Chapter 129: The new emperor follows the establishment [two in one]
"Prince, please go and rest for a while."
The next day around the ugly time, in the Manlu Palace, King Yan Zhao Jiang's eyes turned red and he whispered to Zhao Hongrun.
Logically speaking, when his father passes away, as a son, he should keep vigil all night, but considering that Zhao Hongrun, the prince and prince, has too many things to do next, such as worshiping ancestors in the Ancestral Temple, ascending to the throne, worshiping heaven in the suburbs, and a series of other things, Yan
Wang Zhaojiang still felt that Zhao Hongrun should rest first. Anyway, in addition to their brothers, there were also queens, concubines and many other people in the mourning hall, so there wouldn't be any problems.
In contrast, it would be troublesome if the prince fell ill due to sadness or fatigue.
Next to him, Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan also whispered: "Brother, why don't you go and have a rest first? You have to be busy next."
King Huan Zhao Hongxuan returned to Daliang a few days earlier than Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongjiang.
Speaking of which, in this "battle between Wei and Han", the youngest prince also played an indispensable role. After guarding in the east of Hedong, Lintao Lord Wei Ji led his army to Xihe, and he led his army to the north and Sichuan.
Luo's Jiejiao cavalry was in Hedong, Taiyuan and South Korea's "
"Taiyuan Guards Successfully" and "Yangyi Marquis Han Xu" fought against each other and pressed forward step by step. Han Generals Successfully and Han Xu were unable to support Yanmen Guards Li Mu in Xihe. If not for the opposite Han Generals Successfully
He is not an ordinary person. Maybe Wei will be able to suppress South Korea in this war zone.
"I'm not sleepy yet."
Faced with the kindness of the two brothers, Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly.
Indeed, at this moment, he was not sleepy at all, and his heart was filled with too much sadness.
Once upon a time, he had a deep prejudice against his father, Emperor Zhao Si. This may be due to the fact that he and the brothers Zhao Hongxuan were not valued by their father in the palace when they were young.
But now that I think about it carefully, their father may not be ignoring them because he doesn't like them, but he just can't spare the time - this point was made after Zhao Hongrun became the Crown Prince and had to face countless government affairs every day.
Only then did he suddenly wake up.
Now think about it, during the period of the two princes Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, their father got up earlier than his brothers. After attending the morning court, he went to Chui Gong Hall to handle government affairs and waited until around Xu Shi or Hai Shi before returning to the harem. And now, the brothers
The two of them had gone to bed long ago. It was true that they didn't meet many times, so it was no wonder that there was some alienation between father and son.
Perhaps only the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Zhao Hongyu, who were the crown prince candidates at the time, had slightly more opportunities to meet their fathers.
Of course, it's just a small thank you.
At this time, the young eunuch Gao Li hurried into the palace and whispered a few words in Zhao Hongrun's ear.
Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then saw the two brothers Zhao Jiang and Zhao Xuan looking puzzled, and explained: "Zhao Wu is here."
The "Zhao Wu" in his mouth is Zhao Xin, the fifth son of the emperor. He had tried to rebel before, but after the rebellion failed, he was demoted to a civilian and imprisoned in Xiaohuang County as punishment.
However, because the late king passed away, Zhao Hongrun specially asked people to notify Xiaohuang County and asked the clan guards who were guarding Zhao Hongxin to bring him to Daliang for the funeral.
In addition to Zhao Hongxin, Zhao Hongrun also sent someone to inform their eldest brother Zhao Hongli - in fact, after Zhao Hongli was disheartened and took his family to live in seclusion, the clan's informants and Zhao Hongrun's Qingya had been paying attention to the eldest prince. Of course, it was not
Surveillance, but protection, after all, Zhao Hongli is also a descendant of the Ji Zhao clan.
However, Zhao Hongli lived in seclusion in the Zhaiyang area near Sanchuan County. Even if he traveled day and night to get back to Daliang, it would probably take several days.
A moment later, the former King of Qing, Zhao Hongxin, stepped into the palace under the protection or custody of a group of clan guards, Yu Linlang.
