Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 630

Visiting the ancestral mausoleum is the biggest thing in the feudal society. It must not be sloppy. The outer mausoleum has to be cleaned, and the emperor personally burns incense and prays, offering sacrifices to three animals. Ma Shiying, Wang Duo and the others went in for more than an hour before dragging their tired bodies out. , At this time, the already barren Xiaoling Mausoleum can be regarded as completely new. The peeling glazed tiles have been placed back on the palace wall, and the weeds in the crevices of the stones are not left. However, at any rate, the style of the emperor's tomb has been restored.

At this end, with the five-color dragon flag, the eunuchs went in with brilliant chants and music, and also slapped the ashes on their clothes. The Minister of Rites, Wang Duo, took the lead, and all the officials bowed down to the emperor's chariot in person. road.

"Welcome Jian Guo to offer sacrifices to the ancestral mausoleum, and comfort the ancestors!"

However, King Fu seemed to be in a daze at this time, and he seemed to be frightened suddenly by the shouting. He didn't seem to wake up until Tian Cheng patted him on the back, but he walked off the king's car in a frivolous manner. Suspicious, Ma Shiying stepped forward and reached out to support him, and the faint smell of alcohol entered his breath.

This fool!

Ma Shiying is also helpless, this is not yet the emperor, before offering sacrifices to the ancestral mausoleum, I can't bear it for so long, and even drank wine secretly.Fortunately, it was him who supported him so that he could control himself. In desperation, Ma Shiying still covered up, deliberately took two quick steps, and separated himself from Zhang Duo and the others, and waited for the mountain wind to blow away the smell of the wine a lot before slowing down. Step down.

The next step is the tedious etiquette. The eulogy written by the Ministry of Rites is stinky and long. From the merits of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the former Emperor Chongzhen, the most important sentence came out. Mr. Zhu, your grandson is unfilial and lost half of the country. We These ministers have no choice but to support Lord Fu to oversee the country, you always have to protect him and so on.

Without reading the three lines, the officials had to kneel and kowtow to the chanting of the ritual officer. After reading the sacrificial oration for less than half an hour, many people's brains were cleared. Zhu Yousong's belly was full of fat, and he was sweating profusely.

After reading the prayer, burn it in the incense that had already been prepared, and then the pigs, cattle and sheep were pushed onto the table. Before the Battle of Sarhu, Yang Gao swore an oath in Shenyang, but the army in Liaodong was destroyed and he took a rotten knife. Three knives did not cut off the head of the cow, which was regarded as an ominous omen. As a result, the Ming army was defeated in the battle of Sarhu, and most of the 10,000+ people were wiped out. To die, the priest must prepare a few precious knives first.

The edge of the knife was really sharp, and with a few clicks, the heads of pigs, cattle and sheep were chopped off without even a hum, and placed on a plate and placed in the hall of worship for ancestors.

In the end, the officials kowtowed again, and their worship ceremony was considered complete. Next, Prince Fu, who supervised the country, entered the hall of enjoyment by himself, knelt down in front of the ancestor's spiritual tablet all night, and prayed to the ancestor. It's over, Ma Shiying didn't think about it anymore, and watched his fat body trembling into the Xiangdian, anyway, Mrs. Ma breathed a sigh of relief, and patted the thick cotton pad on his trouser legs.

Once the ancestor worship ceremony was over, King Fu's legitimacy increased a lot, and it was difficult for those Jiangnan Donglin parties who wanted to make a comeback. The outliers who were excluded by these Jiangnan officials could finally sit in the position of Dongge University Scholars, and stepped on all those bastards who used to look down on him. Ma Shiying couldn't help showing a smug smile at the corner of his elegant mouth.

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The matter is urgent. Originally, Jian Guo was going to kneel down in the hall of enjoyment for three days and three nights to communicate with his ancestors. However, the northern invaders did not know when they would sweep the south of the Yangtze River. They only knelt in the hall of enjoyment for one night. Zhu Yousong He was pulled back by the officials.

May 22 is considered to be an auspicious day. In the Wuying Hall, surrounded by officials, Zhu Yousong is succeeding to the throne. Just like in history, the reign name is Hongguang. After the capital fell for more than two months, the small court of Nanming officially took over. The mantle of the Ming Empire is in operation.

"The ministers kowtow to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

This is the Great Court Meeting. Thousands of ministers knelt and kowtowed in the hall where Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded to the throne. Song Qingshu was among them. And this time he was dropped from the generals to the honorable masses. The news that You Song himself admitted that he married Princess Yunjiao made him warm up rapidly in Yingtian City. Many Jiangzuo famous families who originally disdained to associate with merchants and warriors also shuttled among them like weaving. The feeling of being in control is walking towards him step by step.

Although Song Qingshu hates kneeling to people the most, and he has never knelt before anyone since he called for security, but today, instead of feeling uncomfortable at all, Song Qingshu followed the group of officials and prostrated on the ground, with a pair of eyes blazing upwards, begging him After all, all the power in the world is in the game, and there is no more profitable business than this.

After the official enthronement and worship ceremony, following the ups and downs of the eunuch Lu Jiude, the officials lined up on both sides and waited on them with their hands tied.

So many people are fighting for Lifu Lilu, because once they succeed in supporting the new emperor, it is an amazing benefit. Now, it is time to pay the benefits. Watching Lu Jiude take out a thick imperial decree from his arms , not only Song Qingshu, everyone became a little hotter.

