Agree on the final candidate of the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, then the next thing to do is to grasp some authority in advance, which consolidates the people in the position of power, must be arranged into their own talents, for this point to do, Zhao Zongwu did not choose to intervene to do, although the authority of the capital is very important, but the current situation in Liaodong does not allow him to transfer a person to Beijing.

On the other hand, this also reflects the advantages of the British Duke, the Chengguo Duke, and the Pingguo Duke, perhaps the advantage in the army is not so obvious, but there are a lot of hidden talents under this command, especially the talents who can be used.

When the power is not really grasped, it is the key to take over the important points such as the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division in advance, because this involves important matters such as the enthronement of the emperor and the stability of the capital.

For this reason, the British sent people to take over the Ministry of War, the Chengguo Gong sent people to take over the Ministry of Rites, and the Pingguo Gong sent people to take over the Five Cities Terracotta Division.

And immediately after, Zhao Zongwu went to find Wei Zhongxian.

"Dingguo Gong, I really didn't expect you to play such a big chess!" was defeated by Zhao Zongwu in a dignified manner, which made Wei Zhongxian, who was in the middle of the day, feel like he had lost his soul, and his expression did not have the original arrogance, and the loneliness was also on his face, and his words lost his previous confidence: "In just a few days, we have found out the truth behind it, and without our family's knowledge, we have successfully united the British Duke, Chengguo Gong, and Pingguo Gong, you are really clever in this hand!" ”

Zhao Zongwu had a smile on his face and said: "Duke Wei Chang, this duke didn't give you a chance before, but you have been in power for so long, so that you gradually lose yourself, maybe holding the power of this court is indeed easy for a person to change, in order to achieve his own goals, this duke can only make this decision."

Besides, Wei Changgong, without the support of Emperor Daxing behind you, how long do you really think you can control the court?

After all, how many of the courtiers of this generation of the Son of Heaven and a courtier, especially for the eunuchs of the Great Internal Power, can die a good death in the end? If you still want to live, then honestly go to the mausoleum of Emperor Daxing, and my father promises you that as long as my father is in the Ming Dynasty Hall for a day, no one will dare to talk about you!

Of course, the people of your Wei family are also more restrained, and I have also thought of a way out for the Wei family, so let's go to Wadao as much as possible, this guild will give them the safest arrangement, and it is still possible to become a small prince on the Wadao side. ”

Listening to the explanation given by Zhao Zongwu, Wei Zhongxian's face was full of hesitation, and even more entangled, he never thought that he would have such a day, but these days quietly thinking about it, he also found that this seemed to be the best answer, after all, what he had done before was too domineering, and the money he coveted was too much.

Wei Zhongxian said with a lonely expression: "Can you ensure their safety?" "This person is old, but he cares more about how his family is, especially Wei Zhongxian is a eunuch and has no heirs, which also makes him value a nephew like Wei Liangqing more.

Zhao Zongwu said: "What kind of person this duke is, you Wei Zhongxian know better than anyone else in your heart, but this duke also wants to say that there is no problem in ensuring the safety of the Wei family's heirs, and there is no problem in wanting to let them gain power, but you Wei Zhongxian has obtained ninety percent of the money over the years!" There are also those eunuch party members, and the prince will capture them all and temporarily return them to the Beizhen Fusi Edict Prison. ”

In fact, Zhao Zongwu still has some affection for Wei Zhongxian, although it is said that Wei Zhongxian is not authentic in the future, but no matter what, he can do what he wants to do in Liaodong, and this is thanks to Wei Zhongxian for attracting firepower in the capital and attacking the Donglin Party step by step, if Wei Zhongxian didn't share the pressure here, he would not have been able to get so many things.

Wei Zhongxian said indifferently: "Take it, take it all, as long as you can ensure the safety of our family and the safety of the Wei family's heirs, our family can give up everything......"

In this way, a generation of eunuchs came to an end in this way, packed their bags in advance, and prepared to go to the mausoleum where the Emperor of the Apocalypse was buried to guard his soul, and they were accompanied by Wang Tiqian......

The inner court belonging to Wei Zhongxian's imprint is dissipating.

And in the following time, everything was going according to plan, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, according to the rules, after burying the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the mausoleum, the next thing to do was to let the new emperor ascend the throne.

7th year of the Apocalypse, September Ding Si (24th); It is destined to be an extraordinary day for the Ming Dynasty, and the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ciran, ascended the throne in the arms of Empress Zhang.

It's just that for the smooth accession to the throne this time, a series of things have also been done during this period, first in the ancestral temple to worship heaven and earth, to show the ancestors of the Zhu family that there are descendants to accompany you, and the Zhu family's country will have a new emperor to take charge.

Then it is to issue an edict to the world, stating that from now on there will be a change of dynasty, and you will all have to change the new emperor to serve allegiance in the future.

Then I have to write obituaries to the vassal kings of various clans, telling them that your family master has hung up, and then I will be your new family master, and I will be honest in the future, don't be a bird.

Do you think that's the end of it?

But that's just the beginning.

There is one more important thing that must be done before completing the enthronement ceremony.

The minister persuaded ......

After experiencing these cumbersome etiquette, Zhao Zongwu finally understood what hypocrisy was, this is what civil officials like to do.

After three resignations, Zhu Ciran, who was still young, had the qualifications to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, and thus there was a scene of Zhu Ciran, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ascending the throne in the arms of Empress Zhang.

This busyness was delayed for more than a month, but all this was a necessary process, which was also a month later than Zhu Youzhen's accession to the throne and the title of emperor in history, but fortunately, there was no other difference in the middle.

Since it is the new emperor who ascends the throne, it must be a year name, and it can't be said that he inherited the era name of the first emperor.

But in the end, it was given by Zhao Zongwu: Chongzhen's era name!

No one knows better than Zhao Zongwu what the name of Chongzhen represents, and at the same time, he also knows in his heart that because of his appearance, Daming has changed a lot, but the essence of things has not changed.

So Zhu Ciran, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had his own era name in the arms of Empress Zhang, and he was only three years old at that time.

The new Chongzhen dynasty will be officially opened in Yuanshuo next year.