These few days are extremely lively for Jinling City, people from all over the world come to watch the ceremony, congratulations, Jinling City large and small hostels are crowded, this originally has a population of one million, at least one or two hundred thousand people.

Everyone is looking forward to the day when Yu Guozhen will ascend the throne.

The name of the new dynasty has long been determined, not a single word, but a double word "Huaxia". The name of the country is unexpected and reasonable, so there is not much discussion, but there are still too many veils that have not been lifted for this new dynasty to be established, for example, where the capital will be located.

"The capital of this new dynasty is naturally in our Jinling, and now the emperor is called in Jinling, how can there be any reason to fall next to the capital of the country!"

Jinling City Wharf Square is probably the most spacious place in the city, and because of the prosperity of commerce and trade over the years, this place by the Yangtze River is very prosperous, surrounded by shops one after another. Because the construction of the wharf was handled by people sent by Yu Guozhen, and all the money and goods were also made by Yu Guozhen, the square has a strong personal characteristics of Yu Guozhen: planting flowers and trees.

But even if it's the dock square, it's still too small for the people who squeeze in.

Zuo Xing came here early in the morning, with a few steamed buns in his arms, in order to find a good position to watch at the enthronement ceremony. This is a rare event in a lifetime, and after this day, there will be enough to talk about when you brag to the younger generations in the family in the future. He has a lively personality, and after finding a place to sit down, he chatted with the people around him, and talked about the problem of Dingdu. Naturally, he was in Jinling.

But Teng Yu from Beijing has a different opinion, and thinks that it is most appropriate for the country to be set in his hometown: "Brother said this, but I don't think it is necessarily, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty still knows that the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the capital is Yanjing to settle the world." We are now in command of the division of the tiger ben, and our martial arts are even better than that of Emperor Yongle, so there is no reason to lag behind him in this matter. I don't have to say. Our Yanjing masters have decided that the capital must be Yanjing! ”

"I don't like to listen to what this brother said, why do I have to be in Yanjing. At the beginning, when he was guarding the country in the north, it was that the Tartars could threaten the Ming Dynasty, and now the Tartars can threaten our Huaxia? Give them three heads and six arms, and don't even think of it! A man with a clear southern accent next to him said: "Do you still need to choose the capital?" Nature is our new Xiang. The land of Longxing, in the middle of the great China, has convenient water transportation, there is no doubt about it! ”

Hearing that he was from Xinxiang, Zuo Xing and Teng Yu stopped squeaking, the two laughed and exchanged glances, and they both saw disdain and jealousy in each other's eyes.

Upstart!

The general thoughts in the hearts of the two of them, the people who have come from Xinxiang all these years, seem to have a domineering nouveau riche smell. At every turn, it is how "our Xinxiang" is, and when I see that I am not pleasing to the eye, it is "how is our Xinxiang", and I have to be unreasonable, and I will use money to make sense!

In short, they envy the money in the pockets of the new Xiangren at the same time. But he definitely doesn't like the temper of Xinxiangren.

"Let's take this square as an example, if it weren't for the earlier arrangement by our commander, there would not even be a decent square in the big Jinling City, and there would be no place to gather in such a big bustle. Also, those who stand in the flower beds, climb the trees, we will never have such a thing! ”

The Xinxiang man complained about the green area in the square, which was originally planted with holly trees and various flowers, but now many people stood in it and trampled it down.

"Well, I don't believe it, if you Xinxiang were so lively, no one would step on those trees and grass."

"Who dares? This is a violation of the law, speaking of which you should also know, the commander became the emperor, you must also abide by the various rules of Xinxiang, together into the law and the law, needless to say, the violator will be punished. Others stipulate daily behaviors, such as not defecating in the open, taking care of public property, and not wantonly destroying flowers and trees in public areas......"

The man who came to Xinxiang talked about the rules of Xinxiang, and everyone was stunned after hearing it, and the longing for the future life in his heart gradually became more worried: so many rules, so carefully managed, will everyone even have rules for eating and drinking in the future?

In the midst of the uproar, groups of soldiers of the Huaxia Army drove in.

They first cleared out the people who had climbed the trees and stood in the flower beds, and then they led the people who came to see the excitement in a row, and they barely lined up. With the soldiers of the Huaxia Army maintaining order, the chaos around the square finally calmed down, and on the high platform on the west side of the square, Yu Guozhen and Chongzhen stood side by side, looking at the crowd of people, they couldn't help but be surprised.

There are so many people who come to see the excitement, could it be that the men, women and children in the entire Jinling City are here?

"It's what everyone wants." Chongzhen muttered.

"It's just that they did something and were seen by the people, and many of them just came to see the excitement." Yu Guozhen was still sober: "If you think that they are here to support me, then you are too arrogant." ”

"I guess I'm supporting you." Chongzhen still has some bitterness in his heart, he raised his eyes and looked, all the people had smiles and expectations on their faces, which is rare for Chongzhen, as if the spring breeze blew through the field, and then the original barren land appeared green, just the arrival of Yu Guozhen and the establishment of a new dynasty brought them endless hope.

