The four princes and the two prime ministers rushed to the interior, and the sky was already dawning. Dozens of people from the early dynasty who came in to the military aircraft department and the study room to line up and wait for Ortai and Zhang Tingyu to meet with them, as well as officials from other provinces who went to Beijing to report on their work, were all waiting outside the Xihua Gate, looking at the stars with cold air. Zhang Tingyu dismounted with the crowd, and when he saw that Li Wei's official sedan chair was also there, he ordered the eunuch guarding the door: "It is rumored that Li Wei will come in immediately, and the rest of the officials will all return to the palace." "Anyway, go straight through the northeast corner gate of Wuying Hall with everyone, from the west side of Hongwen Pavilion, enter the Tianjie through the Longzong Gate, and go north along the Yongdao from the main gate of the Qianqing Gate. Sixty-four red candles coiled around the thick golden dragon were lit in each direction in the hall, and twelve eunuchs hung their hands in front of the golden and green Sumeru seat. Seven people stood in a row under the Danqi of the Qianqing Palace, and bowed three times and bowed nine times to the main hall, Zhang Tingyu saw that the first-class guard on duty was Zhang Wuge, so he beckoned him to come over and said, "There is a will." As he spoke, he picked up the gold medal arrow that Emperor Yongzheng used to dispatch soldiers and horses from the five cities for inspection.

"Originally, I didn't believe in the reason of Zhongtang." Fifth Brother Zhang said with a smile: "But this is the rule, this palace stores the emperor's edict, which is the fundamental place in the world." "He is an old guard who is nearly seventy years old, from the forty-sixth year of Kangxi to the present twenty-eight years, other guards have been replaced one after another, but he has not left the inner part of the house, and what he has taken is his loyalty. The fifth brother took it, inspected it under the lamp, and saw four words cast on it:

As if I were there

Liang Sensen Huang Chengcheng flashed brightly, hurriedly handed Zhang Tingyu back with both hands, and knelt down trembling with his horseshoe sleeves "horn".

"On the orders of Emperor Yongzheng," Zhang Tingyu said calmly, "The prime minister of the cabinet led the ministers of the interior to go to the study, and the ministers Zhang Tingyu and Ortai together with the guards of the Qianqing Palace opened the edict of the throne, and I admire this!" ”

"Fifth Brother Zhang...... Decree ......"

Fifth Brother Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground, had weak legs and almost collapsed to the ground, only to raise his head for a long time and ask in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... He's dead? I saw Zhongtang the day before yesterday, didn't I say ......" Zhang Tingyu saw that the muscles on his face twitched and trembled, and the old tears were cloudy, knowing that he was about to start crying, he hurriedly whispered: "This is not the place to cry, and it is not the time, be careful to disobey the order!" Hurry, do the errand! ”

"Chirp ......"

Fifth Brother Zhang got up to wipe away his tears and said, "Please wait on the spot, the servants and the two Zhongtang will take the edict." ”

The edict is stored behind the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque in the Qianqing Palace. This is the method pioneered by Emperor Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi was eight years old, fifteen temples Mo Duyun Zhi captured Aobai, twenty-three years old the first to level the three feudatories, conquered Taiwan and pacified the rebellion in Xinjiang, governed the Yellow River to repair the transport, lightly dismissed the thin Fu Xiuming politics, and raised the Chinese Kyushu for 61 years, which can be regarded as the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, and the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Only in his later years, the two abolished princes, the kings coveted the throne and seized the throne, which was a great regret for life. Therefore, after deposing the prince Yinren for the second time, he decided not to establish a prince again. The golden book of the proposed successor is deposited here. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he issued an edict to "write as a permanent example". Rao is like this, Yongzheng's eighth and ninth brothers plotted to usurp and died in prison, and Yongzheng's son Hongshi was cut to death for the position of prince. Since Hongshi's death, the Qianqing Palace has actually become a forbidden place for the cardinal to store this secret edict. Zhang Tingyu and Ortai were about to enter the hall with Fifth Brother Zhang, but they heard someone next to them say:

"Three adults, slow down."

