That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1265

Since the past dynasties, the emperor's enthronement ceremony has long had fixed regulations.

After being invited by the Ministry of Rites to ascend the throne, the new emperor ascended the throne before the coffin of the Daxing Emperor, and then ascended to the throne in the Mingguang Palace of Ganquan Palace, received congratulations from all officials, and then went to Weiyang Palace surrounded by the tiger guards of Tiance Mansion , after the enthronement edict was read out by the Minister of Rites in Weiyang Palace, he received congratulations from all officials again, and was formally ascended to the throne of emperor.Finally, the new emperor led his ministers to the Circular Mound Altar outside the imperial capital to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens, pray to the heavens, and toast to the heavens.

The Heaven Worship Ceremony is the most important of many ceremonies. After the young Emperor Houjian ascended the throne, he held the Heaven Worship Ceremony according to the usual practice. When the wine bottle fell to the ground, the little emperor at that time turned pale with fright, which was regarded as an ominous omen. Later, the little emperor died in the rebellion of the five kings, which also fulfilled this matter.

However, Xiao Zhinan's situation is special. First of all, the coffins of the two former emperors. Xiao Xuan's coffin has been buried in the Qingling Mausoleum in Meishan. Although Xiao Bai's coffin has not been buried because the mausoleum has not been completed, it has also stopped at the Qingling Mausoleum in Meishan. In the landscape, Xiao Bai's coffin cannot be transported back to Ganquan Palace for Xiao Zhinan's enthronement ceremony.This is not only disrespectful to Xiao Bai, the late emperor, but also a joke.

After all, the rule of assuming the throne before the coffin of the first emperor is because the country cannot be left without a master for a day. Once the first emperor leaves, the new monarch will ascend the throne immediately, and it is reasonable to take the throne in front of the coffin. It's unwise.

Then there is another point, after all, Xiao Zhinan is a woman, and there has only been one female emperor in all dynasties, and it took such a long time for Xiao Zhinan to inherit the throne of his brother Xiao Bai, there is really no precedent to follow .

Therefore, after the cabinet deliberated, the procedure of enthroning in front of the late emperor's coffin was directly cancelled, and the enthronement was chosen at the Circular Mound Altar outside the imperial capital.In this way, this is similar to the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Taizu Gao Xiao Yu when he founded the country. In addition, Xiao Zhinan's succession process was tortuous and ups and downs, which made her and Xiao Bai have a long relationship. In the period of "no emperor in the country", perhaps future history books will use Xiao Zhinan as the watershed when recording the Daqi Dynasty. Even if the Daqi Dynasty is divided into two dynasties, it is unknown.

Xiao Zhinan didn't sleep all night, so he sat withered in the bamboo palace all night.

When the eastern sky turned pale, civil and military officials began to go to court.

Today's court meeting is very different. In addition to the civil and military officials who go to the court to discuss state affairs, there are also great nobles. Anyone with a title, regardless of whether he has an official position or not, must ascend to the court today.

In Weiyang Palace, ranks are used to distinguish front and back, and civil and military divisions are used to distinguish left and right.

Because there are too many people in the court today, most of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty can stand in the Weiyang Palace, and the rest of the low-rank officials can only be discharged from the palace in order, extending from the gate of the Weiyang Palace to the palace gate.

In Weiyang Palace, many third-rank officials are dressed in black official uniforms, first-rank civil servants are cranes, second-rank civil officials are golden pheasants, third-rank civil officials are peacocks, first-rank military officials are unicorns, second-rank military officials are lions, and third-rank military officials are fierce tigers.

In addition, some nobles who were entrusted with the title of duke and prince are wearing python robes. The difference between a python and a dragon lies in the number of claws. The dragon has five claws, and the python has four claws.

It's a pity that the royal family and vassals have suffered serious losses, dead, useless, and injured. Now there is only one new king of Yan in black python uniform, Xiao Mahe, who stands alone in front of the left and right civil and military officials. , which is the closest to the ninth-order Dan Chi.

