When the prince arrives, the next step is naturally to take the throne, and those who have always been the first to advocate and support it are all great achievements, and no one present dares to grab this credit.

However, Liu Ximing did not ask Zhu Cihong for instructions, but looked directly at Jiang Deshen who was waiting on the side of the hall below.

"When the emperor was dying, there was a holy decree issued, and Jiang Shen, the general of the Beijing camp, not only escorted His Royal Highness the prince and the kings and princesses to the south, but also kept the holy decree and the jade seal of the emperor, which is really a great achievement."

Liu Ximing's voice changed, "Jiang Shen obeyed the order and stepped forward to read the holy decree." ”

Jiang Deshen, who had already changed into the military attache uniform, immediately clenched his fists, "The last general will take the order", and after speaking, he held the holy decree with both hands and walked under the throne.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, I am thin and talented, and I am not ladylike, so that the society is lost in my ......hands, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong has a noble character, and he will be able to overcome the unification. With the ascension to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne ......"

"The crown prince, the scholar of the Jianji Palace, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Ximing, is loyal and conscientious, and fulfills his duties, and orders the auxiliary prince, the prince, and the marquis of Bowang, ......"

In the main hall, there was nothing but Jiang Deshen's clear voice.

The ministers in the palace knew in their hearts that as soon as this holy decree came out, not only did Zhu Cihong have no objection to succeeding to the throne, but Liu Ximing also had no obstacles, and it was really one person under ten thousand people.

However, thinking that he could escort Zhu Cihong and others to escape from Beijing for thousands of miles, he was an upright person like Sun Chuanting, and he also felt that it was reasonable for Liu Ximing to serve as an auxiliary minister.

After a while, Jiang Deshen finished reciting the holy decree, and everyone in the hall bowed down again.

"Your Ministers are on command."

Liu Ximing didn't speak again until no one in the hall spoke, then he smiled slightly, returned to the hall, and bowed directly to the hall.

"The country can not be without a monarch for a day, today there is chaos, Nanjing has more chaotic ministers to set up side sects, and it is necessary for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take the throne early to settle people's hearts, and now His Majesty's edict, jade seals and other things are there, and His Royal Highness will succeed to the throne."

"Minister, Xin Anbo, the crown prince and the prince, the scholar of the Jianji Palace, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the assistant minister of the superintendent Xi Ming implore His Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible."

"The ministers seconded the proposal, please ask Your Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible."

On the throne, Zhu Cihong was finally a little excited, but he still remembered Liu Ximing's teachings on the carriage and made a sad look.

"Lone virtue is thin and talented, and he doesn't dare to take on this big responsibility, so he also asks Zhu Qing to discuss another candidate."

King Ding and King Yong, who were on the side, also hurriedly turned over and bowed down to the palace: "The emperor's brother is all over the world, I can't wait for it, and I also ask the emperor's brother to take the throne as soon as possible." ”

In the main hall, Sun Chuanting, Yang Yipeng and others all nodded secretly when they saw this scene, and their eyes looked at Liu Ximing with even more admiration.

This prince and princess really understand etiquette.

After asking for three times and giving three concessions, Zhu Cihong got up and saluted the ministers:

"The emperor has no relatives, but virtue is auxiliary. Although Lone is not talented, he is willing to cultivate himself to the point of nature, in order to achieve great things, and he also asks the secretary to help Lonely. ”

"The ministers will be exhausted, and they will die."

After a salute, Sun Chuanting, Yang Yipeng and other ministers couldn't help but whimper, and the whole hall was either laughing or sad.

Liu Ximing got up again and said: "Your Highness has come from afar, you need to settle down first, and as for the day of enthronement, the ministers will report to Your Highness after consulting with the ministers." ”

Zhu Cihong waved his small hand, "This matter will be decided by the Taishi." ”

In the carrying hall, Zhu Cihong was fifteen years old and Liu Ximing was twenty-four years old, and the two young figures overlapped together, giving the courtiers a strange but energetic feeling.

The regulations of the Ming Dynasty are exactly the same, except for the difference in scale, the patterns of the Chu palace and the Shu palace are not different.

The scale of the Chu Wangfu is large, although it has undergone a previous magic change by Liu Ximing and others, but it is still quite atmospheric.

It's just that the decorations in the harem don't have the style of the Chu Palace, and they were all replaced by Liu Ximing with the simple style of the Liu family, saying that it was to let Zhu Cihong and others learn the way of diligence and thrift.

Of course, Liu Ximing would not say that he planned to save money.

