Zhu Hengjia was wrapped in a dragon robe and led the army to pay homage to Xiaoling Mausoleum and returned to Nanjing.
He deliberately entered from Chaoyang Gate to Donghua Gate, walked through the palace, paid homage to the emperor, and then left Xihua Gate, temporarily using the inner guard mansion as his palace. This route was unusual, as it was when Emperor Hongguang entered Nanjing.
The route to becoming emperor.
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by Ding Kuichu, on the day Fajia entered the capital, there were many strange phenomena, such as two big stars traveling between the sun, five-color clouds in the purple air of Zhongshan, thousands of giant trees floating on the Longjiang River, etc.
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Then summon the ministers to the palace to discuss matters.
What are we discussing? Naturally, it’s the most important matter of ascending the throne as emperor. The first thing is to set a date for ascending the throne.
Song Yingxing, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty, led a group of ministers with upright facial features and Lingtai, and they calculated and chose several good days. Zhu Hengjia did not agree, and he insisted on ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor on the eighth day of August.
It turns out that according to later generations, Zhu Hengjia said that "eight" corresponds to "fa", and the eighth day of August means "fafafa". Good, good day! In this way, the eighth day of August was decided.
Although Song Yingxing and other officials of the Qin Tianjian watched the sky at night and did not feel that the eighth day of August was good, the supervisor, no, the emperor, said it was a good day, so it must be a good day. Not to mention, the day Zhu Hengjia chose was really good.
Yes, after ascending to the throne, the dynasty of Lao Zhu's family managed to survive for more than two hundred years despite the increasing popularity of democracy and free ideas.
Because of this, many magicians in later generations insisted that King Jing, who was responsible for the supervision of the country, must be the reincarnation of the stars in the sky. Otherwise, how would you know that the eighth day of August is a good day, and ascending the throne on this day can extend the dynasty for more than two hundred years?
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After setting a date, there are still many things to do before officially ascending the throne. For example: offering sacrifices to the ancestors and telling the ancestors that he is going to be emperor; issuing edicts to tell the world; saying hello to clans in various places; ordering ministers and rehearsing.
Etiquette??
These are big things, but there are still many small things to prepare. For example, carving jade seals. When he was the supervisor of the country, he only carved six seals such as "the treasure of imperial edict" and "the treasure of imperial decree". It was not enough. It was the legal treasure of the Ming Dynasty.
Twenty-four seals need to be engraved.
Zhu Hengjia had a headache when he thought of this. It was just a seal, so why did he have so many kinds of seals? There was no other way. The only one to blame was Emperor Taizu Gao. As soon as he ascended the throne, he carved sixteen seals, and later generations added more.
Eight. Alas! Trouble!
No matter how troublesome it is, we have to engrave it. Not one of the Ming Dynasty’s seals should be missing!
The seal can be carved slowly, but the issue of the imperial edict cannot be delayed.
Under the pen of a group of great imperial literati such as He Wuzhi, Wang Fuzhi, and Huang Zongxi, a book announcing the throne to the world was quickly completed.
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The emperor issued an edict, saying: The late emperor passed away and returned to the Five Elements. When the ministers heard about the changes in Jiashen, they established slaves and chaos in China. If the Tianzhu Diwei was destroyed, it would be over in an instant! I am the king of the Ming Dynasty. I have been established since Taizu drove the Meng Yuan Dynasty.
For nearly three hundred years now, the land covers an area of more than 20,000 miles. The troops have been laid down in the fields and the people have been spread in the fields, spreading the country's prestige overseas. With profound kindness, how can the country be ruined? I accept the order of the emperor and the heaven, and the saints will drive away the Tartars.
, restored the clothes and clothes, conquered Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan, and restored Nanjing to worship the Xiaoling Mausoleum. All the ministers said: The people have no owner, and they must be promoted to the emperor. I dare not resign, so in August this year
On the 8th, an altar and rituals were set up in Zhongshan Mountain to announce that the emperor was the emperor and that he was the emperor. If all ministers thought about the virtues of their ancestors for three hundred years, they spent seventeen years of hard work seeking treatment, cleansing the lungs and intestines, and
As a new master, I clean up my family and build my career. There is nothing that cannot be done, no crime that cannot be punished, and no fame that cannot be achieved! I am the emperor of great conduct, benevolent, righteous, and righteous, and died in the society. I shall respect the legacy of my predecessors, Ding
Therefore, innovation depends on relatives and virtuous people, and we work together to plan a new governance. He considers the next year to be the first year of Guangwu. He will grant amnesty to the world and start a new era with the people. Announce it to the world and send envoys to hear about it.