Compared with the once high-spirited Prince Qing, Zhao Hongxin's face is now a little less arrogant and flamboyant, and his clothes are very ordinary. At first glance, he looks like a child from a small family. It is difficult to imagine that this person is actually a prince.
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At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already stood up and stepped forward to greet Zhao Hongxin, cupping his hands and saying, "Fifth brother."
"Prince."
Zhao Hongxin returned the gift with his hand, looked at Zhao Hongrun with a pair of slightly red eyes, and asked in disbelief: "Father, is he... gone?"
Zhao Hongrun nodded.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongxin took a long breath and looked a little complicated.
Zhao Hongxin actually had a lot of resentment towards their father, but they were father and son after all. Therefore, when Zhao Hongxin learned the news of their father's death in Xiaohuang County, he was shocked and traveled day and night.
Came for the funeral.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongxin asked: "Is that bastard Lao Qi here?"
The seventh brother in his mouth was their seventh brother, Yiwang Zhao Hongyin. Zhao Hongxin really hated this brother with a passion.
Noticing the hatred in Zhao Hongxin's eyes, Zhao Hongrun whispered: "Don't cause trouble during the national mourning period."
"Don't worry, I'm still guilty. How dare I cause trouble after this? I'm just asking casually." Zhao Hongxin snorted, raised an inexplicable sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I believe that these
Life is not easy for that bastard, so this can help me vent the hatred in my heart."
After that, he patted Zhao Hongrun's arm and said casually: "I have nothing now, and I don't have anything valuable. Don't be dissatisfied when you receive a gift in the future... I am the new king of Wei Dynasty."
After saying that, he walked towards the inner hall on his own.
Looking at Zhao Hongxin's leaving figure, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan said in surprise: "He...has changed a lot."
Zhao Hongrun smiled indifferently without comment: A person is locked in a house all day long, unable to leave the house, and can only read books every day, or reflect on what he has done, of course his personality will change.
Whether it was Zhao Hongli, the eldest prince back then, or Zhao Hongxin, who was stripped of his title today.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun summoned the young eunuch Gao Li who was following behind him and gave him a few instructions, asking the latter to send someone to inform the Ministry of Rites to add Zhao Hongxin's name to the list of amnesties for the world - for Zhao Hongxin
Although Zhao Hongrun could not exempt him from twenty years of imprisonment in one fell swoop, otherwise the Queen and the Queen alone would not tolerate it, but there would still be no problem if he could slightly reduce it by one or two years, or relax the strict standards of the imprisonment.
of.
At this time, among the Zhao Hongrun brothers, except for the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, who was probably still on his way back to Daliang, the other brothers were almost all here, except for the sixth prince, Prince Rui Zhao Hongzhao.
As for Zhao Hongzhao, who was far away in Qi State, although the Zongfu had already sent people by boat to Qi State to inform the former when King Yu Zhao Yuanji passed away and Wei Emperor Zhao Yuansi was ill in bed, but considering the concerns between Wei and Qi
Thousands of miles apart, Zhao Hongzhao may not be able to make it back.
When brothers Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongjiang, and Zhao Hongxuan returned to the inner hall, Zhao Hongxin had already knelt in front of their father's coffin and cried. Then, this guy deliberately sat next to Yi Wang Zhao Hongyin. On the surface, it seemed that
The two brothers are good, but the fierce look he looked at Zhao Hongyin made Zhao Hongyin sit on pins and needles.
That is to say, it was a national mourning, and it was still in their father's mourning hall. Otherwise, according to Zhao Hongxin's hatred for Zhao Hongyin, I'm afraid he would have fought a lot long ago - don't forget, Zhao Hongxin had fought with Zhao Hongrun in public back then.
people.
In this way, a few hours later, the old eunuch Tong Xian came to Zhao Hongrun and whispered: "Prince, it's almost time to go to the ancestral temple."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and entrusted the affairs of the mourning hall to Zhao Hongjiang. The two brothers Zhao Hongxuan immediately informed the queen, Queen Shen and other concubines about the matter, and then left the mourning hall and went to the ancestral temple to pay homage to their ancestors.
