"The Emperor has arrived!" As the eunuch's voice rang out, the Ming Dynasty loyalists inside and outside the Fengtian Hall finally breathed a sigh of relief - it was already dawn, and everyone's legs were sore from standing. The Emperor was finally here. .
It seems that today's drama will not last too long, and everyone can still go back for dinner...
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
When the ministers saw Emperor Chongzhen walking towards him, they all shouted long live and worshiped him. Then came the feeble voice of Emperor Chongzhen: "Pingshen, Pingshen! Hey, where is the prince?"
As Emperor Chongzhen sat down on the throne, he was still looking around, but he did not find the most filial son in the world, Zhu Cihong.
Today is a good day for Emperor Chongzhen to abdicate the throne to Zhu Cihong. Why is he, who is about to become the emperor, late? This is so unprofessional!
When Emperor Chongzhen was looking for someone, the officials had already gotten up and took a peek. Then I saw Emperor Chongzhen, dressed in court uniform, sitting on the throne, looking east and west! Seeing all the ministers getting up and taking their seats, he asked in a calm voice: "Today I want to give the throne to the prince. Why can't I see the prince coming to court? Where is the prince?"
yes? Where has the prince gone? Now it's his turn to be the emperor, why is there no trace of him? Could it be that you haven't woken up yet from sleep?
Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, immediately came out and said in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness heard that you are going to abdicate the throne to him today, so he does not dare to go to court."
What? Don't dare? Chongzhen was also stunned. What do you mean? Don't you dare now? Who was chasing me with a sword in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign?
"Here, what should we do?" Chongzhen looked at a group of Ming Zhongliangs, most of whom were Zhu Cixiang's confidants, but there seemed to be exceptions!
Shi Kefa is here too! You are a loyal minister, come out and say something quickly!
Shi Kefa came to Nanjing with a group of Shandong warlords to congratulate Zhu Cixiang on his accession to the throne - as a loyal minister, he understood Emperor Chongzhen's painstaking efforts very well!
Counting to April of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen had been emperor for almost seventeen years. What he did was seen by the whole world. If His Royal Highness had not stepped forward, the Ming Dynasty would have ceased to exist. If that really happened, Chongzhen would not even be able to do it to the Supreme Emperor...
Therefore, Shi Kefa understood Emperor Chongzhen’s desire to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his authority! After seventeen years of failing to do the emperor's job well, it's hard to find a successor who can do it well. He's also a son. What's the reason not to give up the throne?
When Chongzhen saw Shi Kefa, he understood. He immediately went out and said, "I ask the emperor to send someone to invite the prince to come to Fengtian Hall to ascend the throne."
What? you......
Emperor Chongzhen was so angry with Shi Kefa that he couldn't speak for a while, but it didn't matter. Because he didn't say anything, Huang Dabao, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of the ceremony, understood what he meant!
"Your Majesty, after receiving the order, I will immediately go and invite Master Qiantose."
Chongzhen was stunned, have I passed the decree? It seems not!
While he was stunned, Huang Dabao ran out of Fengtian Hall like a gust of wind, went to Wenhua Hall, and came back soon. It was just him and the two Xiao Huangmen who followed him, without Zhu Cihong.
"Your Majesty," Huang Dabao kowtowed to Chongzhen and said very apologetically, "I am incompetent and did not invite Master Qiansui out... Master Qiansui is the most filial son, so he refused to leave Wenhua Hall, slave No amount of persuasion works."
ah?
Chongzhen was a little confused. What did this traitor want to do?
"Your Majesty," King Fu Zhu Yousong came out to announce at this time, "Why don't you let me and the chief minister of Wei, along with all the civil and military officials, go to the Wenhua Palace to invite His Highness the Crown Prince to come over."
Wei Zaode also said: "Your Majesty, I will go with Prince Fu to invite the prince over."
Chongzhen already understood that this was acting! What do you call yielding?
"No need!" Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of coddling Zhu Cihong. It was shameful that he was so unhappy being an emperor!
"I'm waiting for the order!"
All ministers have their own "scripts", so it doesn't matter what Chongzhen says, everyone still acts according to the script.
Of course, this is all for Chongzhen's good!
