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Chapter 6 Ascension to the Throne

On the fifth night of September, the day before Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the weather was not good, and it suddenly started to rain heavily in the capital, bringing a hint of coolness to Beijing in late autumn.

On the sixth day of the ninth month, the mood brought by the heavy rain did not last long. The weather turned brighter. As soon as the day came out, Zhu Youxiao and Chen Liangbi, Hou Gongsun Hou Wu Ruyin, Hou Meng, Princess Wan Wei, and Bo Chen Wei led officials to worship the Temple of Heaven, Ditan, Taimiao, and the Altar of the Sovereign. Later, he personally worshiped the Spiritual Seal of Mingguang Sect, and each ceremony was completed. It was already 7 o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the sky was clear. Zhu Youxiao, as the eldest son of the emperor, formally ascended the throne of the Supreme Hall. All civil and military officials performed five bows and three bows.

After the ministers performed their rituals, they issued the edict of the throne in accordance with the customs of all dynasties. Each emperor who had newly ascended the throne solemnly issued the edict at the same time as the Hall of Supreme Harmony held the throne. The civil and military officials first knelt in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and listened to the edict. Then they left the palace and came to Chengtian Gate and stood north and south of the Jinshui Bridge. The edict was entrusted by the Yiwei official on the Yunpan, and the officials held the Huang Gai to escort Yunpan out of the Wumen. The edict was placed outside the Wumen and parked in the Long Pavilion in advance, and the ceremonial guards were also waiting here. The appearance and size of the Long Pavilion were equivalent to a sedan chair. The Yiwei Chief carried the Long Pavilion to follow the imperial guards of the palace, leaving the Wumen and ending the gate, and then followed the stairs north of the Chengtian Gate (Tianan Gate) to the Chengtian Gate Tower.

The officials of the Imperial Examination solemnly read the enrollment letters on Chengtian Gate. Later, the edict was placed in the ritual vessel and slowly descended from Chengtian Gate. The edict symbolizing the emperor was passed through the country from then on. The edict was respectfully received by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and was still placed in the Long Pavilion, and then sent to the Ministry of Rites respectfully.

Printing and promulgating to various provinces. (The above content of the throne was made by plagiarism and splicing, ashamed)

The full text of the edict is about 4,600 words (the content is not found), and the content is similar to the edict of his father Ming Guangzong ascended the throne. He was amnesty for the world and changed the reign of the rebirth of the Heavenly Revelation, with the next year as the first year of the Heavenly Revelation.

Zhu Youxiao sat on a high dragon throne and listened to the enthronement edict. Of course, this enthronement edict was not written by Zhu Youxiao. How could an illiterate write this? Not only was it not written by him, I haven't even read it. But Wang An probably told him the content. It was all ancient texts, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't understand them at all. He was bored and thought, this time the emperor became an emperor, and it was really troublesome to be an emperor. From the morning, he ran one by one like a rush to the scene. He arrived at this text.

Huadian made another toss and made Zhu Youxiao's curiosity and yearning go there. But he still had to cheer up. The eunuch in charge of etiquette reminded Zhu Youxia from time to time to time that he had to pay attention to. It was really troublesome. Thinking about the later generations, the chairman who managed more than one billion people simply took office. The etiquette in the country of Chinese etiquette refers to these etiquettes. Zhu Youxiao found another place that needed reform.

At this time, the edict had been read. After the throne ceremony, the custom was to have a grand court meeting. The civil and military officials returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to hold a court meeting. Zhu Youxiao had been waiting for a long time in the morning until now. Seeing that it finally began, he couldn't help but look up.

According to convention, after the new emperor ascended the throne, he praised his merits again. At this time, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe, stood up and said, "Report to the emperor, I have a good idea to report."

Zhu Youxiao finally saw something interesting. His depressed mood immediately improved. He waved his hand and said, "Aiqing Fang, let's miss it."

Fang Congzhe paused his voice and began to say, "The emperor ascended the throne, and the whole country was full of joy. Even the mountains and rivers cheered and celebrated the emperor with rare passion. On the fifth day of the September 1st, the governor of Shaanxi submitted a memorial that the turbid and unruly water of the Yellow River had become clear for five consecutive days. So the officials and people across the country attracted each other to celebrate, saying that the emperor had peace and justice."

