Daming: I am the Crown Prince

When Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he first offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, then proclaimed himself emperor in the southern suburbs of Yingtian Prefecture. He then accepted congratulations from officials and elders, and then went to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices to the country.

Finally, he put on the imperial robe and crown and ascended the throne in the Fengtian Hall, where all officials presented their congratulations.

But it is obvious that the ceremony of Zhu Yunhuan's enthronement could not be the same as that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement was unique in the Ming Dynasty. Some aspects could be learned from it, but obviously not all of them could be learned, otherwise there would be great hidden dangers.

In fact, starting from Zhu Yunhuan, every emperor of the Ming Dynasty would first go to the palace to accept congratulations and establish the duties of the monarch and his subjects when he ascended the throne.

This is the so-called "succession in front of the coffin", which does not leave any room for manipulation, let alone the crown prince leaving the palace.

Originally he thought he could be in a calmer mood, but Zhu Yunhuan still tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Zhu Yunxun sat up and shouted, "Get dressed."

The door of the bedroom was immediately pushed open, and Zhang Fusheng led the eunuchs and maids into the hall in an orderly manner, helping Zhu Yunhuan to dress, comb his hair, etc. It seemed that they were quite busy, but still very orderly.

"Your Highness, it's still early." Zhang Fusheng advised in a low voice, "Your Highness, why don't you take a rest? I will wake you up when the time comes."

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head slightly and said, "Have someone prepare and go to the Huagai Palace first."

Zhang Fusheng naturally had no objection, as his highness had already made the arrangements, so he just had to carry them out.

As for the fact that it is slightly inconsistent with the etiquette, in fact, this matter is really nothing. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunhuan formulated many etiquette and rules, which were essentially prepared for other people.

Zhu Yunhuan is going to the Huagai Palace now. This is not a big deal, nor does it violate any etiquette.

Zhang Fusheng whispered again, "Your Highness, the palace attendants have not yet arrived. I will send someone to urge them."

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said, "There's no need to rush them. I just made a sudden decision. Let's go according to the original time. How can we mess up the etiquette at this time?"

Zhang Fusheng was speechless for a moment. It was really hard to guess what the crown prince was thinking. All the positive and negative words were said by one person, leaving no room for others to speak.

Logically speaking, some eunuchs and female officials in the palace do not need to go to the Huagai Hall to congratulate. This is not a grand court ceremony, and events like the coronation ceremony do not require the palace attendants to go and congratulate.

But since Zhu Yunhuan had gone there, naturally all the people in the palace had to go there as well. In other words, all the people in the palace were serving him.

Zhang Fusheng flattered him and said, "Your Highness is kind and considerate of us servants."

Zhu Yunhuan just smiled at this. He really didn't sympathize with these people. He was just too lazy to make any effort. There was really no need to let the eunuchs and female officials rush over.

After washing up, Zhu Yunhuan set off. It was true that he was wearing a crown and robes, but this was only the rank of a crown prince. He wore a black robe and a purple skirt, with four-chapter patterns, a total of nine chapters, and a crown with nine tassels.

After all, he is still the crown prince, so he cannot just wear the emperor's twelve emblems.

The palace was brightly lit. Although the ceremony was still about two hours away, many people had already been busy with it. It was a completely sleepless night.

This is not surprising, as everyone knows that this busyness will continue and will not just last one day.

As soon as Zhu Yunhuan left the Eastern Palace, a female official immediately woke up Xu Miaojin, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already stood up and gone to the main hall."

Xu Miaojin immediately stood up and said subconsciously, "Send someone to inform the uncles and aunts immediately. Go and check the ceremonial guards and musicians in person. Come back immediately when everything is ready."

Although it was a little early, it was not a big problem. For many people, the signal for them to start taking action was never a fixed time, but the movements of the Crown Prince.

Xu Miaojin continued to make arrangements, saying, "After all the officials enter the palace, go and greet Princess Kaiping immediately. Please go to the warm room, and be sure to have the aunt and sister accompany you. The East Palace will have someone go over to serve you."

While Xu Miaojin was putting on her clothes, she continued to make arrangements, "Everyone in the East Palace should change into new clothes and shoes. Hurry up and have someone prepare them."

