Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 22 Enthronement Ceremony
After leaving the mansion on the lake, everyone took a boat and turned to the west side of the island. Considering that there were too many female relatives, Zhao Xu temporarily hired eight more lake residents as followers for safety reasons.

In two mule carts, Xieyi, Liubai, Qingqiu, Luoshui and four maids sat in the carriages. Even Dai Sanchun's master and apprentice could only sit on the shafts of the carts, and the lake people followed them on foot.

Leaving the island in the middle of the lake in this way, entering the city from the Taiping Gate in the southeast of Houhu Lake, passing through the obviously bustling urban area today, exiting the Tongji Gate in the south of the city, and turning east to Zhengyang Gate, I feel that there are more and more people around.

When they got to the area between Zhengyang Gate and the Circular Mound where Jitian was located, the avenue had been blocked by soldiers, and the mule cart was quickly blocked on a nearby path. Xieyi walked out of the carriage, stood on the shaft of the carriage and looked around with the help of the little maid, only It felt densely packed around, as if the people of the entire Jinling City had come to the southern suburbs, and at a glance, there were more than a hundred thousand people.

Xieyi didn't know that there was a saying of intensive phobia, but seeing this scene, she felt her scalp numb for no reason.

Growing up so big, she had never seen so many people at once.

Liu Bai followed, watching the battle in front of him, his little face was flushed with excitement, and he completely lost the disappointment of being kicked out of the house by the petty officials.

They stopped here, and soon some patrolmen came over, reminding them to drive the mule cart far away from the road, if the mule was surprised and ran into the king's car later, it would be a serious crime.

Xieyi and the others did not dare to underestimate them. Like many people who had driven their carts, they drove the mule cart to a forest about a mile away from the main road, leaving two lake residents to watch over them, and the others returned to the main road. With the protection of the strong men, they successfully squeezed out of the three-layer human wall composed of soldiers.

Although there is still some distance from the Circular Hill here, you can see King Wu's chariot driving later.Moreover, looking into the distance, the golden roof and blue tiles of the Circular Mound are faintly visible.Therefore, it doesn't matter how far or near, even if it is closer to the Circular Mound, it is impossible to enter the ceremony.

Most people understand this, and they still come here for a very simple reason. The entertainment activities of the common people are scarce in this era, and the winter day when there is no need for work, and the founding emperor ascends the throne, how can you miss it?
Therefore, the people beside the road were far more than Jinling people, and many of them came from hundreds of miles away just to watch today's grand ceremony.

In the crowd, under the protection of Zhao Xu and other men, Liu Bai, who was holding the freehand arm, was slandering Qingqiu and Luoshui next to him, one of them was wearing a fence and the other was wearing a veiled hat, and regretting that the two of them were not prepared, they suddenly felt There was a commotion.

Subconsciously looked to the west.

In the distance, all kinds of guards of honor are mighty, keeping Liu Bai's eyes fixed on him.

The guard of honor was a little closer, and Liu Bai could still see a large cart with a sapphire roof looming in the center of the guard of honor. He couldn't help raising his finger curiously: "Xiyi, what is that?"

Xieyi pressed down the little hand that remained blank: "Don't point fingers randomly."

Liu Bai quickly withdrew his hand and shrank his neck, but he didn't forget the question he just asked, and still looked at Xinyi.

Xie Yi also glanced over, guessing: "Maybe it's King Wu's chariot."

On the other side, Qingqiu, who covered his face with a light veil, suddenly said, "That's a jade girdle. There are five king girdles in "Zhou Li", namely jade, gold, elephant, leather, and wood. Jade is the highest and is used for sacrifices. , the driver is 64."

Liu Bai pouted quietly, pretending not to hear, and continued to look at the guard of honor in the distance.

But Xieyi nodded slightly at Qingqiu, and then turned her gaze back, for which she was stared at by Liu Bai.

Another slander, isn't it just an old Confucian daughter who has read a few more books? Knowing so much, how can she change her mind and go to the number one scholar exam?

The guard of honor of King Wu's carriage slowly approached, and the discussion of the crowd here gradually disappeared, and the atmosphere became more and more quiet.

After a while, a voice came, and Liu Bai couldn't hear it clearly for a while, but seeing the crowd kneeling like the wind blowing wheat waves, he quickly let go of Xie Yi and knelt down with everyone.

