The five battalions of the left side of the revolution were wiped out, and there were no large groups of rebels in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the rebel army that had been raging for nearly 20 years was wiped out, and the Ming Dynasty finally ushered in a rare peace.

Zhang Bin hurriedly arranged the aftermath, and then took the Fuguang army, the Guanning iron cavalry and the Sichuan army to the north by boat, and went straight to the capital.

Why did he return to Beijing with more than 100,000 troops, isn't everything in the capital under his control?

The reason why he brought so many people was naturally not to go to the side of the Qing monarch, but to build momentum, because the crown prince Zhu Cihong was going to succeed to the throne!

The crown prince is about to ascend the throne, the prosperous era is about to open, he believes that as long as he can unswervingly implement various reforms, all the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty will be eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous, and it will develop to an unprecedented height, so, what does the prosperous era rely on to open?

Of course, it is Taiping, the so-called Taiping and prosperous times, only the world can usher in the prosperous times, if there is war everywhere, how can it become a prosperous era, and the peace of the world is guaranteed by a strong army, Zhang Bin took the Fuguang Army, Guanning Iron Cavalry and Sichuan Army back to Beijing is to let the people see, the Ming Dynasty has the invincible elite of the world, can protect the peace of the world, and at the same time, let the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian and Yuan tribes, and even the Dongying, European powers, etc. all see the strength of the Ming army.

The prince's accession to the throne can be big or small, it can be simple, it can be done according to the rules, and it can also be done very grandly, if you want to follow the old routine, Zhang Bin just throw everything directly to the Ministry of Rites, he doesn't have to care about anything, but he doesn't want to hide from this laziness, because the prince is not only the future emperor, but also his disciple, his son-in-law, how can he, as a master and father-in-law, not care.

After he returned to Beijing, he ordered the Fu Guang Army, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Sichuan Army to camp outside the city, and then began to arrange for the crown prince to ascend the throne.

This enthronement ceremony is grand, and there are many things that need to be prepared, for example, let the envoys of various countries come to watch the ceremony, all the countries around the Ming Dynasty, whether they are subordinate to the Ming Dynasty or not, Zhang Bin has sent people to notify, and the European powers, and even Zhang Bin, the Jiannu, have also sent people to notify.

As for whether they sent people to watch the ceremony, Zhang Bin faintly expressed his meaning in the national letter: It is best to send an envoy to come ceremoniously, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious!

There is also the marriage of the crown prince, as well as the name of the country after ascending the throne, as well as the details of the ceremony, etc., there are thousands of things, and it takes at least a few months to be ready.

There are many things that need to be prepared for the enthronement ceremony, and there is one thing that is particularly important, so to speak, without this thing, the enthronement ceremony cannot be done, so what is this indispensable thing?

This indispensable thing is the edict, the edict of succession, without the edict, the name is not justified, this edict is generally the edict of the first emperor, however, Chongzhen is not dead at this time, so what kind of edict should be prepared?

The day after Zhang Bin returned to Beijing, he came to the Qianqing Palace with an edict, he nominally came to Chongzhen to sign, in fact, he wanted to see Chongzhen's mental state, because the crown prince must live in the Qianqing Palace when he ascended the throne, Chongzhen must move out, as for whether to let the queen and all the concubines accompany him, it depends on his current brain is abnormal.

Is Chongzhen's brain abnormal?

During this time, he was really going crazy, he was under house arrest in this Qianqing Palace alone, there were no ministers to do things, no concubines to sleep, no children to ask for peace, nothing, he was accompanied by a bunch of fake brocade guards and Cao Huachun who had betrayed him!

This is simply killing him, he is the emperor of the dynasty, he was treated like this, at the beginning, he was really crazy, screaming and making trouble, threatening and abuse, and even beating people!

However, it didn't have any effect, no one was afraid of him, no one took him as an emperor seriously, almost everyone was silent, only Cao Huachun would persuade him from time to time.

