On the first day of September in the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow (1627), the British public Zhang Wei and the cabinet chief Huang Liji presided over Zhu Youjian's enthronement ceremony.
The enthronement ceremony was held in Huangji Hall.
The officials of Taichang Temple first offered sacrifices to the sky, officials of the Ministry of Rites offered sacrifices to the land, and the officials of the patriarchal palace, led by Zhu Youjian, came to the Hall of Jiaotai and called on the ancestors: the new emperor will stand, and the Ming imperial family has a long history. Eternal...
A lieutenant of Jin Wuwei put down a golden chair in front of the altar, facing south and back north. In addition, a treasure case was placed, and a purple-red embroidered dragon robe was placed on the case.
Huang Liji led hundreds of civil and military officials holding a treasure table with imperial robes and knelt forward and said: "The ceremony is completed, please be the emperor."
The officials held Zhu Youjian and sat down in front of the golden chair. The deacon held the dragon robe and stood beside Zhu Youjian. Zhang Wei stepped forward to take off the imperial robe and put it on Zhu You's body.
With the music, the officials performed the ceremony of three kneeling and nine knocking.
Zhu Youjian motioned to flatten his body, the officials flattened his body, and the music stopped.
Huang Liji held to upload the jade seal of the country and took a step closer: "The emperor enters the throne, the ministers and others will give the imperial treasure." Wei Zhongxian, the chief supervisor of Si Libing's pen, took the jade seal and placed it in a box. See you again, Shanhu Long live.
After Zhu Youjian received the gift, he ordered Baiguan to level his body, Zhang Wei and Huang Liji led Baiguan to retreat.
Zhu Youjian officially ascended the throne, and his reign was Chongzhen, which means "revitalizing the country of Daming".
The new emperor ascended the throne to amnesty the world. Except for the crime of treason and treason, all prisoners in custody across the country were released. Because there has been no rebellion in recent years, all criminals across the country were released and the prison was temporarily emptied.
The ministers deserved to be rewarded for supporting Zhu Youjian's succession to the throne. However, there was a lot of overlap between court officials, and the rewards were temporarily used instead of the titles.
Zhu Youjian pursued his biological mother Liu, and gave the posthumous posthumous title of Xiaochun Gongyi Shumu Zhuangjing, the Queen Mother of Tianyu, who was later called the Queen Mother Xiaochun, moved to Qingling on the next day, and was buried with his biological father Taichang Emperor.
Zhu Youjian named princess Zhou Yufeng as Queen Lanxin, and court lady Wan'er as Concubine Ju. Because of the amnesty, Hu Xinxue has been exonerated and named as Princess Mei.
Because he was officially enthroned, Zhu Youjian could not live in the Xinwang Mansion outside the palace, he must live in the Qianqing Palace. Wan'er and Hu Xinxue were still in Shaanxi and had not returned. The only woman beside him was the Queen Zhou Yufeng, who also lived with him in the Palace of Qianqing.
The new emperor first ascended to Dabao, and the imperial court gave three days to leave as a transition. Three days later, Zhu Youjian would enter the imperial court for the first time.
"Your Majesty, look, is this bed satisfactory?" Zhou Yufeng knew that Zhu Youjian liked to read in bed. She asked the carpenter to add a backrest to Zhu Youjian's dragon bed, and put a thick quilt pillow on the backrest.
"Feng'er is bothering!" Zhu Youjian squeezed Zhou Yufeng's jade hand and smiled secretly in his heart. He is now the emperor, and he will definitely increase the number of concubines in the future. It may not matter where he sleeps at night. If you really want to care, then he should be This arrangement of your phoenix bed may be more practical.
When Zhou Yufeng was about to speak, the palace maid Cai'er came to report: "Your Majesty, Empress Empress... No, damn... Empress Zhang sent someone to see your Majesty." Cai'er is Zhou Yufeng's dowry girl. She entered the Xingqin Palace together with Zhou Yufeng. Came to Qianqing Palace to serve Zhou Yufeng.
