Chapter 534 Yuan Xianchen

Although the people generally believe that King Yong's contribution to quelling the rebellion was not rewarded and he was treated unfairly by the court, this matter will not cause actual turmoil.

All the common people can do is tell some "unfounded" stories, recite poems and poems written by the people in the stories, and complain.

The palace's response to this kind of public opinion was insensitive, and could even be said to be very slow.

The concept of "loyal minister" between the people and the court is also completely different. In the eyes of the common people, an official who does practical things and benefits the people is a loyal minister; but in the eyes of the court, an official who has merit but is disrespectful is a great official.

The treacherous minister.

Our positions are different and our ideas are far apart, so naturally we cannot resonate with each other.

Dou Wenyang reported to Li Cong the impact of the prisoner sacrifice, saying in a very happy tone, "Your Majesty's reputation has been greatly enhanced, and the world has returned to its heart!"

Li Cong stood high that day and was far away, but he still felt that the scene of thousands of people singing lyrics and watching the execution was out of admiration for him. Although his lyrics were generous and sad, when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to fit the situation.

He couldn't help but feel a little complacent, constantly weighing his contribution to the Tang Dynasty in his mind. He put his hands behind his hands and asked Dou Wenyang: "I have been working hard and sleeping night and day since I came to the throne. I have finally achieved some results, but I don't know how they compare with previous generations."

Compared to an emperor."

Dou Wenyang responded: "Your Majesty has surveyed the four seas, and in terms of martial arts, he is not inferior to the founding emperor; in terms of governance, your majesty will revitalize the Tang Dynasty, and is even better than the founding emperor. I privately believe that your majesty's achievements are comparable to those of Emperor Taizong."

Taking advantage of this time, Li Cong awarded him the rank of Weiweiqing from the third rank, and he began to call himself a "chen", trying to get rid of the courtiers' prejudice against him as a eunuch.

"No no no."

Li Cong waved his hands humbly, not daring to admit on the surface that he succeeded Emperor Taizong.

Regardless of whether he can be pursued or not, he is definitely wiser than the emperor. However, the emperors compared themselves to Yao and Shun. They recorded the years in the same way as Yao and Shun, and changed the year into a year. If he did not make corresponding changes, how could he let the world know about his achievements?

Along the way, he has suffered so much and sacrificed so much. Li Cong also hopes that his efforts can be seen by others.

He considered it and expressed this idea to Dou Wenyang, who immediately thought about it.

It is a pity that the emperor has not yet taken control of the government, cannot be granted the title of Zen, and does not have the financial resources.

In this way, the only thing that can equal the credit of changing the year is changing the year.

"Change the beginning of the year?"

"Yes, your majesty was born as a direct descendant and re-established the Tang Dynasty. He is the righteous person of the world. He is a saint through the ages. It is natural for your majesty to come and establish the righteous person."

The eldest son has no doubt that the first thing Li Cong did after he ascended the throne was to posthumously confer his biological mother, Concubine Liu Hua, as Queen Yuanxian, establishing his orthodox title.

As for "Zhengshuo", "Zhengshuo" is the beginning of the year, and "Shuo" is the beginning of January.

Fuxi created the Taichu calendar of the Shangyuan Dynasty, using January as the first month; Shennong improved the calendar and used December as the first month; Huangdi used November as the first month.

The three emperors created the calendar based on the agricultural time, benefiting future generations, and their contributions will last for thousands of years, so they are called "sages".

When later generations changed dynasties, they all followed the saints in changing the calendar. Emperor Yu inherited the ancestral line from Fuxi, and he worshiped Bai, and regarded January as the first month;

November is the first month.

In the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shanghei was ingenious and created the tenth month as the first month. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned famous ministers to revise the calendar. In the first year of Taichu, the first month was changed to the first month of the year, which was called "Mengchun".

The tradition of "Spring" has been fixed.

Now, if Li Cong can change "Zhengshuo" again, he will be able to follow the destiny of heaven and create a new calendar. Not only will his achievements be comparable to those of the Three Emperors Saints, but he will also be comparable to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Li Cong was fascinated when he thought that future generations would all change their own "Zhengshuo" to celebrate the New Year.

"Kaizheshuo?"

He only hesitated for a moment. After swallowing his breath, he made a decision and asked Dou Wenyang, "Is it true?"

"But, it's just..."

Dou Wenyang hesitated in his tone.

Li Cong suddenly became nervous, fearing that this good idea would not be realized in the end. He stared at Dou Wenyang eagerly and listened to him say: "It's just that we have to change 'Zi' to years, then it will be logical."

Since it is an innovation and a re-creation, it is natural to start a whole series of changes. Changing the name to year is a denial of the achievements of the Supreme Emperor.

Only by denying the Supreme Emperor can we affirm the greater achievements of today's saints.

Li Cong nodded repeatedly in his mind, his face stiffened for a moment and then he showed a helpless expression, sighing: "This is the only way."

"I accept the decree." Dou Wenyang said: "I will definitely handle it."

The day he received the decree, he separated Si Tiantai from the Secretariat Department.

The Secretariat Department was where Xue Bai once worked. Many eminent scholars served in it because Xue Bai took the lead in compiling books. Many of them were Xue Bai's teachers when he was studying in the Imperial College, and they greatly hindered Dou Wenyang's work.

Taking advantage of Xue Bai's absence from the court, the first thing Dou Wenyang tested was these literary and historical officials.

Sure enough, there is nothing a scholar can do against a powerful official like him.

After Si Tiantai became independent, Dou Wenyang replaced all the officials with his own people.

