Ming politicians

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What Su Tiancheng got was not all good news. At least one thing made him feel unhappy, and that was Yan Zizhang's suicide. Just after the news of Zhu Youjian's suicide, the last emperor of Ming Dynasty, Yan Zizhang also committed suicide.

Resolutely returning to Zhizhou in the capital from the south, Yan Zizhang failed to get the attention of Zhu Youjian and the favor of the court. No accurate statement was given, and Yan Zizhang was released from the prison until the Jiangning camp threatened the capital and the Ming court was about to collapse.

The prison of the Ming court is not so easy to sit in. The jailers in the cell are enough to decide your life or death. The people who are imprisoned in the prison, unless you have an extraordinary background, or make it clear that there is still a chance to make a comeback, otherwise The jailer doesn't care so much and can insult you at any time. If you are not convinced, you may die for various reasons one night. Who cares about a person who has been imprisoned in a prison.

After Yan Zizhang was released, his body was very weak. The court did not mention his official position, and in the capital, he did not have much to rely on. Life was very embarrassing for a period of time. Fortunately, Zhou Yanru opened up and let He lived in the official post, at least there is no problem with eating, drinking and sleeping for the time being.

The Jiangning Camp has entered the capital, and Beiping has become the rule of the Jin Dynasty. Although Yan Zizhang continues to live in the official post, it is already difficult for him to survive.

Although he has suffered so many hardships, Yan Zizhang's mind has not changed. He wept bitterly for the collapse of the Ming court.Sad for the court, he will never join the Jin court, even though he has an unusual relationship with the emperor Su Tiancheng of the Jin court, after getting the news of Zhu Youjian's suicide, Yan Zizhang left a last letter, He hanged himself in the room.I have fulfilled my long-cherished wish, to live as a man of Daming, and to die as a ghost of Daming.

After hearing the news, Su Tiancheng was very moved. This brainwashing effect is huge. Yan Zizhang is indeed a capable official. At least he is familiar with managing prefectures and counties. It's a pity for an official like Yan Zizhang.In the Ming court, they cannot be reused, because such officials, relying on their own abilities and abilities, are unwilling to bow their knees, so they are doomed to find it difficult to get along in the officialdom.

The ceremony of enshrining the crown prince was still very grand, because the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth will be held in a few days.Therefore, the canonization ceremony was carried out in the Huangji Hall.

The civil and military officials of the imperial court.All of them were waiting in the Huangji Hall. After the minister and the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Shenxuan, read out the imperial edict, many civil and military ministers performed two kneeling and six kowtows, which heralded that the 11-year-old Su Mingjie had officially become a great The crown prince of the Jin court became the crown prince of a country with one man under one man and one man over ten thousand.

Next is the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.

The Jin Dynasty is a newly established dynasty, and Su Tiancheng is the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty.Therefore, in this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the Empress, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Imperial Concubine, and all the children of the Emperor must participate.

The fifth day of April is the beginning of summer.

A ritual of worshiping heaven and earth.The process is very complicated. The whole process includes selection of auspicious days, invitations, cleansing, saving sacrifices, performing rituals, fasting, offering incense, watching beans, watching sacrifices, saluting, and celebrating. Among them, the selection of auspicious days Invitation, invitation, washing, sacrifice, performing rituals and fasting, etc., are all carried out before the formal ceremony.

Specific to the sacrificial ceremony of the day, it is divided into nine steps, namely welcoming the emperor god, laying jade and silk, entering the zu, offering gifts at the beginning of the journey, offering gifts at the end of the journey, offering gifts at the end of the journey, withdrawing the scriptures, sending the emperor to the gods, and watching.

All the activities started from the fourth, fifth, and fifth child hours.

To Su Tiancheng, this is still tolerable, but his children may not be able to bear it. Su Tiancheng has never demanded feudal etiquette from his own children, and believes that childhood needs happiness and the company of parents. His father is very incompetent.

Therefore, after arriving at the Temple of Heaven, these little guys began to feel restless. Except for Su Mingjie, who had been registered as the crown prince, the rest were chattering and dissatisfied.

Chen Yuanyuan's daughter, Su Minghui, is the youngest. She was born in the second half of the 13th year of Chongzhen, but she was just over three years old. In addition, Zhu Shenxin's youngest daughter, Su Mingxin, was not much better. She was a little over four years old. Girls are already spoiled. Some, like to play petty temper, and cry when they are not happy, so the crying first started with Su Minghui, and Su Mingxin continued.

Those who serve these little guys are some eunuchs and maids who stay in the palace. Their mood is different. It is already a blessing to be able to stay in the palace. Therefore, these little guys start to worry, and their heads are full of anxiety. Sweating profusely, some court ladies couldn't help crying, afraid of being punished.

