"Your Highness, it's cold in the morning and you haven't slept all night, so put on a brocade robe." The concubine Shi put a brocade robe on Zhu Hengjia. After entering Zhenjiang Mansion, Zhu Hengjia sent someone to take the concubines from the harem to the palace.
The woman moved to Nanjing and has arrived.
Even though King Jing of Jianguo was a time traveler, he had lived in two lifetimes and had seen strong winds and waves, but before offering sacrifices to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, he actually suffered from insomnia and was too excited to sleep.
Part of the reason why I couldn't sleep was because I had made extraordinary contributions and was finally qualified to express my heroic ambitions in front of the tomb of Emperor Taizu Gao. From now on, I was no longer a rebellious vassal king, but an orthodox Ming Dynasty!
On the shoulders; the other part was because Shi Taocheng, the commander of the Jinyiwei, secretly reported a piece of news to him: the ministers secretly prepared a yellow robe for him.
Huangpao! These ministers are more anxious than Gu. Can't you wait a few more days?
Zhu Hengjia ordered Tao Cheng not to reveal anything about Huang Pao and pretended not to know. But Huang Pao, Huang Pao! How can he sleep when he thinks of Huang Pao?
"Jianguo, the time has come," Sun Jinding came over to report with red eyes.
Zhu Hengjia smiled. It seemed that his confidant was just as excited as himself and had not slept all night. He calmed down and said calmly: "Let's go."
A chamberlain led out the BMW Ayunga (Mongolian: Lightning). This horse is the sacred horse of the Manchu general captured by Yan Tianfeng. It is said to be able to travel thousands of miles in a day. It is now the mount of King Jing of the Supervisor.
Zhu Hengjia got on his horse and led the civil and military officials to Xiaoling.
Suddenly a drizzle started falling from the sky. They tried to persuade him to put on a canopy, but he refused, "All the officials and the soldiers of the three armies did not hold umbrellas. How can I hold up a canopy?"
Strangely enough, when the men and horses reached the vicinity of Xiaoling, the light rain actually stopped.
This matter is recorded in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by Ding Kuichu, the Taifu of the Guangwu Dynasty: "On the first day of August in the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen, the emperor led civil and military officials to worship the Xiaoling Mausoleum. There was a strong wind and rain, lightning and thunder. The emperor looked at the mausoleum from a distance and gave his blessing.
Suddenly the wind calms down and the rain stops. The king's road is wandering, and the ancestors protect him."
Regarding this description, many historians in later generations have different opinions. The "History of the Ming Dynasty" edited by Ding Kuichu was a revision of the history of this dynasty, not a revision of the history of the previous dynasty by the later dynasty. The authenticity is not high. Furthermore, the person
He is a famous flatterer. He compiled the history of the Ming Dynasty mainly to flatter Emperor Mingguang Wu, which is not credible. Some people even ridiculed that Emperor Guangwu just wished in the direction of Xiaoling and stopped all the wind, rain, thunder and lightning? Could it be that the stars in the sky have descended to earth?
Can have such magical power.
The procession of worshiping the mausoleum entered the mausoleum area, and saw lush greenery along the way, and wild deer roaring. These deer were called "Eternal Life Deer". They were fed by special people in the past, and they became wild deer after the Qing army captured Nanjing.
The "Da Ming Code" clearly stipulates: Those who steal the trees in the cemetery should use both staff and disciples, and those who commit serious crimes will be beheaded. Take earth and stones within twenty miles of the outer wall of the cemetery, open a kiln for burning, set fire to the mountain, steal and kill park deer, etc., etc.
To punish their crimes, they may be punished with rods, yoke, or sent to the border. Anyone who enters the mausoleum gate without permission can be punished with a hundred rods. Under the protection of severe punishments and laws, the natural scenery is picturesque.
In addition to the picturesque scenery, the road was also crowded with people who came after hearing the news. When they saw King Jing of the prison state paying homage to Xiaoling, many people shouted "Emperor Gao" and cried with joy.