Xu Miaojin was making arrangements. Although some things had not been rehearsed in advance, she had indeed made enough preparations. She naturally knew what to do at this time.

At such an important moment, it was natural to grasp some key points. No one knew which things were more important than her. At least there would be no problems with the part that she was responsible for.

As for why Zhu Yunhuan got up early, etc., these are not so important. In Xu Miaojin's view, as long as her husband sets off, she will immediately start to get busy.

Not only Xu Miaojin had such awareness, but everyone in the Eastern Palace also had such awareness, because they all understood what this day represented.

Everyone is excited and excited now, and their status and position will start to become higher today.

When we arrived at the Huagai Palace, one of the three major halls in the imperial city of Yingtian Prefecture, it was now brightly lit.

Even though Zhu Yunhuan arrived early, there were still quite a few people in the Huagai Hall, whether they were guards, eunuchs or female officials, all of them were making the final arrangements in a tense and orderly manner.

Zhu Yunhuan looked around carefully and said with a smile, "We should have prepared it in Fengtian Hall. It won't be used here until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It's too hasty to prepare it so early, isn't it?"

Zhang Fusheng quickly flattered him and said, "Your Highness, I don't think it's early at all. There are many people in the hall, and I'm afraid we will slack off here."

Huagai Hall, Jinshen Hall and Fengtian Hall are known as the three major halls. It is true that they are the main buildings of the imperial city, but among the three major halls, Fengtian Hall obviously has a higher status, and the real big events are also held there.

For example, the coronation ceremony was held in the Fengtian Hall, while the Jinshen Hall or the Huagai Hall were only used to hold some subsequent ceremonies, so the specifications would naturally be much different.

Almost everyone's attention was on the Fengtian Palace, although no one dared to slack off at this time. No matter how many people there were in Huagai Palace and Jinshen Palace, their manpower and arrangements were indeed inferior to those of the Fengtian Palace.

Just as Zhu Yunhuan was looking around, he suddenly heard the sound of singing announcing the arrival of the emperor, and he naturally hurried to the door.

Old Zhu was smiling, and the white-haired old man still walked with his head held high and gaited like a dragon and a tiger, "Okay, stop kneeling, get up and talk to us." Although Old Zhu was in good health and it was not difficult for him to step over the threshold, he still benefited greatly from Zhu Yunhuan's support.

If someone else did this, Old Zhu would naturally be angry, because it would make him look old, which would be a bit too much, and Old Zhu is not willing to accept his old age.

But when his grandson supports him like this, it doesn't mean he is old, but that he is filial. He is the most filial child in the world and a role model worthy of praise.

"Grandfather, what should we do with Wen Yao?" Zhu Yunxun asked worriedly, "If you come here at this time, Wen Yao will make a scene."

Old Zhu smiled and said, "With Concubine Ning here, someone will come to inform us when Wen Yao wakes up. Today, it will be hard for that child. Normally, we would not be willing to wake him up, but now he has to get up very early."

This is definitely what Old Zhu really thinks. Usually, his fat great-grandson sleeps till dawn. If anyone makes a loud noise and wakes up the child, Old Zhu will be furious.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and joked, "That can't be helped. This is such an important day for his father. It only comes once in his life. He has to watch and learn. He will be the emperor in the future, so it's better for him to watch it in advance."

Old Zhu nodded seriously and said in agreement, "That's right. Wen Yao will be the emperor in the future, so he should read and learn from it carefully."

As for the current Zhu Wenyao, he is still a chubby one-year-old boy who can hardly speak clearly and can't remember anything, etc., old Zhu doesn't care at all. His good great-grandson should learn how to be an emperor.

When he is older, he will be taught the art of war, political tactics, etc. Now he should learn in advance how to ascend the throne and become an emperor. He will surely make progress by watching from the sidelines, as all this will come in handy in the future.

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Patting the back of Zhu Yunhuan's hand, Old Zhu said, "It can be considered as seeing it. Although I can't see your father become the emperor, I am happy to see you sitting on the dragon throne."

Zhu Yunhuan was in a complicated mood for a while. He was actually very clear about some things. The fact that he could succeed to the throne so smoothly was definitely not as simple as how well he did as the crown prince.

His maturity and stability, as well as his control over the government and the public, were indeed one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved to abdicate, and it can also be said to be the most decisive factor.

