This ceremony lasted for half a day. Beforehand, Pang Gang thought it was just a ceremony. However, at the end, he realized how wrong he was. During the ceremony, he felt even more. Most of it was a heavy burden on him. When Chongzhen promised to hand over the throne to him, he didn't feel any changes. But after today's ceremony, he truly realized his identity and made him realize his identity. He truly confirmed his status, and the dreamlike feeling in his subconscious had disappeared without a trace the moment he took the jade seal.
At this point, the transfer of power between Pang Gang and Chongzhen was successfully completed under the attention of everyone.
At this point, a Zen ceremony that attracted worldwide attention was completed. Even with Pang Gang's strong physical fitness, he couldn't help but click his tongue from exhaustion, let alone other people.
However, when Pang Gang dragged his tired body back to Qianqing Palace with the support of many palace maids and eunuchs, he found that Wei Man Ting and Kong Ruolan, all dressed in palace attire, had come to the door with their girls and a large number of eunuchs and palace maids. Returning to welcome him, he muttered: "I, my concubines, are here to greet you. May our emperor live long, long live, long live!"
"Uh... what are you doing?"
Pang Gang couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, he who was quite excited at first couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What are you doing? When did our family start to do this?"
Wei Manting on the side said softly: "Your Majesty, you are now the emperor, and your status is indescribable. Naturally, your concubines cannot be as unruly as before."
Pang Gang laughed dumbly, and glanced behind Wei Manyuan and Kong Ruolan. He saw Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xuezhu, Ling'er Qiaoer and others standing behind them obediently in palace clothes. He sighed and asked: "Yuanyuan, Xue Zhu, do you think so too?"
Chen Yuanyuan timidly said: "Yes, husband...well, Your Majesty, now you are the emperor, we are all your concubines, and this is the palace. Of course, we must abide by the rules."
"Who said that?" Pang Gang was a little dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand and scratched Chen Yuanyuan's delicate and straight little nose, and said with a smile: "Nonsense, I don't care what official your husband becomes, he is still your husband, you don't have to worry about that. More rules."
"Your Majesty...you..." Chen Yuanyuan's pretty face immediately lowered, and a blush appeared on her delicate little face. There were so many intimate actions among the husband. But there were still people around. There were so many eunuchs and maids watching, and I was so ashamed that I died of embarrassment.
"Uh..." Seeing Chen Yuanyuan blushing with embarrassment, Pang Gang realized that this was not the mansion in Qingzhou, but the palace. No matter what he did, there would be countless pairs of eyes watching him.
Pang Gang's eyes glanced inadvertently, and he saw the eyes of many eunuchs and maids around him seemed to flicker a few times. Pang Gang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. At this time, he suddenly heard a joke he saw on the Internet in later generations. , that’s what the joke said, in ancient palaces, even if the emperor farted, it wouldn’t take an hour for everyone in the palace to know about it, and there would also be a dedicated person analyzing whether the fart smelled bad. It still smells good.
"Forget it. This is the palace, not the small home before." Pang Gang could only comfort himself in this way.
Seeing her husband still standing at the door stupidly, Kong Ruolan couldn't help but said angrily and funnyly: "Your Majesty, you have just come back, so you should go inside and rest!"
Hearing Kong Ruolan's reminder, Pang Gang came to his senses and quickly said: "Oh...that's right, everyone, let's go in! Stop standing here!"
After saying that, Pang Gang took the lead and walked into the Qianqing Palace. Then the women followed him and filed in.
After everyone entered the hall and took their seats one after another, Pang Gang sat at the head, while the women, led by Wei Manting and Kong Ruolan, sat on either side of him.
Looking at the girls, Pang Gang smiled and said: "Okay. Our family is finally reunited. To be honest, I am very happy to be my husband."
"Your Majesty, you are the emperor now, you should call yourself me." Wei Man Ting reminded quietly.
Pang Gang scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ahem...yes...I...I almost forgot."
