Chapter 1144 The strongest enthronement edict in history
After returning to Beijing, in addition to meeting Wang Xian and releasing the old people of the East Palace, the prince's main focus was on the funeral affairs of Emperor Daxing. Although Emperor Daxing had passed away for more than a month, the prince did not come back, and many things had not happened.
It cannot be carried out and can only be left there temporarily.
First of all, they gave honorary titles to Emperor Daxing and Queen Xianrenxiao. The former Queen was the daughter of King Xu Da of Zhongshan and the biological mother of the three Zhu Gaoxu brothers. She always treated her three sons equally and was not as partial as Zhu Di. Zhu Gaoxu was very fond of this ten-year-old who died young.
My mother, who had been there for several years, was also very fond of me. I worked with the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelors to study for several days, studying every word, striving for perfection, and then decided on the posthumous title of "Empress Benevolence, Xiao, Compassion, Yi Cheng, Mingzhuang Xian Pei Tianqi Shengwen".
Regarding the posthumous title and temple title of Emperor Daxing, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the academicians were under great pressure. Naturally, they knew that the father and son had not had any close ties of flesh and blood for twenty years, and judging from the prince's behavior after returning to Beijing, it seemed that he had no intention of asking.
It means letting go of grudges. No one can be sure whether this final posthumous title will become the target of the prince's venting.
After some private tangles, the Ministry of Rites reported that the posthumous title for Emperor Daxing would be 'Emperor Taizong Wen, who has a body of heaven, a grand way, a high level of knowledge, a wide range of holy martial arts, a divine power, a pure benevolence and an extremely filial piety'. The temple name is 'Taizong', which means Emperor Taizong Wen!
'Taizong' is the second generation emperor of the dynasty; 'Wen' is the latitude and longitude of the world, benevolent and loving to the people, cultivates virtue far and wide, has the constitution of all nations, is strong and non-violent, and has taught all the world. This is a first-class beauty.
posthumous title.
Originally, the ministers secretly thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would reject this beautiful posthumous title. When the time came to change the posthumous title to "武", the Crown Prince would be embarrassed to reject it. "武" is a posthumous title, which is naturally far inferior to "文", but it is also
It fits the life of Emperor Daxing and is not considered a bad posthumous title. It is just a small way to deal with superiors in the officialdom.
However, unexpectedly, the prince did not bother about it. The officials of the Ministry of Rites submitted it and immediately approved it. This made the ministers greatly relieved. Not only was the posthumous title and temple title of the late emperor settled, but the most important thing was that it seemed to indicate that
His Highness the Crown Prince has realized that venting his dissatisfaction against the late Emperor will do no good.
Next, the ministers, the foreign envoys, and the monks and Taoists took turns to come forward to persuade the prince to come in, but the prince refused because he was unbearable with grief and could not bear to obey. The ministers, the foreign envoys, the monks, and the Taoists had no choice but to go to the outside of Xiyuan to bow down.
I beg His Majesty the Crown Prince to think of all the people in the world and stop wallowing in personal grief. Return to the Sacred Heart less often and be enthroned as soon as possible!
The prince had no choice but to reluctantly agree. The monarch and his ministers faced each other, weeping bitterly, but they were relieved in their hearts. This drama of persuasion was over. The Ministry of Rites immediately arranged a ceremony to announce to heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country that His Royal Highness the prince was the emperor.
Of course, God will not object, so this can be regarded as "ordered by God".
Immediately afterwards, Qin Tianjian immediately looked forward to the day. The Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and other yamen also went all out to complete the preparations for the new emperor's enthronement ceremony before the auspicious day. Although Emperor Daxing's body was still cold, he naturally could not make any grand arrangements.
But it is definitely not an easy task to complete the etiquette without making any omissions in just a few days.
No, there was a fierce dispute between the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple over the location of the enthronement ceremony. Jin Chun, the Minister of Rites, believed that it should be held in the Forbidden City, but the Minister of Honglu Temple believed that the three main halls are still in ruins and should be held in the Forbidden City.
If the ceremony is unsightly, it should be held in Xiyuan, in front of Emperor Daxing’s tomb.
