In the thirty-fifth year of the reign of the Jin Dynasty, on April 24, the new king's enthronement ceremony officially began. Before Mu Sheng ascended the throne, although the reign name Yongning had been decided long ago, the Yongning reign title as the new king could not be official until the spring of the following year. Announced the change of Yuan Dynasty to reflect the new dynasty and new atmosphere.
The fourth emperor of the Jin Dynasty was about to officially succeed to the throne. At this time, the square in front of the Four Seas Guiyi Hall of Jianzhang Palace was crowded with people. All the ministers of the court and the royal family members came to attend Mu Sheng's enthronement ceremony in grand attire. Everyone in the square The seriousness of state funerals in the past was gone from his face.
In the East Palace, Mu Sheng, dressed in a royal crown, came out of the palace and boarded the emperor's chariot carried by twenty-eight people. Hundreds of brightly armored guards guarded both sides, holding gold-plated ritual vessels. Hundreds of eunuchs in the palace held up their umbrellas. The flag follows the emperor's chariot. This is the emperor's guard of honor, and now he is qualified to use it.
When the paying homage officers in front saw the emperor boarding the royal chariot, they shouted: "Let's get going." The procession slowly went to the front of the Sihai Guiyi Hall.
The emperor's ceremonial guard passed in front of the square. The ministers looked serious and bowed slightly to show respect.
Mu Sheng got off the royal chariot and entered the main hall. Under the guidance of the salute officer in the hall, he climbed onto the jade platform and stood in front of the throne, which symbolized the highest power of the empire.
Under the guidance of the palace guards, the ministers filed into the palace and stood on both sides. At this time, the prime ministers on the left and right led the crowd out to respectfully invite the emperor to ascend the throne on behalf of the officials.
The Prime Minister on the left, Huo Zheng, stepped forward and bowed slightly and said: "The late emperor suddenly passed away and returned to the Five Elements. Your Majesty, under the orders of the Emperor Tian's family, the Hong Xiu of the Saints, and the Emperor Daxing's orders, he is in the order of ethics and enters the ancestral hall. , I have thought deeply about the great entrustment entrusted by the late emperor, which is the plan of the world. I respectfully invite His Majesty the Emperor to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne."
Right Prime Minister Wang Yi stepped forward and said: "I respectfully invite your Majesty to ascend to the throne and succeed to the throne of the emperor."
After all the ministers set an example and the prime minister finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers came forward to congratulate him in unison: "I respectfully invite your majesty to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne of emperor."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng bowed slightly and returned the courtesy: "I dare not forget the late emperor's great trust. When I first ascended the throne, I felt that I had little virtue and little talent, so I relied on my close relatives and virtuous people. From now on, I will be close to my virtuous ministers and far away villains. I will listen to your words and accept advice. Together with all the ministers and their families, we will work together to plan a new governance and assist in the administration and stability of the country."
After three speeches and three concessions, Mu Sheng and Shi Ran sat on the emperor's throne, and the enthronement ceremony was over.
At this time, the person who was paying homage to the ceremonial officer stretched his voice and sang loudly: "The ceremony is completed, and all the ministers pay homage to the new king."
In the Four Seas Unity Hall, all the ministers knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
All the ministers stood up, and the one among the saluting officers continued to sing loudly: "We are worshiping."
All the ministers knelt on the ground again and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
After kneeling three times and prostrating nine times, the ceremony is completed, which means that the hierarchy has been distinguished and the order is in order.
Mu Sheng raised his hand slightly and said: "Everyone, please be at peace."
The ministers said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then all the ministers stood up and took their seats.
In this era, the most solemn ceremony of kneeling and worshiping was that ministers would only kneel and worship when the emperor was enthroned, or when they were offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. In general, ministers only had to bow slightly to show respect when they saw the emperor. In this era, monarchs and ministers The status between them is relatively equal. The emperor does not regard his ministers as slaves, but a cooperative relationship in the workplace. Unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the ministers had to kneel when they met the emperor and had to kneel to receive the transcript. This shows that the imperial power has reached the Ming and Qing Dynasties. How extreme has the times developed?
The audience among the praising officials once again stepped forward and sang: "The new king has succeeded to the throne and issued an edict."
After the official had finished speaking, Feng Chang Zhang Xi, one of the nine ministers, came out with the edict in both hands. He came to the center of the hall with a serious face and read out the new emperor's succession edict in public.
"In response to Tianshun's timing, I received your order and the edict said: I am the emperor, inherit the great unification, and succeed the previous aspirations. I serve Chen Han, hold the seal of the silk ribbon, and do administrative affairs. At that time, the country was not stable, and the people's customs were not regulated. , the outline of the dynasty has not yet been decided, and the country is not strong, I use diligence and frugality, but only discipline and encouragement, to appease the sea, and lay the foundation for the country. Over the years, the auspiciousness has been booming, but I have only discipline and discipline, working hard to govern, to magnify the country's prestige, and to safeguard people's livelihood. To cheer up people's morale. Now that something big has happened, I will ascend to the throne and become the emperor. I rely on God's blessings and ancestors' plans. Now the world is safe and peaceful, and I will be able to share the blessing of peace with billions of people. The proclamation was made at home and abroad, and the Xian envoys heard about it. On April 24, the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Datong..."
