Daming 1805

Chapter 485 "Designate the emperor's fourth son, Jingyuan, to be the emperor."

Zhu Jingyuan roughly confirmed the construction results of Yingtian New City, and the Great Ming Emperor Zhu Zhongliang moved the next day.

He moved directly into the palace area in the northern valley of the new palace.

On the morning of that day, Emperor Zhu Jianyan of the Ming Dynasty first issued an imperial decree, announcing the official completion of the new city of Yingtianfu in the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the naming of the main palace was officially announced, still copying the original name of the Forbidden City.

The main hall is named Fengtian Hall, Wenchang Hall is named Wenhua Hall, and Wuchang Hall is named Wuying Hall.

The emperor's bedroom in the harem is called Qianqing Palace, and the queen's bedroom is called Kunning Palace.

The Taishang Emperor's palace is called Renshou Palace, and the residence of the prince and princess is called Chunhe Palace.

The empress dowager's dormitories in the two palaces are respectively named Cining Palace and Ciqing Palace.

The other secondary concubines' palaces remained the same as before.

Then continue to decree, requiring the cabinet to organize and coordinate the ministries of the court, and start the relocation of the office and accommodation institutions to the principality.

And request the official and royal passenger and freight companies to fully assist.

The emperor was about to issue the third imperial decree, announcing that the official "Daming Building Specifications and Standards Regulations" would come into effect from today.

This standard clarifies that the height limit of Ming folk buildings is 64 meters.

At the same time, very clear regulations have been made on the overall length and width of other buildings, and the height, width and length of single rooms and halls.

Compared with the existing folk buildings, most of the data are very loose.

Yingtian New City raised the official architectural standards of the royal family and court by a huge order of magnitude compared to before.

Even on the basis of the official buildings of the imperial court, it is still quite loose as a standard of folk buildings after a slight downgrade.

Civilians can build buildings with a height of up to 64 meters and a maximum of [-] floors.

Of course, according to Zhu Jingyuan's original suggestion, this highest standard is for the northern and southern capitals.

The construction standards of other low-level provincial capitals, prefectural cities, and villages should be reduced sequentially downwards above this index.

During the process of formulating this regulation, it has been widely circulated and discussed in the court and among the people.

Most officials and nobles were not completely satisfied, but they were not too disappointed either.

They knew that the emperor was building a ridiculously high hall, and it was definitely not something that could be stopped at 100 meters or 200 meters.

Many well-informed people were planning to hoard construction materials and even buy land on a large scale.

Anyone with sufficient business acumen knows that the height of a building will directly affect the upper limit of land prices.

Once the people start to build 200-meter-high buildings, the urban land price and house price will also soar upwards.

In fact, after the relevant news spread, land prices and rooms have already started to rise, but because there is no accurate news, the upward trend is relatively slow.

As a result, when the standard was formulated, the emperor directly gave a general framework, which stuck the height of the building.

The height limit standard of folk buildings should be reduced downwards according to the standard of official office buildings of the imperial court, not according to the official hall of the emperor.

The expected increases in land prices, housing prices, and building materials were quickly and substantially lowered simultaneously.

Compared with the original market, it must have risen, but it is impossible to rise too much.

The initial investment will not be in vain, but it will not make too much money either.

These three imperial decrees did not surprise the courtiers, and they accepted the decree honestly after being mentally prepared.

After the important event was announced, the emperor began to discuss daily affairs with the ministers.

After the end of the early dynasty, the relocation of the central court of the Ming Dynasty began immediately.

The new city and the old city were originally in the same city, with a total distance of only a dozen kilometers. There are also specially built express railways and highways to connect them, so the speed of relocation is still very fast.

By the end of June in Ankang 15, most of the institutions had gradually moved into the new urban area.

As the emperor, Zhu Jianyan did not live in the Qianqing Palace in the core area of ​​the harem.

Instead, he moved directly to the Xinggong area in the north of the harem area, and went to accompany his father, the Supreme Emperor.

On the morning of July 15th in the [-]th year of Ankang, Emperor Zhu Jianyan of the Ming Dynasty was enthroned in the new main hall.

This new [-]-square-meter hall is six times larger than the original Fengtian Hall in the Forbidden City.

The layout of the hall has also undergone tremendous changes.

It was originally similar to Wenhua Hall, with a large discussion table in the middle and four rows of seats around it.

Only officials at the Jiuqing Shangshu level, as well as those specially arranged according to actual needs, are eligible to participate in the meeting.

