On the seventh day of the third lunar month, the canonization ceremony of Li Zhi as a prince was held in the Forbidden City.

The civil and military officials of the capital were all dressed in gorgeous crown robes and stood on the square outside the Huangji Hall and the Huangji Palace.

There are thousands of civil officials and military generals, and the momentum is very impressive.

Not only were the officials dressed formally, but the clans in the capital all came, one by one, wearing crowns that were only worn in formal places, and standing in the Imperial Palace.

Li Zhi was also wearing the crown of the county king, wearing a crown of seven crowns, standing in the center of the imperial palace.

Through the eagerness, Li Zhi looked at the civil officials around him.

The news of Li Zhi's "acceptance" of Chen Wenyue's banquet had spread throughout the court, and the civil officials at this time knew that Li Zhi intended to accept the goodwill of the civil officials. The original despair at the time of the collapse of the Jiangbei Army has disappeared, and the civilian officials have some expectations for the future situation.

In the thoughts of civil officials, since Li Zhi is friendly to civil officials, he naturally wants to unite with civil officials to control the imperial court. Since Li Zhi wants to control the imperial court with the help of civil officials, he will naturally give some benefits to civil officials.

Such a situation is, of course, extremely beneficial to civil officials and even to the gentry of the world. Maybe after Li Zhi and the civil officials played a game for a while, they would maintain the status quo of the Ming Dynasty, only maintain the new law in the north, and not reduce the uniform endowment law and promote it to the south.

In short, because of Li Zhi's goodwill, the court situation is promising.

When the civil officials looked at Li Zhi, there was a lot less hostility and hatred for a while, but they had some expectations.

Chen Wenyue, the secretary of the military department, saw Li Zhi looking at his side, and nodded and smiled at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi sneered in his heart, and secretly said that these civil officials are really shameless.

A few days ago, when the Jiangbei Army was besieging the capital, these civilian officials were still standing in front of the Son of Heaven to show off their might, and their minds were full of fighting with the Jiangbei Army into Tianjin and capturing them alive. However, at this time, the Jiangbei Army was completely annihilated and had no support, and these civilian officials began to find hope in themselves.

These civil officials wanted Li Zhi and the Son of Heaven to fight for power, and they could profit from it.

However, Li Zhi did not break the illusions of these civil officials for the time being.

After standing in the Imperial Hall for three minutes, he heard the officials of the Honglu Temple singing loudly: "The Son of Heaven has arrived." ”

Emperor Zhu Youzhen entered the Imperial Palace.

Zhu Youzhen was followed by the crown prince and the kings of the clan. Shang Baoqing held the treasure and the guide played the music as usual. Whip the Morning Announcer. Introduce four people to attract the crown prince. The four people lead the prince. All enter from the east of Fengtian Gate.

The "Song of the Ming Dynasty" was blown in the Imperial Palace, and the Qiang drums played in unison for a while, and it was mighty.

Zhu Youzhen's sons, except for the youngest son who was born last year, were still young, and the others came, led by the crown prince Zhu Cihong, standing on the east side of the throne, also wearing a crown robe. Finally, the princes of the clan walked under the throne and stood in front of the hundred officials. The crown prince and the princes stood on the left and right of the throne, facing the ministers.

In the music, Zhu Youzhen shook off the dragon robe of the Son of Heaven and slowly sat on the throne.

Looking up at Li Zhi standing in the middle of the hundred officials, Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "It's really a mainstay!" ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's voice fell, the instrumentalists of the Teaching Workshop Division changed another tune and played the "Majestic Eight Sides".

Five eunuchs walked in, and the first middle-aged eunuch held the canonized prince's book treasure and entered the imperial palace.

Seeing the prince's treasure, the civil and military officials in the Imperial Palace all showed jealous expressions.

The prince is really the highest title of a human minister. Except for the Son of Heaven, the prince is the largest. Li Zhi was young, and he repeatedly saved the court of the Son of Heaven and the society of the country, and finally got the title of prince that was beyond the reach of people with different surnames, which is really embarrassing and admirable.

