The officials, mainly Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked in and saluted Yun Xi. www.biquge.info Yunxi's attention hurriedly turned to another very urgent matter, and he didn't have time to greet them, so he said directly: "Zheng Shangshu, how does the Ministry of Rites negotiate the funeral of Emperor Daxing?" ”

Zheng Yi said: "Your Majesty, after consulting with the colleagues of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, it was agreed:"

"The day after the Beijing official heard the funeral, he went to the inner house to listen to the edict in plain clothes, black gauze hats, and black horn belts. Staying in the Department of fasting, we wept for a few feasts. The more three days into the dress, the morning crying, to the funeral. From the date of completion, the twenty-seventh day is excepted. ”

"Ordered the woman to be filial, go to the jewelry, and cry from the Xihua Gate. The kings, princes, princesses, county lords, internal envoys, and palace people were all cut down for three years, except for the twenty-seventh month. ”

"Anyone who is in the court to see things, plain clothes, black gauze hats, black horn belts, retreat from the dynasty and decay. The courtiers of the linen staff collar shirts, linen crowns, linen silk, and hemp shoes. The woman was appointed to a long-sleeved gown with a linen cloth and a burrow. Ming utensils are like halogen books. The god uses chestnuts, and the system is based on family etiquette. ”

"Pedestrians issued an edict to the world. Hundreds of officials outside, the edict arrives, plain clothes, black gauze hats, black horn belts, and four bows. Listen to the recitation, mourn, and bow four times. Three-day service, every day to set up incense case crying, three days except. Each official was sent to Beijing to pay tribute, and the sacrificial rites were prepared. ”

"In addition, the filial piety tomb has a shrine supervisor and a filial piety tomb guard and ancestral sacrifice office."

Yun Xi thought about it, felt that it was okay, and said, "Just follow this." ”

Then Yun Xi stood up and said, "There must be no mistakes." ”

Zheng Yi replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Yun Xi said again: "In addition, I will mourn for three years. ”

This time, Zheng Yi, Chen Xingshan and others all knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, no!" When the sun changes to the month. The kings have been mourned for three years, but your majesty can't! ”

Yun Xi had expected that they would stop it, so he immediately said, "Do you think that I will follow the example of the ancients? Definitely. In the Dynasty, the hemp crown is dressed, and the retreat is the decline of the cane, and the suburban society temple is as usual. ”

Zheng Yi and others repeatedly dissuaded them, but Yun Xi just didn't listen, and they had to accept it.

Yun Xi asked again: "Have you drawn up the name of the Emperor of Daxing?" ”

Zheng Yi didn't know that Yun Xi had already drawn up the temple name as Taizu, and said: "The ministers plan to be Emperor Gao, and the temple name is Taizu." ”

When Yun Xi heard it, it was really Emperor Taizu Gao, and it was the same as what was drawn up in history. So he said: "Okay, then call Emperor Taizu Gao." ”

After saying this, Yun Xi felt that the most urgent matter was over, and he was really working very hard today, and said: "It's time now, you go back, remember to inform all the yamen funeral matters." ”

Zheng Yi replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." "Then stand back. Chen Xingshan and the others also bowed to Yun Xi and then retreated.

Yun Xi rubbed his sleepy eyes, forcibly returned to the Qianqing Palace, and persuaded Yun Xi and them to go back to rest.

Yun Wei said: "Your Majesty, you still have to work tomorrow, go back and rest, we are here to mourn." ”

Yun Xi said: "No! Tomorrow you have to mourn, how can you not rest? Said to Wang Bu with a look.

Wang Bu received the signal and instructed the guards to step forward and forcibly drag the princes present down to rest, leaving only Zhu Song, the oldest among the kings of Beijing, to keep vigil.

Yunxi himself went back to rest.

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At the moment when the death knell of the Imperial Palace rang, in the courtyard specially set up for the Korean envoys in the hall where the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites entertained the tributary envoys of the vassal kingdom, a man who looked to be in his forties was counting the number of bells, and when the bells were finished, he said excitedly: "It's the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, he remembered that something was wrong, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said: "It's collapsed, Lord Jun is really like a god, and he actually sent me to Mingguo at this time." ”

After talking to himself, he returned to the house and said to the other Korean envoys: "I will return to China immediately, and you will stay here and wait for the funeral of the Ming Emperor." He said this in Korean.