As a result, the situation improved. When the little ones saw the adults crying, they stopped crying and went to comfort the adults in a low voice.

This is of course a tidbit that appeared.

Su Tiancheng didn't have the energy to think about these tidbits, all the ceremonies of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth were all supported by him, no one would dare to replace such things, otherwise it would be treason.

All the officials of the seventh rank and above in the capital came to the Temple of Heaven. In fact, there were not many people. According to the requirements of the Jin court, the number of officials was about one-third less than that of the Ming court. This does not mean that the court did not have many Things can be done. On the contrary, these officials are too busy to touch the ground. There are too many things, and now it is the season of spring plowing. The plan of the year is spring. The summer solstice does not mean the end of spring plowing. implement.

From Zishi, Su Tiancheng, who had fasted for three days, began the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. He could ignore many of the previous preparations and asked Zhu Shenxuan and others to complete them. But today’s worship ceremony , he must come in person.

Among the ceremonies of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the most important part is the first half, which are welcoming the emperor, laying jade and silk, entering the zu, offering gifts at the beginning of the journey, offering gifts at the end of the journey, and offering gifts at the end of the journey. At this time, the entire ceremony is basically over, and then Going to the Temple of Earth to worship, the whole ceremony is similar.

Each step of worship is divided into three processes, first is Su Tiancheng's worship, followed by Queen Zhu Shenxin's worship, and then Prince Su Mingjie's worship, among which many noble concubines follow Queen Zhu Shenxin to worship, The rest of the children followed Su Mingjie to worship.

The worship ceremony officially began at Mao hour and lasted until noon.

Finally, the last ceremony was carried out, that is, the watching. This was after seeing off the so-called Emperor God. He had to watch the Emperor God leave on the high platform, and he could not offend the Emperor God because of the negligence of the ceremony.

On the high platform, Su Tiancheng led Zhu Shenxin and others, looking at the sky, and under the high platform, Zhu Shenxuan and the officials were also standing silently. At this moment, Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Today's ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven, I am sincere and sincere. I am always thinking about the rise and fall of my Great Jin Dynasty, so that I can't eat well and can't sleep at night. The lessons of the Ming court are vivid in my mind. I need to be vigilant. I am worshiping During the process of the Emperor God, what I think of is to make the people of our Great Jin Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and our Great Jin Dynasty can be prosperous and strong. In order to achieve this goal, I am willing to give everything."

"I also want to specifically emphasize that the interests of the imperial court and the dynasty are above all else. No matter who it is, if they do things that are not good for the imperial court in the future, the imperial court will severely punish them. There are many systems, some of which are similar to being harsh on officials. Some officials did not understand, but I have to do this. If there is no strict system in such a huge country, how should I manage it? Working hard every day, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve the expected goal.”

"My Great Jin Dynasty still faces many problems and difficulties. The border is not peaceful. The people in most places in the north are struggling with hunger and cold. The silver in the imperial treasury may not be so sufficient. The huge expenses need to be maintained. It is owned by the imperial court, and we are facing huge troubles, and many problems require the joint efforts of me and all my lovers, so I dare not be negligent in the slightest."

"The lessons of history must never be forgotten. I will share my encouragement with all my dear ministers. In the future, I will act as an agent for the government. If there is any mistake in my policy, all my dear ministers can impeach me with admonitions, or even point at my nose and scold me. I can bear it." Yes, it would be the most terrifying if there were no voices of controversy in the court."

"My dear friends, like me, have experienced the Ming Dynasty. That is, in the past few years, almost no one in the Ming Dynasty spoke. After such a situation, how long has it been since the Ming Dynasty? Totally collapsed."

"I admire Emperor Chongzhen. At least in terms of character, Emperor Chongzhen is a rare and excellent emperor, but I don't hide my feelings. Emperor Chongzhen was born at an untimely time. If he were an emperor in peacetime, I'm afraid He is admired by thousands of people, but as an emperor in a period of internal and external difficulties, he is not qualified, and he has not been able to control the situation."

"I often reflect on myself, and after hearing the praises from all my lovers, am I really that perfect? ​​Not necessarily, I must make mistakes sometimes, and even sometimes, my mistakes may affect the stability of the society. The prosperity of the dynasty, so I dare not have the slightest negligence, I dare not indulge, let alone indulge in pleasure, I hope that this kind of atmosphere can be spread in our Jin Dynasty, as long as the officials in the court think of the prosperity of the dynasty , everything we do is working towards this goal, and the prosperity and prosperity of our Great Jin Dynasty is just around the corner..."

Just two days after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Empress Yi'an passed away.

Before Empress Yi'an passed away, she heard Su Tiancheng's evaluation of Zhu Youjian. She closed her eyes with a smile, and she probably left this world with some kind of comfort in her heart. After all, the Jin court treated the Ming royal family well, and that was enough up. (to be continued..)