To be an emperor?

This may be the ultimate dream that every Chinese has.

Why are they Chinese?

This is because in this world, there is no other civilization in the world that can have a history of unification that has been passed down for thousands of years, and the sentence that has been circulating along with this history, "The prince will be a kind of Xiangning!" ”

Only under such history and such cultural influence will the Chinese form this ultimate emperor dream.

Because in the perception of Chinese, the emperor with Tianxian in his mouth and the law in his words is the freest and happiest profession in the world.

But can you really be free when you become an emperor?

Zhu Youzhen looked out of the window blankly in filial piety clothes, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

The eldest brother Zhu Youxiao died, although he has not officially ascended the throne, he should also be regarded as a quasi-emperor. But because of the regulation of this filial piety suit on his body, he really saw the combat effectiveness of the Ming Wenchen.

To be honest, Zhu Youzhen has no concept of mourning. After all, in the past life, society promoted too little traditional funerals; And when Emperor Wanli and Emperor Taichang died in this world, this body was too small; This made Zhu Youzhen have no clear memory of many things related to mourning.

Out of affection for his eldest brother Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youzhen took the initiative to choose to 'cut the decline' for Zhu Youxiao's school uniform in the funeral regulations reported by the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that his choice caused a huge wave of opposition from Wenchen.

It is the heaviest mourning dress in the traditional Chinese 'five clothes'. This mourning suit is made of the coarsest raw linen, and all the breaks are deliberately exposed.

Because the traditional mourning dress is called "decay", this kind of mourning dress is called "decay", which means endless grief without embellishment. The service period of beheading is three years, which is commonly known as three years of filial piety.

In the traditional etiquette, it is the princes as the sons of heaven, the ministers as the kings, the sons and unmarried daughters as the fathers, the grandchildren (the eldest grandsons) as the grandfathers, and the wives and concubines as the husbands. In the seventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the mother's funeral, and the son, unmarried daughter and great-grandson also needed to be beheaded on the grounds that the kindness of his parents was the same.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse is Zhu Youzhen's eldest brother. As a younger brother, according to traditional etiquette, Zhu Youzhen does not need to serve the decay, he only needs to take the second-class 'Qi decay' in the 'five suits'.

Qi decay is sewn with coarse linen, and it is named because the edges are sewn neatly. The younger brother is the 'Qi decline' of the brother's service, and the filial piety period is only one year.

In fact, whether it is declining or declining, for Zhu Youzhen, the mourning period is not a problem.

As the new emperor who is about to ascend the throne, even the most old-fashioned old master of the Ming Dynasty will not really ask the emperor to keep the filial piety period for three years or one year. Therefore, in Zhu Youzhen's view, the decay and Qi decay are just a small difference in clothing, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

Since it is only a difference in clothing, out of affection for his eldest brother Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youzhen is of course willing to wear a little more solemn to show his sorrow for his eldest brother.

But Zhu Youzhen never expected that just for such two sets of clothes, the courtiers would quarrel.

Those scholars were divided into two factions, and all of them quoted scriptures, sprinkled with joy, and talked endlessly, so that Zhu Youzhen, a guy who lacked knowledge of traditional etiquette, had a headache and felt like an illiterate person when he listened.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen's position is firm and unwavering, and fortunately, Father-in-law Wei can still hold the scene; Otherwise, Zhu Youzhen suspected that even if the ministers quarreled for three days and three nights, I am afraid that they might not be able to come up with a clear result.

The seat of the Ming Emperor is really not easy to sit on!

With a sigh, looking at the treetops swaying gently in the wind outside the window, Zhu Youzhen suddenly understood in his heart the psychology of those previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty who had not been in court for decades.

This is not a real court meeting, and most of the Wenchen who quarrel are only in the line of the Ministry of Rites, so they can quarrel like this. The imperial historians of the Ming Dynasty who quarrel full-time, the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

Facing such a noisy Wenchen all day long, who will be made a little psychological shadow after listening to it for a long time, right?

I have to say that Wenchen's dismissal really made Zhu Youzhen a little unforgettable.

Master of Ceremonies

Wei Zhongxian was methodically inquiring about the things needed for the enthronement ceremony.