The current layout has been changed to a model similar to the auditorium of later generations.

Sitting in the middle facing south, there are two thrones of two generations of emperors.

The bottom is towards the direction of the rostrum, and the seats and tables of different levels are placed in sequence from front to back.

A total of 1 seats are arranged in the main hall, surrounding the left, right and front three sides of the emperor's throne.

This layout determines that practical affairs will no longer be discussed in this hall.

It will only be used to hold major ceremonies and announce major decrees and orders.

And directly lecture and teach as many people as possible.

Now, members of the clan and aristocrats with official positions, all officials from the fifth rank and above of the central imperial court of the Ming Dynasty, as well as officers of the central military agency of the same level, and shopkeepers of the same level as the Royal Consortium and the Daming Consortium gathered together very rarely.

All stood in front of their seats and bowed to the emperor on the stage.

Zhu Jianyan calmly sat down on the throne, looked around at all the officials present and waved his hand.

The ceremonial officer loudly announced that everyone should be seated.

The new hall arranges audio and amplification equipment, so there is no need to shout loudly.

Today's meeting ceremony is equivalent to confirming that the transfer of the capital has been officially completed, and the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty has officially moved to the new city of Yingtianfu.

According to most people's understanding, the emperor said a few words, and this ceremonial meeting should be over.

It's time for the courtiers to go back to their own departments to do their own business.

I have just opened an office area, so I should adapt to the new environment as soon as possible and resume my daily work as soon as possible.

If the emperor really wants to discuss some major event, he should call the ministers of Jiuqing and the academicians to participate in it alone in the Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Jianyan sat on it for a while, but just quietly looked at the crowd below, and didn't speak for a long time.

When the ministers at the front were a little confused, Zhu Jianyan unhurriedly took out an envelope from his pocket.

Instead of handing it over to others, he opened the envelope and pulled out a note from inside.

Then he directly read the contents of the note himself:
"The fourth son of the emperor, Jingyuan, is the emperor."

There is only such a very simple sentence on this note, but it is the most important sentence in this world.

According to the rules left by Emperor Guangwu, the emperor's succession edict should be written by himself as much as possible.

It is necessary to write it in advance as much as possible. As long as you feel unwell, no matter whether you are seriously ill or sick, you must write a copy immediately.

If you feel dissatisfied with the original heir after recovering from the illness, you can directly burn it and rewrite it.

In order to avoid not being able to write too many words in some cases, the content of the edict is required to be as concise and clear as possible.

The key is to explain who will succeed.

Don't write any nonsense like extra compliments, considerations, expectations, and demands.

In fact, in the original history, the imperial edicts handwritten by the real old emperor were also very simple.

Basically, there is only one sentence.

Because when the emperor passed on the throne normally, he was either seriously ill or very old, basically at the time of dying.

It would be unscientific for him to write a long speech at the moment of his death, praising one of his sons.

Even if the courtiers are asked to write, the courtiers will not be allowed to write nonsense slowly. The emperor has to watch him write out the key points with his own eyes, and let the person he appoints become emperor after his death.

Most of the real so-called succession edicts basically do not let a certain son "become the emperor", but canonize the prince.

Because the emperor himself was not dead at this time.

It is in accordance with the law to let the designated son be the prince and succeed him after his death.

Most of the long-winded imperial edicts are basically made up by the queen mother or empress or ministers, as well as the successor emperor, after the death of the emperor.

Regardless of whether the old emperor has a real will or not, he usually has to make up another copy afterwards.

This edict is used to be recorded in the annals of history as a file.

In fact, these are also special cases. Under normal circumstances, the emperor does not need to mention succession in the will.

Because the vast majority of emperors succeed in the order of the traditional patriarchal system.

Emperor Shizu Guangwu gained supreme prestige after rebuilding Daming.

On this basis, a set of rules was designed to guarantee the absolute authority of the emperor.

The eldest son inheritance system was completely abolished, and the patriarchal clan system that lasted for 2000 years was also completely succumbed to the imperial power.

Whoever the emperor appoints as heir is his heir.

The official positive statement left by Emperor Shizu is not to choose "virtuous people", but to choose "those who are as I wish".

Because if you choose a "virtuous person", there will be many criteria.

The key is to allow people other than the emperor to gain the opportunity to interfere with the succession of the throne by discussing the "virtuous" standard.

As long as someone can speak on the emperor's candidate, he may gain influence on the new emperor and the court.

Although Emperor Shizu ordered to prohibit any courtiers from participating in the discussion of the succession of the throne.

