In ancient times, the emperor's accession to the throne was not much to see, because usually at this time, the previous emperor had just passed away, and the succeeding emperor would not hold his enthronement ceremony with great fanfare. Even if there were bells and instruments placed, it would be "Chen Er". Don't do it.
The cabinet needs to support a number of affairs at this time, and the first among them is to determine the status.
Zhu Houzhao's body was limp, and Liu Jian couldn't care less. He ordered his left and right people to help him sit down on the dragon chair where Emperor Hongzhi usually sat.
"I am here to meet you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao still didn't move, Liu Jian added: "One month ago, Empress Xiao Suzhen passed away, and now the late emperor is in control of Bintian again, which is less than a month ago. I know that Your Majesty is deeply grieved, but at this time, people's hearts are floating. The country cannot remain without a king. Your Majesty should put state affairs first and work hard to ascend the throne. Only when the title is determined, will the young people from all over the world not dare to take risks."
Zhu Houzhao sniffed and said, "Old Liu Ge, please listen."
"The humble minister accepts the order."
"The most important thing now is the funeral of the late emperor. I have ordered you to lead the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries and nine ministers to form a temporary funeral team to be responsible for the funeral of the late emperor."
This was the first time they had heard of what a funeral class was, but the new emperor was in a sad mood and it was the first time he had issued an order. In any case, different opinions could not be expressed at this time.
"The humble minister obeys the order."
"Xiao Jing." Zhu Houzhao called the old eunuch again.
"My slave is here."
"You are still waiting at the mourning hall of the late emperor, and be careful to restrain the eunuchs and maids. No one is allowed to disturb my father at this time! Otherwise, he will be executed without mercy!"
"Zhang Yong!"
"My slave is here!" This guy has been following them.
"I order you to lead Teng Xiang's left guard, Habayashi's left guard, and right guard in the capital to maintain law and order and ensure that during the national mourning period, all parties under the emperor's feet are peaceful. If there is a child who commits a crime at this time, he will be arrested immediately and charged with disrespecting the late emperor. On beheading!"
"yes!"
Zhu Houzhao stood up from his seat, "What Mr. Liu Ge said just now is right. The imperial court lost the late Empress Dowager and the late Emperor within a month. Under such adverse events, some people may have malicious intentions. I thought there was no one in the imperial court right now! Now I have to tell them, the Forbidden City, the Zhu family, and me!"
"Long live my emperor!"
While talking, the other chief officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers also arrived. After all, the Six Ministries were built on the edge of the imperial city.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Liu Jian said in greeting: "Anyway, the chief officials of the ministries are here. Can the ministers first agree on the name of the late emperor's temple and your Majesty's reign?"
It is also a very important matter to give the deceased emperor a temple name.
"My reign..." Zhu Houzhao stopped being polite to them, "I will use the two characters 'Zhengde', "Book of Dayu Mo": "Zhengde, Utilization, Health and Welfare, Weihe." Kong Yingda Shu said: "The Zhengde person" , rectify one's own virtue, and those in the upper position rectify themselves in order to govern the people. I want to take the meaning of 'rectify oneself in order to govern the people.'
Generally speaking, this is drawn up by several cabinet ministers together. But it cannot be said that it is impossible for the new emperor to determine the year name himself. Besides, there's nothing wrong with the name.
There is nothing wrong with it, but Xie Qian reminded him at this time, "Your Majesty, the title of Zhengde was used by Li Qianshun, Chongzong of Xixia."…
Zhu Houzhao was stunned. How did he know this?
Damn, you guys came up with this name in history.
"Can't I use it?"
"Of course it works."
"Of course, use it if you can. Next year it will be the first year of Zhengde. You should hurry up and propose a temple name for Emperor Daxing. I want to see my mother."
Queen Zhang,
Now he is Zhu Houzhao's only relative.
The replacement of old and new emperors is seen by men as a transfer of power and a change in the political situation. Women are accessories in this era. Even if she is a queen, her mood does not seem to be affected.
When Zhu Houzhao saw her, the two of them were like life-saving straws for each other. They hugged each other without saying anything. They were obviously sad, but they had to comfort and care for each other.
Body.
Empress Zhang now only has one son left. She held her son's cheek, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, "Zhao'er, be strong. From now on, thousands of people in the world will point at you. If you have any grievances, Come to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will listen to you."
Emperor Hongzhi was in poor health, but Queen Zhang's health was still good, and she would live for decades more.
"How are you, Queen Mother?"
After asking this question, Empress Zhang burst into tears. She wiped her nose with her hands and said, "My mother has nothing else, she just misses your father..."
Zhu Houzhao was a little confused. He still remembered that Emperor Hongzhi was sitting here laughing with them in Kunning Palace.
Shaking his head, he shook off these emotions and hugged Queen Zhang again, "I will serve the Queen from now on."
"Your Majesty, back then Yanling and Heling each had a daughter, and the queen mother wanted to bring them into the palace."
"Okay, my son will let Chen Rong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, take care of this matter."
…
At this time, Zhu Houzhao didn't have much time to express his tenderness here. There were too many people looking for him, even the Shangyi Supervisor was looking for him. Because the new emperor and the old emperor had different figures, the dragon robes they wore were naturally different. And this thing cannot be customized in advance.
So now Zhu Houzhao must take some time to measure his figure.
Plus, I have to move...
But Zhu Houzhao felt that he could not sleep in another place, so he ordered not to sleep for the time being.
Fengtian Temple.
The cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers finally discussed the matter. The temple name of Emperor Daxing was Xiaozong, and his posthumous title was Emperor Jiantian, Mingdao, Chengchun, Zhongzheng, Shenwen, Shenwu, Zhiren, Dade and Jing.