What is the human heart, this is the human heart!

"Jimin." Chongzhen was bitter for a while, and then suddenly spoke.

"Huh?"

"Beware of those Confucian scholars, they may not be successful enough, but they will fail...... More than enough. ”

"Yes."

Yu Guozhen was also a little nervous in his heart, not for the upcoming honor and power, but for the responsibility he shouldered.

He has been preparing for this for 20 years, hoping to restore history to its natural course, so that this glorious people and civilization can avoid the tragedy that almost wiped it out. Looking at it now, he has done a good job, but Yu Guozhen is more soberly aware that this nation now has enough power, and if this power gets out of control or falls into the hands of some short-sighted people, then for this nation. It could be even more catastrophic.

Therefore, he must then make good use of these powers.

The so-called enthronement ceremony, at the beginning, the group of left-behind ministers of the small court of Jinling wanted to handle all of them, and all kinds of cumbersome etiquette were exhaustive. After reporting to Yu Guozhen, he was sent away by his words "working hard and hurting money" - he is not the kind of bureaucrat who forces the people to stand in the rain to greet him for the sake of his momentary beauty, for him. Enthronement is just a ceremony.

Even without this ceremony, he still had to do things and unify the country. To go out into the world.

Therefore, the last thing to report to his side was a very simplified ceremony. Unlike other emperors who ascended the throne, it took several days to get it down, and his ceremony was a total of two hours.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, with the 81 salutes fired, the ceremony began. There are sacrifices to heaven and earth, but they are only to put the wine and sacrificial offerings on the table, and Yu Guozhen prays incense for nine times, and it is over. What really shocked people was the military parade after that.

Groups of Huaxia troops, carrying all kinds of weapons and equipment, marched through the square. Except for the Army. The hot steamboat unit and navy also appeared in everyone's field of vision, and these new equipment were extremely exciting for those who participated in the ceremony, which was not only a declaration of strength, but also a reassurance to the hearts of the people.

After the parade. People were still waiting for the fireworks display at night, but Yu Guozhen had already summoned everyone to start his first state council since his accession to the throne.

"As I said at the enthronement ceremony, from today onwards, the prostration will be completely abolished, even if it is a relationship between a monarch and a minister. There is no need to rely on this etiquette to maintain it. Since I don't ask you to bow down, I hope you won't ask the people to bow down to you either—that's my first command. ”

More than 400 people attended the State Council, of whom nearly 300 were high-ranking officials from various places appointed by Yu Guozhen, and another 100 were representatives of the old imperial court, who were not retained, but only allowed to observe. When Yu Guozhen walked to the chair directly north of the conference room, these representatives of the old court left the table one after another to worship, which made the senior officials proposed by Yu Guozhen a little panicked, and they didn't know whether they should kneel, but fortunately, Yu Guozhen ignored the actions of these representatives of the old court, but issued his first decree.

"Yu ...... What does this mean? As one of the representatives of the old imperial court, Qian Qianyi, who was lying on the ground, felt embarrassed, and he asked Ruan Dacheng in a low voice, who was also lying on his stomach.

It is already an open secret that Ruan Dacheng's son-in-law is the admiral of the new dynasty, so Qian Qianyi hopes to get some hints from Ruan Dacheng. But Ruan Dacheng was as confused as him, and he was stunned when he heard the words, and then remembered his son-in-law's warning, and hurriedly got up: "Anyway, since the Holy Lord is lenient and has abolished the kneeling ceremony, it is easier for us to be an old minister." ”

Under his leadership, the officials of the old court also stood up one after another. At this time, they saw Yu Guozhen's subordinates bowing half to Yu Guozhen, and Yu Guozhen also returned the half-bow.

This kind of etiquette has long been accustomed to Yu Guozhen and his subordinates, but it is still very new to most people in the old court.

"Today is the first joint meeting in China, which I will preside over, and there are five main items of the meeting." Yu Guozhen did not go into a long speech, but directly introduced the main contents of the meeting: "First, to determine the structure and form of the power of the Huaxia State; second, to determine the name, capital, and banner of the Huaxia State; third, to determine the candidates for the chief officials of the provinces and to confirm the candidates for the chief officials of each military town; fourth, to decide on the placement of the corresponding personnel of the former dynasty and the Jurchen departments; and fifth, to decide on the strategy of completely unifying China." ”

Yu Guozhen's voice was full of energy, this large conference room was built by the Lei family, and the sound gathering effect was wonderful, so although there were more than 400 people here, everyone could hear it clearly. Everyone was excited, especially the officials of the old court, although they had been promised by Yu Guozhen that there would be a better placement, but everyone didn't get the exact news, and now that everything was finally revealed, how could they not be enthusiastic and heartbeat!

Yu Guozhen glanced around at everyone and smiled slightly.

This kind of decision to decide the fate of a country and a people, although it has put him on a very heavy responsibility, is ...... It feels so good to be in charge. (To be continued)