Zhu Yongxing was outspoken, and even admitted how to plan, which not only showed trust, but also made Li Dingguo feel at ease about the future of Yongli.

"Yao Feng is the emperor today, with the benevolence and self-confidence of His Royal Highness, there should be no such thing as being locked in the South Palace today." Although Gao Yinglei, a confidant and aide, did not give a direct proposal, he still had a strong tendency.

Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, and in the second year, he took back Yingzong, who was captured by the tile thorns, and locked Yingzong in the South Palace for seven years. In the past seven years, Emperor Jingtai not only locked the gate of the Nangong and poured lead, but even sent brocade guards to guard it closely, and even food could only be passed through small holes.

Sometimes, there is not enough food and clothing, and the original queen of the emperor's original match has to make some female celebrities by herself, and ask someone to take them out and sell them to supplement the family. In order to prevent anyone from contacting the Emperor Taishang, who was under house arrest, Emperor Jingtai even cut down all the trees near the Nangong Palace, making it impossible for people to hide.

Emperor Jingtai reused the minister Yu Qian and others to govern the country, which was quite orderly, but he put his brother under house arrest, and even insisted on abolishing the crown prince Zhu Jianjun in the third year of Jingtai and replacing it with his son Zhu Jianji.

Gao Yinglei's meaning is obvious, Zhu Yongxing is stronger than Emperor Jingtai, and he is more confident, with Yongli's cowardice, he does not have to worry about its restoration, and he will not be as strict as Emperor Jingtai, even to the point of harsh Cheng Dù.

Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, actually knew that there was a day when the building would fall when the son of Min Shizi left Burma and entered Yunnan, cleaned up the hearts of the people, gathered the remnants of the army, came to the battle in person, and repeatedly fought bloody battles to save the crisis; Later, it was even more vertical and horizontal, cutting down Annam, forming Siam, uniting Britain and France and other western empires, so that the overall situation was gradually reversed; At this time, it is the clan pro-conquest, subduing Wu Sangui and recovering the south of the river in one fell swoop. Conquer Shenjing and make an immortal feat. Relying on merit, relying on wisdom and martial arts, it can be said that replacing it with eternal history is not a matter of fame and the trend of the times.

However, Yongli's great kindness to him made it impossible for him to say anything in support of the Min Domain, so as not to be discussed. said that he was ungrateful and tended to be inflammatory.

Gao Yinglei saw Li Dingguo's hesitation and worry, and he stood in the perspective of a bystander, and saw the current shape more clearly and comprehensively.

As for the army, not to mention that the generals are all promoted to knights, it is said that the soldiers are not short of food and salary, and they have compassion for the dead and support for the disabled. retired and still has a good field to support his family; As for the people, life in the Guangfu area is stable, and life is constantly improving. Although the national war is being fought, Zhu Yongxing does not overexploit the people, and often gives grace, although many of them are to be cashed in the future, but he always has a hope for the people.

The military generals returned to their hearts, and the civilian officials also supported Zhu Yongxing. From the dragon's work, the merit of support. Who doesn't look forward to it? When Zhu Yongxing ascended the throne, wouldn't the military generals and ministers who were born in martial arts halls and academies become protégés of the Son of Heaven?

In other words, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, did not have much to do with disagreeing, and His Royal Highness Min just expressed respect. If you take 10,000 steps back, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, really wants to fight by force, not to mention that Liu Zhen, the king of Qingyang, Gao Wengui, the prince of Changguo, and other generals will not agree. It is an ordinary soldier, who is willing to fight uselessly for the sake of the emperor who is far away in Burma to throw away a bright future.

Moreover, Zhu Yongxing can be regarded as subtle and kind. With his current strength, he is to directly denounce Yongli for being immoral and incompetent. Even if there is no way, if you want to replace it, how many opposing voices and how much opposition can there be?

"Your Majesty, this kind of result is also very good." Gao Yinglei smiled bitterly and said: "The Min Domain is on the throne, and now the Burmese people are like Yingzong in the hands of the Wa Thorn people, they can't live in strange goods, and most of them will return to the country as gifts, so as not to anger the Min Domain." Now that half of the country has been recovered, how can the Burmese blackmail and resist the momentum of our army's great victory? Even if the king does not speak outright, he can tactfully express his approval. In this way, the Min Fan can ascend the throne with peace of mind, and now he will be happy, the Ming Dynasty will have a prosperous British lord, and the military and civilian people will have a generous Ming monarch. For the country, for the people, the king is naked, so why should he care about those people's words? ”

