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Chapter 1094 The Strongest Enthronement Edict in History
After returning to Beijing, apart from meeting Wang Xian and releasing the old people from the East Palace, the crown prince focused his energy on the funeral of Emperor Daxing.Although Emperor Daxing had passed away for more than a month, but the crown prince did not come back, many things could not be carried out, so they could only be put there temporarily.

First of all, the title of Emperor Daxing and Empress Xianrenxiao. The late empress was the daughter of Zhongshan King Xu Da and the biological mother of the three brothers Zhu Gaoxu. She always treated the three sons equally and was not as partial as Zhu Di.Zhu Gaoxu also missed this mother who died more than ten years ago. He discussed with the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the academicians for several days. He must study every word and strive for perfection. posthumous posthumous title.

Regarding the posthumous title and temple title of Emperor Daxing, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the great scholars were under great pressure.They naturally knew that the father and son had no flesh-and-blood relationship for 20 years, and watching the prince's behavior after returning to Beijing, it seemed that he had no intention of letting go of his grievances.Whether this posthumous title and temple title, which is conclusively concluded, will become the target of the prince's venting, no one can say for sure.

After some private entanglement, the Ministry of Rites proposed to be Emperor Daxing, and his posthumous posthumous title was "Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong"!
"Taizong" refers to the second generation emperor of the dynasty; "Wen" refers to latitude and longitude of heaven and earth, kindness and love for the people, cultivation of virtues far away, constitution of all nations, strong and non-violent, and sound education.It is a first-class posthumous posthumous title.

Originally, the ministers secretly thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would reject the posthumous posthumous title, and the Crown Prince would not be ashamed to reject it if another 'Wu' was reported. The word 'Wu' is a posthumous posthumous title, so it is naturally far inferior to 'Wen', but it is also suitable for the life of Emperor Daxing, so it is not a bad posthumous posthumous title.This is just a small way to deal with the boss in the officialdom.

However, unexpectedly, the crown prince did not bother about this, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites submitted it and immediately approved it.This made the ministers heave a sigh of relief. Not only was the posthumous title and temple name of the late emperor settled, but the key point was that this seemed to indicate that His Highness the Crown Prince had realized that there was no benefit in venting his dissatisfaction with the late emperor.

Next, ministers, ministers, old foreign envoys, monks and Taoists took turns to persuade them to advance, but the prince was so sad that he couldn't bear to refuse.Ministers, ministers, foreign envoys, monks and Taoists 'had no choice but' to bow down outside the Xiyuan, knelt down and begged His Highness the Crown Prince to think of all the people in the world, and stop indulging in personal grief.Don't go back to the Sacred Heart, let's get to the heavens!
The prince had no choice but to reluctantly agree. The monarch and his ministers faced each other, crying bitterly, but they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.The Ministry of Rites immediately arranged the ceremony, and only told the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, that His Royal Highness the Prince is the emperor.Naturally, God will not object, and this can be regarded as "ordered by heaven".

Immediately afterwards, Qin Tianjian was optimistic about the day, and the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and other government offices also went all out to complete the preparations for the new emperor's enthronement ceremony before the auspicious day. But it is definitely not an easy task to achieve complete etiquette in just a few days without any omissions.

No, there was a fierce dispute between the Ministry of Rites and Honghe Temple regarding the location of the enthronement ceremony. Jin Chun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, believed that it should be held in the Forbidden City, but the Minister of Honghe Temple believed that the three halls are still in ruins. The holding is unsightly, and it should be held in Xiyuan, before the tomb of Emperor Daxing.

The Ministry of Rites insisted that the succession to the Grand Order must be held in the Forbidden City. Even if the three main halls are in ruins and the Qianqing Palace is still intact, the grand ceremony can still be held!

Some officials even believed that they should go back to Nanjing to hold the enthronement ceremony. After all, the three emperors before the Ming Dynasty all ascended the throne in Nanjing, and the imperial palace in Nanjing was intact...

In the end, the dispute could not be settled, so he could only ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make an official decision. Zhu Gaochi actually liked the third plan, but he also knew that it was not realistic at all.After pondering for a while, he said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites: "I have decided my loneliness, and the grand ceremony will be held in the Forbidden City."

"Your Highness is wise!" Jin Chun glanced at Honglu Siqing proudly, and said loudly, "Then it will be in Qianqing Palace..."

"It's not Qianqing Palace, it's Fengtian Palace." Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.

"It's Fengtian..." Jin Chunshun spoke halfway, then looked at Zhu Gaochi in confusion and said, "Your Highness, after the Fengtian Palace was burned down, it has not been rebuilt, and it is still in ruins..."

"I want to ascend the throne in front of the ruins!" His Royal Highness said decisively: "I just want my subjects to understand that my Ming Dynasty is now in ruins, and if it gets worse, it will turn into ruins!"

"Here, Your Highness..." Jin Chun and the others turned pale with shock. How could there be any reason to hold a grand ceremony in front of the ruins?
"Don't say any more, your loneliness has been decided!" Zhu Gaochi said decisively.

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Now His Royal Highness is the eldest, and the location of the enthronement ceremony can only be done according to his wishes.The officials of the Ministry of Rituals racked their brains to make the ceremony solemn and beautiful without disobeying His Royal Highness, and finally set up the throne and golden platform in front of Fengtian Gate.Immediately afterwards, Qin Tianjian set up the time drum, Shangbao set up the treasure case, and Jiaofang set up Zhonghe Shaoyue without making it.Everyone began to be busy in the dark, and finally rushed to the eve of the main hall, and all the preparations were ready.

