My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 4: Going through the process of ascending to the throne

In the 48th year of Wanli, it was [-]:[-] on the first day of September, Yihai day.

At this time, shortly after the palace door opened, there was a rapid death knell.

"The emperor is dead!"

The first wail that sounded from Qianqing Palace spread outwards.

Emperor Taichang, who has been on the throne for only 29 days, is officially offline.

Under the leadership of Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, the three assistant ministers and the fifth minister walked into the Qianqing Palace surrounded by a group of torches. After paying homage or seeing with their own eyes the Emperor Taichang who had burped, they came to the outside of the East Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. Kneel down and say.

"I invite you to see His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor."

"I invite you to see His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor."

"I invite you to see His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor."

Following three shouts, accompanied by Zhang Weixian, he slowly walked out of Dongnuan Pavilion. When he arrived outside Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao, who was already wearing mourning clothes, knelt down in front of the ministers.

At the same time, Li Xuanshi, who had already learned the news of the emperor's death, knelt down with the concubines, princes, princesses, maids and eunuchs in the harem to receive the order.

"Issuing the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing."

Seeing everyone kneeling down, Wei Jinzhong took out the written edict and read it.

"The emperor is entrusted by heaven, and the edict says: I bow with my bow, and heirs will ascend to the great treasure. I am afraid all day and night, and I dare not live in peace. I employ people everywhere, abide by the rules of administration, and the imperial examination is carried out with all my strength. I pay tribute to my sorrow and labor. A certain, On his deathbed, his fate has finally changed, and he regrets at the end of the exam. However, I remember him, Shao inherited Hongxu, and felt guilty for his unfulfilled ambitions. I hope to tell you about it, he must be a later sage. The eldest son of the emperor has great talents and talents, and he can't. The sacred vessel of the Lotus is suitable for the successor to the throne of the emperor. He should abide by the ancestral Yi constitution, be close to the virtuous and diligent in learning, establish government and ensure the peace of the people, obey the court's instructions, solemnize weddings, choose auspicious travels, go out and live in daily life, be cautious around him, and serve the emperor closely. He is a good person both internally and externally, he is a civil and military official, he still cherishes his secret pain, and works together to support and protect the foundation forever. I admire this."

"My son obeys the order."

"The ministers obey the order."

Standing up from the ground, taking the imperial decree from Wei Jinzhong's hand and handing it to Fang Congzhe, Zhu Youxiao spoke out.

"After the death of the emperor, the cabinet and six ministers discussed the funeral of the late emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor."

"The ministers obey the order."

"Following the late emperor's imperial edict, I selected the attendant Li as a noble concubine and moved to Xian'an Palace. Concubine Zheng became the imperial concubine and moved to Renshou Palace."

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

After being analyzed by Zhu Youxiao, Li Xuanshi got the title of imperial concubine that he longed for. At this moment, Li Xuanshi didn't have any trouble at all. He led people to bow down very politely, and then he didn't even enter Qianqing Palace again, leading people to Go to Xian'an Palace.

Of course, Li Xuanshi may also have been frightened by Wang An's "suicide" and was afraid that he would also "hang himself".

As for Concubine Zheng?Didn't even let me come.

"Let's go to Wenhua Palace."

"The ministers obey the order."

Now that Emperor Taichang's edict has been promulgated, and Li Xuanshi has left, there is no such thing as the historical palace transfer case.

Two generations of British princes carried the sedan in person, and headed towards the Wenhua Hall surrounded by a large number of court officials.

Along the way, Zhu Youxiao was shaking and almost vomited.

It was obvious that this British man was not a good candidate to carry the sedan chair and was not stable at all.

Halfway through, suddenly, several people came out of the roadside and saluted.

"Your Majesty Yang Lian\Zuo Guangdou meets His Highness."

Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were originally on their way from Wenhua Palace to Qianqing Palace, but they bumped into the sedan carrying Zhu Youxiao halfway.

"It's very early."

With a cold snort, Zhu Youxiao didn't even say anything, but just motioned to Zhang Weixian to keep walking and don't stop.

Fang Congzhe and others who were following Zhu Youxiao looked at each other in shock when they heard this.

What's going on here?
Emperor Daxing passed away. Is it wrong that his ministers arrived early?
In this regard, only Liu Yishui's eyes flashed with a hint of uneasiness, but in the officialdom, one must protect oneself before helping others. In this troubled time, it is better to clean up one's own affairs.

And when they heard the emperor's voice, they came quite early. Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian were fine, but Hui Shiyang and others obviously had something on their minds, and their hearts trembled.

Among the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, the palace transfer case was the strangest one and the one that happened in the most haste.

This group of dishonest ministers perfectly illustrates what it means to be quick-witted.

Fang Congzhe asked Li Kezhuo to donate medicine to Taichang. This was obviously to please the emperor. With Lin Jiansheng in the middle of the dynasty, it was enough not to mention that he would continue to stay in the position of chief assistant to ensure that he could retire safely.

Unexpectedly, Li Kezhuo's medicine directly killed Emperor Taichang. In this case, Fang Congzhe was already numb and could no longer be numb.

As for Donglin, he was a little confused at this time. The emperor, who had invested for 30 to [-] years, had already lost himself in just one month, and the cost was not recovered, okay?

As for the grandson who is about to ascend the throne, who knows?

A child who is almost 15 years old, when the emperor is still alive and the prince dislikes him every day, who has no time to burn the grandson's cold stove?