I don't know how long it has passed, only to feel that the mighty crowd in front of me finally went away, and there was another sound, and the crowd got up again.

Liu Bai stood up, looked at the guard of honor going away, didn't dare to complain that the dress he just put on when he went out was stained with mud, he took Xieyi's arm again, and whispered: "It's amazing, I didn't even dare to head lifted."

Before Xie Yi didn't dare to raise her head, after hearing what Liu Bai said, she opened her mouth and wanted to tease her a few words, but when she saw the soldiers standing still around her, she immediately shut her mouth again.

This is not an occasion for nonsense.

When Liu Bai quietly described his feelings to Xie Yi, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dressed in a crown, looked at the black and kneeling people outside the car on the luxurious jade body that was gradually going away, and he was in another state of mind.

Still a little bit like a dream.

16 years ago, when a young monk who escaped from Yuhuang Temple and went to Guo Zixing's volunteer army was chosen by Guo Zixing to become the head of the nine husbands, he did not expect today; When Guo Zixing adopted the daughter of the Ma family, he did not expect today; when he conquered Jiqing in the 16th year, he did not expect today; after a bitter battle in Poyang Lake, he defeated Chen Youliang. Still can't think about today...

For so many years along the way, he doesn't think he has any great strategy or wisdom. He is more like his father back then, a hard-working old farmer who never slackens his work and cultivates his land little by little. He was developing, and suddenly one day, looking at the map again, he had two of the three points in the world.

I remember reading history, Liu Bang was able to show off his "family business" to his father after he became emperor, but he, without parents to show off, can only think of the spring day many years ago, when the drought locusts ravaged the plague, one after another. Bury your loved ones with your own hands.

In the confusion of thoughts, the chariot entered the altar of the Circular Mound.

When Yu Ren stopped slowly and the ceremony officer stepped forward to sing the salute, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression had regained his determination.

Walking down the Yuren, Zhu Yuanzhang, under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, passed through the elders watching the ceremony, stepped on the altar, and began to welcome the gods of the world and the four directions with a serious expression. After the process of blessing and drinking, Zhu Yuanzhang finally returned to the center of the altar.

The ceremonial officer delivered the congratulations.

This is a congratulatory speech drawn up by the Ministry of Rites and modified by Zhu Yuanzhang. The original congratulatory speech was thousands of characters long, but Zhu Yuanzhang shortened it to 240 characters.

He doesn't like those high-sounding words.

Nearly half of the content in the congratulatory speech is about the opponents he has defeated in these years. He feels that this is the achievement he can use to pray to the world, and it is the true destiny.Otherwise, if the fate does not depend on him, why did all those opponents who were stronger than him back then lose to him?
Looking at the speech again, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't need to read it. Under the clear sky, he looked up at the officials and people, and chanted loudly.

"I am the king of the Chinese people. Since the end of the Song Dynasty, the emperor ordered the real person to enter China in the desert to be the master of the world. His father, son and grandson have been living for more than a hundred years. Today's fortune is also over. The land and people of the world are divided between heroes."

"The emperor of Weichen bestowed Yingxian as his assistant, so he decided to set up Caishi Water Village Manzi Haiya, Fangshan Luzhai Chen Yexian, Yuanzhou Ou Puxiang, Jiangzhou Chen Youliang, Tanzhou Wang Zhongxin, Xingan Deng Keming, Longquan Peng Shizhong, Jiang Jue from Jingzhou, Sun Deya from Haozhou, Zuo Junbi from Luzhou, Liu Futong from Anfeng, Xiong Tianrui from Ganzhou, Zhou An from Yongxin, Yihua from Pingxiang, Wang Shiming from Pingjiang, Li Sheng from Yuanzhou, Zhang Shicheng from Suzhou, Fang Guozhen from Qingyuan, Wang Xuan from Yizhou, Yidu Laobao and others stopped the soldiers and put the people in the fields."

"Today's territory is more than [-] miles, and all the officials and officials said: 'The living and the people have no master, and they must honor the name of the emperor. , to declare to the emperor that there must be a name in the world called "Daming" and Jianyuan "Hongwu". The simplicity is in the heart of the emperor, and it is still enjoyed."

(End of this chapter)