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

Chapter 153 Yongzheng is Coming
The eighth day of April.

Mao Shi.

All civil and military officials gathered at the palace gate, waiting quietly to go to court.

Although Kangxi passed away yesterday, his death was finally announced today.

Kangxi did not misjudge the person. Although Yinzhen was indeed soft-hearted and did not make a move that night, only half an hour after Kangxi's death, Yongzheng decisively used Kangxi's name to kill the third elder brother Yinzhi and the seventh elder brother Yinzhi. You, the ninth elder brother Yinzhen, the tenth elder brother Yin, and the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen were all invited into the palace.

Although the elder brothers of the kings were previously appointed by Kangxi to supervise the six ministries and supervise the country, because the time was too short, it was difficult for them to establish a foundation in the six ministries. Naturally, they were not as good as Yinzhen who had been operating in the capital for many years.

Moreover, they did not expect that Yinzhen would be so bold, and that Kangxi would suddenly die at this time, and unexpectedly pass the throne to Yinzhen to everyone's surprise.

As a result, with almost no effort, the kings' elder brothers and the old Ba Yinhu who had been captured on the spot were all placed under house arrest.

In just one day, the entire capital was completely under Yinzhen's control.

It's time to go to court.

All the officials hurried to the Qianqing Palace. This was the palace dedicated to the emperor's enthronement ceremony in the Ming and Qing dynasties. As for the palace on weekdays, it was at the Qianqing Gate. The two should not be confused.

After entering the palace gate, they saw Yinzhen sitting on the dragon chair. He had already put on a bright yellow dragon robe and a court crown, and sat upright on the dragon chair.

Ma Qi, a scholar of Wuying Palace, had been waiting in the palace for a long time. When he saw hundreds of officials attending court, he stood on the jade steps and read out Kangxi's edict.

"Emperors have always governed the world with respect for Heaven and the Dharma Patriarch as their top priority... I am now in my seventies and have been in office for 61 years. I really rely on the blessings of the Heaven and Earth clan, and it is not due to my cool virtue... I have been in power since ancient times. There is no greater righteousness in the world than our own government...

The fourth son of Prince Yong, Yinzhen, is of noble character and is deeply loved by me. He will definitely be able to inherit the throne.After my enthronement, that is, the throne of emperor, I will wear the uniform according to the code and release it on the 27th.

Announce it at home and abroad, and the salty envoys will know it! "

Ma Qi spoke sternly, his voice rising and falling. After reciting, he closed the imperial edict and retreated to the hall, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

"My servants, Ma Qi, bow to my emperor. Long live my emperor!"

After Ma Qi kowtowed, the remaining four people, Song Zhu, Xiao Yongzao, Wang Xuling, and Wang Guan, did not hesitate any longer and immediately knelt down and shouted three times long live their lives.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

When all the civil and military officials saw this, they no longer hesitated and knelt down to shout long live the mountain.

When the remaining kings and clans saw this, they each sighed. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, they had no choice but to kowtow and salute to Yinzhen when the situation was decided.

Among them, the eighth prince Yinzhen and the fourteenth prince Yinzhen who had been released still stood for a moment, seeming to be still making their final death struggle. However, Yinzhen just stared at him with a strong murderous intention. After going down, the two finally just stood in a stalemate for a moment and knelt down.

After all, if you die, you really have no chance at all.

Seeing this, Yinzhen nodded slightly, then looked around and recited the lines he had prepared in a deep voice.

"Khan Ama often praises Ma Aiqing for his profound knowledge, loyalty and honesty. In this case, Aiqing will choose an imperial title for me, right?"

This is actually not in line with the rules. The reign name should be drawn up by the Ministry of Rites and then submitted to the emperor for approval. However, time is tight now and there is no time to let the Ministry of Rites waffle.

The specific era name, including the name of Kangxi's temple, and other regulatory arrangements had been agreed upon internally as early as yesterday. Now it is just a matter of using Ma Qi, a senior bachelor, to say it.

Ma Qi pretended to think for a moment, and then said: "The emperor obeys the orders of heaven, inherits the great unification, is in line with the law, and his moral status is upright. How about taking the title of Yongzheng?"

Yongzheng clapped his hands and praised: "What a Yongzheng, then I will take the reign name Yongzheng!"