When the three of them looked back together, it was Prince Bao Hongli. Prince Bao was wearing four dragon coats, pedaling green satin soap boots, and in the shadow of the lamp, he saw the ten eastern pearls on the crown of the prince of the two-layer golden dragon trembling slightly, shining brightly. is really like a star, his face is like a full moon, because of his neat grooming, he is twenty-five years old, and he still looks as young and delicate as eighteen or nineteen years old, but he seems to have just cried, and his white face has a thin halo. Emperor Yongzheng has ten sons, only four sons are alive, Hongshi has died, Hongday is a dirty cat in the grandson of the Kangxi emperors, all day long behind closed doors at home to play bird cages to boil eagles, and a group of monks and Taoists participate in Zen alchemy, sometimes do not wash their faces for several months. The youngest was less than three years old. The successor written in the edict was destined to be Prince Bao. Hearing him greet, everyone was surprised. Ortai and Zhang Tingyu hurriedly turned around and said, "The fourth master (the fourth in the Hongli Xuya ranking), what do you command?" ”

"It's time to pass on the news that Hong will come to listen to the order." Hongli frowned and said, "He is the blood of the first emperor like me. In this great change, it is not good for him not to come. After saying that, he looked at everyone, and only at this glance showed a maturity and ability commensurate with his actual age. Zhang Tingyu knew that this was too much, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "What the fourth master said is that the minister was negligent. The fifth brother asked the guards of Qianqingmen to pass it, just build a ladder here, and wait for the fifth master and the tenth master to arrive, and then take the edict to read. ”

When we say "build a ladder", we actually "put a ladder". At that time, when the edict was placed, three tall wooden cabinets were designed, and the cabinets were trapezoidal and layer by layer, just enough to reach the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque, and the "wooden cabinet" was placed behind the imperial screen. Ortai stood aside and watched the movement of the people, only to feel dizzy. Yesterday morning, Yongzheng also met with himself and Zhang Tingyu in the Old Summer Palace, discussed the affairs of Miaojiang for more than an hour, and discussed sending a minister Zhang Zhao who knew the art of war from the clan relatives. Because of the discussion of the righteousness of Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, Yongzheng also smiled and said: "Zhang Zhao's number 'Proud Layman' is still given by me." It's a pity that his true intentions are indefatigable, and it is inevitable that he will have to hand over to the ministry and suffer a little vulgarity. Life is like a dream, everything is empty, he is so smart that he can't understand this reason, and he dominates his subordinates with grievances, how can there be an undefeated? These words are still in my ears, and they are now a thing of the past. Ortai was thinking wildly, and Wubeile Hongtian had staggered over from the Qianqing Gate. At this time, the sky has been brightened, I saw that Hongli was untidy, his hair was scattered, his blue and yellow face was red, and his eyes were red, and he looked like he was not in the same age as Hongli, and his appearance was not ugly, but this was not rough, compared to Hongli, it was really an underground and a sky. Zhang Tingyu was afraid that he would cry, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said gently: "Lord Wang, the overall situation is not stable at this time, and we must do things in mourning." Please stand side by side with Prince Heyi and wait for the reading of the edict of Emperor Daxing. As he was talking, Fifth Brother Zhang came over and said, "The ladder has been set up, please ...... the two of you."

So, in full view of everyone, Zhang Tingyu, Ortai and Zhang Wuge walked up the stairs with heavy steps to the top of the hall, and fixed a rosewood box with an iron hoop under the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque, Zhang Wuge took out the key and opened it, took out a small gold kui as big as a heavy and shiny Go box, and solemnly handed it over to Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu slowly came down like a baby who had just fallen to the ground, stood on the Danqi, swept his eyes, glanced at Ortai, and handed over the gold to Fifth Brother Zhang. Almost at the same time, the two people each took out a golden key from their waists - there were two keyholes in the front of the golden kui, and the two keys were gently rotated at the same time, and the spring "clicked", and the golden treasure was already wide open. Inside, the yellow silk cover is bordered by gold threads, and the edict is laid flat. Zhang Tingyu carefully took out his hands and held them in his palms, and let Ertai and Zhang Wuge see it, and said softly: "This is the Manchu and Han combined national letters, please declare the Chinese language first, and I will declare the Chinese." He turned his face to a few princes and said: "Now read out the edict of the emperor of Xiandaxing, and the ministers will kneel and listen!" ”

"Hooray!"

