"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The old emperor is sitting on the dragon throne, and the young emperor is standing in front of the dragon throne.
Their gazes looked down at the countless devout ministers kneeling and worshiping inside and outside the hall, as if God was watching the creatures in the world.
"Today is Grandpa Huang's birthday!"
Zhu Yunxi's voice echoed loudly in the Fengtian Palace, "The ancients said that seventy years of life are rare in ancient times. I have read all the history books and found that very few emperors in the past dynasties lived longer than seventy years."
"The founder of the country, even less."
Having said this, Zhu Yunxi took half a step forward and looked at his ministers, "You are all well-read classics and history, and are rich in economic knowledge. Tell me, in the history books, are there any soldiers like the emperor who have spent half their lives in the army and must take arrows in every battle?
An emperor who charges into battle with a strong bow and suffers hundreds of wounds. Then he works hard and is busy writing documents all day long?"
"Is there an emperor who is as frugal and loves the people as the emperor does? He doesn't rejoice in success or auspiciousness, doesn't love luxury, doesn't abuse the power of the people, and doesn't try to influence the people?"
There was silence in the hall, only Zhu Yunxi's voice echoed.
"Why did this kid suddenly praise us?" The old man looked at Zhu Yunxi's straight back and thought to himself. At the same time, the old man's face seemed a little hot, and he said to himself, "It seems that we didn't...he didn't say anything.
So good!”
"The emperor is the Son of Heaven. What is the Son of Heaven? The most powerful person in the world is called the Son of Heaven, and he rules the world on behalf of Heaven!"
Zhu Yunxi raised his voice and looked around at the ministers, "The Supreme Emperor, the old man, is the most powerful person given by God to all people to turn things around in troubled times. It is God who gave me the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"The founding of the Ming Dynasty was not easy and the country was difficult. All the ministers and ministers know better than me. In terms of great achievements, has the Supreme Emperor ever lost to the virtuous kings of the past generations in his life?"
"But the great emperor, has he ever boasted about his achievements?"
After saying this, Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment, and then continued, "The king loves great achievements, and I have been taught by the emperor since I was a child. What taught me the most is that I should not forget the origin of the Zhu family, and let me not forget the poverty of the people.
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"Pragmatic, hard-working, diligent and frugal."
Zhu Yunxi spoke every word with firm eyes, "The world mostly praises the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, while historians praise their merits and avoid their harms."
"I would like to ask you, the achievements of Emperor Qin are true, but what kind of life did the people of Qin live like? Are there any tigers who rule harshly under the rule of the Supreme Emperor?"
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had outstanding achievements, but in his later years, he used his own interests and repeatedly launched weapons, which caused the national power to decline and the internal affairs to become chaotic."
"In his later years, Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han laid the foundation for the country's downfall."
"In the later years of the Emperor's reign, our Ming Empire was at peace in all directions, and the country and the people were at peace! Whoever is higher and who is lower will be judged immediately."
"And unlike previous kings, the Supreme Emperor does not like to show off, is not allowed to flatter, and disdains his virtues and policies to be recorded in history."
"This kid..." The old man lowered his head, rubbed his knees with his big hands, and thought to himself, "We... how can we be so good? We just feel that the plagued scholar is unreliable. No matter what we do, we can't
If no one needs to remember, isn’t that just putting money on your face?”
"Besides, we have never wanted to compete with Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Are those two good birds? One commits evil while alive, and the other commits evil after death."
Thinking about it, he cursed secretly in his mind, "You brat, compare us with the Han Dynasty. That old boy has only been dead for a few years, and his bones are dug out. Bah, it's unlucky!"
"Don't talk about the so-called achievements. Even if we hold a longevity celebration for him, he won't allow it at the beginning. He also said that I wasted money and wasted people and mobilized troops."
"It was only after my repeated persuasion that I reluctantly decided to celebrate with the people and the whole world."
"I want to celebrate this birthday for his old man. I want to do something big and special. Not only do I want to celebrate it, but I also want everyone in the world to remember it."