The other envoys responded in Korean: "Yes, sir. ”

Previously, this person was a close confidant of Li Fangyuan, the king of Jing'anjun of North Korea, and he had led a team of tribute envoys to the capital since March this year.

Li Fangyuan didn't know why, and stubbornly thought that there would be a big change in the Ming Dynasty this year, and sent his cronies to lead the envoy team to worship. And now it's happening. This close confidant immediately prepared to return to the DPRK as soon as possible in accordance with the prior agreement.

This person's name was Ahn Sung-jun, and he was a relative of Li Fangyuan's closest cronies, so he was sent on such an important mission.

He took out the waist card given by the Ming Dynasty to the envoy team and went to meet the person in charge of the same hall.

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Early the next morning, Yun Xi didn't sleep well because of something in his heart, and woke up early. After waking up, he said to Wang Xi: "Xiyao is awake?" ”

Although Yun Xi is very concerned about his concubine, the main reason why he got up today and asked Xi Yao if she got up was that today was the first day of the funeral, and Xi Yao had many tasks that could not be avoided as a concubine.

Wang Xi said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang has also risen. ”

Yun Xi immediately put on mourning clothes and went to the palace where Xi Yao rested.

When Yun Xi arrived, Xi Yao had already put on a mourning dress, beckoning the palace maids and eunuchs to prepare for the funeral. As soon as she turned around, she saw Yun Xi walking in, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty." ”

Yun Xi immediately helped her up and said, "What a gift at this time." Then he said: "It's really hard for you, you just gave birth to a child, and I can't help but ask you to work like this." ”

"Leave the things that can be done by others. You have to rest more, or you won't be able to get sick. It's really not good, Xiyi looks the same as you in makeup, and there are some things for her to do for you. ”

Xi Yao listened to Yun Xi's words and smiled bitterly in her heart. She didn't want to rest and confinement, but could she? Of course, she will hand over everything that can be delegated, but how can she let Xiyi do it for her? Xiyi is having a big belly and still doesn't let people see it? That would ruin her reputation.

Xi Yao forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows. Then he changed the topic and said softly: "The concubine is not hard, but she is bitter Wenyuan, and she can't celebrate every birthday." ”

Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Wenyuan's birthday was Lao Zhu's death day, and of course he couldn't do it in a big way. He didn't even think of this, and suddenly sighed that what men and women thought of was different.

Then three days from today, it will be Lao Zhu's funeral. Yun Xi is as busy as a dog every day, and basically doesn't sleep much; Xiyao is better, but she is also very busy, and she can basically fall asleep whenever she has free time.

Xiyao is very grateful to Concubine Guo Ning, she took over a lot of things, and at this time, Daming created a lot of rules, so that Xiyao would not always kneel or stand outside, and finally let Xiyao not fall ill.

On the 11th day of the fifth month of the leap month, Yun Xi officially assumed the throne of the emperor. Under normal circumstances, there will be a sentence in the history books: "Take next year as the ##元年," and the siren should be replaced by the year name. But it is estimated that this sentence will not be able to be answered in Yun Xi's "Benji" in the future, because Yun Xi did not set the year name.

The Ming Empire has always let the new emperor officially ascend the throne soon after the death of the old emperor, so the people of the Ministry of Rites began to prepare for the enthronement ceremony at the same time on the eighth day of the fifth month of the leap month, and on the ninth day of the first month, they informed Yunxi that the eleventh day was a good day, and it was planned to be the day of enthronement.

Yun Xi doesn't care about this, anyway, Lao Zhu should not make a big deal within 27 days, it doesn't matter which day he succeeds to the throne, anyway, it is usually canonized as the queen and crown prince at the beginning of the official change of the Yuan Dynasty, and Xi Yao doesn't need to catch a cold, so he nodded and agreed.

Then Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Please Your Majesty set the name of the era after the change." ”

Yun Xi said: "What two words have you drawn up? ”

Sure enough, the editor of the Hanlin Academy stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the era name proposed by the ministers is Jianwen, which corresponds to the era name of Emperor Taizu, Hongwu. ”

Of course, Yun Xi said, "But there are others?" "In disguise, this era name is denied.

Hu Run, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the "Historical Records of the Five Emperors": father's righteousness, mother's kindness, brother's friend, brother's respect, son's filial piety, internal peace and external success; "Shangshu" also said: The earth is flat, the six mansions and three things are allowed to be governed, and the eternal dependence will always be relied on, and the time is the work. ”

"So the minister thinks that it is better to take the era name as Heisei."

