"Am I dressed solemnly enough today? There's no shame in it, right? Last time, when I went to the ancestral mausoleum of Fengyang on behalf of the first emperor to pay tribute to the ancestors, I seemed to wear it like this. There are so many happy events piled together this time, so there is no need to be more grand?"

On the New Year's Day of the first year of Longwu, early in the morning, in the newly rebuilt Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City of Nanjing, Zhu Changshu, Emperor of Longwu, was dressed up in a tedious manner in front of the polished silver mirror under the service of the palace maid and the concubine and daughter.

Nanjing Forbidden City as early as Zhu Yuanzhang period, the previous dynasty built Fengtian Palace, Huagai Palace, Wenhua Palace, Wuying Hall and other outer halls to deal with the government, the harem has Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, these are not only after arriving in Beijing, let alone the later Qing Dynasty.

It's just that the Nanjing palace is in disrepair, and when Zhu Changshu first ascended the throne last year, there were only two palaces left in the previous dynasty, and only one hall in the harem.

This Qianqing Palace took more than half a year to hastily rebuild, and Zhu Changshu also lowered the requirements for building materials, as long as it was strong and durable enough, greatly reducing the standard in terms of aesthetics and luxury, and also saving expenses and construction periods.

At this moment, in the face of the emperor's nervousness, the concubines didn't dare to speak up, but smiled and whispered comfortingly, saying something unnutritious, only Zhu Changshu's only biological daughter, Princess Zhu Yuchan, had a transcendent status and dared to speak out:

"Why should my father worry about it, this is already the honor guard of the Son of Heaven. Besides, I'm going to wear the Golden Cloud Dragon Armor today, and I can't see it no matter how good I wear it inside, and it will be cumbersome when the time comes."

Zhu Yuchan said while squatting down to help her father tidy up the hem of his clothes.

Zhu Changshu has no son, only one daughter, so his daughter's status by his side is actually higher than that of most concubines, and he can speak very well. After all, there can be many concubines, there is no scarcity.

"Chan'er is right, it's better to wear it loosely inside, so as not to be too tired to ride a horse when you get it." Zhu Changshu said as he spoke, and naturally moved his eyes to the gilt silver chiseled gold phoenix wing crown next to him (the overall base is covered with silver, and the local phoenix wing dragon pattern is chiseled with gold), and he played with it in his hand, and personally tried the size on his head.

If you don't have any concept of this set of emperors' costumes, you can go to see the "Exit Police Entry Map" painted by the Ming Dynasty, which is the scene of the Wanli Emperor going to Wanshou Mountain to worship his ancestors (that is, the current Ming Tombs, there were only nine tombs at that time, and the last four emperors have not been buried.) The real work is in the Palace Museum in the north of the bay, and the two paintings are twenty zhang long)

The armor Zhu Changshu is wearing today is the same as his uncle Wanli, and on this autumn of martial arts, of course, the emperor must also wear armor.

Stroking the cold helmet, Zhu Changshu, who has always been cowardly by nature, couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism.

As the emperor, he is so worried today, obviously because the things to be done are too big, first, today is the day of the Yuan change, officially changed from the seventeenth year of Chongzhen to the first year of Longwu, he has to go to the Taimiao Temple to comfort the ancestors to go through a process.

Second, on the day of the great joy of the Yuan change, I also caught up with King Qin's army to sacrifice prisoners and offer a great gift.

In addition, Zhu Shuren killed Li Zicheng and completely eliminated the thieves before, and because Zhu Shuren arrived in Beijing last time when the war was urgent, he didn't have time to celebrate, and this time he had to make up for it together, which is really happy.

Under the auspices of Wu Meicun, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it was believed that this time the emperor should go to Xiaoling to pay homage to the tomb and tell Emperor Taizu that the imperial army had repelled or even completely annihilated the enemy who came to invade the south of the Yangtze River.

Then when you go to Taimiao to go through the process of changing the yuan, you should also add a step to tell the first emperor Chongzhen and his uncle that they have avenged him, and Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin have also been killed.

Of course, these links do not need to be dictated by the emperor himself, and he Wu Meicun helped write a prayer on the cloud brocade scroll, and the words are sincere and detailed.

At that time, the emperor himself only needs to finish the incense, signal the eunuch to read it again, and then burn it in front of the tablet of filial piety and the tomb of the first emperor.

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After a long time, Zhu Changshu finally finished the tedious process of dressing and decorating.

Rao didn't have to do it himself, he just needed to stretch out his hand, and he was still tired from the heavy gold and silver inlaid armor.

But he enjoyed this process very much, and when he was fiddled with just now, he suddenly figured out some questions.

He has been almost forty years old in his life, and the most wise decision he has made is to find a good son-in-law for his daughter.

Now it seems that he, the emperor, can be regarded as the backer of his son-in-law, but the son-in-law is the emperor's superintendent and the golden beam of the sea.

I am really blessed, and my life is good. For the rest of his life, he will continue to eat, drink and have fun in the palace, and let his son-in-law help him worry about rejuvenating the country and regaining his sight.

Thinking of this, Zhu Changshu fiddled with his helmet and suddenly asked his daughter beside him, "Chan'er, you have been married to Shuren for more than a year, right?" Why hasn't there been any movement? Didn't I let the Imperial Doctor show you last time, why didn't I follow up?

I remember that he must be fine, didn't that concubine named Dong Bai give birth to a daughter for him two years before you passed the door?"

Zhu Changshu also has a little common sense in life, knowing that his son-in-law had a daughter with another woman before marrying his daughter, the son-in-law's body must be fine, this is the simplest control group dichotomy.

