Chapter 637: The New Emperor Ascends the Throne
In the next half a month, the capital finally calmed down.
The various yamen handled various affairs in a step-by-step manner, and although they were extremely busy, the court was calm.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince issued an order to make the ministers comment on Zhang Juzheng's life merits, which really made the court panic and uneasy, but fortunately, the attitude of the big bosses in the DPRK and China was very resolute in this regard.
Even Lord Shoufu went to the palace alone to meet and admonish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, although no one knew what they talked about.
But it is said that in the end, Lord Yuanfu's expression was very complicated when he left the palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also died down and no longer mentioned Zhang Juzheng.
On the first day of February in the thirtieth year of Wanli, more than half a month passed suddenly.
Early in the morning, the ministers were waiting outside the Chengtian Gate in court clothes, and today was a day of great significance for all of them.
Enthronement Ceremony!
The palace gate was opened, the sunlight was thrown into the ancient imperial city again, and the ministers looked solemn, and under the leadership of the guide, they re-entered the palace city and came to the Fengtian Palace.
At this moment, in the entire palace city, only the Fengtian Palace is still plain white, and the Zigong Palace of the Daxing Emperor is still enshrined here.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is dressed in the crown of the Son of Heaven, embroidered with twelve coats of arms, and the dragons on the left and right, only the crown on his head is still nine.
Coming out of the west side of the Fengtian Palace, the prince's palace was solemn, kneeling in front of the Daxing Emperor Zi Palace, bowing three times and knocking nine times.
"Emperor Daxing's edict, the ministers kneel to welcome!"
Shoufu Wang Xijue was already waiting in the palace, and after Zhu Changluo saluted, he picked up the edict from the case next to him, held it high above his head, and said, the ministers bowed down according to their words, and Wang Xijue slowly unfolded the scroll and read it aloud.
"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, I am chongling, inheriting the unification, the king has been in the sea for 30 years, Yu Zi enjoys the country for a long time, what a regret is the husband, the crown prince is smart and benevolent and filial, Rui De is long-awaited, and the emperor is the heir, the edict is told to the world, and the salty envoy knows it, and it is admirable!"
The content of the edict is similar to that read outside the Chengtian Gate that day, but it omits the cumbersome things in the middle, and only says that the emperor's throne will be continued.
After reading the edict, Wang Xijue turned around, respectfully put the edict on the feast of Emperor Daxing, took two steps back, bowed down in the same way, and said in a loud voice.
"According to the edict of Emperor Daxing, I respectfully invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take the throne of the emperor!"
"Erchen respectfully obeys!"
Zhu Changluo's face was solemn and he bowed slowly.
After a while, he got up again and untied the nine crowns on his head, and beside him, there were already attendants holding a new set of crowns, and the drooping beads were full of twelve strings.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
When Zhu Changluo put on a new crown and stood on the high steps, the ministers suddenly looked excited and shouted loudly.
Zhu Changluo was also full of emotion in his heart, thinking that a few years ago, he was still a prince in this palace who could be bullied by everyone and was precarious, but today, he has become the supreme existence of this empire.
But now is not the time to sigh Zhu Changluo nodded to his side, and the eunuch Chen Ju stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty has a decree to move the Zhongji Hall and ascend to the dynasty!"
Stepping into this magnificent hall again, the ministers inevitably felt a little strange.
The Emperor's Palace, the Middle Palace, and the Jianji Palace, these three palaces located in the center of the imperial city, have always been the undoubted political center of the Ming Dynasty, because almost all the decrees and edicts of the Ming Dynasty are issued from here, and the so-called control of the pole is derived from this.
But since fifteen years ago, Emperor Daxing, no, the first emperor could not afford to strike the dynasty, the three major halls have not been opened, and today the new emperor succeeded to the throne, and finally regained the palace of the middle pole, for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, it is definitely a matter of great significance.
Sitting on the high throne, Zhu Changluo glanced at the ministers, and finally understood what it meant to be high.
"Long live my emperor!"
The ministers bowed down again, extremely respectful.
"Zhu Qing is flat!"
Zhu Changluo stabilized his voice and said slowly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Only then did the ministers get up.
At the same time, the chamberlain beside Zhu Changluo came to him with a scroll of edicts, Zhu Changluo picked up the scroll, took a deep breath, and said.
"The new emperor succeeds to the throne, he will give amnesty to the world, this is the first edict after I succeed to the throne, this edict is written by me myself, I do not borrow a pen from others, it is the painstaking efforts of the emperor who inherited the will of the previous emperor, and the ministers must listen carefully and not slack off!"
"Your Ministers obey!"
The ministers said yes, but some sensitive ministers already felt that today's court meeting was probably not as simple as going through the motions.
According to the system, the new emperor will grant amnesty to the world when he succeeds to the throne, and the reading of the first edict of the new emperor is also one of the main purposes of convening the court meeting today.
But now, the new emperor Chrysostom said that this edict was written by himself, and he did not borrow a pen from others, which shows the importance attached to this edict.
As for the bigwigs at the front of the courtiers, they were even more worried in their hearts, because they didn't know what was written in this edict.
According to the rules, all the emperor's edicts must be drawn up by the cabinet, and then submitted to the six departments for verification before they can be promulgated, even if this is the first edict of the new emperor, it must be handled accordingly.
But the problem is that this edict is the first edict of the new emperor, and it has certain privileges.
It is true that this edict went through the cabinet and the six divisions, but the problem is that this edict is highly confidential during the drafting process of the cabinet.
To put it more bluntly, this edict was jointly drafted by the new emperor and Lord Shoufu, and the other ministers did not even read the content.
And the person in charge of verifying this edict was Zhang Zhenguan of Like, and long before the verification, he received an order that the content of this edict should not be leaked to anyone.
That old guy's stinky temper is soft and hard.
No matter what kind of channel anyone inquires, there is only one result, and the edict is reasonable and conformable, and it has been sent back to the celebrant for seal.
Other than that, there was nothing else to say, and as for the content of the edict, there was not a word, and the angry ministers of the DPRK and China wanted to point at him and scold.
But at the same time, a group of bigwigs also know in their hearts that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so aggressive to block the news, I'm afraid that the content of this edict is really not as simple as going through the motions......
As soon as Zhu Changluo's voice fell, Chen Ju, who was standing on the side, took two steps forward, ready to take over the edict, according to the rules, such an important edict was read out by him, the eunuch who was the master of ceremonies.
However, to his surprise, Zhu Changluo did not hand the edict directly to him, but smiled and said.
"This edict is the first edict of my succession, it is of great significance, and I will read it out by Yuanfu himself, how about it?"
The ministers gasped even more, what did the new emperor write in the edict, and let Lord Shoufu read it out in person......
However, Zhu Changluo was obviously not on a whim, because Wang Xijue of the underground was not surprised and gave up.
"Obey the order!"