Mandate of Heaven!

What is Destiny!

Perhaps, on the second day of the first lunar month, there will still be some people who are stupid in reading and reading there talking nonsense about "Zhu Wudao, losing his deer, changing the number of fronts, and not inheriting the sky". Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It snowed again that afternoon, as if to reflect what they said, and those loyal ministers and righteous sons who promised themselves "my loyal ministers and righteous sons of the Qing Dynasty" were even more celebrating, with a great look of providence.

The snow fell until late in the evening, when the snow suddenly stopped, which had been falling for days.

The snow has stopped!

But no one dared to stop!

Because the snow has stopped for a few hours today, and there are still a few hours until tomorrow, no one knows if the snow will continue to fall.

All night, in the whole Nanjing, no one could sleep peacefully, whether it was a subject or a people, everyone knew that tomorrow would be a big day.

On the third day of the first lunar month, all night, Nanjing, a city that has not yet come out of the trauma of the war, seems to be shrouded in a solemn atmosphere that has never been seen before, almost everyone walked into the courtyard when the bell tower rang the midnight bell, and at this moment, no matter how orthodox they were, they all stretched out their hands to feel whether snow was falling in the sky.

"Yichuan!"

Sun Tianming, who was wearing a cotton robe, entered the house and called out to his son Sun Yichuan, who was sleeping.

"Dad, it's so late, why are you calling the child?"

The daughter-in-law's words made Sun Tianming look at the daughter-in-law and say.

"If there is no King Han, our family wants to have a peaceful birthday, I don't know when to wait, we must be gracious!"

The reason why he said "to be a man is to be gracious" is because his family of three were all "bandits" who were forcibly captured, if it were not for the king of Han to enter the city of Nanjing, Sun Tianming knew that not only was he working day and night among the bandits, but he might also be unable to save his life, and even his son, the son who was forcibly captured by the bandits, would not be able to save his life. As for the wife, the same is true.

The king of Han entered the city and saved the lives of their family of three, and not only that, but even the current house was rewarded by the king of Han - many of them lost their houses after the Taiping army entered the city.

It is precisely because of this that when others point to the weather and say something about destiny. Sun Tianming stubbornly believed in King Han, believing that King Han was the benevolent monarch who had obtained the "Mandate of Heaven", as for what weather others talked about. That's just the words of the common man.

Although he didn't believe it, it didn't stop him from expressing his emotions in his own way - he made a decision in his heart while the snow was still falling.

Snow!

Even if he swept it with a broom, he had to work hard to sweep all the snow out. Let the King of Han smoothly ascend the throne as the emperor!

In his opinion, if a "benevolent and righteous person" like King Han can't be an emperor or inherit the mandate of heaven, there are really few people in the world who obey the mandate of heaven.

"Dad, why are we getting up so early?"

"Stand up, we're going to sweep this snow away today!"

Calling for his eleven-year-old son, Sun Tianming took out a big broom from the wall, opened the courtyard door and walked out of the house, and when he walked to the street, he saw that there were already people on the street who were either shoveling snow with shovels or sweeping snow with brooms. He was not the only one who came out, many of them came out, and they were sweeping the snow with the tools they had brought out of their homes, and some of the streets had become extremely clean.

"Brother Li, you're here too!"

Sun Tianming saw his neighbor, who was also sweeping the snow there.

Hearing someone shouting about himself, Li Liu just laughed.

"It's not like the big guys are here."

A lot of people came out, and the people in the neighborhood came out to sweep the snow.

On this day, tens of thousands of people, against the cold wind of the winter night, spontaneously went out of their homes, from midnight, swept the Chinese Avenue leading to the palace, and even together with the snow on the Chinese archway, several teenagers climbed up and swept it away, and then they cleaned every street in the city.

This night, Nanjing has no sleep!

The scenes of these people clearing snow were recorded by cameras, and the photos were the hearts of the people.

"This is Destiny!"

Zhu Yifeng, who was in the "Fengtian Temple", looked at the people sweeping the streets, and muttered to himself yesterday, "Even if you go against the sky, you must correct China", Zhu Yifeng felt ashamed for the first time.