"Jian Guo, we have arrived at Xiamafang, please dismount," Sun Jinding reported to Zhu Hengjia.
The Xiamafang is an archway with a height of more than ten feet and two pillars. On the forehead of the archway are engraved six large regular script characters: "Officials of all departments dismount", which indicates that anyone entering the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty must dismount from their horses and walk to show respect for Emperor Taizu Gao.
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Zhu Hengjia quickly dismounted and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.
The three-kneel-and-nine-kowtow ceremony is usually performed in the Xiangdian Hall. But when Zhu Hengjia saw people on both sides crowded with people, in order to express his respect for Taizu and to declare to the world that he was the orthodox, he performed a great ceremony as soon as he arrived at Xiamafang.
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Just kowtowing is not enough, you also have to cry, howl your heart out. The harder you cry, the stronger your legitimacy will be.
"O Emperor Taizu Gao, your unworthy twelfth generation nephew Zhu Hengjia has come to pay homage to you! Uuuuuu~ Your descendants are unfilial and exposed your mausoleum to the attack of the Tartar soldiers. Please forgive me! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
~We are going to make the northern expedition to the Central Plains and restore the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty. Please rest assured! Wuwuwu??"
It was so hard to cry that all the civil and military officials, soldiers of the three armies, and the people on both sides all shed tears.
Some cried with joy because they saw the Ming Dynasty regaining Nanjing; some wanted to flatter Zhu Hengjia and cried with King Jing; some saw others crying and cried with the crowd. There were different kinds of cries, especially those of the soldiers of the three armies.
The saddest thing is that Xiaoling Mausoleum is right in front of you. How can you not be sad when you think of the brothers Pao Ze who died for their country? Their tears melted gold and stone!
Playing on Mount Everest and even the entire Purple Mountain, there was a lot of crying, until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the sun and the moon were dim.
Don't underestimate this crying. After this crying, the identity of King Jing of the prison country immediately changed, from Yuanzhi, a collateral line of Taizu, to the heir to Taizu's career.
"Please express condolences to the country. We still have to pay tribute to the mausoleum. It will be bad if we miss the time." Sun Jinding quickly persuaded.
"Yes." Zhu Hengjia nodded, stopped crying, and walked along the corridor in an orderly manner. All civil and military officials dismounted to follow.
From Xiamafang, we pass by the Shenlie Mountain Monument (erected when Emperor Jiajing changed Zhongshan Mountain to Shenlie Mountain), the Forbidden Covenant Monument (engraved with nine prohibitions prohibiting damage to the Xiaoling and Ye Mausoleums), the Golden Gate, and the Shen Gong Shengde Monument.
When you reach the stele pavilion (erected by Chengzu to praise Taizu, commonly known as "Sifang City"), you enter the Shinto.
The Shinto is engraved with stone carvings, and there are six kinds of stone animals: lion, haechi, camel, elephant, unicorn, and horse. Each has a metaphorical meaning. The lion is a symbol of imperial power and can ward off evil; the haechi can distinguish right from wrong and can resist with its horns.
The guilty person; the camel represents the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty and so on.
The end of the Shinto is the Lingxing Gate. After passing this gate and passing by the Yuhe Bridge, you will come to the main gate of Xiaoling: the Wenwu Square Gate. It has yellow tiles, a red door, and a red wall. On the forehead of the small rectangular door are four gilt inscriptions "Wenwu Square Gate".
The golden characters are very solemn, showing the majesty of the imperial power to the world. Even if he dies, he is still the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a famous emperor!
In the slaughtering pavilion to the west of the civil and military square gate, you have to do one more thing, slaughter animals and offer sacrifices. In fact, it is not slaughtering animals, the animals have already been slaughtered, but killing people. Killing captive chiefs and traitors.
The person who serves as the supervisor is Gu Yi.
