Daming 1805

The enthronement ceremony of the Ming emperor was adjusted in the era of Emperor Shizu, which is a bit simpler than the previous generation.

But still a very troublesome thing to do...

On the first day of the first lunar month of the Great Era, when the sky was just slightly bright, Zhu Jingyuan had already gotten up.

Outside the gate of Qianqing Palace, the emperor's guard of honor was also fully prepared.

After eating and bathing, Zhu Jingyuan changed into the most formal robes under the service of a large group of servants.

There are twelve hanging beads on the crown, and twelve chapters are embroidered on the clothes.

Carrying the sun and the moon on the shoulders, carrying the stars on the back, covering the dragon fire with the knees, and lining the dragon flower with the sleeves.

This is the most noble dress in the world.

And there is none.

Even the emperor wouldn't wear it at ordinary times, and it would be too troublesome to have a complete set.

Get out of Qianqing Palace, take a custom-made car, go to Fengtian Temple, and start the first part of the ceremony, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.

It was Zhu Jingyuan's special request to change the traditional carriage into a car.

If it was the emperor in the past, he usually went to the Tiandi Altar in the suburbs to worship, but the function of worshiping the sky in Yingtian Xindu was placed on the top floor of the New Fengtian Hall.

As the emperor, Zhu Jingyuan took a few personal servants and took the special elevator to go upstairs first.

Senior courtiers who were eligible to participate took other elevators up the stairs.

When he came out of the elevator, Zhu Jingyuan stood at the door of the hall named "Palace of Heaven" and looked at the situation of the hall.

This is Zhu Jingyuan's first time coming up...

Among the three new Fengtian halls, the Tiandian is located on the uppermost floor and is the smallest in area.

But this smallness is only compared to the lower level, and it is much larger than the previous Temple of Heaven.

The key is that it is too high, more than 100 meters high.

When looking up at the zenith, the huge height and distance itself, coupled with the compression of the spinal cord by looking up, will produce a slightly dizzy feeling of depression.

The majesty is much higher than the previous Temple of Heaven.

As the emperor, Zhu Jingyuan took a short rest after arriving at the main hall, and then, under the prompt of Da Zongbo Shen Fu, began to preside over the formal ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

The sacrifice to heaven is performed by the emperor in the center of the hall, accompanied by other important ministers behind and on both sides.

This process does not allow personnel from Western countries and vassal states to observe the ceremony.

Because in the eyes of Da Zongbo and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they are not qualified to accompany the emperor to sacrifice to heaven.

Kneeling has been abolished in the daily etiquette of Ming Dynasty.

However, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven still requires kneeling and prostration, and it is a very troublesome ritual of five prostrations and three kowtows.

The difference between the five bows and three kowtows and the three kneels and nine kowtows used by Zhu Jingyuan in his previous life in the Qing Dynasty is not just quantitative.

What is more important is the difference in the "performance concept" of the two dynasties.

Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is "kneeling salute". To salute, first kneel down and then kneel down and kowtow, which is very simple and rude.

Five bows and three kowtows are "worship".

Salutation and the Jishou and hand-to-hand salutes that people in Ming usually use today can be regarded as movements within the same system, and they can be linked together.

Raising your hands together and shaking them back and forth, or adding a nod as a signal, is the simplest way to salute.

The handcuffing is not the clasping of fists on TV in later generations, nor is it the bowing in folklore.

When the hands are folded together, the palms are facing the chest.

If you continue to bend forward after putting your hands together, this can be regarded as the Jishou ceremony.

After Jishou continued to bend down, his hands turned from the direction facing the chest to the direction facing the ground, and they were placed on the ground overlapping.

In this process, the person first gets down on the ground, and the knees are not on the ground before the hands fall to the ground.

After pressing the hands to the ground, the knees bent down and knelt on the ground.

In the end, the head continues to bend downwards, and taps on the backs of the folded hands of one's hands, which is considered as a complete prostration.

After worshiping, straighten up, and the posture becomes kneeling.

At this time, start with the right leg first, then press the right knee with both hands, and finally stand up with the whole body.

Repeating this cycle five times will complete the five prayers.

After the last prayer, the hands are no longer overlapped, but separated at the sides.

Then touch the forehead to the ground, and repeat three times to complete the final three kowtows.

After such a set of etiquette is completed, the standards of movement must be in place, and the whole process cannot make mistakes, so it needs to be practiced to some extent.

Zhu Jingyuan felt that it was not as simple and rude as Daqing's three kneeling and nine knocking.

Kneel once, kowtow three times, repeat the cycle three times and it's over. There are no other movement requirements.

The three kneeling and nine kowtows of the Qing Dynasty may be a simplified and optimized version of five worships and three kowtows.