Zhu Yuchan's face turned red, and she blamed her father for being ashamed and disgusted: "Why do you say this in front of so many people! It's not that his father has been letting him go out to fight, saying that he has been married for more than a year, but in fact, he has been together for less than four or five months! I often can't meet the doctor's orders!"

Zhu Changshu smiled, and was also very satisfied with the harmonious relationship between his daughter and son-in-law: "Is this a 'penitent husband looking for a marquis', what is there to be ashamed of in a good thing. He was originally the governor of another town, and he did catch up with Zhang Rebellion's thief, and the tree wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, which was also helpless.

However, this time, all the thieves were wiped out, and even Duoduo was beheaded, and it is estimated that it will be able to stop for a year or two. I took advantage of his meritorious service this time, transferred him to the capital to take charge of the military and government, and rectified the whole system of armaments, even if he was suspected of being a relative, the courtiers did not dare to say anything.

After two or three years of rest, the army has savings, and the strength of the enemy and our strength has completely changed the situation, and then the northern expedition to the Central Plains will not be too late to recover all the homeland."

(Note: Many people classify the colt as a relative, but this statement is actually very loose.) Only when a woman in the family marries the royal family is called a relative, that is, the maiden family of the queen and the princess. The concubine is a woman who has married a clan, and should be called a clan. Of course, "kin" and "relative" are also two concepts, those who have the same surname as the royal family and have royal blood are called clan relatives, and those who have no blood relatives and only in-laws are called clan relatives)

Zhu Changshu casually talked to his daughter about family affairs, but he had already arranged the major affairs of the court casually. Although his words did not have direct effect, and the cabinet had to go through the process, the emperor's own will was also very important after all.

Zhu Yuchan's face became redder, knowing that her father was letting her husband be able to accompany her for one or two more years, and she didn't have to go far away, she must be counting on giving birth to a grandson.

In the father's heart, the importance of this matter, even if it can't be comparable to the Northern Expedition, is it at least not too much? Can it be compared with the iterative armament of internal political theory?

What if my stomach is not angry? Even if you are angry, the son and daughter who were born first don't know it...... Zhu Yuchan almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

But the emperor didn't take care of her emotions today, and continued to say, "This is not a trivial matter, I have always had a saying. In fact, when you were a child, you had a younger brother, but he died after a difficult birth.

But in any case, I can be regarded as having an heir, and sooner or later, this matter will have to be recognized by the cabinet, and even your deceased brother will be given a nickname.

In the future, if you have a first heir, and you succeed your deceased brother as an heir, you will make persistent efforts to have another one...... I will send a few more imperial doctors, plus the palace maids who know how to teach and adopt, and they will all go to your house to serve."

Zhu Changshu said casually, it seems that he is explaining the follow-up national arrangements, in his opinion, now that his son-in-law has made such a great contribution, and he has no son, this is already the best arrangement.

Anyway, if his grandson can be succeeded by the patriarchal law into his own grandson, with his own blood flowing in his body, wouldn't it be much better than finding a distant nephew who has come out of Wufu to inherit his inheritance a hundred years later?

Zhu Changshu himself is Wanli's nephew, so the closest common ancestor he and the first emperor can trace is already Emperor Longqing. Zhu Changshu can succeed to the throne, obviously the descendants of other Longqing Emperors cannot be found.

Now it's gone through ***

and the thieves who have been killing for many years, not to mention the other descendants of Emperor Longqing, and the clan of Jiajing are gone.

And once the other branches of Jiajing are severed, Jiajing and the previous generation of Zhengde are already cousins, and Zhengde is also no successor.

So even if there are still survivors of the Ming Dynasty clan, they are also descendants of Jiajing and other cousins of Zhengde recently. Their most recent common ancestor has to be traced back to Jiajing and Zhengde's common grandfather, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen was born in 1447, and now it is 1645, which is really "one family two hundred years ago"!

It is reasonable for Zhu Changshu to feel that if there is a grandson who has been succeeded by the patriarchal law, it is far better than passing on the throne to a distant relative who was separated two hundred years ago and only has the same sixth ancestor as himself!

Moreover, Zhu Jianshen is only the sixth ancestor of Zhu Changshu, but if other clans are allowed to succeed to the throne in the future, that person is likely to have to call Zhu Jianshen the eighth ancestor!

Because Zhu Changshu can live for a long time, and Chongzhen has to call Zhu Jianshen the seventh ancestor, the future successor is calculated according to age or birth time, at least Chongzhen's nephews, but Zhu Jianshen is not called the eighth ancestor. If Zhu Changshu's own grandson succeeds into a grandson, he will also lose Chongzhen's nephews, and he will call Zhu Jianshen the eighth ancestor.

In this matter, Zhu Changshu had already thought of this road naturally and naturally, and there was no son-in-law who forced him in the whole process.

On the contrary, it was only because of his son-in-law's ability and repeated achievements that Zhu Changshu himself had such ambition and confidence, and firmly believed that he could suppress the opposition in the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived, and the ceremony of sacrificing the prisoners has been prepared, do you see if you can arrange for Luan to leave the palace on time?"

Zhu Changshu conspired with his daughter while making up his brain, and the eunuch next to him had already come over to ask for instructions in a low-key manner, and he coughed lightly in advance to make some noise, so that the emperor could shut up first, and the eunuchs would never dare to listen to things that should not be heard.

Zhu Changshu pulled back his thoughts, shook the armor on his body, and was full of energy: "Drive out of the palace!" I will personally welcome the captives!"