The enthronement ceremony of the Ming Emperor was adjusted in the era of Emperor Shizu, and it was a little simpler than the previous generation.

But it's still a very troublesome thing......

On the first day of the first month of the first year of the Great A.D., when the sky was just slightly bright, Zhu Jingyuan had already gotten up.

Outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's honor guard was also ready.

After Zhu Jingyuan ate and bathed, he changed into the most formal crown dress under the service of a large group of servants.

The crown is draped with twelve beads, and the clothes are embroidered with twelve chapters.

Shouldering the sun and the moon, carrying the star mountain, the knee covering the dragon fire, and the sleeve lining Longhua.

This is the most prestigious dress in the world.

And there is no one.

Even the emperor usually doesn't wear it, and it's too troublesome to have a full set.

Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, take a specially customized car, go to the Fengtian Temple, and start the first part of the ceremony, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Changing the traditional horse-drawn carriage into a car was specifically requested by Zhu Jingyuan.

If it was an emperor in the past, he usually had to go to the Temple of Heaven and Earth in the suburbs to worship, but the function of worshipping heaven in the new capital of Heaven was placed on the top floor of the new Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Jingyuan, as the emperor, took a few personal servants and took a special elevator to go upstairs first.

The high-ranking courtiers who were eligible to participate took the other elevators upstairs.

When he came out of the elevator, Zhu Jingyuan stood at the door of the main hall, which was named "Heavenly Temple", and looked at the situation of the main hall from a distance.

This is the first time Zhu Jingyuan has come up......

Among the three major halls of Xinfengtian, the heavenly hall is located on the top floor, and the area is the smallest.

But this small is only relative to the lower floor, and it is much larger than the previous main hall of the Temple of Heaven.

The point is that it is much higher, more than a hundred meters high.

When you look up at the zenith, the huge height and distance, coupled with the pressure on the spinal cord when you look up, will produce a slightly dizzy sense of depression.

The majesty is much higher than the previous Temple of Heaven Hall.

Zhu Jingyuan, as the emperor, took a short rest after arriving at the main hall, and then began to preside over the official ceremony of worshipping the heavens under the prompting of Shen Fu, the great uncle.

The worship of heaven is that the emperor officiates in the center of the main hall, accompanied by other important ministers behind him and on both sides.

During this process, personnel from the Tessie and vassal kingdoms were not allowed to observe the ceremony.

Because in the eyes of the Great Sect Uncle and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they are not qualified to accompany the emperor to worship the heavens.

Kneeling has been abolished in the daily rituals of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the ritual of worshipping the heavens still uses the ritual of kneeling, and it is a very troublesome five prostrations and three prostrations.

The big gift of five bows and three prostrations, and the big gift of three kneeling and nine prostrations used by Zhu Jingyuan in the Qing Dynasty in his previous life, is not just a quantitative difference.

More important is the difference in the "performance concept" of the two dynasties.

Three kneeling and nine knocking is a "kneeling salute", the salute first kneels and then kowtows, which is very simple and rude.

Five prostrations and three prostrations are "prostrations".

The salute and the Ming people now usually use the head and bow salute, which can be regarded as actions within the same system, and they can be strung together with each other.

Raising your hands and shaking them back and forth, or nodding your head, is the simplest way to bow your hands.

Giving hands is not a fist hug on TV in later generations, nor is it a folk trick.

When the hands are folded together, the palms are facing the chest.

If you continue to bend forward after putting your hands together, this can be regarded as a bowing ceremony.

The chief then continued to lean down, his hands folded on the ground from the direction of his chest to the direction of the ground.

In this process, the person first lies down, and the knees are not on the ground before the hands hit the ground.

After pressing his hands to the ground, he bent down on his knees.

Finally, the head continues to bend downwards and point on the backs of your folded hands, so that you have completed the prostration.

After bowing, he straightens up, and his posture changes to kneeling.

At this time, first get up with your right leg, then press your right knee with both hands, and finally stand up with your whole body.

In this way, the cycle is repeated five times, and the five prostrations are completed.

After the last prostration, the hands are no longer folded, but placed separately on the sides.

Then point your forehead to the ground and repeat it three times to complete the final three prostrations.

After such a set of etiquette is done, the standard of action must be in place, and the whole process must not be wrong, and it must be practiced to some extent.

Zhu Jingyuan felt that it was not as simple and rude as the three kneeling and nine knocking of the Qing Dynasty.

Kneel once, kowtow three times, repeat the cycle three times and it's over, there are no other movement requirements.

The three kneeling and nine prostrations of the Qing Dynasty may be a streamlined and optimized version of the five bows and three prostrations.

But it is indeed a traditional Chinese etiquette.