There are two steps to worship ancestors in the ancestral temple. First, Zhao Hongrun worships his ancestors as his "legitimate son". Simply put, he tells these ancestors that his father Zhao Si has passed away and passed the throne to him. In the future, he will
The Zhao Run lineage is the main family of the Ji Zhao clan.
During this period, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zongling Zhao Sheng would also recite "Zhao Si's" various contributions to Wei and the Ji Zhao family during his reign in the temple, and read out the edict in front of the Ji Zhao family's ancestors.
, establishing the orthodox identity of Zhao Hongrun as the successor.
As for the second step, after Zhao Hongrun succeeds to the throne, as the new king, he will personally deliver the spiritual tablet of his father Zhao Si to the ancestral temple. After that, he will make great wishes in front of the spiritual tablets of many previous kings in the ancestral temple.
, which generally means that they will govern the country diligently and hope that their ancestors will protect them.
After Zhao Hongrun followed the eunuch Tong Xian to the ancestral temple, Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, and Zhao Sheng, the Zongling, had been waiting for a long time.
After Zhao Hongrun conveyed the news of the death of "Zhao Si, the eighth king of Wei" to the ancestors enshrined in the ancestral temple, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan recited Zhao Si's contribution to the country during his reign.
It is worth mentioning that although in Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan's recitation of the achievements of the late king Zhao Si, those such as "three defeats of Southern Chu and three defeats of North Korea" were actually attributed to Zhao Hongrun, but because these things happened during Zhao Si's reign, so
, it must also be regarded as the achievement of his father Zhao Si.
And in this way, his father Zhao Si's achievements have become very scary. To put it simply, he has developed the mess left by Zhao Hongrun and his grandfather "Zhao Kang" from a weak country into what it is today in the entire Central Plains.
Hegemonic country.
Because of this, when Zhao Hongrun was bowing his head to receive the gift, his eyes were wandering, constantly looking for the spiritual place of his grandfather, the previous king Zhao Kang, and he maliciously speculated in his heart: Wait until dad gets down from Jiuquan and sees him.
His father, Zhao Kang, might have ridiculed or ridiculed those who fell behind.
It might be like this: Didn't you old man say that the country will definitely come to an end after it is in the hands of me, Zhao Si? Look, open your eyes and take a closer look! You are an old man!
Untimely, Zhao Hongrun sneered, but his eyes could not help but sparkle.
He was sincerely happy for his father, because his father finally no longer had to be afraid and could stand upright in front of Zhao Kang, the former king who had been hostile to him and belittled him.
"..."
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's inappropriate sneer, Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zong Ling Zhao Sheng were both stunned for a moment.
Immediately, Zhao Yuanyan coughed to remind Zhao Hongrun and continued to recite Zhao Si's achievements during his reign.
After a while, after Zhao Yuanyan finished reciting Zhao Si's achievements, Zong ordered Zhao Sheng to step forward and read out Zhao Si's last edict.
This edict, in addition to confirming the orthodox identity of Zhao Hongrun as the successor, also contains many praises and encouragements - praises are for ancestors of all generations, and they generally say how outstanding my son is; encouragement is for Zhao Hongrun.
What he was talking about was probably asking him to govern the country well and treat his subjects well.
After reading the edict, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan and Zongling Zhao Sheng both retreated to both sides. At this time, it was Zhao Hongrun's turn to kowtow to the ancestors of all generations.
After completing this etiquette, it means that Zhao Hongrun's identity as the "new king" has been established within the Ji Zhao clan - in a true sense, Zhao Hongrun is already the king of Wei at this time.
As for the enthronement ceremony organized by the imperial court, it was only for the subjects.
No, after Zhao Hongrun's ceremony was completed, Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan, Zong Ling Zhao Sheng, and the eunuch Tong Xian nearby kowtowed to the new king one after another.
