Chapter 976 Reluctantly

Chapter 976 Reluctantly

Chapter 976 Reluctantly
"...King Liang used his bravery, wisdom and intelligence to make decisions for the world, and used his benevolence and kindness to comfort the people. His achievements will last for thousands of years and will benefit the world for generations to come... The divine weapon has been restored to its rightful owner. I respectfully pass on the throne to the holy king and retire to the vassal state..."

After reading the lengthy abdication edict, Shao Xun stood up.

In an instant, all eyes were focused on him.

"You guys..." Shao Xun was possessed by a spirit of drama, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I am ultimately a minister of the Jin Dynasty. If I follow the trend and advance to a higher position, how will the world view me?"

"The people of the world are looking forward to your ascension, just like the seedlings looking forward to the rain." Pei Shao, the right army commander of the General's Office, said loudly. After that, he knelt on the ground and cried, "If your king doesn't ascend the throne, what will happen to the people?"

To be precise, his name should be Pei He, a name he changed himself.

There is no need to avoid the word "Shao", but he changed it anyway, which shows his character. And with this move, it is normal for him to act so hard.

"Daoqi, please get up quickly." When Shao Xun saw him, he immediately stepped forward to support him.

"Your Majesty, you have established your rule over the world and brought peace to the people. Who wouldn't appreciate your kindness?" Before Pei He could get up, Yang Chen knelt down again and urged him: "These are just some slanders from people who don't know the will of heaven. Why should your Majesty care? I beg your Majesty to take the throne."

"Mr. Yang, why are you like this?" After helping Pei He up, Shao Xun went to help Yang Chen, complaining, "Are you trying to frame me for being disloyal and unrighteous?"

"I heard that the king has three aspirations." With a "thump", the governor Mi Zhi fell to the ground and said loudly: "Now is the time. The king should keep pace with the times and replace Jin with Liang, and announce it to the world."

"You--" Shao Xun stopped, with a conflicted expression on his face, as if he had been killed by you.

"If Your Majesty does not ascend to the throne, all the heroes will be disappointed. A hundred years later, there may be another attack, and millions of people will die." Military officer Pei Zhan fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, how can you bear to see such a tragic situation? I beg Your Majesty to put aside your selfishness, for the sake of the people, and ascend to the throne."

"I beg Your Majesty to put aside your selfishness, consider the interests of the people, and ascend to the throne." After Pei Zhan, the other ministers bowed down one after another and shouted in unison.

There was a weak person who shouted himself hoarse and almost ran out of breath and fainted on the ground.

There was an old man, with tears streaming down his face, begging again and again.

There was also the young man, whose head was banging loudly, with traces of blood visible on the ground.

The scene and the emotion are very moving.

Thousands of words can be summed up in two words: loyalty!

Shao Xun seemed to be moved by the words "abandon selfishness" and "consider the interests of the people" and stood there for a long time without saying a word.

After a long while, he finally sighed and said, "What you said is not without reason. For the sake of preventing the people of the world from encountering chaotic soldiers and barbarians, why should I care about the damage? Those who don't know me think that I am greedy for the treasure, and those who know me think that I am worried about the world."

"Well!" He stamped his feet and said, "Only the Spring and Autumn Annals can judge me and judge me. The right and wrong will be judged by future generations."

At the end, he looked ashamed and even complained a little: "Alas, I... I have been really hurt by you."

After sighing, he helped the "loyal ministers" up one by one and said, "You can quickly prepare for the ceremony. Before I ascend the throne, I will leave the city and live in Pan Garden to avoid suspicion, waiting for everything to be prepared."

"Yes, sir." All the ministers shouted loudly, with looks of relief on their faces.

It has been exactly one year from this time last year to this year, which is not slow. The main reason is that with the existence of the Liang State, many things were done in advance, which made the handover time much faster.

