On the third day of February in the 21st year of Chongzhen, the square in front of Huangji Palace was filled with civil and military officials from the capital in uniforms, solemn and orderly. Under the guidance of five eunuchs, Li Zhi walked through these civil and military officials.
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Today, in the Huangji Hall, the enthronement ceremony of the Tianjin County Prince will be held.
Li Zhi had heard about what happened on Donghua Street half a month ago. When he walked along, he found that he didn't see a single guard in uniform. The person responsible for guarding the Forbidden City became a Dongchang fan wearing Tsing Yi and a high hat.
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As if they felt that Fanzi's original costumes were not grand enough, Fanzi all wore a unicorn embroidered shoulder cover on their shoulders, making them look much more majestic.
The way the civil servants looked at Li Zhi was a little different. Although Li Zhi had been promoted all the way up the ranks before, every civil servant dared to glare at Li Zhi and wanted to come up and tear Li Zhi apart. However, after the massacre in front of the Ming Dynasty a few days ago,
, the civil servants in the imperial court suddenly became much more honest.
Even if the civil servants still hated Li Zhi, they were afraid of the emperor's methods and did not dare to show it. The civil servants in the square looked at Li Zhi and all of them flinched.
After all, Li Zhi was just a prince before. Even if he killed many people, the civil servants were still unwilling to give in. They all felt that they could fight against Li Zhi. However, the emperor now controlled the court, bloodbathed Donglin, and supported Li Zhi everywhere. These civil servants finally knew
Why be afraid?
Li Zhi smiled and walked forward amidst those timid and timid eyes.
Ten "treasure book pavilions" have been set up on Danbi outside Huangji Hall, and five "treasure book cases" have been set up inside Huangji Hall. Huangji Hall is also filled with dignitaries in imperial uniforms.
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Seeing Li Zhi finally come in, the civil servants all looked closely at Li Zhi, trying not to look at him.
Li Zhi killed civil servants all the way, and today he actually became the county king. For more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, apart from the posthumous title of county king to the dead princes with different surnames, there has never been a living county king with a different surname. Li Zhi is only now
At the age of thirty-two, he has become the king of the Ming Dynasty. In a few years, what height will Li Zhi reach in the end? Will he be crowned a prince alive?
Is this Li Zhi really descending from the stars? All the gentry and civil servants in the world pulled Li Zhi down together, but they couldn't shake him at all. He was like a rocket taking off into the sky, rising higher and higher, and he was about to take all the privileged status, glory and wealth of the gentry in the world.
Take away.
Now that the emperor is so partial to Li Zhi and has control over the court, the officials in the court will not be able to defeat Li Zhi in the future. The only way for the gentry and Li Zhi to fight is with the Jiangbei Army.
The civil servants had mixed feelings in their hearts, but they dared not speak out in anger.
According to the evidence, the ceremony for enthroning a county king is very complicated. It not only requires salutes in the Huangji Palace, but also a report to the Ancestral Temple beforehand. There is a whole set of steps. At this time, Li Zhi was only involved in the second half of the ceremony.
The big drum outside the Huangji Hall was beaten by the eunuch who was in charge of rituals. It sounded three times in a row, "The ceremony is played in the middle."
After the drum beat, the golden sound was loud. Emperor Zhu Youjian walked out of Fengtian Hall wearing a dragon crown and was guided by an umbrella to the high platform of Huangji Hall and sat in the throne. Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang stood on the throne
Next to him, Zhu Youjian's disciples stood under the crown prince, all wearing dragon crown robes.
Li Zhi looked at the emperor and felt that the emperor today seemed a little different from the past. The emperor today felt high-spirited, as if the general trend of the world was controlled by his applause, and there was no longer the forbearance and constraints of the past.
The attendant beside Zhu Youjian asked loudly: "Who is standing, Your Highness?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and replied: "Li Zhi, Duke of Jin."
The attendant sang loudly: "I understand. Respect!"
The ritual music choir began to play, and Li Zhi listened with pricked ears. He felt that although the melody was obscure and difficult to understand, it had a majestic aura in it.
After the music sounded, the four emissaries came in from the West, holding the treasures. Danbi, who was standing outside the Huangji Hall, stood for a while. The ritual music choir waited for the emissaries to stand, and then started playing music. The emissaries
Hearing that the music had changed, he walked into the Huangji Hall holding the treasures in his hands and stood in front of the high throne platform.
