。 This ceremony lasted for half a day, and Pang Gang just felt that this was just a ceremony, but at the end, he realized how wrong he was, in the ceremony, he realized more of the burden on him, when Chongzhen promised to hand over the throne to him, he didn't feel any changes, but after today's ceremony, he really realized his identity, so that he really determined his status, The dreaming feeling in his subconscious that the moment he took the jade seal had disappeared without a trace.

At this point, the transfer of power between Pang Gang and Chongzhen was successfully completed under the attention of everyone.

At this point, a world-renowned Zen ceremony has been completed, and with Pang Gang's strong physical fitness, he can't help but smack his tongue tired, not to mention others.

However, when Pang Gang dragged his tired body back to the Qianqing Palace with the support of many palace maids and eunuchs, he found that Wei Manyao and Kong Ruolan, who were dressed in palace clothes, had already come to the door with all the ladies and a large number of eunuchs and palace maids, bent down to greet them, and said in a muttered voice: "The concubines and others welcome the holy driver, may my emperor live long live long live!" ”

"Uh, what are you?"

Pang Gang couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the people kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, who was still quite excited: "What are you doing here?" When did our family start this set? ”

Wei Manyao on the side said softly: "Your Majesty, you are now a noble son of heaven, and your status is unspeakably expensive, so concubines naturally can't be as unruly as before." ”

Pang Gang smiled dumbly, his eyes swept behind Wei Manyao and Kong Ruolan, and saw that Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xuezhu, Ling'er Qiao'er and others were also standing behind them in palace clothes, sighed and asked, "Yuanyuan, Xuezhu, do you think so too?" ”

Chen Yuanyuan said timidly: "Yes, husband, Your Majesty, now you are the emperor, we are all your concubines, and this is the palace again." The rules that should be observed are naturally to be followed. ”

"Who said that?" Pang Gang couldn't cry or laugh a little, stretched out his hand and scratched Chen Yuanyuan's delicate and upright little nose foolishly, and said with a smile: "Nonsense, no matter what official your husband and I become, that's also your husband, you don't have to care about so many rules." ”

"Your Majesty" Chen Yuanyuan's pretty face immediately lowered, and a flush swelled up on his delicate little face, and there was such an intimate movement among the husband. But there are still so many eunuchs and palace maids watching, and they are ashamed to death.

"Uh" Seeing Chen Yuanyuan's face blushing, Pang Gang realized that this was not the mansion in Qingzhou, this was the palace, and no matter what he did, there would be countless pairs of eyes watching.

Pang Gang's eyes swept inadvertently, and he saw that the eyes of many eunuchs and palace maids around him seemed to flicker a few times, and Pang Gang's heart couldn't help but smile bitterly. At this time, he suddenly heard a joke that he saw on the Internet in later generations, and that joke said this, in the ancient imperial palace. Even if the emperor farts, it won't take an hour for the entire palace to know about it, and there will be someone to analyze whether the fart is smelly or fragrant.

"Forget it. This is the Royal Palace, not the small home of the past. Pang Gang could only comfort himself like this.

Seeing her husband still stunned at the door, Kong Ruolan couldn't help but say angrily and funny: "Your Majesty, you just came back, let's go in and rest!" ”

Hearing Kong Ruolan's reminder, Pang Gang came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Oh yes, everyone go in!" Don't stand here! ”

After speaking, Pang Gang took the lead and walked into the Qianqing Palace. Only then did the women follow him in.

After entering the main hall, everyone sat down one after another, Pang Gang sat in the first place, and the women, led by Wei Manyao and Kong Ruolan, sat on either side of him on the left and right. …,

Looking at the women, Pang Gang smiled and said, "Okay." Our family is finally reunited again, and to be honest, I am very happy for my husband. ”

"Your Majesty, you are now the emperor, and you should call yourself me." Wei Manyao on the side quietly reminded.