If Cao Mengde of the late Han Dynasty wanted to abdicate and ascend the throne, he would not have been slow to do so. However, Cao Pi was slower than him and had to give up many benefits.

The Sima family had the Jin State as a transition, so they were not much slower, but the price they had to pay was even greater than that of Cao Pi. They divided up hundreds of states in one breath, as if they had returned to the Spring and Autumn Period overnight.

There is a difference between a world conquered with one's own hands and a world stolen.

The twenty-one states of the Great Jin Dynasty are about to get a new look.

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After accepting the abdication, Shao Xun acted quickly and moved out of the palace that same day and lived in Pan Garden in the east of the city.

On October 15th, Shao Xun sat in his bedroom, looking carefully at the imperial crown held in the hands of the maids.

The first set is the large fur crown used when ascending the throne and offering sacrifices. Its main theme is "simplicity". There are few patterns on it and it is very "plain". After all, it is a ritual passed down from the pre-Qin period.

"Husband, please give it a try." Yu Wenjun waved her hand, and two maids came over, one on the left and one on the right.

Shao Xun opened his hands and let the maid dress him.

The big fur cape is rather heavy and reaches the instep. It is fine to wear in winter but very uncomfortable in summer.

Yu Wenjun took two steps back and looked carefully. After a moment, the little crescent moon appeared again.

When Shao Xun saw this, he was actually moved.

He felt that he was being pulled by his young wife, but he was willing to do it.

After spending half his life in the world of women, he finally fell into the hands of Yu Wenjun. This was a tragedy.

He took two steps forward and hugged his wife.

Yu Wenjun seemed to sense her husband's feelings, and her smile grew brighter. After quietly hugging him for a while, she gently pushed him away and whispered, "Are you aware of the sadness?"

Shao Xun was speechless.

Yu Wenjun snorted lightly, and her mood improved a lot. She asked her maid to bring her some ordinary crown and clothes.

This was worn on important occasions and basically followed the old style of the Han Dynasty. Only minor changes were made during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, all with the Twelve Chapters as the main theme.

The so-called "Twelve Chapters" are: sun, moon, stars, mountain, dragon, insects, algae, fire, powdered rice, fǔ, and fú.

This system can be traced back to the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Among them, the sun, moon, and stars are astronomical, symbolizing the shining light of heaven, and the emperor is the son of heaven.

Mountain, dragon, insect and algae are geomantic symbols, which symbolize that the emperor benefits all things and has the important task of governing the world and educating the people. Fire, rice, fu and fu are cultural symbols, which symbolize the emperor's ancestral temple and the stability of the country.

There are three characters, namely Heaven, Earth and Man, with a total of twelve chapters, which are embellished on various parts of the crown and robes. They have been passed down for a long time and have fixed rules.

When Shao Xun put it on, he didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt goose bumps all over his body and was shocked.

Yu Wenjun smoothed out the wrinkles on his crown.

Shao Xun grabbed her hand and said, "The Queen must always stay by my side."

Yu Wenjun's face flushed a little, and she said, "Try on the imperial robe again."

The imperial robe is worn on ordinary occasions.

The emperor would not wear the crown all the time, as that would be too solemn. They would have more "casual" clothing, which generally came in various colors and styles and was not much different from what ordinary scholars wore.

In those days, it was not yet fashionable for the emperor to wear yellow robes, and the color of the robes he wore had no strong correlation with the virtues valued by the dynasty.

For example, the Jin Dynasty was the era of gold and preferred white, but when offering sacrifices to the ancestors, people wore black gauze robes, while crimson robes were more commonly worn during ordinary court meetings. In addition to these, there were also five colors of gauze robes: blue, red, yellow, white, and black, which could be worn alternately.

When visiting the tombs and offering condolences to ministers, they would wear single clothes.

This kind of ordinary imperial robe was not much different from the clothes of ordinary people, and sometimes it was even given to ministers to wear. For example, when Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, saw that the clothes of Secretary Xue Xia were thin, he took off the imperial robe and gave it to him. The ministers did not wear it beyond the rules.

