I want to be a grandson

Chapter 488 Enthronement and Year Name

Winter solstice, anything goes!

"Etiquette in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "Before and after the winter solstice, the gentleman should be quiet and quiet, and all officials must do nothing."

It is also necessary to select "capable people", play the lute and the sheng, and play the "Lythm of the Yellow Bell" to celebrate. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the winter solstice and the beginning of the year were equally important.

Meng Yuanlao of the Southern Song Dynasty "Tokyo Menghualu": ​​"The winter solstice in November. The capital attaches the most importance to this festival. Even if the poor, within a year, they accumulate borrowings. On this day, they can change new clothes, prepare meals, and enjoy worshiping ancestors. Official release Guanpu, celebrate the exchange, just like the New Year's Day."

Among the eight festivals of the current year, the winter solstice is as important as the beginning of spring. In the southern region, there are customs of worshiping ancestors and feasting on the winter solstice.In northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.

"The winter solstice is as big as the year".

Among any celebrations, the enthronement ceremony is undoubtedly the most solemn.

Enthronement cannot be hasty, otherwise, it will look like you are too enthusiastic and eager, and you will violate filial piety, and you will be shamed by the subjects of the world, and the succession of the throne will also attract criticism.

And you, the emperor, don't seem to be popular or humble.

In order to show his humility, Dispose must start a tug-of-war with hundreds of officials and ministers. They must invite you three times, and you must refuse the first two times before agreeing the third time. This is the so-called "three words and three concessions".

Say "please learn" at the end.

In this way, it seems that I don't admire power, which is completely condemned by civil and military officials, but the voice of the subjects in the world is too loud, so I reluctantly agree. The whole process is really "fake".

But there is no way, it has been like this since ancient times.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Zhu Yunxi's enthronement hall became more and more grand.

Everywhere in the palace was decorated with red hangings and new decorations. The real estate made of red silk and satin was spread from Fengtian Hall to Chengtianmen.

In this enthronement ceremony, according to the records of the Ming Dynasty: "In the early stage, the 'Secretary Supervisor' Chen Yuzuo was in Fengtianmen, the 'Qintian Supervisor' set the time drum, the 'Shangbao Division' set the treasure case, and the 'Jiaofang Division' Set up Zhonghe Shaole..."

This is the preparatory work in the early stage of the ceremony. The so-called Sijianjian, Qintianjian, Shangbaosi, and Jiaofangsi were all organs directly under the Ministry of Rites at that time.

"Department establishment and supervision" is equivalent to the department in charge of logistics, making overall arrangements.

The job of "Qin Tianjian" is to observe the sky, calculate the solar terms, and formulate the calendar.There are supervisors, supervisors and other officials who report the so-called "God's will" to the emperor, and select auspicious days as the time for celebration.

Shangbao Division is responsible for the arrangement of equipment. All things and items must be properly placed and regulated.

The Jiaofang Division is responsible for playing ritual music in this celebration.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the officials of the Ministry of Rites went to the Temple of Heaven, Xiannongtan, and Taimiao to inform the ancestors, and please Your Majesty to drive and worship the gate of heaven." In the East Palace, the officials of the Ministry of Rites asked for orders.

"Um……"

Zhu Yunxi's black eyes gleamed, and he hummed lightly.

Under the signal of officials from the Ministry of Rituals, the sound of bells and drums playing music immediately sounded outside the Spring Harmony Palace.
Wearing a red-bottomed dragon robe, Zhu Yunxi stretched out his sleeves and followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites to step out of the Spring Harmony Palace.

Since Zhu Yunxi accepted the Zen position and Zhu Yuanzhang did not pass away, there is no need for "filial piety to tell a few feasts".

There is a table for displaying sacrifices, and there are tablets of the first emperor and gods on the front, so Zhu Yunxi doesn't have to go to worship.

"Emperor Dagon obeys Fengtianmen." After the emperor ascended the Tiananmen Gate, the enthronement ceremony officially began.

The officials who had been waiting in front of Chengtian Gate were all dressed in court uniforms. Under the guidance of officials from "Honglu Temple", they entered the imperial city through the Jinshui Bridge.

But at this time they could not enter the "Fengtian Temple", because the emperor was still praying on the Fengtian Gate, so the ministers could only stay in the square outside the Meridian Gate.

They knelt on both sides of the imperial road in the way of "Wendong Wuxi", and came down from the "Fengtianmen" after the emperor communicated with all the gods.

After Zhu Yunxi came down from the tower of Chengtian Gate, he entered the "Fengtian Hall" and took his seat.

It was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief. With so many etiquette rules, it's not easy to salute.

But now it's all right, I just need to sit on the dragon chair and accept the congratulations from all the officials and envoys.

The etiquette officer led Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites, to the emperor's throne. He knelt down and showed the wat board, and all the officials knelt down after him.

