For any country, the head of state is a vital representative, and even in some countries where the prime minister holds power and the president is a vase, the latter's courtesy and regulation are unique.

In monarchies, this is even more important, where emperors and kings are undoubtedly the symbols of a country.

Because the secrecy work is in place, the outside world does not know until now that the Ming Emperor walked in front of the ghost gate because of a stroke not long ago, and fell into a lot of sequelae.

People originally thought that the two news announcements in quick succession were all major changes, but ......

The Ming court continued its usual unexpected, and in the early morning of August 25, it suddenly and publicly announced something even more shocking to the outside world: the current reigning emperor would be the newly appointed crown princess on the first day of the following month, and the ceremony would be held on the same day.

Because of the two major changes that have taken place these days, people are a little numb, so that the editorials of the major newspapers are very grinding about it, and the fastest "Imperial Chronicle" is not published until the evening of the same day.

In this era without the Internet, it is really not easy to eat melons and watch dramas, and if you want to see the evaluation of different perspectives and positions, you have to buy several newspapers, unlike later generations who can move your fingers.

Zhou Changfeng bought two newspapers when he went home that night, and Lin Xi bought a few more when he went to buy vegetables and fruits the next morning, so he collected all the extras of several mainstream newspapers in Daming.

「…… Yu Guan has the saying of 'Ji Si Chen', which is wrong, the king of a country focuses on the purpose of determining the country's identity, and it is biased to judge it based on gender...... If you don't deviate from the general trend of the world and don't go against the foundation of the Constitution, you can do anything......" This is the editorial of "Jiangnan Minbao".

「…… Although it is not clear why His Majesty has abdicated the throne and given up Dabao, it is not a good policy for the emperor to take power under the chaos of the world situation, and the government will not be handed over abruptly in the future, and the discipline and government will inevitably ......" This is the editorial of the "Beizhili Minbao".

Although the imperial court has already begun to control speech, it is still very difficult to curb the long-standing openness of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time.

Literati with pen in hand expounded their views in their manuscripts, and snowflakes were thrown at newspapers, some of which were so explicit that they were sensational.

For example, directly questioning such a move is nonsense, treating the society and the people as child's play, and ignoring the fate of the country.

However, apart from a few bold remarks, most of the editorials published by the newspapers were very serious about the analysis of the facts.

The main discussion is why there is such a bizarre situation, first the sudden death of the crown prince, then the announcement of the new crown princess, and then the abdication of the throne.

In particular, the death of the crown prince was very unusual, and various conspiracy theories followed.

Because Zhu Likai always runs around every three or five major rivers, guiding and inspecting here, and there are many appearances, everyone tacitly assumes that he is energetic and healthy, and it is difficult for such a person to suddenly pass away due to illness without making people wonder if there is something else hidden.

As a result, the folk "masters" comprehensively analyzed the recent government affairs and the fact that the crown prince had an accident after returning from his inspection of Japan, and various inferences emerged one after another.

But after all, the person has passed away, and the eyes can't always be on the deceased, so most people's attention is still focused on why the emperor wants to abdicate the throne? And in whose hands will the authority fall?

It is said that it was because the emperor was in poor health and needed to recuperate; It is said that it was because the emperor respected his father, Emperor Zhezong, and was unwilling to reign longer than the latter's reign; It is said that it was because the differences between the emperor and the courtiers were irreconcilable and had to take the initiative to abdicate.

In short, all kinds of remarks are very interesting, decent, and exciting, at least Zhou Changfeng is very happy to eat melons and watch plays.

The Ming people still have different opinions because of such a strange situation, and the foreigners are even more big.

For a long time, the Ming court has been very mysterious in the eyes of the Western powers, and for hundreds of years it has always dealt with the real and the real, the real and the virtual, and in recent decades, although the temperament of the imperial court has been roughly figured out, but after all, it is inevitable to be confused by the stereotypes of the past.

So...... Akito, which one is this coming out of? Was the incident in which the crown prince's plane crashed into the sea mentioned in the intelligence a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?

The bewildered Americans, for example, were desperate to find out what was going on, and they even tried to exchange information with London to see if the British were secretly playing tricks.

The British, who were so suspicious, were upset - hey! Although our British Empire has done many immoral things, it is impossible to plan the assassination of the crown prince of China.

On the side of Daming, the investigation of the accident is still ongoing.

The right attendant of the Criminal Department was ordered to personally take command and take charge of the investigation, and the Foreign Investigation Factory and the Intelligence Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office also cooperated again to form a special investigation team, vowing to find out the cause and effect of this matter.

