "The Five Child Kneeling and Worshiping Picture".

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw Zhao Yan, it was like sprinkling salt on her wound, and she cried even more sadly.

Zhao Yan comforted her a few words, and then followed Xiao Jingye back to the Chuigong Hall.

The Chakong Hall.

The emperor's temporary meeting room is also a place where overtime reviews memorials.

Zhao Yan sat on Huanghuali's hardwood chair, feeling a little at a loss.

This is far less comfortable than the lounge chair at home.

A moment later, Yang Xinghuai and Kong Moshan also entered the hall.

Xiao Jingye presented the memorial on the Yu Case, straightened his chest and said, "Your Highness, the old minister has drafted three memorials. The first one is the memorial to the new emperor ascend the throne. He plans to change the year name to Longhe. He will announce at the throne ceremony tomorrow that the ministers of the regent will be jointly held by us."

"The second memorial was the funeral of the late emperor, and the posthumous title was Renzong. Due to the special period, the funeral of the home country was planned to be seven days."

"The third memorial is the memorial to exile memorial. The new emperor ascended the throne. The original five princes should not be called princes anymore, and they should be demoted to be dukes."

The last memorial was obviously to protect the face of the Great Zhou. After all, it would be better for the humiliation of the Duke of the State than the prince.

Zhao Yan read through it. Although he could understand the classical Chinese texts, the content was too boring and he knew nothing about some of the ancestral rules and regulations.

He looked at it briefly and said, "Everything can be done according to the court's constitution."

At this time, the wealth minister Kong Moshan came out and handed out a note.

"Your Highness, take a look at this."

Zhao Yan opened the memorial and found that there were dense data recorded, and on the last page, there were eight elegant big characters written.

"The treasury is not supported, only the empty book is left."

Zhao Yan understood the meaning of this sentence very well.

That is to say, there is no penny in the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was huge, and there were a lot of people who were greedy through relationships. They paid attention to large amounts of money, so it would be strange if they could save money.

The wealth minister Kong Moshan continued, "Your Highness, the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty is empty, but now it has triggered a war. All the money and food are given to the front line, and there is no penny in the treasury. But the following throne celebrations and the funeral of the late emperor will require a lot of money."

"Just keep everything simple!" Zhao Yan replied in a silence.

"No!" Xiao Jingye and Yang Xinghuai said almost in unison, with such loud voices that scared Zhao Yan.

Xiao Jingye bowed and said, "Your Highness, the throne celebration and the funeral of the late emperor are all related to the face of my Great Zhou. Our great country cannot lose its demeanor, and we must not handle it simply!"

"Then you can find a way to raise money!" Zhao Yan glanced at Xiao Jingye.

Isn’t this just a slap in the face and a fat man, and he will suffer if he wants to be faced!

At this time, the Wushang Yang Xinghuai on the side said leisurely: "Yesterday, the old minister passed by Huitong Money House and happened to see His Highness withdrawing money. I wonder if he could help."

It's not waiting for Zhao Yan to speak.

Kong Moshan quickly interrogated: "The old minister has calculated that the celebration of the throne and the funeral of the late emperor is enough to have 45,000 taels of silver."

After saying that, the three of them looked at Zhao Yan with an expectation.

When Zhao Yan heard the number 45,000 taels, he was so angry that he wanted to overturn the table.

These three old men were digging a hole for him in a big circle.

Yesterday, he just took a sum of money from Huitong Money House. The money was sold by Zhao Yan and the land in several houses and fields, as well as the Yue Palace accumulated over the years. It was Zhao Yan's reliance on going to Jiangnan to live.

It happened to be forty-five thousand taels.

These three old men have long investigated his old stories.

Zhao Yan said with a shameless face: "Three, this is not suitable. Money is my private property. It is not in line with the law to fill it in the treasury!"

"Harm, it's quite aligned. When Your Highness ascends the throne, the whole Zhou Dynasty will belong to you. You still care about a few tens of thousands of taels of silver." Kong Moshan said with a smile, revealing a face of a profiteer.

Zhao Yangang opened his mouth and was about to say that I care.