The treasure holding officer opened the box, took out the emperor's jade seal, and handed it to Ren Hengtai. Holding the jade seal, he said to Zhu Yunxi: "The emperor ascended the throne, and the courtiers present the imperial treasure."

Wang Zhong took Yuxi and put it in the box.

"Bai, Xing; Bye, Xing..."

At this time, under the prompt of the etiquette officer, the officials bowed down, got up, and returned to their positions.

Then the etiquette officer shouted in a series: "Bow, worship Xing, worship Xing, flat body, wat, bow, three dances, kneel on the left knee, three kowtows, Shanhu long live, three times, kneel on the right knee, out of wat".

All civil and military officials in Fengtian Temple must follow the etiquette officer to salute.

The whole etiquette is very complicated.

"Civil and military ministers, return to work!"

Only then did the civil and military officials finish their salutes, and they stood on both sides of the hall according to their respective positions.

"All the kings have an audience..."

Under the chanting of the etiquette officer, the vassal kings headed by Jin Wang Zhu Gang lined up to meet and came to the main hall.

King Zhu Di of Yan looked up at the new emperor sitting on the dragon chair, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.

He is so, and other vassals have more or less similar feelings.

But there is no way, who made Zhu Yuanzhang not choose himself.

Above the main hall, they all looked solemn and did not show any abnormality. They knew in their hearts that there would be such a result. Although they were helpless, they could only adjust their mentality to accept it.

"Bow, bless Xing, bless Xing, flat body, wat, bow, three dances, kneel on the left knee, three kowtows, Shan Hu Long live, three times Hu, kneel on the right knee, out of wat."

When the feudal king was saluting, Zhu Yunxi's eyes swept over their faces, wanting to see who was not convinced and who was ignorant of the general situation, but he was destined to disappoint him. The kings are doing extremely well.

Zhu Yunxi finally fixed his eyes on Yan Wang Zhu Di, with a vague smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zhu Di was bowing his head to salute at this time, but he suddenly felt a chill coming over his body. With his keen perception, he knew that the one sitting on the dragon chair must be observing him now!

Sometimes the relationship between people is so wonderful. When the "magnetic field" of two people repels each other, they may love each other on the surface, but everyone knows the gap in the middle.

This kind of estrangement is invisible, and it is difficult to talk about it at all.

It's like when you meet a person, the two of them have nothing to do with each other, and they didn't even talk to each other. Although he has many advantages and is welcomed by many people, it's a pity that you just feel bored.

And there are other people who have such and other shortcomings, but you can hit it off right away.

So sometimes, only you can experience each taste.

Zhu Di bowed and bowed according to the guidance of the etiquette officer, without looking up.

After saluting, he retreated to the side with Wang Yi, and stood respectfully with hands down, never looking at the dragon chair.

Zhu Yunxi also looked away, enjoying his enthronement ceremony happily.

"The envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom are here, congratulations to the Ming Emperor Wanfu Jinan!"

"The envoys of the Siamese Kingdom are here, congratulations to the Ming Emperor for his longevity!"

"The envoys of Champa Kingdom are here to congratulate Emperor Ming..."

"The envoys of the Japanese Nu Kingdom are here to congratulate the Emperor of Ming Dynasty..."

"The Sumatra envoys have an audience..."

Zhu Yunxi ascended the throne on the winter solstice of the 28th year of Hongwu, but he had to wait until next year to change his yuan.

But there are not a few days in between.

After the enthronement ceremony was completed, a banquet was held for all officials in the palace.

However, Zhu Yunxi did not participate, but came to Zhu Yuanzhang in the harem.

Seeing him coming, Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile: "Why didn't you have a banquet with all the officials in the previous court, what are you doing here with this old man?"

Zhu Yunxie had already withdrawn his imperial robes at this time, and he was wearing a brand-new court uniform. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "The grandson is not here, so all the officials can eat and drink freely, otherwise I don't know how restrained they are. Grandpa, have you eaten yet? Grandson will eat with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head with a smile, and said to Er Nie, the eunuch who was serving food, "The emperor is hungry, you don't hurry up to eat, if you starve the emperor of Ming Dynasty on the first day of enthronement, it will be a joke! "

"Yes, slaves obey."

The maids filed in with the food in their hands, and soon filled a table to the brim.

Zhu Yunxi stepped forward and supported Zhu Yuanzhang to sit on the chair in front of the dinner table, glanced at the food and said, "Grandpa Huang usually doesn't have so many dishes, why is he so extravagant today? This is not like your style."

"It's not that you are here. In order to please you, the new king, can they not put more effort into the food?"

"According to the emperor's words, they really have to beat them! No matter what time you have to respect the emperor's grandfather, what's the use of pleasing the new emperor, serving the emperor's grandfather well is the first priority!"

"You're the only one who can flatter! Eat it!"

The two talked while eating, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Zhu Yuanzhang added up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl, and asked, "What do you think, how did you get the year name "Xuanwu"?"