But worship is indeed a traditional Chinese etiquette.

In the early Qing Dynasty, it was possible that people were rather careless and imitated the etiquette of the Central Plains, but they did not learn it thoroughly, or they thought the original version was too troublesome, so they changed it to a simple and rough version.

Just like "Taiji" is actually a transliteration of Prince, "Fujin" is also a transliteration of Madam.

Because they have an accent and don't learn it well, they became this sound.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains and became "orthodox", the sensitive word Taiji was no longer used, and the word Fujin became a common practice.

After five prostrations and three kowtows, Zhu Jingyuan began to read the sacrificial text in person.

Tell the emperor's "father" and "God" about his official becoming the emperor, as well as his thoughts and plans after becoming the emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan said that he was Zhu Jingyuan, the fourth son of the former emperor Zhu Tao Shangjian Xiayan.

I worship the heavens and respect my ancestors, inherit the orders of Taizu, Chengzu, Shizu, and father, and officially ascend the throne as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty from today.

Starting from this year, the name of the year will be changed to Dagong, which means Dao means public.

In the journey of the great way, the world is for the public, selecting the virtuous and capable, preaching trust and repairing harmony.

Therefore, people do not only care for their relatives, nor do they only have children for their children, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, and the young will grow.

Those who are reserved, widowed, lonely, lonely, and disabled are all supported, men have a share, and women have a return.

The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide it in oneself; the evil of power does not come from the body, so there is no need to do it for oneself.

That's why you don't prosper if you conspire against others, you don't commit robbery and robbery, and you don't shut down outsiders. This is called Great Harmony.

I will uphold the ambition of "the world is for the public", to make the Ming Dynasty strong and civilized, to make the Ming court clean and fair, and to make the people of Ming Dynasty rich and polite.

This year is the Year of the Great Duke. From now on, the new imperial calendar will be used in etiquette, history, and education.

I hope that the world will be stable and prosperous, and that there will be no more wars and disasters in the world, but I will also fight evil to the end.

As the most powerful and civilized country in the world, Ming has the obligation to supervise and supervise the royal families and courts of other countries.

If his royal family and the imperial court go against the law, he will order the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to punish the people for their crimes.

Although these words of Zhu Jingyuan were spoken to the heavens, they had to be announced directly to the whole Daming and even the whole world through radio and newspapers.

Zhu Jingyuan's last few words are equivalent to a final warning to other countries.

If you go too far, I may really teach you a lesson, don't blame me for not reminding you in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan told God about his affairs, and waited in the hall for a while.

God did not give any response, Zhu Jingyuan thought that God recognized him, so he brought all the officials to salute again.

After a whole set of ceremonies to worship the heavens, the emperor Zhu Jingyuan and all the officials took a short rest and took the elevator to the ancestral temple on the middle floor of the new main hall.

In front of the ranking of the ancestors, Zhu Jingyuan once again led all the civil and military officials to salute.

Tell your ancestors that you are the emperor.

The ancestors didn't have any opinions either, they probably felt that this generation of emperors had potential.

Zhu Jingyuan rested for a while again, took the elevator all the way down to the Sheji Treasury at the bottom of the main hall, and prayed to the God of Sheji.

Finally return to the first floor of the main hall.

Emperor Zhu Jingyuan of the Ming Dynasty ascended to the emperor's throne to receive worship and congratulations from civil and military officials, overseas vassal states, and guests.

At this time, guests from overseas will have the opportunity to see the Emperor of Ming Dynasty again.

After the pilgrimage to the audience, Uncle Shen Fu stood up and read Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement edict.

The imperial edict includes the content of telling the world, the ancestral temple, and the country, but it is more detailed and precise.

Including the information of the era, the intention of the era, requirements for oneself, external reminders and warnings.

There are also previously announced plans for a new calendar and vacation plans.

Plus some routine decisions, such as pardon-related situations.

Now there is no amnesty in Ming Dynasty regardless of the circumstances, but the emperor's ascension to the throne and the prediction of amnesty links are still retained.

Only the regulations related to amnesty have been refined and restricted.

Except for the heinous crimes, all crimes that hurt others and cause losses to others are not within the scope of amnesty.

In fact, the situation that will be pardoned is mainly the fault at the public level.

Most of them are officials and officials.

At the same time, the vast majority of pardons are not direct and complete exoneration, but lowering the punishment by one or two levels according to the severity of the crime.

Finally, there are routine rewards for officials.

The promotion and conferment of Zhu Jingyuan's "direct line" were completed in the second half of the year.

This reward is for all officials.

The scope of the reward is very large, and the range of the reward is not large, but it is very real.

