"Bell! Clang! Bell ......"

At the second hour of October in the first year of Taichang, when the sky was still dark, the bell tower of the capital and the temples had hit the big bell.

At this moment, millions of people in the capital knew that the new emperor was about to ascend the throne.

In the past month, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Department of Supervision, the Shangbao Division, the Teaching Workshop Department and other departments have been prepared.

With the ringing of the bell, all the officials in the capital who had prepared put on their court clothes, held the wat board, and went to Chang'an Gate in an orderly manner.

Some officials of the Ministry of Rites have been in the palace last night, taking the lead in going to the Temple of Heaven, Xiannongtan, and Taimiao to inform the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.

Officials in Beijing, no matter how big or small, more than 3,000 people rushed to Chang'an Gate in court clothes.

As for the court, Zhu Youxiao, as the Son of Heaven, is the master today, and unlike later generations, he could not directly wear a crown dress to participate in the enthronement ceremony, but first wore a white filial piety suit, and walked out of the Qianqing Palace without wearing a crown.

When he came to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, the escort force composed of eight hundred Han generals and two extraordinarily luxurious chariots were particularly conspicuous at this time.

Among the two cars, the second car, Zhu Youxiao, was very familiar, it was the elephant chariot that the prince was riding, and the owner of the car, Zhu Youzhen, was also dressed in filial piety clothes at the moment, standing in front of the twenty-four yamen eunuchs.

When Zhu Youxiao walked out of the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen took the lead in holding the wat board and bowed slightly, and the 24 Yamen eunuchs and the 800 Han generals also did the same, and no one sang out loud.

This is one of the etiquette systems, and Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, raised his hand in the air, and motioned for everyone to get up, before looking at the first extremely luxurious car.

This is a car two zhang long, one zhang three feet wide, and one zhang two feet high, built with golden silk nanmu all over the body, and decorated with jade and gold throughout.

Compared to the elephant bridle, which was pulled by four horses, the animals in charge of pulling the cart were even more majestic.

Two Siamese elephants flicked their trunks and were wrapped around the ropes that dragged the carts.

This is the highest standard ceremonial car of the emperor and the emperor, normally speaking, it is the emperor, and he can only experience it a few times in his life.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes stayed on the elephant a lot, and he was very interested, but he was a little disgusted by the extremely luxurious chariot, as if in his opinion, this craftsmanship was a little poor.

"The Son of Heaven is on the line!"

Suddenly, the Honglu Temple sang loudly, and the Honglu Temple next to it raised the bell and struck.

"Bell ......"

The bell echoed, and Zhu Youxiao slowly boarded the big wheel, and Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.

"The prince is on board!"

"Bell ......"

When it was his turn, Zhu Youzhen also held the wat board to prevent the two pieces of jade from rattling around his waist, and slowly boarded the car.

When he boarded the car and sat down, Honglu Siqing continued: "Let's go~~~"

"Bell!"

After the Son of Heaven and the prince were ready, the eight hundred Han generals began to defend themselves, and the twenty-four yamen eunuchs followed behind the big chariot, and the mighty procession headed towards several banquet halls.

For all this, the two brothers, Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Youxiao, have been informed and rehearsed by the officials of the Ministry of Rites in advance.

The first step to do now is to go to the halls of the feasts, and then before the feasts of the halls for the emperor of Daxing, he will only be ordered.

After the end of the order, the filial piety clothes should be changed to the Tongtian crown clothes, and after going to Chengtianmen, Zongzheng is Zhu Youxiao and the crown.

After the crown, it is to change the crown dress to the crown uniform, and wait for the hundred officials to come to congratulate.

After the congratulations, according to the reason, the Cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, and the Sixth Section and other 18 ministers asked Zhu Youxiao to ascend the throne according to the approval, and Zhu Youxiao needed to refuse the six departments first, then the six departments, and finally agreed when the cabinet requested.

After agreeing, he bowed to heaven and earth, and then he had to go to the Fengxian Hall to tell his ancestors.

After the end, continue to wear the crown robe, return to the feast hall and in front of the Daxing Emperor's feast, all five bows and three kowtows.

After the ceremony, you can go to the Imperial Palace to take the throne.

