Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Jing'an heard this, thought for a while, and then said.

"How about using Chongwen as the year name?"

"Father, Emperor Xuanwu, then I will worship literature!"

Zhu Jing'an didn't care much about the year name, he just felt free to do it.

The founding emperors generally excelled in martial arts, so the reign title often contained the word "武".

Such as Liu Xiu's Jianwu, Li Yuan's martial virtue, Zhu Yuanzhang's Hongwu, and Comrade Lao Zhu's Xuanwu.

Since Lao Zhu used Xuanwu, in order to prevent an imbalance between civil and military affairs, it was the most appropriate choice for him, the second emperor, to use Chongwen.

Xuanwu Chongwen!
They all sound pretty good.

Even after he ascended the throne, after the Xuanwu Clan in the capital was renamed, the Chongwen Clan would also have to be renamed.

But that’s not a big deal!
As for the fact that after he, the crown prince who led troops and conquered most of the world, ascended the throne, would the reign title Wenhe be appropriate?
that's not important!

Didn't the title of Emperor Taizong Li Er of the Tang Dynasty also bear the character "武", but the name used was Zhenguan?
However, this did not prevent Tang Taizong from conquering east and west after Tang Taizong ascended the throne, and he was also revered as Tian Khan.

Anyway, Zhu Jing'an liked the reign name Chongwen.

Mainly because of the use of this reign name, it seems that he is also a cultural person.

When Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, he glanced at his son, who could be called a "militant", and the corners of his mouth twitched. He couldn't help but feel a little cursed in his heart, but he still spoke.

"That's fine!"

"Xuanwu worships literature, civil and military affairs are harmonious, and the world will be safe!"

The father and son continued to drink tea and discuss state affairs while drinking tea.

There are two main directions, one is northwest and the other is southwest.

The Ming army's offensive in the northwest is now progressing relatively smoothly. As the White Lotus Sect began to cleanse the Ming Dynasty of the evil cult forces in the northwest, the Ming army also began to continue to advance to the northwest.

Now, the Ming army's forward has successfully advanced to Urumqi and occupied Urumqi, and is preparing to continue marching towards Ili.

Of course, it is not accurate to say that they are marching, but that Ming Dynasty is negotiating with the remnants of the White Lotus Sect.

They are prepared to incorporate the White Lotus Sect or provide a batch of arms and weapons to the White Lotus Sect in exchange for the White Lotus Sect completely withdrawing from the Xinjiang region to the west.

Because now Zhu Jing'an has the intention of using the White Lotus Sect as a vanguard to expand the Ming Dynasty's power into Central Asia.

Therefore, they are not planning to launch a military attack on the White Lotus Sect.

Even, Ming Dynasty will give the White Lotus Sect a certain degree of support.

In other words, in the next period of time, the expansion of the Ming army in the northwest will be based on negotiation and supplemented by force.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Qianlong had just destroyed the Dzhungar Khanate a few years ago and massacred all the Dzhungar tribe, completely depleting the vitality of all ethnic groups in the northwest.

Now all the tribes and tribes in the northwest have suffered heavy losses and have not yet recovered their strength. Naturally, they dare not resist the Ming army.

Otherwise, it will not be so easy for the Ming army to march into Xinjiang.

When their strength recovers in the future, the Ming Dynasty will have a firm foothold in the northwest, and maybe even the railway will be built, so naturally they will not be afraid of another rebellion.

To the southwest it's a different story.

Due to the appeasement policy adopted by the Ming army in the southwest, the chieftain forces in the southwest have continued to expand in the past few years.

Some chieftains have even blatantly occupied county towns, withheld taxes, separatized localities, and instituted private punishments.

Now the Ming Dynasty's control over the southwest can be said to have dropped to the lowest point in history.

Even now, Ming Dynasty has issued orders not to leave the state capital in the southwest.

Because even if Ming Dynasty's decrees leave the state capital, no one will obey them.

Those chieftains only remembered Ming's compromise with them, but had forgotten Ming's iron fist.

And this is a great challenge to the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

Next, after Zhu Jing'an ascended the throne, he would start to deal with the situation in the southwest.

When the time comes, a few toasts will have to be used to shock people and reshape order in the southwest.

War is highly likely to be inevitable!
But there’s nothing to say. After all, political power comes from the barrel of a gun!

If you don't scare those chieftains, they won't obey the imperial decree.

……

Soon, it’s New Year’s Eve.

On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year's Eve in and outside the capital was as intense as it could be.

The crackling sound of firecrackers kept ringing.

Every household had New Year's Eve dinner, put on new clothes, and prayed for safety and success in the new year.

Old Summer Palace, Kyushu Qingyan.

A grand banquet was being held, and Zhu Jianzhuo was sitting at the top, accepting toasts and congratulations from everyone.

