Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 526 Is it possible?

Du Bojile and Guolun Bojile both rushed to Shangjing, and the team of a new dynasty was basically complete.

Wuda Youzhuzhu had already communicated with the gods for the Jurchens and received divine revelation: the news that the Jurchens should establish a new leader had also spread.

Although shamans had fallen out of favor among the upper class at this time, they still had a very strong foundation among the Jurchen people.

So the news spread quickly.

With Yang Yuan's secret help, Wuda Youzhuzhu cleverly improved the doctrine to make it more in line with public opinion and make the upper class feel that it is more useful to them. As a result, the status of shamans is quietly rising.

At this time, the great shamans of various tribes were rushing to Shangjing excitedly.

When they arrive, the originally very loose tribal shamans will unite to form a new shamanism.

No one can predict the energy it will unleash by then.

Wanyan Luti changed his name.

Of course, the only one who can change his name on behalf of his father is God.

Therefore, his new name was given by Wuda Youzhuzhu to the Supreme God "Yilan Weinayi": Wanyan Luti.

This is almost the homonym of the other two words, but it doesn’t sound bad and it looks quite classy.

This is the second time Yang Yuan has changed someone's name since "A Full Moon and a Beautiful Flower". Anyway, he is quite satisfied with it.

Speaking of names, Wuda Youzhuzhu already knew Yang Yuan's true identity and name.

This story begins when Wuda Youzhuzhu was attracted by the big picture painted by Yang Yuan, and decisively abandoned Wanyan Sheyema and joined Yang Yuan.

It is said that Wuda Youzhuzhu danced naked in the mountains and pretended to be a mountain elf for Yang Yuan, who then told her.

Since Yang Yuan wanted to use shamanism to plant mines for the Jin people, he couldn't hide everything from Wu Dayou.

Otherwise, when he returned to the Song Dynasty, Wu Dayou knew his true identity and knew that he had deceived him. How could he believe other things he said then?
If you want to gain people's trust, you have to be 70% true and 30% false. If you just deceive people, you will end up being the worst.

Therefore, after being sure that their common interests would make Wuda Youzhuzhu firmly loyal to him, Yang Yuan told her the truth.

……

After Wuda Youzhuzhu conveyed the divine revelation, Kong Zheng, who had been secretly taken to the capital, also began to show up in public.

Wanyan Lüti gave a royal palace to Kong Zheng as the new Yanshenggong Palace.

It was in this new mansion that Duke Yansheng Kong Zheng wrote the splendid "Letter of Persuasion".

Wanyan Lüti couldn't understand it, so he asked Yang Yuan to translate it for him.

Yang Yuan explained it to him in plain language:
This "letter of persuasion" by Duke Yansheng probably talks about how powerful your ancestors are, how powerful your grandfather is, and how powerful your father is, so you are also very powerful, and Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang are no more than this.

Your moral character, literary governance, and martial arts are all so outstanding. If you don't come out to be a leader, it would be a waste of your talent.

So, big brother, show yourself!

Wanyan Lüti was overjoyed when he heard this and was about to agree, but was stopped by Yang Yuan.

Wanyan Lüti followed Yang Yuan's instructions and had people copy many copies of Kong Zheng's "letter of persuasion", attached his own comments, and posted them all over the streets.

He was afraid that the tribal leaders would not see it due to their busy official duties, so he thoughtfully sent a copy to each tribal leader.

In his comments, Wanyan Luti severely reprimanded Kong Zheng, calling him audacious and presumptuous, and said he deserved to be put to death!
How can a person like me with such shallow moral character become an emperor?

My ancestors, my grandfather, and my father are so powerful because they are blessed by the gods.

I can't compare to them.

We don’t want this leader!
No, no, that’s right!

Please note that when Donkey Hoof said that he was not favored by the gods, Wuda Youzhuzhu's divine revelation had already spread throughout Huining Prefecture.

Then, Wanyan Luti selected twenty beautiful and graceful wives and daughters from the captured criminal officials and gave them to Kong Zheng as gifts, no, gave them as punishment.

Perhaps Wanyan Luti wanted them to bankrupt Duke Yansheng or work him to death.