In the early Qing Dynasty, it may have been relatively reckless, imitating the etiquette of the Central Plains without learning it thoroughly, or it was too troublesome to change the original version, so it was changed simply and crudely.

Just like "Taiji" is actually a transliteration of the prince, "Fujin" is also a transliteration of the lady.

Because they have an accent and don't learn like it, they become this sound.

After the Qing Dynasty became "orthodox" in the Central Plains, the sensitive word Taiji was no longer used, but the word Fujin became a convention.

After five bows and three prostrations, Zhu Jingyuan began to read the sacrificial text in person.

Tell the emperor's "father" and "heaven" about his official becoming the emperor, as well as his thoughts and plans after becoming the emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan said that he was Zhu Jingyuan, the fourth son of the former emperor Zhu Jian.

He respects his ancestors, inherits the orders of Taizu, Chengzu, Shizu, and his father, and officially ascends the throne as the Ming Emperor from today.

Starting from this year, the year name will be changed to Dagong, and the meaning of the avenue will be taken as the public.

The road is also a trip to the world, the world is for the public, the selection of talents and abilities, and the belief and harmony.

Therefore, people do not only kiss their relatives, nor only their sons, so that the old have their ends, the strong have their usefulness, and the young have their growth.

The widowed, the lonely, the lonely, and the disabled are all supported, and the men have a share, and the women have a home.

If you abandon the goods on the ground, you don't have to hide them for yourself; The power of evil does not come from the body, and it does not have to be for oneself.

It is because of the conspiracy to close but not to prosper, to steal and thieves not to do, so to do not close the outside household, it is said to be the same.

I will uphold the ambition of "the world is for the public", make the Ming country strong and civilized, let the Ming court be honest and fair, and let the people of the Ming Dynasty be rich and courteous.

This year is the first year of the Great A.D., and from now on, the new imperial calendar will be launched at the level of rituals, historiography, and education.

I hope that the world will be stable and prosperous, and I hope that there will be no more wars and disasters in the world, but I will also fight evil to the end.

As the most powerful and civilized country in the world, the Ming Dynasty had the obligation to supervise and supervise the royal families and courts of other countries.

If he does the perverse behavior of the royal family and the imperial court, he will order the soldiers of the Great Emperor to hang the people and punish them.

Although Zhu Jingyuan's words were addressed to the heavens, they had to be directly announced to the whole Ming Dynasty and even the whole world through radio broadcasts and newspapers.

Zhu Jingyuan's last few words are equivalent to a final warning to other countries.

If you go too far, I might really teach you a lesson, don't blame me for not reminding you in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan told God about his affairs and waited in the hall for a while.

God didn't give any reaction, Zhu Jingyuan thought that God recognized him, so he took the hundred officials to salute again.

After a set of rituals to worship the heavens, Emperor Zhu Jingyuan and the hundred officials took a short break and took the elevator to the temple on the middle floor of the new hall.

In front of the ranking of the ancestors and ancestors, Zhu Jingyuan once again took the civil and military officials to make a big salute.

Tell your ancestors about being the emperor.

The ancestors didn't have any opinions, they should think that this generation of emperors had a lot of potential.

Zhu Jingyuan rested for a while again, took the elevator all the way down, until the Sheji warehouse at the bottom of the main hall, and offered sacrifices to the Sheji God.

Finally, return to the first floor of the main hall.

Emperor Zhu Jingyuan of the Ming Dynasty ascended to the throne of the emperor and received the worship and congratulations of hundreds of civil and military officials and overseas vassal states, as well as guests.

At this time, the guests from overseas had the opportunity to meet the Ming Emperor again.

After the etiquette of the pilgrimage, the great uncle Shen Fu stood up and read out Zhu Jingyuan's edict on the throne.

The edict includes the contents of the heavens and the earth, the temple, and the shrine, but it is more detailed and precise.

Including the information of the year name, the idea of the era name, the requirements for oneself, and the external reminders and warnings.

There are also plans for a new calendar and a vacation plan that have already been announced.

Add to that some routine decisions, such as pardon-related circumstances.

Now there is no amnesty for the Ming Dynasty, but the emperor's accession to the throne and the predicted pardon link are still preserved.

It is only the refinement and restriction of the provisions related to amnesty.

With the exception of the heinous sins, all crimes that harm others and cause losses to others are excluded from the scope of the amnesty.

In fact, the circumstances in which the pardon will be granted are mainly public negligence.

Most of them were officials and officials.

At the same time, the vast majority of pardons are not outright and outright exonerations, but are reduced by one or two levels depending on the severity of the crime.

Finally, there is a routine reward for the officials.

The promotion and sealing of Zhu Jingyuan's "descendants" was completed in the second half of the year.

This reward is for all the officials.

The scope of the reward is very large, and the magnitude of the reward is not large, but it is very real.