Manchu was designated as a Chinese language in the Qing Dynasty, and Manchus who did not understand Manchu could not enter the study. The Qing Dynasty has been established for 91 years, and the language of food has long been sinicized, and there are few people who speak Manchu. Several princes listened to Orshan's grunt, and they were all at a loss, but Hongli bowed his head and knocked repeatedly, and he didn't know what to say in Manchu. Sounds plausible, but it seems to be a gratitude. Zhang Tingyu saw that everyone was just kowtowing in confusion, so he took the edict and recited:

Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said: The fourth son of the emperor Hongli Longri Tianbiao is valuable and can be a king. That is, the heirs of Hongli inherited the throne and succeeded Pixu of the Qing Dynasty. Chin this! Yongzheng first year in August in the Huanyu book.

This time, everyone really heard it clearly, and they leaned over and kowtowed in unison and said, "The ministers obey the orders of the first emperor!" ”

"A kingdom cannot be without a king for a day." Zhang Tingyu listened to the edicts of the kings, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart, and said slowly, "The first emperor's imperial body has not yet entered Zifeng'an, so please ask Prince Bao to ascend the throne and preside over all major policies." After that, he and Ortai stepped forward together, and one of them raised a wailing and cried Hongli who could not stand on the ground. The main hall of the Qianqing Palace immediately became busy like boiling water, dismantling the ladder of the ladder, placing the throne of the throne, dusting and dusting, grinding ink and laying paper. It only took a moment for everything to stop. By this time it was dawn.

Hongli sat on the Sumeru throne in the middle of the Qianqing Palace, and his heart was still confused and chaotic. The dragon seat of the dragon is wide and high, the bright yellow soft jacket is cold and soft, enough to sit three people, sit in the middle, and the sandalwood handrails on both sides can be said to be completely false. In the past, I waited here for errands, but I felt that the people sitting here were noble**, and today I sat on it to really appreciate the taste of "not relying on the four sides" and being alone. For a moment, he was a little strange, why didn't he feel this way when he waited under this case yesterday? Even the uncle brothers, Zhang Tingyu and Ortai, who were very familiar with each other, suddenly became strangers. After being stunned for a long time, Hongli suddenly realized that he was no longer the "Prince Bao", but the first person to rule Huaxia and the universe! His face immediately flushed with a hint of flush, his eyes were serene and dignified, and he watched several ministers salute in front of the throne, and only after a while did he say, "I am tired all night and tired." Get up! ”

"Shane ......"

"I really didn't expect that my father would unload this thousand catties of burden on my shoulders." Hongli said, "Speaking of which, Huang Ama's royal body has been uneasy for six years, cold and hot, like malaria but not malaria, I don't know how many methods have been used, but it is not good." The day before yesterday, I went to the Old Summer Palace to see Huang Amma, and Ama still took my hand and said, 'Recently, I have been restless, my body is scorched, and this fever cannot go down, I am afraid I will not be able to get up.' There are many internal and external affairs, and I am going to fall ill, so you and your brothers and ministers have to take care of it more'...... I didn't expect it to become a proverb two days later, and today I suddenly ascended to the great treasure, thinking about the words of the first emperor, the sound and appearance are like that, can it not make people sad? His heart suddenly felt a sour heat, and tears were already pouring out of his eyes.