In the early morning of the day of the grand ceremony, under the guidance of a minister, the prince wore filial clothing to worship heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country. Under the guidance, amidst the sound of bells and drums, he went to Fengtianmen to succeed the emperor at an auspicious time.

At this time, all the officials of the public and ministers had already entered the Meridian Gate in their court uniforms, and lined up outside the Fengtian Gate with a forest of honor guards, waiting for the arrival of the new king.

According to the ancestral system, when the first emperor passed away, the vassal kings were not allowed to go to Beijing to attend the funeral, so naturally they would not appear at the enthronement ceremony, so the officials and officials respected the princes of the country—the one who stood at the top was the current emperor. Cousin, Duke Ding Xu Jingchang.Xu Jingchang is the grandson of Xu Da, king of Zhongshan, and the son of Xu Zengshou who was beheaded by Jianwen in the Battle of Jingnan.After Zhu Di came to the throne, he thanked his brother-in-law for his contribution and named his son Duke Ding.For the sake of his wife, Empress Xu, Bao Jianwen's Duke of Wei, in the long family line, was not abolished.

In this way, the Xu family is a duke of two countries, which is naturally far superior to other dukes in terms of dignity, but Wei Guogong's family was on the wrong team after all, and Zhu Di stayed in Nanjing and did not move to Beijing together, which can be regarded as fading out.Now Erfang Dingguo is the representative of the Xu family.It's just that Xu Jingchang is a scholar who can't ride a horse and draw a bow, so although the Xu family's status is respected and favored, their power is far inferior to that of Duke Ying and Duke Cheng who are standing on his right.

British Duke Zhang Fu and Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng, these two are now the great Ming generals and the left and right leaders of the generals group.

To the surprise of the officials and ministers, there was another person alongside the three dukes, and that was Le'an Hou Wangxian.But immediately, everyone understood that this was His Royal Highness expressing his attitude towards Wang Xian - he was not the eternal sinner of Ming Dynasty, but the number one hero of this dynasty!

For a while, the officials had different thoughts. Some people were thinking that they should change their hostile attitude towards the number one celebrity in the dynasty. , was able to go ashore in vain, and some people were worried, worried that Wang Xian would be completely unstoppable...

There are hundreds of thoughts in the minds of the officials, but no one thinks that Wang Xian is not worthy to stand there!Even standing in front of the three dukes is a matter of course!
When the auspicious time came, Zhu Gaochi, supported by the eunuch, took his seat on the golden platform.The whip-wielding eunuch flicked a leather whip that was ten feet long, and whipped out a whip sound like a silver bottle bursting. After three blows of the whip, all the officials knelt down and kowtowed in salute!
After saluting, the officials stood up and watched as the Hanlin officials held the edict in their hands, passed through the square in front of the hall, and carried it to the front of the imperial court to seal it, and then awarded the Minister of Rites Jin Chun, who read the edict of succession in front of Fengtian Gate.

At the beginning, it was naturally Zhu Gaoxu who announced that he had to sacrifice to heaven and earth under everyone's persuasion, and succeeded to the throne!In honor of Hongyou, who was studied by the ancestors, and Yongtu, who was admired by the sage, the year was named "Hongxi", and it was changed to Yuan the next year.

The enthronement edict is gorgeous in parallel, which is the meaning of the title. The officials were drowsy after hearing it, and they became more energetic when they heard the year name. They thought it was going to end, but Jin Chun didn't stop at all. Meaning, but continue to read: "All cooperation matters are listed below..."

"Is there a policy of governance in the enthronement edict?" ! All the officials widened their eyes and straightened their ears, lest they miss a word and miss the opportunity to understand the new emperor's intentions in the first place.

"Before today, officials, soldiers and civilians, except for treason, treason, descendants murdering grandparents and parents, wives and concubines killing husbands and slaves, and maids killing masters, the rest have been discovered or not, have been married or have not been married, and are not guilty. Big or small, forgive me!"

"This is the meaning of amnesty for the world..." Baiguan didn't care about this article, and Jin Chun continued to read:
"Before December of the 19th year of Yongle, all tax and food arrears will be exempted!"

"This is to exempt the tax owed over the years. When the emperor ascends the throne, the common people must be exposed to rain and dew..."

"Fleeing and relocating households everywhere, I forgive my crimes, and I promise to return to my original place to resume my business. I will be exempted from working for two years, and all taxes and food owed will be exempted."

"This is to let the refugees return home, the emperor really can't wait,"

"All the national treasure ships going to the Western Ocean have stopped, and the goods have been delivered to Nanjing for sale. Officials from home and abroad have all returned to Beijing, and the soldiers and civilians have all sent to Ningjia."

As soon as this article came out, the expressions on the faces of all the officials were wonderful. They never expected that as soon as the new emperor came to the throne, he would abolish the voyages that the former emperor was so proud of!

Before he had time to think about the consequences of this point, Jin Chun continued to read aloud:

"Those who buy horses from various places in the Western Regions; those who buy gems and wood from Yunnan, Burma, etc.; build ships from various places; compradors and compradors of all kinds of silk gauze gems, etc., as well as all materials, pigments, etc., and The weaving bureaus in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places stop copying paper and porcelain, purchasing wooden boards, and all kinds of seafood and fruits! The officials sent to Beijing will return to Beijing immediately, and the officers and soldiers will return to their original guards. They are not allowed to stay on duty. !"

Now, the officials couldn't bear it anymore, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. The emperor is going to stop all the purchases in the world!Especially those princes and ministers, their faces became uglier than each other.That's their source of income!

(End of this chapter)