It turned out that they were still praising merits and flattering. When the remaining officials heard this, they immediately shouted: "The emperor is wise and powerful, and he will be auspicious from heaven to protect the emperor. Long live the emperor."

Who doesn’t like flattery? And it’s a flattery made by hundreds of people. Zhu Youxiao was amused after hearing this, and even his waist was a little straighter than usual.

Just now, Zhu Youxiao's first big test came after becoming emperor.

Since Emperor Guangzong of Ming Dynasty reigned for only one month, the two emperors collapsed within a year, and the issue of the year number became a very difficult problem. The ministers in the court have quarreled several times over the past few days. Today, as soon as Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he naturally has to raise this issue for discussion.

Fang Congzhe said at this time: "Emperor, how to arrange the year name of the late emperor is still to solve it. Today, we should make a decision quickly to avoid regrets from the late emperor."

At this time, a group of ministers began a debate meeting. The so-called court discussion was like this. Everyone expressed their opinions on one thing, which was very lively. So some ministers suggested abolishing the first year of Taichang, some suggested that next year be the first year of Taichang, the next year is the first year of Tianqi, and some suggested that the forty-eighth year of Wanli be abolished. The three views are inappropriate, and each plan would have to sacrifice one of the three emperors, which is obviously not feasible.

At this time, Li Ruogui, the Left Minister of Li Ke, came out and said, "The emperor ascended the throne. Within the year of the late emperor's reign, I believe that the year name must be changed. The first day of the first lunar month next year will be the beginning of the Emperor's revelation era, and from the first to December this year, it should be lent to the late emperor, called the first year of Taichang.

In the history of Chinese emperors, feudal emperors had temple names and year names. Temple names, sometimes called temple taboos, are names after the emperor's death, or synonyms. The year names were names established by feudal emperors to record their reign. It began with Emperor Wu of Han. Once there was no year names and no year names, it meant that he had denied his existence. Similarly, if the Taichang period of Ming Guangzong did not exist, it means that there was no emperor of Ming Guangzong and the Taichang period in the Ming Dynasty. These are all contrary to history.

According to the etiquette system of all dynasties, "the Yuan Dynasty will not be changed before the New Year's Eve." After Li Ruogui's proposal to change the Yuan Dynasty was proposed, some people immediately expressed their opposition.

The censor Huang Shiyan said: "If the emperor changes the era in the middle of the year, the emperor cannot complete the number of numbers, and the emperor cannot correct the initial date, and the righteousness of the emperor is unjust. The former emperor ascended the throne for one month and was unable to write good governance. Before the era was changed, who could hide the history of the history?"

The censor Zuo Guangdou disagreed with Huang Shiyan's statement. Based on the precedent of "the father and son have one year in total" in the Tang Dynasty, he agreed with Li Ruogui's suggestion: If today's proposal, the first year of Taichang will be held in the 48th year of Wanli. Historical books still write Wanli before the first day of the eighth month, and from the 1st month to the 1st month of August, Taichang wrote Taichang, which was not contrary to the contradictory, and it was widely used in ancient and modern times. Taichang was like Tianqi's son Taichang. Taichang respected Wanli and retained Wanli. If he went to Taichang now, it would be a cause for the emperor to be unfilial. If he went to the 48th year of Wanli, then he would be unfilial to his ancestors than to his father."

After saying that, the ministers below started to discuss again. Zhu Youxiao sat on the top and saw the mess below, knowing that it was better to make a decision as soon as possible.

Just as he was thinking, Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, adopted the public opinion and said, "I heard that in each dynasty and dynasty, the throne was passed down by the father and son, and the son and grandson were passed down by the age of the age of Gengshen (1620). The next year, the reign was changed to Tianqi Xinyou (1621). After Wanli, Tianqi followed him, and then the name of Taichang was Xuzhi. However, the previous emperor of the Shenzong was the emperor of the emperor, and the emperor of the emperor of the emperor. Today's calendar is short of

, it is even more difficult to fill in later generations. As the minister of the sect, Li Ruogui, the Censor of the Censor Zuo Guangdou and others said, the name of Wanli will still be held before July this year, and after the late emperor ascended the end of the eighth month, it should be called the first year of Taichang. I discussed with the ministers of the cabinet and the ministry, and most of them agreed. I asked all the documents to be submitted, from the first day of the eighth month (the first day of the twelfth month) this year, all of which will be used for the first year of Taichang. It will not be a disadvantage to the full calendar of Shenzong, nor will it affect the emperor's change of the emperor's reign, so that the system will be clear and everyone will be happy."

