I am the carpenter king

Chapter 34 Enthroned

On the afternoon of the fifth day of September, Li Xuanshi moved out of the Qianqing Palace, and the crown prince Zhu Youjiao officially entered the Qianqing Palace. At this time, no one knew what this really meant.The Donglin party members were celebrating, the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu parties were worrying, and the palace was eerily quiet.

On the morning of the sixth day of September, Crown Prince Zhu Youxiao was enthroned as Emperor Tianqi, concubine Zhaofei, who advocated the emperor, was canonized as Empress Dowager, and she entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning. A new era in the history of Ming Dynasty began.

In the Huangji Hall of the Qianqing Palace, all the civil and military ministers stood outside the gate, waiting quietly, no one made noise, no one made any other movements, they all stood so motionless.

The sun rose slowly, and the bells and drums rang together. An eunuch walked slowly to the door of the main hall, and shouted to the ministers outside: "Xuan".After speaking, he turned and walked back.

The ministers of civil and military affairs were walking slowly towards the Huangji Hall. In front of the civil servants was Fang Congzhe, a scholar of the first auxiliary university of the cabinet, and in the front of the military officials was Xu Hongji, the first-rank official of Wei Guogong.Everyone came to stand still in the main hall, and the eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies standing in the main hall, said loudly: "The emperor is here."

Emperor Tianqi walked out slowly. At this time, he was wearing a very proper emperor's costume, which was the famous Pingtian Crown and Mianfu in history.Although he really wanted to remove the bead curtain in front of him, Emperor Tianqi also knew that this was impossible, so he could only endure the bead curtain shaking back and forth.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Seeing the emperor coming, these ministers naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly knelt down to salute.These people are very used to this set of etiquette, so they do it very neatly and shout in unison.

Ignoring the ministers below, Emperor Tianqi sat on the huge dragon chair, gently stroking the huge golden dragon head, and his heart felt unprecedentedly stable.I finally waited until today. Although it was only a month, it was still too long.

Emperor Tianqi was there to satisfy himself, and no one spoke in the entire hall. After a long time, the new emperor realized that this was not the time to do it, coughed lightly, and said seriously: "Everyone loves you, take care of yourself. "

When everyone stood up, Emperor Tianqi winked at Wang An beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Start!"

At this time, Wang An held a scroll of yellow imperial decree in both hands, walked slowly to the bottom of the main hall, unfolded it gently, and read aloud: "By God's fate, the emperor's edict said: In this year when I am a weak crown, I will go up Inheriting the mandate of heaven, the first practice of the state. I am sincere and fearful, but I am afraid that my thoughts will not be secret, my words will be careless, and my actions will be careless, which will hurt the country and affect the subjects. How can I feel at ease? Why do I comfort my ancestors? Zong. Therefore, from today onwards, I should be humble and introspective, be diligent and self-disciplined, respect the heaven and the earth and feed ghosts and gods, worry about the society and protect the people. I pray for the fate of my Ming Dynasty and eternal prosperity."

When Wang An came back slowly, Emperor Tianqi said slowly: "I have just ascended to the Great Treasure, and I will rely on a lot in the future to be listed as ministers. All the lovers are the pillars of my Ming Dynasty. Those who will definitely do their jobs well.”

"My Emperor Shengming."

The court meeting on this day was very simple, and the time was very short. There was nothing discussed at all.No one will come up with something on the first day of the new emperor's ascension, unless his officials don't want to do it.

When everything was over, Emperor Tianqi dismissed all the ministers, and brought two people to the warm pavilion.Both of these people are eunuchs, because Tianqi knows that although the external affairs have temporarily come to an end, the internal affairs have not been resolved.

At this time, the two eunuchs kneeling in front of Emperor Tianqi were Wang An, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the eunuch of Bingbi, who supervised the Wei Dynasty in Dongchang.

Emperor Tianqi walked back and forth in the hall slowly, thinking about what to do!After pondering for a while, Emperor Tianqi said slowly: "Wei Chao, I have given you a task, you lead people to clean up the palace. I will give you three days, during these three days, I will really accompany you in the Palace of Compassion and Ning Look at the queen mother. I hope to hear from you after the morning court in three days' time." The emperor di du of the Ming Dynasty was rather lazy.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Tianqi continued: "I think you should know what should and should not be kept in the palace. Go do it!"

"The servant leads the decree." Wei Chao was very excited at this moment, if this matter can be done well, then he will definitely be reused.Dongchang is the emperor's domestic slave, and only the emperor's trust is the source of their power.

Seeing that the Wei Dynasty was gone, Emperor Tianqi said to Wang An: "My lord, you are the person next to the emperor. I care about the old man very much. From today on, you will not be a eunuch holding a pen. I will leave it to you to be the eunuch!" For the most powerful position in the palace, only this old man can make me feel at ease.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, old slave." Wang An was very happy in his heart. As a eunuch, he had reached the peak of his life.I did not misunderstand His Majesty, nor did I fail to live up to the late emperor's respect.

"One more thing, you are the closest eunuch by my side. I don't believe the Wei Dynasty. If he wins over the eunuchs and maids in the palace and cultivates his cronies during the purge here, I will be very passive. So I hope you will keep an eye on him secretly, and remember to tell me if there is anything troublesome." Emperor Tianqi looked at Wang An trustingly, with playful expectations in his eyes.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this old servant knows what to do." Wang An naturally understood what Emperor Tianqi meant, and replied respectfully after saluting.

"Eunuch Wang, I know that you are a very talented person. If you hadn't entered the palace, you might have become a cabinet scholar. Let me ask you, how is the world today?" Seemingly feeling nothing, Emperor Tianqi said Looking at Wan Wang An with a smile, he said in a soothing tone.

"I dare not take the emperor's compliments, and I can't answer the emperor's questions. I am just a eunuch. How can I think about such a military matter?" Wang An couldn't stop beating his heart. He found that the person in front of him was very strange and was no longer the cowardly crown prince.This person reminded him of another emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the former Yan Wang and later Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.

"Old Slicker, if you don't tell me, I will tell you. At this time, on the frontier of the Ming Dynasty, there are Wacha and Tatars in the north, and the Jurchens who have just risen in the northeast. These forces have tens of thousands of armored soldiers. What about my Great Ming? The military strength is slack, the army is falsely collecting military expenses, corrupting the law, and being cowardly and fearful of war. It can be said that there are dangers everywhere. Looking at the interior, the treasury is empty, the civil servants are the same, and the safety of the country is no longer in the eyes of these adults. In their eyes Why have you ever cared about my Daming River in your heart? Corrupt officials are rampant in the local area, levies are numerous, local tyrants are rampant in the village, and the people are miserable. There are also natural disasters that occur from time to time, do you know what these mean?" At this time, Emperor Tianqi said Emotionally excited, he stared at Wang An without blinking.

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