Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 876 The New Emperor Arrives

He held his breath, read it all, and then said the words he wanted to say most:

"The country was named Tang, and the reign was glorious..."

"...From now on, a general amnesty will be granted to all!"

Ma Rong, dressed in the garb of the White Crane Forest bandit leader, embraced Qiao Tai and Xuguzi and knelt among the people: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

All civil and military officials, soldiers from all armies, and even common people from far away, knelt and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty is kind!"

Wu Zetian did not kneel down. Looking at Li Cunxi who was standing proudly in the light, the empress let out a breath and bowed to Li Cunxi.

"Your Majesty is extremely benevolent and virtuous. I admire you from the bottom of my heart!"

Li Cunxi turned around silently and looked at Wu Zetian, with an indescribable feeling.

When he first met the emperor in Xi'an, he knelt before Wu Zetian and showed extreme fear.

He thought he had hidden it from Wu Zetian at that time, but he didn't expect that Wu Zetian just wanted him to think that he had hidden it from her.

Nearly seven years have passed, and Li Cunxi is now standing in the position that should have belonged to Wu Zetian, looking down at all living beings.

"The world is at my feet, and all the ministers are at my feet!"

"So this is what it feels like to be an emperor."

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After the abdication, all officials returned to Taichu Palace.

It was the first grand court meeting after the restoration of the Tang Dynasty. Both Prince Wu and Prince Li were very excited.

Officials loyal to Li Tang, led by Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi, immediately returned to their posts after the abdication ceremony and began to deal with accumulated government affairs.

At three quarters past three in the afternoon, all the civil and military officials came to the Qianyang Palace. Li Cunxi, sitting on the dragon bed, looked around at the ministers below, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise wildly.

"My lord, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"

All civil and military officials bowed their heads with utmost respect.

"My dear ministers, please sit down and rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wu Chengsi was in a good mood and sat down first with a smile on his face.

Beside him, Bakhta also sat down happily.

All the civil and military officials were in a happy atmosphere, sitting on the cushions with beaming faces.

"The new dynasty has just been established, and many things are waiting to be done..."

Li Cunxi stopped talking halfway through.

He couldn't use the common set of clothes used by ancient emperors at all.

After changing his words, he spoke again:

"My dear ministers, if you have anything to say, please speak up."

Wu Chengsi stood up without waiting for others to speak and bowed to Li Cunxi:

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is now on the throne, and the position of Empress should be decided as soon as possible. Then you can recruit concubines and increase your lineage!"

These were all prepared speeches in advance, and there was nothing wrong with Wu Chengsi, a scheming man, saying them.

He is still waiting to marry his daughter off quickly.

"I have already chosen someone for the position of Queen. Xiao Mei should be the Queen."

Wu Chengsi immediately praised him: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!"

Di Renjie coughed softly, signaling Zhang Jianzhi to follow the plan.

Zhang Jianzhi twitched the corner of his mouth and quickly stood up:

"Your Majesty, although young, has no children. You should recruit concubines. I have heard that the Prince of Jin's daughter, Wu Yuanhui, is only fifteen years old and has both talent and beauty. She can be taken into the harem!"

This was decided early on. Di Renjie was going to take the initiative and propose that Wu Chengsi's daughter be allowed into the harem.

Wu Chengsi, the Prince of Jin, also had to speak up and say a good word for Wang Jinghui's sister Wang Xiao.

"I agree." Li Cunxi said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Wu Chengsi smiled from ear to ear. "Your Majesty, I heard long ago that General Wang Jinghui has a sister, Wang Xiao, a famous and talented woman from the Taiyuan Wang family. She is gentle, respectful, beautiful, and intelligent. She is suitable for inclusion in the harem."

"I agree."

Li Cunxi repeated it, scanned the ministers, and finally found his good uncle Xue Qinglin who never spoke.

"Lord Xue, why aren't you talking?"

Xue Qinglin quickly stood up and knelt outside the court.

"Your Majesty, I... I also have a daughter, she's only eighteen years old..."

"I agree."

"Ah?" Xue Qinglin was stunned for a second before quickly bowing and thanking him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After taking three concubines in front of all the ministers, Li Cunxi felt that it was enough, so he began to look for familiar faces among the officials.

Soon, Li Cunxi saw Wu Chengye, who was like a turtle hiding in his shell.

This once aggressive mad dog of the Wu family now sat next to Wu Yanhao with his neck shrunk, not daring to say a word.

"Prince of Changshan!"

"Is Luoyang prosperous?"

Wu Chengye groaned in pain and had to crawl up from beside Wu Yanhao. He held the court tablet in his hand in an awkward manner, walked out of the court, and knelt down in front of Li Cunxi.

"Your Majesty, I, Wu Chengye, pay my respects to you!"

"Long live your majesty!"

Li Cunxi was holding back his laughter and was in a very good mood.

"My dear, kneeling and bowing is not a custom in the Tang Dynasty."

"I see Your Majesty is very frightened. Kneeling and listening to Your Majesty's words, I feel more at ease."

As soon as Wu Chengye finished speaking, the officials nearby started laughing.

The protagonist Wu Chengye felt a little embarrassed. He held the imperial sceptre in front of his face with both hands and closed his eyes, pretending not to hear.

Li Cunxi was also amused and said with a smile:

"My dear, there is no need to do this. Stand up quickly."

Wu Chengye opened his eyes and took a peek at Li Cunxi, then quickly lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid!"

"Alright, after the court is dismissed, the Ministry of Personnel will draft an edict to confer the title of Prince of Changshan, Wu Chengye, as Prince of Dai."

"I obey your order." Zhang Jianzhi responded with a bow.

"Wuwuwu, don't kill me... huh?"

Wu Chengye looked up suddenly and saw Li Cunxi retract his gaze and turn to other people.

"Appoint me as the King of Dai?"

For a moment, the joy that overwhelmed him made him feel like he was floating in the air.

"I thank Your Majesty!" Wu Chengye kowtowed more than ten times.

"I will arrange a mansion for you in Luoyang. You can bring your family to Luoyang City and prepare to take up your post at the court. Now, go back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wu Chengye happily retreated, sat next to Wu Yanhao, and began to feel complacent.

Because of his personality, he has never had any connection with the court. The last time he served as an official in the court was more than ten years ago.

The new emperor did not have a very good relationship with him, but he was still willing to promote him to Luoyang after he ascended the throne. As for his benevolence and righteousness, there is no doubt about it!

"Prince Wu Chengye of Dai was transferred to the Left Jinwu Guard as Grand General."

"Gao Huan, the former General of the Qianniu Guard, has been officially appointed as the Grand General of the Right Jinwu Guard."

"Lu Tong, formerly General of the Left Jinwu Guard, has been transferred to the position of General of the Right Guard."

"The Left Guard was crippled in the melee, so new troops were dispatched to replace them. Li Yuanfang, the Inspector General of the Thousand Oxen Guard, was promoted to the rank of Grand General of the Left Guard."

The four of them came out together and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When it comes to nepotism, Li Cunxi made no attempt to hide the fact that he appointed people based on personal connections. Except for Wu Chengye, they were all his own people.

If the Left Guard is to be rebuilt, someone must be the Grand Commander or General, right?

Li Yuanfang, this is ready.

As for the general, Li Cunxi has also found one.

Once Li Yuanfang enters the Zuojianmenwei military camp, these two generals will go there and let him command them.

As for Li Yuanfang's expression after seeing the two generals, Li Cunxi had no control over it.

"Now, it's time to talk about the other armies." Li Cunxi suddenly became serious.