Everyone saw that although King Luti’s punishment was so severe, we were all heroes who were not afraid of death. How could we not dare to give honest advice because of such a severe punishment?
As a result, Wanyan Yan, Yan Shiduo, Hesheli Chuding and others began to write letters to persuade him to ascend the throne.

Their "letters of persuasion" were all written after consulting with experts.

Anyway, Shangguan Luo has been collecting a lot of "writing fees" recently.

Their "letter of persuasion" said that Duke Yansheng was right!
Then they brought out Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi for a walk.

Then they cursed Wanyan Liang, saying that if they continued to allow this incompetent ruler to do whatever he wanted, the foundation laid by our ancestors would be ruined.

So, big brother, you should just do it reluctantly and come out to be the emperor as soon as possible.

Wanyan Lüti copied countless excerpts of their letters of persuasion, added comments written by Yang Yuan, and posted them all over the streets again. He also kindly sent a copy to each leader of the tribes.

Wanyan Lvti said in his comments, "You all say I can do it, but in fact I really can't. No, no, no, I'm so embarrassed."

In fact, I also think Wanyan Liang is not that good, it’s time to change him.

But I can't do it, you should find someone else who can.

After seeing this, Wanyan Dari became a little eager to do something.

However, he was not stupid and of course he knew what the donkey was doing.

A donkey may feel that he is not capable enough, but if you really think he is not capable enough and want to step out against your will and be the capable one in his place, I am afraid you will be incapable too soon.

Therefore, Wanyan Darui was so angry that he just cursed loudly, and then started writing a "letter of persuasion".

He once had great ambitions, but now he has become the person he hates.

This time, a group of heavyweights including Li Taigong also wrote a letter to persuade him to ascend the throne.

They said that Duke Yansheng was right, Wanyan Yan and the others were right, a hero father means a hero son, if your father can do it, you can do it too!
Please hurry up, big brother, because our Great Jin Kingdom is about to collapse, blah blah blah…

After reading this wave of "persuasion letters", Wanyan Lvti said to Yang Yuan: "Master Yang, do you think I can do it this time?"

Yang Yuan said: "Then... OK!"

Logically speaking, one should have "refused four times and declined three times" to make it more solemn, but the main reason was that Yang Yuan was getting a little impatient.

Therefore, Wanyan Luti once again posted the "Letter of Persuasion" with his comments all over the streets and gave a copy to each leader of the tribes.

In his comments, he said, "I am really no good, but you can't find anyone better. Seeing that the Jin Dynasty is about to collapse, for the sake of the people of the world, I have no choice but to give up."

I will take up this heavy responsibility with reluctance. I will try my best to do better and make you all think I can do it.

If you really think I'm not capable, we can then work together to find someone else who is capable.

As a result, the entire Shangjing City began to prepare for the founding of the country in full swing.

They have a lot to do, but there are only three main parts:
1. Establishment of the grand ceremony system.

2. The determination of the official system of the Great Jin Dynasty.

3. Determination of civil and military officials.

Who gets what position depends on closeness, connections, background, qualifications, merits, and character...

By the way, the ability to do things should also be used as a reference.

These matters were very troublesome, so a five-member team consisting of Wanyan Lüti, Li Taigong, Wanyan Sheyema, Wanyan Dari and the nine-year-old King Ge of Liaoyang was formed to take full responsibility.

At this time, the new King Ge was also invited to Shangjing.

The many ceremonial procedures of the enthronement ceremony were handled by Shangguan Luo and Yu Jiguang.

This means that the first Minister of Rites and Vice Minister of Rites of the New Great Jin Dynasty were probably these two.

Shangguan Luo will become the youngest Minister of Rites in history, at the age of twenty.

Yang Yuan and Wanyan Hongkang were responsible for formulating the official system of the Great Jin Dynasty.

In fact, since the Jin Dynasty entered the Central Plains, they have copied the official system of the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Taigong felt that Yang Yuan was being lazy and chose the easiest job.

But in fact, Yang Yuan had long been disgusted by the strange official system and titles of the Song Dynasty.

He didn't want to endure that kind of inexplicable, boring, long and meaningless official position anymore, but the official system of the Song Dynasty, at least for the time being, he couldn't change it.