The Ministry of Rites insists that the succession must be held in the Forbidden City. Even if the three main halls are in ruins and the Qianqing Palace is still intact, the ceremony can still be held!
Some officials even believe that they should return to Nanjing to hold the enthronement ceremony. After all, the three emperors before the Ming Dynasty all ascended the throne in Nanjing, and the palace in Nanjing is intact...
In the end, the dispute could not be resolved, so he had to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to make an official decision. Zhu Gaochi actually liked the third plan, but he also knew that it was unrealistic. After thinking for a while, he said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites: "I have decided to hold the ceremony in the Forbidden City. .”
"Your Highness is wise!" Jin Chun glanced at Honglu Temple Minister with some pride, and said loudly: "Then it will be settled in Qianqing Palace..."
"It's not Qianqing Palace, it's Fengtian Palace." Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.
"It's Fengtian..." Jin Chunshun said halfway, looking at Zhu Gaochi in confusion and said: "Your Highness, after the Fengtian Palace burned down, it has never been rebuilt. It is still in ruins..."
"I want to ascend the throne in front of the ruins!" His Royal Highness the Prince said firmly: "I want my ministers to understand that our Ming Dynasty is now in ruins and waiting for prosperity. If it worsens one step further, it will turn into ruins!"
"This, Your Highness..." Jin Chun and others were shocked. How could there be any reason to hold a ceremony in front of the ruins?
"Stop talking, I've decided to be alone!" Zhu Gaochi said decisively...
Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is the grandest, the location of the enthronement ceremony can only be decided according to his wishes. The officials of the Ministry of Rites worked hard to make the ceremony solemn and beautiful without disobeying His Highness the Crown Prince, and finally installed the throne and the golden platform curtain in front of Fengtian Gate. Immediately afterwards, the Qintian Prison set the time drum, the Shangbao Division set up the treasure case, and the Jiaofang Division set up the Zhonghe Shao Le but did not do it. Everyone began to be busy in the dark, and finally made it to the night before the main hall, and all preparations were ready.
In the early morning of the day of the ceremony, the prince, under the guidance of a secretary, put on mourning clothes and worshiped the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state. Then, under the service of the eunuch, he took off his mourning clothes, put on the Gun Mian clothes quickly made by the Clothing, Hats and Needlework Bureau, and went to the Jinyiwei to complete the ceremony. Under the guidance, amid the sound of bells and drums, he went to Fengtianmen at an auspicious time to succeed the emperor.
At this time, all the officials had already entered the Meridian Gate in their court uniforms and lined up in groups outside the Fengtian Gate with a forest of ceremonial guards, waiting for the arrival of the new monarch.
According to the ancestral system, when the late emperor passed away, the vassal king was not allowed to go to the capital to attend the funeral. Naturally, he would not appear at the enthronement ceremony. Therefore, the ministers and officials respected several princes - the one who stood at the top was Jinshang. Cousin, Xu Jingchang, Duke of Dingguo. Xu Jingchang is the grandson of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and the son of Xu Zengshou, who was killed by Jianwenchu in the Battle of Jingnan. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was grateful for the contribution of his brother-in-law and named his son Duke of Dingguo. Look at this. For the sake of his wife, Empress Xu, she did not abolish the Wei Dukedom of Bao Jianwen's eldest family.
In this way, the Xu family is a duke of two countries, and is naturally far superior to other dukes in terms of dignity. However, Wei Guogong and his family are in the wrong team after all. They were left in Nanjing by Zhu Di and did not move to Beijing together. They have faded out of the front line. Now the second house is decided The Duke is the representative of the Xu family. However, Xu Jingchang is a scholar who cannot ride a horse and shoot a bow. Therefore, although the Xu family's status is respected and favored, their power is far less than that of the British Duke and Cheng Guogong standing on his right.
The British Duke Zhang Fu and the Chengguo Duke Zhu Neng are now the generals of the Ming Dynasty and the left and right leaders of the military generals group.
