The tenth day of the first lunar month
Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao set out from the palace in official uniform and went to the foot of Tianshou Mountain to worship his ancestors. Most of the officials from the capital accompanied him.
Wang Xiangqian, the minister of the Yuan Dynasty in the cabinet, Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of War, and the British Duke Zhang Weixian stayed behind.
The commander of the Jinyiwei was also retained by Zhu Youxiao to prevent people with ulterior motives from secretly causing chaos. Although the emperor left, the control of the capital was stricter. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division doubled the number of officers to patrol day and night. The Jinyiwei was also nervous. All nine gates were guarded by the Yu Lin Army.
According to etiquette, the concubines in the harem were also going. Although Mrs. Liu was old, she unanimously requested to go with her. Zhu Youxiao was helpless and had to compromise.
After Zhu Youxiao told the temple in front of his ancestor's memorial tablet, he went straight to the left gate of Chang'an. The accompanying officials had been waiting here for a long time. The concubine did not go with the emperor and traveled through Dong'an Gate, while the left-behind officials wore auspicious clothes outside Desheng Gate. Take the service and drive!
The emperor's first stop out of Beijing was Shahe Palace and Gonghua City. The officials accompanying him met with the emperor and kowtowed three times. Then they set off first and waited at the Tianshou Mountain Palace. The emperor was asked to rest here for one night, and the emperor was asked to rest here for one night. Then we set off for the Tianshou Mountain Palace.
After the audience with all the officials was completed, Zhu Youxiao could finally relax. After all, it was too hard to maintain the majesty of the emperor at the end of the day, and Zhu Youxiao almost couldn't bear it.
No wonder few emperors pay homage to their ancestors. This is really hard work. Just maintaining the expression for a day would probably drive many people crazy.
"Where are the heads of those slaves?"
This is a sacrifice to Emperor Shenzong and cannot be ignored. After all, this can be regarded as his achievement since he ascended the throne. In his later years, he has been worried about the slaves in Liaodong. As his grandson, I can be regarded as a relief for him.
"Go back to your Majesty. I have urged you several times. I will definitely arrive tomorrow night so that I won't miss your Majesty's important event!"
Although the journey was only a few dozen miles, the emperor's royal carriage was so grand that he walked very slowly, which is why he had to rest for a night in the middle of the journey.
It was boring to go out. If there was no important event, Zhu Youxiao did not need to deal with political affairs, so he could only go to Chunfei to talk about the source of life.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youxiao got up early and had to sit on the dragon chariot for another day. Fortunately, he still had a pure concubine to accompany him to relieve his boredom, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would have been bored to death.
After walking slowly for nearly three hours, we finally arrived. The emperor's chariot entered through the Red Gate of Tianshou Mountain, and the dragon chariot entered the cemetery from the left door of the Red Gate. Officials on both sides of the road knelt to greet the emperor. Then the dragon chariot entered the Thanksgiving Hall, where the emperor After eating and resting, the officials met with the emperor again half an hour later, and finally completed the etiquette for tomorrow's worship to ensure everything was perfect.
In the evening, a group of people from Liaodong finally arrived at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, and then placed the heads of all the slaves in the cemetery in order, waiting to be directly carried in when the emperor worshiped tomorrow, and built into the capital. Another day passed. .
In the early morning of the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youxiao walked slowly from the center of the cemetery wearing a green robe and holding court gifts. The officials on both sides were also dressed in blue. Five maids behind Zhu Youxiao followed with trays. This was Jian Jian's visit. The slave's Jia La and Niu Lu forehead real heads, five in total, were covered with red cloth.
When Zhu Youxiao walked outside the Changling Garden, the leader knelt down and stood up, holding his green robe in his hands, and walked slowly up the steps from the middle. Others entered through the side doors on both sides.
When Zhu Youxiao arrived at Changling, he saw an incense table set up in front of the mausoleum, countless incense candles and clothes, and several livestock in the open space on both sides, including three mountain oxen, five pigs, six rabbits, two small mountain oxen, and two northern sheep. There is only one deer, and next to it is a guard holding a machete, waiting to be slaughtered on the spot during the emperor's sacrifice.