After that, there were two new kings with different surnames, Zhao Wuji, king of Beiping County, Zha Qing, king of Dongping County, and two other kings with different surnames, namely Xu Beiyou, king of Nanping County, the current emperor's son-in-law, and Xu Beiyou, king of Nanping County, who was still in the northwest. Zhang Wubing, the king of Xiping County who returned to the imperial capital, neither of them appeared at the court meeting today.

Above the ninth-level alchemy is the dragon chair, which symbolizes the emperor's honor. On both sides are two huge incense burners surrounded by fairy spirits, sitting north and looking south, but at this time the dragon chair is empty, only Xiao Zhinan is standing on the dragon chair On one side, it is also sitting north and looking south, and the line of sight can look out from the gate of Weiyang Palace, until you can see the dark officials on the royal road outside the palace.

In front of Xiao Zhinan's side is Zhang Baisui, the eunuch with the handprint of the chief inspector of ceremonies. Following Zhang Baisui's own shout, the honorable officials inside and outside the hall began to salute, and Xiao Zhinan followed suit. Withdrawing his gaze, he looked around the hall.

Finally, she set her sights on the three princes at the front. Xiao Mahe, the king of Yan, looked at his nose, nose and heart, respectfully and respectfully; Zha Qing was thoughtful. After all, he was the only one who had not been in the court for a long time. He had been in the northeast for many years. There were advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that he had a deep foundation in the local area. Far from being able to compare with Zhao Wuji, who is also the county king, Zha Qing's entry into the court this time must be done carefully.

After the completion of the ceremony, the early court discussions began. First, Liu Zuo, Minister of the Household Department, came out and reported to the Regent Princess about the water transportation and Jiangnan taxes. After retiring, Ben was squeezed out, seeing that the position of Hubu Shangshu was already in jeopardy.However, as Mr. Han became seriously ill, Mr. Lan became the official of the Jiange camp in Shuzhou, and this Liu Mengfu actually rose to the top and secured his position as Minister of the Household Department.

But Liu Zuo didn't think about provoking the "Korean Party" again. Although Prime Minister Han is too ill to be a director, it's unlikely that Mr. Lan will return to the court again, and the emperor's son-in-law is even more accomplished , at this time, it is better to be careful.

After Liu Zuo, there were four more ministers who mentioned some lackluster political affairs, but none of them stirred up any ripples. At this time, all the dignitaries and officials in the hall knew it well, and the first five were all foreshadowing the final Ministry of Rites. That's all.

There are six ministries in the cabinet, with the Ministry of Officials in charge of personnel affairs and examination of merit, which is the head of the six ministries. It is similar to the Tianguan Zhongzai in the Zhou Dynasty, so it is called Tianguan.The Ministry of Households is in charge of wealth, household registration, mountains, forests, salt and marshes, etc., and is a local official.The main sacrifice is in spring, so the Ministry of Rites is the spring official.During the summer slack, troops are often dispatched, so the Ministry of War is Xia Guan.Prisoners are executed in autumn, born in spring and killed in autumn, so the Ministry of Punishment is the official of autumn.There are many projects during the slack season in winter, so the Ministry of Industry is the winter official.

In this order, the Ministry of Rites is only the third of the six.In terms of power in hand, it is almost at the bottom of the six ministries, and it is even less lucrative than the Ministry of Industry. Only Qinggui is left, and it is still very rare to dominate the court like today.

The current Secretary of the Ministry of Rites of Chunguan is concurrently held by the second minister of the cabinet, Xie Suqing, so he is not included in the six ministers. In the case that the first minister of the cabinet, Han Xuan, did not go to court, his position is only second to the three princes.

After Xie Suqing stepped forward, everyone cheered up immediately, knowing that the highlight of the day was coming.

(End of this chapter)