The accession to the Qianqing Palace is only the first step in officially ascending the throne.

Yongzheng officially established the throne of emperor and obtained the righteousness and legal authority. At this time, even if the princes, especially Yinhu and Yinqi, wanted to rebel, they would have no excuse.But this was not the end yet. According to feudal legal principles, Yongzheng had to observe mourning for Kangxi for three years. However, the emperor exchanged the sun for the moon, which actually only lasted 27 days.

However, Yongzheng immediately issued an edict, saying that the Qing Dynasty governed the world with filial piety, and everyone in the world had to observe filial piety for three years. However, if he only served 27 days according to the old system, it was unreasonable, so he ordered a green hut to be built in Qianqing Palace to observe filial piety for three years.

However, the current state affairs are difficult and cannot be without a king for a day. Therefore, in the past three years, affairs have been carried out as usual in the Palace of Qianqing. An uncle will be chosen to preside over the complicated ceremonial details, so that he can fulfill his filial piety and not miss the military and state affairs.

This is actually a way of managing mourning. It seems to extend the time, but in fact, even the official day of mourning on the 27th has been removed.

All the officials of His Highness were confused, and even Ma Qi looked confused. In the end, he could only say: The new emperor is awesome!
After solving the major issue of observing filial piety and mourning, Yongzheng issued several imperial edicts in succession. First, he restored the title of Ma Qi, the great scholar of Wuyingdian Palace, and allowed him to inherit the throne. Prince He Shuoyi.

Immediately, on the grounds that the country was undergoing great changes and the current situation was turbulent, and he might be mentally weak, he ordered Ma Qi, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Yunxiang, the prince of Heshuoyi, to serve as prime ministers.

He also promoted Li Wei to be the preacher of Zhiliyi Station, and Tian Wenjing to be the envoy to Henan Province, taking charge of all matters related to embankment construction and disaster relief in Henan Province.

Although Li Wei's official position was a sinecure, it was actually a transitional one. Li Wei's official position was low, and he was bought with donations. Promotion too quickly would have bad effects.

After promoting his close associates, Yongzheng ordered Zhang Tingyu to return to the South Study Room as his elder brother's teacher, and Jiang Tingxi was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Then he granted the title of Taibao to the governor of Jiangnan, Longkodo, who was far away in Anqing, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Nian Gengyao, who was in Shaanxi.

With such a series of imperial decrees and gifts, it can be said that his close confidants have been promoted, and several courtiers who Kangxi had given instructions on his deathbed and who needed to be won over have also been won over.

According to the usual practice, the second year is regarded as the first year of Yongzheng, and this year is still regarded as the 61st year of Kangxi.

The ascension ceremony was finally over.

……

The next day, the weather was fine and refreshing.

It is appropriate to have a grand burial.

……

In order to save time, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne as soon as possible to clean up the mess, and buried Kangxi hastily the next day.

In order to avoid criticism, Yongzheng personally carried the coffin to the funeral and cried loudly.

The funeral is over.

Yongzheng wrote in the Ministry of Rites that Kangxi went to the temple and was named the Holy Ancestor and the Emperor Ren.

This wave seems to be that Kangxi got an advantage, being both a holy ancestor and a benevolent emperor, but in fact, Yongzheng was also deliberately raising his orthodox status.

In fact, Yongzheng originally didn't want to make it so ugly and cause a lot of criticism, but he ran out of time.

Today, the Qing Dynasty is in turmoil. The pseudo-Ming Dynasty in the south rebelled and captured Nanjing. Longkodo was defeated and retreated to Anqing.

Not only that, from the newly sent memorials, Yongzheng already knew that the puppet emperor not only captured Nanjing, but even claimed the throne and launched the Enke Encore in Nanjing with great fanfare.

If this was really accomplished by the Pseudo Emperor, the Qing Dynasty would be completely shameless.

All right!Due to the time difference in the transmission of the news, Yongzheng did not know that Emperor Zhu's encore had ended and was a complete success.

Alas, eventful autumn!
In the Qianqing Palace, Yongzheng sat on the dragon chair and sighed.

Although he successfully won the throne and even had a personal edict written by Kangxi, the legacy Kangxi left to him was even more corrupt than the original history.

　Trivia: There was no word for “Your Majesty” in the Qing Dynasty
　　
　
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