"Bring up the slave chief Jidu", with a loud shout, Jidu, the king of Qingduo Luojian County, was brought up.
"Cut!"
"Ouch!"
Jidu struggled desperately, but "bang", he was stabbed in the back.
Two strong executioners pushed Jidu down, one tightened his braid and stretched his neck, while the other raised the knife and lowered it, and the first head fell to the ground.
Then he beheaded Zhou Guozuo, the governor of Jiangning in Qing Dynasty, and other thirty-five captured officials.
These thirty-six people are all officials of fourth rank or above. When the officials are young, Zhu Hengjia is afraid that Emperor Taizu Gao will not look down on them.
After killing the captive officials, they passed through the Wenwu Square Gate and entered the Xiang Hall (i.e. Xiaoling Hall). This hall is the core of Xiaoling and enshrines the shrines of Taizu and Queen Ma.
Sun Jinding directed the etiquette officer to arrange the positions of Zhu Hengjia and other civil and military officials, kneel three times and kowtow nine times, and recite sacrificial inscriptions.
Then we passed through Xiangdian, Fangcheng and Minglou, and arrived at Chongqiu. Chongqiu is Baoding, also known as Baocheng, and was the palace of Taizu and Queen Ma.
Zhu Hengjia drank libations on the first three days of Baocheng and completed the entire process of offering sacrifices to Xiaoling Mausoleum.
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It is said that King Jing of the prison country is fifty-six years old. After all this hard work, it is inevitable that he will be exhausted. No, he is not tired at all!
When he thought that Tao Cheng reported to him that there was still a yellow robe waiting for him, Zhu Hengjia was filled with strength, energetic and light-footed. The magic of power can make people twenty years younger.
After paying homage to Xiaoling Mausoleum, we walked back.
Just after crossing the Yuhe Bridge, hundreds of civil and military officials including Guan Shouzhen, Sun Jinding, He Wuzou, Zheng Feng, Liu Wenxiu, Hao Shangjiu, etc. all knelt down. There was a mass of darkness.
"Please supervise the country and proclaim yourself emperor to calm the people's hearts!"
"The supervision of the country has made immortal contributions, and we should inherit the legacy of Taizu and inherit the great unification!"
"The soldiers only serve as supervisors of the country, but they do not ascend the throne. What will happen to the officers and soldiers of the three armies?"
It’s here, it’s finally here!
Although Zhu Hengjia had been prepared for this matter, he had a look of surprise on his face, "What are you doing, sir? Gu Zao has said before that he will temporarily supervise the country for the late emperor's lineage, and then return to power after finding the late emperor's descendants. How can this be done?
Is this disloyal and unjust? Absolutely not!"
"All the descendants of the late emperor died at the hands of barbarians. Please ask the supervisor to inherit the great power and rectify people's hearts."
"Don't say that the late emperor's descendants are still alive and have no great merits. How can they succeed to the throne? The supervising country has made great contributions to restoring the country, and the soldiers and civilians all support it! If the supervising country does not allow it, what will happen to the people of the world!"
All the officials persuaded them to come in.
How can this kind of thing be accomplished with just one persuasion?
Zhu Hengjia shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, you're going to put the stand on the fire!"
He flatly refused and walked to Lingxing Gate. This is called "one word".
After passing the Shinto, enter the Golden Gate.
Zhao Yong, Zhang Chengwu, Sun Guangwei and other generals kneeled on the ground with the soldiers of the three armies.
"Please supervise the country and proclaim yourself emperor to calm the hearts of the soldiers!"
I just quit my job once and then I got over it, and I looked a little ugly.
"How can I dare to ascend to the throne if I am alone and weak in virtue? You should choose talents from other vassals." Zhu Hengjia refused again and walked out of the Golden Gate. This is called "two words".
When they came to the Forbidden Covenant Monument, Prime Minister Yu, Yang Fuchen, Gao Minggui, Li Yuanyin and other civil and military officials knelt down again and asked, "Please supervise the country to ascend the throne, lead your ministers to expel the Tartars, and restore China!"
