Chapter 319: Enthronement

The drum was beaten three times, Zhang Shijie entered the palace on duty, walked through the place where the king of the side hall was resting, and saw a person at the door standing against the wall with a knife in his arms, and every time someone passed by, he would look vigilantly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Jiangdu is unified and guarded in the side hall?" Zhang Shijie asked the deputy general behind him, Zhang Badao.

"Yes, sir. Since His Royal Highness entered the palace, Jiang Dutong waited at the door of the side hall day and night, did not leave an inch for three days, and slept against the wall when he was sleepy. Zhang Ba replied.

"Oh, he's doing his best. This king Wei is also capable, so that all the armies will stand guard for him. Zhang Shijie sneered, this time he didn't expect Lu Xiufu and Jiang Cheng to stand on the side of King Wei. After the emperor's death, Lu Xiufu ordered Jiang Cheng to lead the palace army into the palace at the first time in the name of protecting the body of Emperor Daxing, replacing the guards who originally guarded the palace city, making him unable to control the harem. And then Lu Xiufu tried his best to welcome Wang Wei into the dynasty to succeed to the throne, and Jiang Cheng stood on that side again, so that he had to agree.

"The king was also very careful, and the food and drink provided in the palace were not used, and all of them were brought in from outside the palace by his guards. If an outsider touches it, it will be abandoned immediately. Zhang Ba looked at the side hall and whispered.

"Oh, he acted so carefully, how could he bring more than a thousand guards into the court, you are not mistaken?" Zhang Shijie asked puzzled.

"The last general sent people to monitor the Shuaifu day and night, and this time only Deng Guangjian, the secretary of the palace, followed King Wei this time, and the rest were all in Qiongzhou. And the entourage was indeed only the personal guard battalion of the palace guard army and the two battalions of the sailors, and the rest were all chamberlains, palace maids and miscellaneous servants of the inner government, and the sailors were all recruited from Qiongzhou. Zhang Ba said.

"Sizzle...... This is strange, the Shuai Mansion actually only sent a bookbag to come, I thought that even if Ying Lao'er did not personally escort the king of Wei, he would also send someone who could take charge! Zhang Shijie said in surprise.

The last general also felt strange that all the warships of the Shuaifu were anchored in the bay, and they did not go ashore except for the personal guard battalion, but they were on guard day and night. Therefore, the last general suspected that there was another ambush in the ship, and there was another person in charge of it, and they may have wanted to wait for King Wei to ascend the throne and immediately coerce the empress dowager to return to Qiongzhou. Zhang Ba said in a low voice.

"Well, that's not unreasonable, otherwise why would they be on guard as if they were facing a great enemy. And the king of Nawei seems to have suddenly changed his mind, and in addition to nodding his head, he just wanted us to let down our guard and take the opportunity to escape. Zhang Shijie sneered.

"My lord, what the last general is worried about is that the Shuai Mansion has another response, think about their burning of Qinzhou Water Village, but they have been running for five hundred miles in a row, if they should join forces with the outside, we may be difficult to resist for a while." Zhang Bayan said.

"Yes, it's still thoughtful, the Shuai Fujun is the best at doing this kind of sneaky and unsightly things, we can't help but guard against it. You immediately send warships to patrol day and night to prevent them from sneaking up, and mobilize warships to form a water city to block the waterways at the mouth of the bay, so that they can't run if they want to. Zhang Shijie thought for a while and said.

"My lord, do you want to block the docks so that they are not allowed to come and go at will." Zhang Ba offered advice again.

"Bastard, do you want to die? It was the emperor's fleet, and it could not be seized at will. Zhang Shijie heard this and said angrily, "Even if you send a sentry ship and a water village, you must do it in the name of preventing Tartars from intruding and spying on you, and you must not act rashly to cause conflicts, and I can't protect you if you cause trouble, but don't forget that King Wei didn't even pay attention to Chen Xiang when he made a fuss." ā€

"Yes, what the Lord taught me is that the last general understands." Zhang Ba thought that although this is his own territory, but in two days King Wei will be the emperor, just say that the identity of the adults has to give him three points, not to mention that there is a Shuaifu army behind him, when he will transfer all the Shuaifu troops with a holy decree, they will have to go around without food......

Zhang Shijie's every move could not escape Zhao Yu's ears and eyes, but when he knew it, he just smiled and didn't take any measures, letting them toss. And he still hid in the side hall except for worshipping in front of the four o'clock spirits, and didn't go anywhere, and didn't talk much to anyone, so he survived until the day of the enthronement ceremony.

On the second day of the fifth month, after the preparations for the ceremony were ready, the right minister Lu Hideo asked King Wei to succeed to the throne. A curtain has been hung at the main entrance of the apse, indicating that the funeral has been suspended. Zhao Yu took the chariot to the middle hall to ascend to the seat, and at this moment the civil and military officials saluted. At this time, music should be played according to the rules of the ceremony. However, due to the mourning period, it is stipulated that the music is 'set but not made', that is, the band only makes a gesture on the side, but it is not allowed to make a sound, which is similar to a TV with the mute button pressed, but at this moment the bell can be rung and the drum can be beaten. After the ceremony, Lu Xiufu once again asked King Wei to take the throne of the emperor, and after three pushes and three concessions, Zhao Yu reluctantly agreed. Then take off your filial piety clothes and put on the imperial robe.

Zhao Yu only felt that the clothes were a little thin, and after a little thought, it must be that the inner government did not have time to order, so he changed the little emperor's clothes and put them on himself. Thinking of this happy day, he didn't care, and he didn't have time to care, the honor guard outside the room had been lined up, and he moved to the front hall again, and sat on the big chair reserved for the emperor. At this time, the hundred officials have also taken off their filial piety clothes, lined up to go to the palace, and under the command of the famous praise official, the ministers knelt three times and bowed nine times to congratulate the new emperor on his succession.

After this procedure was completed, Lu Xiufu took out the edict of succession, and then handed it to the officials of the Ministry of Rites to go out of the palace gate until the palace gate was issued on the tower of Miyagi City to inform the world of the common people, in order to show that the emperor is the "true son of heaven". And Zhao Yu didn't see what his jade seal looked like, so as soon as the ceremony was over, he was taken away and received in the treasury again. And he changed back into filial piety clothes, and returned to the apse to worship and pray, saying that he had inherited the throne.

This ceremony is to show that he is the orthodox person who inherits the cause and legacy of the previous emperor, and that his succession to the throne is justified and completely legitimate, and has unquestionable legitimacy. And with the help of this, he improved his personal prestige, and in the Song Dynasty, which ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, Zhao Yu's move also showed his filial piety as the emperor's brother. According to the etiquette system, the prince should be the guardian for three years, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, so the edict will be read on the funeral hall in general, and three days will be used for three years. And the national filial piety for three years is just a rule, if you really die, everyone will wear filial piety for three years, then there is no need to do anything else.

During the national crisis, everything was simple, and the island was also limited by conditions, so it was impossible to make it as lively and grand as before, but there were many succession procedures. In Zhao Hao's opinion, it is also solemn, but he feels aggrieved, he has traveled through thousands of years to become an emperor, but he is like a thief. However, he was very cooperative throughout the whole process, and the ceremonial officer asked him to raise his arm and raise his arm, and let him step on his leg, he was really like a puppet, and there was no intention of disobedience, but his face was always tense without a trace of laughter, so that everyone felt that this child was stupid and really obedient...... (To be continued.) )