The emperor had no objection to this and implemented it accordingly.
In addition, usually at this time, prisoners must be pardoned to make the world feel the kindness of the new emperor. Zhu Houzhao had no idea of such routine operations.
After such a busy time, the sun has already set.
During the evening meal, Zhu Houzhao noticed that Liu Jin who was waiting beside him was out of breath but full of energy. He didn't dare to laugh at him, but he was obviously more energetic than usual.
There is an emperor and a minister. The external ministers are not obvious, but the internal ministers are too obvious.
Xiao Jing, the popular figure beside the emperor in the past, could only stay in the mourning hall and could not get out anywhere.
"Liu Jin."
"My slave is here."
"From today on, you go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to get an errand. Let's start with the eunuch Bingbi. In the past, the rules of the East Palace were the rules of the harem."…
Liu Jin thought about this sentence day and night. When he heard it, he felt that his whole figure was thrown up into the sky and then fell down again for no reason. He gasped for air and trembled in thanksgiving, "I thank you for your grace!"
"Don't call me "Emperor" from now on, you don't like hearing it. Call me "Emperor."
"Yes! I thank the Emperor for His grace!"
"The coffin of Emperor Daxing is still there. Don't make any noise in the palace. It's a period of national mourning."
Liu Jin nodded, "Whatever the Emperor tells me to do, I will do it."
"Are you really so obedient?" Zhu Houzhao leaned down and whispered: "Today is a special time. I am afraid that you will forget what I said to you before, so I will tell you again."
"This servant bows and listens to the holy teachings."
Speaking of which, he was also fifty years old. He had been cautious and cautious for half his life. Now that he was about to get ahead, he was wondering what to do. Zhu Houzhao also wanted to remind him.
"I am only fifteen years old on New Year's Day. I am still a child in a private family. Even if I am successful in the examination, I would be considered young. But don't think of me as a child. If you don't hide the big things from me, the crime will always be lighter, no matter how small it is. If you hide this matter from me, even the Great Luo Immortal will not be able to save you."
Liu Jin trembled and said, "I understand. Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to deceive the Emperor."
"You are smart and will not make me angry easily. This is your ability. If you can act sincerely and be honest, I will guarantee that you will be rich and honorable in the palace.
Long live. In addition, this Qingming Festival, remember to burn some paper money for Wei Bin, this is his first year. "
The words of the next emperor were like a basin of water poured on his head,
People like them, who have been oppressed by others in the past, just want to oppress others one day.
But they serve such a master.
In the following days, all morning court meetings were cancelled, and Zhu Houzhao led hundreds of civil and military officials to pay homage to the late emperor until the coffin of Emperor Hongzhi was sent to Tailing.
Ten days later, the subsequent emperor held a coronation ceremony and announced the change of Yuan Zhengde. First, they offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth and the ancestral temple, and then they wear gong robes and accept the worship of civil and military officials in the Fengtian Hall. They hold the jade seal in their hands and sit on the dragon chair.
In this way, the Ming Dynasty ushered in its new emperor.
Because there were two funerals, it was now February, but the government affairs in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi had not been done seriously. Zhu Houzhao couldn't stand such a mess, so he just stood in the hall.
Liu Jin immediately stepped forward and said, "The Emperor has a decree!"
"Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, Han Wen, the Minister of Hubu, Min Gui, the Minister of Punishments, Wang Hao, the Minister of Personnel, Lin Han, the Minister of Rites, Zeng Jian, the Minister of Industry, and the cabinet, Dali Temple listens to the decree."
"I am waiting for your order!"
"Since the first month of the first month, the imperial court has been hit by two adverse events, causing many delays in government affairs. From now on, officials from all ministries and departments will return to the Yamen to carefully sort out the ministry affairs and deal with the backlog of affairs for more than a month. After seven days, I will listen to reports one by one. "
"According to the order!"
The new emperor doesn't like the early court format. He prefers that after the morning court, officials who are responsible for certain affairs will report to him. Moreover, the emperor now also has an attendant room.
Right in Qianqing Palace.
In the past, Emperor Xiaozong used to live in the east, but Zhu Houzhao ordered him to live in the west. Anyway, the Qianqing Palace is 9 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep, so there is plenty of space.
On weekdays, there is a room for summoning officials, a room for eating, and a room for sleeping, which are all too redundant.
The room where officials are summoned is naturally at the outermost one. After entering Qianqing Palace and turning to the west, there is the attendant's room. Many things have been moved inside. Now there is a large table next to a small table. Further inside is the place where Zhu Houzhao summons officials. , there is a small door in this place. Turn in and go deeper to find the place for eating and sleeping.
The new emperor also ordered that if there were too many officials coming to see them on government matters, they should first go to the attendant's room to make a record and queue up.
The emperor himself could tell from above who he wanted to see today. In this way, if you have something to say, go in and out quickly.
In early February, less than five days after the new emperor ascended the throne, it was the busiest time. Suddenly, a group of fast horses entered the city and were sent directly to the imperial city. The man shouted:
"Northwestern Military News!"
The eunuch didn't dare to delay. After catching the things, he ran inside and shouted: Northwest Army News! ! !
At this time, in the palace, the cabinet had just met the new emperor, and they didn't bother to go back when they heard the eunuch shouting.
Li Dongyang felt a little depressed after being busy for the past few days. "The late emperor just abandoned the world. Now the situation is not stable yet. There are wars on the border again. The national affairs... are so difficult..."
None of the three looked relaxed. Many people were still wondering how the current Holy Emperor would become the emperor. Now that he ascended the throne, there was a military report. If this was not handled properly, the consequences would be disastrous! .
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