"I also want Qing Shi to remember that our Ming Dynasty has such an emperor."
Having said this, Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers again and called them by name, "Fang Xiaoru, Xie Jin."
"The minister is here!" The two of them stood out among the ministers.
"You two are of great literary talent. You have written biographies and compiled history books in the National History Museum. I order you today to translate the Emperor's longevity celebration and his seventy years of painstaking efforts into pictures and ink, and spread them throughout the world, so that you may competent?"
"This is my great luck!" they both replied at the same time.
"You must also write down what I say today!"
With that said, Zhu Yunxi turned around, lifted up the skirt of his dragon robe and knelt down facing the old man, "Grandpa Emperor, it is not my grandson alone who wants to give you a long life, but the people all over the world are looking forward to you living a long life."
At the same time, Duke Cao Li Jinglong, who was in the first row among the distinguished ministers, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard all your life, and now it's time to enjoy the blessing of being respected by all the people!"
As he spoke, he continued to laugh loudly and said, "You are always in the palace and you don't know that because of your Wanshou Festival these days, the incense in the temples and Taoist temples inside and outside the capital has been several times more prosperous than usual, and some people even spent a lot of money to light up the everlasting lanterns."
"The common people are burning incense and making wishes for your old age. I wish you a long life without borders!"
"Ha!" The old man laughed out loud. Everyone likes to hear good things. He said, "Is this the case? Let's celebrate our birthday and the people will burn incense?"
"Long live the Lord just said that you are a blessing to the Ming Dynasty and a blessing to the people of the world. With you, the whole world will be blessed!" Li Jinglong said loudly.
"Oh!" The old man nodded, "We really don't know about this. Let's ask Jin Yiwei later!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong was filled with good things to say and stopped immediately.
"Hey, I haven't been to court for a long time, and it's really uncomfortable to sit on this cold dragon chair!" The old man stood up, rubbed his lower back, and said with a smile to the courtiers, "What the emperor just said was all good for me, it seems. It’s not like we just celebrate this birthday.”
After saying that, he paused and said, "In a blink of an eye, we are all in our seventies. We are really old. At fifty we know our destiny, but at seventy our necks are buried in loess."
"These days, I have calmed down and thought about my life. I have done a little good things, and I have done a lot of bad things. As for my life and death, let future generations talk about it."
"But what Duke Cao Guo said is right. We have worked hard all our lives, and now it is time to enjoy the blessings."
At this point, the old man laughed heartily, "Isn't it just to celebrate my birthday? Let's celebrate... Our Forbidden City is very lively today, let's have a taste of the feeling of wealth!"
Then his old man's eyes looked at the queue of vassal kings and emperor's grandsons.
"It's rare that our sons and grandsons are all back. We are reunited and celebrate the New Year in advance."
After the old man finished speaking, Li Jinglong, who was kneeling, stood up and shouted loudly, "The Emperor's decree, the longevity celebration begins!"
The ministers shouted, "Long live your Majesty, the sun and the moon may be prosperous, and the country may be prosperous!"
At this time, Zhu Yunxi supported the old man and walked down the imperial steps.
Li Jinglong also hurriedly stepped forward to help him. His movements were even faster than those of the vassal kings. Just as King Yan, King Zhou and others were about to step forward, they felt a gust of wind blowing in front of them, and Li Jinglong was already ahead of them.
If outsiders didn't know, they would think that Li Jinglong was the old man's filial son and grandson.
"Do you like to do such lively things? We haven't celebrated birthdays for a long time, and today we have made such a big scene. If you can't handle it, let's see how we deal with you!" the old man laughed and scolded.
"It's my blessing to have you take care of me all the time!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
The old man smiled and waved to his sons, "Come on, don't stand there, go drink with your father!"
A group of vassal princes and the emperor's grandsons surrounded the old man and walked towards Jinshen Hall.
This chapter has been completed!