I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 2 Enthroned
Wei Chao and Li Xuanshi were both stunned by this slap. They never expected that the always cowardly Zhu Youxiao would suddenly attack. This was not at all what they thought Zhu Youxiao was like.

But in front of so many people, the Wei Dynasty did not dare to make any mistakes.He quickly knelt on the ground and confessed:

"My slave deserves death, please forgive me."

Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to pay attention to him and rubbed his palms. The slap was too hard and the palms of the slaps hurt. He turned around and cupped his hands to the courtiers and said:

"The country is in a difficult situation. Grandpa Emperor and Emperor Daxing passed away one after another. At this critical moment, I am young and at a loss. I would like to ask all the loyal ministers to work together to help determine the affairs of the country. I am willing to follow your arrangements."

The courtiers were also shocked by this slap, and each made their own plans.This was different from what they expected.

They had the impression that the eldest son of the emperor was not such a decisive person. He had been controlled by Li Xuanshi before. Could it be that he had been holding back until his true colors were revealed now.

This is really both a blessing and a worry. Fortunately, the future emperor is very independent and has no particular favor towards the harem and eunuchs. He cares about courtiers and state affairs.But I am also worried that such an assertive monarch will not be able to control him in the future, and he is afraid that there will be another Shizong (Jiajing), and how the courtiers should get along with each other.

However, there was no time to worry about this at this time. Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, quickly reacted.

"I will not give up even if I die. As His Highness said, the national situation is difficult. Now the world has lost its master and the whole country is shaken. The most important thing now is to invite Your Highness to go to the Wenhua Palace, "the seat of the Zhengdong Palace", so that the world's heart can be settled." .”

Zhu Youxiao had naturally been looking forward to this moment for a long time. The so-called "Zhengdong Palace" was to determine his position as crown prince and prepare for his succession.

He then bowed to Li Xuanshi, ignored her, and led the courtiers out of Qianqing Palace.After arriving outside, the ministers rushed Zhu Youxiao into the chariot that had been prepared and escorted him out of Qianqing Palace.

This step is usually carried by 8 people, and it is comfortable to sit on.Zhu Youxiao sat on it, feeling a sense of relaxation and victory that a big event had been decided, filling his heart.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. Although he could successfully succeed according to the historical trend, he was completely passive and took no action in history. This also made the Donglin Party, which led the palace move, become famous, and also made the courtiers begin to look down upon Zhu You. school.

So he stood up here and denounced Li Xuanshi and his party members for taking the lead in moving the palace, so that the courtiers would not despise him as the new emperor.

The courtiers guarded the Buhu where Zhu Youxiao was sitting and quickly passed through the three burned halls.

These three halls are Huangji, Jianji and Zhongji. In the 25th year of Wanli, these three halls plus the Huangji, Huiji and Guiji gates were burned down due to fire.

So the renovation started in 25, and it has been repaired for more than ten years. The three gates have just been repaired, and there are still three main halls waiting to be repaired, so it has been abandoned to this day.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at these three halls. He also knew the finances of the late Ming Dynasty. If these three halls were to be built, it would probably be a big deal.

Passing by the three main halls, Zhu Youxiao arrived at the Wenhua Hall. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Wenhua Hall was used as a place for the crown prince to observe government affairs. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, it was changed to a place where Buddhist banquets were held. It was a perfect place to determine the successor's identity.

The "Zhengdong Palace" originally had a complete set of procedures. Today's incident happened in a hurry and there was not much preparation. However, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the courtiers. After all, it was an opportunity to support the future emperor's succession.This procedure is nothing more than the courtiers first reading the edict of Guangzong Zhu Changluo, and then Zhu Youxiao accepted the worship of hundreds of officials in front of the Wenhua Hall.

In this process, Zhu Youxiao could just let others manipulate him, but after this simple ceremony, the succession was finally decided, and he only had to wait for the enthronement ceremony on the sixth day of September.

But now there is also a problem. According to tradition, the enthronement ceremony should be held in the Qianqing Palace, but now Li Xuanshi occupies the Qianqing Palace and is unwilling to move out.

Historically, she was reluctant to move out at first, with the excuse that the new emperor was young and needed someone to supervise the government. Later, all ministers' memorials were handed over to her for review first, and then to Zhu Youxiao.

Of course, she couldn't agree to this. She also asked for the title of Empress Dowager first, and then ordered Zhu Youxiao to ascend the throne. This was also rejected by the ministers.

Zhu Youxiao really laughed at her for wishful thinking, so he treated her with courtesy first and then sent troops, and asked the courtiers to come to court first. If that didn't work, just let Wang An expel them.Anyway, I don’t have much feelings for her, I will just make some noise when the time comes.

In the next few days, Zhu Youxiao lived in the East Palace and was protected by Wang An. Li Xuanshi did not agree to move to the palace at first, and finally moved to the Yaluan Palace after Wang An led people to evict him.Zhu Youxiao no longer cared.

In Qianqing Palace, the eunuch blew his whip three times.

On the sixth day of September in the first year of Taichang (1620), Zhu Youxiao, the Mingxi Emperor in history, succeeded to the throne and was named Tianqi.

Thus began a wonderful and turbulent era.

At the beginning of the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Youxiao, according to the etiquette system, first had to be honored by courtiers, and then he ascended the throne in the Qianqing Palace and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials.

Later, he went to worship in front of Emperor Guangzong's coffin and told him that he had ascended the throne.Finally, he ascended to Fengtianmen, became emperor, and changed his reign name to Tianqi (1621 was the first year of Tianqi), and then announced the succession edict:
On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, the edict was issued to announce to heaven, earth, ancestors, and the country that he would be the emperor.I am here in Youchong to deeply safeguard the prosperity of Heaven's favor and the great trust entrusted by our ancestors. I will rely on you to help you. I will ask for it in the code. However, at the beginning of the imperial examination, it is appropriate to have a title of Huan, and it will be next year. In the first year of the Apocalypse, the world was granted amnesty and the people were reformed.

The succession ceremony is basically over here.He looked at the kneeling civil and military officials, and an indescribable feeling came to his heart.

In this way, he became the 15th emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

When the ceremony was over, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief. The tall building rose from the ground. The foundation was laid first, but the road ahead was more difficult, and he was a latecomer, so he was on the cutting edge.Compared to Li Xuanshi, the difficulty of the opponents behind him was several orders of magnitude higher.

In my previous life, I wished I was the emperor, someone above ten thousand people, but after I actually took the position, I realized how stressful this position was. What's more, this was the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the power of the imperial court was already declining, with internal and external troubles.

But now that he has come to this step, Zhu Youxiao must not back down. From today on, he will prove to future generations of keyboard experts that the Ming Dynasty can still be saved!
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