Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 21 Preparations for Enthronement
Walking in the palace, a group of people followed behind.

Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chengen followed from left to right, Zhu Youjian suddenly turned his head to look at Wei Zhongxian on the left and asked: "Mr. Wei, normally, should we do the funeral of the emperor's brother first or should I succeed first?" ?”

Wei Zhongxian was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't expect King Xin to ask himself this question.

After thinking for a while, Wei Zhongxian replied: "Your Highness, according to the ancestor's rules, you are required to inherit the throne under the name of Jian Guo first, and you can not officially ascend the throne until you have completed the 27th day of filial piety for the late emperor, and after the late emperor is buried.

but……"

Wei Zhongxian stopped talking at this point and did not continue.

This aroused Zhu Youjian's curiosity, so he asked: "But what?"

Wei Zhongxian looked at the group behind the two of them who was staring at him covetously, wishing to take a look at the cramped officials and then turned around, looked at Zhu Youjian with a wry smile and said: "His Royal Highness, I am afraid that the officials behind you will I don’t want to, based on the servant’s understanding of them, they are probably afraid of what the servant will do, so it is very likely that His Majesty will directly omit the step of being the first emperor’s filial piety and directly ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor.”

Zhu Youjian nodded suddenly after listening to it. Indeed, according to historical records, Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne on the 24th, and proclaimed himself emperor only two days after Tianqi's death. enthroned.

And he didn't make up for it afterwards. If Tianqi knew about it, he wondered if he would regret passing the throne to this white-eyed wolf.

Now that I have become Chongzhen, it is impossible for me to do such a thing. Although it is impossible to be filial in this situation and then ascend the throne, but how can I say that I am also a promising young man who grew up under the red flag, and he is so kind to me. , How could I be like a white-eyed wolf in history who used up and left others aside, even lazily keeping the 27-day filial piety.

After I ascended the throne, I will give my brother the full 27 days of filial piety, which can be regarded as repaying his kindness to me over the years, and I can also take this opportunity to see what courts I have been in during the 27 days when I am not in the court. How will the courtiers react?
Immediately Chongzhen asked Wei Zhongxian: "Then what about you? Do you want this king to be enthroned immediately, or do you want to be enthroned after finishing the filial piety for the emperor's brother?"

After asking, Zhu Youjian stared straight into Wei Zhongxian's eyes with meaningful eyes, waiting for his answer.

Feeling the gaze from King Xin, Wei Zhongxian thumped in his heart, and immediately understood that he was asking about his lineup, and his answer represented whether he wanted to stand by Zhu Youjian's side, or on the opposite side of him. It will determine what attitude King Xin will use to treat him in the future.

If the answer is good, maybe I can successfully transition from the late emperor's minion to the Xin Wang's minion. If the answer is not good, after the Xin Wang ascends the throne, I will most likely be completely liquidated!
At this moment of deciding his own destiny, Wei Zhongxian, a high-end player who has already practiced in various struggles and has not changed his face, began to get nervous uncontrollably!

"Xin Wang...does he want me to answer the question of ascension to the throne first, or filial piety first?" Wei Zhongxian hesitated.

Is this question difficult to answer?
It's hard to say, it's hard to say it's not hard.

The answer to this question depends on what kind of person Zhu Youjian is. If he is an ambitious person, Wei Zhongxian only needs to answer the question of enthroning first.

But if Zhu Youjian is a person who values ​​family affection, he will be offended if he ascends the throne first, and King Xin may think of him that way by then.

My imperial brother has protected you Wei Zhongxian for so long, now that he has just left, you can't wait to please yourself and change your family, you didn't think of the imperial brother, you are not worthy of trust!

Therefore, the most important key to this question is what kind of person is Zhu Youjian?

Is he an ambitious careerist?Or an emotional person?

Wei Zhongxian was lost in thought.

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian did not answer his question, but fell into deep thought, Zhu Youjian did not urge him, smiled slightly and continued to walk in the palace, waiting for him to give himself an answer while walking.

He is not in a hurry.

Wei Zhongxian thought for a long time, until everyone came to the Qianqing Palace where the body of Emperor Tianqi was placed, Wei Zhongxian finally made up his mind.

Immediately, he raised his head, looked at Zhu Youjian who was beside him and replied: "Return to Your Highness, the country cannot live without a king for a day, and this servant hopes that His Highness can ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

Wei Zhongxian still thinks that King Xin is an ambitious person, and he should not be willing to wait for such a long time to observe his filial piety. After all, it is related to the throne, and every day of delay will bring countless variables.

"Oh~ is it?"

Zhu Youjian glanced at him meaningfully, nodded without saying whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied, and strode into the Qianqing Palace.

Wei Zhongxian was left standing there in a daze, wondering what the prince who was about to ascend the throne meant just now.
……

In fact, Wei Zhongxian didn't know at all that Zhu Youjian was neither an ambitious nor a very emotional person.

No, it cannot be said that it is not emotive.

It's just that people in this world are not that important to him.

In his heart, the memory of his previous life is his real life. These five years are more like a dream, a dream from which he cannot wake up, but he has no choice but to bear this dream, after all, he has come Once here, there is no going back.

So no matter what Wei Zhongxian said, Zhu Youjian wouldn't care, because...he didn't intend to listen to other people's opinions on this matter at all, he just asked, pretended to be coercive, and put some pressure on Wei Zhongxian.

Zhu Youjian entered the Qianqing Palace, but the ministers did not follow in. Instead, they diverted to the Ministry of Rites and began to discuss matters related to the late emperor's funeral and the enthronement of Xinwang.

The facts were not as expected by Wei Zhongxian, except for the eunuchs among the officials, all other officials strongly demanded that King Xin ascend the throne immediately!
Even if you violate the rules, you must immediately ascend the throne!Otherwise they don't worry.

Finally, there is a chance to move to the eunuch party. As long as the new monarch is in power, with the three-inch tongue of their "honest gentlemen", they are confident that the new monarch can suppress the eunuch party and restore the righteous and prosperous dynasty. The prosperous age!

So they can't wait any longer now, they can't let the eunuchs delay, King Xin must ascend the throne immediately!No accidents can happen!

Under the strong demands of these "honest men and gentlemen", coupled with the blessing of the late emperor's edict, it is in line with the law, and in addition, the eunuch party received Wei Zhongxian's hint and did not block it.

So the proposal to let King Xin ascend the throne as soon as possible was quickly approved by the officials.

In the end, after deliberation, everyone decided that King Xin would only sue Tiandi, Zongmiao, and Sheji, that is, the emperor, on the [-]th of August. "

That night, the cabinet presented four reign names for Zhu Youjian to choose from.

The first is "Qiansheng", the second is "Xingfu", the third is "Xianjia", and the last is "Chongzhen" in history.

After careful consideration!Uh... Mainly because Zhu Youjian was too lazy to think about it, and since he occupied someone else's body, at least he should leave a year name for him, right?
Therefore, Zhu Youjian still chose Chongzhen as his year name as in history, and it will be the first year of Chongzhen from next year after he ascends the throne.

After Zhu Youjian selected the year name, the entire ceremony and even the court began to be busy. They will be enthroned tomorrow, and there is not enough time left for them to prepare, so the entire Ministry of Rites is busy without touching the ground, but it’s okay , was finally barely ready before he ascended the throne the next day.

On the morning of August 24th, the seventh year of Tianqi, surrounded by officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple who were in charge of the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Youjian came to the Huangji Hall wearing the soon-to-be-made emperor's crown.

The enthronement ceremony officially begins!
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