"Okay. I'll keep the story short." Pang Gang continued: "You are my daughter-in-law before, now and in the future. Don't be alienated from me just because I am an emperor. I will always be your husband. "
At this point, Pang Gang said to Wei Man Ting and Kong Ruolan: "Ruolan, Man Ting, the reason why I named you two palaces in the east and west at the same time, regardless of size, is because I don't want you to have any estrangement. Besides, I am just a few of you." My daughter-in-law, Ling'er Qiao'er is an old man who follows you, and Yuanyuan and Xuezhu are very well-behaved. There will be nothing difficult for you in this harem. I believe you can manage such a large harem well."
"Yes! I obey the order!" Kong Ruolan nodded obediently, but Wei Manting smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, it would be okay if it was just a few of our sisters, but I heard that no one else In a few days, Princess Kunxing, who has been granted a marriage by the Supreme Emperor, will be married in a few days. Princess Kunxing is truly from a wealthy family, so I don’t dare to care about her."
Pang Gang frowned. He understood what Wei Man Ting meant. Princess Zhu A'a of Kunxing was born in a noble family. In comparison, Wei Man Ting, Kong Ruolan and others seemed to be from grassroots. Wei Man Ting was worried about what Zhu A'a would do if she joined her harem. It will be very difficult for them to deal with those sisters who are from the grassroots class if they do not take them seriously.
Pang Gang thought for a while and said disapprovingly: "Man Ting, I understand your worries, but it doesn't matter. You can do whatever you want. I treat you all equally. And I heard that Ainao has a reputation for being virtuous. She is sure I won’t make things difficult for you. Let’s do this. Since I have ascended to the great treasure, I will simply seal your title today.”
Hearing this, because it was related to their own status, even people like Chen Yuanyuan who were only interested in singing and dancing pricked up their ears to listen, because except for Kong Ruolan and Wei Manyu, who had been officially canonized as the queens of the East and West Palaces by Pang Gang Besides, their names have not been canonized yet.
In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the queen, the harem levels also included imperial concubines, noble concubines, concubines, concubines, nobles, talented people, selected attendants, ladies, etc. The titles of the harem concubines in the Ming Dynasty were: Xian, Shu, Zhuang, Jing, Hui, Shun. In Kang and Ning, there were also noble concubines, who were above other concubines. Below the concubines, there were concubines, and some of them were named Jieyu, Zhaoyi, nobles, beauties, etc. In the tenth year of Jiajing (1531), Emperor Jiajing Imitating the ancient rituals, nine concubines were established: De concubine, Xian concubine, Zhuang concubine, Li concubine, Hui concubine, An concubine, He concubine, Xi concubine and Kang concubine, who were placed under the concubine.
There are so many levels in the harem. The salary and ostentation of each level are quite different. Everyone has a desire to compare, and Chen Yuanyuan and others are no exception.
Seeing that the wives beside him all pricked up their little ears to listen, Pang Gang smiled and said: "Well, I will designate Yuanyuan as the noble concubine, Xuezhu as the Shufei, Ling'er as the virtuous concubine, and Qiaoer as the virtuous concubine.
, you are all of the same size, and you must love each other and live in harmony in the palace from now on. Do you understand?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
After hearing Pang Gang personally conferring the title, Chen Yuanyuan and the other girls quickly stood up, and Yingying bowed down, with excited looks in their beautiful eyes.
Chen Yuanyuan was born as a brothel singer. Although she married Pang Gang innocently, her reputation as a singer had always been on her in the past. Although she knew that her husband loved her deeply, she had not been able to marry Pang Gang in the past two years.
She had never been pregnant, so she always felt a little uneasy. Now that she heard Pang Gang personally canonizing herself as a noble concubine, and her status was slightly higher than the other three women, she was overjoyed and at the same time, she felt at peace.
But Li Xueqi didn't think so much. She was originally innocent and romantic and was satisfied when she heard that she became a concubine.
Not to mention Ling'er and Qiao'er. They were originally maids. As the maids of the general house, they married Pang Gang with their own lady. In this era, they were just the fate of maids. They could have become Pang Gang.