Perhaps thinking that he would be able to retire and live a beautiful life of playing music and dancing every day, his face was filled with a smile from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Jing'an, on the other hand, was holding a wine glass and walking around the banquet with his brothers and sisters, toasting and saying hello to these important court officials who attended the banquet.

Everywhere he passed, he was greeted by smiling faces.

Because everyone knows that Zhu Jing'an will succeed to the throne after the new year.

And that's the beauty of power, only if you have it, then everyone will be competing to provide you with emotional value.

All you can see are smiling faces.

The banquet was quite lively, and dishes of delicacies from the mountains and seas, as well as delicious delicacies, were served one after another.

The famous wines from various places are also consumed according to the forum.

In the center of the hall, beautiful dancers danced gracefully, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra continued to sound.

In addition, there are also different performances such as opera, magic, dragon and lion dance, acrobatics, crosstalk, etc.

What a prosperous and prosperous scene.

Zhu Jianzhuo was drunk. He leaned back on the chair with his drunken eyes and looked at everything in front of him with eyes full of intoxication.

He continued to drink from the wine glass in one hand, and beat the beat with a chopstick in the other.

His heart was full of complacency and pride. This was the country he had conquered.

It was he who raised the army when the country was in danger and the country was in ruins. It was he who fought in the south and north and drove out the Tartars. It was he who brought the world back to the rule of the Han family and rebuilt China...

For the achievements he, Lao Zhu, has made today, even if he goes underground to meet his ancestors in the future, the ancestors will give him a thumbs up.

In the future, when descendants worship their ancestors, he will rely on his own achievements to recreate China, and he will be the first person after Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Jianzhuo was naturally proud of being able to transform from a white robe to a yellow robe and recreate the world.

Although most of the battles were fought by his sons, without him, his sons, rounding things off, it was him, Lao Zhu, who won the world.

No problem!
Zhu Jing'an on the side was awake.

Because the wine he just drank was actually water, and it was transparent when poured into the cup anyway, so it was generally not visible.

No one dared to be serious about whether Zhu Jing'an drank wine or water.

Zhu Jing'an naturally didn't mind asking for a coincidence.

Lao Zhu was already drunk, and he still needed to host the banquet. Of course, he couldn't be drunk and unconscious.

……

The next day is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

New Year's Eve Party!
At the great court meeting, Zhu Jianzhuo appeared in a brand-new imperial robe. After accepting the worship of the ministers, he ordered Yang He beside him to read out his Zen edict. "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"

"Since the year of Bingshen, I have raised the flag to fight against the Qing Dynasty. It has been more than ten years now. After ten years of fighting, I have rebuilt the Ming Dynasty, restored the country, and brought peace to the world..."

"What a pity, I am old, frail, sick, and unable to manage government affairs. Therefore, I wish to take the Zen position and retreat to the deep palace to take care of myself."

"The Crown Prince, Jing'an, is wise and wise, and his literary and martial arts skills can dominate the world. He can inherit the clan and extend the country. He should succeed to the throne of the emperor. I admire him!"

When Yang He's voice fell, Zhu Jing'an immediately bowed down.

"My son is frightened. He is young and has little fortune. How dare he accept the destiny? I ask my father to take it back!"

Seeing this, the ministers also bowed down one after another.

"Your Majesty, please think twice and take back your order!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice and take back your order!"

"..."

Of course, the reason why they did this was not that they did not want Zhu Jing'an to succeed to the throne, but that according to convention, the Zen throne required three concessions.

Even the Zen position between father and son is the same.

The rule of three concessions and three concessions cannot be changed!
Seeing this, Zhu Jianzhuo took out the second imperial edict again and motioned Yang He to continue reading.

In the imperial edict, Zhu Jianzhuo emphatically praised Zhu Jing'an's character, saying that he was of high moral character and worthy of a great responsibility, and hoped that Zhu Jing'an would succeed him.

Zhu Jing'an refused again, and the officials immediately followed up and asked Zhu Jing'an to think again.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jianzhuo took out the third imperial edict, in which he emphatically praised Zhu Jing'an's achievements, saying that without him, the world would not be conquered.

Therefore, who else should succeed to the throne?

Zhu Jing'an refused for the third time.

In the court, the atmosphere began to gradually change, because everyone knew that the process of making three concessions and three concessions was completed, so Zhu Jing'an should agree this time.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jiazhuo began to announce the decree for the fourth time.

In the imperial edict, he first praised Zhu Jing'an's ability, then praised his character, and then praised his achievements. In other words, he synthesized the contents of the first three imperial edicts of abdication and then read them out.

Finally, it was stated that Zhu Jing'an must accept abdication and succeed to the throne, otherwise he would be disloyal and unfilial.

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an could only bow down.

"My son obeys the order!"

Then, Zhu Jing'an was surrounded by people and went to the side hall.

After changing clothes in the side hall, he put on the emperor's imperial crown with twelve chapters and wore a crown of heaven. He walked out with the support of several eunuchs.