Pang Gang scratched his head embarrassedly: "Ahem, I almost forgot about me." ”

"Alright. I'll cut a long story short. Pang Gang continued: "You are my daughter-in-law, you were in the past, you are now, and you will be in the future, don't be alienated because I am an emperor, I will always be your husband." ”

Speaking of this, Pang Gang said to Wei Manyao and Kong Ruolan again: "Ruolan and Manyao, the reason why I have named you as the east and west palaces at the same time, regardless of size, is that I don't want you to have any estrangement, besides, I am just your daughters-in-law, Ling'er Qiao'er is the old man who follows you, Yuanyuan and Xuezhu are very well-behaved, there is nothing in this harem that can be difficult to hold you, I believe that you can manage the huge harem." ”

"Yes! The concubines obey the order! Kong Ruolan nodded very obediently, but Wei Manyao smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, it doesn't hurt if it's just a few sisters of our own family, but the concubine heard that in a few days, Princess Kunxing, who was married by the Emperor, will marry in a few days." Princess Kunxing is a real golden branch and jade leaf, and the concubines dare not care about her. ”

Pang Gang's brows furrowed, he understood Wei Manyao's meaning very well, Kunxing Princess Zhu Yujiao was born noble, thinking about it, Wei Manyao, Kong Ruolan and others seemed to be from the grassroots, Wei Manyao was worried that Zhu Yuanjiao would be pampered and coquettish after joining his harem, and if he didn't take them into account as sisters from the grassroots class, it would be difficult for them to do it at that time.

Pang Gang thought for a while, and said disapprehantly: "I understand your worries very well, but it doesn't matter, you can do whatever you want, I treat you equally." And I've heard that she has a good reputation, and she will definitely not embarrass you. In this way, since I have ascended to the great treasure, I will simply seal your title today. ”

Hearing this, because of the issue of his own identity and status, even people like Chen Yuanyuan, who are usually only enthusiastic about singing and dancing, pricked up their ears to listen, because except for Kong Ruolan and Wei Manyao, who have been officially canonized by Pang Gang as the queens of the East and West Palaces, the names of several of them have not yet been canonized.

In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the queen, the harem rank also included imperial concubines, concubines, concubines, concubines, nobles, talents, servants, ladies and other levels. The titles of the concubines of the harem in the Ming Dynasty were: Xian, Shu, Zhuang, Jing, Hui, Shun, Kang, Ning, and there were also noble concubines, who were above the concubines. Below the concubine, there are miscellaneous palace concubines, and occasionally with the names of Jieyu, Zhaoyi, nobles, beauties, etc. In the tenth year of Jiajing (1531), Emperor Jiajing imitated the ancient rites and established nine concubines: virtuous concubines, virtuous concubines, Zhuang concubines, Li concubines, Hui concubines, An concubines, and concubines, and concubines, and Kang concubines, who were under the concubines.

There are so many levels of harem. There is a lot of difference between the monthly salary and pomp of each level, and everyone has the heart to compare, and Chen Yuanyuan and others are no exception.

Seeing that several daughters-in-law next to him pricked up their little ears to listen, Pang Gang smiled and said: "In this way, I canonized Yuanyuan as a concubine, Xuezhu as a concubine, Ling'er as a concubine, and Qiao'er as a virtuous concubine, you are all of average size, and you must love each other and live in harmony in the palace in the future." You know? ”

"Thank you for your grace!"

Hearing Pang Gang canonize it himself, Chen Yuanyuan and the girls quickly stood up, Ying Ying bowed down, and the beautiful women had excited looks in their eyes.

Chen Yuanyuan was born as a singer in Qinglou, although she married Pang Gang with an innocent body, but the name of the singer has been pressed on her in the past, although she knows that her husband loves her deeply, but she has not been pregnant in the two years since she married Pang Gang, and she is always a little apprehensive in her heart. Now I heard that Pang Gang had personally canonized himself as a concubine, and his status was faintly above the other three daughters, and at the same time, he was overjoyed. My heart is also settled. …,

And Li Xueqi didn't think about it so much, she was originally innocent and romantic, and she was satisfied when she heard that she had become a concubine.

And Ling'er and Qiao'er are not to mention, they were originally born as maids, and as a maid in the room, they married Pang Gang with their own young lady, and in this era, it is only the life of a maid. Originally, they were already very satisfied with being Pang Gang's concubines, but now Pang Gang has named them Concubine De and Concubine Xian respectively, and their status in the harem is only under the two queens, what are they not satisfied with?