The third time!
Zhu Hengjia's heart was beating wildly, but he refused again, "I am only mediocre in talent, how dare I have any unreasonable thoughts?"
Guan Shou Zhen winked at Yang Fuchen. Yang Fuchen hurriedly and the generals took out the dragon robe that had been prepared.
What a robe! Stunningly beautiful!
There are 18 colorful dragons woven in total. In the middle of the collar is an auspicious dragon on the front, and two identical colorful dragons are arranged on the left and right. On the two sleeves, there are two dragons with their heads facing upward, facing the rising dragon on the front. There are also cranes, Ganoderma lucidum,
Patterns such as Chinese insects (four birds on the sleeves) are woven with gold threads and sparkle with gold.
It looks good, but it can’t be worn!
The dragon robe is a top and bottom garment, and the emphasis is on: "It is seamless", there are no seams, and it is inconvenient to wear. You need to choose a special quiet room and be served by a clever palace maid, so that you can wear it.
All the generals were rough men. No matter how many there were, they just wrapped the dragon robe around Zhu Hengjia randomly.
Sun Jinding winked, and all the ministers knelt on the ground.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The earth-shattering long live sound made the Purple Mountain tremble.
It was said that at this point, the dust had settled and he could return to Beijing. But Zhu Hengjia was wrapped in a dragon robe, listening to the long live shouts of the ministers, and coquettishly stayed on the Forbidden Monument, refusing to return to Beijing.
The ministers had no choice but to gather together to discuss.
The gatekeeper Zhen asked Zheng Feng: "Mr. Zheng, do you know that the prisoner has already put on his dragon robe, so why are you unwilling to return to the capital?"
Zheng Feng looked confused, "I don't know, but all the officials said long live and can return to Beijing!"
"Yes," Guan Shouzhen also wondered, "The soldiers have also been persuaded to join, but what else has not been done well?"
"Officials and soldiers," Sun Jinding suddenly shouted: "I understand. People! We still need people!"
Guan Shouzhen slapped his head and said, "That's right! How could the people be forgotten! There are only hundreds of officials and the army to persuade people to come in, but there are no people to persuade them to come in. How can this show that it is popular? No wonder the prison country refuses to leave!"
The gatekeeper Zhen said anxiously to Zhao Yong: "General Zhao, please quickly gather the people around you and persuade the prisoner to advance."
"Don't worry, Mr. Guange, the general will tie them up even if they are kidnapped!"
"No, you can't tie them up, you have to persuade them! Tell them, anyone who is willing to persuade them to come in will be rewarded with five kilograms of rice each."
In most cases, the officials of the feudal dynasty forgot about the people, and it was difficult for them to think of it at this time!
Soon, Zhao Yong organized more than 10,000 people to persuade Zhu Hengjia to join.
Seeing these people chanting "Long live" and cheering to persuade them to come in, King Jing of the Supervisor of the Kingdom was very happy. He finally took the dragon steps, wrapped himself in the dragon robe, mounted his horse and returned to Nanjing.
A few years later, Ding Kuichu compiled the "History of the Ming Dynasty" (historians did not admit that the history of this dynasty was compiled by this dynasty), and he pretended to find local people to verify the situation at that time.
"Why do you urge the supervisor to ascend the throne?"
Some people didn't know the importance and told the truth: "Because you can get five kilograms of rice by participating in the persuasion."
Ding Kuichu frowned slightly and said in a pleasant tone: "Don't you feel sad and moved when you cry?"
"I cried quietly at first, but then I saw other people crying. I don't know why, but the more I cried, the sadder I became!"
Therefore, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by Ding Kuichu recorded as follows: "When the emperor heard that the emperor offered sacrifices to Xiaoling, the people wholeheartedly supported it, and some even shed tears and shed blood."
This chapter has been completed!