In the square in front of the large Fengtian Palace, the ministers knelt on the ground, and the wind and clouds were moving.
Hu Hu, the Minister of Rites, held the imperial edict in his hand, and his old voice sounded steadily in the ears of everyone present.
"The Emperor is entrusted to Heaven, and he says: With my coolness, I endure hardships and dangers. I rely on the support of my ancestors from heaven and earth for my prosperity. I am honored by my mother and my subjects, and I accept the Zen position of the Supreme Emperor. I will inherit a great treasure and consolidate my family."
"Since ancient times, a country must have a king, and for the safety of the country, the king must have a prince and the subjects can look up to him. He is the foundation of the country and should not be more important than the prince. The previous emperor went to the north to hunt. In accordance with the decree of the Holy Mother, I have registered as the emperor. The eldest son of the emperor's concubine is the crown prince."
"The prince is young now, and I am afraid that his burden will be unbearable, so I have not considered teaching him. The emperor's relatives, the prince's son-in-law, and all the civil and military ministers in the court have jointly addressed the invitation, saying that God will bless the king and the people, and his legacy will be safe." Throughout the world, the prince's teachings will lay the foundation of the country, and don't focus on reading."
"The empress dowagers of the two palaces heard about the matter, and suddenly agreed to the public opinion. Therefore, I accepted the benevolent orders of the two palaces, and in response to the virtuous sentiments of the court and the public, on April 15, I ordered the prince to go out to study."
"Since the original book is upright and Yilun is also clear, the righteousness of relatives should be respected. My eldest son Jian Ji was specially named King of Hui, my second son Jian Shu was named King Chong, and the second son of the Supreme Emperor Jian Qing was named King Rong. , the third son saw Si as King Xin, the fourth son saw Chun as King Xu, sharing the same country, guarding the An clan and the clan, showing kindness to people far and near, and showing kindness to the subjects with mediocre talents, how wonderful!"
The dragon flag is hunting, swaying in the wind, rolling wisps of loud sounds, resounding throughout the sky.
Hu Xi folded the imperial edict in his hand, stepped into the square, faced the nervous little baby in front of him, knelt down on the ground, and raised the imperial edict high above his head.
At this moment, a trace of nervousness flashed through the heart of this old man who had been in the court for a long time.
This is the time in the entire ceremony when things are most likely to go wrong. As long as this level is passed, everything will be easy to handle.
At this moment, the eyes of the entire court, civil and military officials, and senior citizens were all focused on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the center of the square.
Zhu Jianshen's little face tightened, and he tried hard to recall the etiquette procedures that Sister Wan had taught him time and time again. He first turned sideways and handed the jade guide in his hand to Liang Fang, who was holding the case at the side. Then he straightened up and stretched out his hand. The chubby little hand took the imperial edict from Hu Hui's hand, raised it high above his head, and shouted in a childish voice.
"My nephew, Zhu Jianshen, has accepted the decree. Thank you for your grace!"
Done!
Including Hu Hui, all the ministers present could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Niu Yu on the side almost didn't dare to stop for a moment. He took the imperial edict from Zhu Jianshen and placed it on the edict table that had been prepared long ago.
Immediately afterwards, the loud voice of the salute officer rang in everyone's ears.
"bye!"
When the music started, all the ministers, led by the Crown Prince, bowed five times and kowtowed three times.
At this point, the ceremony of leaving the cabinet has come to an end.
For the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, regardless of their civil and military skills, the overall situation has been decided!
You must know that the reason why the prince's emergence from the cabinet has the political significance second only to the canonization of the prince is that it essentially marks the prince's beginning to become an adult. From a child in the inner palace, he begins to truly assume the responsibilities of the prince.
As for today's complicated and awkward relationship in the Tian family, the prince's resignation not only means that the prince has the power to participate in government affairs in name, but also further confirms the royal order.
This is reflected in many aspects, the most core of which is the canonization of kings.
In fact, the canonization of the royal princes should have been carried out together with the prince. The purpose was to distinguish the superior and inferior and clarify the moral order.
However, when the country was in crisis and the country was about to fall, the prince's canonization was done in a hurry, so naturally he did not care about other princes.
Now that the government is stable and the country is stable, the canonization of the prince has naturally been put on the agenda.
The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the direct eldest son is respected.
This point is vividly reflected in all aspects, including the canonization of the prince.
Unlike a princess who can get a title almost as soon as she is born, a prince has to be much more cautious because it involves a fiefdom.
According to the practice of the past dynasties, the canonization of princes is not based on age, but on time points.
Normally, before the crown prince is established, the sons are not registered.
To put it bluntly, the canonization of a prince depends entirely on the prince.
Generally speaking, whenever a prince is canonized, leaves the cabinet, or ascends the throne, there will be three large-scale canonizations.
The reason for this is, firstly, to highlight the noble status of the prince and to clarify the order of superiority and inferiority, and secondly, to consider that new princes will be born at different times.
This time, there will be no exception!
Since the emperor agreed to the crown prince's request to leave the cabinet, he had to hold a ceremony to confer kings on the throne.