After helping Zhao Yuanyan, Zhao Sheng and others up with his own hands, Zhao Hongrun asked: "What ceremony is next?"
Zhao Yuanyan told Zhao Hongrun that the next step would be the enthronement ceremony.
This enthronement ceremony was organized by the imperial court. At this time, officials headed by the Ministry of Rites had gone to various temples in and outside Daliang City to pray for blessings, and then prepared to enthrone and worship heaven.
As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. After the old king dies, the new king will first take over the throne. After confirming the orthodoxy, the new king will mourn the death of the old king and announce it to the world at the same time. This is just and right.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun could not attend the enthronement ceremony, including offering sacrifices to heaven, in his current mourning clothes. Therefore, he followed the eunuch Tong Xian back to the East Palace, took off his mourning clothes, took off the crown prince's robe, and put on a pair of clothes specially cut for him by the Internal Affairs Bureau.
Brand new royal robe made.
I have to say that Zhao Hongrun was deeply touched when he looked at himself wearing royal robes in the bronze mirror.
Once upon a time, he never thought that one day he would become the king of Wei. He only wanted to be an idle king, eating, drinking and having fun every day. Unexpectedly, the world took its toll and eventually made him wear this royal robe.
"Your Majesty, don't miss the right moment."
Seeing Zhao Hongrun standing in front of the bronze mirror in a daze, the eunuch Tong Xian urged him in a low voice.
Zhao Hongrun nodded, and after taking one last look at the prince's robe that he took off, he turned around and walked out of the East Palace.
When he and his party arrived at the square inside the palace gate, his imperial guards had already put on their imperial armors and led many imperial guards to line up there, waiting for Zhao Hongrun's arrival.
Since the mourning ceremony has not yet been held, the imperial guards have not yet worn their white hats, and the city is the same as usual. The real period of national mourning will not begin until Zhao Hongrun officially ascends the throne and pays the mourning ceremony for the old king Zhao Si as the new king.
After getting on the royal chariot outside the palace gate, under the protection of many imperial guards, Zhao Hongrun and his party headed to the Temple of Heaven outside the city.
On the way through the streets in the city, even though there were guards on duty along the way and the streets were closed, there were still many people in the city watching.
Most of these people did not know that the old king Zhao Si had passed away. They only knew that the new king Zhao Hongrun had succeeded to the throne, so they seemed quite excited.
Only those experienced old people understand that the reason why the court is in such a hurry to deal with the succession of the new king must be because the old king has passed away.
Under the watch of the people along the way, Zhao Hongrun and his party walked out of Daliang and arrived at the Temple of Heaven on the outskirts of the city.
When approaching the Temple of Heaven, Du You, the Minister of Rites, led the people of the court to see him and addressed him as "Your Highness" - because Zhao Hongrun's enthronement ceremony had not yet been completed.
Like Zhao Hongrun, the faces of the DPRK officials headed by Du You were also full of fatigue at this moment.
This is no wonder, after all, they visited the temples in and outside Daliang City on behalf of Zhao Hongrun, which was far more difficult than Zhao Hongrun.
After the meeting between the two parties, Du You, the Minister of Rites, chatted with Zongfu Zhao Yuanyan and Zongzheng Zhao Sheng for a few words, probably to confirm whether the rituals of ancestor worship within the Ji Zhao family had been completed and whether there was anything missing.
After confirming that there were no omissions, Du You, the Minister of Rites, invited Zhao Hongrun to the altar.
Sacrifice to heaven at the Temple of Heaven is for the subjects, so it is hosted by the Ministry of Rites rather than the clan. Therefore, the clan’s Zhao Yuanyan and Zongzheng Zhao Sheng can also take time to rest under the altar.
Generally speaking, the etiquette steps for worshiping heaven and worshiping ancestors are similar, but the tributes are different.
Under the crowds of people in the city surrounding the Temple of Heaven, Du You, the Minister of Rites, led Zhao Hongrun to the Temple of Heaven and handed a sacrificial letter to the latter.