Without exception, all the crew members of the special plane were detained and sent to the Foreign Investigation Factory for screening and examination one by one; The same is true for the ground staff of the day-to-day maintenance aircraft.

The main pilot and co-pilot were actually dismissed from the outset, as they had been doing their best to save the plane since noticing the anomaly, and had almost succeeded.

If they hadn't managed to get the plane out of a stall tailspin, the plane would have crashed into the sea at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour.

Colliding with water at such a high relative speed is like hitting a hard concrete wall, and the plane will turn into powder, and the human body will become minced meat.

And because both pilots were initially confused by the speed displayed by the instruments, the cause of the mechanical failure became the breakthrough.

As a result, mechanics in charge of inspection, maintenance, and inspections were rigorously scrutinized, and companies that made pitot tubes and meters were forced to undergo mandatory scrutiny.

Although the complexity of aviation accidents at this time was far less than that of later generations, after all, airplanes were still relatively "primitive", correspondingly, the investigation technology was not so advanced, and the investigation of the accident would undoubtedly take a long time.

In the middle and late August for more than ten days, as the transfer of power gradually began, the palace and the palace were very busy.

First of all, Zhu Lingjing, who has been out of the palace for eleven years, has come back and has to prepare a room for her to stay.

The Chunhe Palace in the east for the prince's living remained the same, and the crown princess and her children continued to stay in the Chunhe Palace; And Zhu Lingjing, who moved back to the palace again, went to the Rouyi Hall in the west to live temporarily, and she couldn't stay there for a few days anyway.

Several divisions under the Shangyi Bureau and the Shangfu Bureau were concentrating on preparing in accordance with the regulations finalized by the Ministry of Rites, and set up thrones for the emperor in the Huagai Hall and the Fengtian Palace; Qin Tianjian was in charge of timing and arranging timing drums.

Obviously, this ceremony is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, will attract the attention of the world, and is destined to leave a deep mark in history.

Thanks to the perfection of the political system and the stability of the situation, there has never been a Zen concession in the Ming Dynasty to this day, but the Tang and Song dynasties abound, Tang Ruizong, Tang Shunzong, Song Gaozong, Song Xiaozong and so on.

This abdication ceremony is the first time in hundreds of years, and at the same time, it coincides with this turbulent time period, and both the emperor and the minister think that they should do their best to be magnificent.

Almost all of the dynasties of the Zen order occurred in the chaos of the court and the turbulence, most of them were more hasty, but now it is different, the emperor hopes to be formal, rigorous, so as to take advantage of the ancient rituals to show the Chinese historical accumulation and inheritance.

At the same time, the grand ceremony also goes a long way in boosting the morale of the people.

Then a magnificent military parade ceremony will be held to demonstrate the national and military prestige, deter the enemy country, and unite the subject country. The two complement each other, which is necessary today.

For this reason, the Nanyang Fleet and the Oriental Fleet almost "poured out", and then assembled in Hangzhou Bay; More than a dozen detachments of the Air Force were also transferred from bases across the country, and many airports in Hangzhou and Shanghai were full.

On August 29, the eve of the enthronement ceremony, many people were destined to stay awake all night.

The scythe-thin crescent moon hangs high in the night sky, and the deep black curtain is dotted with light and dark spots, and the faint summer night breeze blows by, making people feel extremely cool and comfortable.

The emperor and the empress dowager boarded the outermost Chengtianmen, the former because of the sequelae caused by uncoordinated limbs and inconvenient movement, and it was not easy to walk so far with the support of the attendants.

“…… The loss of the industrial revolution that led to the near demise of the country was fortunate to turn around in the end, but in order to avoid this being a flash in the pan, it was necessary to seize the opportunity and keep the light in the dark for decades, and nothing could be more rapid and effective than war. Zhu Shiyan's speech speed was very slow, and his words were not as clear as before, and he was quite difficult.

Zhu Lingjing nodded lightly, looking at the lights of thousands of homes in the direction of the city, "Throughout history, it is normal for civilization to be suddenly overtaken by (other civilizations), can you react quickly... Catching up and stabilizing is the key. ”

The two were silent for a long time.

"If there is a full-scale war in the future, our country and the DPRK will actually be in an invincible position, and it is difficult to say whether it can fight for more and whether the price is worth it."

"Father, the sons and daughters will grasp it, and you will also make strategic decisions."

"I'm old, and I'm lacking courage and courage. If you really want me to make a decision, I'm afraid that if you take the Nanyang realm, you will have to wait and see. ”

"Hmm...... Erchen still felt that such a grand country fell on me, and he was a little uneasy, and he was afraid of messing up...... The national war is really not trivial. Looking at Zhu Lingjing, who was quite hesitant, she sighed lightly.

