Chapter 2225 Six Departments of the Ministry of Rites, Diplomacy
Chapter 2222: Six Departments of the Ministry of Rites, diplomatic storm
Qin Hao, no, he should be called Ying Hao now.
Ying Hao''s change of surname has not had a great impact on the princes. What should he do or what he should do, and he will not be affected by his change of surname.
The only ones who were most affected by the change of surname are the Qin family and the Liu family.
Although the Qin family failed to become a future royal family, it was also a close relative of the royal family in the future. The family status rose sharply and became one of the most powerful families in the world.
Liu''s family has been in power for four hundred years and has gained all the advantages, but was successfully restored by Ying''s family, which is a complete defeat.
As soon as the ceremony of recognizing ancestors and changing surnames ended, Ying Hao ordered that all places be posted the manifesto of the emperor written by Qu Yuan spread from the capital of Qizhou to the surrounding areas, and in just ten days it spread throughout the 43 counties and 451 counties in the seven prefectures.
Under the sweeping of this storm, the whole country is boiling and the whole nation is excited.
A large number of people took to the streets to celebrate, and there were voices supporting Ying Hao''s proclaimed emperor everywhere.
According to incomplete statistics, after the manifesto of proclaiming emperor was issued, the people of 430 counties in 451 counties, either spontaneously or under the organization of the county magistrate, voluntarily signed the letter of the people, and then sent it back to Luoyang by Kuaima to show their support for the new emperor.
From this aspect, we can also see how unpopular the Han Dynasty is, and the only people who still miss the Han Dynasty are probably left with those aristocratic families.
Ying Hao neither knew nor cared about the response from the outside world. On the third day after the emperor''s manifesto was issued, he began to send envoys to various countries and invited neighboring countries to attend the throne ceremony.
In order to demonstrate national strength and demeanor, Ying Hao listened to Zhang Liang''s opinion and decided that this throne ceremony would be held in a special way. Not only would it invite countries with good diplomatic relations, but even hostile countries would also send invitations.
In other words, in addition to the four friendly countries, namely Wei, Song, Wu, and Southern Man, the seven hostile countries, namely Shu, Chu, Sui, Tang, Ming, Yuan and Qing, will also be on the invitation list of Qin.
As for whether the hostile countries dare to send envoys over, that is their own business. Anyway, the invitation was sent by Qin State.
In addition to these countries, there are also many forces such as the Three Koreans, Japan, Western Regions, and Tubo, who are also invited by Qin to serve as audiences.
In short, Ying Hao''s ascension ceremony will cover all forces in East Asia, and of course small forces are naturally not qualified to participate.
There are naturally great pressure on diplomatic envoys to invite so many countries at one time.
In response, Ying Hao appointed Zhang Yi as the director of diplomacy, under the Ministry of Rites, and was responsible for forming a diplomatic mission.
Ying Hao referred to the Ministry of Rites system of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and listened to the suggestions of his civil officials. In the future, the Ministry of Rites in Qin State will have six departments, namely: the Department of Rites, the Department of Temples, the Department of Host and Guests, the Department of Essence and Food, the Department of Education, and the Department of Diplomacy;
Etiquette Department: in charge of the rituals, military rituals and management of academic affairs.
Shen priests: in charge of good rituals and bad rituals;
Host and Guest Office: in charge of guest ceremonies and reception of foreign guests;
Essence and Food Department: in charge of the affairs of the feast and the jail;
Education Department: It is in charge of all schools and imperial examinations across the country;
Diplomatic Department: It is in charge of all diplomatic matters about hostility and good relations between the country.
Among the six departments of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the greatest power and is also the first candidate for the future Minister of Rites.
Although Zhang Yi has no qualifications, he has made great contributions. He has made great contributions to the chaos of Qing Dynasty and was the most powerful diplomatic director of the Six Divisions of the Ministry of Rites as soon as he took office. His political starting point has become the political end point of most people.
Zhang Yi naturally knew the importance of diplomacy and deeply felt the trust of his lord. In order not to let his lord down, he immediately started recruiting troops after taking office, and soon attracted a group of suitable talents. At the invitation of Zhang Yi, eloquent officials such as Lu Qinghou, Yiji, Kan Ze, Deng Zhi, and Ji Xiaolan expressed their willingness to join the Diplomatic Department and become a diplomat.
Even Li Hongzhang, who was far away in Youzhou, wrote a letter to Ying Hao, saying that he wanted to join the diplomatic department, but was rejected by Ying Hao.
Zhang Yi will definitely go further in the future. Now he has established the team of the diplomatic department and his foundation is not stable. If Li Hongzhang joins at this time, it will not be conducive to Zhang Yi establishing his prestige.
In countries like Wei, Song and Wu, Zhang Yi''s diplomatic department sent envoys to invite him, while some other forces and people still needed to send envoys to invite him.
In addition to inviting major national forces at the founding ceremony, Ying Hao will also invite hundreds of schools and other schools, as well as those with great influence in all walks of life, to come and watch the ceremony, so that all major classes of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce will gather together.
The people from the Diplomatic Department cannot do this job. After all, diplomacy and dealing with the brutes of the world are different things.
In order to get hundreds of schools to come to watch the ceremony, Ying Hao ordered Zhuge Liang, who was born in the emperor, to be appointed as an envoy, and appointed Zhuge Liang a guard team. The guards were: Dugu Qiubai, Gai Nie, Weizhuang, Aqing, Dongfang Shuo, Bodhidharma, Qijian, Pei Ju, Qin Yijue...
Such a lineup not only ensures Zhuge Liang''s safety, but also shows force to the arrogant hundreds of schools of thought.
How about it, give me Ying Hao a face and come here?
If you don’t give face to this? Believe it or not, I will destroy you on the spot.
Qin Hao no longer needs to look at Baijia’s face and situation anymore. Now he has the strength to let Baijia see his face.
In addition to the Hundred Schools, Ying Hao also named and invited many people with great influence, including Zhang Sanfeng, the leader of the Beggars'' Sect, Qiao Feng, the poet Li Bai, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo, etc.
For this group of people, there is no need to be intimidated by force. You just need to arrange a small official to send an invitation. Whether you come or not is as they wish.
But I think no one who receives the banquet will not come. After all, being able to receive an invitation to the founding ceremony to attend the new emperor''s ascension ceremony is itself the court''s recognition of itself, and it can brag about it for the rest of its life.
Except for true hermits like Tao Yuanming, who can refuse such good things?
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The Wei State, closest to Qin, was the first country to arrive in Qin''s envoys, and the envoy to Wei State was Ji Xiaolan.
"Ji Yun met Duke Wei."
After Ji Xiaolan gave a tribute to the envoy, he said loudly: "My lord Ying Hao was elected by all officials and the people. He decided to follow the heavens and respond to the people. On January 1, he founded the country and ascended the throne. I hope that the State of Wei can come to watch the ceremony."
After saying that, Ji Xiaolan submitted a letter of state to the superior servant to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao took the letter of state and was always paying attention to the news of Qin. He had long known about the changes that happened to Qin Guo. Even when he learned that Qin Wenguo went to Luoyang to stop Qin Hao from becoming emperor as he expected, he was still secretly happy.
But the subsequent development completely exceeded his expectations. The Qin family''s seal beyond Qin Wang proved that it was indeed a descendant of the Ying family, and Qin Wen''s lineage was still a direct line.
Cao Cao swore in public that Qin Hao could never be a descendant of the First Emperor, but now his face is almost swollen by himself.
This face hurts so much!
(This chapter ends)