Chapter 235: Jingzhao Settlement (End of Volume 1)
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After Concubine Rong and Shangguan Jing'an learned the will of the crown prince and the king, they were overjoyed, surprised and puzzled, and their feelings were extremely complicated.
The joy is that Shangguan Jing'an was finally made the crown prince, and after so many years of planning, he finally got his wish;
What is surprising is that the princes are crowned kings, will it affect Shangguan Jing'an's position as the crown prince? A few years ago, they still remember the rebellion of the Sheng Kings very clearly;
What I don't understand is, why did the emperor suddenly issue a royal decree? This is a potential threat to Shangguan Jing'an, shouldn't the emperor clear all obstacles so that Shangguan Jing'an can ascend the throne? How can a king be crowned?
When Emperor Changtai stayed in Zhongcui Palace that night, Concubine Rong also made a few petty temperaments in her joy, fully expressing her joy at the emperor's being canonized as the crown prince and the dissatisfaction of the princes and princes.
Emperor Changtai only smiled "hehe", but he didn't have a half explanation of his will, which made Concubine Rong even more shocked and angry in her heart.
On the second day, Concubine Rong hurriedly summoned Shen Ning into the palace, and she couldn't figure out the matter of the princes being crowned kings, and she was very flustered, and even wondered if the emperor had other ideas.
These princes were crowned kings, which was a great threat to her own emperor, she was unwilling, and she would not let such a thing happen, of course, she still asked the Shen family for help.
Shen Ning was also a little surprised when he knew about the decree, but he was not as anxious as Concubine Rong. Grandfather had already told her about the emperor's intentions, and the reason why she entered the palace today was to persuade Concubine Rong.
When Concubine Rong said that she must prevent several princes from becoming kings, and even destroy them all. Shen Ning spoke.
"Niangniang, do you still remember, the history books say that Li Ji was lost?" Shen Ning's tone was calm, and he asked Concubine Rong like this.
"Kurihime's loss? Emperor Jing supported Li Ji with his sons, and Li Ji was angry, and her words were not disrespect......ful," Concubine Rong muttered, she was no stranger to this period of history. Could it be that the emperor also means this?
"Niangniang is right. Li Ji refused to treat the princes well, and Emperor Jing was worried about the future of the princes. Then the son of the Wang family was appointed as the crown prince, and the mother must also remember it. Grandfather said, the monarch's father, the emperor's benevolence, both the monarch and the father, such an arrangement is reasonable. The mother must not have a grudge. What the Twelve Princes have to do now is to wait quietly for the ceremony to be conferred. It is necessary to show love for brothers, but also to be cautious in words and deeds, and do not let the emperor think that the twelve princes do not tolerate brothers, otherwise the emperor will think that the twelve princes have lost their benevolent hearts, and things may change. Shen Ning expressed Shen Huashan's meaning very clearly, and Concubine Rong was slightly stunned when she heard it.
Grandfather also said. Father, father, the emperor's will is naturally right. Those who are subordinate to others only need to observe the divine will and do things according to the will, and there is no need to think much about the others. Shen Ning said again.
In fact, Shen Huashan's meaning is very clear, that is, to let Concubine Rong keep to herself, and now she doesn't have to do anything, just wait patiently.
Concubine Rong thought about Shen Huashan's words, and felt that Shen Huashan's words were very reasonable, and there was already Li Ji as a model. She didn't want to make the same mistake, so she calmed down and concentrated on serving Emperor Changtai, gentle and obedient, ignoring the affairs of the court and China, but listening to Emperor Changtai's will and arrangements.
The twelve princes also said a lot of good things for several princes in front of Emperor Changtai, saying that the royal brothers were crowned kings. As the emperor's younger brother, he was also happy in his heart, and asked Emperor Changtai to change the rich place to these royal brothers, saying that he had no trouble with the princes, and the brothers were also extremely affectionate and loving.
Emperor Changtai was very satisfied with the performance of Concubine Rong and the Twelve Princes. I felt that my decision to make the Twelve Princes the crown prince was very correct.