When Shao Xun put on the imperial robe, he didn't feel anything unusual because it was not much different from the clothes he usually wore.

After walking around, I was too lazy to take off my clothes and started looking at the clothes piled aside.

This is also a crown, but it is not the crown worn by the emperor. Instead, it is the crown given to kings, princes, the three dukes and nine ministers.

Yes, ministers could also wear the crown, which was mainly used to accompany the emperor in offering sacrifices to heaven, earth and ancestral temples. The shape was similar to the emperor's crown, and there was no difference from a distance. The only differences were in the patterns and materials.

Before the founding of the country, all civil and military officials above the third rank were granted a set of crown and robes, which will be distributed soon.

Officials below the third rank were granted a set of official uniforms.

The Jin Dynasty was in financial difficulties and had not issued the five-season court robes for many years - blue in spring, red in summer, yellow in late summer, white in autumn, and black in winter.

When Shao Liang founded the country, he distributed a set of clothes to all officials. After that, he gave them cloth every year and asked them to make their own clothes. No ready-made clothes were given to them.

In history, due to financial difficulties, the Southern Dynasties of Jin, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen provided insufficient cloth, or even no cloth at all. For example, at the end of the Yuanjia period, officials were ordered to prepare their own court robes.

If you don't issue "work clothes", don't blame the officials for doing whatever they want. Later, officials didn't wear the five colors of court clothes at all, but wore what they liked, and finally the red court clothes gradually became popular.

Even if the imperial court later issued official uniforms again, there was no going back.

Over time, "red clothes" became synonymous with civil servants.

"Distribute the court robes as soon as possible." Shao Xun picked up a set, looked at it, and put it down again, saying, "They have fought with me for many years. They must be overjoyed to receive the official uniforms and seals before the founding of the country."

Yu Wenjun called her servants and ordered them to transport the court robes and crown robes stored in the warehouse one by one by using carts and send them to various government offices for distribution.

"Queen." Shao Xun called softly.

Yu Wenjun's face, which had just calmed down, turned red again. She turned around and looked at Shao Xun, saying, "What did you do, husband?"

"Queen." Shao Xun did not answer, but just smiled in a servile manner.

Yu Wenjun felt even more ashamed and said, "Stop shouting."

"Do you remember that wild Taoist?" Shao Xun asked.

Yu Wenjun was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "He just made it up, and you just believed it."

The Taoist said that she and Liang Lanbi both had an affair, but she only told Shao Xun about it in the private space of the quilt as a joke.

"I took his words seriously." Shao Xun said, "I have fought for many years, with wounds all over my body, just to put the phoenix ornament on you with my own hands, to make you my queen, the one and only, the mother of the country."

No matter what happened in the past, Yu Wenjun once again felt the throbbing in her heart. She lowered her head slightly, feeling extremely ashamed, but soon raised her head again, wanting to look at her husband's face.

Shao Xun took out a box from somewhere like a magic trick.

After gently opening it, the queen's special jewelry was found inside: twelve hairpins, step-shaking ornaments, big hand bun, etc.

Shao Xun gently took off the hairpin from Yu Wenjun's head, took out a new one from the box, and said, "After Empress Zhen entered the Wei Palace, there was a green snake in the palace that always spit out red pearls as big as walnuts."

As he spoke, he put it on Yu Wenjun.

The red pendant beads sway gently, looking regal and elegant.

"This is the only one in the world, and only Wenjun can have it." Shao Xun said, "Now, you are finally my queen."

Yu Wenjun's eyes were slightly moist. She felt like she was soaked in a honey pot and was loved by her husband in every way.

This feeling was familiar yet strange, and she was very greedy for it.

Therefore, she subconsciously ignored the origin of the red bead.

In the past, it seemed to be at Liang Lanbi’s place.

(End of this chapter)