The Zen Ceremony ended perfectly.
Most of the courtiers were quite happy.
Only a few people were filled with emotions and could not be happy.
For example, North American King Zhu Zhanji, as the overseas vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, also participated in the Zen Ceremony and witnessed Zhu Gaoxu's accession to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor with his own eyes.
This feeling is not pleasant.
After all, Emperor Yongle abdicated the throne to Emperor Wude, which completely established the legal legitimacy of Zhu Gaoxu, Emperor Wude, and no one could find any fault in it.
This also means that after today's Zen Ceremony ends, Zhu Gaoxu's lineage will become the true direct lineage of the imperial family, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will only be born from his Zhu Gaoxu lineage!
Unless Zhu Gaoxu's lineage is completely extinct, it is possible to select a qualified emperor from the collateral lineage based on the principle of proximity.
However, this possibility is almost impossible, or completely impossible.
As far as Zhu Zhanji knew, his second uncle now had eleven sons, most of whom were descended from Empress Wei, the empress of the palace, and all of them had direct lineage status.
As for the eldest son Zhu Zhanhe, as the crown prince Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, his grandson was naturally promoted to crown prince and crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Zhanhe also had two sons, both of whom were born to his concubine Sun Ruowei.
When he thought of Sun Ruowei, a beautiful figure appeared in Zhu Zhanji's mind, which made him feel extremely bitter.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui had long noticed something strange about Zhu Zhanji, or in other words, he had been staring at this boy overtly and covertly during this period.
There is no other way, Zhu Gaosui's interests have long been tied to Zhu Gaoxu.
Only when his second brother Zhu Gaojiu ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor can Zhu Gaojiu's interests be maximized, so Zhu Gaojiu has been keeping an eye on Zhu Zhanji to prevent any changes in the Zen ceremony.
Fortunately, what Zhu Gaosui was worried about did not happen. Although his father was old, he was not crazy and did not give Zhu Zhanji any chance to make a comeback.
At the end of the Zen Ceremony, Zhu Gaoxu officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, with the reign title Wude.
Since then, the Ming Dynasty has changed its owner, and the lineage of the former crown prince Zhu Gaochi has completely missed the imperial throne and has become the lineage of the North American vassal kings.
Zhu Gaosui was also completely relieved.
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's miserable expression, Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He thought of his good eldest brother Zhu Gaochi. He heard that Zhu Zhanji was planning to take his good eldest brother away to North America this time. He didn't know if he would see him again in this life.
When he thought of this, Zhu Gaosui patted Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder.
"Okay, eldest nephew, the Zen ceremony is over. Let's go have a drink with Third Uncle!"
Faced with the goodwill released by Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Zhanji did not refuse.
Now he really needs to get drunk to relieve the misery in his heart and completely cut off those unrealistic fantasies!
The uncle and nephew left a little lonely. This scene fell into the eyes of many courtiers.
According to the patriarchal etiquette, King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao and King Zhu Zhanji of North America are actually qualified to be crown princes.
Zhu Gaosui is the third son of Emperor Yongle, and Zhu Zhanji is the eldest grandson of Emperor Yongle. If it hadn't been for that incident, and if it hadn't been for the sudden birth of King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty, perhaps the person sitting on the dragon throne today would not be This is the emperor of martial virtue.
However, the end is done. Unless all the descendants of Emperor Wude are cut off and all die, the imperial family will only be the descendants of Zhu Gaoxu.
These two vassal princes have absolutely no chance of taking over the central court!
Zhu Gaoxu did not notice this detail, because the Zen ceremony was over, he officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and there were still many things to be busy with.
In fact, according to the normal enthronement ceremony, the previous emperor usually dies of illness and the prince ascends the throne in front of his soul.
When the previous emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, three processes need to be followed.
The first step is Lingqian's accession to the throne. This is the transfer of power process. The prince becomes the "acting emperor" and is busy preparing for the enthronement ceremony while presiding over the funeral of the late emperor.
The second step is to hold the enthronement ceremony. This is a legal process. As long as the enthronement ceremony is completed, the prince will become the new emperor and completely secure the throne.
The third step is to change the Yuan Dynasty and build a new one. This is to raise a political banner and announce to the whole world that from now on the old era is over and Ming Dynasty has entered a new era under the leadership of a new emperor!
According to the established process system, the prince who ascends the throne generally has to go through the first process, ascend the throne in front of the soul, and become the acting emperor, in the name of the emperor and his ministers.
As for the enthronement ceremony, it is just a ceremony, a ceremony to announce to the world that the country has changed its master. It is equivalent to a child's full moon wine or Zhou Chou ceremony.
In fact, before the enthronement ceremony, the new emperor had already been worshiped by hundreds of officials and was regarded as the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
For example, when Zhu Di successfully attacked Jinling, the imperial capital, and his army entered the Forbidden City, and Emperor Jianwen disappeared, the officers and soldiers of the Yan army no longer called him "Prince", but "Emperor" and "Your Majesty"!
The sages have said: Only names and implements can be used, not fake people!
As soon as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat down on the dragon chair in a grand manner, all the officials immediately performed three bows and nine kowtows. After that, this country changed its owner.
It happened that Emperor Yongle was not dead yet, but held a Zen ceremony, so Zhu Gaoxu completed the first two steps at once.
As a result, Zhu Gaoxu, the martial emperor, was far from comparable to those new emperors who had just ascended the throne.
First, the Supreme Emperor is still there, enough to suppress any disobedient people, and those with ulterior motives will not dare to cause chaos.
Secondly, before Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he served as the crown prince for five full years, and he was also the crown prince overseeing the country!
Compared with those new emperors who had just ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperor, Zhu Gaoxu's degree of control over the court was far beyond those of those new emperors.
Look at the ministers in the seven departments and hundreds of departments. They are either Zhu Gaoxu's close confidants, or they have compromised with Zhu Gaoxu.
Let’s look at the generals in the military department. They were all those who had followed and supported Han King Zhu Gaoxu in seizing the throne in his early years. They could be called Zhu Gaoxu’s absolute confidants.
This led to the fact that the Wude Emperor sitting on the dragon throne at the moment was not a new emperor with no foundation in the court, but a real emperor with great power!
To achieve this step, the new emperors who have just ascended the throne don’t know how long it will take, or how much planning they will have to do!
But Zhu Gaoxu doesn't need it, or the fundamental purpose of this Zen Ceremony is that Zhu Di wants to transfer all power to Zhu Gaoxu to support him in implementing the new policy of dividing children into acres!
In other words, Wude Emperor Zhu Gaoxu and Yongle Emperor Zhu Di completed a perfect power transition!
Emperor Yongle had left and returned to the West Palace sadly.
This chaotang, this dynasty, this Ming Dynasty will completely belong to the new emperor Zhu Gaoxu!
It turns out that this is the emperor!
It turns out that this is the emperor!
It turns out that this is the Nine-Five Master!
The Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, is ordered by Heaven to hunt and hunt on behalf of Heaven!
The emperor is ordered by heaven, and all rituals and music (government orders) and conquests (military orders) come from the emperor. The power of kings is divinely delegated and is sacred and inviolable!
Hold the Constitution in your mouth, and follow the law as you speak!