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the canonization was completed, the four women bowed down in unison. The mouth was even more grateful, especially Ling'er Qiao'er, and her big eyes turned red.

"Okay, okay, look, it's all old husbands and wives. Don't you know that I know my temper? Thank you! Come on, quickly help a few mothers up. Seeing such a situation, Pang Gang couldn't help but cry and laugh, and at the same time sighed in his heart, this person. Once their status and environment change, their state of mind will also change, aren't these people in front of them a living example?

Although Pang Gang did not point out who to leave the title of the remaining imperial concubine to, everyone here knew that this title second only to the queen in the harem was naturally reserved for Princess Kunxing, who had not yet passed the door

Shanhaiguan, also known as "Yuguan", is located on the right side of Yongping Mansion, 100 miles away from Yongping Mansion, brings together the essence of the ancient Great Wall of China, one of the northeast passes of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and is also the east end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, known as the reputation of "the first pass in the world". It echoes with Jiayuguan, which is thousands of miles away, and is famous all over the world. Shanhaiguan City, about 4 kilometers in circumference, is connected with the Great Wall, takes the city as the pass, the city is 14 meters high, 7 meters thick, there are four main city gates, a variety of defensive buildings, in the era of cold weapons, it is not an exaggeration to call it impregnable.

It was not only the military front line of the Ming Dynasty to resist the southward movement of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but also an important military command center in eastern Liaodong. Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has used this city to block the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than 20 years, and the Ming Dynasty has also invested heavily in Shanhaiguan, and the country's troops and silver have poured into it.

Shanhaiguan is so important, the person who can be the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan will naturally not be an ordinary person, in fact, the current Shanhaiguan general is once very trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and he is also a very famous general in history.

On the city gate of Shanhaiguan, there is a boxy city gate tower with Chinese characteristics, there is only one floor on this city gate tower, there is a huge white plaque hanging in the place facing the city gate, the plaque is written in black characters with five big characters of "the first pass in the world", the words on this plaque are the famous calligrapher Xiao Xian of the Ming Dynasty, these few big characters are vigorous and powerful, the charm is solemn and chic, at the battlement of the city wall, several flags with the word "Ming" are fluttering in the wind.

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in delicate stainless steel armor, covered with a red mandarin duck jacket, and a red cloak behind him, about thirty years old, with a face of national characters that is not angry and arrogant, and a short beard under his chin, is standing behind the window of the city gate tower behind this plaque and looking out of the city and frowning silently, this middle-aged man is the current Shanhaiguan chief soldier Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui, who is just 30 years old this year, is in the prime of life, he was born in a famous family in Liaodong, he was smart when he was young, and under the training of his father Wu Xiang, he was both civil and military, and he was admitted to the martial arts before the age of the weak crown, and began his military career at the age of 20. At the age of 23, he served as the commander of the forward battalion, and in September of the same year, he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, and at the age of 27, he served as the commander-in-chief of the regimental training. From guerrillas, deputy generals, general soldiers, and regimental training, the speed of promotion is beyond imagination.

Wu Sangui, who is a young man and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, is naturally high-spirited, but in recent years, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has become more and more difficult. A few days ago, Li Zicheng was the first to invade the capital, if it wasn't for the Pang Gang who led the army to annihilate the Liukou, the Ming Dynasty would almost be destroyed in the hands of a group of Liukou. …,

But what Wu Sangui didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen actually gave the Zen position to Pang Gang. When the news came, tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong were in a panic, but for the Wu family and other powerful groups in Liaodong, it was like the end of the world.

"The Ming Dynasty is over, the dynasty has changed!" The thought swirled in the minds of countless people.

Wu Sangui couldn't figure it out, how could the Ming Dynasty, which had lasted for hundreds of years, end like this? So how did Pang Gang of Shandong become the emperor?

Took a deep breath. Looking ahead, standing in the north of the city gate tower, the horn mountain, the Great Wall, the ancient castle, and the beacon tower are vividly visible. If you look along the South Great Wall, the old dragon head is faintly visible.

