I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 100 The Second Year of Yonghe
The first day of January, New Year's Day.

Zhu Yijiong got up early and began to wash and change clothes under the service of Queen Wu Alan. Today, he rarely wore the usual red dragon robe, but instead put on a brand new bright yellow dragon robe.

The hair was first tied with a silk rope, and then a delicate and brand-new Yishan crown was put on. Originally, Wang Li and others wanted to get a twelve-pointed crown, but Zhu Yijiong refused.

The main reason is that this is too naked. After all, he is still the prison king and cannot be regarded as the emperor. The bright yellow dragon robe and the winged crown are already beyond the limit.

But who made him the only prison king in the Ming Dynasty now, and today's day is extremely special. For the people of Fujian, today is New Year's Day, the Spring Festival (there is an explanation in the author's words), but for Zhu Yijiong and even the entire Ming Dynasty, It means that the first year of Yonghe is finally over.

Starting today, the Ming Dynasty officially enters the second year of Yonghe, which also means that their rebellious dynasty has finally successfully survived its first year. This in itself is a memorable event, and can even be used for political propaganda. .

When they came to the front hall, Wang Li and Liang Wenxuan, the two assistant ministers of the cabinet, had been waiting for a long time. Although their official official positions were bachelors, the officials in the six ministries below still used to call them cabinet elders or prime ministers. Naturally, the chief assistant was still the chief minister. Wang Li, the second assistant was Liang Wenxuan.

Not only them, there were also six other ministers present, Zhu Chengxun, envoy of the Privy Council, and Old Man Li, director of the Ordnance Bureau. They were all standing respectfully in official robes at this moment.

Seeing Zhu Jianguo, who was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, coming, Wang Li took the first step to kowtow and salute, and then said a few New Year's greetings. When the others saw him, they also followed suit and followed suit.

After Zhu Yijiong heard this, he raised his empty hand and ordered to stand down.

The New Year's greetings of the ministers were over, and the old eunuch immediately shouted in a drake voice: "Get off!"

The group of people immediately moved to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which was also located in the Quanzhou Palace.

Today is not only the New Year, but also the first day of the second year of Yonghe. It is also the first New Year's Day since the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. It is supposed to be a memorial to the Ancestral Temple, and if possible, an edict to the world.

Originally, all the civil and military officials were expected to be present today, but Yang Gong was still in Zhejiang at this time, and we still don’t know how the fight was going. Zheng Dingrui and the Second Army were sent to rescue Funing and were ready to leave the border and enter Zhejiang at any time. , Huang Dian's Fourth Army will be stationed in Jianning, and Xu Jin's Third Army will be stationed in Zhangzhou, but neither of them can leave.

However, although the military generals could not return, Zhu Yijiong, as the supervisor of the country, still sent fast horses in advance to deliver the New Year's condolence edicts in advance, not only to appease the generals, but also to win over the morale of the military.

It was a tedious and serious confession. Although Zhu Yijiong actually did nothing, it still took a full morning to end.

The memorial ceremony for the Imperial Ancestral Temple is over, and next is the customary banquet for the ministers. Fortunately, although the team of the Ming Dynasty is gradually getting ready, the overall body is not too big, and not many people can come to mourn the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

This slightly small Quanzhou Palace can still accommodate so many people.

A Spring Festival state banquet, although all the food is Fujian's famous delicacies, actually does not cost much.

After all, the banquet given by the Supervisor State is not only rare, but also shows the status, power and importance of oneself in the Supervisor State. Naturally, the officials cannot come just to eat. At any rate, they have to exchange cups with each other and exchange feelings with their colleagues.

After the banquet with the ministers in the outer court was over, Zhu Yijiong immediately returned to the harem and had another family dinner with Queen Wu Alan. During this New Year's Day, even in the Tian family, a family banquet is naturally indispensable.

On the second day, Zhu Yijiong did not continue to indulge in the festivities of the New Year like the people did, but once again devoted himself to the daily work of reviewing memorials and handling internal affairs.

Officials from Fujian, headed by three parties from the Ordnance Bureau of the Cabinet Privy Council, also spent the New Year's Day and relaxed a little before continuing to engage in intense and busy daily work today.

There is nothing we can do about it. It’s not that Zhu Yijiong and the others can’t enjoy it. The main reason is that the current situation is still difficult. Ming Dynasty now only has one province, Fujian. Even the war in Zhejiang still doesn’t know what the outcome is. Naturally, we have to seize every moment. Come to seek development and accumulate strength.Moreover, if you think about it on the bright side, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty will work overtime during the New Year, while the Qing court will have carnivals and holidays. With one going down and the other going up, can the Ming Dynasty not be strong?

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In the 61st year of Kangxi's reign, early January.

The Ming court in Fujian in the south celebrated the New Year for only one day before continuing to devote itself wholeheartedly to the cause of rebellion, but the Qing court in Beijing had just begun to celebrate the New Year.

As the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi's New Year activities were naturally not as hasty and hasty as those of the Ming Dynasty in the south.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Kangxi, despite being ill, presided over the New Year's Eve activities in person. On this day, all civil and military officials congratulated Emperor Kangxi for his martial virtues and peace in the world. Everyone seemed to have forgotten a lot of bad things last year.

There are even some issues that have not yet been resolved, such as the refugees brought about by the breach of the Yellow River in the three provinces of the Central Plains, the construction of river embankments, the northwest border defense, and even the rebels in Fujian.

Kangxi was naturally very happy with the New Year greetings from his ministers, completely unaware that this was already the last New Year he could celebrate in his life.

After the greetings were over, Kangxi, in accordance with past practice, summoned a total of 65 ministers of civil and military affairs from the Eight Banners who were over 680 years old.

On the third day of the banquet, the Eight Banners clan retired, and Kangxi again hosted a banquet for 65 Han officials over 340 years old.

Moreover, in order to show the concept of Manchu and Han being one family, Kangxi also specially recited poems and composed poems with hundreds of officials during the banquet according to the tastes of Han officials, and had fun with his courtiers. The history book titled it "Thousands of Old Men Banquet Poems".

After the banquet, according to the rules, Kangxi had to take several princes and princes to visit Shengjing and stay there for a few days.

However, since Kangxi was still ill, he had no choice but to give up.

Oh, by the way, the governor of Jiangnan appointed by Kangxi, Longkodo, who was in charge of all matters related to the fight against thieves, has only now officially set off from Beijing, preparing to go south to Jiangning Mansion along the Grand Canal.

As for why it was so late, the main reason was that Longkodo wanted to try one last time. Even if he failed, he could still wish Emperor Kangxi a happy New Year before leaving.

As for the rebels in Fujian, not to mention the princes and brothers in Beijing, even Kangxi, who had such strange dreams, didn't take it seriously at all.

To them, although the Ming thief Zhu Ni from Fujian had escaped the category of scabies, it was just a little labor pain at best, which was far worse than the San Francisco back then.

In the eyes of Kangxi, this Ming thief in Fujian was at most a Geng Jingzhong, who could only attack with one blow. The imperial court had already ordered a governor of the four provinces to go and quell the rebellion.

What else do you want?
Is it possible that the imperial court will mobilize heavy troops from the Northern Eight Banners to move south? Don't be kidding.

Compared with this mess in the south, after all, it was Cewang Alabutan in the northwest and the Qinghai and Tibet areas. This group of disobedient Mongols deserved more worry for the Qing Dynasty.

　In ancient times, the Spring Festival was New Year's Day, and the Spring Festival was actually only officially started in the Republic of China. There was no such thing as the Spring Festival in the beginning.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)