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Chapter 42: Year Name Jingyang
The funeral has come to an end for now, but there are more things to come.The first thing is the accession of the new emperor to the throne.The ancients said that a country cannot live without a king for a day. When the old emperor is gone, a new emperor must quickly take his place.

The enthronement ceremony was not held in the three main halls of the previous dynasty, but in the Wenhua Hall, where the crown prince listened to the sutra banquet.Earlier, when Honglu Temple came to ask about the prince's wishes, Hong Tao only said four words, keep everything simple!

But no matter how simple it is, it cannot be separated from the routine. Just going back and forth from plain clothes to gun clothes, and then from gun clothes to plain clothes took several times, and finally the ceremony was completed at Chengtianmen.

It was already the end of the first month of the 32nd year of Wanli, and the Ministry of Rites began to discuss the issue of changing the year name again.Hong Tao didn't choose any of them, so he named himself Jingyang.

The three bachelors in the cabinet were all silent after hearing this. The Ministry of Rites approved the new year's name the next day, but it could not be changed immediately. It had to wait until the 32nd year of Wanli had passed, and it would not be designated as Jingyang until the next year, that is, 1605. First year.

The next thing to deal with is the titles and residences of Empress Dowager Li, Empress Wang, and Emperor Wanli's many concubines and concubines.Hong Tao has no new instructions in this regard. According to the usual practice, what should be changed and what should be moved should be changed. The top priority is as long as the canonization of the biological mother, Concubine Wang Gong, is not delayed.

Empress Dowager Li is the Empress Dowager, and Empress Wang is the Empress Dowager of the East Palace. No one questions these two titles.But the new emperor's biological mother also had to be canonized as the empress dowager, so there could only be two empress dowagers.

This is also thanks to Emperor Daizong Zhu Qiyu. From him, the emperor's biological mother was eligible to be canonized as the empress dowager. Previously, only the eldest mother and empress could be called the empress dowager, and others could only be called the emperor's empress dowager.

The place to live is also easy to find. The Queen Mother moved to Ciqing Palace and was called the Queen Mother of the East Palace; her biological mother, the Queen Mother, moved to Cining Palace and was called the Queen Mother of the West Palace.It just so happens that everything in the East and West are on equal footing, so no one should overpower the other.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites, including the cabinet, raised objections on this matter. They wanted to wait until the crown princess was canonized as queen, but Hong Tao refused.What's the point of slowing down such a trivial matter? It's just a matter of adding a title and a palace. It's good to do it together.

As for where the emperor lives... this shouldn't be a problem, but Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace have not yet been repaired, and Qixiang Palace, the most well-equipped palace, is the place where the old emperor died, which is not auspicious.

In the end, Hong Tao chose a place by himself, the Yangxin Hall located on the east side of Cining Palace and south of West Sixth Palace.This was originally a place for the emperor to work and rest. It was just renovated by Emperor Wanli ten years ago. It is a very independent courtyard and meets the needs.

Not only did the new emperor move in, but also a group of people from the East Palace, including the crown prince and the eunuchs and craftsmen.The reason is that Hong Tao doesn't want these people to go to the harem and be polluted by those sophisticated eunuchs and maids, and they can stay here for the time being so that they can avoid getting into trouble.

On the first day of February in the 32nd year of Wanli, the new emperor ushered in his first morning dynasty after ascending the throne. It was also the first serious morning dynasty in 16 years since the 16th year of Wanli.

Hong Tao didn't know whether the officials were excited or not. Anyway, he didn't sleep well.Not because of excitement, but because of worry.Although he became the emperor in advance, his foundation was too shallow and he was like a duckweed without roots. A slap from someone who could be regarded as one of his own inside and outside the court was more than enough.

Without a right-hand man, no matter how powerful you are, it is just a show-off.After all, no order can be implemented by the emperor himself. It all depends on the cooperation of officials at all levels to convey it layer by layer, and then feedback the effects layer by layer.Now that I just wear a crown on my head, I don't actually have the strength to compete with the court system, let alone expect to change too much.I even have to pray secretly, hoping that God will show up and prevent any major changes from happening in a short period of time.

For example, a large-scale natural disaster occurs in a certain place and requires relief, or border troubles intensify and require the dispatch of troops.It gives myself a year and a half of familiarity period, so that I can clearly understand who the courtiers are and what their characteristics are, and then increase the difficulty.

There were three types of court meetings in the Ming Dynasty: morning court, noon court and evening court. The noon court was founded in the Ming Dynasty, and the late court was a supplement to the morning court. There was no fixed date when it would be held, and it all depended on the emperor's temporary arrangements.

But the morning court is more important. It is the only way for the emperor and courtiers to get together to receive foreign envoys and discuss national affairs. However, there is no explicit rule on how many days to go to court.

Several emperors in the early Ming Dynasty were relatively industrious and went to court almost every day. As time went by, they became more and more slack. There were some who spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, and it was not uncommon for them to go months and months without seeing anyone.

In fact, Hong Tao doesn't want to get up in the middle of the night and go to court in the dark at three in the morning.Even if you go to bed early, getting up to work in the middle of the night is not very humane.Besides, what matters in diligence is efficiency, not working hours. Management is purely mental work, and you may not be able to do it well if you wake up early and work late every day.

But when a new emperor ascends the throne, he must give the ministers some new atmosphere to cheer them up.If the ministers take a look at it, they will realize that the new emperor and the old emperor are all in the same routine, and they are all lazy. If they are not protected, officials who want to do things will be discouraged.

No matter how he thinks about it, Hong Tao has long been accustomed to the rhythm of going to bed as soon as it gets dark and getting up before dawn, so it doesn't matter if he wakes up an hour early.The emperor would be much more comfortable than the ministers who came to attend the court meeting. After all, the meeting place was in the front yard, so there was no need to stand shivering in the cold wind.

Do you need to go to work at midnight every day?In fact, the easiest way to figure this out is to go to ancient times and experience it for yourself.The rhythm of life of the ancients completely followed the movement of nature. They worked at sunrise and rested at sundown.There is a lack of nightlife at night and most people go to bed after dark.

Going to bed so early means that even if you wake up at 4 a.m., you can still get more than seven hours of sleep.In later generations, Hong Tao went to bed at almost twelve o'clock every day and got up before six o'clock in the morning. His overall sleep time was not more than in ancient times, but he just adjusted his work and rest pattern forward by four hours.

Officials who can participate in court meetings are basically Beijing officials, also known as Jingchao officials. Everyone is issued a tooth tag to enter and exit the imperial city, and can enter and exit specific areas of the imperial city and the Forbidden City.In order to facilitate going to court, most of their residences were located along Nancheng and Chang'an Street. The closer to the Meridian Gate, the better.

The morning court starts at five in the morning, but the officials will rush to the direct room outside the Meridian Gate more than an hour in advance to wait there, eat the free breakfast provided by the palace, and just chat.

The Meridian Gate is the first gate of the Forbidden City, with a total of five door openings.Why are there so many? It’s mainly etiquette.The middle one is the royal road, which is not open to the public at ordinary times. The left and right two are for the guards and honor guards of the Forbidden City to walk, and others are not allowed to walk around.The gates on the east and west sides were for the passage of officials of the previous dynasty.

(End of this chapter)