What Baiguan Gongqing didn't expect was that there was another person alongside the three dukes, the Marquis of Le'an, Wang Xian. But soon, everyone understood that this was His Highness the Crown Prince? He expressed his attitude towards Wang Xian - he was not the Ming Dynasty. The eternal sinner, but the number one hero of this dynasty!
For a time, the officials had different thoughts. Some were thinking that they should change their hostile attitude towards the most popular man in the dynasty. Some were thinking about how to curry favor with Wang Xian. Others were angry that Wang Xian had been accused of such things. , was able to come ashore with a clear conscience, and some people are worried, worried that Wang Xian will be completely unstoppable...
There are hundreds of thoughts among the ministers and officials, but no one thinks that Wang Xian is not worthy of standing there! Even for him to stand in front of the three dukes, it is natural!
When the auspicious time came, Zhu Gaochi, with the support of the eunuch, rose to his throne on the golden platform. The whip-wielding eunuch swung his whip, which was about ten feet long, and pulled out the silver bottle. The whip sounded like exploding. After three blows, all the officials knelt down and worshiped. , kowtow to salute!
After the salute, the officials stood up and stood in silence, watching the Hanlin officials holding the edict in their hands, walking across the square in front of the palace, holding the imperial seal, and then conferring it to Jin Chun, the Minister of Rites, who read the edict of succession in front of Fengtian Gate.
At the beginning, it was naturally Zhu Gaoxu who announced that he had to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth under everyone's persuasion and succeed to the throne! In order to honor the great blessings of his ancestors and to admire the eternal plans of the saints, he named the reign "Hongxi" and changed it to the next year.
The edict on the ascension to the throne was written in parallel and elegant style, which was what the title was supposed to say. The ministers were drowsy when they heard it. When they heard the reign name, they became more energetic. They thought it was about to end, but Jin Chun did not stop at all. meaning, but continued to read: "All merger matters will be stated later..."
‘There is also a policy strategy in the imperial edict?!’ The officials widened their eyes and straightened their ears, fearing that they would miss a word and miss the opportunity to understand the new emperor’s intention for the first time.
"Before today, except for treason and treason, children and grandchildren murdering grandparents and parents, wives and concubines killing husbands and slaves, and maids killing masters without mercy, the rest have been discovered, not discovered, have been rectified, or have not been rectified, and are not guilty. Big or small, forgive them!"
‘This is a general amnesty for the world, the meaning of the title...’ Baiguan didn’t care about this, and listened to Jin Chun continue to read:
"Before December of the 19th year of Yongle, all taxes and grain arrears will be waived!"
'This is to relieve the accumulated tax arrears. As the emperor ascends the throne, he will always let the people get the rain and dew...'
"The people who have fled to various places have been rehabilitated, and they have been forgiven for their crime. They have been allowed to return to their place of origin and resume their business. They will be exempted from having to work as corvees for two years, and all the taxes and grain they owe will be waived."
"This is for the refugees to return home. The Emperor really can't wait,"
"All the national treasure ships that sailed to the Western Ocean were stopped, and the goods were handed over to Nanjing for sale. All the officials at home and abroad who were sent there quickly returned to Beijing, and the soldiers and civilians went to Ningjia."
As soon as this article came out, the expressions on the faces of all the officials were extremely exciting. They never expected that as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he would abolish the voyages to the West that the late emperor was so proud of!
Before he had time to think about the consequences of this, Jin Chun continued to read loudly:
"Those who go to various places in the Western Regions to buy horses; those who go to Yunnan, Myanmar and other places to buy gems and wood; those who build the next sea ship everywhere; and those who are compradors and compradors of various colors, silk, gauze, gems and other items, as well as a variety of materials, pigments, etc., and Weaving bureaus in Suhang and other places, copying and making paper, porcelain, purchasing Li wood for making, all kinds of seafood, fruits, etc. are all suspended! The officials and others who were sent will set off back to the capital, and the officers and soldiers will return to their original guards. No one is allowed to stay in service. !”
At this time, the officials couldn't help it anymore, and they all looked at each other. The emperor was going to stop all purchases from the world! Especially the faces of the princes and ministers were uglier than the last. That was their source of wealth!