On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 564 Each has his own reward

In the newly born Dayan, there was no king with a different surname. Even Pei Xiu, who had the closest relationship with Cui Che, was only named Duke of Yu.

Cui Che followed the usual practice and named his five generations of ancestors as emperors. Among them, his grandfather Cui Jishu was the ancestor of Yan Xianzu, and his father Cui Changjun was the ancestor of Yan Xuanzu.

He also posthumously named his uncle Cui Jingxuan as King of Zhao. Cui Che's other unmasked half-brothers were all given the title of prince, and their cousins ​​were all given the title of county king.

Emperor Dayan has always been generous when dealing with the dead.

Since Cui Che's grandfather Cui Jishu, father Cui Changjun, and uncle Cui Jingxuan all died due to rebellion, Cui Lu, the only remaining clan member in the fifth server, was also ordered by Cui Che when he was young to kill his entire family.

Cui Che did not have any cousins ​​in the Boling Cui clan within the fifth server. In the process of Cui Che's rise, the Boling Cui clan provided some help, but Cui Che relied more on his identity as the Prince Consort of the Great Sui Dynasty.

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Therefore, it is impossible for these people to obtain the title of king, but the third house of the Boling Cui family can be counted as the Dayan clan.

In the entire Yan Dynasty, there are currently only three princes and one county prince.

They are Cui Che's two sons, the second son Cui Yanzong, King Yong, the third son Cui Yanqing, King Liang, Cui Che's eldest grandson, King Cui Youzhi of Wei, and the son of King Yong Cui Yanzong, King Cui Youli of Jingzhao County.

The names of the grandchildren were newly chosen by Cui Che. After all, they are all crowned kings, so we can't keep calling them by their nicknames.

As for the problem of name avoidance, it is easy to solve it. It is nothing more than changing the name and using a rare word.

From the titles Cui Che gave to his children and grandchildren, we can also get a glimpse of the future arrangements for them. Cui Yanzong, King Yong of Liaodong, will guard Guanlong.

After successively receiving envoys from Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, Cui Che also had a clearer understanding of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Especially for Goguryeo, with Yuanziyou in charge, it is impossible to launch a large-scale attack on Liaodong. After all, among the four Goguryeo tribes, the western, northern and southern forces are already in a semi-disabled state. This is why the previous attacks

These are all caused by small-scale harassment.

The west, north and south alone cannot threaten Liaodong at all, and the east is under the control of Yuan Ziyou. This man takes the initiative to repair the relationship with Cui Che.

Therefore, Cui Che planned to transfer Cui Yanzong back from Liaodong and let him serve as the general manager of Qizhou and take charge of Yong County.

In Cui Che's vision, he wanted to weaken the role of Chang'an and Daxing, and strengthen the presence of Qizhou.

This has nothing to do with Chang'an being old and Daxing being dilapidated, but because Yong County is located on a major transportation road and can radiate to Longyou and Hanzhong.

At the same time, Renshou Palace is also in Qizhou. If Cui Che visits the west, he will definitely stay at Renshou Palace.

As for King Cui Yanqing of Qi, he will be appointed as the general manager of Qingzhou and the military commander of the states in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. He will cooperate and secretly monitor Li Jing, the governor of Xuzhou.

As for the eldest grandson being granted the title of King of Wei, it would naturally be necessary to wait until he is older and send him to Xiangzhou to take charge.

The titles of the previous dynasties were all reduced by one rank as a rule, but Cui Che would select those who had made meritorious deeds and give them a higher rank, restoring their original titles.

For example, Sun Hong, the eldest son of Xue Guogong, should have been demoted to the rank of county prince, but he contributed a lot by offering Luoyang. Especially when Cui Che intended to use Luoyang as the new capital, he was able to preserve Luoyang to the maximum extent. His contribution should not be underestimated, so Cui Che promoted him

He is of the first rank and is still Duke Xue.

At first, Li Shimin refused to inherit the title because his brother's life or death was uncertain. After the news of Li Jiancheng's death reached the north, Li Shimin finally accepted the imperial edict.

