After leaving the Kunning Palace where his sister-in-law Queen Zhang lived, Zhu Youjian did not go to the Qianqing Palace to rest, but went to the Wenhua Palace in the southeast corner of the Forbidden City to rest.
According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the Qianqing Palace was not only the emperor's bedroom, but also the place where the Daxing Emperor rested. The Daxing Emperor's Zi Palace had to be placed in the Qianqing Palace for 27 days before being transported to the imperial mausoleum for burial.
Therefore, Zhu Youjian cannot live in Qianqing Palace during these days. And even if there wasn't a big coffin occupying the site of Qianqing Palace, he wouldn't be able to move into Qianqing Palace right away. Because he has to formally surrender three more times... This afternoon in the Qianqing Palace, the person who recommended the throne was the heir, and then he had to formally surrender the throne!
Moreover, all civil and military officials and fellow villagers in the capital had to come together to persuade him to support him. Zhu Youjian had to give in again and again, at least three times. Then he can reluctantly become the emperor...it's all fake politeness. But Zhu Youjian still had to follow the rules.
The location for the persuasion and promotion performances that will begin early tomorrow morning has been chosen during the Umrah meeting at noon today... right at the Wenhua Hall.
Before Zhu Youjian officially ascends the throne, he will also live in Wenhua Hall.
When Zhu Youjian returned to Wenhua Palace from Kunning Palace, Shang Fuming, who had just become the Royal Horse Supervisor and the eunuch in the afternoon, had already led several loyal men who had just been selected from the Royal Horse Supervisor's barracks, waiting for him. In the lobby of Wenhua Hall.
Seeing Zhu Youjian returning surrounded by a group of eunuchs, Shang Fuming quickly came forward with three loyal men to see him.
The three of them were about to kneel down and kowtow, but were stopped by Zhu Youjian, "Don't kneel down yet... The Lone King knows you!"
know?
The three loyal men were all confused. They knew that the person in front of them was His Highness Prince Xin, who was about to become the emperor... that was an unattainable figure. Even if they, the brave horse-riding supervisors, were lucky enough to have met King Xin, it was just a one-on-one encounter. How could they say they knew each other?
But Zhu Youjian strode forward and suddenly took the arm of the leading man in his thirties who was wearing a military attache uniform, had a pair of leopard eyes, a lion's nose, and a face covered with thick and messy beards, "You are Sun Yingyuan..."
The strong man was stunned again and again, and it took him a long time to react, "How did the prince know that my name is Sun Yingyuan?"
Zhu Youjian chuckled, "It was Taizu Emperor Gao who told me in a dream that your name is Sun Yingyuan!"
Is there such a thing? Sun Yingyuan was dumbfounded...
He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he looked at his beloved general - he could no longer let a loyal man die with hatred in this life!
Then he walked up to another green-robed military attaché with a dark face and a goatee, and laughed: "You are Zhou Yuji!"
Another loyal man!
The black-faced man's reaction was the same as Sun Yingyuan's, and he opened his mouth and asked: "How does the prince know me? Is it also the dream of Grand Ancestor Ye?"
Zhu Youjian just smiled and didn't answer. When he came to the third loyal man with a yellow face and the same arrogance, he smiled and said: "Haha, Huang Degong..."
The yellow-faced man chuckled: "Your Majesty is right, I am Huang Degong! Does Grandpa Taizu also know about me?"
Zhu Youjian was happy looking at these three loyal people!
I think back then, the only direct troops he had in his hands were the three of them. They led the Yongwei Battalion, which at most numbered only 12,000 people, to conquer the country and barely support the situation. In the end, only Huang Degong died a good death, while Sun Yingyuan and Zhou Yuji both died in the Ming Dynasty.
They are all loyal ministers!
Zhu Youjian knew that the three of them had been recruited by the Yuma Supervisor to the Zhongyong Camp, the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp, and became guerrilla and Dusi-level officers - Yuma Supervised the Ming Dynasty's military eunuchs, through these supervisors The military eunuch can absorb some of the loyal and brave warriors in the border towns into the three battalions of loyal and brave, warriors and four guards in the imperial horse eunuch.
And these three battalions of soldiers from the Royal Horse Guards are the real elites in Beijing.
The 50,000 taels of gold that Zhu Youjian defrauded from Wei Zhongxian was prepared for the soldiers of the third battalion of Yumajian - didn't the traitor rely on money to kill people in Beijing back then?
