Zhu Yijun's mobilization speech at the ceremony of the new army's expedition to Myanmar did not have any gorgeous language, but all the soldiers on the expedition understood it, and with the help of his status as emperor, his morale and fighting spirit were instantly lifted to the full level.
Jinghaibo Qi Jiguang immediately asked martial arts students to deeply study the spirit of Zhu Yijun's important speech, and to study pre-war mobilization as a discipline. He also pointed out that pre-war mobilization should be taken into consideration and be of great benefit to improving the combat effectiveness of the army.
In this mobilization speech, the emperor proposed the concept of "Chinese nation" for the first time, which was recorded in history. When anthropologists of later generations studied the two concepts of nation and nation, they did not bypass this passage of speech - this was the beginning of the cohesion of nation and nation in China.
Later generations of political scholars who study the historical distinction between family world and nation-state cannot avoid this mobilization speech. But at this time, in the Ming Dynasty, except for a few important ministers and attendants who had been with Zhu Yijun for a long time, no one realized what the concept of "Chinese nation" meant.
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After the new army went out to fight, Zhu Yijun entered the intensive preparation stage for the wedding. Although the Queen Mothers of the two palaces helped, the wedding etiquette was still so complicated that it made Zhu Yijun's scalp numb.
After the etiquette of accepting gifts and asking for names last year, before and after the Chinese New Year, three more rituals were carried out, namely, accepting gifts, accepting taxes, and announcing the deadline. Each of them exhausted all the emperor's ministers who participated.
On the first day of March, it was finally time to welcome the emperor, eight days before his wedding. The empress dowagers of the two palaces ordered the internal officials around them to lead the emperor to the palace where the Spring Paintings and the Happy Buddha were stored to learn the method of succession.
Zhu Yijun visited with the mentality of studying historical details, and he really had fun: I won’t talk about the spring paintings. I can only say that they are interesting compared with the high-definition pictures of later generations, and the two bottles of Happy Buddha are a bit funny.
The two Buddhas are tightly decorated and holding each other. The two statues are just fine. The key is that the two Buddhas have internal mechanisms. When the eunuch next to the Queen Mother tightens the spring on the back of the Buddha body, the two small statues make a creaking sound. Zhong Zhen practiced it, and Zhu Yijun laughed loudly.
After the observation and education was over, Empress Dowager Li designated the queen of the palace next to her, nicknamed Laidi, to learn the ways of being loyal to the palace maid. On the third day of March, Wang was sent to serve in the emperor's chamber. This arrangement is for the emperor to practice in advance so that he will not be unable to operate it during the wedding.
This Laidi's appearance is very different from that of the palace maids who were around Zhu Yijun before. She can be regarded as a little beauty. Although she is five years older than Zhu Yijun, she was not harmed by the late emperor and is still a yellow flower girl.
Zhu Yijun experienced less than three seconds of psychological struggle before decisively accepting it. First, this matter must be done, because for Laidi, this is not only a "lucky", but also a job that needs to be repaid to Queen Mother Li. If Zhu Yijun is pretentious, it will be difficult for Laidi to handle it.
Zhu Yijun had no intention of protecting Zhuang Jingjia's body. If he really did that, the harem would be in a state of uproar - the empress dowagers of both palaces would look down on Zhuang Jingjia, and maybe they would make another dirty move. Let Queen Zhuang walk around without food.
Early the next morning, Laidi took small steps and arrived at the Queen Mother's palace with a blushing face. Queen Mother Li was relieved. Immediately, Laidi was named a talented person and promoted from palace maid to master's son. The event and date of being favored by the emperor were recorded in detail. If she became pregnant, Laidi would be able to laugh out of her dreams.
After tedious etiquette preparations and gorgeous technical preparations, Zhu Yijun was finally able to win his bride Zhuang Jingjia in this time and space. Before that, there is still a major political event that needs to be completed - the return of the Empress Dowager Li to the palace.