This prince is different from the king of the county, and when he sees Li Zhi in the future, all the officials will kneel.

The master of ceremonies of Honglu Temple held up a holy decree and began to recite the canonized text aloud.

"I admire the blessing of the family, tame the peace, the true inspection in the sky, the enlightenment of the immortals originated from the ancients, the shengyi exchanged, the Hongrui Qiazhen, the party favored the hearts of the group, to build a feudal room."

"Li Zhi, the king of Tianjin County, descended from the upper dome and was listed as a holy prince. Condensing righteousness is deep in the abyss, and the five essences are heroic. The nature of discernment must be ordered. Tend to be progressive, and every move is courteous. Turning the tide and repeatedly saving the court from danger. Duqing Building, every Zhenshe is about to fall. May when Juan is auspicious, a special decree will be issued. The mysterious soil of Shouyang, the bright area of Huaishui. Fight for the tin and open the Mao Society. ”

"The system of Weicheng, although the Yi chapter of the Zhou room. The seal of half Chu is used to follow the humility of the Han family. Gu Zi bears the weight of the guard, and the rest of the primate. Admire my precepts, no slackness. Entered the crown prince of Li Zhiqi, set the capital of Tianjin, and was hereditary and replaceable. ”

“……”

I had been saying that long decree. Although Li Zhi has been exposed to a lot of ancient texts over the years, he still has not been able to understand this canonization decree. Before and after, the only thing I really understood was the sentence "Enter the prince of Li Zhiqi and conquer Tianjin, and the year will be ten thousand stones".

From then on, Li Zhi was the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and his name was King Qi.

Dong Jiuqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked out, took the treasure from the eunuch's hand, and sang: "Li Zhi stepped forward to receive the treasure!" ”

According to the etiquette system, Li Zhi has to be humble three times, and he has proved that he is easy to retreat and difficult to advance.

Li Zhi arched his hand and said: "The ministers are still young, and they dare not accept this great treasure. ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Aiqing is now in her thirties, in the prime of life, and is no longer a weak-crowned teenager, and she is rightfully entitled. ”

Li Zhi arched his hand and said: "The minister has been repeatedly sealed, and the advancement is too fast, which is afraid of leading to discussions." ”

Zhu Youzhen laughed, stroked his beard and said, "Aiqing is fallacious. Aiqing fought in the south and the north, expanded the three provinces in the north, conquered Korea in the east, leveled Japan, and swallowed Luzon in the south. For thousands of years, China has never had such a prosperous territory. Aiqing's merits, the fame of the sea and the sound of Kyushu, women and children Mengtong who don't know? To be crowned a prince with the merits of Qing, no one can talk about it, no one can talk about it! ”

Li Zhi blinked, and finally said: "The minister is not from the Ming clan, and he is named a prince with a foreign surname, which is not in line with the ancestral system." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Aiqing is fallacious. When our ancestors were alive, did they encounter a general trend that has not been seen in the past 300 years? Thieves were rampant, Dongnu went south, the gentry rebels besieged the capital, and Jiangshan Sheji was repeatedly in danger, and it was Aiqing who stepped forward to save the imperial court. ”

"Aiqing, the position of the prince, should not be compromised!"

Li Zhi looked at Zhu Youzhen and said:

"The minister is hereby ordered!"

Li Zhi accepted the canonization of the prince, and the title of prince was officially established.

Zhu Youzhen laughed and stood up from the throne. He personally took the treasure from the Book of Rites and handed it to Li Zhi.

Grabbing Li Zhi's hand, Zhu Youzhen said earnestly: "This Ming Dynasty still needs to be guarded by King Qi!" ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven valued Li Zhi so much and personally awarded the book treasure, the officials were a little surprised. The thousands of civil and military officials inside and outside the Imperial Palace knelt down in unison and sang loudly:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"