What is Destiny?

"This is the manifest destiny!"

Zhu Yifeng's voice was low.

"What the people want, will be in my heart, and what the people want, how can I not listen! So it is the destiny of heaven, so it is the destiny of heaven! ”

When he said this, Zhu Yifeng didn't notice that tears flowed from his eyes, and at this moment, he was moved by the innocence shown by the people.

Moved, always inadvertently.

On this night, the whole of Nanjing was moved, and for those Westerners in Nanjing, they also witnessed all this, and they also witnessed this miracle.

They saw that half a foot of snow had disappeared from the streets of Nanjing.

"This is the people using their own way to tell God who is the Son of Heaven!"

When he walked out of the customs building, looking at the clean street without snow, Fang Jingde said in a sighing tone.

Yes!

If God wants to warn in his own way, then the people will respond to God in their own way!

"Why are they like this?"

Although he was naturalized in China two years ago, Hurd, who was in the Department of Excise and Excise in Guangzhou, spoke Chinese fluently and read a lot of Chinese classics. But he still doesn't know that much about China. Although he has always wanted to know about the country, about the country that has given him honors and positions.

This country gave him what Britain had never given him, and because of this, he hoped to become a Chinese by understanding this country. But she couldn't understand some of the ways the Chinese behaved.

Like now, now they behave like this. It was something that Hurd could not understand, and it was hard for him to believe that these Chinese who spontaneously came to the streets and cleared the snow were the Chinese who were happy but numb when they entered the city.

"Is it gratitude?"

Perhaps this is the best explanation, and only one explanation is plausible.

"Are they thanking King Han in their own way for saving them from the clutches of the cultists?"

"Wisdom is only one aspect!"

Shaking his head, Fang Jingde looked at the people on the street and said.

"At least it's not just about gratitude!"

As a Chinese, Fang Jingde knows the people here better, and he also understands what they are thinking.

"For the common people, when they can see the face of the sky, the cemetery is full of smoke. Just like the song in the play: My father has seen the emperor's face, my mother-in-law and the mother have eaten, this is all a matter of glorifying the ancestors, today's enthronement ceremony of the Son of Heaven, for the people of Nanjing, for these people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a glorious thing, because they see the founding ceremony of the new dynasty, at this time, if you don't do your part, your heart will definitely not be able to pass. How will you show off like your children and grandchildren in the future? ”

Yes, for the people, their reverence for the "Son of Heaven" comes from the bones, and between gratitude and this glorious ancestor, they are naturally willing to do their part.

Of course, the more important point is that the people here identify with the new dynasty and the emperor, which is the most important thing, and no emperor has ever received such support from the people before.

"What's more, when Yongle moved north, the purple gas moved north, and Nanjing became a waste capital, there was no longer the imperial gas, and now, this Nanjing Chengdu, the imperial gas returned to Jinling, which is even more unbelievable, and the people of Nanjing have become the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, maybe the people can still have a little imperial spirit."

Hurd, who could not understand people's understanding and enthusiasm for "imperial qi", looked up at the gray sky and asked something that countless Chinese were concerned about.

"Will it be sunny today?"

"What if it's not a sunny day?"

Looking at the people on the side of the road, Fang Jingde said in a sighing tone.

"They have told Heaven by their deeds who is the Son of Heaven and who is destined to return! What is the significance of sunny weather or not? ”

Yes, it doesn't matter if it's sunny or not.

Even the so-called loyal ministers of the Great Qing Kingdom could only feel a touch that they had never felt before when they saw these Qianshou people spontaneously sweeping away the snow on the streets.

What is the number of days? What is providence?

It doesn't matter anymore!

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, people were surprised to see that the clouds had cleared and the fog had dispersed on the haze for several days, and even the river fog that shrouded Nanjing in the usual winter had dispersed today, and a round of red sun hung in the sky. I saw that under the blue sky and beautiful sun, the colorful flags and white snow decorated the stone city, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with extraordinarily enchanting.

It's sunny!

