In fact, as far as Emperor Chongzhen himself is concerned, he doesn't attach much importance to the worship of the Taimiao. Or other emperors will attach great importance to it and praise their merits, but Emperor Chongzhen's vision is different, or it is much higher than other emperors, and he can't be happy enough about the current few victories in war. If you really want to take one thing out, it is the war in Shanxi to exterminate the thieves, which is worth talking about.

But others didn't pay attention to this matter, in the end, they didn't realize at this time that the rebellion of the thieves was the direct cause of the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Or rather, no one in this plane will be aware of this.

The worship of the Taimiao Temple has a mature process, and Emperor Chongzhen is just pretending to pay attention to it, and what he is really worried about is the worship of the Ming Loyal Martyrs' Hall. Because it was unprecedented, Emperor Chongzhen stared at this piece and asked Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to take the lead and come up with a set of process plans as soon as possible. The ceremony should show that the court attaches great importance to it, it must be solemn and solemn, and the martyrs should be respected, so that the people can respect the martyrs.

After rejecting three plans in a row, Emperor Chongzhen even changed them himself, and finally it was officially finalized. This formal process will continue to be passed down in the future.

Soon, notices from the imperial court were posted all over the city. Different from the worship of the Taimiao, the worship of the Daming Martyrs' Hall is allowed for the people to observe. The content of the notice is mainly to illustrate this point. All of a sudden, the entire Jingshi was in a sensation.

"Have you heard? The emperor really has to personally lead the civil and military officials to worship at the Daming Martyrs' Hall! ”

"What? Are you true? The emperor is going? Impossible, right? ”

"What's impossible, the emperor has said before that he will worship in person at the end of the year! Now even the notice is out, don't believe it! ”

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Scenes like this appeared in the streets and alleys of Jingshi, and after confirming the authenticity of the news, all families made an appointment to go to the ceremony. Such a big scene is rare to see, to have a good seat, to be able to clearly see the scene of the emperor's worship, come back and talk about it with relatives and friends, future generations.

In the post house, Ozirtu and others, who were waiting for the Ming Emperor to summon them, also heard the news, and they were also very surprised, and immediately confirmed with the people in the post house, and finally made a decision that they must go to the sidelines.

The next day, before dawn, Jingshi was still under martial law at night. The officials of all sizes in Beijing had already got up in a hurry, dressed in formal court clothes, looking majestic and solemn, braving the howling cold wind, and hurried to the Forbidden City to gather.

The people of Jingshi also got up before dawn. It's just that there is martial law on the street, and you can't go to the street, so you just stay in your own home.

When the sky in the east showed a trace of fish belly white, as soon as the curfew was lifted, suddenly, in the Jingshi City, large and small houses, people popped up one after another, gathered in the streets and alleys, and then like a stream merged into a river, crowded to the side of Fengtianmen Square.

But the two of them, fifty percent of the soldiers and horses have already had similar experience, and they have already deployed troops in important streets, especially on the side of Fengtianmen Square, and they have isolated the positions of the ceremonies in advance. If the crowd is full, no more people will be released into Fengtianmen Square.

Liu Laosan's home is not very far from Fengtianmen Square, and he went out as soon as the curfew ended, so when he arrived at Fengtianmen Square, he finally occupied a good position. When he turned his head to look around, he found that the best place to watch the ceremony was a clearing isolated by the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

He arrived early, and at this time he looked at the place, and there was no one in sight for a while. He could probably guess that that place should be a place where the imperial relatives and nobles did not need to worship with the emperor, anyway, it was a place for the rich and powerful to watch, right?

When the winter sun hangs in the eastern sky, Fengtianmen Square is already overcrowded. Liu Laosan turned his head to look at the streets leading to Fengtianmen Square, and found that the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division had blocked the intersection, and there were still many people who were isolated and could not witness this grand event with their own eyes.

"Fortunately, it came early, or I would have gotten up in vain!" Liu Laosan sighed with emotion.

When a fat man standing next to him heard this, he smiled and said, "It's useless to get up early, you have to be close to home, right?" ”

As soon as Liu Laosan heard someone talking, he turned his head and chatted with him. After only a while, the two chatted and knew that this fat man's name was Wang Kun, a businessman, a native of Jiangnan, and he was celebrating the New Year in Beijing this year.

After chatting for a while, the vacant land with the best location was really eye-catching, and seeing a soldier moving a stool over there, Wang Kun couldn't help but say: "See, I suspect that the imperial court has sold all those positions, which can definitely sell for a lot of money!" It's a pity that I don't know about it, and if I do, I'll have to find out. Even if it's a seat of 10 taels, I want one! ”

When Liu Laosan heard this, he couldn't help but despise him a little, he was really a businessman, and he opened his mouth and closed his mouth to be a businessman. He immediately shook his head, with a hint of the arrogance unique to the local clan of Jingshi, and said to Wang Kun: "Wrong, wrong! Those positions must be sat by powerful people such as the princes and nobles, this has to be decent, believe it or not? ”

"Isn't the court very poor?" Wang Kun shook his head and insisted on his opinion, "Such a good opportunity, if I were the head of the household, I would never let go of this opportunity." Look, with so many positions, if one counts ten taels of silver, how much cash can be collected at this time? ”

You are the head of the household, then the Ming Dynasty is over! Liu Laosan despised him very much, and he also insisted on his opinion, thinking that those positions were the positions of powerful people, after all, they had privileges and could not stand with ordinary people.

Neither of the two could convince anyone, and finally Wang Kun said to Liu Laosan: "In this case, why don't we bet on who will sit in that place?" ”

"Bet on it!" How could Liu Laosan be pressed by outsiders, and immediately responded, "Whoever loses will go to Hongyue Mansion for a treat!" ”

Hongyue Lou is a famous restaurant in Beijing, and if you eat a meal, I am afraid that ordinary people can eat for a month.

Wang Kun is on the side of Jingshi, he lacks everything, but he is not short of money, so he immediately agreed, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu Xian's proposal is good, so it's decided!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that on the edge of Fengtianmen Square, the soldiers who had already closed the road suddenly made way of a road, and it seemed that officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were leading some people to this side.

This movement was a bit loud, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and when they saw that the people were walking towards the clearing, they all became curious, and they all looked intently to see what kind of person could sit in the best place to watch the ceremony!