He did not dare to go too far and promoted all Xue Bai's original party members. Anyway, there are many officials promoted in the imperial court due to their merit. Xue Bai also transferred many people in Fan Yang. There were many transfers and enough positions. This move did not cause any problems.

Too much opposition.

Dou Wenyang immediately felt the control he had over the court in Xue Bai's absence, so in addition to Si Tiantai's original responsibilities of observing astronomical phenomena, revising the calendar, and keeping time day and night, he added the sacrificial power of Jianxing disaster relief.

This move is to highlight the responsibilities of Si Tiantai, emphasize the role of astronomical phenomena in orthodoxy, and increase the impression that Li Cong is responsible for the destiny of heaven.

After doing this, Dou Wenyang went to the palace and paid 30,000 yuan to Li Cong, claiming that it was used to bribe officials.

Li Cong had no financial power. After saving for so long, the emperor's internal funds only had some treasures originally left by Li Longji, which were worth more than 100,000 yuan. Of course, he was very reluctant to give up after hearing this, but in order to seek power, he gritted his teeth and paid it.

Dou Wenyang.

It's night, the moon and stars are sparse, and Chang'an is peaceful.

But the next day, Si Tiantai made a statement, saying that at night, "the comet came out of the east and was about four feet long between Louwei."

Li Cong then summoned the ministers and asked Si Tiantai what this celestial phenomenon meant. He replied that when heaven teaches people, a saint needs to announce Zhengshuo.

"Your Majesty, this horoscope belongs to the celestial beings. The scene is written down, and the relationship follows the old code. The contract is the new destiny. The righteousness remains and the new beginning, the common people are in accordance with the heart of heaven!"

The words were so profound that others either did not know astronomy and did not dare to say anything, or they knew that the saint meant to emphasize that he had created a new prosperous age.

Li Cong was greatly surprised when he heard this. After exchanging a look with Dou Wenyang, he ordered Si Tiantai to observe the celestial phenomena carefully and make changes to the calendar in line with the farming season.

Things are progressing very smoothly. After all, the emperor has established his authority without harming the people of the country, and the officials have no reason to object. This matter is not directed at the Xue Party, which is the most powerful party in the court today. Even the Xue Party officials turned a blind eye.

One eye.

The matter had been agreed upon, but suddenly an old voice sounded.

"His Majesty."

The person who stood up was Wei Shu, who knew the history and official affairs, was also the Imperial College's imperial eunuch, was appointed as the prince's concubine, and was a doctor named Yinqing Guanglu.

Wei Shu was old and had inconvenient legs and feet, and his body was trembling when he stood up. He glanced at the officials in Sitiantai, and finally his eyes fell on Dou Wenyang.

He was in the Secretariat, watching helplessly as Si Tiantai was separated, his knowledgeable disciples and subordinates were removed and relegated, while those greedy people without talent and knowledge were promoted. Therefore, he knew this best.

Behind the scenes, I knew Dou Wenyang was behind the scenes.

"Si Tiantai said that a comet came out of the east last night, but I was enjoying the cool air in the courtyard and did not see any strange phenomena all night long. I went to court today and there was no discussion among the people about the celestial phenomenon."

When Wei Shu said this, his old face became solemn and he said: "If the celestial phenomenon does not appear today, the world will not be able to witness it. Once your majesty issues an order, I am afraid that it will not uphold the dignity of the imperial court, but will become the laughing stock of the world!"

Li Cong felt guilty and subconsciously shrank his neck.

Dou Wenyang rushed to stand up, raised his hand and shouted: "There is clearly a celestial phenomenon, how can Wei Gong open his eyes and tell lies?!"

Wei Shu was furious, blowing his beard and glaring, saying, "I'm telling you lies? How dare you complain first!"

"It's late at night, everyone in the world is asleep, but Wei Gong is the only one who doesn't sleep? Why don't you stay up all night?"

"Si Tiantai said that at three o'clock in the afternoon, I didn't see him at that time, so why did he say that he was up all night?"

Dou Wenyang hurriedly shouted: "Are you missing something and can't observe the stars? If Si Tiantai can see it, can you definitely see it with your eyes?!"

Wei Shu scolded: "If there is no celestial phenomenon, there is nothing. You treacherous eunuch, you want to call a deer a horse?!"

This was a very serious accusation. With this sentence, the original dignity of each other was torn apart. Dou Wenyang no longer had any scruples, and showed off the curse skills he had gained from fighting among the slaves, and shouted sharply.

"That's because you are old and confused!"

Wei Shu was indeed old, but his academic status was high and he was highly respected by others. Everyone was shocked when he was scolded so openly.

Yan Zhenqing also looked serious. He stepped out and shouted at Dou Wenyang: "What a shame!"

Dou Wenyang was so angry that he couldn't even pay attention to him. He quickly rushed to the palace and pointed at Wei Shu and continued to scold him.

"Your old eyes are muddier than urine. What can you see? A comet flashes past faster than you can blink, and you can see nothing!"

"You are an eunuch, how can you be allowed to speak obscenely in court?!"

"When God teaches people, the scene is written down. This is God's sign that the saint has vigorously innovated and created a prosperous age. How can you allow you to slander it?!"

"If His Majesty can really innovate and create a prosperous age, how can it be ruined by the words of an old minister?!"

The hall fell silent.

Dou Wenyang finally got Wei Shu's fatal flaw, and became more and more excited. He stood on tiptoe a few times, not knowing how to move. He shook his fingers a few times, saliva flew everywhere, and he couldn't wait to shout out the sentence "Dou Wen Yang"

Wei Shu’s words——
To be continued...