So, in a hurry, this group of people and Wang An decided on the script of the palace transfer case, and manually found an enemy in the palace - Li Xuanshi.

But in this situation, is this plot wrong?

Didn't the script say that Li Xuanshi detained Sijun and they came to rescue him?Why did the hostage escape on his own?

Where is Wang An?
A group of people were kneeling on the ground. You looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, Yang Lian, a fool, asked.

"Didn't you say that there is a traitor in the palace who is causing trouble and detaining the crown prince? Where is the traitor?"

On the other side, surrounded by a group of important ministers, they came to the Wenhua Palace. The next step was to go through the process of the emperor's enthronement.

Zhu Youxiao sat upright, and the courtiers below began to discuss.

Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo was posthumously named Chongtian Qidao Yingrui Gongchunxian Wenjing Wuyuan Renyi Xiaozhen Emperor, and his temple name was Guangzong.

Zhu Youxiao's reign was designated Tianqi.

Then there are the things like taking half a year to make up for less than one year in office, all of which passed.

Regarding these, Zhu Youxiao complained wholeheartedly, this plot is very dragging, why can't it skip the plot.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, wrote to Emperor Xiaozong that Emperor Xiaozong died in Xinmao in the fifth month, and that Emperor Wuzong would be in Renchen the next day.

Zhu You calibrated his performance.

At nine o'clock in the morning, orders began to be issued one after another.

The order ordered the Ministry of War, the military officers and the army to impose martial law at home and abroad.

The imperial edict was sent to all feudal lords.

The woman is ordered to attend the ceremony without crying.

Because the posthumous titles of Empress Xiao Duanxian and Empress Xiaojing had not yet been held, the crown prince concubine Guo and the emperor's biological mother Wang Cai were hastily named empresses.

At the same time, Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Liu Yishui and Han Xu, the cabinet ministers, wrote to Emperor Bintian that he wanted to choose a place to store the body.

Now Shenzong's three-month period of filial piety has not passed, the tablet of Emperor Wanli is hung in the front hall of Qianqing Palace, the tablet of Queen Xiaoduan is hung in Kunning Palace, and the Zi Palace (coffin) of Emperor Taichang can only be placed in Renzhi Hall.

Zhu You calibrated his performance.

The British Duke Zhang Weixian, the young master and the prince's young master, brought the princes, princes, princes, civil and military officials, military and civilian seniors and others to the table. Zhu Youxiao rejected him.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the British prince Zhang Weixian, the young master and the crown prince, brought the prince, prince-in-law, uncle, civil and military officials, military and civilian elders and others to the second entrance table. Zhu Youxiao refused.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the British Duke Zhang Weixian, the young master and the crown prince, came to the table with the princes, princes, princes, civil and military officials, and senior military and civilian officials.

This time, Zhu Youxiao said that he would obey his orders and he would not dare to be stubborn and would reluctantly comply with the request.

At the same time, in order to commend the three chief ministers of the cabinet and the five ministers, Zhang Weixian and others for their hard work in preparing for the throne, they were given a number of silver coins.

At the same time, the cabinet reported that eight people including Zhang Nai would take Emperor Daxing's edict to various provinces for reading.Just tell the world that the emperor has changed again.

In the 48th year of Wanli, it was the second day of September, Bingzi day.

The Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Jiaofang Division, and Jinyiwei are all ready.

First, the Ministry of Rites offered sacrifices to the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state, telling the people above that the emperor on earth had changed again.

Then Zhu Youxiao first dressed in mourning clothes and set up a wine and fruit ceremony in front of Emperor Daxing's case.

After the worship, Zhu Youxiao changed into a crown on the spot.

Afterwards, he put on his crown uniform and went to the Fengxian Hall to worship and told his ancestors that Zhu Youxiao was the emperor.

Then, they worshiped crazily while wearing Gongmian robes.

Before the feast of Emperor Shenzong, he performed five bows and three kowtows to worship.

Before the feast of Empress Xiaoduanxian, she performed five bows and three kowtows to worship.

Go to the Empress Dowager Xiaojing and bow five times and kowtow three times to worship.

Go to the Daxing Emperor to perform five bows and three kowtows before a banquet to pay homage.

Go to worship Gongjing Duanyi, Wenhui and Guo Yuanfei for four times.

Finally, we went to the tombs of Zhaosu Gong and Zhang Yi to pay homage four times.

After some worship, Zhu Youxiao felt dizzy. He was really suffering. This year, a queen and two emperors died successively.

After the worship, they continued to wait behind the Wenhua Hall wearing Gongmian robes.

Civil and military officials were waiting inside and outside Wenhua Gate in court uniforms.

After everything was ready, the deacons from each department petitioned to be promoted to the palace, and then Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon throne.The guards in brocade robes blew their whips, and hundreds of officials came in and bowed five times and kowtowed three times.

Then the officials went out again and waited outside Chengtianmen (now Tiananmen).

Then the Hanlin Academy official stamped the edict, and the preface class held the edict in a circle in the hall. Then Honglu Temple asked the Hanlin official who issued the edict to hand the edict to the official of the Ministry of Rites. The official of the Ministry of Rites received the edict and placed it on the cloud disk on the case. , go out from the left door of the hall.

Then, the officials of the Ministry of Rites took the edict to Chengtian Gate and read it. After reading it, they brought the edict to the Ministry of Rites and issued it to the world.

(End of this chapter)