The main reason is that everyone directly pays an extra three months of salary, and adds an additional three years, which is the accumulation of working years for one term of examination cycle.

This kind of reward is very in line with Zhu Jingyuan's habits, and after the announcement, everyone can be regarded as happy.

When a lot of etiquette in the morning was completed, it was already noon.

So after reading out the enthronement edict, he directly announced the start of the planned banquet, which was also a link for discussions and exchanges between people from all walks of life.

The officials and representatives of Ming Dynasty were mainly chatting and expressing joyfully.

What Zhu Jingyuan wanted to do had already started when he took the throne in front of his father, and now it is being carried out step by step.

The hall is ceremonial in nature, and an additional reward.

As for the vassal states and the Taixi people, the first thing to pay attention to and discuss is Zhu Jingyuan's reign name.

The reign title of the Ming emperor can be regarded as the condensation of the ruling goal of the Ming emperor.

When the new year number is officially announced, you can roughly see what the new emperor wants to do in the future through the year number.

British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson recited to his colleagues:

"Dagong means to pursue justice, to pursue impartiality, and to pursue the harmony of the whole country.

"Although it is not as reassuring as Ankang, it can be regarded as a choice that can make people breathe a sigh of relief.

"Combined with other explanations about Daming's obligations to the world order and the high level, this Grand Duke should not only be aimed at the interior of Daming.

"In the face of other countries other than Ming Dynasty, on other platforms such as the League of Nations, we will also stick to this goal.

"This can also be regarded as a goal that is more beneficial to our United Kingdom."

The surrounding British ministers and scholars nodded.

On this basis, we continued to discuss with emotion for a long time.

The Prussians and Lucians on the other side were a little worried about Zhu Jingyuan's warning.

Nicholas I of Lucia and William III of Prussia reunited.

But this time there were not only two monarchs, but both sides also brought several accompanying ministers and children.

Nikolai asked William directly:

"Your Majesty William, what do you think of the warning in the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor?
"Will the Ming Dynasty... really fight against the so-called evil? Will it really take the initiative to send troops to punish the people?
"Will Da Ming take the initiative to assume and use the obligation and power to maintain world order in the future?

"Emperor Ming said privately that wars within the alliance would not be prohibited, but now he publicly stated that he does not want wars in the world.

"Has he changed his mind? Will he still ignore our actions?"

William III's expression was very serious, and he did not express his opinion directly, but looked at his chief of staff Gneisenau.

Gneisenau nodded slightly to Nicholas:
“Your Majesty, we believe that if His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty thinks that doing something is profitable for Ming Dynasty, then he should do it.

"But at the same time, what is considered profitable is a detailed analysis and discussion.

"If the Emperor Ming had no interest in war, or even feared war, this standard would become very high.

"It is even possible that as long as others do not take the initiative to attack Da Ming, Da Ming will not interfere and join the war.

"On the other hand, if the Ming emperor was interested in war, then the standard would become very low.

"Even if there is no suitable reason and no so-called evil exists, he can still find reasons to provoke and join the war.

"According to the new year name of the Ming Emperor as Grand Duke, according to the goal of the Ming Emperor to pursue justice.

"I think this standard should be at a moderately high level.

"As long as we don't directly harm Da Ming's actual and vital interests, Da Ming should not take the initiative to join the war.

"On many things, the louder the decision-maker shouts, the more he worries about others doing certain things, and at the same time, he himself does not have the energy or willingness to intervene.

"The talk of policing and policing other royals and courts should be a warning of undesired things of this type.

"After all, the Emperor Ming has already said that he will not stop the war within the alliance.

"Of course, when it comes to the actual situation, how will Daming react after we take certain actions.

"It still needs careful observation and analysis by specialized diplomatic staff"

Nicholas was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slowly and lightly, expressing his approval of Gneisenau's judgment.

At the same time, the Emperor of Austria, Franz II, asked his Prime Minister Metternich in a little surprise:

"The emperor's enthronement edict stated that he would fight against evil, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty had the obligation to manage and supervise other royal families and courts.

"So if Prussia sends troops to Austria, Ming should have the basis and claim for intervention?"

Metternich's expression didn't change much. After looking around at this time, he sighed and said:
"Basically, these can be regarded as empty talk, although it can indeed be regarded as a claim, but it depends entirely on the mood of the Emperor Ming.

"If the minister is Daming's decision-maker and staff member, he may suggest that Daming intervene after Austria's demise...

"Da Ming himself can completely defeat Prussia, why must he add a complete Austria and a complete Habsburg royal family?

"After it is destroyed, wouldn't it be more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty to establish a completely controlled new puppet vassal state court?"

Franz's expression quickly fell.