"Queen Zhang? What did Zhang Yan send her to do?" Zhu Youjian was a little puzzled. "Take her to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cai'er brought in a woman who looked like a palace. It turned out to be Zhu Youzhen and Zhou Yufeng's acquaintances, Zhang Yan's personal maid, Ting'er.
"The slave slave knocks to see your Majesty." Ting'er bowed to Zhu Youjian and found that Zhou Yufeng was also there. "The slave slave knocked to see the empress."
"Ting'er, did the emperor's wife let you come?" Zhu Youjian asked knowingly.
"Your Majesty. Empress Empress... Empress Zhang asked her maidservant to come and ask her Majesty: Your Majesty is first established, Queen Lanxin must stay in Kunning Palace, and Queen Zhang asks your Majesty to give the palace."
According to the palace system, Kunning Palace was the residence of the queen, and Zhu Youjian became the emperor. Of course, Zhang Yan had to surrender Kunning Palace. Zhu Youzhen frowned, "Ting'er, go back and tell the emperor's wife that the funeral of the first emperor has not passed, and I am not a person of widow. Let's talk about it after the funeral of the first emperor!"
Zhou Yufeng's red lips opened, trying to say something, but seeing Zhu Youzhen's frowning brow, she did not speak.
"Is there anything else?" Zhu Youjian was still dragging Ting'er, and didn't mean to leave immediately.
Ting'er looked at Zhu Youjian: "Queen Zhang said, Your Majesty must pay attention to tea and water."
It turned out that it was for the safety of the palace. Zhu Youjian and Zhou Yufeng looked at each other, "I made the emperor's wife bother. Go back and tell the emperor that all my food comes from the Royal Palace."
"The maidservant knows, the maidservant will reply to Queen Zhang." Ting'er got a blessing and went away.
Zhu Youzhen is waiting to make fun of Zhou Yufeng, and Xu Yingyuan reports: "Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian, please see me."
"Wei Zhongxian? When he enters the Qing Palace, when does he need to report? Let him come in." Zhu Youjian raised his spirits: "Feng'er, you should withdraw first."
As soon as Zhou Yufeng withdrew, Wei Zhongxian came in: "Old slave knocks to see your Majesty!" Wei Zhongxian gave a big gift.
"Haha, get up. Father Wei, has the cold been healed?"
Wei Zhongxian got up from the ground and stood in front of Zhu Youjian's seat with his head bowed: "Your Majesty is concerned, the old slave is already healed."
"Ao, that's good. Grandpa Wei came to see me in such a hurry, what's important?"
Wei Zhongxian twitched his hands: "Your Majesty, the old slave has served the first emperor for many years, and he has been old and weak. Recently, he often forgets some old things, and I beg your majesty to allow the old slaves to return to their homeland."
"Huh?" Zhu Youzhen took a deep look at Wei Zhongxian, and found that Wei Zhongxian had no sorrow of going back to the palace, "Zhongxian, are you deceiving me young?"
"Your Majesty, how dare the old slave deceive your Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian hurriedly knelt and knocked his head on the ground to express his sincere heart to Zhu Youjian.
"Zhongxian, you get up first." Zhu Youjian waited for Wei Zhongxian to get up. "Zhongxian has served the emperor for many years and is very familiar with the affairs of the palace and the palace. He is the most important helper of the emperor. Now I first climbed into the big treasure, it is exactly what I need you Zhongxian wants to leave with such familiar hands, don't I deserve to be the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, the old slave deserves to die." Wei Zhongxian knocked his head like a green onion, Zhou Yufeng could feel the ground shaking in the interior.
Zhu Youjian left the seat and came in front of Wei Zhongxian, grabbing Wei Zhongxian's arm, and pulling him up: "When the first emperor was dying, he repeatedly asked Zhongxian to be loyal to the royal family, which is worthy of use. Now I have two things, It needs to be considered by loyalists."
"Your Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian's eyes were hot, and he couldn't speak anymore.
"Zhongxian doesn't want to share my worries?"