"I greatly appreciate and admire the talents and abilities of the Min Domain, and I am ashamed of them." Li Dingguo's face was a little soothing, and he sighed with a wry smile, "It stands to reason that he does have the qualifications and strength, but-" After pondering for a long time, he shook his head helplessly and said: "The trend of the times, the Min Fan is not relying on conspiracy and trickery, not by deception, if he can ascend to the great treasure, it is indeed the luck of the country and the blessing of the people." It's just that, I knew that there was today, but what are you still hypocritical? Just reply to Your Highness as you say! ”

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Xiaoling was used as a symbol of the transformation of orthodox status, as early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, but at that time it was only a rotation within the Zhu family. In June of the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, captured Nanjing, and the palace was on fire, and Emperor Jianwen did not know what to do. The kings and ministers have been persuaded to advance, and Zhu Di has symbolically resigned twice, and on his own day, "pay homage to the tomb of filial piety", although "sighing and admiring, sadness cannot be stopped". But when the ceremony was over, when the hundred officials once again "prepared for the law and drove the law, and served the treasure seal" to persuade him, Zhu Di did not make too many excuses, and finally ascended to the throne.

Persuasion and resignation are not so much a matter of three things, but rather of the fact that the formally necessary preparations for the ascension have been completed. Among them, worshipping filial piety and showing one's own legitimacy is the indispensable last link. Therefore, in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" written by later generations, the record of this incident is quite concise: "He has been filial piety, and then he has established himself as the emperor." This shows the importance of the Ming Tomb at the time of the change of power.

In March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen came from Jingshan. As a result, the establishment of a new emperor in Nanjing became an urgent issue. For a time, Zhu Yousong, King of Fu, Zhu Changshui, King Lu, King Zhou, and King Gui all had the possibility of ascending the throne, and various forces appeared one after another. It was not until the first day of May that Zhu Yousong, the blessed king, worshiped the filial piety tomb, and finally quelled this open and secret fight. On the third day after the mausoleum, King Fu supervised the country, and officially ascended to the pole half a month later. In this struggle for the throne, Xiaoling once again became a symbol of legitimacy.

It was originally scheduled to pay homage to the tomb on the first day of March, but Zhu Yongxing suddenly became unwell and postponed the date to March 15. Time has been delayed, but preparations are in full swing.

A large number of officials came from Guangzhou, and as soon as they arrived in Nanjing, they began to clean up the accounts and take over the management of the prefectures and counties. For example, all the treasury, the deposit of silver in various places, the current accounts, and the receipts of the land and the silver are all sorted out and distinguished.

Although there are still many vacancies of local officials, due to the temporary military management in various localities, the military police of each army maintain law and order. Some retired officers and soldiers will soon join the garrison, and the vacancies will be recruited from among the brave and righteous people in the township. The armies also sent small groups of men and horses to clear out the routs and catch the thieves and bandits. The place soon settled down.

In addition, Zhu Yongxing exempted several provinces from grain to show favor to the people, issued land tickets to reward the righteous people and villagers, and transferred grain to help the people who were devastated by the war.

The common people are simple and not demanding. Being able to eat a full belly, have clothes to cover oneself, and be able to avoid the suffering of war is already very satisfying at this stage.

On February 26, the newspaper suddenly published a letter of state from Burma, demanding a huge amount of money on the pretext of worshipping Yongli and other monarchs and ministers, and was uneasy about the Ming army's garrison on the border, and demanded that the Ming army withdraw from the land of three declarations and six comforts. To make the area a demilitarized zone as a sign of non-detrimental behaviour against Myanmar.

When was this? The Ming army has just recovered the south of the river, and the army is in full swing. Previously, in order to ensure the safety of the monarch and ministers, he had relieved Burma of its vassal status and sent it gold and silver, which resembled tribute; Now that the barbarians are making inches of progress, it is unbearable to threaten and blackmail again!

Although Zhu Yongxing and the officials of the imperial court did not make a decision. The Liberation Zone is already boiling. The generals of the army wrote one after another, expressing their indignation. Ask for orders to go on a crusade against the insatiable barbarians; Public opinion was also set off, and the common people also thought that the Burmese people were too greedy and did not take the emperor seriously, but because the emperor was cowardly, he fled to Myanmar for refuge. He was taken hostage and blackmailed. His Royal Highness Min and the imperial court had already humiliated themselves before, and now the Burmese people are even more greedy, which is really hateful.

"Send troops to fight and deter the barbarians!" "Never agree." To lose the prestige of China! "The initial call was simple, almost always against Myanmar.