He felt that the twelve princes also loved the threatening royal brothers so much, which showed that they were benevolent and virtuous, and they were the most suitable candidates for the prince, so he ordered Zhang Sheng, the head of the inner chamberlain, to urge Si Tiantai to announce the auspicious day of the crown prince as soon as possible, regardless of this.
When the autumn wind is cold, the atmosphere in Jingzhao begins to become joyful and expectant, from the harem concubines to the big and small officials, down to the ordinary people, they are all looking forward to the arrival of the crown prince's canonization ceremony!
Even the gradually cold weather can't stop people's enthusiasm, and when people are tasting crabs and chrysanthemums, they will discuss one or two sentences: When will the crown prince's canonization ceremony arrive, I am really looking forward to it; The crown prince's canonization ceremony is very grand, I really want to watch it.
Of course, they were not qualified to attend the ceremony at all, and such an interesting discussion was just the curiosity and imagination of ordinary people.
As soon as Emperor Changtai's official Jing'an gave his will, the officials of Si Tiantai were ready to fight, and they received a very difficult task, that is, to announce the auspicious day of the crown prince as soon as possible!
This is not an ordinary thing, Si Tianjian Jun Fule has been watching the stars on the star-picking platform for many days, and Si Tiantai's five senses are and Si Tiancheng Shen Yule are also calculating the calendar to assist Jun Fule.
After Zhang Sheng, the leader of the inner chamberlain, was ordered to go to Si Tiantai to urge him several times, Si Tiantai finally gave the date of the eighth day of the first month of December, which is the best day for this year and the first half of next year.
The crown prince is the prince of the country, and the canonization of the crown prince means that there are successors to the empire, which means the beginning of the country's longevity.
This is the most important thing in the Dayong Imperial Court, there is no one!
Since Si Tiantai gave the auspicious day, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and Shaofu Supervisor have begun to get busy, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wei Jindu, Taichang Qing Ji Zibai and Shaofu Supervisor Xue Dengting personally abbot this crown prince's ceremony.
The first thing to do is to reopen the East Palace, which was originally sealed, and renovate the layout of the furnishings inside.
There is some entanglement in the middle, and Empress Jiang is especially unwilling, how can the East Palace of this palace be reopened? But the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple said: the ritual system is needed! Emperor Changtai ordered the reopening of the East Palace, which made the queen cold to Concubine Rong for many days. But who cares?
Jiang Bowen, the general of the Longyou Guard, is far away from Jingzhao, how can he take care of so much?
The so-called etiquette is a strict hierarchy and strict humility, that is, everything has a law, and every journey and every line shows the rules, especially the big ceremony of canonizing the crown prince. There must be no mistakes.
The last time the crown prince was canonized was when Prince De was more than 30 years ago, and at that time, Emperor Changtai had not long ascended the throne, and the ceremony of Prince De's canonization was not very grand, and now, it can't be copied.
The twelve princes are not from the queen, this time the crown prince canonization ceremony is too different from the last time, how should this time the canonization ceremony be carried out?
Etiquette is the foundation of the state. Dayong has been established for more than 200 years, although the law of etiquette and righteousness has long been complete, but the emperors of the past dynasties have modified and changed.
On this issue, the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple argued endlessly, and they were unable to reach a consensus on the formulation of detailed rules.
How to put this sacrifice. How many gold threads do you need for that dress, whether the ritual vessels are placed with bronze or ancient jade ritual vessels, whether the ritual vessels are seven or five, etc., more than two months have passed, and the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple have not come up with specific regulations, which makes Xue Dengting, the chief supervisor of the Shaofu, anxious!
He had run to the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple many times to urge: You two brothers hurry up and make a decision, after the rules of the prince's ceremony come out. My young eunuch also has to rush to make dresses, rush to place the festival sacrifice jade, prepare the seal of the law and make a hundred official worship tables, etc., which all take time! If you don't agree on this, you won't have time to prepare these things, and if you miss the auspicious day of the eighth day of the twelfth month, you will be in great trouble!