No one expected this opening remark, but to put it mildly, it was all about Yongzheng's body, which was reasonable and moving. But Zhang Tingyu and Ortai immediately heard the words: Emperor Daxing was by no means a "violent death", but a long-term illness and finally a long life. Therefore, the scene in the Xinghua Spring Pavilion must be deeply covered and never spread out. Seeing that it was empty, Zhang Tingyu was about to speak, but Ortai said beside him: "The emperor doesn't have to be sad. Emperor Daxing ruled the universe for three years for ten years, and died at the age of 58, which is already the highest life expectancy among people. The first emperor succeeded the holy ancestor Mo Lie, cultivated politics, was organized, diligent and loved the people, and worked hard all night, which is a rare saint in the ages. The minister thought that he should be given a good name according to the ancestors' rules and serve the dragon's lair, which is the most important thing at this time. ”

"It can be regulated according to the ancestral mausoleum." Hongli glanced at Ortai and said, "The existing people who followed the former emperor have all gone to guard the tomb. Although Ortai did not say it explicitly, he vaguely swept it over with "ancestral examples", obviously wanting to follow the precedents of Taizu Nurhachi and Emperor Taizong, and bury all the eunuchs and palace maids in the Xinghua Spring Pavilion in one body. Of course, Hongli didn't want the truth of Yongzheng's violent death to spread, but he felt that Ortai's intentions were too vicious. So he changed his tone and changed the word "I" to "I", "Confucius said that loyalty and filial piety, as well as courtesy, righteousness and shame, are nothing more than for the sake of the world." I will treat others with kindness, and people will not bear me. If the matter of Xinghua Spring Pavilion is leaked, it has its own national law and family law, how can it violate the holy decree of the ancestor and the holy ancestor to resume the funeral, and it will be martyred regardless of the good and the bad? As soon as Ortai opened his mouth, he touched this nail, which was neither soft nor hard, and his face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minion's mind cannot escape the holy sword. The emperor's teachings are! Hongli nodded and said, "You also have a reason." This matter is on you—I thought, there are a few things that need to be done immediately: the name of the Daxing Emperor and the temple number must be decided. The name of my year will be determined, and then hundreds of officials will be summoned to announce the Chinese and foreign, and the Ministry of Rites will preside over the preparation of the funeral, which will stabilize the court situation. There are also some common gratitudes, which should be discussed after the funeral. ”

Zhang Tingyu listened to the secret thought in his heart, Prince Bao is worthy of being the Emperor of the Holy Ancestor himself, the elder brother of the emperor who has been in the court for a long time. These things are all prepared to be said by themselves, but they are all said by Hongli without leakage. Thinking about it, he took a step forward and bowed down and said, "The emperor's plan is very appropriate. It doesn't take much time to set the temple number and the year name. The slave then sent an edict to order the chief officials of the Yamen of the Shuntian Mansion of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing to enter the court to wait for the order. ”

"These things are all handled by Li Wei - Gao Wuyong, you go and announce that Li Wei is coming in." Hongli said calmly, "You stay here and set the temple name and the year name of me." After that, he turned his face and asked, "Fifth uncle, seventeenth uncle, and three younger brothers, what do you see?" Yunlu hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is true." The ministers didn't say it. ”

It was only at this point that people felt that the atmosphere was a little more relaxed. Zhang Tingyu is a veteran here, bowed his head and groaned for a while, and said: "The slave will briefly describe it first, if there are any shortcomings, and then ask the emperor and the princes and ministers to correct the addendum." What does the emperor think? Seeing Hongli nodded, Fang said word by word: "First Emperor Daxing's Tianbiao Qiwei, Great Wisdom Shucheng, Hongcai Wanton, Yun Gong Kerang, Generous and tolerant, Tianzhang Ruifa, Candlelight like a god - according to this, the slave thought that the text could be set as 'Jing Tianchang Yun Jianzhong Table Text, Wu Yingming, Xinyi, Rui, Saint, Great Filial Piety, and Sincerity', I don't know what the emperor and you think?" ”

Several ministers in the palace looked at each other. Although this is an official article, but there is no real talent and real learning, even if it is a praise of the saint, it is inevitable that the yellow tone will go off the board, Ortai has set the purpose of "it is better not to say it if it is not good", and he will not fight with Zhang Tingyu in the ring on this. Other people who are willing to show off here, so they all echoed and said in unison: "Very good." ”

