The first day of June in the second year of Hongguang.
It was just after midnight, the bright moon hung high, and the long-lasting yellow plum rainy season seemed to have left.
Since three days ago, Nanjing City has once again experienced a period of cleaning.
Cleaning from the inside out.
On the imperial street, the road is paved with loess and sprinkled with clear water.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the guard camp stood upright, guarding the royal road.
The Nanjing Wucheng Military and Horse Department also got up early in the morning and was busy. In addition to supervising fire prevention and theft prevention, they also strictly checked thieves, fugitives, etc. to eliminate the last hidden danger.
Zhu Mou arrived in Nanjing in a hurry and saw this scene. Even with the token, it took him half an hour to enter the inner city.
As the person in charge of the second section of the Examination and Food and Pay Section under the General Staff Division, he had no free time to come to Nanjing until today.
Not long after entering the inner city, he met Feng Xianzong, the deputy head of the General Staff Department who was equally anxious.
He came all the way from Henan just to attend the coronation ceremony of King Yu.
"You two, change your clothes!"
The eunuch was busy serving people, while softly describing today's etiquette, time, etc.
However, the two of them read the regulations in advance and memorized most of them.
After talking for most of an hour, the eunuch said: "You two, just follow the people around you, just watch more and talk less."
Although it was midnight, His Highness Prince Yu had already started to get up and be tortured.
Change your clothes, drink less water, eat less food, and let others control you.
"Your Highness, Shu grain has left Sichuan and arrived in Jiujiang."
After changing his clothes, Zhu Mou came quickly to report the news.
"Yes!" Zhu Yixi nodded and said: "According to the established regulations, half of it will be shipped to Luzhou."
To defend the river, you must defend the Huaihe River. With Chaohu as a convenient grain transportation channel, Luzhou is naturally the center point.
After talking about the transportation of money, Zhu Mou left as soon as possible.
On the other side, Feng Xianzong followed closely and reported on the situation in Henan.
Backed by Tongguan and Nanyang, the situation in Luoyang was relatively good. The Qing Dynasty could not get enough food, so they were not interested in Henan, which was thousands of miles away.
Of course, maybe they also know the reason for Fangcheng's defense line.
"Chen Tongzhi (Chen Yongfu) knew about His Highness's affairs and was extremely excited. Unfortunately, due to the situation, he could not come to congratulate you."
Feng Xianzong obviously spoke for Chen Yongfu.
This shows that the two of them worked well together in Henan.
"Yeah!" Zhu Yixi hummed softly: "I told them not to come. There will be no shortage of what they should have. Defending the territory is the first priority."
In addition to Chen Yongfu, even Liu Tingjie in Yulin and You Shiwei in Guyuan, Shaanxi, were strictly prohibited from going to Nanjing to avoid things going wrong.
The same is true for Li Jizu in Guizhou.
Sun Ke is expected to sweep through Yunnan. If he breaks through from Guizhou, Lingnan and Huguang will be in danger and must be guarded against.
"Bring me the map!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi suddenly became enthusiastic.
After a while, the huge map placed in the study room was placed in front of him.
From north to south, they are Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, Guizhou, and now, South Zhili has been added.
After King Yi of Jiangxi entered Beijing, the entire Jiangxi Province also expressed its submission.
As for Zhao Guangyuan and Qin Yiming, they are rushing to Zhejiang, and the day is not far away when they will make a fortune.
King Lu, who is causing trouble, should also be sorted out.
In this way, as long as he takes the throne today, Guangdong and Guangxi will naturally win.
Only the King of Tang in Fujian still pretended to be deaf and dumb, as if he had not heard.
Of course, it is also possible that Zheng had to force her to do this.
Thinking of Zheng Zhilong, Zhu Yixi's heart sank.
The pirate Zheng clan, who roams the southeastern sea, and its large navy are just the icing on the cake for him.
But for the Manchus, it was a timely help.
Even if it cannot be owned by oneself, it cannot be given to the Manchus.
"I hope there are more smart people in the Zheng family."
Just like that, after a while, the sky became slightly brighter, the eastern purple air emerged, and the dim moon gradually withdrew from the sky, giving way to the real protagonist.
God is kind, it is a sunny day today.
"Your Highness, the auspicious time has come."
At this time, a crisp sound sounded, and then the vocal music rose loudly, and elegant and solemn music came from all directions.
Zhu Yixi wears a red and black mianfu with crossed collar and right lapel. The shoulders are woven with sun, moon and dragon patterns; the back is stars and mountain patterns; the sleeves are woven with fire, Chinese insects and Zongyi patterns.
There are two pieces each of Zhishang weaving algae, pink rice, fur, and fur grain.
It is the so-called "Twelve Coat of Arms" pattern.
There is a twelve-pin crown on his head, and a ribbon is tied around his chin. His ears are drooped, and he is graceful and noble. He steps down the steps and enters the royal carriage.
Whether it was a crown or a heavy crown, they were all very heavy. He did not dare to move them, so he simply sat in the royal carriage, closed his eyes and rested his mind.
As early as a few days ago, after a group of palace maids and eunuchs from Xiangyang arrived in Nanjing, King Yu moved into the simply-renovated Nanjing Palace.
"Dang--" Several eunuchs rang the huge bell, and the sound went up to the sky.
The ceremony officer, dressed in rich clothes, shouted loudly: "Let's get going——"
At this time, a ritual and music team composed of thousands of people suddenly started playing.
The yellow bells, the harp harmony, and the chimes and chimes work together like the music of a fairy palace, and also like the ethereal sound that makes people have to bend down and express their surrender.
This is different from any music of later generations. Even Zhu Yixi was unknowingly affected by it and his expression became solemn.
Amidst the solemn music, the entire imperial carriage was steadily raised, and the royal gates opened one after another!
As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, I was greeted by the sound of mountains roaring and ocean waves.
"Long live, long live——"
All the civil and military officials knelt down, and the soldiers held their weapons and knelt on one knee. Only a few hundred people had to stand up because of their duties, and their eyes kept scanning back and forth to eliminate the last trace of risk.
Zhu Yixi remained as still as a mountain, squinting her eyes and looking through the rays at the prostrate and kneeling people.
This is complete surrender, both physical and mental.
Thinking that this group of people looked arrogant in front of the people, but now they were like this in front of him, he felt overwhelmed for a while.
Surrounded by the ceremonial guards, they walked out of the imperial city and walked on the spacious imperial street. The troops were no more than one foot apart, forming a long human wall that blocked everything.
On both sides of the imperial street, no matter rich or poor, noble or humble, wise or foolish, old or young, they all had to place flowers and incense tables in front of their doors.
Just when I saw the imperial chariot coming from a distance, I was asked by the government servants to kneel down. I kept shouting and shouting "Long live the emperor."
Zhu Yixi sat still. Under the influence of the crown, it was even difficult to lower his head, so he could only look at it with his peripheral vision.
I saw that no matter they were white-haired old men or young children, they all knelt down on the left and right mountains and shouted long live.
The sound of the mountain roaring like a tsunami shook my chest.
The clan, which was once as humble as beggars, has now become the supreme one in the world. Is there anything more inspiring than this?
I don’t know how long it took, but Yu Yu came to the outside of Zhengyang Gate, the Yang of Zhongshan Mountain.
This is the location of the circular mound, the Temple of Heaven.