The Inner Palace Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, the Needlework Bureau, and the Scarf and Hat Bureau have already made out the mourning clothes and funerals.

Lu Qi commanded the soldiers of the right sentry battalion, each with a white tassel on his hood, his armor was covered with linen, and his waist was tied with white silk, and he was holding a gun to guard each palace gate.

Five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, surrounded the Qianqing Palace impenetrable.

At this time, the first emperor has gone, and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, which is the most dangerous time, and she must ensure the safety of the palace.

The white silk hangs high, and the smoke is swirling.

The window screens everywhere have been changed to white, the stone lion in front of the hall is also covered with a plain curtain, and the tablet that has just been sealed is enshrined on the hall, which looks solemn and solemn, and the atmosphere is heavy.

Since the beginning of Emperor Hongzhi's lingering sickbed, the Ministry of Rites has drawn up various etiquette and utensils required by the new emperor in case of emergency.

These processes are separated by asking Zhu Houzhao to be dressed in a crown dress, and then to see hundreds of officials, pay homage, issue a testament, and hold a great imperial ceremony in the Qianqing Palace, officially proclaimed emperor.

These processes will last for a long time and are extremely cumbersome, but they have little to do with Lu Qi.

Because she is just a small Shenji battalion general, her level is not enough, and she is not qualified to cry in front of the palace.

"Now is the critical time, the guards of the palace gates everywhere are tight, and after a while, there should be nobles and ministers to cry!" Lu Qi ordered his subordinates.

"Yes!"

One after another, those rare national nobles also came one after another, followed by university scholars, six departments and nine secretaries, and the chief officials of various departments, all of whom entered the hall according to their ranks.

Finally, with the shouting: "The crown prince has arrived!" ”

The incense burner is in front, the canopy is behind, the treasure fan is slightly shaking, two rows of eunuchs are clustered, and a ceremony carried by sixteen people comes slowly, and the inside and outside of the palace suddenly quieted down.

When he reached the auspicious position, he shouted again: "Stop!" ”

Zhu Houzhao was wearing the crown prince's uniform at this time, and he fell under the support of Liu Jin, and Liu Jin and others helped him to walk towards the palace, looking slow and stiff.

Lu Qi was bowing her head and saluting, when she saw a pair of cloud-headed bare feet stopped in front of her under the cover of the fourth chapter of Yugou:

"Why doesn't Lu Shiyu enter the hall?"

"The last general is responsible for guarding the forbidden middle school, and he leads his troops to guard the palace gates everywhere, so naturally he can't enter the palace to watch the ceremony." Lu Qi bowed his head.

Over there, Liu Jin and the others were urging: "Master, it's time to miss the time if you don't go in again!" ”

Zhu Houzhao's mood was even more depressed: "If you don't come in, who will I show when I ascend the throne?" ”

"My master!" Liu Jin was anxious: "The princes and ministers, the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are waiting to see you ascend the throne!" Don't make a fuss at this juncture. ”

No, Lu Yun is different. Zhu Houzhao argued silently in his heart.

Hearing the voice, Wang Yue and other ceremonial eunuchs ran out to take over Liu Jin's class, and the courtiers in the palace went down one after another and saluted Zhu Houzhao with tears: "Respectfully invite the crown prince to make a gift!" ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to make a ceremony, but Wang Yue told him step by step in his ear what to do when he went, what to say, and what to do.

Zhu Houzhao was just supported by the eunuchs, and entered the hall like a marionette, watching those old ministers give great gifts.

Outside the Qianqing Palace.

Lu Qi stood up straight, but saw that Liu Jin was still at the foot of the white marble steps, and asked suspiciously: "Father-in-law Liu is not going into the palace?" ”

Liu Jin came to her side: "There are also big ceremonies such as crying spirits and guarding spirits in the back, which are all the work of the celebrant supervisor, our family is just a small manager of the East Palace, where is it worthy of entering the palace?" ”

But it's okay not to go in, Lu Qi is really not good at these cumbersome etiquette, in case something goes wrong, it is a big sin for Emperor Daxing to lose his honor in front of the spirit.

In a short time, a loud cry suddenly came from the hall, with a neatness in pathos, and it seemed that the ceremony had begun.

Liu Jin lowered his head and said softly: "Lord Lu, the people who come to the hall to cry are all princes and ministers, and those unqualified petty officials are all gathered outside the noon gate to cry, but don't make any trouble, you better go and inspect." ”

"Okay."

Lu Qi ordered the rest of the soldiers and honor guards to continue to guard inside and outside the Qianqing Palace and outside the palace walls, and he took a team of personal soldiers to inspect the noon gate.

At this time, in the hall, according to the ritual system, the Honglu Temple Qing came forward, the praise of the official roll call, the celebrant of the edict, the Hongzhi Emperor had already drawn up the three ministers of the orphan: Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, according to the edict.

"Respectfully invite the crown prince to ascend to the imperial pole!"

Wang Yue whispered in Zhu Houzhao's ear: "Your Highness, please resign first." ”

"Prevarication?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment.

