At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 211 King Conferred Ceremony
In the middle of the night, urgent news came from Babaili in Sizhou: Ma Xiuying gave birth to a son.

As soon as Cheng De received the news, he immediately spread the news under the rule of the Sizhou Army.

At the same time, the son was established as the eldest son and named Cheng Biao.

The birth of Cheng Biao added a layer of mystery to Cheng De's acquisition of Jiqing Road.

Folks began to spread that the Sizhou army took Jiqing Road as a natural act, and the reason was naturally that the Yuan Dynasty did a lot of things that both people and gods were angry with.

Of course, as the news spread that Cheng De had taken down Jiqing Road, there were undercurrents under the entire Sizhou army.

Today, auspicious clouds appear in Huai'an City; tomorrow, auspicious beasts appear in Xuyi City.
After Cheng De stabilized the hearts of the entire Jiqing Road, he sent people to Sizhou City to move all the officials from the various ministries in Sizhou, as well as the people from the General's Mansion, to Jiqing.

Cheng De handed over this matter to the trusted He Jiusi.

To Zhengzheng March 13th, [-]th year.

Officials from various ministries in Sizhou all went to Jiqing Road.

Naturally, Ma Xiuying and others also arrived.

Shangyuan County General Mansion.

The General's Mansion here was originally Fushou's Mansion. After Cheng De took it, he accepted it with a smile and changed its name to the General's Mansion.

This mansion is huge, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres.

There is a courtyard in the mansion, surrounded by heavily guarded soldiers.

And the lobby in the courtyard is naturally Cheng De and the officials of various ministries, as well as the generals who are now on Jiqing Road.

Cheng Degao sat at the head, and the rest stood on both sides divided into civil and military.

At this time, those who can stay in this lobby are very excited.

Because according to the recent visions in various places, it is a precursor to the Sizhou Army's conquering general becoming king.

Once Cheng De becomes king, their status will rise.

This means that they have more and more power in their hands.

"I called you here today, and I have a few things to tell you." Cheng De looked around at the civil servants and generals and said first.

Everyone held their breaths and listened intently.

"The first thing is, from now on, Jiqing Road will be renamed Nanjing."

After Cheng De finished speaking, he took a look at everyone and saw that there was no objection from them, so he continued: "The second thing is the matter of becoming a king. I once said that after taking down Jiqing Road, I will talk about becoming a king. Originally, I I still want to take it easy, but in recent days there has been a lot of auspiciousness, and people's hearts are fluctuating under the rule of the Sizhou Army. In order to conform to the people's will, this general has decided to become king. As for when to become king, and the choice of king name, you are now Give me a second to think about it."

Li Shanchang then said: "General, my subordinates think that the matter of being king should not be sloppy, and you need to choose an auspicious day to do it."

Lu didn't need to speak immediately: "General, as far as my subordinates know, March [-]th is an auspicious day, and the general can be crowned king on this day."

Cheng De glanced at Lu Wuyong, then at Li Shanchang, then nodded and said, "In this case, let's choose March [-]th."

"The date of proclaiming the king has been confirmed. Please help me think about how to choose the title of the proclaimed king?" Cheng De asked the officials without any haste.

Everyone heard the words and fell silent on the spot.

suddenly.

Song Zan, chief secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came out, bowed to Cheng De, and then said, "General, my subordinates think that the four titles of Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu are the most honorable, and the general may choose one of them. .”

"This matter, the subordinates think it is impossible."

As soon as the words came out, everyone followed the voice and found that it was Shi Naian who spoke.

Cheng De also looked at Shi Naian: "Benefactor, what do you think? Just explain it together!"

Shi Naian thought for a while before saying: "This subordinate thought that the general started an incident in Sizhou City, Huaibei, so he could take the word 'Huai' and call him King Huai! Taking this king title can show that it is the place where the general's king flourished. , Second, it can show that the general expelled the Hulu and restored the original heart of China."

The voice fell.

Li Shanchang came out, and said directly: "No, General Qi, my subordinates think that they can be called the King of Wu. Because—"

Cheng De directly interrupted: "I don't like the title of King Wu, and I will never use it. When I think of the title of King Wu, I think of King Wu Fucha and King Sun Quan. Their fate is not very good." Good. This title is not auspicious in my opinion!"

"General, my subordinates think that you can choose between 'Chu' and 'Huai'." Fang Ming, the head of the household department, answered calmly.

After finishing speaking, Fang Ming retreated into the crowd.

Cheng De frowned and thought about Fang Ming's words, and remained silent.

Everyone was also silent.

For a moment, the entire lobby seemed extremely silent.

a long time.

Cheng De said: "The four titles of Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu are honorable because their monarchs were the strongest in the past, so they are honorable. In my eyes, even if this general takes a new title , as long as this general is the strongest, then the history books of future generations will definitely list the title given by this general as a noble title. This general has thought twice and decided to adopt the title of 'King Huai'."

"The general is wise!" Everyone at the scene responded loudly.

"The matter of conferring the king will be left to Lu You and Song Zan to be responsible." Cheng De suddenly added.

"General, may I ask what is the name of the country when the general calls himself queen?" Zhang Yi suddenly looked at Cheng De and asked.

Cheng De didn't hesitate at all: "This general once said—to drive out the barbarians and restore China. The sun and the moon shine, all belong to the Han land. The sun and the moon are bright, and the name of the country will be Ming from now on!"

