Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 507 Public Memorial Day

The sacrificial activities in the Ming Dynasty were divided into three classes.

The big sacrifices are called heaven and earth, ancestral temples, shrines, and mausoleums;
The middle sacrifices are Asahi, Xiyue, Tai Sui, Emperors, Xianshi, Xiannong, and Banners;
The minor priests are called empresses, concubines, concubines, princes, concubines, princesses and wives, three emperors, first doctors, five sacrifices, fire commanders, capital city gods, Dongyue, and Jingcang....

According to the will of Emperor Chongzhen, to pay homage to the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty is a middle sacrifice, located behind the banner.

This decree immediately aroused discussions among the ruling and opposition parties, wondering if the standard was too high.

After all, the ranking of honoring the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty is ahead of empresses, concubines, concubines, princes, concubines, princesses, etc.!
However, regarding these arguments, Emperor Chongzhen Qiankun was arbitrarily assertive, bluntly saying that the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty was worthy of such a level of sacrifice.This attitude shocked the government and the public alike!
This made them feel that the emperor attached great importance to Daming loyalty!

The eighteenth day of the third lunar month is the day that the emperor appointed to pay homage to the loyalists of the Ming Dynasty.This also makes many people feel strange.

Because this day is not considered a good day to hold a memorial ceremony, but the emperor chose this day to hold a memorial ceremony without any discussion.

When this day came, Emperor Chongzhen led the crown prince and all civil and military officials out of the Forbidden City to pay homage to the Monument of Loyalty of the Ming Dynasty at the side of the Meridian Gate Square, and then entered the Memorial Hall of Loyalty of the Ming Dynasty to commemorate it. It took a morning and was very grand.

This memorial day is still held every year, and the emperor personally sacrifices;

If the emperor is inconvenient, the prince will lead civil and military officials to pay homage;
If there is no crown prince, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty will lead civil and military officials to pay homage;

On this day of commemoration, any official must not be absent innocently, and if he does not even sign in, that is, if he does not register with the correctional officer, he will be impeached;
On the day of commemoration, no official is allowed to drink, have fun, celebrate or entertain, otherwise he will be severely punished; this is not only valid for officials in the capital, but also for officials all over the country.

To commemorate this day, the national army all fly at half-mast to show condolences!
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What makes everyone a little strange is that some of these measures, such as the national army flying at half-staff, to show condolences, did not exist before.

All in all, Emperor Chongzhen's emphasis on honoring the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty was far beyond their surprise.

Afterwards, rumors spread all over the world.

It is said that the courtiers around the emperor found that the emperor was really sad, and he was not in a good mood all day long!Many people cursed and swear, saying that the emperor's attitude is really not just pretending!

Needless to say, the emperor's attitude moved most of the people of Ming Dynasty: You deserve such respect, even if you die, you will have no regrets!

Of course they didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen's emotions were indeed true, but more, they were actually mourning for themselves in another time and space.

Thinking about this day, when faced with despair, he sent away his three sons, killed his daughter, forced his wife to death, and then ran to Jingshan and hanged himself.Even when he hanged himself, he had to cover his face with his hair, so that he would have no face to see his ancestors...

Emperor Chongzhen thought about this, if he was still in a good mood, it would be strange!

Of course, it is also for this reason that he cherishes the loyalists who are loyal to Daming, so he also sincerely uses such a high standard to pay homage to the loyalists of Daming.

For Emperor Chongzhen, the Jiangshan Sheji handed down by his ancestors is the first and most important.His wife and children will not bring much help to Daming's country and society, they are just his relatives; and Daming loyalists are using their lives to protect his country and society, so he excludes Daming's loyalists. Before the wife and children, it is also a matter of course.

On the day of the Great Ming Zhonglie's Memorial Day, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an order to reiterate that Daming Zhonglie's pension must be paid in every penny.
Afterwards, the matter of verifying the pensions of the loyalists of the Ming Dynasty was also clearly decreed to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Temple Priests and Officials, that is, the newly promoted doctor Lu Xiangguan was in charge.

In addition, it was also decreed that in the newly built Daming Free School, there should also be a Sangong Temple, in which three sculptures of Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, and Qiu Minyang are enshrined. Students who make mistakes will be punished by kneeling in the Sangong Temple.

The loyalty of the Ming Dynasty is the backbone of the Ming Dynasty, loyal to the emperor and serving the country, and will live forever!
All these things changed the atmosphere in the capital immediately.Especially before the emperor Taizu and the most holy teacher had just manifested their spirits, which accelerated the transformation of the atmosphere in the capital.

Because the people in the capital believe that if a person is about to die, there really must be ghosts of gods.And to enter the Daming Loyalty Hall and receive a memorial service from the imperial court, the standard is so high that even if one dies underground, it must be very useful.