Make an imperial edict
August 8, the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen
Treasure
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Looking at this edict written by the imperial literati, Zhu Hengjia thought it was okay, so he stamped it with a jade seal and prepared to announce it to the world on the day he ascended the throne.
The eighth day of August is coming soon.
This day is Zhu Hengjia's day of happiness. Being an emperor means you will naturally enjoy happiness. It is also a good day, and the procedures are cumbersome and almost cost you your life.
First of all, you need to offer sacrifices to God in the circle and ask God to approve it. How to approve it? As long as God has no objection, it is considered accurate.
Then the "big Han generals" of the Jin Yiwei placed the golden chair to the east of the altar, facing south. They also placed a set of imperial crown uniforms in front of the golden chair. The ministers supported and surrounded Zhu Hengjia to sit on the golden chair to show that he was the emperor.
Being supported.
Next, he went to worship in front of his parents’ shrine, and then went to worship the heaven and earth wearing a heavy gongmian robe. After worshiping heaven and earth, he went to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors. After the ancestors finished worshiping, they returned to their parents’ shrine and prayed five times and three times.
He kowtows and then sits on the golden chair. The journey back and forth alone makes Zhu Hengjia almost exhausted, and he is also wearing a heavy Gongmian robe.
After returning to the golden chair, just as he was about to take a breath, another official brought another set of Gong Mian clothes to put on him. Yes, he changed his clothes on the spot! The Gong Mian clothes for worship and the Gong Mian clothes for enthronement cannot be the same.
Set of clothes.
After changing their clothes, the officials lined up to bow to His Majesty the Great Emperor, played music, and bowed four times. As for the music played, those who are interested can check "History of Ming Dynasty. Rites and Music".
Next comes another complicated etiquette for gifting treasures to officials.
After the ceremony, Shang Baoqing put the jade treasure into the box. He knelt down and handed it to his chief assistant, Guan Shouzhen. Guan Shouzhen held the treasure and said, "When the emperor ascends to the throne, I would like to present the imperial treasure to you." Then he gave it back to Shang Baoqing. Shang Baoqing accepted it.
Treasure, keep it in your pocket.
Guan Shouzhen returned to the queue, led the officials to bow again and kneel twice, then bowed again and danced; then he knelt on his left knee, kowtowed three times and shouted three times; then he knelt on his right knee to show the wat tablet in his hand, and bowed again
In addition, kneel down four times and then level up.
I have done so many things, but I have completed one part of the enthronement ceremony: the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
Zhu Hengjia was made to cry without tears. He was surrounded by people and returned to Fengtian Hall to accept the congratulations of hundreds of officials. It was a big scene! All kinds of music, honor guards, flags, lions, tigers, leopards and elephants were everywhere.
After all the officials paid their congratulations, they followed Zhu Hengjia back to Fengtian Hall and stood up. Then Zhu Hengjia walked to the throne and played, played and sang again. The music did not stop until he sat on the throne.
Then, it’s still the same old routine, bow and kneel down. Music plays in the background, bow four times in a row, and then stand flat.
Finally, the climax of the enthronement ceremony came: the edict of enthronement was read out, announced to the world, and envoys heard about it!
The entire reading process was completed alternately by four officials.
The official holding the watch took the edict of enthronement, knelt and walked to the table that had been placed, and showed it to the official receiving the watch.
The officer who received the order knelt down and put it down, then stepped back.
The announcer came up on his knees and read out the imperial edict.
He is only responsible for reading, and cannot unfold the edict. The matter of unfolding the edict must be left to the exhibition official.
After reading out the edict of succession, Zhu Hengjia finally changed from the supervisor of the country to the emperor. However, this year, he still uses Chongzhen as his reign title, and he will not be named Yuan Guangwu until next year.
Returning to the palace, Zhu Hengjia fell asleep, still cursing in his dream: "Which treacherous minister designed such a complicated enthronement ceremony for Emperor Taizu Gao! It's so wicked!"