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"Is my dress solemn enough today? Is it not shameful? Last time I went to the Fengyang ancestral mausoleum on behalf of the late emperor, I seemed to be dressed like this. This time, there are so many big happy events piled up together, so there is no need to be grand." some?"

On New Year's Day in the first year of Longwu, in the newly rebuilt Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Emperor Zhu Changhao of Longwu, surrounded by maids, concubines and daughters, was cumbersomely dressed in front of a polished silver mirror.

The Forbidden City in Nanjing dates back to the period of Zhu Yuanzhang. In the previous dynasty, there were Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall and other outer halls dealing with government affairs. The harem included Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace. , not to mention later in the Qing Dynasty.

It's just because the Nanjing palace has been in disrepair for a long time. When Zhu Changhao first came to the throne last year, there were only two palaces left in the previous dynasty, and only one palace left in the harem.

It took more than half a year to rehabilitate the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Changhao also lowered the requirements for building materials, as long as they are strong enough and durable, the standards are greatly lowered in terms of aesthetics and luxury, and the cost and construction period are also saved. This is considered a national disaster. Special events in the autumn of the year.

At this moment, in the face of the emperor's nervousness, the concubines did not dare to speak out, they just smiled coquettishly and comforted them in a low voice, and said some unnutritious words. Only Zhu Changhao's only biological daughter, the princess Zhu Yuchan, was in a detached position and dared to say:

"Father, why worry too much, this is already the most honorable thing for the emperor. Besides, today I have to wear the chiseled golden cloud dragon armor. No matter how good the inside is, it won't be obvious. It will be cumbersome then."

While talking, Zhu Yuchan squatted down to help his father tidy up his clothes.

Zhu Changhao has no son, only one daughter, so his daughter's status around him is actually higher than most concubines, and she can speak well.After all, there can be many concubines, there is no scarcity.

"Chan'er is right. It's better to wear it looser inside, so that you don't get too tired to ride the horse." Zhu Changhao said while naturally turning his eyes to the gilt silver chiseled gold phoenix wing crown (the whole base is covered with silver, Part of the phoenix-winged dragon pattern is chiseled with gold), and I played with it in my hand, and I personally tried the size on the head.

If you don’t have any idea about this set of emperor’s attire, you can go to see the painting of the Ming Dynasty’s "Passing the Police and Entrance" to know. Only the Jiuling, the last four emperors have not been buried. The original is in the Wanbei Palace Museum, and the two paintings are [-] feet long when put together)
The armor Zhu Changhao wears today is the same as his uncle Wanli. In the autumn of martial arts lectures, of course the emperor also wears armor.

Touching the cold helmet, Zhu Changhao, who was always cowardly by nature, couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism.

As an emperor, he is so nervous today, obviously because he has too many things to do. Firstly, today is the day of changing the Yuan Dynasty, officially changing from the 17th year of Chongzhen to the first year of Longwu. He has to go to the Taimiao to comfort his ancestors to go through the process.

Secondly, on the day of rejoicing in the Yuan Dynasty, it also caught up with King Qin's army offering captives and presenting gifts for the harvest,
In addition to the fact that Zhu Shuren beheaded Li Zicheng and completely wiped out the intruders before, and because Zhu Shuren arrived in Beijing last time when the war was pressing and there was no time to hold a celebration, this time we have to make up together.

Under the auspices of Wu Meicun, the new minister of the Ministry of Rites, he believed that the emperor should visit the Xiaoling Mausoleum this time and tell the Emperor Taizu that the imperial army repelled or even completely wiped out the enemies who invaded the south of the Yangtze River.

Then when going to the Taimiao to go through the process of changing the Yuan Dynasty, one more step should be added, telling the first emperor Chongzhen and his uncle to avenge him, and Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin were also killed.

Of course, these links do not need to be dictated by the emperor himself. With the help of Wumei village, he wrote the prayer and sacrificial text on the brocade scroll. The words are sincere, detailed and beautiful,
At that time, the emperor himself only needs to burn the incense, signal to the eunuch to read it, and then burn it in front of the tablet of Xiaoling and the spirit of the first emperor.

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After a long time, Zhu Changhao finally finished the tedious process of dressing and decorating.

Even if he didn't have to do it himself, he just needed to stretch out his clothes, and he was still exhausted by the heavy gold and silver inlaid armor.

But he enjoyed this process very much. When he was being teased just now, he also suddenly figured out some problems.

He has been so confused in his life until he was almost 40 years old, and the most wise and powerful decision he made was to find a good son-in-law for his daughter.

Looking at it now, how can he be regarded as the son-in-law's backer as the emperor, but the son-in-law is the emperor's giant and supporter.

I am really blessed and equal to the sky, my life is good.For the rest of his life, he would continue to eat, drink and have fun in the palace, and let his son-in-law help him worry about rejuvenating the country and recovering his eyesight.

Thinking of this, while fiddling with the helmet, Zhu Changhao suddenly asked the daughter beside him: "Chan'er, you have been married to the tree man for more than a year, right? Why is there still no movement? Didn't I ask the imperial physician to show you the last time?" Is it over? Why is there no more text?

I remember that he must be fine. Didn't that concubine named Dong Bai give birth to a daughter for him two years before you got married? "

Zhu Changhao also has some common sense in life. He knows that his son-in-law had a daughter with another woman before marrying his daughter, so the son-in-law's health must be fine. This is the simplest dichotomy of the control group.