Looking at the scenery in the distance, Wu Sangui couldn't help but feel annoyed, and punched the wall tiles and shouted: "How can such a good river and mountain fall into the hands of thieves!" ”

Just when Wu Sangui was annoyed, there was a rush of footsteps behind him, and Wu Sangui, who knew that the person behind him, did not turn around, and asked without looking back: "What's the matter?" ”

The person who came said loudly: "Major General Qiqi, General Wu and General Zu and others invite the young general to return to the mansion to discuss matters!" ”

"Deliberations?" Wu Sangui's thick eyebrows furrowed. asked in a low voice: "In addition to the general, who else did my uncle and father invite?" ”

The soldier behind said loudly: "I don't know! ”

"That's it!" Wu Sangui sighed in a low voice, turned around and went down the city gate tower and the city wall, and naturally there were soldiers under the city tower who brought his horses, and Wu Sangui took the reins and whips. As soon as he jumped on the horse, his legs clamped on the horse's belly, the whip waved in the air, and a loud whistle sounded, and the horse immediately galloped forward.

Although Shanhaiguan is an important military town. However, in addition to tens of thousands of soldiers, there were also many civilians living in it, as well as the families of the sergeants and generals who guarded the city, more than 100,000 people, so the entire city was not only very large, but also the streets were full of people.

The people on the street saw Wu Sangui's horse galloping quickly, and they all dodged to the side, and some of them were bold and whispered: "Hey, what did you say happened to the young general today, he actually rode a horse on the street?" Isn't he afraid of bumping into people? ”

The people on the side looked at him with disdain and said, "The young general still needs you to do things?" On weekdays, the young general's temper is good, and there must be something big about him, so he is galloping on the street. ”

"Uh-huh, that's too!" The one who was scolded not only did not get angry, but also frequently nodded in agreement with this person's opinion.

Wu Sangui rode his horse to the Wu Mansion located in the southwest corner of the city, and when he saw Wu Sangui coming, the six guards guarding the gate immediately pushed open the two wide and heavy gates covered with iron sheets. Wu Sangui didn't stop, and rode his horse and galloped in.

The road of Wu's house is very straight, and there is a long and wide bluestone road in the middle, which leads to the inner house, Wu Sangui rode his horse all the way to the hall of the inner house, and then he reined in the reins of the horse and let the war horse stop, and dropped the reins, Wu Sangui strode towards the hall.

"Father, uncle, you're all here, what the hell?"

Wu Sangui, who came to the hall, shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door, but stopped only halfway through his words, and then Wu Sangui found that the hall was full of people, not only his father Wu Xiang, but also his three uncles Zu Dashou, Zu Dale, Zu Dabi and more than a dozen senior generals of Shanhaiguan were there.

The atmosphere in the hall was very dull, and almost everyone's eyes looked at him after seeing Wu Sangui come in.

Seeing Wu Sangui coming in, Wu Xiang, who was sitting at the top of the left, beckoned to Wu Sangui and said, "Uncle, hurry up and sit down." ”

"Yes!"

Wu Sangui hurriedly walked over and sat down in the vacant seat where Wu Xiang was in charge.

After taking a seat, Wu Sangui looked at Wu Xiang and asked, "Father, what is the important thing that you hurriedly summoned the child to come?" ”

Wu Xiang, who is fifty years old this year, is a typical northern man, tall, and looks very similar to Wu Sangui, his sideburns are half white, and at this moment there is a sadness on his face that cannot be concealed. Hearing Wu Sangui's question, he sighed before he said: "Uncle Chang, that Pang has just ascended the throne, and he has taken the country name Dahua!" Today he sent a messenger and asked me to wait in Beijing to inquire and report to the new dynasty! ”

"Debriefing?"

Wu Sangui's brows frowned, the so-called debriefing is that the princes state their duties to the Son of Heaven, and it is also said in "Mencius Liang Hui Wang" that the princes are in the Son of Heaven and say that they report their work, and those who report their duties are also described.

It is true that the Son of Heaven has the right to order any of his subordinates to come to him and report to him, which is the emperor's power, but Pang Gang has just ascended the throne, and he is so anxious to order the generals who have not yet submitted to him to enter the capital, is this too urgent? (。 )