Ming dynasty?

Everyone frowned.

Liu Futong remembered that there was a Xiao Ming Wang.

Moreover, there is Mingjiao that is famous all over the world.Most of them know that the rebel army of the Red Turban Army publicly used the prophecy motto "Maitreya is born, King Ming is born" as a slogan, and called themselves magic soldiers.

Could it be that the name of the Ming Dynasty that the general took has something to do with it?
Everyone is puzzled.

Looking at the frowning and pensive looks of everyone present, Cheng De breathed a sigh of relief.

He has a special affection for the country title of 'Ming', and in his heart, he really hopes that if the world can be unified in the future, the people living in the Ming Dynasty will have a bright future.

This is also his goal.

Seeing that there was no response from the crowd, Cheng De continued: "The title of the country has now been decided. In addition, Master Li, you should lead the left and right clerks of the Ministry of Officials and the rest of the clerks, and plan to write a document for the canonization of civil and military officials." The document must be submitted to me before the ceremony of conferring the king, and your official department has seven days to complete it."

Li Shanchang didn't hesitate at all, and quickly replied: "Follow the order! This subordinate will definitely complete it!"

"That's the end of the discussion today. You all go down and make preparations. During the period of becoming king, there must be no mistakes. Otherwise, I will severely punish those who have neglected their duties." Cheng De said calmly after sweeping around the crowd.

Everyone was stunned and nodded their heads one after another.

Seeing this, Cheng De left in a hurry and went to Ma Xiuying's other courtyard.

In a flash of time, it came to March 13th, Zhizheng [-]th year.

Good luck.

Earth-shattering drums sounded outside the General's Mansion, and all the civil and military officials of the Sizhou Army were waiting outside the General's Mansion.

The guard of honor outside the General's Mansion has been lined up outside the General's Mansion, and they are all clustered around a luxurious carriage drawn by five tall horses. The guard of honor soldiers are all carefully selected people, and they all look extremely energetic.

soon.

Cheng De led Ma Xiuying out of the General's Mansion with his right hand, Cheng De was dressed in a black brocade robe, and Ma Xiuying was wearing a red Fengxia.

As for why the clothes are black, Cheng De actually likes them personally.

In his mind, even if the world is unified in the future, the color of the dragon robe will be closer to that of Qin Shihuang, instead of the original yellow of the Ming Dynasty.

Regarding the yellow dragon robe, Cheng De didn't feel cold about it.

Moreover, Cheng De's future dragon robe style and shape will be in line with Qin Shihuang.

Of course, this is just Cheng De's thoughts buried deep in his heart.

He also thought that maybe in the future because of this matter, he would have to deal with the civil servants under him.

After Cheng De and Ma Xiuying got into the carriage, the convoy slowly headed towards the King Fengtai built in the north of Nanjing City.

As for the civil servants and military generals, they all rode a horse, and they all accompanied Cheng De's carriage.

The horse team marched mightily through the streets and alleys, causing quite a commotion.

The streets and alleys are filled with endless people everywhere.

The fact that Cheng De became king today is known to all the people in Nanjing City, and this matter has been widely spread in the past few days.

Today, these people in Nanjing City came here spontaneously, just to witness the face of Cheng De, the General of the Sizhou Army who will soon be called King Huai.

However, these people are likely to be disappointed.

On the left and right sides of the carriage where Cheng De was sitting, there were endless soldiers of the Sizhou Army. Everyone marched with their heads held high, with excitement in their eyes.

Moreover, every soldier of the Sizhou Army is wearing black armor and looks majestic.

When the people in the streets and alleys of Nanjing City saw the Sizhou Army passing by, they all cast awe-inspiring eyes on Cheng De's carriage.

After traveling for about an hour, the convoy finally arrived at Fengwangtai.

Fengwangtai is ten feet high, and you have to climb hundreds of stone steps from the ground to get to Fengwangtai.

Cheng De climbed to the stage of conferring the king step by step.

The Fengwangtai is surrounded by wooden fences on all sides. There are five altars in total, and objects worshiping heaven are placed on each altar.The King Conferring Platform is located in the very center. On the three-foot-high stone platform, there is a golden throne facing south.

Cheng De and Ma Xiuying sat directly on the golden throne after entering the crown and seal, and all the officials stood in order at this time.

Acting as master of ceremonies, Song Zan, the chief bookkeeper of the Ministry of Rites, read out the inscription of worshiping the sky, and then all the officials congratulated and worshiped the new king together.

At the end of the prayer, Lu didn't need to hold the canonized document, strode out and began to read the imperial imperial seal aloud.

The hearts of Wenwu and Wu present were pounding, and there was a trace of anticipation in their eyes.

Finally, it's time for this link.

They all want to know what kind of official they will be sealed.

So, everyone cheered up and listened carefully, as if they were afraid of missing it.

They are also thinking about the merits they have made, and what officials they should be awarded.

At the same time, they also wanted to know what the Sizhou military system would look like in the future.

Do you continue to use the previous ones, or is there a new one?

These, they don't know.

On this matter, they also asked Li Shanchang, the head of the Ministry of Officials, and Lu Wuyong, the head of the Ministry of Industry, but both Li Shanchang and Lv didn't know that they didn't know.

However, this matter, civil and military officials will soon know.

Therefore, they were all waiting patiently, listening to what Lu Yong had to say.

(End of this chapter)