Wei Zhongxian prostrated on the ground again: "Your Majesty, the old slave swears to serve his Majesty."
"Okay, Zhongxian gets up and talks back."
Wei Zhongxian got up for the fourth time. He already had a backache and headache, but he insisted on standing beside Zhu Youjian with his waist.
"The first thing is Empress Zhang's request to move the palace. Look Zhongxian, where should she be arranged?"
Wei Zhongxian's eyes were clear, and he forgot to wipe the blood oozing from his forehead. He carefully calculated Zhu Youjian's words, Zhu You school has died, Zhang Yan, as the former queen, should leave Kunning Palace and enter the Cining Palace where the concubines live. Zhu Youzhen grew up in the palace since he was a child. It's impossible not to know these palace rules. Could it be...
Wei Zhongxian secretly glanced at Zhu Youzhen's face and found that Zhu Youzhen's face was full of anxiety, and he suddenly realized. "Your Majesty, the wives of the Wanli and Taichang dynasties all live in Cining Palace. Now the Cining Palace is overwhelmed. It is better to... Let Queen Zhang move... The Ciqing Palace where your Majesty lived in his childhood."
"Ciqing Palace? Good!" Zhu Youzhen almost jumped from his seat, "Just do it!"
The stone in Wei Zhongxian's heart fell to the ground: It turns out that Zhu Youzhen is really such a person. His waist no longer sore, and his forehead no longer hurts.
Zhu Youjian looked at Wei Zhongxian for a long time, his eyes full of approval. Zhidao calmed down again, and Zhu Youjian remembered the second thing: "Zhongxian, I am still young, and I don't want to go to court every day before dawn. What can I do?"
Sure enough! Wei Zhongxian secretly delighted, "Your Majesty, this Emperor of Ming Dynasty cannot go to court. There are two ways. One is to quarrel with the officials and not to go to court, such as Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli; and the other is to not go to court for the time being because of his youth. Such as Emperor Zhengtong, Emperor Zhengde, Emperor Wanli."
"Yeah." Zhu Youjian nodded slowly, closed his gaze, and thought deeply, "When I first came to the big treasure, it is not suitable for me to quarrel or vomit with the ministers. Then I will use my youth in the name of being young. However, I am not young? Zhongxian, what do you say?"
"This..." Wei Zhongxian's eyes turned a round, "Your Majesty, on the grounds of being young and unfamiliar with government affairs, will first hold two court meetings on the first and fifteenth day of each month, and then hold the court meeting normally after next year's birthday."
"But, it's not a few months until the sixth day of February next year?" Zhu Youzhen was a bit dissatisfied. He is a night owl. Even if he becomes the emperor, he hopes to wake up naturally.
"Your Majesty, if the ministers are used to early court twice a month, they may no longer ask your Majesty to court early every day." Wei Zhongxian is secretly happy, regardless of whether Zhu Youjian is in court or not, as long as he is too lazy to manage boring government affairs, he is not afraid of him. Push the memorial into his arms. The same is true for Zhu Youxiao. He is in the court every day and doesn't care about anything. Is it that their brothers are so alike? If you give him more stunning beauties...
The more he thought about it, the more proud Wei Zhongxian almost laughed: Fortunately, he didn't assassinate Zhu Youjian or initiate a mutiny. Otherwise, this infamy would be a waste of burden.
It really is a minion! I don't know if the master's actions are beneficial to the country, but only know that he blindly pleases the master. No wonder Zhu Youxiao likes him. "Well, it can only be so for the time being. But what if the officials object to the early court twice a month?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the old slave will let more than half of the ministers support your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian has already thought about it. The last time when Zhu Youjian was elected to the throne in the court, the rats abandoned him, and now they can beat them. , The opportunity to change can be given to them, but their loyalty still needs to be shown, and maybe they can make a windfall.
"Then it's up to you to do it, and it must be done at the day after tomorrow. Zhongxian, you are really my lucky star."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the old slave will do it now." Wei Zhongxian's footsteps were sharp, and he was no longer half-dead when he came in.