Is that just an official system? That involves many people's jobs.

But the new Jin Dynasty was still a blank slate, and he wanted to use it as an experiment.

It doesn’t matter if you fail, it’s still Daikin.

If you succeed, it doesn’t matter.

It is rare for a regime that has evolved from a loose tribal alliance to a cabinet system of six ministries to be able to truly implement and function this system within fifty years.

However, even if it cannot play such a big role in the Jin Kingdom at the moment, Yang Yuan can still observe its pros and cons.

Thus, the central government set up a cabinet and six ministries, and the local governments adopted a three-level administrative system of province, prefecture, and county. Each province established a system of provincial administration, judicial commissioner's office, and military commissioner's office. This system was freshly created by Yang Yuan.

While Yang Yuan was formulating this official system that had been passed down from the Ming and Qing dynasties and had a great influence on the modern times, he was also explaining its merits to Wanyan Hongkang.

Because if Wanyan Hongkang had any objections, he would not have the opportunity to submit this system to Wanyan Luti.

But Wanyan Hongkang had no objection. He said, "Brother, you are right. This is a good way to do it. Let's do it this way."

Yang Yuan had the halo of being the top scholar in the imperial examinations, so Li Taigong didn't have much confidence to question his decision.

What's more, he has the full support of the future crown prince.

As for Wanyan Darui, Wanyan Yungong (nine years old), and Wanyan Sheyema in the five-member group, do you think they would object?
Of course, the one with the highest decision-making power among the five-member group was Wanyan Luti, but Wanyan Hongkang only said one sentence to him and he agreed.

"Dad, this kind of official system can give the emperor the greatest power!"

Wanyan Lvti said happily: "Okay, let's do it this way!"

Therefore, the part that Yang Yuan was responsible for was completed successfully.

Shangguan Luo was still very busy.

The crown, the rituals, the procedures, the design of the officials’ clothing, and the corresponding specific executors...

There was no telling how many rehearsals it took, and Shangguan Luo had to do it himself every time.

He had to deal with various problems during the rehearsal process in a timely manner and make optimization adjustments. He also had to find time to help people write "letters of persuasion", and he became exhausted and thin.

But Yang Yuan did not sit idle because of this.

He helped Wanyan Lüti so much "selflessly", and even changed his name. He cares about Wanyan Lüti as much as his father does. Shouldn't he get some compensation?
He had been busy in the Jin Kingdom for so long that many of his achievements could not be made public after returning to the Song Dynasty and could only be told privately to the emperor and ministers.

He must have some brilliant political achievements that can be announced to the public, right?

So, Yang Yuan first persuaded Wanyan Hongkang, and then they went to find the "Five-member Group" together.

"Your Majesty, if you want to ascend the throne and become emperor, you must be recognized by other countries, otherwise you will still not be able to shake Wanyan Liang's orthodox position!"

"Don't even think about Korea and Japan. They are small and weak, so they don't dare to make a rash statement."

"As for Xixia, they are still in the same boat with Wanyan Liang. We can't count on them."

"In Mongolia, there are only some loose tribes. No one cares whether they recognize it or not."

"Therefore, our only choice is the Song Dynasty! Your Majesty, please make us brothers!"

Wanyan Luti was a very straightforward northern man, and he built his country in a rather hasty manner. Currently, there were no ministers willing to argue with him on these matters.

Therefore, Wanyan Lvti readily agreed: "No problem, I accept Zhao Yuan as my brother!"

Yang Yuan said: "That won't do, my king, is this the attitude of asking someone to do something for you?

Your Majesty, you are still receiving support from the Song Dynasty. Even if you don't regard them as your adopted parents, it's not too much to say that an elder brother is like a father, right?"

Wanyan Luti frowned when he heard this. He was more than 20 years older than Zhao Yuan and felt a little embarrassed.

Upon hearing this, Li Taigong also frowned. As for Wanyan Sheyema, Wanyan Dari and Wanyan Yungong, they did not say a word.

Yang Yuan advised, "When you, my king, have defeated Wanyan Liang and unified the two Jin dynasties, it won't be too late for you to become the eldest brother then!"

After hearing this, Wanyan Lvti slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, let's do it this way!"

(End of this chapter)