Wei Jindu and Ji Zibai also knew that time passed day by day, but there were indeed many problems. The officials of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple couldn't, so they hurriedly found out the etiquette records of the crown prince in the Dayong Dynasty for reference, and found that the ancestral ritual system of the previous crown prince really did not meet the situation of the twelve princes!
The situation of Emperor Changtai back then was somewhat similar to that of the Twelve Princes, but it couldn't be the same thing. Although Emperor Changtai was not born by the Empress Dowager Ciyi. But he was brought up by the Empress Dowager Ciyi, and his biological mother died early, so he can be canonized according to the orthodox prince, the twelve princes, what should I do?
The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple can't make a final decision, so they can only report to Emperor Changtai for the difficulty, and in the end it was Emperor Changtai who spoke: Just do it according to the etiquette system of the year!
Emperor Changtai spoke, and this controversy came to an end. With basic instructions. The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple naturally acted according to the etiquette records of Emperor Changtai that year, and soon formulated the detailed rules for the canonization of the twelve princes, and then the Shaofu Supervisor hurriedly prepared dresses, ritual utensils and other matters according to these rules.
In the midst of such bumps, the weather is getting colder and colder. Finally, in December, the crown prince's canonization ceremony is about to take place.
"Have you checked the dress and other matters? There's no room for error! Shen Huashan said to Shen Zejing, his tone was low, and there was no smile on his face, which showed the importance he attached to this matter.
The canonization of the crown prince is the top priority, as long as this ceremony is successfully completed, the twelve princes are the real princes, and their status will be recognized by the temple, the ritual system and the society, so everything must be meticulous.
Shen Huashan and Shen Zejing and others not only need to be cautious in their own dresses and manners, but also take into account the situation of the twelve princes to deal with the canonization ceremony.
Earlier, Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites had sent special officials and ritual officials to teach the twelve princes the etiquette of the day of canonization, and they had also practiced several times, according to Rong Guifei, the twelve princes had been familiar with what they were going to do that day.
It is difficult to say how a fifteen and a half-year-old child will behave on such an important occasion as the canonization ceremony, and now Shen Huashan only hopes that what Rong Guifei said is accurate.
"The dresses are ready. The correction officer on the side of the Twelve Princes also said that everything was prepared, and the performance of the Twelve Princes was acceptable. The officials of Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites are actually more nervous than us, and they have to go to the Twelve Princes' Mansion several times a day these days, just for fear that something will go wrong during the ceremony. Shen Zejing replied.
He remembered Wei Jindu's frowning brows, and it was estimated that all the officials were nervous about this canonization ceremony. Thinking about it, if something goes wrong in such an important ceremony, the corrector and the superintendent of the imperial history will be impeached, and it is possible to lose the black gauze hat and even worry about their lives.
"Let's hope everything will be fine in three days." Shen Huashan's face was slightly gloomy, and the most difficult road had already been halfway through. This canonization ceremony is a step to the sky, if he falls, Shen Huashan doesn't know what to do.
The day before the canonization ceremony, Zhang Shengfeng, the head of the inner chamberlain, aimed at the main hall of the palace Hanyuan Hall to furnish the throne incense case, and placed the special edict case, the book case, and the treasure case in the palace in the middle of the main hall in front of the throne. The Jingo Left Guard is responsible for guarding and protecting all the objects of the Hanyuan Palace.
After Zhang Sheng set up the Hanyuan Palace, Wei Jingyao, Shen Ke, Wei Jindu, Ji Zibai and others also went to inspect and verify, and every detail could not be missed.
On the eighth day of the twelfth month, from the beginning of the day, the officials of Jingzhao began to act.
The left guard of Jinwu is majestically arranged on the east and west sides outside the imperial city, and the flag hunting outside the gate of the Yuan Palace is carried out, and the guard of honor is solemn.
Horses, carriages, ceremonial music, drum music, tigers and leopards are all displayed, and drum music and honor guards are all on display to welcome and send the book treasure to the twelve princes. Greeting the Twelve Princes.
Hundreds of civil and military officials wore court clothes and gathered outside the Hanyuan Hall according to their positions, waiting for the important moment of canonization.