Li Shimin was young and had no merit in the country, so he was originally going to be demoted to the rank of Duke. However, his father Li Yuan died for the country, so he was able to retain the position of Duke of Tang.

After Cui Che founded the country, a large number of Yuan officials were promoted to nobility. However, there were only so many positions in the court, so naturally those who were promoted would be demoted. A large number of Yang Liang's old subordinates would also be transferred out of the court in the future.

Some people who were not trusted by Cui Che, such as Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son, were transferred to civilian officials before Cui Che was ready to usurp the throne, and they were transferred out of the army early.

On the second day of the first lunar month of the first year of Kaiping (AD 609), Dayan held its first court meeting, and all the court officials were present.

Fang Xuanling ranked first among civil servants, and Cui Che made Fang Xuanling the minister.

Pei Xiu, the Attendant, was ranked behind Fang Xuanling, and Ling Dou Lu Yu, the Secretary, was ranked third.

The former imperial uncle finally retained his position.

The first general is Lu Guogong Liu Fang, who was previously ordered to guard Puzhou and returned to Jinyang after Cui Che's class.

Since Cui Che had proclaimed himself emperor, the two government offices that once controlled the Kwantung military and political forces, the Prime Minister's Office and the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, were also abolished.

Liu Fang, the chief minister of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau, was worshiped as Taiwei, and the minister of state was Shi. Wei Zheng, who was building the Shuozhou Palace, filled the vacancy left by Fang Xuanling after he paid homage to the minister, and became the minister Zuopushe.

As for Cui Che's father-in-law, who was nearly seventy years old, Xue Daoheng, the right servant of Shangshu, became an official in old age. Wei Zheng, the chief minister of the state, was temporarily the eunuch of Shuozhou Palace, and was succeeded by Zhao Yuanshu, minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

In the first court meeting held after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cui Che not only announced the rewards for the ministers, but also raised the issue of building a camp and moving the capital.

"I want to make Luoyang the southern capital and establish a stronghold in Luoyang. What do you think?"

Moving the capital to Luoyang does not mean giving up Jinyang completely. Cui Che is planning to adopt a two-capital system.

Most of the time, they stay in Luoyang. If they want to send troops to the Saibei grassland, they can temporarily relocate the court to Jinyang, the northern capital, so that they can quickly respond to the situation on the front line.

If Cui Che made a clear statement that he would abandon Jinyang and move the capital to Luoyang, even if the Hedong nobles were afraid of him, they would still raise some objections.

But now Luoyang is just the southern capital, and Jinyang's status is still retained. Naturally, no one came forward to oppose it.

After all, even Emperor Xuan of Zhou, surrounded by nobles like Guan Long, was able to forcibly promote the construction plan of using Luoyang as Tokyo.

What's more, in Cui Che's camp, the strongest ones are not the Hedong nobles, but the Hebei nobles.

When Cui Che came up with the plan to build a new capital, he discussed it with his confidants. From the bottom of their hearts, they all hoped that Cui Che could make Yecheng the capital.

But Cui Che was unwilling to let the future dynasty be controlled by the Hebei gentry. He had never thought of making Hebei the capital.

In the end, Cui Che, with the support of Fang Xuanling and others, determined Luoyang's status as the southern capital on the grounds that it would be convenient to use troops in the south.

As for the candidate for the camp in Luoyang, Cui Che decided to appoint Shangshu Zuopushe Wei Zheng.

Now that the construction of Shuozhou Palace is coming to an end, Wei Zheng has accumulated some experience during this period, and Cui Che can't think of a more suitable person to be responsible for the construction of Luoyang than him.

As for the specific design, the drawings designed by Gao Qiu, a clan member of the Northern Qi Dynasty, for Emperor Xuan of Zhou's camp in Luoyang can be used.

The first court meeting of the founding of Dayan came to an end in a peaceful atmosphere.

In the Daming Hall, Cui Che, the Emperor of Yan Dynasty, stood up and left the table under the respectful greetings of the ministers.

(End of chapter)