This set of procedures is cumbersome, even if Zhu Youzhen is a prince, that is, he is missing the crown ceremony, he only needs to wear filial piety clothes to the palace for a few feasts, and then follow the crown clothes when he goes to the Huangji Palace, and he does not need to change into the crown clothes.

But even so, the cumbersome process made him uncomfortable.

"Stop ......"

After resting for more than ten minutes, without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to rest again, Honglu Siqing sang and rang the bell, and then continued:

"Please the Son of Heaven and the Prince!"

"Bell!"

When Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen heard this, they slowly got down, one after the other, and went to the hall for a few feasts.

At this time, the hall still maintained the appearance of the national funeral half a month ago, but there was already some peculiar smell in the coffin.

"Say goodbye to ......"

Honglu Siqing's voice came again, and Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen bowed five times and kowtowed one after another.

After the ceremony, Honglu Siqing read out the congratulatory speech, and Zhu Youxiao was ordered in front of the spirit.

Because the congratulatory message has long been known to everyone, after reciting it, the two brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen got up slowly, slowly withdrew from the hall of several feasts, and finally re-boarded the big chariot and the elephant chariot.

It's just that after getting in the car, someone was already ready and began to change clothes for the two of them.

Zhu Youzhen changed into a heavy and restrained big crown suit, put on a nine-fold crown crown, put on a Xuanyi robe, and painted five chapters of dragon, mountain, Chinese insect, fire, and Zongyi, and four chapters of embroidered algae, pink rice, black, and black, a total of nine chapters.

He held the jade gui in his hand and slowly got out of the car, and then saw Zhu Youxiao, who was holding the big gui in his hand and wearing a crown without a crown.

Zhu Youxiao, who was wearing a crown uniform, saw his younger brother's appearance, raised his eyebrows at him, and had a smile on his face, Zhu Youzhen could only respond helplessly.

"Ascend to the Gate of Heaven!"

"Bell!"

Half of the hour had passed, and the skyline had already lit up slightly, and the bells of the capital had stopped.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen went to Chengtianmen under the escort of the twenty-four yamen eunuchs, and here, a Zongzheng of the Zhu Ming royal family had been waiting for a long time, and there were ministers of the cabinet, six ministries, and six departments standing next to them.

When he was standing, Zhu Youzhen was slightly behind, and Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and crowned, and few people paid attention to him.

"How's the Qingling Main Palace Room?"

He asked Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen also saluted slightly:

"I can only be buried when the ceremony is over."

"That's fine......" Hearing the news, he was in a much better mood, and the feeling of depression caused by the heavy crown dress on his body also subsided.

When he came back to his senses, Zhu Youxiao had already been put on the crown of heaven,

"The ministers invite Chitose to ascend the throne for the benefit of the people!"

The six branches saluted one after another, including Yang Lian, Yao Zongwen and others.

"The imperial examination is mourning, don't discuss this matter again." Zhu Youxiao answered according to the process.

"Please Chitose ascend the throne, the country cannot be without a king for a day!"

After refusing once, the six Shangshu stood up one after another, dressed in court clothes and saluted.

"The imperial examination is mourning, and Rong Gu considers it." Zhu Youxiao continued to respond.

"Chitose, please ascend the throne!" Six cabinet scholars stood up and spoke, and here it was a matter of repeated resignations.

"In that case, I have no choice but to obey my fate!" Zhu Youxiao rarely said a word, and Zhu Youzhen, who was listening to it next to him, still felt quite fresh.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live......"

Everyone knelt down, saluted with their heads, and sang a big salute, and Zhu Youxiao responded and signaled to flatten down, turned around and walked into the Chengtianmen City Tower.

The sound of changing clothes could be vaguely heard, and when the door opened again, Zhu Youxiao had already changed into a twelve-chapter crown uniform.

I have to say that although Zhu Youxiao is not as handsome as Zhu Youzhen, he looks more like Emperor Wanli.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!!"

Pushing the gold mountain and pouring the jade pillar, when Zhu Youxiao came to the Chengtianmen women's wall in a crown dress and looked at the Chengtianmen Square, three thousand officials in court clothes knelt on the ground one after another, holding a wat board and singing loudly.

A new chapter of the Ming Dynasty was opened, and its owner changed its name.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, and everything he did in the future will become his evaluation in the history books.

The Ming Dynasty, a dynasty that lasted for 252 years, ushered in a new Son of Heaven......