Zhu Youxiao was worried about this. When he saw Sun Ru, the Minister of Rites, lobbying, made a lot of sense. After hearing this, the other ministers all agreed. He knew that the time had come, and it was time for him to make his own decisions. It is important to know that the Chinese people should be more face-saving and must be fully prepared for everything. Such major events that concern the three generations of grandfather and son are naturally not careless, and others cannot be allowed to gossip. Now that the time has come, I will issue an order immediately:

"The last emperor's reign has the same opinions as the public. I would like to comfort me with filial piety and follow his advice."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao opened the golden mouth, the matter was decided, and then the ministers began to report some trivial matters. Zhu Youxiao was yawning all over the sky. At this moment, he finally understood why so many emperors in history were not happy to attend court. The six officials, soldiers, households, and rituals and punishments were just requesting funds, officials mobilization, etc. Poor Zhu Youxiao, an illiterate and political novice, didn't understand anything at all. He had to keep looking at the faces of the ministers, and saw that everyone opposed him.

He also opposed it, and everyone agreed with it. It was typical of a puppet emperor. After the incident, Zhu Youxiao had long been ignorant of the stars, and was purely a mechanical response. In fact, Zhu Youxiao did not understand political affairs. These things should have been done later, but he didn't understand and pretended to understand, so he had to deal with them constantly. Seeing that the emperor was so happy today, he knew that he was young and ignorant, he turned out the old things he had not passed for a long time.

At first, the eunuch Wang An thought that the emperor was enterprising and wanted to do something. Later, when he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately stepped forward and whispered to Zhu Youxiao. He said, "Your Majesty, hold down the ministers of the ministers first, let the cabinet and the six ministers discuss it before discussing it. It will be better to suspend it today."

Although Zhu Youxiao did not understand political affairs, he was still very smart. He immediately thought of the key points of the problem. He knew that these ministers were bullying him at a young age and couldn't help but feel a little angry. He didn't expect that he was passionate and wanted to be a good emperor. Now, he was fooled by the ministers. He deeply felt the insidiousness of the court, so he signaled to Wang An.

Wang An had been living in the palace for many years, and he was a cunning person. Seeing this, he naturally knew what to do. He immediately said, "The emperor was a little tired today and wanted to rest early. The ministers would bow and leave the court if they had nothing to do!"

When the ministers saw that the emperor must have reacted. Anyway, he had already dealt with a large amount of backlog of matters today and was satisfied, so he bowed and retired from the court.

When Zhu Youxiao first went to court to govern the government, he was teased by the ministers. When he returned, he couldn't help but look down. He thought that he was not experienced enough. It seemed that he had to study this knowledge hard. The so-called emperor's way was not easy to control by his own knowledge. It seems that after hundreds of years, technology has been many times more developed than it is now, but there has not been much development in political conspiracy.

Zhu Youxiao, who had returned to the Ganqing Palace, had just rested and was thinking hard about his own governance plan. He thought to himself that the so-called "soldiers and horses should not move, and food should be taken first. If you want to avoid being influenced by ministers, the first thing is to understand the national conditions, but it is easy, but difficult to do it. His ex-boy Zhu Youxiao has never left the palace until he was fifteen years old. I guess he didn't even know what the people outside the palace wear, let alone understand the national conditions. The rest of Chen Xing knew nothing about the Ming Dynasty. It seems that he still had to go privately. When he thought of the privately visited, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but think of the braided play he watched. Emperor Qianlong in the village was a pleasure. He went there in a silly manner, picked up girls, and caught a few corrupt officials, and had a good reputation. This was the emperor's life that Zhu Youxiao yearned for. Then he thought, he went to privately. He had just ascended the throne in the morning. If he knew about it, he would be the most foolish monarch in the ages. Historical books probably would have recorded: "The foolish monarch Zhu Youxiao only cares about having fun and ignores the government affairs. He ascended the throne in the morning and went to privately in the afternoon." It would be better. It seems that he should open up the road of speech, take it slowly, and take one step at a time. First, he should ask Wang An to ask about the basic national conditions.

