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

Chapter 141 Jianyuan Jianwu
Ming Dynasty Yonghe second year, March [-]th.

Xiaoling.

This is the mausoleum where Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma are buried together. It is also the only emperor's mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing.

Zhu Yijiong, wearing a red Gon Dragon King robe today, led the civil and military officials to walk slowly to Xiaoling. He first knelt three times and kowtowed nine times outside Xiaoling, then got up and continued walking inside.

When I walked to a place, I saw a huge monument with the words "Government of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

This is the inscription erected here in the 38th year of Kangxi's reign, in order to win people's hearts and show his ability as a wise king and saint during his southern tour.

Zhu Yijiong waved his hand and said: "Come here, take this monument down. How can I, the great Ming Dynasty, allow a barbarian chief to erect a monument to comment on it!"

In fact, someone had specifically reported this monument two days ago when it was decided to come to worship, but in order to show determination, it was postponed until today to push it away.

At that moment, more than a dozen Ming troops came over, knocked down the stone tablet, smashed it and dragged it away.

At this time, Zhu Yijiong continued to lead the civil and military officials to go deep into the inner area of ​​Xiaoling Mausoleum. The sacrifices had been well arranged by the cabinet and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, including the writing of the memorial texts.

Zhu Yijiong followed and did whatever he was told, and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the mausoleum.

'Mr. Zhu!Although we are not your descendants, our surname is Zhu, and we are all Han Chinese. We should have been in the same family 500 years ago. You were born as a beggar, and we were born as duck farmers. Let me give you a face here. You call me Grandpa, and please protect us, overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and rebuild our Han family! '

Zhu Yijiong finished reciting silently in his heart and then kowtowed respectfully.

Afterwards, Wang Li took the lead in kowtowing and saluting: "Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live the Jianguo!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live the Jianguo!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live the Jianguo!"

"..."

Immediately afterwards, all the civil and military officials, as well as the accompanying sergeants, all bowed down and bowed.

This big festival is over.

The next day, March sixteenth.

It was sunny and refreshing.

"Jianguo, the auspicious time has come!" the old eunuch reminded respectfully.

Zhu Yijiong woke up early today. She burned incense and took a bath. She put on a brand-new red twelve-chapter emperor's crown and wore a twelve-pointed crown, showing her imperial splendor.

Get on the royal chariot.

"Get off!" shouted the accompanying officer of the Department of Ceremonies.

The imperial driver had just left the inner city, and people lined the streets to greet him. They were not forced, they all came spontaneously to watch the excitement. Fortunately, sergeants were arranged in advance to maintain order, so there was no trouble.

As soon as they saw the emperor's car arriving, the people of Nanjing knelt down and worshiped Shan Hu, while the Ming soldiers responsible for maintaining order bowed their hands in salute.

Zhu Yijiong was sitting in the royal chariot, looking at the two common people, and suddenly felt a mixture of emotions in his heart, but he still suppressed it.

The imperial driver left the inner city and headed straight for Purple Mountain.

Due to the large number of accompanying officials and the emperor's chariot, he walked extremely slowly. It took more than two hours to reach the top of the mountain.

When we arrived at the top of the mountain, the official of the Ministry of Rites laid out the incense table.

Zhu Yijiong, wearing a crown and a crown, came to the incense table and read the memorial in person.

"My minister, Zhu Yijiong, prayed to the sky, the sun, the moon, the mountains and rivers, and the spiritual sacrifices of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. Now, the artifacts have been stolen, and the Ming Dynasty has collapsed. Therefore, although my virtue is weak, I dare not violate the destiny of heaven, so I only set up a sacrifice here on the top of Zijin Mountain. , establish the country and prosper the Ming Dynasty, build the Yuan Dynasty and build the military force, so as to appeal to heaven!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers and generals below shouted: "Long live! Long live! Long live!"

After offering sacrifices to the sky, they have to offer sacrifices to the altar of earth again, and then go down the mountain and return to the palace.

The palace is based on the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang and has been briefly repaired.

Arriving at the eastern part of the palace, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was formally established here, and Zhu Cijiong, the former Ming Ding king, the third prince Zhu, was named emperor.

After all, the person Zhu Yijiong raised his troops to honor this time was the descendant of the Third Prince Zhu.

According to the cabinet's draft, the temple name was determined to be Mingyi Zong, and the posthumous names were Shitian Zhidaogong and Xiangding Xianwen Jingwu Mingdesu Rencheng Emperor.

After the sealing of the Imperial Ancestral Temple was completed, they entered the main hall. The cabinet led ministers, officials and generals to the two sides.

Wang Li took out the jade scepter and took the lead in kneeling and chanting: "The ceremony is complete, please assume the throne as emperor!"

Zhu Yijiong wore a crown robe and walked slowly up. The seat in the middle had been replaced by a carved dragon wooden chair (the dragon chair was carved from wood, but the wood was very expensive, more expensive than real gold and silver), which was painted A layer of gold paint was added, and a soft silk couch was specially placed.