If not, it will definitely be discussed in the court, suggesting that it will be easier to reserve the position.
Therefore, the most important thing in the edict just now is not actually the large number of orders for the prince to leave the cabinet at the front, but the canonization of the princes at the back.
As soon as this edict was issued, the status of the royal princes was immediately clear. Compared with the previous situation where the princes still had no status despite the establishment of the prince, the canonization of the kings undoubtedly established the status quo again to another extent. The status of Crown Prince and Crown Prince.
This is the true foundation of the country, which is both solid and Yilun is clear!
As the voices of the ministers shouting "long live the mountain" fell, the salute officer shouted again.
"Crown Prince Xie Zhonggong!"
So, under the guidance of the usher, the little Crown Prince stood up respectfully, and, surrounded by his entourage, went to the east wing to change clothes.
At this time, the ceremony was almost in progress. Of course, for the emperor, the part that needed to be presided over was over.
The next part is the prince's home court. Theoretically speaking, the ministers should send the emperor off, the prince goes to Hezhong Palace, and the ministers, under the guidance of the guide, go outside the Meridian Gate to wait for the edict of amnesty for the world.
Everyone returns to his or her own place and does his or her own thing.
After the ministers finished listening to the imperial edict outside the Meridian Gate, they went to the Wenhua Hall, where they waited for the prince to express his gratitude to the empress dowager, the empress of the middle palace and his biological mother, the imperial concubine. They congratulated the prince on his coming out of the cabinet in the Wenhua hall, and entered the table to receive the prince's order. .
To put it bluntly, this step still declares the status of the crown prince and heir apparent.
In the Imperial Palace of Wenhua, he received congratulations from hundreds of civil and military officials, and then handed out rewards, which were accepted by the ministers. This process actually meant that the crown prince had the power to become a prince, and it also meant that the ministers recognized the status of the prince.
After all, only the king is qualified to be worshiped by his ministers.
In fact, the reason why etiquette is so complicated is that every step of it contains a strong political meaning. It is precisely because of this that it is very difficult when it is easier to pay attention to etiquette.
How to make appropriate adjustments to the etiquette system while adapting to the actual situation and ensuring that the political effect of each link is sufficient is a big question.
Of course, the prince's departure from the cabinet this time was different from the usual procedures, so adjustments were also made in this link.
Because of the gift of thanks, he was placed in the inner hall of Fengtian Hall, so there was no need to rush back and forth, so the subsequent process was not so complicated.
After receiving the imperial edict, the Crown Prince was led by the ceremonial officer to the ear room to change clothes and prepare for the follow-up ceremony. At the same time, on Danqi, the emperor did not drive away, but waved his hand to indicate that the imperial edict should continue.
The relationship between the Tian family today is very sensitive, so many things need to be done. Originally, although the prince’s coming out of the cabinet was a happy event, it could be a big or small event. However, given the current situation of the Tian family, in order to show his trust in the prince, the emperor Naturally, we need to take things a step further.
This is also the reason why, even though His Highness the Crown Prince is still young, the Ministry of Rites tacitly agreed to the Emperor to complete every ritual procedure without issuing an edict to avoid it.
This was not only to further consolidate the crown prince's position, but also to silence the people in the world who criticized the emperor for his desire to save money.
Therefore, after the imperial edict was issued, there was a general amnesty for the whole world.
However, the most important ritual process has been completed, and the next process is relatively easy. After receiving the emperor's signal, Cheng Jing respectfully picked up the edict from the edict table, read it out again, and said.
"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: The foundation of the country is established in the throne room. Now that the prince is out of the cabinet, all the people will celebrate, the ministers and common people will be happy, the country will be stable, and the world will be amnesty. With my heart in mind, all the cooperation matters will be stated in this article. back."
"Before the 15th day of April in the second year of Jingtai, officials, soldiers and civilians committed treason and treason. Their descendants murdered their grandparents and parents, their wives and concubines murdered their husbands, their slaves murdered their masters, they poisoned themselves with poison, nightmares, poisoned people and robbers. Except for not pardoning, the rest of the sins that have been discovered but not realized are not serious, no matter how big or small, they can be forgiven and eliminated."
"Those who should be corrected must be corrected, and those who dare to tell others about their past mistakes will be punished for their crimes..."
Different from the edict just now, the edict of Amnesty to the World is long and complicated, and each article needs to be read for a long time.
As usual, the emperor would not listen to this kind of edict, which was a waste of time.
But this time, due to the merger of Yicheng, in order to allow the crown prince time to pay his respects, the emperor continued to stay here and listened quietly to the edict.
However, it can be seen with the naked eye that some of the group of elders below have begun to lose focus...
At the same time, in the ear room, the maid Wan Zhen'er had been waiting for a long time. Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come in, she immediately changed out of the complicated court clothes and put on a bright red gold-woven dragon robe.