"I thought it was good, too." Hongli said, "However, Emperor Daxing has been merciful and benevolent to the poor all his life, and the word 'generosity' should be added to show the sainthood." ”

Yongzheng was in power for thirteen years, with the purpose of rectifying the rule of officials, purging discipline and strict criminal laws, and was a rare emperor who copied his family. He is yin by nature, he will report on his eyes, and his faults in finding fault with people are pervasive, and he often squeezes officials into embarrassment. Even Yongzheng himself admits that he is "strict and mean". Hongli stared and said nonsense, insisting on adding the word "Kuanren"! But at this time, I had to say yes. Zhang Tingyu thought about it, this was specially proposed by Xinjun, and it must be placed before "Xinyi", so he wrote it in one breath. He raised his head and said: "This is the text, please ask the emperor to show it." Hongli thought for a while and said, "It's the 'Xian' Emperor." Erudite and able to do good can be called 'constitution', and the emperor deserves this title. As for the temple number, the word 'Zong' is determined, 'Yi Xuan Yi Ye Rishi'. I think 'Sejong' is good. "Hongli said eloquently, looking forward to the bright light. Zhang Tingyu watched him grow up since he was a child, and Yongzheng worked together in the study in his later years. At that time, I just felt that Hongli was gentle, elegant, shrewd and intelligent, and when I saw the true color, I knew that it was a master who was more difficult to wait for than Yongzheng, so I was busy reining in the edge, Taoguang obscure, and abiding by the proverb of "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent".

"I'm not hard to wait." Hongli hung the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, picked up the ** held by the eunuch and took a sip, "I admire the emperor the most Grandpa Saint, and the most respectful is the Emperor Ama. My heart and my nature are in the same vein as my father and ancestors, and I pay attention to respecting heaven and ancestors, and loving your majesty. The benevolent man is also heavenly, and the heavenly man is 'dry', and my emperor name can be set as 'Qianlong'. Some of you are old ministers of two dynasties and some of you are old ministers of three dynasties, you should serve my ancestors and fathers, and govern the world with me, so that I can be the lord of a generation like the holy ancestors, and lead the Qing Dynasty to the extremely prosperous world. But with this thought, how can I wait? The court also did not hesitate to give the gift. ”

This is nothing less than a declaration of ascending to the pole, although Hongli said it euphemistically, but "respecting the heavens and the ancestors" is talking about the holy ancestor Kangxi. Respecting the father and the emperor is just doing the filial piety of the son. Emperor Yongzheng was in a hurry to levy violently, and he practiced harsh politics, and now he wants to turn over and learn from Naizu and rule the world with benevolence and filial piety. Everyone remembered that they had been on errands under Emperor Yongzheng for thirteen years, and they were still to blame for walking on thin ice every day. In an instant, there was a feeling of being in a different world, and my heart was relieved, and I was busy bowing my head and shouting:

"Long live Emperor Qianlong, long live it!"

Qianlong felt that the blood on his body suddenly surged to his face, and thousands of emotions surged into his heart, forcing himself to suppress his excitement, nodding solemnly, and said, "Today is not the time to discuss politics. It is necessary to hurry up and organize the funeral of Emperor Daxing. Zhang Tingyu. ”

"The minions are here."

"You come up with the purpose."

"Wow!"