Shang Baoqing, Wei Jingyao, and Huang Yanqing, who were guarding Baoqing, went to the Zichen Hall to welcome Emperor Changtai to the Taimiao together, and the twelve princes, dressed in ceremonial crowns, had already stood in front of His Majesty in front of the Hanyuan Palace.
The upper body of the crown made this fifteen-year-old boy majestic. Nine white beads, nine chapters of Xuanyi, jade sword, jade dart head and other clothing and ornaments indicate that this fifteen-year-old boy is the prince of the country.
Shen Huashan stood among the court officials and looked at the young man, feeling both nervous and happy. It's also a little heavy. Finally, at this important time, the twelve princes supported by the Shen family are finally going to perform the crown prince ceremony!
The hardships of the past few years have finally come to fruition. However, he did not feel relaxed, because the crown prince was canonized, this was the end of the succession, but it was also the beginning of the struggle for the emperor. After the canonization, the prince's path may be more risky.
However, Shen Huashan's thoughts did not last, a sound of drum music sounded, relying on the army to play elegant music, Emperor Changtai ascended to the throne in the music, and the canonization ceremony officially began!
This time, Ji Zibai, the canonization of the courtesy, solemnly guided the twelve princes to the dragon chair throne of Emperor Changtai and faced the throne in the north. Wei Jingyao stood in the northwest of the Twelve Princes, stood to the east, and began to read out Emperor Changtai's plan to appoint the Twelve Princes as the crown prince.
The book reads:
Since I ascended the throne by the edict of the emperor, all military affairs have been important. The administrative end of the employment is not tireless, and he does not dare to be self-assured. Xu Yinghong continued, dreamed of being conscientious all night, looking up to the ancestor Mo Lie Zhao, entrusted to the heavy, undertaking the celebration of the line, and ending in Yuanliang. The Twelfth Prince, Shangguan Jing'an. The Japanese table is wonderful, the talent is beautiful, and the providence belongs, and the original edict is hereby obeyed. Carry the ceremony, bow down to public opinion, I would like to tell heaven and earth, Zongmiao, Sheji, grant the treasure, set up as the crown prince, and be in the East Palace, with the unity of 10,000 years, with the heart of the four seas.
Announce it to the world, and make it hear.
This policy book is from Zhongshu Province, it is Shen Huashan's handwriting, written in a simple and solemn manner, Wei Jingyao is full of praise for this policy.
When he read it out at this time, his voice was also sonorous and powerful, and the courtiers standing in front of Han Yuan Point were solemn.
After Wei Jingyao finished reading it, Shen Ke, a servant of the door, held the prince's seal and handed it to the twelve princes with a solemn expression.
Such a scene, although it has been rehearsed many times, but at this moment the twelve princes felt restrained in their hearts, he strongly maintained his composure, tried to complete the actions he had to do, bowed again and again, and then took the prince's scarf tremblingly.
After the twelve princes took the seal, they kowtowed three times again, and then held the book and the treasure servant. Ji Zibai, the confessor, shouted loudly: "Crown Prince Shangguan Jing'an! The courtiers responded: "Yes! The canonization ceremony began*.
The three princes and six marquis of Dayong are stepping up to the next level, going to the palace to congratulate, and calling for long live the emperor, also known as the crown prince Chitose.
Emperor Changtai was also overjoyed, and celebrated three days after announcing the ceremony, giving amnesty to the world. Hanyuan Hall became lively and happy for a while, regardless of the prince's book!
After the canonization, the twelve princes were welcomed and carried into the renovated East Palace under the support of hundreds of officials, under the encouragement of musical instruments, together with the book and the seal.
Then, the twelve princes went to Kunning Palace to thank the queen, and then visited the temple, paid homage to the ancestors, and sacrificed to Sheji, and the identity of the twelve princes, the crown prince, was finally established, which was orthodox for the East Palace.
It's these trips, but it's a trip that the princes can't complete in their lifetimes! And now, with the support of the Shen family and the will of Emperor Changtai, the Twelve Princes have finally completed these most important steps.
After everything was done, Shen Huashan showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.
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