The sun is out!

Such a clear sky and such a rare warm winter sun undoubtedly made the people of Nanjing finally breathe a sigh of relief, although they used their own way to tell God who should be the Son of Heaven. Although they don't care whether it's a sunny day or not, now, when the clouds and fog clear, there is no doubt that the heavens are using their own way to officially approve King Han to become the master of this splendid country.

In other words, God is telling the world in his way that the Han King inherits the fortune of the heavens, and is the son of heaven for the herdsmen of the heavens!

It's sunny!

After the clouds cleared and the fog dissipated, people finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Yifeng, who was also about to become the emperor of the Chinese Empire, also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that round of red sun, and this round of red sun was the best answer.

From now on, who would dare to say that they are not the fortune of the sky!

Who dares to say that he has not accepted the destiny of heaven!

I am destined to be!

At this moment, Zhu Yifeng even believed that he was from the Heavenly Baptism Sect and the Son of Heaven of the Heavenly Herdsmen!

Yes, he is the son of heaven!

Even in the past, he had never believed this, but now, in the face of this clear sky, he believed!

At this time, the Son of Heaven, who was destined to be a celestial herdsman, was changing his clothes in the inner room.

At this time, Zhu Yifeng's body was wearing an ordinary black robe, and now he couldn't wear a dragon robe.

The enthronement ceremony was not held in the city, but in the city, because the palanquin was canceled, and naturally there was no so-called "imperial chariot". Therefore, Zhu Yifeng sat in the "royal car", that is, took a golden carriage to the suburbs, and the Yuhuatai in the suburbs has built a mound altar, where he will perform a sacrifice to the sky.

When the golden carriage wrapped in gold leaf drove out of the Chinese archway, the people on the side of the road immediately knelt down, and none of them shouted long live, because it was still the king of Han who was sitting in the carriage at this time, and the soldiers on duty on the side of the road saluted with guns when the carriage came, watching the golden carriage pass by.

Zhu Yifeng, who was sitting in the carriage, did not look out of the window, although the window was covered with a thin veil, and the outside could not see the inside of the car at all, but he still sat upright and waited.

After almost an hour, the carriage finally arrived at the Yuanqiu Altar located in Yuhuatai - this Yuanqiu Altar was built after the demolition of the "Heavenly Father Terrace", which was the place where the emperor held a ceremony to worship the heavens, also known as the altar of heaven. Outside the altar of the mound, it has been covered by yellow vines, except for ministers and diplomats from various countries who are watching the ceremony, ordinary people are not able to witness the ceremony of worshipping the heavens.

From this moment on, Zhu Yifeng was like a puppet at the mercy of others, every step was carried out according to the ancient rules and rituals, he slowly walked up to the towering mound altar, and under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, he went down to worship the heavens. On the mound altar made of white marble, Zhu Yifeng saluted from south to north and reported to the heavens:

“…… There must be the name of the world called China, and the founding of the Yuan Dynasty is open. ”

After the ceremony, an attendant officer set up a golden chair in front of the suburban altar, facing south, and placed a crown dress in front of the golden chair. Zhang Liangji and Luo Bingzhang, the two prime ministers, led the civil and military officials to play:

"The memorial service has ended, please take the throne of the emperor."

It was not until this time that hundreds of officials surrounded Zhu Yifeng and helped him sit on the golden chair, and then these civil and military officials wearing ceremonial uniforms stepped back and arranged in order according to their ranks. The deacon stepped forward with the crown dress case and the treasure case, and the prime minister and others took the crown dress and draped it on Zhu Yifeng's body, wearing the Ming-style crown dress, which was the dress worn by the emperor of the Han family in ancient China to hold major ceremonies. The shoulders of the robe are woven with sun, moon and dragon patterns; Weaving stars and mountain patterns on the back; The sleeves are woven with fire, Chinese insects, and Zongyi patterns. There are two algae, two powdered rice, two yellow, and two yellow. The so-called "12 coats of arms" pattern. In addition, there are mid laners and knee covers. Weave algae, powdered rice, yellow, and black grain. In addition, there are yellow, white, red, Xuan, ethereal, green six-colored ribbons and small ribbons, jade hooks, jade pendants, gold hooks, jade rings and red socks, and swords.