Tomorrow is Zhu Youzhen's enthronement ceremony, although the time is very urgent, but Wei Zhongxian does not see the slightest sense of urgency on his face. On the contrary, Wei Zhongxian was obviously a little relaxed.

Preparations for the enthronement ceremony began as early as when the Emperor of the Apocalypse was critically ill. There are two ceremonies in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, and there are still old people with enough experience in the palace and the outer court, and the preparations for the ceremonies are very smooth.

As for the funeral controversy provoked by the Ministry of Rites, it was just a trivial episode.

The purpose of the officials of the Ministry of Rites to provoke the funeral dispute, Wei Zhongxian has already seen clearly.

Didn't the officials just want to see how much influence His Majesty really had over His Royal Highness King Shin?

Wei Zhongxian did not stop the officials of the Ministry of Rites from provoking controversy in advance, and also wanted to take the opportunity to see the true attitude of His Royal Highness King Xin.

Wei Zhongxian is actually ready to believe that His Royal Highness will serve His Majesty 'Qi Decline'. After all, His Royal Highness King Xin is only His Majesty's younger brother, not his son, and it is the proper duty to obey 'Qi Decline'.

Among the officials of the Ministry of Rites, those who support the 'beheading' of the king's service only hold the reason that 'the minister is the king's service'.

The minister should be the king to serve the decay.

The king is about to ascend the throne, how can he really be regarded as a minister? The funeral controversy initiated by these officials of the Ministry of Rites really implies a lot of meanings.

It's just that the results reported by the Ministry of Rites were beyond everyone's expectations.

King Shin would insist on obeying the decay.

Shin Wang's attitude escalated the debate among the officials of the Ministry of Rites into a heated debate. In the end, Wei Zhongxian had to come forward to suppress it. If the Ministry of Rites continues to argue, it will affect the smooth holding of the ceremony.

However, His Royal Highness King Xin's deep brotherhood for His Majesty, as well as his helplessness and obvious resistance to the quarrel of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, made Wei Zhongxian very happy in his heart.

His Royal Highness King Xin, oh, no, it should be called Your Majesty now.

Your Majesty's feelings for Your Majesty, oh, His Majesty's feelings for his eldest brother seem to be beyond everyone's imagination. Since His Majesty King Xin has a deep shadow in his heart, then he Wei Zhongxian's seat can sit peacefully for a few more days.

Routinely inquiring about the arrangements for the ceremony, the corners of Wei Zhongxian's mouth slightly raised.

"Well, in the past, His Majesty King Xin's intention to protect Xiong Tingbi was very obvious, and His Majesty didn't seem to have a clear intention of killing Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi can stay completely. ”

While listening to the reports on the preparations for the ceremony from all over the place, Wei Zhongxian thought about the most difficult thing now.

"Xiong Tingbi can stay, but those Donglin Party members, should the miscellaneous family ask His Majesty the King for instructions and then deal with it. After all, His Majesty King Xin also protected Yang Lian and others? ”

The corners of Wei Zhongxian's mouth drooped again, and his brows began to converge towards the center.

"Duke, this is the new proposed era name that the Ministry of Rites has just submitted."

With the shout, Liu Ruoyu hurriedly rushed in from outside the door, interrupting Wei Zhongxian's thoughts.

Liu Ruoyu respectfully handed over an open book, and explained cautiously: "Dugong, the Ministry of Rites has drawn up a total of four era names, namely Qiansheng, Xingfu ......"

Before Liu Ruoyu finished speaking, Wei Zhongxian had already reached out and snatched the chapter.

The most important item of the enthronement ceremony has finally been completed. However, the name of the era still needs to be approved by His Majesty the King.

"You go down," Wei Zhongxian said lightly: "Year name, the miscellaneous family will go and ask His Majesty for the Holy Judge." ”

Speaking of the word Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but feel a deep sadness in his heart.

Since then, Your Majesty has not been the Majesty of yesterday. The apocalypse is about to pass away.

On the unfolded piece in Wei Zhongxian's hand, the four era names were neatly arranged. The last year name is clearly written with round strokes - 'Chongzhen'.