"I'm afraid of negative society, normal. But this is the general trend, and it cannot be reversed. Zhu Shiyan glanced at her, "Homeopathic, borrowing, and attracting the momentum, take three steps, and there will be a road before the car reaches the mountain." ”

"Hey, that's... Future post-war ......"

"Don't think so far, if you don't fight well, everything is a floating cloud."

Zhu Lingjing said "um", didn't say anything, didn't know what to say.

"What does it mean to receive from the people?" Zhu Shiyan on the side stood with his hands in his hands and chanted slowly: "'The people want the king to stretch his might, and the king stretches it; The people want the king to practice the faith, and the king to practice it'. This is a universal appeal summarized by the people, which is very good. ”

Looking out towards the city from Chengtianmen, you will be greeted by a dazzling picture of the towering skyscraper's façade inlaid with neon tubes, outlining its square outline; On the high and low houses, countless windows reveal different light and shade; Street lamps are erected on both sides of the street, and the criss-crossed streets are marked by bright lights.

Following.

It's just that more than halfway through the time, Jingshi Ying Tianfu has unusually recovered ahead of schedule.

Cars drove through the streets, as well as motorcycles accompanying the escorts, and the middle and senior officials in the capital set off for the Forbidden City in the dark.

At the time, the emperor only told heaven and earth, the temple, and the community.

The hundred officials of the imperial court entered the imperial city through the Chengtian Gate in order, and successively passed through the Duanmen, the Wumen Gate, the Wulong Bridge, and the Fengtian Gate.

Finally, under the guidance and guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, more than 1,000 officials lined up in the wide square in front of Fengtian Temple.

The tall and strong Han generals were all in armor that was rare to see, and the eastern sky had just revealed the white of the fish's belly, and their gorgeous and delicate golden armor showed an elegant dark gold in the faint light.

Unlike these honor guards, a little farther away, heavily armed brocade guard sergeants patrol back and forth.

In fact, in addition to the civil and military officials in Beijing, envoys from the vassal states of Korea, Annam, Ryukyu, and Japan were also present.

This is the second time that Zhou Changfeng has come to the Forbidden City, the last time was the winter solstice court meeting and feast, early in the morning stupidly suffered here for a long time, shivering by the cold wind.

It's okay this time, at least I don't have to starve and freeze.

On the wide Dan Majesty of the Fengtian Palace, on the left and right sides are the bands of the Teaching Workshop Division, and they are playing a very ancient song "Chaotianzi".

Later, with the sound of three crisp silent whips, the abdication Zen ceremony officially began.

The official of Honglu Temple read the edict aloud, indicating that it was not forced to give in because of some strange changes, but because "the holy bow violated the peace, it was difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the military state, and I was afraid of misleading the country" and wisely abdicated.

The details of the next process are cumbersome, but there are only a few things on the subject.

The Emperor walked up the steps one by one, passed through His Majesty and entered the Fengtian Palace; Then, she knelt down on a pre-laid mat and bowed five times and bowed three times to the Emperor Taishang, who was sitting on the throne. In the end, Emperor Taishang solemnly handed over the treasure seal symbolizing imperial power to the heir emperor.

This is basically the end of the abdication ceremony, but then there is the enthronement ceremony of the emperor who has just taken over the power.

Zhou Changfeng's eyesight is good, and she can vaguely see Zhu Lingjing's face in the distance, but on this occasion and in this identity, she can't be happy, so her expression looks a little stiff.

Scold! This woman must be happy now, right?

In fact, it is difficult to describe Zhu Lingjing's current mood in words, although she thinks that she is generally mentally prepared, she is still a little nervous when she really faces the reality.

Disturbed? Agitated? Afraid? Guilty? Excited? Apprehension?

Perhaps there is a little bit of each mood, as if a paintbrush has been dipped in a little bit of each paint, and then mixed together.

After that, the emperor went to the temple to pay homage to the ancestors in accordance with the rules, and then came back to accept the worship of civil and military officials.

In fact, many officials have not performed the prostrations for many years, and it is impossible to let more than 1,000 middle and senior officials take time out of their busy schedules to rehearse this in advance, so the final five prostrations and three prostrations and long live the mountain can be said to be very messy, so that the officials who recorded the video were dumbfounded.

Although it was not perfect, this unprecedented ceremony ended peacefully.

World-News

"This morning, after an ancient grand ceremony, the Emperor of China announced his abdication and a new Emperor took over.

Although the Emperor of China claimed in his edict that he abdicated the throne because of his ill health, we are uncertain whether he would later exercise his power in secret."

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