Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 234 Zen Ceremony
The first year of Qianxi.

The first day of the first lunar month.

Before the official start of the Zen ceremony, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu was ordered to inform heaven and earth, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was ordered to inform the ancestral temple, and Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao was ordered to inform Sheji.

At the same time when the two princes and one marquis were dressed in formal attire and offered sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple and Sheji, various departments set up ceremonial guards in turn. Don’t do it.

In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Di's exclusive throne was set up, and a treasure case was set up in the middle.

To the south of the treasure case, there are long and large cases on the left and right, placed on the east and west sides.

In the east couplet of the main hall, there is a table for placing imperial edicts, that is, the imperial edict case, and in the west couplet, there is a table for worshiping tables, that is, the table case, both of which are placed in the north-south direction.

As soon as you enter the main hall, a place of worship for the new emperor Zhu Gaoxu is set up, and a worship mat is laid out.

A yellow table is set up on the platform at the end of the steps outside the palace gate, and a guard of honor book and a chariot are displayed in front of the palace.

Outside the Meridian Gate, there are five chariots, elephants, horses, yellow lids, cloud plates and other large chariots in sequence.

There is Zhonghe Shao music under the eaves of Fengtian Hall, and there are elegant and solemn combined musical instruments, namely Da Le, on both sides of the steps outside the door.

After all kinds of ceremonial utensils are placed, before the ceremony officially begins.

Cabinet Advisor Fang Xiaoru, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, presented the imperial edict and displayed it on the edict case on the east side of the hall. Yu Yanzhao, the Minister of Rites, displayed the congratulatory table on the west side case.

The rest of the palace academicians went to the Qianqing Gate to ask Zhu Di for the emperor's treasure, the jade seal passed down from the Ming Dynasty, and then placed it on the tables on the left side of the main hall.

The kings of overseas relatives of the Ming Dynasty, such as Zhou, Chu, Dai, Ning, Han, Shen and other vassal states, stood in chronological order under the two eaves in front of the Fengtian Hall.

Afterwards, hundreds of civil and military officials from the imperial court stood in sequence.

As for the envoys of the foreign vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Kingdom of Hallet, Korea, Siam, Japan, Ryukyu, Chenla, Champa, Mount Ceylon, Sulu, and Spain, they ranked at the bottom of the list.

The Ministry of Rites has two guides standing at the doorstep, and ten front guides stand at the back steps of Fengtian Hall.

At this time, the officials of the Qin Tianjian went to Qianqing Gate to report the time. At the same time, the new emperor Zhu Gaoxu drove out of Chunhe Palace in court clothes and rushed to Qianqing Palace to meet Zhu Di.

A total of 120 palace guards followed outside the corridor in batches.

Then, Zhu Di put on his royal robes and rode on a shoulder carriage to go to Fengtian Hall. The new emperor Zhu Gaoxu was guided by the etiquette officer and followed behind Zhu Di's sage.

A moment later, with the sound of the bells on the left and the drums on the right and left at the Meridian Gate, it was announced that Zhu Di had arrived at Fengtian Hall.

But Zhu Di did not come to court this time, but went to the back of Fengtian Hall to lower his shoulder carriage and ascended to the throne in the Huagai Hall behind Fengtian Hall. The new emperor Zhu Gaoxu also stood on the west side of the Huagai Hall.

The officials of Honglu Temple must first guide the deacons and ritual officers of the Zen Ceremony to arrange their classes to pay homage to Zhu Di first. They do not sing, praise or play music, but perform three obeisances and nine prostrations.

After the ceremony, some of the ceremony officials from the Shishi class exited the Huagai Hall and took their places outside the Fengtian Hall. At the same time, Zhonghe Shao music played Yuan Pingzhang.

As the sounds of rituals and music sounded, the ancient Yao and Shun-style abdication ceremony that was rare in history officially began!
Amidst the grand music, Zhu Di slowly walked into the Fengtian Hall and ascended to the throne. The new emperor Zhu Gaoxu followed him and stood on the west side of the hall.

After the father and son took their respective places, the music stopped abruptly.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of lively but solemn firecrackers sounded outside Fengtian Hall.

At the same time, Taiping Zhang music was played on both sides of the steps outside the palace gate.

In the grand and solemn Taiping Chapter, the new emperor Zhu Gaoxu went to Fengtian Hall to worship and stood. The princes of the Ming Dynasty stood under the two eaves in front of the Fengtian Hall, and the civil and military ministers and envoys from various countries stood behind.

The singing officer of the Ministry of Rites praised: "Kneel down!"

The new king Zhu Gaoxu led his ministers to kneel down.

The chanting officer praised: "The edict is announced!"