Looking at the white and tender forehead of His Highness the Crown Prince, the red marks pressed by the heavy beam crown, and the kowtows all the way, Wan Zhen'er bit her lip and felt heartbroken, but she did not dare to say anything more, so she could only hold tight Then he removed the Liang Guan and replaced it with a lightweight Yishan Guan.
Then, as soon as she took a few palace maids to sort out the folds of her clothes, Liang Fang came in to urge her.
"Sister Wan, we can't delay any longer. The Supreme Emperor and the Holy Mother are already waiting in the inner hall."
Speaking of which, Liang Fang was able to shout out loud. Even if he did not mention that his status was much higher than that of a palace maid like Wan Zhen'er, even in terms of age, he was seven or eight years older than Wan Zhen'er. Zhu Jianshen likes Wan Zhen'er more, and he can call her sister without hesitation.
After hearing this, Wan Zhen'er also knew that she couldn't delay, so she straightened the clothes of the little baby in front of her and handed her over to Liang Fang to take him out.
Speaking of which, although the set of procedures revised by Hu Hui saves a lot of unnecessary troubles to the greatest extent and takes into account the integrity of the procedures, it has one unique shortcoming, that is, the time is short. Gotta be a little tight.
Therefore, the poor Crown Prince, who had been struggling for a long time with kowtowing and receiving orders, only rested for a moment while changing clothes, drank some water, and then continued to the inner hall of Fengtian Hall.
When we arrived at the inner hall, it was relatively quiet. The eunuchs of Shang Baosi had already decorated the inner hall properly, and the maids and eunuchs serving around them all stood respectfully.
On the seat in the middle of the inner hall, Zhu Qizhen is wearing an ocher-yellow Gonglong robe and a Yishan crown. On both sides of him are the Empress Dowager Sun and the Empress Dowager Wu, each wearing a green Zhai robe with nine lines of Hui Zhai patterns embroidered on it. , the edge of the clothes is decorated with cloud and dragon patterns on a red background, which is kind and graceful.
Further down on the two sides, there are Queen Qian and Queen Wang, wearing bright red bows, nine dragons and four phoenix crowns, ocher yellow shirts, and red-bottomed gold dragon patterns and blue rimmed Xia pei, which are dignified and luxurious.
At the bottom, next to Empress Qian, is Zhu Jianshen's biological mother, the imperial concubine Zhou. She is also wearing a blue robe, a big red shirt, a Qizhai crown on her head, and a red-bottomed Luan and Phoenix pattern with a blue edge Xiapei. Zhu Jianshen came step by step with pain in his eyes and a bit of pride.
As the ceremony officer ushered the crown prince into the palace, the same great music began. Zhu Jianshen walked to the center of the palace to pay his respects and stopped enjoying himself.
The official said loudly.
"kneel!"
So, Zhu Jianshen knelt down on the ground as instructed, raised his two chubby hands seriously, and said in a childish voice.
"My dear Zhu Jianshen, I am hereby ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to leave the cabinet. I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Royal Highness Queen Duanjing, Your Highness the Queen, Your Royal Highness the Concubine, thank you very much!"
After saying this convoluted words, Zhu Jianshen saved Zhu Jianshen the pain of running back and forth to various palaces. Looking at the little baby kneeling on the ground in an orderly manner, Zhu Qizhen also showed a rare smile on his face and said.
"Get up, today you are going to study in the pavilion and you will be in charge of the government. My father has nothing to give you, so I will give you a set of four treasures of the study room left by your imperial grandfather. I hope you will study well and become a promising king in the future!"
As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, and a chamberlain came forward and held out a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones. This moment made the little kid underneath feel a little at a loss.
I haven't rehearsed this part before...
At the same time, Queen Mother Wu and Queen Wang on the side were also a little surprised by this, and they unanimously turned their attention to the Supreme Emperor.
You must know that how the Crown Prince should approach Xie Zhonggong, what etiquette should be performed, and what words should be said are all clearly written in the ceremonial notes handed over by the Ministry of Rites.
From the beginning to the end, only the Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen thanked him, but there was no time for them to speak.
The courtesy officer was obviously aware of this, and was about to speak to stop him, but when he looked up, he saw the Supreme Emperor glancing in this direction, and he immediately kept silent and did not dare to speak.
However, this unexpected situation was not a trivial matter. When the Supreme Emperor was not paying attention, he quickly sent a small official to report outside the Fengtian Palace.
Zhu Jianshen was stunned on the spot and didn't know what to do. However, Liang Fang, who was beside him, had obviously known about this change for a long time. He leaned down and whispered to the overwhelmed Zhu Jianshen, road.
"Your Highness, thank you."
Therefore, Zhu Jianshen continued to kowtow in confusion and said.
"My dear father, I thank you for your kindness."
After the words fell, Liang Fang quickly sent someone to collect the four treasures of the study,
Seeing this situation, the etiquette officer on the side was about to continue the ceremony, but he didn't expect that it was not over yet.
As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, the Queen Mother Sun spoke again.
"Good, good, good. With the demeanor of a heir to the country, the eldest brother can be where he is today. The support of the ministers at home and abroad is indispensable!"
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