This sacrificial text is actually similar to the sacrificial text when offering sacrifices to ancestors. To put it simply, it is basically a prayer to God. Our old king Zhao Si of Wei State has passed away, and now my new king Zhao Run has succeeded. Moreover, our Wei State will still be able to celebrate the new year.
I worship God every year and hope that God will continue to protect the Wei State and make the weather smooth and there will be no natural disasters or man-made disasters.
After reciting it, Zhao Hongrun put the sacrificial inscription into the fire cauldron and watched the sacrificial inscription create green smoke.
At this time, as long as there are no sudden bad weather conditions such as lightning and thunder in the sky, it will probably "represent" God to accept the matter and recognize Zhao Run, the new king of Wei, and then the officials of the Ministry of Rites will offer tribute to God.
, then Zhao Hongrun can accept the worship of all people, truly inherit the throne, and become the king of Wei. "PS: If there is lightning and thunder and heavy rain pouring now, it will be great fun."
During this period, Zhao Hongrun felt more or less uneasy about this.
Although he knew very well that the so-called celestial phenomena were just natural phenomena, he couldn't help but that his subjects didn't understand. If there were lightning, thunder, and torrential rain, even if he had outstanding achievements, the subjects below would be suspicious and think it was a torrential downpour.
God is angry and does not recognize this new king.
But having said that, Zhao Hongrun's luck is really good. The sky is still clear and there are no bad omens. Of course, there is no auspiciousness from the sky.
But it doesn't matter. After all, things like auspiciousness can be faked artificially. For example, you can use an unusual ostrich egg to pretend to be a phoenix child; or you can carve a stele like "Eight Kings Orthodox" and bury it in the soil in advance.
If you deliberately ask the people to dig it out, you can say that it is God's will and so on.
All in all, the Ministry of Rites will slowly operate this kind of thing in the future, making sure that all the people of the country believe as much as possible that the new monarch is a wise monarch blessed by God, and will definitely lead the country to become more prosperous and stronger.
In short, as long as the celestial phenomena during the sacrifice to heaven are passed and there are no frequent natural or man-made disasters during the year when the new king takes the throne, other problems will not be big.
Finally, after paying tribute to God, Du You, the Minister of Rites, shouted from the Temple of Heaven: "The people bow down to worship the new king."
Immediately, all the officials in the court and the city, as well as the people in the city, kowtowed to the ground and worshiped, saying "Your Majesty."
Slowly walking to the Temple of Heaven and looking at the flood of subjects under the Temple of Heaven, Zhao Hongrun seemed to feel a different feeling than before.
The prince is still the prince after all, even if the word "supervisor of the country" is added, it is not enough to be compared with the king.
Even though Zhao Hongrun had never been enthusiastic about the throne, standing at the Temple of Heaven and watching all the people kneel down and worship him, his heart was unavoidably filled with excitement.
Apart from the excitement, he couldn't help but feel a little fear and uneasiness in his heart.
Because before this, his father Zhao Si supported him from behind, but now that his father has passed away, he can only shoulder the responsibility.
Although his father, Zhao Si, has gradually transferred power to him in the past two years, allowing him to gradually adapt, but suddenly there is no support behind him, and Zhao Hongrun inevitably feels a little uncomfortable.
Apart from being frightened and uneasy, a strong sense of responsibility also emerged in his heart.
Because his father, Emperor Zhao Si, handed over this huge country to him. From then on, he would protect this country and its people.
Every decision he makes and every decree he makes will directly affect the entire country and its subjects.
"call……"
After taking a long breath, Zhao Hongrun looked at the subjects under the Temple of Heaven and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please be flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty——"
Under the Temple of Heaven, the thanksgiving sounds of the subjects came.
On August 24, the twenty-seventh year of Wei Hongde's reign, due to the death of the old king Zhao Si, the 25-year-old prince Zhao Run hastily succeeded to the throne, inherited the throne, and became the ninth generation king of Wei.
After that, the new king Zhao Run mourned the ancestors Zhao Si and Yu Wang Zhao Ke, and the whole country mourned.