Qianlong's upright body seemed to loosen a little, and said: "The son of man is filial, regardless of the son of heaven and the people, with sincerity and courtesy." Therefore, the old system of the Son of Heaven was mourned, and his heart was mourned for three years, and the funeral was replaced by days and months, and only the 27th funeral was served, which was unreasonable. I rule the world with filial piety, I must first set an example for myself, how can I make the people of the world serve filial piety for three years, and I only serve filial piety for twenty-seven days? The system has changed. Emperor Daxing was buried, and he set up a green house in the south of the Qianqing Palace, and I should do my best to be a filial son. Speaking of this, he saw that everyone was looking at him, and said: "But I am the son of heaven, and I am busy with government affairs. Therefore, within three years, I will do things as usual in the Qianqing Palace, and the elaborate ceremonies will be presided over by Wang Yunyi, so that I will not miss the major military affairs, and I can fulfill my duties as a filial son. ”

This is actually a funeral administration. In the past, it was Zhang Tingyu's suggestion that the old system of the Son of Heaven replace the month with the day of mourning, and it was nothing more than the meaning of shortening the emperor's mourning time so as not to neglect government affairs. Qianlong's remarks seem to have lengthened the date of the funeral, but in fact, even the official funeral on the 27th was canceled. Zhang Tingyu was knowledgeable, but he was also impeccable, so he only swallowed a mouthful of saliva and followed Qianlong's words into writing.

"The country has suddenly undergone great changes, and I am in mourning and mourning, I am afraid that there is a place where the spirit is not enough." Qianlong took the ink-drenched draft, nodded and said to everyone: "That is, Prince Zhuang Yunlu and Prince Guo Yunli will be the prime minister and minister, and they will accompany me as counselors, and they will immediately reward the princes." Hongxiao and Hongday were in charge of the military department, and Li Wei was also the secretary of the military department, handling military affairs and handling the defense affairs of the Beijing division. After saying that, he looked at Zhang Tingyu, and after a little hesitation, he said: "Zhang Tingyu and Ortai are the same, and the hereditary first-class light car captain will be rewarded, and the daily affairs of the study and the military aircraft department must be taken into account." That's it—understand? ”

"Wow! Obey the Divine Commandment—Thanksgiving! When everyone kowtowed together, thinking about saying something thankful to Dade, Qianlong had already gotten up, slowly sat down, and said: "If you don't have a good way, you should do it separately according to your own errands, I am in the Qianqing Palace, and those who are suspicious can come to see me at any time." ”

Qianlong waited for everyone to exit the palace gate, and wandered around the throne for a while with a little reluctance, pacing out of the hall, and the guards and eunuchs guarding the palace gate saw the new emperor come out, and knelt down with a large "sigh". Qianlong ignored it, waved his hand and got off the platform. Hongxiao and Hongday were directing the eunuchs to wear filial piety clothes and distribute filial piety hats under the east corridor in front of the palace, and when they saw Qianlong coming out, one of the two brothers was holding a filial piety hat, and the other was holding a hemp filial piety uniform, and they knelt on the ground, their faces were full of Qirong, and their lips trembled, but they didn't say anything. Qianlong looked at the snow-white clothes and hats, and then turned his face to look at the main gate of the Qianqing Palace that had been pasted with white paper and the curtain paper banners covered with white flowers everywhere.

"Huang Ama...... You...... That's it......" he was served by his two brothers in a daze, and he changed into a vegetarian suit. In an instant, as if someone had stabbed him with an awl, his face became extremely pale, "God...... It's true......" He had no tears, but his vision had become blurry. As if he didn't believe the reality in front of him, he tentatively took two steps towards the spirit shed, and his legs were weak and he almost fell to the ground!

Hongxiao and Hongday hurriedly took a step forward, and one by one they held Qianlong to death. Hongxiao said with a crying voice: "Good emperor...... You've got to hold on...... Nothing can happen at this time...... How many courtiers and how many pairs of eyes are looking at you outside! Hongtian was also full of sorrow, and cried quietly: "The coffin of the father and emperor has not been delivered, you can't hold it, we can't maintain the ......."

"Huang Ama...... You're going well—it's quick......" Qianlong howled dryly, two lines of hot tears poured down his cheeks, but he gritted his teeth to calm himself, and said to Hongxi: "Old Five, you and Hongxiao are on my side." I'm in a confused mood right now...... Passed the decree, the chief officials of the six ministries and the ministers above the second rank in Beijing went to the Old Summer Palace to greet the coffin of the emperor. The matter here is under the command of the king of the county......"