But still try to avoid this situation in the rule design.

After the Renwu Dynasty, he was screened by the emperor's heirs, and he didn't pay attention to the test scores when he was educated, and he was selected if he got a passing evaluation.

In the stage of administrative training, it doesn't matter how high or low the rating was during the training, as long as they are not eliminated, they are considered selected.

It is to avoid the impact of the teacher and the person in charge of the test.

After these princes are "selected", the final choice of who will inherit depends only on whether it is "as I wish".

That is to say, it depends entirely on the emperor's will. In name, there is no standard, or whether it can win the favor of the old emperor.

Outsiders are not qualified to say for the emperor which son he prefers.

In the end, when Zhu Jianyan announced his imperial edict, he read it himself.

Not even the Grand Maester or anyone else.

After Zhu Jianyan announced this sentence, everyone at the scene, including Zhu Jingyuan himself, was obviously taken aback.

Although everyone was mentally prepared, the announcement on the day the capital was moved was somewhat abrupt.

But since the emperor himself has spoken about the succession of the throne, no one can intervene.

Including Zhu Jingyuan, everyone immediately stood up again after realizing it.

Everyone thought about the emperor on the stage again and bowed to salute.

Zhu Jianyan nodded slightly, and waved to Zhu Jingyuan below:
"Jingyuan, you are the Emperor of Ming Dynasty now, go to the apse and change into your robes, and then come up to accept the worship of all the officials."

Zhu Jingyuan didn't have anything to say, as his father was so happy, he had to cooperate with all his strength.

"Thank you father..."

Zhu Jingyuan took a deep breath, bowed again, and then walked slowly towards the apse.

With the help of the servants, he changed into the emperor's uniform prepared by his father and returned to the main hall again.

On the steps where the emperor's throne is located, he saluted his father again at close range:
"Jingyuan, the fourth son of the emperor, pays homage to His Majesty the father."

Zhu Jianyan nodded with a smile, turned off the microphone pickup in front of him, and his tone was full of expectation:

"Jing Yuan, from now on, you are my Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"It is my father's ardent expectation that you can understand your mission and stick to your beliefs.

"Create a more prosperous and powerful new prosperous age for Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Jianyan turned off the microphone, and the servants standing around did not dare to get too close, so only Zhu Jingyuan could hear these words.

Zhu Jingyuan was also full of emotion, and bowed to his father again:

"I must keep your entrustment in mind, and devote myself to Daming until I die..."

Zhu Jianyan smiled again, and then waved to Zhu Jingyuan:
"Come and sit down, I'll leave the matter here to you, I'm going to accompany your grandfather as a father."

Zhu Jingyuan hurriedly saluted again, watched his father get down from the throne, and went directly to the apse with a few entourages.

Zhu Jingyuan watched his father's back disappear, and let out a long breath in his heart.

He stood up straight, turned his head, looked at the emperor's throne next to him, and took another breath.

Although I knew it a long time ago, there is a high probability that this position is my own.

But when it came to the present, Zhu Jingyuan still couldn't help feeling agitated.

After all, it is the unique supreme authority in this world.

However, because he had been prepared for a long time and had been the de facto official of heaven for several years, Zhu Jingyuan quickly calmed down. .

He raised his feet and walked forward slowly, and sat down safely.

Standing under the stage were civil servants, military generals and big shopkeepers. At this time, they bowed to Zhu Jingyuan who was on the stage together.

"The ministers pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

From the late Renwu Dynasty, at the request of Emperor Shizu, the number of Shan Huan live became less and less.

In the end, it became the etiquette used in the succession of the emperor and various large-scale ceremonies.

And there is no need to kneel down, you just need to bow your hands, usually once is enough, but this time you need to do it three times in a row.

This simple ceremony now is of course not a formal enthronement ceremony, but just confirming the beginning of the inheritance of imperial power.

Similar to the succession of Lingqian before the Renwu Dynasty, he began to exercise the power of the emperor.

For the official enthronement ceremony, another time has to be selected and the preparations made public in advance, instead of simply announcing it like this.

Sitting on the emperor's throne, Zhu Jingyuan looked at the respectful salutes of the managers of the entire Ming Dynasty below, and felt an unprecedented fulfillment in his heart.

There are also many things to say in my heart, and it should be said that there are many things to do.

Zhu Jingyuan put away the imperial edict that his father had placed on the table, turned on the microphone on the table, and gave instructions to everyone who had finished saluting:
"Sit down..."

(End of this chapter)