They were already very satisfied with their concubines. Now Pang Gang has named them Virtuous Concubines and Xian Concubines respectively. Their status in the harem is only lower than that of the two queens. What else can they be dissatisfied with?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the canonization, the four girls all bowed down and expressed their gratitude, especially Ling'er Qiaoer, whose big eyes turned red.
"Okay, okay, look, we are all old couples. You still don't know me... do you know my temper? Why are you thanking me! Someone, help these ladies up quickly." Look.
Seeing such a situation, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. At the same time, he sighed in his heart, this person. Once their status and environment change, their state of mind will also change. Aren't these people in front of them living examples?
Although Pang Gang did not name at this time who would leave the title of imperial concubine to the remaining imperial concubines, everyone present knew that this title, which was second only to the empress in the harem, was naturally reserved for those who had not yet passed the imperial concubine.
Princess Kunxing kept it...
Shanhaiguan, also known as "Yuguan", is located on the right side of Yongping Prefecture, a hundred miles away from Yongping Prefecture. It brings together the essence of the ancient Chinese Great Wall. It is one of the northeastern passes of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall and is also the starting point of the eastern end of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. It is known as
It has the reputation of "the first pass in the world". It echoes the Jiayuguan Pass thousands of miles away and is famous all over the world. Shanhaiguan City, with a circumference of about 4 kilometers, is connected to the Great Wall and uses the city as a pass. The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick. It has four main buildings.
It has city gates and various defensive buildings. In the era of cold weapons, it is not an exaggeration to call it impregnable.
It was not only the military frontline for the Ming Dynasty to resist the Manchu Qing's march south, but also an important military command center in Liaodong. Since the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had used this city to resist the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than 20 years, and the Ming Dynasty had also invested heavily in Shanhaiguan.
The whole country's troops and money were poured into it.
Shanhaiguan is so important, and the person who can be the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan is naturally not an ordinary person. In fact, the current commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan is a general who was once trusted by Emperor Chongzhen and is also very famous in history.
On the city gate of Shanhaiguan, there is a square gate tower with Chinese characteristics. This gate tower has only one floor. Facing the outside of the city gate, there is a huge white plaque.
The five characters "The First Pass in the World" are written in large black characters. The characters on this plaque are famous from the Ming Dynasty.
The flag with the word "big flag" is fluttering in the wind.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing exquisite stainless steel armor, a red mandarin duck war coat, and a red cloak, with an unflappable Chinese character face and a short beard under his chin, stood.
Behind this plaque, looking out of the city gate building window and frowning, this middle-aged man is Wu Sangui, the current commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass.
Wu Sangui, who is just thirty years old this year, is in the prime of life. He was born in a famous family in Liaodong. He was smart since he was a child. Under the training of his father Wu Xiang, he was even better at both civil and military skills. He passed the martial arts examination at a young age.
He began his military career at the age of ten. At the age of 23, he served as the commander of the forward battalion. In September of the same year, he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. At the age of 27, he served as the commander-in-chief of the regiment training. Last year, he served as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. The young Wu Sangui has soared all the way.
.The speed of promotion from guerrilla, deputy general, general soldier, and regiment training is beyond imagination.
Wu Sangui, who was successful as a young man and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, was naturally high-spirited. However, in recent years, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has become increasingly difficult. Not only did the Tatars frequently invade the pass, but Li Zi became the first bandit to invade the capital a few days ago. If
If Pang Gang had not led his army to annihilate the bandits, the Ming Dynasty would have almost collapsed at the hands of a group of bandits.
But what Wu Sangui didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen actually gave the throne to Pang Gang. When the news came, tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong were in panic all day long, but for the Wu family and other powerful groups in Liaodong, it was like the end of the world.
"The Ming Dynasty is over, and dynasties have changed!" This idea is swirling in the minds of countless people.
Wu Sangui could not figure out why the Ming Dynasty, which had lasted for hundreds of years, came to an end like this? Then how did Pang Gang of Shandong become the emperor?
I took a deep breath and looked ahead. Standing at the city gate tower and looking to the north, I could clearly see the Jiaoshan Mountain, the Great Wall, the ancient castle, and the beacon tower. If I looked along the south Great Wall, the old dragon head could be faintly seen.