"Pursue Fuduan Wang Zhu Changluo to worship heaven, Qidao, Yingrui, respectful, pure, literary, Jing, Wuyuan, Renyi, filial piety, the honorary title of Emperor Fu, and the concubine Tian of Fufu is filial, sincere, duanhui, kind, obedient, sincere and trustworthy Empress Dowager! Chasing the title..."

China governs the world with filial piety. Although this King Fu is not filial enough, the old King Fu did not observe filial piety for three years after his death, but now, the big guys have to show filial piety. A lot of deceased old guys paid respects to this emperor and that, although this is long and cumbersome, but it is necessary to do it. The loud voice echoed in the hall, and Song Qingshu could only suppress his anxiety and wait.

After chasing the dead for most of the day, it was finally the turn to chase the living, and Song Qingshu's name was the first to be read.

"My sister-in-law, Xi'an Song Qingshu, is brave and good at fighting, and has won my heart. The owner of Yunjiao County is virtuous and virtuous, respectful and benevolent. He is often famous in his family. Song Qingshu, the general soldier of the two Huaihe Rivers, is the Marquis of Jingnan, Beijing Admiral of the battalion, Princess Yunjiao is the eldest princess, I respect you!"

"Congratulations to Master Song, congratulations to Master Song!"

As soon as the conferment came out, the honorable generals around all quietly held their fists at Song Qingshu. Although he was only a marquis, for the Ming Dynasty, which has always been stingy in conferring titles, it is rare and generous to confer a marquis all at once. , It also shows that Song Qingshu's power is very hot.

However, with Song Qingshu's military exploits, he should have been named a marquis long ago. He really didn't care much about his false name. He just nodded indifferently to the surroundings to show that he accepted the big guy's kindness.

Next is Gao Jie and the others. To be honest, if Shi Kefa is more decisive, although the outcome of Song Qingshu's meddling in the government will not change, but it is really nothing to do with them. Historically, this also paved the way for the domineering generals of the Hongguang court and their eventual defeat.

"Gaojie in Yansui, loyal and brave, betrothed to the country with his body...Conferred the title of Uncle Xingping, Liu Zeqing of Shandong, two promises of filial piety and righteousness, extraordinary benevolence and courage...Conferred the title of Uncle Dongping, Liu Liangzuo of Dali, a writer of meritorious service, repeatedly made military exploits... Confer the title of Uncle Guangchang!"

These three chases made Song Qingshu feel a little uncomfortable after all, he turned his head subconsciously, but the next second, the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and when he came to court, he saw Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing from a distance Damn, but now, there is absolutely no trace of these three people in the group of generals!An ominous premonition began to rise in Song Qingshu's heart.

Sure enough, things changed immediately.

"In response to the support of the ministers, Ma Shiying, the governor of Lufeng, was called to be a scholar of Dongge University, Minister of the Ministry of War, and added the title of Yudu Yushi to join the cabinet to handle affairs! Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, is a scholar of Dongge University and Minister of Rites, and will be the supervisor of Yangzhou today. , The military situation is like fire, immediately lead Xingping Bo, Dongping Bo, Guangchang Bo to garrison Yangzhou, and the governor Xu Huai, set off immediately..."

Creak, creak~ His fist was tightened by Song Qingshu for an instant. Ma Shiying sent troops to welcome King Lifu. His status gave him the status of a bachelor, and he was immediately pushed out of Beijing. These were all expected, but the last sentence was the last sentence, leading the three towns to set off immediately!
It's really called Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot tall!It seems that I have been tricked, no wonder Shi Kefa hurried out of Beijing this morning with the Nanjing Imperial Army, he is covering Gao Jie and the three bastards took out Ying Tian, ​​as for the means, we have to find out when we go back. However, these deep-rooted Jiangzuo families once again showed their strength, which made Song Qingshu deeply jealous.

However, the matter was not over yet. At this point, the eunuch Lu Jiude actually got stuck, and he turned his head hesitantly. Who would have expected that Tian Cheng would take the imperial decree from him logically and continue to recite.

"Edict Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi Jiang Yueguang to be the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Duo, the Minister of Rites, and a scholar of the Dongge University, to join the cabinet to handle affairs! Zhang Shenyan supplemented the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Hongtu was assigned the title of Minister of the Ministry of Households, and worked in the cabinet. Qian Qian Yidibu Ritual Minister Shangshu..."

After this series of adjustments by the courtiers, everyone's expressions changed in an instant, and they bowed their heads to discuss with each other, especially Song Qingshu's face turned livid, and those eyes seemed to reveal a strong murderous intent, and he immediately flicked his clothes Sleeve, turned around and left from the court.

"The Marquis of Jingnan is domineering and rude, please impeach him for the crime of disrespect!"

Yang Tingshu, the imperial envoy of the Southern Metropolis Court, immediately stood up viciously, shouting angrily, but this time, Jiang Riguang and Zhang Shenyan, who went up to the newly promoted Dongge University scholars, and went down to the civil and military officials, were all in agreement. None, especially Zhu Yousong, Emperor Hongguang, shivered with guilt when he saw Song Qingshu's back leaving angrily.

After a few seconds of silence, Tian Cheng's sharp reading voice continued to echo in the Hall of Martial Heroes. However, the resignation behind him obviously made all the officials absent-minded. The Nanming court had just started, and a tense atmosphere was already pervasive. Invaded the huge imperial court, making everyone panic...

(End of this chapter)