But the result was beyond Dao Yan's expectation. The prince actually chose a path that seemed to be quite troublesome.
"Han Du, Han Du, this poor monk really cannot underestimate you!"
Since Zhu Di was the first to come out, he was naturally the first to enter Beijing.
There is no way to blame him. He can only blame Zhu Di for creating the image of a filial son too successfully at the beginning. He had to rush to the capital at the same speed as before. If he dared to go a little slower, it would arouse suspicion from others.
"When my father asked everyone not to leave the fiefdom, you were the most audacious and dared to ignore my father's will and forcefully come to the capital to express condolences. Now that the prince has issued an edict to summon everyone to the capital, how come you have changed into a slow-moving person?"
What does it look like? Are you just pretending to be filial to your father?"
Therefore, in order to avoid arousing suspicion among others, Zhu Di had to rush to the capital day and night no matter how unwilling he was.
"Fourth brother!" When Zhu Biao saw Zhu Di for the first time, his eyes turned red and he stepped forward without hesitation to hug him affectionately.
Zhu Di's eyes were red, and he was so sad that his lips trembled, and he asked: "Brother, who is your father?"
"Bold!" Before Zhu Di could finish speaking, a supervisory censor next to him sternly stopped Zhu Di's words.
With his eyes wide open and his hair and beard growing longer, he shouted loudly: "Emperor Daxing's edict has been passed down to the emperor. Although King Yan, you are a prince, but there are differences between monarchs and ministers, so please address yourself as your majesty."
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly looked at the supervisory censor, but the other party stared at him without giving in.
If it were a person with a weak personality, he might foolishly stand up at this time, trying to be a peacemaker and say, "It's okay, it's okay."
But Zhu Biao is different. Although he is kind, he is not cowardly. He knows that this is his righteousness and there is no reason to compromise.
Therefore, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di with a smile, did not say a word more, and quietly waited for Zhu Di's answer.
Zhu Di ignored the censor who was shouting loudly at the side, but looked up directly at Zhu Biao. As long as Zhu Biao nodded, the little censor could not do anything to him.
But Zhu Di waited for a long time, and before Zhu Biao said "no problem", he knew that his plan would not work. And more and more officials were looking at him. Faced with such increasingly heavy pressure,
No matter how unwilling he was, Zhu Di had to lower his head, kneel in front of Zhu Biao, and bow respectfully: "I, Zhu Di, pay my respects to the emperor."
As the last two words were spoken, Zhu Di's heart suddenly became very empty, as if he had lost something extremely important.
Zhu Biao seemed to have just reacted. He quickly helped Zhu Di up from the ground and complained: "What are you doing, fourth brother? We are from the same mother. When we were young, we slept on the same bed and ate from the same bed."
Where is the rice in the pot? Why do you need to pay such a big courtesy? Get up quickly."
Zhu Di's face twitched unnaturally, and he thought to himself: If you really don't mind, why didn't you say a word just now?
"The etiquette of a monarch and his ministers cannot be revoked, and the ministers should never accept it." Zhu Di said polite words, but he stood up.
Zhu Biao didn't pay attention to Zhu Di's small dissatisfaction, and then said with a sad look: "Fourth brother came all the way back, and he must have missed his father. It seems that fourth brother went back to settle down first, and then went to see Do you want to see Father, or should you go now?"
Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Biao. What's the point? If he dared to go back and settle down before visiting his father, then his filial piety would be in vain. Yet?
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty, but I still want to see my father immediately." After the previous contact, Zhu Di already knew that although his imperial brother seemed to be as kind as before, his methods were actually much better than before. .
No longer daring to test Zhu Biao, Zhu Di now only wants to see his father as soon as possible.
"Okay, Brother Huang will accompany you there." Zhu Biao nodded, and affectionately put his arm around Zhu Di's shoulders to the Qianqing Palace.
The two were brothers. Although they behaved a little closer, during the period when the Daxing Emperor was still young, the supervisory censors would not be ignorant to stand up and criticize him.
The coffins of ancient emperors were all made of catalpa wood, so the emperor's coffins were also called "Zigong". The coffins of the emperors had to be painted forty-nine times as required, with the outside decorated with gold and the inside lined with gold five-color dala. There are five layers of Ni section and eight layers of woven gold, dragon and satin of various colors. The Zi Palace is placed in the Qianqing Palace. Several banquets are held, and memorial ceremonies are held at three hours: morning, noon and afternoon. The succeeding emperor will personally offer food and wine, kneel three times and nine times. When knocking, there must be a feeling of mourning.
When Zhu Biao and Zhu Di arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zhou Wang Zhu Ji, Tan Wang Zhu Zi, Lu Wang Zhu Tan, as well as the concubines and young princes and princesses, were already kneeling in front of Lao Zhu's Zi Palace, looking sad and crying. Worship.
Han Du knelt beside An Qing and worshiped for several days.
. The moment he saw Zhu Di, Han Du's eyes suddenly burst into light.