But from an emotional perspective, Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest regret was naturally that he did not see his eldest son Zhu Biao ascend the throne.

In fact, Old Zhu had never thought about those things. In his original plan, his eldest son would continue to be the crown prince, and when he closed his eyes, it would naturally be the time for his eldest son to wear the dragon robe.

This seems to be the most common practice. If we don't see Haodaer wearing the dragon robe, there is nothing to regret, as everything seems to be natural.

It was just that Zhu Biao's sudden death made Old Zhu a little collapsed, and even now he is still a little scared. He was in good health, and his good grandson was also in very good health.

But once bitten, one is afraid of ropes for ten years. If he was not in good health, it would be fine, and then the grandson could smoothly succeed him. But now he is in very good health, so the grandson can only wait.

Therefore, watching his grandson wearing the dragon robe became very meaningful to Old Zhu. This was not only to make up for the regret in his heart, but also to avoid some trouble, after all, Zhu Wenyao was born.

It can be said that the fact that Zhu Yunhuan had a child was the decisive factor in his willingness to abdicate. Even though the child was still young, there was no need to worry too much.

Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan didn't say anything, Old Zhu smiled and said, "It's time to stop acting like a child. Our grandson of Zhu Chongba should be heroic and majestic!"

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "Grandfather, I am not a heroic and majestic person. Even if I think about those things in my heart, I don't have the heroic spirit of grandfather. After all, I have never experienced troubled times and have been rich since I was a child."

Hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said, Old Zhu also laughed, "That's true, your father and you really don't have much heroic spirit!"

It was perfectly fine for Old Zhu to not have a heroic spirit, as his children and grandchildren didn't need to go through those things. The eldest son looked like a gentle and noble young man, which was what Old Zhu thought was the ideal template for a good son.

Sometimes his grandson seems to be a scoundrel and a playboy, but Old Zhu doesn't think it is a bad thing. Children are young and it is natural for them to be a little naughty. There is nothing wrong with that at all.

It is enough for the Ming Dynasty to have Zhu Yuanzhang, who fought his way out of the turbulent times and has a heroic temperament. Others do not need to imitate him in every way.

Old Zhu said to Zhu Yunhuan earnestly, "You are not the founding emperor after all, you just need to protect the country. If you have some ability and save some wealth for Wen Yao, you will be a good king who maintains the status quo."

Zhu Yunhuan pretended to be unhappy and said, "Grandfather, although I am not as good as you, I am still conceited and have some ability. Being a king who maintains the status quo is not my ambition."

"You can't be a king who maintains the status quo. You have too many things on your mind!" Old Zhu also joked, "That's good. We can both work hard together. In the future, Wen Yao will have more family business to maintain."

No matter how you put it, there seems to be no problem. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhu Yunhuan is not an easy person to deal with. He has very strong opinions on many policies and would even go against the policies set by Zhuge Liang.

This would definitely not be tolerated by other emperors, because it was simply treason and questioned the achievements of the previous emperor.

What's more, in most cases, policies need to have some continuity. Too many changes may not be a good thing for the people of the world.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has only been established for 30 years. Even though the rules and policies are constantly being improved, it can be said that "a small ship is easier to turn around". Even if Zhu Yunhuan can make trouble, it will not cause too big a problem.

"Whether it's the maritime ban or suppressing the northern Tartars, we don't think it's a big deal." Old Zhu continued, "But you have to pay more attention to domestic affairs. In the past, we managed it for you, but in the future, you have to manage it yourself."

Zhu Yunhuan nodded repeatedly. Even though he had been observing and managing government for several years, and many of the national policies were set and implemented by him, he had to admit that it was Zhu who was backing him up.

But now the situation is obviously different, because Zhu Yunhuan is about to ascend the throne, which means that he is the real decision-maker of this country, and we can't expect Zhu to be the one to take responsibility for everything.

If you do something right, you will naturally be praised and praised, which will prove the great talent and strategy of Emperor Chengkang.

However, once some failures occur, there will be some doubts about the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, some people may say privately that he is a playboy and so on.

Zhu Yunhuan would never evade the responsibility he should shoulder, and this was what he should do.

Since you want to be an emperor, you must take on responsibilities while enjoying power! (End of this chapter)