On the fifth day of March, Empress Dowager Li issued four personal edicts. The first one was for Zhang Juzheng: "The emperor's wedding is about to happen, and I should return it to this palace. When things are not as good as before, I will always guard and take care of him. I already know that the emperor is diligent in his studies and will not have any negative virtues. However, Mr. Entrusted by the late emperor, I have the responsibility of being a teacher and protector. This distinction is different. Now I express it specifically, so I edict. I will give you a sitting mang and a mang robe each, eight colored satin on the outside and the inside, and two hundred taels of silver to express your sincerity. meaning."
Zhang Juzheng read the edict and remembered that when the emperor came to the throne, it was Zhang Juzheng who persuaded the Holy Mother to stay in Qianqing Palace. At the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, he made no major mistakes, and the contribution of the Holy Mother's advice cannot be ignored. Although the emperor later personally took charge of political affairs, the Virgin did not interfere, fully delegated power, and also played a role in providing care.
In the memorial, Zhang Juzheng was afraid that Empress Dowager Li would be burdened, so he suggested that Empress Dowager Li return to the palace after the emperor's wedding. Now Empress Dowager Li has followed suit, without any attachment to the power represented by Qianqing Palace. She is a loving mother and strict teacher.
Empress Dowager Li's second edict was given to the emperor. Although the two met every day, the formal edict marked Cisheng's complete devolution of power from a legal perspective: "I told the emperor to know that your wedding is about to take place, and I should return it to this palace." . In your daily activities, eating, drinking, and resting, you will not be as good as what you heard and taught before, and I am worried about this. As the Lord of heaven, earth, gods, and men, your responsibility is not to be taken lightly. You must be extremely self-restrained, eat in moderation, be careful in your daily life, and obey the instructions of the old teacher. Advice from the elders around me. Don't spoil me and appoint non-human beings to make me worry. This can pray to heaven for eternal life. Although Yu Yao's filial piety is no more than this, I respect you and will not violate it."
At the same time, Empress Dowager Li also issued two edicts, respectively to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Palace Minister Zhang Rong.
The message to the Supervisor of Ceremonies is: "Tell the Supervisor of Ceremonies, his wife, and the eunuch (the eunuch in charge) that I am returning to the palace now, and that the emperor and the queen are eating, drinking, and living, and that you and others are serving you. You must be extremely careful, and the supervisors and supervisors have agreed." Deacons and palace servants should be diligent in making promises, and should not be arrogant. If the emperor or empress is not thoughtful, they should calmly advise them, and they should not flatter others, which will lead to bad etiquette. They should also not fabricate other people's rights and wrongs, secretly seeking revenge. If you have heard of anything , sin will not be forgiven.”
The message to the British Duke Zhang Rong was: "I have told the attendants and chamberlain ministers Zhang Rong and others to know that you have all become important ministers in the court and have been relied upon both at home and abroad for more than a day. The emperor is in the new year and the queen is newly promoted. I now return to this palace." , and must not take care of him as before. Laier and other important ministers must pay close attention to it. We must guide the emperor to be in power and be committed to benevolence and righteousness... You respect him and do not replace him."
Empress Dowager Li could have summoned the internal and external ministers to tell them about these four edicts. However, Empress Dowager Li knew political rules very well and wrote the four edicts herself. Although they were all words of entrustment, she made it clear that she still had Palace - From now on, he no longer has the power to interfere in political affairs, and he gave up simply and decisively.
Zhu Yijun accepted the edict and immediately sent a decree to Zhang Juzheng, saying to Zhang Juzheng: "I must obey the instructions and I will accept it day and night."
Immediately, the emperor reciprocated the favor and issued a decree, in which he spoke highly of Empress Dowager Li and said: "The Queen Mother teaches and cares for her. No disrespectful words are heard in her ears for a day, and evil and sycophantic things dare not be mentioned in front of her. Every face orders her ears. Ti, to teach sincerely, if not to be close to virtuous ministers, it is to listen to loyal advice; if not to protect the people, it is to save unnecessary expenses. For example, the Holy Mother bows to me, kindness is a loving mother; righteousness is a strict teacher."
With this Zhang Zhi, the Queen Mother's return to the palace and the legal formalities for the Emperor to assume power were finally completed. On the seventh day of March, Empress Dowager Li moved out of Qianqing Palace and moved into the renovated Cining Palace. From now on, the era of Queen Mother Li's nominal rule in this time and space is completely over.
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