The main thing is that everyone directly pays an extra three months, and an additional three years is the accumulation of seniority in the examination cycle.

This kind of reward is very much in line with Zhu Jingyuan's habits, and after it is announced, it can be regarded as a great joy for everyone.

By the time a large number of liturgies in the morning were all done, it was already noon.

Therefore, after the enthronement edict was read, it was directly announced that the planned banquet session would begin, which was also a part of discussion and exchange between people from all sides.

The officials and deputies of the Ming Dynasty were mainly chatting and sighing happily.

What Zhu Jingyuan wanted to do had already begun when he succeeded to the throne in front of his father, and now he is implementing it step by step.

The basilica is ceremonial and an added bonus.

The first thing that the vassal states and the Taixi people paid attention to and discussed was Zhu Jingyuan's year name.

The name of the Ming Emperor's year can be regarded as a condensation of the Ming Emperor's ruling goals.

When the new era name is officially announced, you can generally see what the new emperor wants to do in the future.

British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson said to his colleagues:

"Dagong means to pursue justice, to pursue selflessness, to pursue harmony between the top and bottom of the country.

"Although it is not as reassuring as Ankang, it can be regarded as a choice that can be relieved.

Combined with the other explanation and higher description of the Ming Dynasty's obligations to the world order, this Grand Duke should not be just for the Ming Dynasty.

"In the face of other countries other than the Ming Dynasty, on other platforms such as the League of Nations, they will also adhere to this goal.

"This can also be considered a better target for us in the United Kingdom."

The surrounding British ministers and scholars nodded their heads.

On this basis, I continued to feel emotion and discussed for a long time.

The Prussians and Lucians on the other side were a little worried about Zhu Jingyuan's warning.

Nicholas I of Lucia and William III of Prussia were once again together.

But this time it wasn't just the two monarchs, both of them also brought a few accompanying ministers and their children.

Nikolai asked William directly:

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the warning in the edict of Emperor Daming's enthronement?

"Da Ming...... Will it really fight against the so-called evil? Will it really take the initiative to send troops to hang the people for crimes?

"Will the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to assume and use the obligations and powers to maintain world order in the future?

"Before, Emperor Ming privately said that he would not prohibit wars within the alliance, and now he openly said that he did not want wars in the world.

"Did he have a change of mind? Will they ignore our actions? ”

Wilhelm III's expression was very serious, and instead of directly expressing his opinion, he looked at his chief of staff, Gneisenau.

Gneisenau bowed slightly to Nikolai:

"Your Majesty, we think that if His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty thinks that it is profitable for the Ming Dynasty to do it, then he should do it.

But at the same time, what is considered profitable is analyzed and discussed in detail.

"If the Ming Emperor had no interest in war, or even feared war, the bar would have become very high.

"It may even be that as long as others do not take the initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will not interfere and join the war.

"Conversely, if the Ming Emperor is interested in war, the standard will become very low.

"Even if there is no suitable reason, there is no so-called evil, he can take the initiative to find a reason to provoke and join the war.

"According to the new era of the Ming Emperor for the Grand Duke, according to the Ming Emperor's goal of pursuing justice.

"It is believed that this standard should be at a moderately high level.

"As long as we don't directly harm the actual vital interests of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty should not take the initiative to join the war.

"In many things, the louder the decision-maker shouts, the more worried he is that others will do certain things, and at the same time, he does not have the energy or the will to interfere with them.

"The so-called regulation and urging of other royal families and courts should be a warning of this form of undesirable things.

"After all, the Ming Emperor has already said it himself that he will not prevent the war within the alliance.

"Of course, when it comes to the actual situation, how will Daming react after we have done certain actions.

"Careful observation and analysis by specialized diplomats is also required"

Nikolai was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slowly, indicating that he agreed with Gneisenau's judgment.

At the same time, the Emperor of Austria, Franz II, asked his Prime Minister Metternich with a little surprise:

"The Emperor's enthronement edict stated that he would fight against evil, and that the Ming Emperor had the obligation to manage and supervise other royal families and the imperial court.

"So if Prussia sends troops to Austria, the Ming should have a basis and claim for intervention, right?"

Metternich's expression did not change, and after looking around, he sighed and said:

These can basically be regarded as empty words, although they can indeed be regarded as claims, but they don't need to completely look at the mood of the Ming Emperor.

"If the minister was a decision-maker and staff officer of the Ming Dynasty, he might have advised the Ming to intervene after the fall of Austria......

"The Ming himself could have defeated Prussia, so why did he have to add a complete Austria and a complete Habsburg royal family?

"After the defeat, wouldn't it be more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty to establish a completely controlled new puppet vassal court?"

Franz's expression quickly fell.