And he made his confidant eunuch Shang Fuming serve as the royal horse supervisor to supervise the eunuchs, just to find Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, and Huang Degong! It turns out that Zhu Youjian wants to take them to seize the military power of the third battalion of Yumajian... With the military power of Yumajian, Zhu Youjian can kill the chicken with a sledgehammer!
After studying with Nizi for more than fifty years, Zhu Youjian knew very well the principle of giving power with the handle of a knife. The effect of engaging in intrigues and manipulation to kill Wei Zhongxian and Hakka is different from leading soldiers to kill them both.
Why did those traitorous ministers change for the better once they were in the hands of the traitor? It’s because Nizi’s empire was built through fighting! It was not obtained through trickery and power. Who dares to disobey such a master of the world?
Zhu Youjian looked at the three beloved generals and said with a smile: "You all know who Gu is, right? Gu is the successor emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Are you...the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes!" Sun Yingyuan immediately knelt down to Zhu Youjian, "I, Sun Yingyuan, are the most loyal. I will not hesitate to die for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Youjian knew that this was the truth. He stepped forward and pressed his beloved general's shoulder, saying: "Ying Yuan, I don't want you to be broken into pieces. I want you to be a hero of the country. You can pacify the Eastern captives, destroy the bandits, and make you a marquis and a general." go down in history!"
Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong also reacted, and both knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian.
"Your Majesty, I am also a loyal minister!"
"Your Majesty, I am the most loyal..."
They are all loyal ministers!
Zhu Youjian looked at them and nodded happily: "Okay, okay... you will follow Gu from now on. You will serve as a guard for Gu first, and you will be reused later!"
As he spoke, Zhu Youjian said to Shang Fuming: "Hurry and get gold for the three warriors, one hundred taels each!"
Gold, it’s one hundred taels when we meet!
Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong suddenly felt like they had met the Ming Lord... Only the Ming Lord would give such gold to loyal people!
Now, there are loyal people!
However, the time is not yet ripe to eradicate Wei Zhongxian and Hakka.
Because Zhu Youjian is not the official emperor yet!
So he had to wait patiently for two more days...On August 23, he had to go through the process of persuading people to enter the country, and he also had to issue a posthumous edict... He had to issue an edict to the world, telling everyone that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had been replaced. Mingjun Zhu Youjian came to do it. In addition, the year name must be determined on August 23rd. There will be no year change this year, but a new era name will have to be used starting from the first day of the first lunar month next year.
Zhu Youjian's reign name is, of course, Chongzhen! After using it for so many years, I have used it emotionally!
And August 24th is the day when Zhu Youjian officially ascends the throne and becomes the emperor of tomorrow who rules the world.
The enthronement ceremony was held in the three main halls of the Forbidden City: "Huangji Hall", "Zhongji Hall", and "Jianji Hall". The ceremony was not too grand, and was about the same size as the ceremonies held in the early years when the Ming Dynasty was prosperous. Can't compare.
But for Zhu Youjian, it would be better if the venue is smaller, so as not to spend many days waiting for it... What a long night and a lot of dreams!
He had to become emperor early so that he could take advantage of Wei Zhongxian and Hakka to establish his authority.
But the two people he regarded as chickens to scare the monkeys did not notice any danger... At least judging from Zhu Youjian's behavior from before Emperor Tianqi's death to after he ascended the throne, he did not show any concern for Wei Zhongxian. , Hakka has too many dislikes.
Wei Zhongxian was still treated as a successful minister. On the night before Zhu Youjian's enthronement ceremony, he specially sent Xu Yingyuan to inform Wei Zhongxian that he could wear a prince-level hairpin, the so-called "Diao Chan Crown" to attend the ceremony - this was his response. The recognition of Wei Zhongxian’s status as a duke!
As for Mrs. Fengsheng's Hakka side, Zhu Youjian was also very polite. He also issued a special oral order, asking Wei Zhongxian to go to Xian'an Palace to accompany the Hakka family more often... and also allowed the Hakka family to leave Xian'an Palace and go to Qianqing Palace to worship Emperor Tianqi.
In addition, Zhu Youjian didn't seem to be very interested in government affairs, and he had no intention of getting involved in military power. Although he asked Shang Mingfu to select three warriors from the Royal Horse Prison to guard him, that was the end of it... ...There seems to be nothing wrong with finding a few bodyguards for the emperor, right?
