In the Ming Dynasty Palace, an unknown number of people were frantically beating on the heavy palace door, and the sound of howling penetrated through the Meridian Gate and came in from the outside.
The ministers gathered outside, some banged on the palace door, and some burst into tears.
Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji was a wise emperor. His political actions were very appropriate, he cherished the people's strength and cared for his ministers.
During the years he was in power, the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and the country was prosperous, although officials in some places were severely corrupted.
As an emperor, his only black spot may be that he loves to play too much. He likes to fight crickets, and is known as the "Emperor of Taiping, the Emperor to promote weaving". Moreover, he has a strong foundation in literature, poetry, painting, and calligraphy.
They all have their own unique features, and as the grandson raised by Zhu Di, his martial arts skills are not low, he is proficient in bow and horse, and he likes hunting.
If there was any dissatisfaction among the ministers with this emperor, it was that he deeply hated prostitution, the favorite entertainment activity of Ming officials.
Zhu Zhanji used unprecedented intensity to crack down on prostitution in the Ming Dynasty. He ordered the closure of a large number of brothels in Yanjing and other big cities, abolished the original official prostitute system, and prohibited officials from bringing prostitutes to stay in prostitution. However, there were no restrictions on the private prostitution industry.
In other words, ordinary people can do it, but officials can't.
He eliminated all government-run brothels that had been operating for decades in two capitals and thirteen provinces, and strictly ordered the imperial censor to inspect the moral character of officials. Anyone who dared to violate the order and use prostitutes to sleep with prostitutes would be dismissed from their posts and would never be employed again. Scholars who visited prostitutes were also prohibited from using them.
to be punished, even
The ban was undoubtedly disastrous for the state-owned brothels and restaurants that prospered in both capitals since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Shortly afterwards, half of the once prosperous Jiaofang women's brothel was demolished, and the singing and dancing hall was demolished.
, turned into a waste well and a desolate pond.
It is precisely because of this that officials in the Ming Dynasty began to keep prostitutes at home, which directly led to the increasingly rampant practice of Yulingtang in the Ming Dynasty.
The people of Yulingtang provided the highest quality female slaves to the officials of the Ming Dynasty for their sexual pleasure, in exchange for their crazy expansion in the Ming Dynasty.
Such an emperor died young
Li Yu was also a little confused. No wonder the red moon was in the sky. He didn't expect that this would happen as soon as he came to Ming Dynasty.
Li Yu wanted to ask Dao Yan, but he was probably busy at this time and probably didn't have time to pay attention to himself.
Without Dao Yan to lead the way, he did not dare to wander near the palace, lest others misunderstand that the death of the Ming Emperor was related to him.
He returned to the restaurant, set up a defensive formation, then returned to the bed, squeezed in between Wu Shun and Qiong Ying, and began to sleep with his head covered.
The two girls were already asleep and did not wake up even after being squeezed by him. Qiongying lay on top of him like an octopus and slept even more soundly.
At this time, Dao Yan was indeed in the palace as Li Yu expected. However, he was not very busy. From the moment he heard the bell to now, Dao Yan didn't say a word.
In the Forbidden City, there was a lot of work. The inner officials and supervisors set up mourning halls and decorated the palace. The Hungtang Department prepared the cleansing and robes for Emperor Xuande. The scarf and hat bureau, needlework bureau, and weaving and dyeing bureau prepared preparations for the princes, princes, ministers, and officials from various departments.
Wear mourning clothes.
The Shenji Battalion soldier guarding the palace gate wore a white shirt outside his armor, and even the weapon in his hand was wrapped in a layer of white silk. By the time everything was arranged in the palace, it was already foggy and misty, and white hangings hung everywhere in the palace.
There were paper lanterns, and the whole palace was filled with gloom and mist.
Zhu Zhanji was kind to others, and everyone in the palace, whether he was a chamberlain or a concubine, loved the emperor very much. He even set up a special "internal study hall" to teach the eunuchs to read.
Some people say that it was this system that caused a lot of trouble for the eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty. In fact, it is pure fart. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty certainly had poor personal ethics, but as the emperor's weapon to check and balance the civil servants, their role was generally positive. of.
The civil servant group in the late Ming Dynasty was the chief culprit of the country's demise and the source of all evil. Whether it was private morality or public morality, they were rotten to the core. They successfully changed the word literati from a relatively complimentary word to a satirical one. derogatory term.
The mourning hall is located in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. The hall is decorated with white curtains and is filled with incense. It is very solemn and solemn. In the middle is the memorial tablet of Emperor Xuande. The Ministry of Rites also quickly formulated various etiquette procedures for the new emperor to be used. These procedures are simple to say, that is, first the clothes are made, then the edict is issued, and then the enthronement ceremony is held. However, there are so many complicated and complicated rituals that it is dizzying to listen to.
The officials in charge of various ministries and halls stepped into the Qianqing Palace in despair. Even many princes and nobles who rarely stepped into the palace appeared at this time. Daoyan stood under the steps of the palace and saw six ministers and nine ministers. The bachelor came out of the palace and looked into the distance. After a moment, two rows of eunuchs came walking in a carriage, and someone shouted: "The crown prince has arrived~!"
Dao Yan's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Luan Yu in the distance. No one knew what he was thinking.
On the steps, more than ten veterans of the court hurried down the steps, lifted their robes and knelt down. Someone cried: "Please enter the palace for the ceremony!"
The crown prince Zhu Qizhen is only nine years old now and does not understand many of these rules at all. Wang Zhen, the eunuch who usually serves him, supports him and whispers in his ear from time to time, how to step, how to salute, and how to speak. The Crown Prince Zhu Qizhen was in a daze and lost all his usual naughty energy. He just followed the instructions one by one like a puppet.
Zhu Qizhen was the crown prince, with a good family background, and he originally had no objections to his succession. However, there had been rumors that the crown prince was not liked by the empress dowager. The rumors were very vivid, saying that the empress dowager preferred Prince Zhu Zhanzhen of Xiang, and she had always wanted to Make him the prince.
However, Zhang, who has been promoted to the Empress Dowager, has not yet appeared. Zhu Qizhen's succession is already a certainty.
Until this time, Dao Yan, known as the prime minister in black, still did not show up. He was watching the eunuchs and civil servants supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne. Zhu Qizhen's confused expression was visible to him, and Dao Yan suddenly let out a long sigh.
At this time, in the harem, a eunuch smiled sadly. Opposite him, sat a lady in palace attire, wearing white silk.
"Manager Hua, His Majesty has passed away. This matter is not trivial. If any news is leaked, we will all die without a burial place. When will you take me out of the palace?"
"It's not urgent." The old eunuch said with a smile: "When our crown prince inherits the throne, our family will definitely let the girl in your house become a concubine. Our master is only nine years old and doesn't understand anything. Let's let him The man in your house is easy to serve and will not please him."
"Thank you, father-in-law." The noble lady smiled and said, "This girl has grown up with her younger brother. She is both sister and mother. She is the most gentle and considerate. She has no worries about the crown prince not being attached to her."