However, on the first day of the first month of March, the wind direction suddenly changed, and Zong Shouyi, the governor of Mekong and Haxian, took the lead in writing a letter and generously said: "If you want to stay in the big driver, you will inevitably underestimate China." The country cannot be without a king for a day, and when His Royal Highness is in power, he is ordered to stay behind, and the king is on the throne to tie the hearts of the people and get the right to do things. Meritorious and capable, energetic and virtuous, chasing the Tartars and the sect and the society, and rebuilding the achievements of the clouds. ”

Zhu Yongxing left Zong Shouyi's letter and did not send it, but the new governor of Huguang, Li Weizuo, wrote again, as Zong Shouyi said, imploring Zhu Yongxing to follow Emperor Jing to ascend the throne and to avoid the idea of barbarism. This was followed by Chen Hongfan, the governor of Liangguang, Na Song, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Yang Mingzhi, the governor of Sichuan......

As the civil officials rushed to write the book, the generals also changed their voices one after another, and continued to persuade them. Who doesn't want to be a hero of the new dynasty, and who doesn't want to leave a position of origin in front of Zhu Yongxing? The civil and military officials who smell the rumors, who dare not go to the book to persuade them? It's just a little later, I'm afraid it will be an unpredictable disaster, and at least one charge of "resentment" will fall firmly on the head.

Of course, these are already planned steps, and the personnel have already communicated, at first they were all Zhu Yongxing's confidants, and then there were naturally followers. As a result, even the people of Guangfu District know that His Royal Highness Min, who is wise and martial, may succeed to the throne as emperor in Nanjing.

The trend of persuasion is getting bigger and bigger, and they are all taking the matter of Emperor Jing acting as an example to set up a new monarch, to eliminate the greed of barbarians, and to calm the hearts of the people. The most weighty is naturally the letter of Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, although he did not explicitly persuade him, but also expressed his affirmation and admiration for Zhu Yongxing's achievements, and recognized him as a great hero who saved the foundation of his ancestors in danger at the time of danger, and euphemistically expressed his support for him.

On the tenth day of the first month of March, Zhu Yongxing finally stood up and spoke. He said that although he was thin and had little merit, according to his bloodline, with King Lu in front of him, he would never dare to covet the throne.

On March 11, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, came forward to insist, quoting Li Chengqi, the king of the Song Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, who gave in to Li Longji, "If the country is safe, it will grow first, and if the country is in danger, it will be meritorious first; King Min has made great contributions to the country, and his character is excellent, and his talents are outstanding, and he will never be above King Min. Please ask King Min to focus on the people of Sheji and Limin, and ascend the throne as the emperor. ”

On March 12, the ministers went to the palace to persuade them, and they all said: "The ministers are sincerely worried about the country, not for personal reasons." Please Your Highness to take the throne as soon as possible, with the heart of the army and the people, and with the hope of China and foreign countries......"

Zhu Yongxing resigned again, following the example of the ancients to let Shi San let him not accept it, in order to show his humility. In fact, I don't think so, the fake model is fake, it's really boring.

On March 13, the ministers persuaded him again, knelt down and wept, and persuaded Zhu Yongxing to be the emperor, and to comfort the people in response to the fate of Tianjing.

Zhu Yongxing accepted persuasion all day long, and was scheduled to pay homage to the Ming Taizu Mausoleum on March 15, and sent cabinet minister Zhang Huangyan and others to pay tribute to Haotian God.

On March 15, Zhu Yongxing led the civil and military officials of Nanjing to worship the filial piety tomb, and the history recorded that "the upper line was by the side of the Yongdao, and the ministers were dismounted outside the door." Go up three kneels and nine kowtows, and go forward three salutes in Yibao City; There is a difference in rewarding the inner prison of the mausoleum and the people of the mausoleum. It is forbidden to pick wood. The magistrate was ordered to make strict inspections and give a sacrificial speech. ”

The ceremony is solemn, Zhu Yongxing's attitude is respectful and humble, the number of rituals is respectful, and the momentum of the sacrifice is also sensational. In addition to the invited spectators, the participants went up to the "White Pavilion". Down to the "hooligans with feeding", "tens of thousands of fathers and old servants", the audience is blocked. And behind the hustle and bustle, something has quietly changed.

"Hong Xing?" Zhu Yongxing's mind appeared watermelon knife and Gu Chaozai, if it weren't for these associations, this era name is actually very meaningful, the word Hong is taken from the "Hongwu" year name of Emperor Gao; Xing, there is a sense of revival and rejuvenation, which is very in line with the current shape.

He shook his head slightly. Zhu Yongxing shook off his distracting thoughts and carefully looked at the country name below. At present, the military is in full swing, and he means that like the era names taken by many founding monarchs, it means that it is necessary to show the power of martial arts.

As a result, there are fewer options to choose from. Longwu, Shaowu, Hanwu, Guangwu, etc. can not be used, only Shengwu, Yangwu, Zhenwu, Zhaowu are left, and most of the ministers support the use of Zhaowu as the national name. Shengwu is the words of Shengming Yingwu and praising the emperor. used too much, and it did not meet Zhang Xianwu's requirements; Yangwu and Zhenwu are a bit straightforward and popular.