Zhu Jianzhuo personally walked down the imperial steps and greeted his son.

The moment when father and son stand on the same imperial step, it also symbolizes the completion of the succession of Ming Dynasty's highest power.

Immediately afterwards, the father and son sat on the throne hand in hand and began to accept the worship of the officials.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jing'an issued his first imperial edict after ascending the throne, respecting Lao Zhu as the Supreme Emperor.

Then, he announced that he had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, with the title of Chongwen. From today on, it will be the first year of Chongwen.

Seeing this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty bowed down one after another to express their obedience to the order.

The mountains call my emperor long live!

Enjoying the cheers of countless people, the expression on Zhu Jing'an's face couldn't help but be a little intoxicated.

It turns out that this is what it feels like to be an emperor!
After accepting the worship and cheers from the officials.

Zhu Jing'an led the team to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony and went to the Altar of Heaven and Earth, where he planned to worship heaven and earth, announce his succession to heaven and earth, and obtain the recognition of heaven and earth.

Only when this procedure is completed can he, Zhu Jing'an, be regarded as a truly serious emperor with complete procedures.

After the ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth, Zhu Jing'an led people back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and sat back on the throne.

It is said that there are three things a new official needs to do when he takes office!
After Zhu Jing'an officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he also announced three imperial edicts one after another.

The first is to reduce or reduce the tax arrears accumulated by farmers across the country over the years.

After all, he had just ascended the throne. In order to show that the Ming Dynasty valued the farmers, it was natural to provide some benefits to the farmers.

The second is a general amnesty for all prisoners of war and labor camps, reducing part of their sentences.

If you perform well at ordinary times, you will be exempted from one or two years.

Those who perform poorly and resist reform through labor will have their sentences unchanged.

Third, it was announced that all elderly people over sixty years old in the world, regardless of gender, would be rewarded with a certain amount of wine, meat and cloth to show the emperor's favor.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Jing'an had just ascended the throne and was ready to win people's hearts by bringing benefits and benefits to the people.

Naturally, no one would object to such a thing, and the imperial edict was implemented very easily.

……

Capital, Duke Anguo's Mansion!
Anguo Gong's Mansion is located in the inner city of the capital, closest to the roots of the imperial city. It covers an area of ​​more than ten acres. It was the original residence of the Fucha family in the capital.

After the Ming Dynasty regained the capital, it confiscated the mansion and then rewarded it to An Guogong.

The An Guogong here refers to Wang Shun, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet.

Wang Shun was the old housekeeper who followed Zhu Jianzhuo before the Ming Dynasty started its army. After the Ming Dynasty started its army, he was appointed as the chief minister of the cabinet.

After so many years, there is no shortage of credit and hard work. It is naturally appropriate to reward a prince as a token of favor.

Duke Anguo's Mansion, study room.

Wang Shun was sitting behind the desk, looking at the memorial in front of him and picking up the pen, but he couldn't put it down.

Because the memorial he was going to write today was none other than a resignation letter.

Although he knew that since Zhu Jing'an's upcoming succession was finalized, his position as chief assistant had come to an end.

I have already prepared in my heart!

But when it came time to submit his resignation letter, Wang Shun still couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.

After all, not everyone can think as brightly as Zhu Jianzhuo.

Having held the power in my hands for such a long time and having to let it go all of a sudden, it is inevitable that there will be a gap in my heart.

However, after struggling for a moment, Wang Shun finally wrote.

"Your Majesty, I wish you peace and prosperity. The old minister is old and feeble, his energy is low, and all the affairs of the cabinet have long been beyond his capabilities... I would like to resign from the position of chief minister and return to my hometown to be prosperous. Please give me your permission."

"Old minister Wang Shun pays his respects."

Although Wang Shun is reluctant to give up power, he also knows that it is not a good thing to hold a high position for a long time.

First, if those below want to be promoted, the ones above must give way.

The second is that if one of your ministers has held great power for a long time, no matter how much trust there is between the monarch and his ministers, suspicion will inevitably arise in the end.

Instead of waiting until the emperor and his ministers become suspicious and end up without a happy ending, it is better to simply resign and return home in the hope that the emperor will compensate him.

Well, in Wang Shun's opinion, if he had taken the initiative to resign, then Zhu Jing'an would definitely compensate himself given his character.

As for whether to resign and become a powerful minister, or to simply rebel and become emperor?
Wang Shunke had never had such an idea.

The Ming Dynasty twice expelled the Tartars and restored China, which made an indelible contribution to the rise and fall of the world.

Nowadays, most people in the world have a consensus that you must be named Zhu to be emperor.

No matter how arrogant Wang Shun was, he knew that if his surname was not Zhu, no one would support him even if he proclaimed himself emperor.

He would not be so stupid as to risk the lives of his whole family for a chance that has even a one-tenth-thousandth chance of success. (End of chapter)