the next day.
The palace is very solemn. In addition to the joy of the New Year, there is also a grand atmosphere.
The civil and military officials walked along the palace road, their steps involuntarily quickening, the expressions on their faces were solemn, and at the same time there was a look of expectation in their eyes.
Today, the emperor's grandson is officially canonized. The next successor of the Ming Dynasty has finally been selected more than ten years after Zhu Biao passed away. All civil and military officials can breathe a sigh of relief.
There were successors to the Ming Dynasty, and the court was considered stable.
The officials came to the main hall. Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet arrived. They all stood up straight. Civil and military officials stood on both sides. In this serious environment, no one dared to whisper.
They all stood and waited quietly until Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Xuan's hand and walked out of the hall.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
"The grandson of the emperor has arrived!"
Following Yun Qi's two shouts, everyone knelt down and saluted at the same time.
The ceremony is over.
Zhu Yuanzhang handed an imperial edict to Yunqi and read it out on the spot.
Zhu Xuan walked down, knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and accepted the imperial edict. Of course, all the officials present continued to kneel.
After the edict was read out, the people in the Ministry of Rites began to get busy, bestowing gold books and so on.
The ceremony for canonizing the grandson of the emperor was extremely long and numerous. Each ceremony was carried out according to etiquette, and officials from the Ministry of Rites completed all procedures meticulously.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Meet His Highness the Imperial Grandson."
When the officials saw the ceremony ended, they knelt down again and saluted in unison.
"No gift!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.
Seeing that his grandson now has the aura to command hundreds of officials, he was very happy. He finally taught his grandson, and he could share some of the burden of the Ming Dynasty.
"The hope of Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became with his chosen successor.
Although he is not a legitimate son, or even an illegitimate son, as long as he is capable, nothing else matters.
It's just that he got off to a bad start. When he goes back today, he has to revise the ancestral precepts carefully and completely set the rules for the future eldest son. He must not violate the ancestral precepts.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he could still control it, and he did not need his direct grandson to inherit the throne, but the future emperor may not be able to control this, especially the ruthless emperor's family.
For the sake of the throne, Li Shimin could kill his brother and imprison his father.
"The ancestral precepts must be made final!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking secretly in his heart.
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhao Yunsheng to find the bones of Zhu Xuan's mother and concubine, as well as the relatives from the mother's clan. Except for Zhu Xuan's mean aunt, the others were re-erected to commemorate her biography.
Give Zhu Xuan, the mother-in-law whom I have never seen before, a new status.
After becoming the Lu family, she was the third crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
That's how the status is, it's finalized.
After all, all members of Zhu Xuan's mother clan were gone. No matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang tried and pursued, the officials below had no intention of objecting. They all acquiesced.
"Give us the order."
"We want to celebrate with the people the conferment of the grandson of the emperor."
"All the people in Yingtian Mansion, each household, will be rewarded with three kilograms of meat. If the family has a larger population, the maximum can be increased to six kilograms."
"Take out a reward of one million yuan and give it to the people of Yingtian."
Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly.
The Ming Dynasty is not short of money. Today, he canonizes his good grandson. He can spend this money as he wants.
However, considering the population of Yingtian, a reward of one million seems not enough. He added: "One million is still too little, three million! If it is not enough, ask us again."
"Your Majesty, is it too much?"
Xia Yuanji was the first to be unhappy.
It’s true that the money from the Ming Dynasty’s treasury is inexhaustible, but it can’t be used like this?
If you don't become a householder, you don't know that oil and salt are expensive. In the future of the Ming Dynasty, there will still be many places where money is needed.
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What's too much? We don't think it's too much. This small amount of money will come back after collecting some taxes next year. You just do what I say. If you don't want to do it, we will replace it with someone else."
Xia Yuanji didn't dare to speak anymore.
If he doesn't do it, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance will have to replace him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the emperor like this, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry, but he didn't stop him. The emperor hadn't tried it for a long time. He celebrated with the people like this. It was a great event today, so it should be.
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!"
Zhu Xuan knelt down and saluted again: "My grandson has accepted Grandpa Huang's golden book. In the future, he will definitely be like Grandpa Huang and govern our Ming Dynasty well so that the people of the world will not suffer any more!"
"good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction: "We can rest assured that our Ming Dynasty is in the hands of my dear grandson! In the future, when I am gone, you people must help your dear grandson. If we know that any of you are restless, I will come back to find you in the middle of the night." "
After hearing this, they felt horrified.
If Zhu Yuanzhang's ghost came back to look for him in the middle of the night, wouldn't it scare many ministers to death?
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best, dedicate myself to death, and die!"
"I will definitely assist the emperor's grandson and protect the Ming Dynasty."
"I must..."
The ministers expressed their opinions one after another.
Last night, it was Lao Zhu who warned his sons.
Now, it has become a warning to the ministers.
The princes were also watching the ceremony in the main hall today. They were definitely sad to see Zhu Yuanzhang favoring Zhu Xuan so much, but they couldn't change anything.
Even Zhu Rui, at this time, was thinking that he should cultivate his mind and nature and stop messing around.
It's not impossible to support Zhu Xuan properly.
"alright!"
Zhu Yuanzhang got up and said: "It's the Chinese New Year. I'm a little embarrassed to ask you to come back. The canonization is over. You go back to spend time with your relatives!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
For the first time, the officials realized that His Majesty still has such a human touch.
They quickly retreated one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang also left, taking Zhu Xuan back to Qianqing Palace, and at the same time found Guo Hui.
"Grandma Guo."
Zhu Xuan smiled when he saw it.
Concubine Guo Hui bowed: "Your Highness, you're welcome."
Even though she is now the nominal master of the harem and Zhu Xuan's elder, she does not dare to be rude in front of the blessing of Zhu Xuan's status as the grandson of Emperor Zhu Xuan.
This is the difference between monarch and minister.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, why are you here with me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang came behind Lao Zhu and gently massaged Lao Zhu's shoulders.
This has almost become part of her habit.
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In two days, you will arrange for someone to visit Mu's house. Our dear grandson will also need to pay a betrothal gift when he gets married."
Concubine Guo Hui smiled and said, "I understand, I understand."
At the same time, she also understood that the grandson must be that little girl from the Mu family.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, you will get married soon, and give birth to a great-grandson for your grandpa," Guo Hui said again.
"Grandma Guo, how could it be so fast?"
Zhu Xuan blushed embarrassedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "I'm sorry, your father gave birth to your heroic brother at your age."
When he thought of his little great-grandson, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face was so bright.
Finally got through it.
This is exactly what the old man wants to see most in his life.
"By the way, Yunqi, please send someone to tell the ministers that they will come to court in three days. Our dear grandson's Zhan Shifu should also be established."
Zhu Yuanzhang said again.
This is an indispensable step to becoming a prince.