Looking at the scenery in the distance, Wu Sangui couldn't help but feel annoyed. He punched the wall brick and shouted: "How could such a great river and mountain fall into the hands of thieves!"
Just when Wu Sangui was angry, there was a burst of rapid footsteps behind him. Wu Sangui, who knew the person behind him, did not turn around and asked without looking back: "What's the matter?"
The visitor said loudly: "I would like to inform the young general, General Wu, General Zu and others to invite the young general back to the mansion to discuss matters!"
"Meeting matters?" Wu Sangui frowned and asked in a low voice: "Besides the general, who else did my uncle and father invite to discuss matters?"
The soldiers behind said loudly: "I don't know!"
"That's all!" Wu Sangui sighed in a low voice, turned around and walked down the city gate tower and city wall. Naturally, soldiers led his horse under the city tower. Wu Sangui took the reins and whip. He jumped on the horse with his legs on the horse's belly.
With a clip on the word, the riding whip was waved in the air, a loud whistle was made, and the horses immediately galloped forward.
Although Shanhaiguan is an important military town, in addition to tens of thousands of soldiers, there are also many civilians living there, as well as the families of the sergeants and generals who guard the city. There are more than 100,000 people. Therefore, the entire city is not only very large, but also full of people on the streets.
People come and go.
When people on the street saw Wu Sangui's horse galloping towards him, they all fled to the side. The brave ones even whispered: "Hey, what do you think happened to the Major General today? He was galloping on the street? He's not afraid either.
Hit someone?"
The people on the side looked at him with disdain and said, "Do you need to take care of the Major General's affairs? The Major General usually has a good temper. He must have something big, so he is galloping on the street."
"Yeah, that's right!" The person who was scolded was not only not angry, but also nodded frequently in agreement with the other person's views.
Wu Sangui rode his horse to the Wu Mansion located in the southwest corner of the city. Seeing Wu Sangui's arrival, the six guards guarding the gate immediately pushed open the two large and heavy gates covered with iron. Wu Sangui did not stop and galloped away.
Go in.
The road in Wu Mansion was very straight, with a long and wide bluestone road in the middle, which led all the way to the inner house. Wu Sangui rode his horse until he reached the hall of the inner house, then reined in the horse and asked the horse to stop, leaving the reins behind.
, Wu Sangui strode towards the hall.
"Father, uncle, you are all here, what on earth is..."
Arriving at the hall, Wu Sangui started shouting loudly as soon as he entered the door, but he stopped mid-sentence. At this time, Wu Sangui realized that the hall was full of people, not only his father Wu Xiang, but also his three uncles Zu Dashou.
, Zu Dale, Zu Dabi and more than a dozen senior generals from Shanhaiguan were all there.
The atmosphere in the hall was very dull. When Wu Sangui came in, almost everyone looked at him.
Seeing Wu Sangui come in, Wu Xiang, who was sitting in the first place on the left, waved to Wu Sangui and said: "Uncle, please come and sit down quickly."
"yes!"
Wu Sangui hurried over and sat down at the empty seat where Wu Xiang was.
After sitting down, Wu Sangui looked at Wu Xiang and asked, "Father, why are you calling the child here in such a hurry?"
Wu Xiang, who is 50 years old this year, is a typical northern man. He is tall and looks very similar to Wu Sangui. Half of his temples have turned gray. At this moment, there is a sad look on his face that cannot be concealed. Hearing Wu Sangui ask questions
, he sighed and then said: "Uncle Chang, Na Pang has just ascended the throne and taken the title of Dahua! Today he sent a messenger and asked me to go to Beijing to report to the new court!"
"Debriefing?"
Wu Sangui frowned. The so-called debriefing refers to the princes stating their duties to the emperor. "Mencius. King Hui of Liang" also said that when the princes reported their duties to the emperor, those who debriefed their duties also described their duties.
It is true that the emperor has the right to order any of his subordinates to come to him and report the situation to him. This is the emperor's right. But Pang Gang suddenly ascended the throne, and he ordered the generals who submitted to him to the capital in such a hurry. Isn't this right?
Too eager? (To be continued...)
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