Chapter 615: The Three-Year Festival of Fengxian Hall
"Tick-tock", "tick-tock" of horse hooves sounded at the north gate of the capital. Several horses and two carriages ran directly across the gate and into the city. A young guard wanted to stop him and ask, but was stopped by an older man.
The man grabbed him and said, "You don't want your life! Didn't you see the royal emblem on the carriage?"
When the young guard heard what his captain said, he also remembered that the emblem engraved on the carriage was indeed the royal emblem that he had been specially told to remember before taking office. However, he was still unconvinced and said: "It is the royal carriage, and I am loyal to the duty.
It doesn’t matter if I’m stopped.”
The captain snorted coldly and said: "If His Royal Highness King An, Prince Yong'an is so sensible, or Prince Liangxiang is cautious, nothing will happen; but if you meet the domineering prince, just wait
Die! Your Majesty is naturally kind to your ministers, but even if His Majesty knew about it, he could only reprimand him."
Seeing how solemn he said it, the young guard did not dare to speak.
But the captain seemed to have thought of something again and said: "No, I just said it wrong. Even the most domineering prince in the past two days should not dare to directly kill people with his horse. He will be punished by God."
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The next morning it was still dark, but many people had already gathered in the imperial city. Countless people stood at the entrance of Fengxian Hall. Some were whispering, but most of them were silent, as if they were afraid.
The god's throne in Fengxian Hall was disturbed.
Today is the third anniversary of Zhu Yuanzhang's death. Although Yunxi announced in the first year of Jianye that he would shorten the period of public filial piety to one year. From then on, all officials and kings can return to their parents' filial piety one year after their death.
Although he was an official and had sex with his wives and concubines, Yunxi did not dare and did not completely deny the significance of the three years of filial piety set by Confucius, so this day is still a very important day.
I don't know how long it took, but it was already dark. A couple walked over from the palace city. Everyone who saw the couple bowed and saluted: "I have met your Majesty, and I have met the Queen."
Yunxi was dressed in plain clothes like them. He didn't smile, but said calmly: "No need to be polite."
Then Yunxi continued to walk forward, Xiyao followed him, and the crowd automatically separated a road, allowing Yunxi and his wife to stand in front of the Fengxian Hall. A female official came to Yunxi with the crown prince Wen Yuan in her arms.
, put him down and stepped back. Yunxi stretched out his hand to hold Wen Yuan and whispered something to him. Wen Yuan stretched out his fleshy little hand to take the sacrifice from the hand of the official, and walked into the hall under the leadership of the usher.
Go. Yunxi and Xiyao also picked up some items and walked into the Fengxian Hall. The rest of the royal family were divided into rows according to seniority, age, gender and status, and stood behind Yunxi and followed them into the hall.
It was the first time for Princess An Xu Mengyu to participate in such a solemn sacrifice by the royal family. Although she was very careful, she still looked around curiously. Fengxian Hall was not a very gorgeous palace, and the decoration did not use any precious materials.
He looked a little disappointed, but then he felt a very solemn atmosphere, and thought to himself: 'This is what the eldest sister said yesterday, the unique atmosphere in Fengxian Hall, it is indeed extraordinary.'
Then her eyes looked forward. Wenyuan laboriously placed the sacrifice in his hand on a small table, and the imperial officer placed the small table on the big table. At the same time, Wenyuan knelt in front of the altar and followed the guidance of the guide.
What did the next person say? Yunxi and Xiyao also followed the etiquette and did something under the leadership of the guide, kneeling in front of the altar. Seeing the three of them kneeling down, Xu Mengyu and other descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang also knelt down.
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Yunxi knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's shrine, looked up at his shrine, and was slightly in a trance. It had been three years since he took the throne. In the past three years, he had successively opened two Shibo Divisions and quelled the rebellions in Shandong and Baobei. Sending troops to attack Majapahit initially established the Nanyang order led by the Ming Dynasty, carried out the reform of subordinate officials to the police, formally implemented the policy of feudalism, sent a fleet to explore north, and actively prepared for the war with Timur...
Yunxi suddenly realized that he had done so many things without knowing it. Many emperors would never make so many reforms in their lifetime. But this was not enough for him!
He had done a lot of things in the past three years, but apart from the enfeoffment and opening up of the sea, there was nothing particularly important. Among them, the opening of the sea was something that Zhu Yuanzhang had already decided before his death. The enfeoffment had already received his tacit approval, and the vast number of royal family and honorary officials. It is not too difficult to support you, and it does not touch the biggest problem of the Ming Dynasty system.
Next, his reforms will enter the "deep water zone" and touch the core system of the Ming Dynasty. Domestic reforms have always been more difficult than external wars. Although Yunxi is unwilling to fight Timur, if he and Timur He could avoid internal reforms by fighting a war, and he would rather fight ten wars with Tamerlane.
And Yunxi was not sure that his reforms were right. It is true that as long as future emperors do not have Zhu Yuanzhang's diligence and ability, the Ming Dynasty's system will definitely not be able to last forever, but it has been maintained for two years in history. More than a hundred years, including the thirty-nine years of Nanming, it exceeds three hundred years.
Although Yunxi knew a lot of experience in governing the country in later generations, it may not be suitable for this era. This is different from Kaihai, which was at least proven correct by the Song Dynasty, and the series of reforms in his mind were all based on modern nationalism. During the era of prosperity, the country was not only invaded repeatedly, but also culturally influenced by the West. The environment was completely different from now.
Yunxi raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's throne, and said to himself: 'Grandpa, I wonder if you have met the emperors of the past dynasties in the underworld, and have you discussed with them the pros and cons of governing the country?'
‘I wonder if you can see the emperors of the Ming Dynasty after the 15th and 16th centuries in my grandson’s previous life? If you can, you will understand why my grandson wants to reform.’
"I hope that my grandpa's spirit in heaven can bless my grandson's reform success; my grandson will not act rashly and will think twice before taking action..."
Yunxi said a lot to Zhu Yuanzhang's statue in his heart. Finally, he remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's love for him during his lifetime, and heard the faint crying behind him, so he couldn't help but cry too. When he cried, it was like a signal. Generally, the originally suppressed crying behind him was no longer suppressed, and people who were not crying began to howl, and suddenly there was a burst of crying in Fengxian Hall.
After Yunxi cried for a while, Feng Yuguan softly persuaded him. He slowly stopped crying and performed the last rituals. After that, Yunxi led the clan and walked out of Fengxian Hall.
This was the most dazzling moment of the day. He looked up at the bright sunshine and thought to himself: 'Grandpa, my grandson must make the Ming Dynasty more stable than in the previous life.'