Wang Duo, the chief minister of the cabinet, walked under the throne, took the treasure from the emissary, and prepared to hand it to Li Zhi.
After the treasures arrived, they praised and sang loudly: "The honor of Jia Yu Ye is the honor of grace and humiliation; the distribution of Yan Tianhuang is the etiquette of relatives. The mediocrity is rewarded in the grand ceremony, and the title of Xinlun is honored. Li Zhi, the Duke of Jin, is pure and sincere.
He has been praised for a long time, worked diligently and diligently, his military exploits are shining brightly in the north and south, and he is praised all over the world; he has been pure and honest throughout his life, and he has never slackened in his actions; he has thought about the meticulousness of the cardinal and seen the calmness of his etiquette."
"According to the chapter, I respected the rank of favor, awarded you a book of treasures, and made you the king of Tianjin. Dai Enlun was in the Yi Dynasty, and he was still able to control the Xin family; he was a solid rock for thousands of years, and his reputation will last forever. He protected the Qing Dynasty and repaired it.
甔恁, I am adhering to the plain shoes to be unswerving. I am advocating for Jiayou, but giving up my life for Yang, I am so grateful!"
Li Zhi stood in front of the throne, cupped his hands and replied: "I have little virtue and little hope, so I dare not accept this great treasure."
The emperor Zhu Youjian sat on the throne, looked at Li Zhi, and said with a smile: "That's ridiculous. You are so popular in the world, so famous in the world, and so virtuous that you can be made a county king."
Li Zhi declined again and said, "I am still young and dare not accept this great gift."
Governor Zhu Youxu said: "Although you are young, you have fought in the south and north, and you are actually the mainstay of our Ming Dynasty. You deserve this treasure!"
Li Zhi looked at Zhu Youjian, declined for the third time and said: "I am not a descendant of the surname Zhu, so I dare not accept the king's title as a human minister."
After hearing these words, all the officials in Huangji Palace slightly raised their heads and looked at the Emperor and Li Zhi.
What Li Zhi said is crucial. There has been no king with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. If Li Zhi was granted the title of king, what would the world think? Zhu Youjian had no time to regret it now.
However, the emperor had no intention of going back on his words. He smiled and said: "Although you are not a member of the royal family, you have played an important role in defending the country. You are the framer of the country and a good assistant to the country. There was no such thing in the previous dynasty. Your merits are worthy of receiving a different surname."
Wangjue."
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the faces of the civil officials in the palace darkened. It seemed that the emperor was determined to make this king this time.
Hearing the emperor's words, the military attaches in the palace were slightly excited. Having a different surname be crowned king based on military merit is undoubtedly a boost for the generals, which means that the ceiling for military attaches will be raised in the future. If he can be like Li Zhi in the future
If he has made extraordinary achievements like that, can he also be crowned king?
The military attachés, including Cao Bianjiao, the admiral of the new army in Beijing, looked at Li Zhi with eyes full of envy.
Li Zhi stopped refusing and sang loudly: "The emperor's kindness is great, and I will obey my orders!"
All the officials knelt down and sang loudly: "Long live my emperor!"
More than a thousand civil servants and military officers in the square outside the palace all knelt down and sang loudly "Long live my emperor, long live long live, long live the emperor", and the whole mountain roared like a tsunami.
Wang Duo took a breath, walked up to Li Zhi helplessly, and handed the treasure of the county king's book to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi took the treasure, knelt down, and sang: "Long live my emperor!"
Zhu Youjian praised: "Good!"
At the end of the registration ceremony, Zhu Youjian, the prince, and the kings no longer stayed, and exited the Huangji Hall along with the umbrella-covered honor guard.
The officials got up, and the civil servants looked at Li Zhi angrily, and none of them could speak.
Li Zhi also got up and looked at the treasure of the county king in his hand, feeling a little happy.
From now on, he will be a lonely king. Even the chief minister of the cabinet will kneel down and speak when he sees him.
Unable to resist the novelty, Li Zhi tried: "I am very happy today."
This sentence immediately attracted a burst of attention from the surrounding civil servants, all of whom were filled with unwillingness.