It's just this Zhaowu - Zhu Yongxing remembers the rebellion of the three feudatories in history. Wu Sangui was called the emperor in Hengyang, which was the Zhaowu year name.

"Soldiers show their strength, in order to face the gap between the heroes. It is said to be committed to armament; Ten thousand horses neighed and Zhaowu, and the general controlled the strings at night. It is said to show martial power. Zha Rulong saw that Zhu Yongxing's fingers were dotted again and again on Zhaowu, and he looked hesitant, so he quoted the ancient text to explain.

Zhu Yongxing nodded. With a faint smile, he used a cinnabar pen to circle Zhaowu. What hasn't happened in history, why should I linger, Wu Sangui is Wu Sangui, how can he be compared?

Since Zhu Yongxing decided to abolish the eunuch system. Although the eunuch system of thousands of years was replaced by the female official system, it was limited to various government affairs such as etiquette, personnel, regulations, finance, clothing, food, housing, and transportation. In other words, it is to help Zhu Yongxing sort out the copywriting, do some miscellaneous work on the text, and draft important matters such as laws and regulations, which will be handled by the confidential office.

The confidential office is equivalent to Zhu Yongxing's staff group and private secretary group, and now it has been renamed the Prime Minister's Office, and the confidential person is selected to write the counselor and assist Zhu Yongxing in handling government affairs. If compared with the previous institutions, the Prime Minister's Office is equivalent to the chief celebrant and supervisor, but Zhu Yongxing is close to him, and his status is not high, and his influence is not small.

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing was about to ascend the throne as emperor, the staff of the Prime Minister's Office were all happy in their hearts and their attitudes became more and more respectful. Zhu Yongxing, in the end, still has the habit of modern people, he doesn't like to take big for no reason, but he can't help but laugh with everyone.

But now, the people I see are cautious, the etiquette is annoying, and there are fewer and fewer people who can accompany him to laugh. The idle official, the general, even if he gave him to sit and signed his ass diagonally, did not dare to sit down. It is necessary to know that the ancients were the most jealous of the humble rank, the four officials saw the first official, according to the emperor's decree, they had to kneel and speak, thinking of the TV they watched in later generations, what kind of character, even the people could laugh with the emperor, like a family, it was really ridiculous and ridiculous.

"Your Majesty—" Pan Yongchang, an official of the Prime Minister's Office, said cautiously: "Wei Chen thinks that this holy decree to prohibit women from binding their feet in the world can be delayed?" It is a great joy to be enthroned, and if it is because of this—"

Although he has not ascended the throne, the major event has been decided, the original subordinates have all become micro-ministers, the title has changed, and the etiquette has also changed, which makes Zhu Yongxing a little uncomfortable.

Zhu Yongxing nodded with a wry smile and said, "Then change the holy decree to an exhortation, so that the people of the world know that foot binding is not good, and it is enough to correct it slowly." ”

After recovering Jiangnan, Zhu Yongxing was also observing and thinking during this time. He realized that it was better not to force corrections with the legal system of orders for the time being, unless the world was stable, and he could let it go and implement it by forceful means.

If the desire to seek treatment is too serious, it is easy to cause turmoil. Zhu Yongxing stabilized his mentality and realized that Jiangnan was different from other regions, and the governance methods should not be too drastic for the time being. The so-called upper is good, and the lower must follow. He felt that it might take a little longer for his subordinates and the people to know his likes and dislikes, but traditions and customs could still be changed.

Another example is the imperial examination, Zhu Yongxing wants to abolish the eight-share scholar, but he can't do it categorically, and there must be a buffer period. So, he had to think of a workaround, so that the academy could increase the enrollment scale and subdivide the professional teaching, what is the Ming Sutra, the Ming Law, the Ming Calculation, and so on. Then, after ascending the throne, it is inevitable to open Enke, those jinshi or temporarily can be the chief officials, but they must be supplemented by officials from the academy; Or enter the academy and then choose a major for further study, and then work in the local area, or enrich the departments according to the major.

For those who are greedy, the landlords and gentry who are exempted from the grain and still do not let it benefit the people, Zhu Yongxing will not openly condemn the crime for the time being, but will order the Ministry of Supervision to record the case. Wait until the country is completely recovered, and then settle the account with them.

Of course, Zhu Yongxing is not just so laissez-faire. After the restoration of Jiangnan, a lot of property and land of Qing Dynasty officials were obtained, and Sichuan needed people to reclaim and build, and some land tickets could be cashed locally, and the rest enjoyed more preferential policies to attract people to Sichuan. (To be continued......)