Yun Xi looked at him suspiciously: "Won't this thing also cross?" How did you come up with such an era name? ”

Then Yun Xi of course said: "It's not proper, do you still have it?" ”

Dong Yong, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the "Book of Shang": Keming Junde, with the pro-nine clans, the nine clans are harmonious, the people are peaceful, the people are clear, and the concord is all nations. It's better to take Showa as the era name. ”

Yun Xi was a little dumbfounded, did these two people discuss it or what, why are they all this type of era name?

Yun Xi still said: "It's not right, do you have anything else?" ”

At this time, Dai Deyi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, stepped forward, and Yun Xi preemptively asked, "The era name you proposed is Taizheng?" ”

Dai Deyi was stunned for a moment and said: "The era name proposed by the minister is not Taisho. ”

Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then you can say it." ”

Dai Deyi said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the Book of Changes: The sage faces the south and listens to the world, and rules to the Ming. "Wei Shu Shizong Benji" has a saying: Ren Xian Mingzhi, from the past to the general rules, preach the style and praise the work, but the real man. The minister thought that it was better to set the era name as Meiji. ”

Then Dai Deyi said: "Your Majesty, the meaning of Dazheng is from the Book of Changes: Pro, just immersed and long, said and smooth, just in the middle and responded, the tycoon is right, and the way of heaven is also." ”

"I think this era name is also acceptable."

Yun Xi was already nervous, and said in a gaffe: "No, no! Do you have anything else? ”

Everyone looked at each other, Yun Xi has denied the five era names, so what should I do next? Who's still up?

At this time, Chen Di, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, there are still ministers." ”

Yun Xi pressed his patience and said, "Chen Qing, please speak." But I thought to myself: There is no such type of era name, right? I hadn't heard of it before the Meiji era, but there was no one.

Chen Di said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in "Shangshu Wuyi": Don't dare to be desolate, Jiajing Yinbang, as for the small and big, there is no time or resentment. It is better to set Jiajing as the era name. ”

Yun Hee thought, 'Finally, I have a normal era name. But the emperor with the name of this in history is not a good emperor, and the implication is not good. ’

So Yun Xi still said: "It's not proper." ”

At this point, no one has any suggestions. Yun Xi rejected six era names in a row, and no one suggested it.

Seeing that no one mentioned it anymore, Yun Xi simply decided to put this issue aside for the time being, and said: "The yuan will be changed next year, and the enthronement ceremony will be held first, and then we will talk about it when there is an era name that I am satisfied with in the future." ”

The ministers looked at each other again, the Ming Dynasty had not been established for a long time, and there were no similar rules, and it was inconvenient for everyone to disobey Yun Xi's meaning because of this, so Yun Xi ascended the throne as the emperor without a new year name.

Although Yun Xi ascended the throne as the emperor, it does not mean that Lao Zhu's funeral is over, but it is finished, and the ministers do not affect their normal work and rest except for crying for a while in the morning and evening.

Lao Zhu's descendants have to mourn for three years, which is actually 27 months. Yun Xi could have changed the sun and the moon, but Yun Xi finally decided to serve for twenty-seven months, but his freedom was still higher than that of others.

As for the common people, they are not allowed to marry in the capital for a month. Vegetarian for 27 days. The people from other places were dressed for 13 days, and they were not allowed to marry for a month. Slaughter was forbidden for forty-nine days.

On the first day of Lao Zhu's funeral, that is, on the sixth day of the fifth month of the leap month, Yun Xi followed Lao Zhu's will and let Lao Zhu's forty concubines be martyred.

When Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, died, Lao Zhu ordered several of Zhu Zhang's concubines to be martyred. At that time, Yun Xi felt that this was very inhumane and cruel, and wanted to abolish it.

Now Yunxi still thinks that this is inhumane and cruel, but if you consider the problem from a practical point of view, you will find that there is a certain justification for martyrdom.

These concubines of the former emperor could not be released from the palace to let them live freely, Yun Xi after succeeding to the throne in the name of Lao Zhu Qifu, released a group of palace maids out of the palace, but the concubines could not be released from the palace according to this.