The emperor sat in the middle, and the hall suddenly fell silent.

At this time, the old eunuch who was also well-dressed next to Zhu Yijiong looked at Zhu Yijiong next to him. His eyes were dazed for a while, then he came back to his senses and said solemnly: "Shan Hu!"

"Long live!" Hundreds of officials bowed. "Shanhu!"

"Long live!"

"Call again!"

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" All the officials kowtowed three times and nine times.

Zhu Yijiong was in a trance when he heard the roaring of mountains and tsunami below. He had become the emperor, and he subconsciously said: "Everyone is safe!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Baiguan got up.

This is the formal establishment of the country, and its meaning changes instantly.

After the founding of the country is completed, the subsequent process is the same, which is nothing more than to seal the officials and win the hearts of the people.

Zhu Yijiong said: "I have ascended to power today. I will restore the world and pacify the barbarians. All the ministers will work respectfully and work together to achieve a great cause. I and the imperial court will not begrudge the gifts of title and salary!"

Wang Li took the lead again and led all the officials to bow their heads and shout: "Long live, long live, long live!"

Zhu Yijiong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "I ascend the throne today, and all the officials cannot be left vacant. Wang Li, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion of Jin Dynasty, will be the chief assistant of the cabinet, Liang Wenxuan, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, will be the second assistant, and Zhu Chengxun, the privy envoy, and the minister of the Propaganda Department will be appointed. Lu Youlong has been promoted to the pavilion, I appreciate this!"

The position of chief minister did not exist in the early Ming and Qing dynasties. It only appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Its functions are infinitely close to those of the prime minister.

Although Wang Li was actually the chief minister of the cabinet, he still felt dizzy after receiving the title. He forced himself to step forward and kowtow and said: "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

"I thank you for your kindness, long live my emperor!" Zhu Chengxun also came forward to kowtow and thank him.

As for Lu Youlong, he is still in Hangzhou, and the appointment edict will be sent to Hangzhou later.

"The country is newly built, and everything is in ruins waiting to be revitalized. I have reached the new heights, and I will encourage you to do so together with your ministers."

After Zhu Yijiong finished speaking, he thought for a while and then said: "I canonize the queen as the queen, enclose the treasures and seal her, to establish the law."

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Wang Li went out and said: "I obey the imperial edict!"

Originally, the formal canonization should have been carried out by holding the festival, enshrining the seal, reading the book, but at this time Queen Wu Alan was still having her baby in Hangzhou, so it was not necessary.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was restored and the ascension ceremony was completely completed.

This is actually a lot more solemn and cumbersome than the hasty proclaiming emperor in Taiwan, but solemnity also has the advantage of solemnity. From this moment on, in the eyes of the three provinces of Jiangnan and even the world, he is worthy of the name. The Ming Emperor.

Of course, he would also become a thorn in the side of the Qing court.

There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country.

After the ceremony was completed, Zhu Yijiong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "My lords, now that the ceremony has been completed, it's time to have a state banquet. Please move to the side hall!"

This state banquet is also a process that has been discussed long ago.

At that moment, all the officials dispersed and left the main hall.

The area of ​​the Governor's Palace of Liangjiang is indeed not small. Although it is not as big as the Forbidden City, it is more than enough to be used as an imperial palace.

The civil and military officials arrived at the side hall (the pavilion west of the Governor's Mansion), where a large number of servants and maids had already begun serving dishes.

All the officials took their seats one after another. At this time, Zhu Yijiong had taken off his crown and changed into a regular dragon robe. Unlike the original crown robe, he came to the main seat of the banquet.

"I am very happy today. Please drink this cup together, no need to be restrained!"

These words were spoken to the accompanying etiquette officers on the side. In fact, this was also the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Without the emperor's order, it would be disrespectful for officials to drink or eat without permission.

This may seem harsh and rigid, but it is very important, because ancient etiquette and integrity were the basis for maintaining feudal order and imperial power.

Wang Li took the lead in drinking, and the rest of the civil and military officials also drank in one gulp. Even Yang Gong also drank respectfully at this time, without a smile.

The roughness and the fineness are all shown here.

After finishing a drink, all the officials congratulated the emperor one after another. From time to time, officials wrote poems to the emperor and praised his virtues. This was a necessary process.

Zhu Yijiong only needs to keep smiling and giving him wine. Although he has no ability to taste poetry, he does not need to taste it at this time. The etiquette officer next to him will help him check it.

This was also discussed in advance, and the standards should be as high as possible, with emphasis on etiquette, so as to win over literati.

After the song of praise had passed, Zhu Yijiong drank with the officials again, and then left the banquet.

Dining with the emperor, or the new emperor ascending the throne, is already stressful.

At this time, Zhu Yijiong left, and the officials immediately let go.

For a time, the place was filled with people drinking and drinking, and it was very lively.

(End of this chapter)