Judging from the date when Zhu Biao issued an order to summon the kings to the capital, even if it was eight hundred miles away, the person who delivered the order had just arrived in Peiping, and it was impossible for Zhu Di to appear in the capital. Even among the kings If anyone can rush to the capital first, it shouldn't be Zhu Di.
Unless, before Zhu Di received the order, he came to the capital in advance! In other words, Zhu Di disobeyed the order and left the fiefdom privately.
Han Du guessed in his heart why Zhu Di was able to come to the capital so early, so he withdrew his gaze and did not directly go up to ask him why he dared to leave the fiefdom privately.
After the worship was over, Han Du found Zhu Biao. "Your Majesty, why did King Yan come to the capital so many days in advance when he issued the decree just a few days ago? I'm afraid he got the news of the death of Emperor Daxing from some secret channel. , leave the fiefdom and come to the capital early, right?"
Zhu Biao waved his hand and sighed: "This fourth brother explained to me that he did get some rumors. Because he missed his father too much, he set off early."
Han Du looked deeply into Zhu Biao's eyes and said: "Does the emperor believe what he says? He left the fiefdom and entered the capital without an edict, which is tantamount to conspiracy!"
Zhu Biao nodded heavily, sighed, and said: "I know. But after all, I have already issued an edict to summon the kings to the capital. Fourth brother, he is just a little ahead of schedule. Besides, it is the period of my father's funeral, so I always have to keep an open mind."
Bar?"
Han Du did not pursue him closely. He nodded and said, "I just want to remind the emperor. Since the emperor understands the seriousness of this matter, I can rest assured."
"Let's just let this matter go. I'm afraid all the brothers will be rushing to the capital in the next few days. It's most important to handle the national mourning properly first." Zhu Biao waved his hand and reminded Han Du that the national mourning for Emperor Daxing should be considered as the moment.
Heavy.
"Yes, I understand." Han Du bowed and bowed.
A few days after Zhu Di arrived in the capital, the other vassal kings gradually arrived in the capital almost in order of distance.
Lao Zhu's national funeral ceremony has officially begun.
The first is the burial ceremony. During this period, officials of the ninth rank and above in the capital, and officials of the fifth rank and above from all the chief envoys had to come to the capital to participate in the ceremony. However, Lao Zhu left an edict to keep everything simple. Then Zhu Biao
According to the imperial edict of the father, all the concubines, princes, princesses and princes of the father are
Officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital, as well as wives of officials with official status, all have to go to Qianqing Palace to pay homage to the remains of Emperor Daxing.
Zhu Biao will also lead all the feudal kings, feudal princesses, feudal princes, married princesses, princes-in-law, etc. to Danbi to perform the "big funeral ceremony".
After the funeral ceremony, it was the time for the entire Ming Dynasty officials and people to mourn.
Originally, the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Tang Dynasty. According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, during the emperor's funeral, the royal family, including the near branch of the royal family, the near branch clan, the distant clan clan and the ministers in the capital within twenty-seven months.
During the year, no marriages are allowed, and no entertainment or banquets are allowed. All officials and people in the capital must wear mourning clothes for twenty-seven days, no sacrifices are allowed, and no marriages are allowed for a hundred days.
However, since Lao Zhu did not want to make the people of the world tired because of this, he shortened this long process to three days. That is to say, the people were free to say that after three days it was time to offer sacrifices, marry and have fun.
I have to say that in thinking about the people, Lao Zhu surpassed all emperors in the past and present.
During the great mourning period, the imperial court would issue the posthumous edict of Emperor Daxing to the outside world. In addition to informing the people of the death of the late emperor and allowing everyone to mourn collectively, it was also to announce the new emperor Zhu Biao. This process may seem simple, but in fact it is very complicated.
It is cumbersome and takes a long time. Because the edict is not only issued to the various envoys, but also to other vassal states, as well as the Thirty-three Governor-Generals of Nanyang, Goryeo, Xiyang, Tianfang and other places.
Zhu Biao announced to the world that he would inherit the throne, so the Qianqing Palace could not just place Lao Zhu's Zi Palace. Therefore, during this period, the Zi Palace needed to be moved to the funeral palace to temporarily settle down for a period of time.
But Zhu Biao respected his father, and even though he had inherited the throne, he still refused to move his father's Zi Palace out. He would rather live in the East Palace temporarily than let his father stay in the Qianqing Palace.
Then the Qin Tian Jian began to calculate the auspicious day. After the Qin Tian Jian selected the auspicious day, the Daxing Emperor could be officially buried.
But before the burial, there are actually a lot of things to do. For example, an inscription should be carved for Emperor Daxing, and three days before the official burial, people should be specially sent to pay tribute to the heaven and earth, the Ancestral Temple, Fengxian Hall and
Sheji Altar. In addition, the route to the Fengyizi Palace must be planned in detail to ensure that the burial proceeds smoothly and no mistakes can be made.
The last time Empress Ma was buried, it was because of the rain that Lao Zhu almost became angry and went on a killing spree. If Monk Zong Lai hadn't been so clever and gave Lao Zhu a step down, I don't know how many people would have died that day.