Just as he was about to find someone to find Wang An, a little eunuch outside the door said, "The emperor's wet nurse Keshi asked for a meeting."

The wet nurse Keshi has been with Zhu Youxiao and has been traveling around since childhood. Zhu Youxiao trusts him very much. When he comes today, he must have asked for something. So he came in. After a while, the eunuch led Keshi into the palace. As soon as he saw Zhu Youxiao, Keshi knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am asking for a meeting today. I hope the emperor must agree to me."

When Zhu Youxiao saw this situation, he said, "The wet nurse will say something, and I will definitely be the wet nurse."

Keshi replied: "Emperor, when Grandma Li moved the palace yesterday, the Jinyiwei in the palace arrested many people. Li Jinzhong and Eunuch Li were arrested. Today I heard that I would be taken to behead my head. Your Majesty, you want to save Eunuch Li. I wish you one life to exchange for another."

Zhu Youxiao knew that he was arrested for stealing gold and silver yesterday, and probably stole a lot of them, because he said yesterday that he had pulled the most stolen ones to cut off to serve as a warning to you. Li Jinzhong and Zhu Youxiao also knew that Li Jinzhong and this Keshi were a pair of "food food" in the palace (if you don't understand this term, please first look at the reincarnated eunuchs's heroic times in the chaos. Haha, there are many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and they comfort each other for loneliness. Everyone fell in love in private, but the eunuchs are The Yin-Yang people who castrated their sexual functions, so this is neither heterosexual love nor homosexuality. It was called "eating" at that time, meaning that they could not sleep in the same bed, but they just ate relatives and comforted each other and were lonely.), although Zhu Youxiao despised this phenomenon, he knew that there were reasons for this situation. He was the only man in the palace, but there were so many palace maids, claiming to be three thousand beauties. It was impossible not to have this situation. He thought about it, and there were probably many lesbians.

I have explained earlier that Zhu You knows not much about the history of the Ming Dynasty. Although he knows Wei Zhongxian, he does not know the details. So he doesn't know that Wei Zhongxian was actually called Li Jinzhong when he didn't get the power. If he knew, he would probably not ask the reason and just chopped his head.

Wei Zhongxian should be Li Jinzhong, and it was not smooth sailing after entering the palace. Basically, he was a young eunuch at the grassroots level. Later, he hooked up with Keshi by chance. Then, through Keshi's relationship, he was very familiar with Zhu Youxiao. He often rode horses and archery, played chess and chess and chess together, and was also considered a friend of the basketball team with Zhu Youxiao. With this relationship, Zhu Youxiao decided to let Li Jinzhong go. Thinking about what he had nothing to trust now, he might as well call him to Cucuju and played chess, so as to adjust his spare time.

After thinking about it, he said to Keshi: "I will call someone to release Li Jinzhong, but it is unpretentious if I am guilty of punishment. I will let him go to the Ganqing Palace to be a serious eunuch. Don't worry about the wet nurse." So he found a eunuch and ordered him to release Li Jinzhong and transferred him to the Ganqing Palace to be a serious eunuch.

In fact, the appearance of eunuchs who were powerful in the court and the opposition almost every dynasty in the Ming Dynasty was the result of the emperor's indulgence. As long as the emperor was willing, eunuchs generally had no way to seize power. Therefore, I decided that if Wei Zhongxian did not die, he would not only die, but also change his image and take the lead. Maybe he could lead the Ming Dynasty national Cuju team and organize a Ming Dynasty Super Cuju League to enrich the spare time of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Keshi was happy when she heard this and wanted to retreat. Zhu Youxiao shouted at him as soon as she saw it and said, "The wet nurse has taken care of me for many years. After I ascended the throne, the wet nurse should find someone else's house. The wet nurse agreed, and I will definitely not find a good family for the wet nurse."
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