Principal Zhu You shouted in front of Changling's tombstone:
"Emperor Zhu Youxiao, the grandson of Xiaoxuan, dared to tell the Empress Dowager to the imperial ancestors of the temples: The order of the festival is flowing, and the time is Mengqiu. The air is flowing, and the time is Mengxia. The air is flowing, and the time is fierce winter. I would like to say this Sacrifice wine for common people, and use the robes as a gift when recommending. To express your admiration. Bow to the spirit of the Yongle Emperor in heaven!"
After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the mausoleum. After the ceremony, Zhu Youxiao took three steps forward and personally inserted the incense in the middle of the incense table.
After Zhu You finished the school ceremony, Wang Chaofu behind him shouted to the officials below:
"His Majesty, Emperor Qi of the Great Tomorrow, has completed the ceremony!"
All the officials immediately knelt down and shouted:
"I prostrate myself and bow down to you as Emperor Zuwen!"
After saying that, he also knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.
After the emperor and all the officials finished saluting, Wang Chaofu turned around and shouted to the Jin Yiwei next to him:
"Please give Emperor Yongle a meal!"
Tiqi immediately picked up the knife in his hand and slaughtered the livestock, and then placed the slaughtered animals on both sides of the incense table according to the ritual.
At this point, most of the process has been completed. Zhu Youxiao does not need to go to each mausoleum one by one to pay homage. He only needs to go through the process in Changling. The rest is left to pre-determined officials to pay homage on behalf of the emperor. .
Emperor Shenzong's Dingling Tomb was to be worshiped by Concubine Liu. After all, she was her husband. Although it was a bit unethical, Zhu Youxiao overcame all objections and the officials could only allow the emperor to have his way once. After all, this was Your ancestor is not my ancestor.
"The more than 2,000 heads of Jiannu were built in front of Grandpa Shenzong's tomb as a palace."
After speaking, he gave instructions to the palace maids holding trays:
"There is no need to keep these heads in Changling. Send them to Maoling to present to the Emperor of Chenghua!"
Emperor Yongle looked down upon such slave leaders. Which of the people he killed back then didn't have a Khan at the end of their name? At least the heads of slave chiefs at the level of Huang Taiji and Daishan are barely qualified to be placed in Changling.
"Your five expeditions to Mobei made Sun Chen extremely admired. However, the emperor's Ming Dynasty has gone from bad to worse, and the country's prestige has long lost its glory. By Sun Chen's generation, the emperor Ming has been hard to come back, and the clowns on the border now dare to provoke everywhere. May the spirit of Emperor Yongle in heaven bless Sun Chen to revive the emperor's Ming Dynasty and clear the world! Let me, the son of the Han family, stand tall and upright!"
Zhu Youxiao stayed in Changling for nearly an hour. He had a good visit to Changling, which shocked Zhu Youxiao. This kind of mausoleum is worthy of being the resting place of Emperor Yongle!
Zhu Youxiao went to Maoling to worship again. Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Taizu Chengzu, the one Zhu Youxiao admired the most was Xianzong. His childhood was full of hardships, and Zhengtong and Jingtai had to seize the throne. The incident cast a huge shadow on his young mind.
Although they were not living in darkness, the Ming Dynasty at that time had just experienced the Tumubao Incident, the Defense of Beijing, and the Gate Seizing Incident. Although there was no civil rebellion, the millions of refugees were only one Wang Er away from rebellion. It is also unsettling. The seventh generation of Nurhaci announced his official betrayal of the Ming Dynasty. The various Mongolian ministries are ready to move and are in danger of overthrowing.
However, a series of operations after he ascended the throne can be regarded as textbook level. Although he did not restore glory, his new style of Chenghua made the Ming Dynasty official administration straight again. Immediately send troops to pacify him, and anyone who dares to disobey will be beaten until he does. Unfortunately, he gave birth to a prodigal son, Zhu Youtang.
"Your heart wasn't ruthless enough back then, and your hands weren't sharp enough. Emperor, don't worry, Sun Chen will follow the emperor's will and clear out those barbarians!"
