Chapter 34: Enthronement

On the afternoon of the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, Li Xuanzhi moved out of the Qianqing Palace, and the crown prince Zhu Youxiao officially entered the Qianqing Palace, and no one knew what this really meant at this time. The Donglin Party was celebrating, the Qizhechu Party was troubled, and the palace was quiet and terrible.

On the morning of the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, the crown prince Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne as the emperor of the Apocalypse, canonized the concubine Zhao Concubine who advocated the emperor as the queen mother, and entered the Cining Palace, a new era in the history of the Ming Dynasty began.

In the Imperial Hall of the Qianqing Palace, all the civil and military ministers stood outside the gate, waiting quietly, no one made any noise, no one had any other movements, they all stood motionless.

The sun rose slowly, the bells and drums rang in unison, and a eunuch walked slowly to the door of the main hall and shouted to the ministers outside: "Xuan." After saying that, he turned around and walked back.

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs slowly walked towards the Imperial Palace, and the front of the civil officials was Fang Congzhe, a scholar of the first auxiliary university of the cabinet, and the front of the military attaché was Xu Hongji, the official residence of the first grade. Everyone came to the main hall and stood still, and the eunuch Bingbi, who was standing in the main hall, said loudly: "The emperor has arrived." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse walked out slowly, and at this time he was wearing a very accurate emperor's costume, which was the famous Pingtian crown and crown dress in history. Although he wanted to take the bead curtain in front of him away, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew that this was not okay, so he could only endure the bead curtain that shook back and forth.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Seeing that the emperor was coming, these ministers naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly knelt down to give a salute. These people are used to this set of etiquette, so they do it neatly, and the shouts are in the same tone.

Ignoring the ministers below, the Emperor of the Apocalypse sat on the huge dragon chair, gently stroking the huge golden dragon head, his heart was unprecedentedly stable. I finally waited until today, although it was only a month, but it was still too long.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was self-satisfied there, and no one in the entire hall spoke, and after a long time, the new emperor realized that now was not the time to do it, coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "Zhong Aiqing, flat body." ”

When everyone stood up, the Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced at Wang An beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Let's start!" ”

At this time, Wang An held a volume of yellow sè holy decree in both hands, slowly walked to the bottom of the main hall, gently unfolded it, and read loudly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: This year I am a weak crown, inherit the mandate of heaven, and practice the national honor for the first time." Sincerity and fear, but fear that there are no secrets in thinking, carelessness in words, and carelessness in deeds, so that the country will be hurt and the subjects will be affected, how can I be at ease? How can I comfort my ancestors and ancestors? Therefore, from now on, I should bow and introspect, be diligent and self-disciplined, respect heaven and earth and feed ghosts and gods, worry about the society and protect the people. In order to pray for my Ming Dynasty national fortune, eternal prosperity. ”

When Wang An slowly walked back, the Emperor of the Apocalypse slowly spoke: "I have first ascended to the great treasure, and I will rely on it a lot in the future to be listed as a minister. ”

"My Emperor Shengming."

The meeting was very simple, the time was very short, and there was nothing to discuss at all. No one will come out with something on the first day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, unless his officials don't want to do it.

When everything was over, the Emperor of the Apocalypse dismissed all the ministers and brought two people to the warm pavilion. Both of these people were eunuchs, because the apocalypse knew that although the things outside were over for the time being, the things inside had not been resolved.

At this time, the two eunuchs kneeling in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse were Wang An, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, and the Wei Dynasty of the eunuch Bingbi who supervised Dongchang.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse walked slowly back and forth in the main hall, thinking about what to do! After pondering for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse slowly spoke: "Wei Dynasty, I have given you a task, and you will lead people to clean up the palace. I will give you three days, and during these three days, I will really accompany the Queen Mother in Cining Palace. Three days later, after the morning pilgrimage, I would like to hear from you. "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was relatively lazy, in the early years of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng reformed the system of the early dynasty, and every month on the third, sixth, and ninth days.

After a slight pause, the Emperor of the Apocalypse continued: "What should and should not be left in the palace, I think you should know. Go for it! ”

"Minion Command." Wei Chao was very excited at this time, if this thing can be done well, then he will definitely be reused. Dongchang is the emperor's domestic slave, and only the emperor's trust is the source of their power.

Seeing that the Wei Dynasty was gone, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said to Wang An: "Prince, you are the person next to your father, and I miss the old man very much. From today onwards, you don't want to be a eunuch with a pen, and the eunuch with the palm print of the celebrant will be left to you! "For the most powerful position in this palace, only this old man can reassure me.

"Old slave Xie, Your Majesty." Wang An's heart is very happy, as a eunuch, he has reached the top of his life. I didn't misunderstand Your Majesty, nor did I live up to the dignity of the previous emperor.

"One more thing, you are the closest eunuch to me, I don't believe in that Wei Dynasty, if he is purging here, attracting the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace and cultivating his cronies, I will be very passive. So I want you to keep an eye on him, and if there's anything going on, remember to tell me. The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Wang An with trust on his face, and his eyes were also full of anticipation.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old slave knows what to do." Wang An naturally understood what the Emperor of the Apocalypse meant, and replied respectfully after giving a salute.

"Princess, I know that you are a very talented person, and if you don't enter the palace, you may be able to become a cabinet scholar. I ask you, what is the current tomorrow? As if he felt that there was nothing wrong, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Wan Wang An with a smile and said in a soothing tone.

"The emperor's praise of the old slave is not daring, as for the emperor's question, the old slave can't answer it, the old slave is just a eunuch, such a military event, how can the old slave have any ideas." Wang An couldn't stop beating the drum in his heart at this time, and he found that the person in front of him was very strange, and he was no longer the cowardly crown prince. This person reminded him of another emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the former King of Yan and later the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.

"Old slippery head, if you don't say it, I'll come on. At this time, on the frontier of the Ming Dynasty, there were thorns and Tatars in the north, and there were newly rising Jurchens in the northeast. These forces are tens of thousands of soldiers with armor. What about me? The military strength is sluggish, the army is risking military expenses, bending the law for bribes, and being cowardly and afraid of war, which can be said to be full of dangers. Looking at the interior, the treasury is empty, the civilian party is at odds, and the safety of the society is no longer in the eyes of these adults. In their hearts, how could they have taken my Ming River to heart? Corrupt officials are rampant in the localities, there are countless exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and local tyrants are rampant in the townships, and the people are miserable. And natural disasters that happen from time to time, do you know what these mean? At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very excited, and his eyes stared at Wang An without blinking.

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