Xiao Jingye took the lead and said, "Your Highness is definitely willing to take out this little money. Your Highness cares about the country and the people. In his heart, money is like dung."

Yang Xinghuai bowed his hand and bowed 90 degrees directly, shouting: "Your Highness is so noble that he is comparable to Yao and Shun, and the old minister admires it very much!"

Zhao Yan on the high chair was so depressed that he could no longer speak.

These three old foxes, with their clever tongues, directly lifted him to the highest point of morality.

The forty-five thousand taels were to be taken out anyway.

"When I ascend the throne, if you have ill-gotten wealth, I will definitely be filled in the national treasury!" Zhao Yan cursed in his heart.

Immediately, Zhao Yan no longer felt distressed and coughed dryly, "Okay, I'll pay the money, but you must write me an IOU."

The current Great Zhou treasury is like a black hole, and war is even more like a gold-swalking beast.

Not to mention forty-five thousand taels, even four-and-five thousand taels are not necessarily enough to fill.

There is an IOU, and Zhao Yan can at least feel at ease.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingye and Yang Xinghuai took a step back at the same time.

Kong Moshan smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I'll write an IOU."

...

Next, the three old foxes began to tell Zhao Yan about the rules of being an emperor.

I don’t know if I don’t listen, I’m shocked when I hear it.

I have to get up at four o'clock every morning.

There are morning classes in the morning and evening classes in the evening.

You can only eat three bites at most in one dish.

Memorial reviews cannot be reviewed overnight.

You cannot leave the palace privately.

...

Various ancestral rules are like the foot binding of an old lady, which is smelly and long.

The three old foxes nagged until dusk before leaving with confidence.

Immediately afterwards, under the service of a group of maids and eunuchs, Zhao Yan first had a meal, then began to measure the size of his clothes, and became familiar with the etiquette and regulations in the palace.

Although Zhao Yan didn't have to do anything, he was very tired.

It was busy until late at night that Zhao Yan returned to his temporary dragon bed, which was about three meters long.

Zhao Yan waved everyone away, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and sighed with his hands on his back, "I can't think so, why did I promise to be the emperor? I am a human being in my second life, and I must spend my life the way I like."

After saying that, Zhao Yan threw himself onto the bed and fell asleep.

The next day, it was not dawn.

Zhao Yan was woken up by two little eunuchs and began to change court uniforms.

The court ward was specially improved after measuring Zhao Yan's body size yesterday.

A crimson robe, a sky-high crown, a large gold and jade belt on the waist, and a black heavy wooden shoes on the feet.

Gorgeous and noble, it means it is uncomfortable to wear.

Zhao Yan walked back and forth for half an hour before he got used to this outfit.

If you have to wear this every day, it would be too uncomfortable to be an emperor.

At this moment, the ministers were already waiting outside.

Accompanied by an official from the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Yan first went to Zhou Renzong's spiritual position to perform the grand ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, and then went to Empress Dowager Zhang's palace to greet him.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yan came to the Daqing Hall, the main hall of the palace, and accepted the three kneelings and nine bows from officials at all levels.

After a series of links, Zhao Yan officially ascended the throne.

Zhao Yan sat on the dragon throne and looked at the ministers below, still a little excited.

The last part is naturally spoken by the new emperor.

Last night, Xiao Jingye prepared a speech for Zhao Yan, which contains a total of 3,000 words of classical Chinese.

The content is nothing more than: I will rule the world with benevolence and virtue, inherit the destiny of heaven, follow the people's sentiments, be thrifty and self-disciplined, reduce taxes and labor service, always be humble and self-reflective, do not make excessive rewards for merits and punishments, and bless my great Zhou national fortune and prosper forever...

Zhao Yan really doesn't want to say these official words and clichés, empirical words.

"Ahem..."

Zhao Yan coughed dryly and said loudly: "Everyone, I have just ascended the throne and don't know how to be an emperor. But I know that only by raising my back can I not be bullied. If I get used to kneeling down and discussing with other countries, I will never stand up again! Since I ascended the throne, my Great Zhou will adhere to a new national policy: not to marry, not to pay compensation, not to cede land, and not to give annual monies. Those who violate my Great Zhou will be punished even if they are far away!"
Chapter completed!