He had enough trouble and madness, and finally stopped, for a long time, he got up every day before dawn, and then sat in the imperial study in a daze with a gloomy face, until it was completely dark, he would go back to the dormitory to go to bed, every day, like a neurotic that could erupt at any time, very scary.

On this day, he was sitting in the imperial study in a daze, and Cao Huachun suddenly sang loudly outside: "The prince and the prince, Zhang Bin, the first assistant of the cabinet, asks to see him." ”

What a familiar voice, when he first heard Cao Huachun singing, Chongzhen's face even showed a rare look of joy, but as soon as he heard Zhang Bin's name, his face immediately pulled down.

He didn't say anything, just stared at the door with a gloomy face, his eyes full of humiliation, anger, and even murderous intent.

Soon, Zhang Bin walked in with the edict and walked in lightly, he didn't salute or say hello, just stood in the middle of the study and looked at Chongzhen lightly, with no joy or sadness on his face.

Chongzhen looked at him for a while, and finally couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "You rebellious minister and thief, what are you doing here, do you want to kill the king?" ”

Zhang Bin shook his head lightly and said: "I am a loyal person who is dedicated to the country and the people, how could I do such a rebellious thing." ”

You are embarrassed to say that you are loyal, Chongzhen was so angry that he almost jumped up from the chair, but after a few months of torture, his forbearance seemed to have improved a lot, he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "You are really a loyal minister, in addition to killing the king, what other rebellious things can't you do?" ”

Zhang Bin still shook his head lightly and said: "There is no point in fighting for this, I came today for the prince's accession to the throne, this, please sign it." ”

With that, he stepped forward and gently placed the edict on the desk, and slowly retreated back to its original position.

Something, edict?

What edict?

Is it a testament?

Although Chongzhen was furious, he couldn't help but be curious, picked up the edict and looked at it carefully.

It is not a testament, but the edict of Chan, to be precise, it is the edict of Neizen, in history, when the emperor was still in power, it was called Neizen, and it was also a kind of Chan, but it was not Chan to others but Zen to his son.

The approximate meaning of the edict is that Chongzhen feels that he is seriously ill and needs to recuperate for a long time, and he can't manage the government, so the Zen position is given to the prince Zhu Cihong, and the whole edict is a lot, the front is praising him, and the back is praising the prince, and the overall meaning is one, he took the initiative to give way to the prince.

Chongzhen frowned and finished reading the edict, his face showed anger again, and he wanted me to take the initiative to give way, but there was no door, he picked up the edict and was about to tear it, but Zhang Bin suddenly raised his hand and said: "Slow, I advise you not to tear it, it is not good for you to tear it." ”

Chongzhen stopped his movements and said inwardly: "What else can you do as a rebellious minister and thief, no matter how bad it is, it's just killing the king, do you think I'm afraid of death?" ”

You are not afraid of death, but you are afraid that living is more uncomfortable than dying, so in history, you chose to hang yourself.

Of course, Zhang Bin knew that Chongzhen was not afraid of death, and he said lightly: "There is nothing to fear from death, but what you have to think about now is not death, but how to live and how to make life better in the future." ”

Chongzhen snorted disdainfully: "Will you still let me go?" ”

Zhang Bin still said lightly: "It is naturally impossible to let you go, but I can let the queen and all the harem concubines go to Guanghan Palace to accompany you, now, it's up to you, if you are still the same as before, full of violence and crazy, do I dare to let the queen and all the concubines accompany you, wouldn't that hurt them?" ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned, he thought for a long time, and the expression on his face changed many times, and finally, he actually picked up the pen, signed his name on the edict, and then threw the pen away, and didn't speak, just sat there, as if there was no Zhang Bin in front of him.

Zhang Bin really didn't expect Chongzhen to sign, and even the person who signed on behalf of Chongzhen was ready, this madman seemed to be a little sober.

That's fine, he's going to be crazy, and that's going to be a bit of a problem.