Whether these concubines are kept in the palace or sent to be nuns like the Tang Dynasty, they are actually a burden on the state, especially if the emperor changes frequently, it will accumulate a lot of concubines of the previous emperor. Those who have a reputation still have to be assigned to serve, and it is completely a matter of input and no output.

And if you are martyred, it will be a hundred, and there will be no investment for many years after that. So Yun Xi was very confused about this question in his heart.

So in the end, Yun Xi decided not to think about it for the time being, anyway, he didn't have to think about this problem in the future, and left the problem to future generations.

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On the 16th day of the fifth month of the leap month, a horse galloped through the south gate of Beiping City. After less than a stick of incense, Zhu Di's guard Zhang Wu hurriedly rushed into the Yanwang Mansion, and rushed to Zhu Di who was laughing with the concubines in the back mansion.

Zhang Wu didn't care about etiquette anymore, and said directly: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, you have died." ”

Zhu Di was so shocked that he immediately stood up, and then cried: "Father! Then he leaned on the table and cried.

Xu Shi also burst into tears, but still said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, please mourn." ”

Zhang Wu said: "Pedestrians are in the Qianfu, Your Highness, let's listen to the edict first." ”

Zhu Di cried a few more times, and then, under the persuasion of Xu, he stood up, asked the eunuch to temporarily find a linen cloth to wrap it, and came to the front hall to listen to the edict.

After the pedestrians read out the edict, Zhu Di asked the pedestrians to go down to rest, and then turned to the concubine Xu, the son Zhu Gaochi, and the little emperor's grandson Zhu Gaosui and said: "Although my father's edict does not allow me to enter Beijing, but as the son of my father, how can I not enter Beijing and personally send the spirit to Xiaoling." ”

Then he said to Xu: "You can go to Beijing with me." Xu nodded.

Then Zhu Di said again: "Gao Sui is still young, stay in Beiping." ”

Then Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi and thought for a while before saying, "You also enter Beijing with me." ”

Zhu Gaochi said with tears in his eyes: "Yes, father." "The few people present, the one who has the deepest relationship with Lao Zhu is Gao Chi, so he is also the saddest among those present.

Zhu Di then said to Ge Cheng, the long history on the other side: "Ge Changshi, you stay in Beiping, and you will take care of the affairs of Beiping during my absence." ”

Ge Cheng, who was also crying bitterly, nodded.

Zhu Di said again: "The order is issued to the whole city, and all the three guards of Yanshan are filial piety." The people of Beiping City were persuaded to mourn in accordance with the edict. Ge Cheng nodded again.

After that, Zhu Di ordered a few more things, and Ge Cheng agreed one by one. Then Lao Zhu returned to the apse with his family.

In the afternoon, the whole city of Beiping knew the news of the death of Lao Zhu, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and for a time the funeral shop was very popular, and all the plain cloth was sold out, and some people couldn't buy plain cloth to make clothes, so they had to pull the black cloth to make clothes, and then try to go out as little as possible.

The Sun family of King Yan's right guard naturally knew about this matter. Tan Weier knew that Lao Zhu had died, and she felt uncomfortable.

Although Lao Zhu later wanted to send someone to execute her, Tan Weier did not resent Lao Zhu because of this. This is too common in the palace, and Tan Weier has experienced it many times.

Willing to gamble and lose, she is not resentful. On the contrary, she also misses the days when Lao Zhu was the emperor. After the death of Princess Yiwen, the life of Wenhua Hall was very good.

Although Lao Zhu is strict, he has clear rewards and punishments, and he never handles things in a confused manner, which is very fair.

Just as Tan Wei'er took a sip of the white thread and began to sew plain clothes, her father-in-law Sun Shao came over, saw that there was no one else around, and said to her: "You should have seen the emperor, Your Majesty, is it good or bad?" ”

Tan Wei'er asked suspiciously: "Father-in-law, aren't our family from Fengyang?" Why, my father-in-law hasn't seen the emperor? ”

Sun Shao said: "When I was fighting in the south, I was just a small soldier, so I only saw the emperor a few times from afar. Besides, even if I was a hundred households at the time, I couldn't see the first emperor, how would I know who the first emperor was? ”

Tan Wei'er said: "I have only met His Majesty a few times. However, the first emperor was fair, and he worked hard to worry about state affairs every day, he was a good emperor, and he really wanted to make the people of the Ming Dynasty richer. ”

Sun Shao nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then I will sincerely mourn for the emperor." ”