Seeing that Princess Changping and the others were looking around, Liu Ximing still pretended to be a little embarrassed and said:

"Huguang and other places have been ravaged by thieves for a long time, and the ministers are still resuming production, so it is inevitable that the palace will be tight, and I ask several highnesses to forgive their sins."

Zhu Cihong is okay, after going through so many hardships, his will now is all about avenging Chongzhen.

However, after all, King Ding and King Yong are young, and they are used to living a good life, and it is good to say that there is danger in the capital, but now they suddenly relax, and then they suddenly see the simple decoration in the palace.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong immediately reprimanded the two: "When my father was here, he had repeatedly opposed arrogance and lasciviousness, and the use of the palace was not based on simplicity. ”

Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong then bowed his hand and said, "Brother Chen knows." ”

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he touched the pillars of the harem that had just been refreshed with emotion, "A few years ago, this was still the residence of the King of Chu, but now it is a matter of right and wrong, it can be seen that there is no fixed number of things in the world, how can we not wake up and be self-motivated." ”

Liu Ximing said with an appreciative face: "What His Royal Highness said is that when Wuchang City was broken, all the female eunuchs in the palace were scattered, and now they can't be recovered, and the minister can only recruit some women from good families to enter the palace as maids, as for the palace guards, Li Biao, who commanded the minister, led two thousand men and horses to escort them, I don't know what His Highness wants?" ”

Li Biao is the head of the guard, where does he have an official title, but it is not yet what Liu Ximing says.

The palace guards must be controlled by Liu Ximing himself, and Li Biao is naturally the most suitable candidate.

Who knew that Zhu Cihong's eyes rolled, and he hesitated a little: "General Jiang Shen, who escorted Gu and others here, has made great contributions, and Gu and others have been taken care of by him for the past two months, I don't know if I can let him come to guard the palace ban?" ”

Liu Ximing originally felt bad when he saw Zhu Cihong's hesitation, but fortunately, when he heard that Zhu Cihong's preferred candidate was Jiang Deshen, he was relieved.

But he couldn't help but remind himself in his heart that Zhu Cihong wanted to use his own manpower when he first came, but he had to guard against it.

It seems that other means should also be used as soon as possible, Liu Ximing pondered in his heart.

At that moment, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Highness takes a fancy to it, it is the blessing of General Jiang, he has made great contributions, and His Royal Highness can reward him after he ascends the throne, and it will be justified at that time." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded contentedly.

After settling Zhu Cihong and the others, Liu Ximing went to summon Sun Chuanting, Dou Yuquan and other officials to discuss the enthronement ceremony.

In the end, the group decided, the fourth day of the seventh month is the auspicious day of the zodiac, and Zhu Cihong's enthronement ceremony was held at this time.

Sun Chuanting, Yang Yipeng and others were very excited, Zhu Cihong ascended the throne one day earlier, and the world was stable one day earlier, and everyone was very satisfied with this.

It's just that what they don't know is that Liu Ximing left on the front foot, and then called Dou Yuquan, Huang Zonghui and other henchmen to the house for a small meeting.

"What does Elder Ge think of His Highness?"

In Liu Ximing's study, without waiting for Liu Ximing to speak, Dou Yuquan took the lead in asking.

"Smart and precocious, quite a king."

"Hahaha, are you trying to trick me with words?"

Everyone in the room was Liu Ximing's confidant, and when he heard Liu Ximing say this, Dou Yuquan immediately laughed.

Liu Ximing smiled helplessly: "This is not a lie, I have also been a Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi, and I am a bachelor, and I still recognize the prince's conduct. ”

Huang Zong smiled when he saw this: "But now this world is not a peaceful year, I heard that Manchuria Jianyu broke Li Zicheng in Shanhaiguan, and has captured the capital, and there are not a few people who descend with the wind in the Beizhili area. ”

After that, Huang Zong would look at Du Liangji, who was silent.

"What's the matter, Brother Du has other thoughts in his heart?"

Du Liangji smiled bitterly when he heard this, pointed at Huang Zonghui and scolded with a smile:

"You guy, but don't come to earn me, let me ask, that is, I have other ideas, this Huguang five provinces, thirty-three prefectures and hundreds of thousands of soldiers will agree?"

Everyone in the house was silent, yes, Liu Ximing wanted to retreat at this time, and the gang behind him might agree.

Liu Ximing glanced at Dou Yuquan, who provoked this topic, with great gratitude, knowing that he saw that Zhu Cihong was quite a gentleman, and specially picked out the topic to help him calm people's hearts.

Huang Zonghui, Du Liangji, Lei Hong and others can be said to be the most critical group of officials under Liu Ximing, if even they are shaken, then there may be some chaos in the future.