Under the service of the officials, wearing this crown dress that can only be worn in ceremonies such as enthronement, Zhu Yifeng couldn't help but sigh at the complexity of this crown dress, but fortunately, this crown dress will only be worn during the ceremony, otherwise every time you dress, you need several people to serve on the side.

Then Zhang Liangji put on a crown for him, and after wearing it, the prime minister and others joined the ranks of the hundred officials, and the ceremonial officer immediately shouted:

"Shifts."

After the arrangement, the ministers bow first, and the musicians are responsible for playing the music. Then the ministers bowed three times, got up, and the music stopped. Immediately afterwards, the ministers bowed three more times and then stood up again. The music sounded as the ministers bowed down and stopped as they got up.

Only then could the ministers breathe a sigh of relief, because the next step was mainly the task of the prime minister. The ceremonial officer led the prime minister to the emperor's throne, Zhang Liangji, who was the prime minister, knelt down and showed the wat board, and the hundred officials knelt down with him. The treasure officer opened the box, took out the emperor's jade seal, and handed it to Zhang Liangji. Holding the jade seal in both hands, he said to Zhu Yifeng:

"The emperor ascended the throne, and the courtiers presented the imperial treasure."

Shang Baoqing took the jade seal and received it in the box. At the prompting of the ceremonial officer, the hundred officials bowed, got up, and returned to their positions.

Then came a series of cumbersome etiquette, and the ceremonial officer shouted in a flurry of shouts:

"Bow, bow, worship, flat, wat, bow, three dances, kneeling on the left knee, three prostrations, long live the mountain, shouting again and again, kneeling on the right knee, out of the wat". The hundred officials should follow this step and meticulously complete the salute, and the main etiquette will be completed.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"

In the midst of the current shouts of the officials, when Zhu Yifeng, who was wearing a crown on his head, blocked his vision through a crown made of pearls, a strange emotion suddenly emerged in his heart, this kind of emotion was swaying, and his whole person was immersed in the longing of dominating this empire, and slowly Zhu Yifeng's expression became more and more solemn, at this time, he found that he couldn't laugh at all.

For many years, I have loved this country deeply at all times, and what about today?

The country will become one with itself!

Looking at the hundred officials kneeling in front of him, although the kneeling salute has been removed, but in this ceremony, the kneeling salute is indeed more suitable than Zhu Yifeng took a deep breath.

"Everything...... Get started today! ”

Yes!

After today, everything will start again, because after today, "I Daqing" will become history, and a new empire will be born in this world - the Chinese Empire!

And he is the emperor of the Chinese Empire!

The lord of this empire and its 40,000,000 people! He is the supreme monarch of this ancient empire of the East, and from now on he will be united with this country in a way that has never been done before!

I am the country!

At this moment, Zhu Yifeng seemed to understand why the position of emperor would make so many people chase it, because the position of emperor is the master of everything in the world because of the power brought by the position of emperor!

After the ceremony, Zhu Yifeng went to Taimiao to honor his parents and returned to Fengtian Temple. The hundred officials congratulated each other, and then they took their places. Zhu Yifeng wore a crown and ascended the throne amid the music. The general rolled up the curtain, and Shang Baoqing put the jade seal on the case; In the voice of the commander of the Gong Guard, the leader introduced the hundred officials into the worship position and stood facing north.

The music sounded again, and the hundred officials were guided to bow down three times and bow nine times. The Fengtian Palace, which was originally the "Hall of Glory", is the largest and highest level building in the Imperial City of Nanjing. The grand ceremony was naturally held in the Fengtian Temple, and once again accepted the three kneeling and nine bows under the guidance of the hundred officials, which meant that the enthronement ceremony was basically completed, and after these were over, Zhu Yifeng, who had been enthroned as the emperor, canonized Liu Lingyun as the queen. At this point, the entire enthronement ceremony is considered complete.