Wang Yue nodded: "The ancient kings inherited the unification, and they needed to resign and give up, and you will follow our family's words later." ”

At the bottom of the high rank, Zhu Houzhao held the jade wat in his hand and said word by word: "Lonely and painful, my heart is full of sorrow, how dare I accept the treasure!" ”

The nobles and princes in the audience also bowed down and saluted: "The country has lost its holy lord, the dynasty has lost its virtuous monarch, why is it sad that it is poor?" However, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the crown prince is invited to the throne to solve the worries of the government and the opposition! ”

After resigning like this three times, all the ministers of the six ministries and Jiuqing saluted together, so that Zhu Houzhao reluctantly took the throne.

The celebrant presented the treasure seal, crown and other treasures symbolizing the imperial power in front of him, and the three ministers of Tuogu helped Zhu Houzhao to the throne and retreated to the bottom of the steps.

Then the courtiers saluted together, and the sound of the mountain shouting long live resounded throughout the Qianqing Palace ceremony.

At this time, Lu Qi had already inspected the noon gate, how did she know how many unprecedented things happened next, which were enough to be recorded in history.

Since Emperor Hongzhi knew that he was not in good health, he had already prepared an edict.

Wang Yue held the edict in both hands, and Liu Jian, the head of the ministers, unfolded it and read it out in the hall, and the content was nothing more than the new emperor's accession to the throne, amnesty to the world, and the ministers encouraged each other.

“…… Exempt the people of the world from paying the taxes that have not been paid for three years, and pardon the prisoners who are not the death penalty in the world, and those who are rebellious, plotting great rebellion, rebellion, surrender, evil rebellion, immorality, disrespect, filial piety, injustice, and civil strife will not be pardoned! ”

These are the graces of the world, and Zhu Houzhao listened with his ears sideways.

After that, it is the will to show grace to the left and right, and to reward the heavenly favors, nobles, ministers and other meritorious people.

"The Queen Mother was promoted to the Empress Dowager, the Empress was promoted to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was promoted to the Empress Dowager......" Liu Jian read here, and Wang Yue behind him compared it word by word, for fear of misreading a word, and it would be a thousand miles wrong.

These were originally set by the first emperor, and at this time, the promulgation in the name of the new emperor was nothing more than a formality, this operation has been this since ancient times, and the courtiers have long been accustomed to it, and the inside and outside of the hall are quiet and silent.

Oh, yes! These old ministers were spoiled by Emperor Hongzhi, a conscientious and benevolent emperor, even if they were bachelors who taught classics and history all year round, they thought that the prince just didn't like to read.

How do they know that Zhu Houzhao, a delicate flower growing in the Forbidden Palace, has a heart that runs wildly on the snowfield, and it is his life creed to do it when he thinks of it and do it if he is not satisfied.

Therefore, when he heard that he forgave the sins of the Marquis of Shouning, rewarded the Huangzhuang with the Marquis of Jianchang with hundreds of hectares of land, and gave it to the duke, he immediately jumped up from the dragon chair: "Slow! ”

With this shout, Lao Liu Jian was so frightened that he almost gave away the holy decree: "Your Majesty, this is?" ”

Zhu Houzhao took three steps and made two steps, jumped down from the throne, came to his side and carefully read the words on the holy decree, and saw that he read it correctly, so he returned to the dragon chair and cleared his throat:

"The two marquis of Shouning and Jianchang are extremely honored, and there is no need to reward them again!"

In front of the ministers, depriving Zhu Houzhao of the reward that has been said, even if it is put into the history books, it is rare.

Among the princes and ministers below was Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, and the ministers on the left and right turned their heads to look at him, speculating how these two imperial relatives provoked the new emperor and were so suppressed.

Liu Jian was so shocked by this operation that he couldn't find the north, and stayed there with his mouth open, Zhang Yanling was ashamed and annoyed, his face was flushed, and there was a tense atmosphere inside and outside the hall for a moment.

This is the first holy edict of the new emperor after he ascended the throne, if they do not obey it, what will be the face of the new emperor?

But if one obeys the oracle, it is unheard of to deprive oneself of grace.

Li Dongyang hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty, this will was established by the previous emperor, which means to reward his subordinates to show the kindness of the new emperor, it is better not to change it." ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, and Li Dongyang immediately took the next sentence: "Just go back and let the two marquis make their own excuses." ”

Zhang Yanling almost jumped up when he heard this, this Li Dongyang is even more amazing than his nephew, not only did he not give him a reward, but he also asked him to push the reward off himself!

In this way, neither the new emperor's power nor the change of the emperor's will, the biggest victims were only the two brothers.

made Zhang Yanling so angry that his heart was dripping blood.

Seeing that the two uncles didn't get any benefits, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand casually and ordered Liu Jian to continue reading.

Scholar Liu wiped his sweat, trembling and continued to raise the holy decree to read, the ministers in the hall, you look at me, I look at you, no one knows who will be the next unlucky.

Until all the wills were read and the etiquette was completed, Zhu Houzhao did not speak again.

Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, and put away the decree with the two eunuchs of the celebrant eunuch, and the Honglu Temple Qing in the audience was ready to command the next stage of the funeral, and the ministers were a little settled in their hearts.

But I heard Zhu Houzhao's puzzled voice:

"Scholar Liu, did you miss someone?"