The main gist of the edict is what the new emperor will do after he succeeds to the throne. It is equivalent to a declaration at the beginning of his reign. After the edict of succession is read out, the salute officer in the palace takes the edict and turns it over to the palace guard on standby outside the palace to pass the emperor's edict of succession to the throne. It was officially announced to the world outside the palace, letting all counties and counties in the country know that the emperor had been replaced and that from now on there would be a new dynasty.
All the ministers presented congratulations to the new emperor on his succession. Since the state funeral had not yet officially ended, the congratulations could not be announced in public. They were just placed on the emperor's desk. After that, Mu Sheng took the throne and climbed into the imperial chariot again to ascend outside the palace. After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and offering sacrifices to ancestors in the ancestral temple, the new king's succession ceremony officially ended, and Mu Sheng officially took up his post.
The next morning, Mu Sheng just got up and came out of Changchun Palace to take a breath of fresh air outside the palace. Now that he had officially succeeded to the throne, the widows of the late emperors in the palace had moved out of Qingyang Palace one after another. He also took his only wife with him. The woman, Princess Ruimuyi of the Dongyue clan, officially moved from the East Palace to the Inner Palace.
At this time, Ruimu Yi silently came behind Mu Sheng and put a coat on the emperor. Mu Sheng turned around and took Ruimu Yi's jade hand, hugging her into his arms. Ruimu Yi looked happy and snuggled into his arms obediently. .
After a while, she raised her concubine and saw Mu Sheng staring into the distance with a solemn expression, and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Mu Sheng came back to his senses and said: "It's nothing, I just remembered the past when my father was still here..."
Hearing this, Ruimu Yi thought that Mu Sheng was still thinking about the late emperor, so he didn't ask any more questions.
For some reason, after Mu Sheng officially took over, he no longer felt the excitement of inheriting the throne. Instead, he just felt endless confusion and loneliness. Suddenly, the backbone of the entire empire was gone, and he had to be the emperor from now on. Fulfilling his responsibilities as the king of a country made him feel stressed. He didn't know whether he could govern the country well. Although he didn't have the say at the moment, it was the left prime minister Huo Zheng who was actually in charge, but he knew in his heart that Sooner or later, the baton of this empire will be handed over to him. It is not easy to conquer the country, but even more difficult to defend it.
At this time, Yang Jin, the general manager of the inner court, saw the emperor at the entrance of the palace, so he trotted forward and said: "Your Majesty, the preparations for the pro-government ceremony have been completed. Please move over."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
After Mu Sheng left the palace, Shi Shiran boarded the dragon chariot, the luxurious carriage that only his father was once qualified to ride in. The carriage started slowly, and the emperor's guard of honor came out of the palace gate. Thousands of chariots and lieutenant troops guarding the emperor went to Bo, the old capital of Jin.
The reason why the pro-government ceremony was held in Bo City is that during the early Warring States period of the Jin Dynasty, Bo City was the capital of the Jin Dynasty. Many tombs and ancestral temples of the Jin Dynasty's ancestors are in Bo City. The historical significance is very important. The previous Jin Dynasty monarchs were here. After Qingyang City succeeds to the throne, he must go to Bo City in person, accompanied by important officials of the imperial court, to hold a pro-government ceremony. Only then can the leadership change be officially completed.
Since the Jin Dynasty's reform, the whole Jin Dynasty has undergone a major historical change. In the era of Jin Wu Gong, Wu Gong appointed Wei Wei, the king of Xiling, to carry out the reform. The strength of the Jin Dynasty greatly increased, and the Song Dynasty, the overlord of the Central Plains at that time, was severely defeated. Much of the land to the west of the Song State was returned to the Jin State, and the Jin State finally stepped on the remains of its former overlord and became one of the first-tier powers in the Warring States Period.
The heart of the empire, Qingyang City, was originally just a military fortress on the western border of the Song Kingdom. After the Jin State swallowed up the entire western border of the Song Kingdom, under the auspices of Wei Wei, the king of Xiling, the Jin State's capital was moved to Qingyang City, and Qingyang was able to expand on a large scale. , it was able to form such a glorious appearance today. Naturally, the old capital Bo City can only be used as the companion capital of the empire.
The emperor's guards slowly marched towards the old capital of Bo. Along the way, Mu Sheng opened the curtains and looked at the fertile fields in Guanzhong. The fields were crisscrossed as far as the eye could see. He sighed in his heart. There was still a thin layer of snow on the ridges of the fields. Before it was completely healed, the people in Guanzhong had already begun to go out in groups to plant spring crops. When the people on the field ridge saw the emperor's honor guard coming from far away, they immediately stopped their farm work and knelt down to kowtow until the emperor's honor guard had gone away. He started busy with his own work again.
Thousands of miles of fertile wilderness along the way, and the kind and hard-working people of Guanzhong were the capital of the Jin Dynasty to strive for world hegemony. In this era, if there is food, there will be people. In fact, it is not only relying on the grain-producing area of Guanzhong, but also the era of the third emperor Zhaowu. Yuezhi County and Gan County developed to the west, and Yunzhong County developed to the southwest are all countries of abundance with fertile fields and rich products. It can be said that whoever controls these places rich in food will own the world.