Zhu Yuchan's face turned red, and she shyly blamed her father: "Why are you saying this in front of so many people! It's not because my father kept him busy fighting outside, saying that they were married for more than a year, but they were actually together for less than four or five months! I often miss the timing of the doctor's orders!"

Zhu Changhao chuckled, and was very satisfied with the harmonious relationship between his daughter and son-in-law: "Is this a 'repentant teaching husband and son-in-law looking for a marquis'? There is nothing to be ashamed of. He was the governor of an outer town before, and he really caught up with Zhang Ni's intruders. When it strikes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, which is also helpless.

But this time, Zhang Ni's trespassers were all wiped out, and even Duoduo was awarded the head, and the Tartars probably will disappear for a year or two.Taking advantage of his meritorious deeds this time, I transferred him to the capital to take charge of the military administration and rectify the military system and armaments of the whole country. Even if he is suspected of being a relative of the clan, the courtiers dare not say anything.

After resting for two or three years, the army has accumulated savings, and the strength of the enemy and ourselves has completely changed, and then the northern expedition to the Central Plains will not be too late to recover all the homeland. "

(Note: Many people classify concubines as relatives. In fact, this statement is very imprecise. Only women in the family who marry the royal family are called relatives, that is, the natal family of empresses and concubines. Consorts are women who marry the clan, so they should be called clan relatives. Of course, "kinship" and "relative" are also two concepts. Those who have the same surname as the royal family and have royal blood are called clan relatives, and those who have no blood relatives but only relatives by marriage are called clan relatives)
Zhu Changhao casually talked about family matters with his daughter, but he had already secretly arranged the important affairs of the court casually.Although his words have no direct effect, and the cabinet has to go through the process, the will of the emperor himself is also very important after all.

Zhu Yuchan's face turned redder, knowing that her father wanted her husband to stay with her for one or two more years, so that she would not have to travel far, and she must be hoping to have a grandson.

In Father's mind, the importance of this matter, even if it cannot be compared with the Northern Expedition, is it at least as important?Can it be compared with the internal repair of political theory and iterative armaments?
What if your stomach doesn't live up to your expectations?Even if she lives up to her expectations, she still doesn't know that the son and daughter will be born first... Zhu Yuchan almost wants to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Today, the father didn't take care of her emotions, and continued to say without hesitation: "This is not a trivial matter, I have always had a saying. In fact, when you were young, you had a younger brother, but it was difficult to give birth and died.

But no matter what, I can be considered to have had an heir. Sooner or later, the cabinet will decide on this matter, and even give your younger brother a posthumous title.

In the future, if you live up to your expectations and have your first heir, and adopt your deceased brother as your heir, you can make persistent efforts to have another one yourself... I will send a few more imperial doctors, plus the old maids in the palace who know how to teach and adopt, They all go to your house to serve. "

Zhu Changhao said something casually, as if he was explaining the follow-up national capital arrangements. In his opinion, now that his son-in-law has made such great achievements, and he has no son, this is already the best arrangement.

Anyway, if my grandson can adopt the patriarchal line to become my grandson, with my own blood flowing through her body, wouldn't it be much better than finding a distant nephew who has graduated from Wufu a hundred years later to inherit my inheritance?

Zhu Changhao himself is Wanli's nephew, so the closest common ancestor he and the late emperor can trace back to is already Emperor Longqing.Zhu Changhao was able to succeed to the throne, obviously because other descendants of Emperor Longqing could not be found.

Now after years of slaughter by Tartars and thieves, not to mention the other descendants of Emperor Longqing, including the clan that came out of Jiajing, are gone.

And once the other branches of Jiajing were cut off, since Jiajing and the previous generation of Zhengde were already cousins, Zhengde would have no descendants.

So even if there are surviving clans of the Ming Dynasty, they are descendants of other cousins ​​of Jiajing and Zhengde recently.Their most recent common ancestor can be traced back to Jiajing and Zhengde's common grandfather, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen was born in 1447, and now it is 1645. That is the real "one family 200 years ago"!

In terms of emotion and reason, Zhu Changhao feels that if there is a patriarchal adoptive grandson who is his grandson, it is far better than passing the throne to a distant relative who was separated 200 years ago and only has the same sixth generation ancestor as himself. !
Moreover, Zhu Jianshen is only the sixth ancestor of Zhu Changhao, but if another clan succeeds in the future, that person is likely to be called the eighth ancestor of Zhu Jianshen!

Because Zhu Changhao can still live for a long time, Chongzhen has to call Zhu Jianshen the seventh ancestor. The future successor is counted by age or birth time, at least from the generation of Chongzhen's nephew, and he must not be called Zhu Jianshen the eighth ancestor.If Zhu Changhao's own grandson becomes a grandson, he will also lose Chongzhen's nephews, and he should be called Zhu Jianshen the eighth ancestor.

This matter, Zhu Changhao has already naturally thought of this way, and no son-in-law forced him during the whole process.

On the contrary, it was only because of the ability of his son-in-law that he repeatedly made outstanding military exploits, which gave Zhu Changhao himself such an ambition and confidence that he firmly believed that he could suppress the opposition in the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, and the prisoner offering ceremony is ready. Do you think it is possible to arrange for Luan to leave the palace on time?"

Zhu Changhao conspired with his daughter while making up his mind. The eunuch, who was next to him, came over to ask for instructions in a low-key manner, and coughed lightly in advance to make some noise, so that the emperor would shut up first.

Zhu Changhao pulled back his thoughts, shook the armor on his body, and was full of energy: "Show me out of the palace! I want to personally welcome the prisoners and soldiers!"