The official who proclaimed the imperial edict took the imperial edict to the Fengtian Palace and stood in the middle under the eaves. Two ceremony officers spread out the imperial edict on the left and right.Then, the sound of rituals and music stopped, and the announcer began to read out the imperial edict.

"My great ancestor, Emperor Gao, has used the qualifications of a great sage to govern and protect the country. I have led the way in Longgu, inherited the tradition, and written the ancestral precepts that will last for thousands of years. After I succeed to the throne, I will follow every government and order. In the old chapter, the great achievements of the country are particularly cautious. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he was the first to establish a vice-president, so as to establish the foundation of the country and rectify the people's hearts. My crown prince, Zhu Gaoxu, has been in charge of the two capitals of the country for more than [-] years. , Filial piety leads to the gods, benevolence shines all over the world, treats ministers with courtesy and treats the people as if they are hurt, candles the material sentiments and governs the body, covers the world and signals that the common people will look up and return, thinking that they will be the lord of peace in the future! Such is the human heart, and God's will can be known ! Since ancient times, emperors in Nei Zen have been revered as Supreme Emperors and are in charge of government affairs from a distance. However, I, Nei Zen, do not have the honorary title. I have no regard for government affairs and all state affairs are handled by the new king. Today, I Zen is located in the crown prince Zhu Gaoxu, and I ordered him to succeed him. The system carries the weight of the clan and society, and bears the hearts of heaven and man. The edict was issued to China and foreign countries, and the envoys heard about it."

After the announcer finished reading the edict, he returned the edict to its original form and bowed out.

The praise officer praised: "Xing!"

The new emperor Zhu Gaoxu stood up and stood on his left side. The polite official held a tray containing the jade seal, bowed and knelt down in front of the imperial steps, and asked Zhu Di to teach the new emperor the jade seal.

Zhu Di stood up and left the throne, took the jade seal from the tray and walked to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately knelt down and took over the Emperor's Heavenly Treasure, the jade seal passed down from the Ming Dynasty, which was personally awarded by Zhu Di.

After Zhu Di finished conferring the seal, he returned to the throne.

Zhu Gaoxu handed the jade seal to the ceremony officer on the right. The ceremony officer knelt down to receive the jade seal and placed it on the tables on the right side of the hall.

Then, Zhu Gaoxu went to pay his respects as the new king.

Immediately, the sound of ritual music sounded.

The salute officer sang: "Kneel down, kowtow, and rise!"

Zhu Gaoxu led his ministers to perform the nine-kowtow ceremony to Zhu Di.

The salute officer sang: "Retreat!"

Then, the joy of ritual and music ceased.

Since then, the Zen ceremony has been completed.

Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of firecrackers set off by the Jin Yiwei outside the hall, and the Zhonghe Shao music chapter played by the ceremonial officer of the Jiaofang.

Zhu Di stood up and stepped down from the throne, drove back to the inner court, and took advantage of the opportunity to move to the Palace of Longevity.

The Longevity Palace is located on the site of the Cining Palace built during the Jiajing Period, and the Cining Palace was built on the former site of the Renshou Palace built during the Yongle Period.

As for the longevity palace that was originally one of the six eastern palaces in history, it was renamed Yanqi Palace by Emperor Jiajing, and was renamed Yanxi Palace in the Qing Dynasty. Its name at this time was exactly Yanqi Palace.

After the Zen Ceremony, Zhu Gaoxu will immediately undergo the enthronement ceremony.

He retreated into the Nuan Pavilion of Jinshen Hall and changed his court clothes into Mian clothes.

At the same time, the ceremonial officer had already placed the Zen edict and the jade seal on the middle case of Fengtian Hall, and the congratulations on his ascension to the east case, while the civil and military ministers moved to gather outside Jinshen Hall.

As soon as the auspicious time arrives, Qin Tianjian immediately announces the time.

Zhu Gaoxu, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, served in the Huagai Hall.

Honglu Temple invited the deacons to perform five bows and three kowtows to the new monarch in advance. After the ceremony, Zhu Gaoxu went to Fengtian Hall to ascend the throne and hold the new monarch's enthronement ceremony.

After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, bells and drums rang outside the Fengtian Palace, guards in brocade robes blew their whips, and all officials congratulated him.

The ceremony is like the etiquette of a great court meeting.

Li Bi.

All officials were exempted from going to the table to congratulate him. They bowed five times and kowtowed three times. They went to listen to the imperial edict outside Chengtian Gate. They stood in the east and west of Wen.

The Hanlin official held the edict for the new emperor's enthronement, bowed into the Fengtian Hall, and was stamped with a jade seal by Zhu Gaoxu himself.

(End of this chapter)