And even if the sons and grandchildren are cut off, the country can pay homage to it, and it will last forever with the country!
And if the Ming Dynasty is loyal, the real benefits are also visible. Needless to say, the pension is generous, and the status will be different.

All these things, the people in the capital who eat and wait to die are scolded the most, which is to let them go and join the army. At least there is a way to die on the battlefield. After death, they can still be paid homage by the court. .

There is no way, one of the easiest ways to be a loyal warrior of the Ming Dynasty is to fight to the death for the country.Other situations exist, but are less common.

Invisibly, in the past few years, there was a saying that a good man should not be a soldier, and a good woman should not marry a soldier. It has all become a saying that if you are a man, you should be a soldier, and if you want to marry, you should marry a soldier.

This change in concept has gradually changed since Emperor Chongzhen rebuilt the Beijing camp, and it changed qualitatively after Emperor Chongzhen paid homage to the Ming Zhonglie.Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is roughly the same!
It seems that it is no longer so obvious that gentlemen are more important than martial arts!
Naturally, after the news of commemorating the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen's orders spread, the morale of the troops in various places suddenly skyrocketed.Emperor Chongzhen's prestige in the army also increased a lot at once.

At this time, if anyone wants to incite the soldiers to rebel, they must have their brains trapped by the door!

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While the news was still spreading from the capital side, the Jiangnan side, especially the Nanjing city side, was already making a big move.

Regarding the third stage of rectifying the local area, that is, re-measurement of the land, Ma Shiying, Wang Dehua, the admiral of Dongchang, and Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, had many differences and opposed their recklessness.

According to Wang Dehua and Li Ruolian, with the information provided by those hidden households, they probably know who the grain fields belong to and who they don’t, so they just do it directly according to the information they have. Whoever wants to have an opinion, Their factory guards handle it; anyone who dares to instigate civil uprisings will have the army in their hands, and they will suppress it directly, which just happens to add a lot of labor!
But Ma Shiying disagreed, saying that they represented the emperor, not the robbers. If they were so reckless, the emperor's prestige would be damaged, and it was the minister's fault.

He put the emperor's name out like this, no matter whether it was Wang Dehua or Li Ruolian, they didn't dare to force it.They were not afraid of offending the local gentry and nobles, but they did not dare to discredit the emperor.

In addition, no matter whether it was the fire of the military rations or the robbery and burning of the Jinyiwei official ship, there was no clue, which made Wang Dehua and Li Ruolian a little annoyed.

Although they guessed with a high probability that the squires and nobles from the south of the Yangtze River must have done it, but they can't arrest all the squires and nobles from the south of the Yangtze River and torture them severely.

A kind of grievance lingered in their hearts. When they met each other, the atmosphere was a bit wrong.

"Tell me, what should I do about the matter that Lord Long Live told me?" Wang Dehua asked Ma Shiying in a bad tone, "Especially the Nanjing version, which is the top priority of the whole Jiangnan rectification, and everyone is watching it. Now, this doesn't work, and that doesn't work, you are the organizer, so you have an idea!"

In fact, I have thought about all the ways I can think of, but I can't think of any good way.

Faced with Wang Dehua's questioning, Ma Shiying was also a little guilty, so he had no choice but to say: "I have already told the emperor secretly, maybe the emperor will have a good way, let's wait!"

The emperor was moved out again, making Wang Dehua unable to get angry even if he wanted to.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that in this situation, what else can be done, only to suppress it by force, what else can be done?
Pointing at a deer as a horse, what they say is what they say, and they have to hold back if they refuse to accept it, that's all they can do!

On the other hand, Li Ruolian at the side was calmer. He hadn't spoken before, but when he saw the two of them froze again, he opened his mouth and said, "Then, the last time I falsely reported the military situation and exaggerated the power of the bandits to cover up the bandits under Zhang Xianzhong's army. Let’s catch those local officials who broke through the siege, so we won’t discredit the emperor, let’s see if we can find any clues under torture.”

Having said that, he paused and added: "I don't believe it anymore, they do such things together, there will be no connection behind them!"

When Ma Shiying heard this, he didn't see much.This matter is a matter of the factory guard. If the factory guard does this, most people in the world will scold the factory guard for being cruel, and he and the emperor will not be involved.

After Wang Dehua heard this, he immediately stood up and said: "This method will work, let's go, I will suffocate to death here, at least I have a place to vent my anger!"

Upon hearing his words, Ma Shiying knew that those local officials were going to be in trouble.

He hadn't had time to say anything when he stood up, suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, but it was a personal guard who ran in quickly and reported to the people in the lobby: "A team of Jinyi guards from the capital came and said they wanted to See you, my lords!"

This must be the emperor's will. When Ma Shiying and others heard it, they couldn't help but glanced at each other.

They all guessed that this must be the emperor's reply to Ma Shiying's secret melody.I just don't know, what will be the emperor's reply?
(End of this chapter)