Zhu Yunxi asked with food in his mouth, "Is there anything wrong with Grandpa Huang?"

The year number matters a lot!
It is a name used by the dynasty to record the year, and it can also be used to indicate the year.

Generally initiated by the monarch, there was no year name from the pre-Qin period to the beginning of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, the first year name was created, and the first year name was Jianyuan.

Since then, a system has been formed. When emperors of all dynasties encountered major events such as "auspiciousness from heaven" or internal strife and external worries, they generally changed their year names.

An emperor used as little as one year name, as many as a dozen, but in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most emperors only had one year name in their lifetime, so they also used this year name to address emperors, such as Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Hongxi.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There is nothing wrong with it, but our year name is Hongwu, which has already been said to be a display of force and respect for martial arts. If you make a year name of "Xuanwu", they will be even more likely. It's said."

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang said this is because the year name drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and several important officials in the court did not include the word Xuanwu at all.

The reference year names given are generally relatively peaceful, such as "wen", "de", "cheng", etc., but after reading it, Zhu Yunxi felt that it was inappropriate, so he didn't like any of them!

In the end, I personally made the final decision and set the word "Xuanwu" as the year name.

"Jia Yi Biography": Xiaowen Shouli sits in the propaganda room.

Su Lin said: "The Xuan room is also the main room in front of Weiyang."The emperor announced the room.There is an old saying handed down by Gai Li's family, and it is extended as Bu Ye, Ming Ye, Bian Ye, Tong Ye, Slow Ye, and San Ye.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Xuan room was the place where imperial edicts were issued, so "Xuan" also has the meaning of universality, dissemination, and publicity.

A Xuan character, coupled with a "Wu" character, made those civil servants feel sorry for each other...

The year title chosen by the emperor himself represented the emperor's thoughts and ambitions. Such an emperor always wanted to promote force, which was not what the civil servants liked to see.

They also hope that the new monarch will focus on benevolence and government affairs, so that the status of civil servants in the court will become higher and higher, and one day they will be able to restore the good old days of the Song Dynasty.

Can overwhelm generals and overwhelm them!
But Zhu Yunxi didn't do what they wanted.

When a regime despises force, when will it stand still and not make progress!
Even become the beginning of erosion!
When it gets so bad that the army is completely ruined, it will no longer have the strength to stop the enemy from entering the palace!

The corruption of soldiers and horses will cause a series of problems,
The imperial power is weak, civil servants are in power, and the gentry and gentry are linked together to form a huge interest group, which begins to resist the imperial power and compete with the country for profit!

So no matter when it comes, soldiers and horses must be strong!You must hold it in your own hands!

Zhu Yunxi said: "Grandfather, the Ming Dynasty established the world by force, no matter what time it is, we must pay attention to soldiers and horses, so as to better safeguard the imperial power,

It can not only eradicate traitors, but also deter foreigners. The knife is held in one's own hands. When and how to use it, it is easy and comfortable, and will not be controlled by others! "

There is another reason why Zhu Yunxi didn't say it directly.

That is, in this world, there are many lands that can be easily obtained, and the land is also fertile and the products are also rich!
As long as Da Ming spends a little effort to occupy it, under such circumstances,
If you don't expand your territory, when will you wait? !
"You are justified in whatever you say!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I don't care what year you choose, but there is one thing, you have to guard the foundation we entrusted to you, and other than that, we don't care how you "Xuanwu"!"

"Grandfather, don't worry! Grandson understands!"

Zhu Yunxi took a piece of tender meat for him and put it in Zhu Yuanzhang's bowl, and the two chatted enthusiastically again.

Speaking of the reign name, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help laughing a little. In history, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was misunderstood by the reign name!

The reign title of Yongle was first used by Zhang Chonghua in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the early days, he was able to select talents and appoint talents to resist the enemy's attack.

But later, he neglected his political affairs, seldom received guests, and never regretted others' persuasion.

And he later wanted to be King Liang, and died not long after...

The second use is Zhang Yuxian, who was born in Boluo in the Five Dynasties. The masses supported him to resist the Southern Han Dynasty, and he was called the Eighth King of Zhongtian, and the era was changed to Yongle.Later, he was defeated by Bian Hao in the Southern Tang Dynasty, surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was killed in Jiankang.

So this person is a rebellious minister and traitor, and he will not end well!
The third user was Fang La in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In October of the second year of Xuanhe Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, he launched an uprising in Bangyuan, Muzhou. He named himself "Shenggong" and his reign name "Yongle".

In April of the following year, Fang La was captured in the stone stream of Zitongdong, escorted to the capital, and executed on August [-].

The rebellion only lasted six months!

The same decapitated place, not a good death!
So judging from the experience of these three people, the person who gave Zhu Di the title of "Yongle" must have been indignant at his attempt to usurp the throne...

(End of this chapter)