The person with the highest "appearance fee" in the hall today is Emperor Chongzhen! One million taels a year, if it’s not enough, you can add more, and you can get it until you die! In addition, there are three luxurious palaces in Yingtian Mansion, as well as countless rare treasures (all moved from the unlucky Nanjing noble family), and many beauties. No matter how many children Emperor Chongzhen has in the future, Zhu Cixiang will give them a share of glory and wealth...
Seeing the ministers leaving with cheers, Emperor Chongzhen just sat on his throne, feeling extremely sad in his heart.
He has been the emperor for twenty years, but why does he have so few loyal ministers?
I don't know how long it took, but the loyal ministers came back again, but there was still no Zhu Cihong.
"Your Majesty," Wei Zaode said to Chongzhen with a look of embarrassment, "I am incompetent and I really can't afford to invite the prince... It seems that your Majesty must go and invite him personally!"
What? Emperor Chongzhen was stunned by the shamelessness of the ministers and Zhu Cixiang - by playing like this, aren't you afraid of leaving a bad name in the history of history?
Chongzhen gritted his back molars and wanted to say: I won’t go!
But he held it in for a long time, but in the end he still didn't say it out - the throne had to be given away after all. Now that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were traitors, and even Shi Kefa had taken refuge, who else could Chongzhen count on?
If you want to be the emperor happily, you have to act well!
"Okay!" Chongzhen took a deep breath, "I'll go with you!"
A large group of people left the Fengtian Hall again, braving the cold wind of the first month of Nanjing, and walked to the Wenhua Hall where Zhu Cixiang lived. Because there were too many people, the main hall of Wenhua Hall could not be crowded, so most of the officials had to wait in the courtyard. Only Emperor Chongzhen, important ministers of the two palaces, and a few senior officials entered together. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhu Cixiang dressed in all his clothes. There were a bunch of parcels on the table in front of the throne. Huang Xiaobao was directing several young eunuchs to pack the parcels into two wooden boxes, as if he was going on a long trip... ....
Emperor Chongzhen has never read the "script", so he wonders what Zhu Cixiang is making? However, Wei Zaode, several pavilion elders, and Marshal Wei all understood and immediately knelt down. The other ministers also knelt down when they saw it.
"I sincerely request His Highness the Crown Prince to restore the throne as soon as possible, so as to calm the people of the world, to protect the emperor and the country, and to save hundreds of millions of people in the North and Central Plains from the fire... Please restore the throne to the throne as soon as possible, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Listening to the throat-breaking shouts of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen also sighed and said to Zhu Cihong: "Brother Dachun, what are you trying to shirk now? If you don't take care of the Ming Dynasty, who else can take care of it for me?" ?”
Zhu Cixiang had tears streaming down his face and knelt down before Chongzhen. "My father has high hopes, and I dare not disappoint him. However, my son has little talent and moral integrity. I am afraid that he will not be able to take on a big position. I'd better ask my father to take back my life!"
OK! OK......
Emperor Chongzhen wanted to agree to Zhu Cixiang's small request, but the ministers in the Wenhua Palace were already excited.
"Why did His Royal Highness say this?"
"Although His Highness is young, he is highly respected by the public, looked up to by hundreds of millions of people, and has the hearts of the people. How can he not uphold his position?"
"His Royal Highness is the reincarnation of Emperor Gao, the Great Ancestor. How can he not be the Emperor?"
"For the sake of the billions of common people in the world, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince please ascend the throne of emperor..."
After hearing these words, Chongzhen had no choice but to sigh and look at Zhu Cixiang: "Brother Chun, take the throne... I will leave the world to you. You must not let your father down. You must sweep away the Central Plains as soon as possible and restore the old capital." , Ping Liao and destroy the captives!"
Zhu Cihong kowtowed to Chongzhen: "My son, I respectfully accept my father's imperial edict!"
alright!
The most important procedure of passing the position has been completed!
From now on, Zhu Cixi can be regarded as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Cixiang stood up and his eyes slowly swept across the hall. The kneeling ministers below immediately looked towards the Ming Dynasty under the leadership of Wei Zaode, Zhu Yousong, Wu Xiang, Zheng Zhilong (of course he had to enter the court), Qian Qianyi and others. Long live Xinjunshan!
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, his tone already serious: "Since you want me to be the emperor, you should listen to my orders..."
