nanming man

Chapter 638 Carrying Ceremony
In April, the flames of war in the world subsided slightly, and only the Qing army and the Ming army had a partial battle, and Zhang Xianzhong and Wu Sangui in Sichuan were still fighting.

With the end of the war in southern Henan, the uncertain general situation in the world began to become clear.

The originally unstable situation began to develop in a stable direction, making it easier for an ordinary person with some knowledge to make a more accurate judgment on the situation.

At this time, Man Qing, who was originally the strongest in the world, realized that he did not have the strength to quickly dominate the world, and gradually changed his strategy of swallowing the world, and instead consolidated the existing territory, preparing to accumulate strength, gradually erode, and fight for long-term hegemony.

Under the heavy pressure from the outside, the peaceful Nanjing imperial court carried out reforms passively, intending to make reforms and strengthen themselves, so as to keep half of the country.

The Wei State in the northwest direction has gradually come out of the war and started to build a vassal state, making itself a complete emerging regime.

These three forces have made the situation in the world gradually form a relatively stable tripartite situation.

As for the disputes in Sichuan, Shu and Yunnan, it has been unable to affect the general situation. Unless the strength of the Southwest is integrated into one, the opportunity to compete in the world has been lost.

AD 1647, April, 4th, Dinghai year of the lunar calendar, Gengchen month, Wuchen day, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in the suburbs of Xi'an, and countless people gathered outside the city.

After Gao Yihuan rushed to Xi'an from Nanyang Mansion, he first went to Gaoling to pay homage to the Yellow Emperor, and then it was a decree to establish the king's capital in Xi'an and call it Fan Jianguo.

At this time, the Western Wei Dynasty built a high platform in the wilderness of the eastern suburbs, and the grand ceremony of enthronement was in progress.

After Gao Yihuan decided to move the capital city to Xi'an, the engineering team affiliated to the Ministry of Industry began to repair the destroyed Qin Palace in the city, changing the palace into the Western Wei Palace, and at the same time building a temple of worship in the eastern suburbs.

Repairing the palace is costly and can only be done little by little. The power of the Ministry of Industry is mainly used to build the Temple of Heaven.

Although the construction period was very tight, under the urging of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites, the Temple of Heaven was successfully completed before the ceremony.

Of course, this high platform built with red bricks in the shape of a Mayan pyramid cannot be compared with that in Beijing.

At this time, in the wilderness, the five armies of the Wei army, the front, the back, the left, and the middle, stood in five directions under the high platform, with nearly [-] soldiers in each position, and the flags of the five directions were lined up.

The whole ceremony was presided over by Wang Shicong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. He held a tray with both hands, on which were placed the gold seal of the king of the Western Wei Dynasty, and the gold booklet. Gao Yihuan was invited to the altar.

Under the high altar, nearly a hundred big drums beat rhythmically, and the sound of "dong dong dong" was shocking. Be in the scene where the eighteenth princes are discussing Dong Huimeng.

At this time, Gao Yihuan was wearing a black dragon robe and a crown on his head, like nine jade beads hanging from a washboard, with a sword hanging from his waist, looking very mighty.

With his fat body and this attire, except for a few beads on the crown, he really looks a bit like Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han in the portraits.

At this time, accompanied by the sound of drums and horns, Gao Yihuan dressed up with a sword, stepped up from the high platform, walked to the top of the platform step by step, and then burned incense to worship and comfort the heaven.

After the incense was finished, he got up and took the tray in Wang Shicong's hand, then turned around, glanced at the cloud-like flags and banners under the high platform, and the standing soldiers. , abused the common people, but the imperial court could not protect them. At this time of crisis, I will become the king of the Western Wei alone, and take the land of Sanqin, Hanzhong, Southern Henan, Beibei, and Central Hubei as the Western Wei Kingdom. All my subjects should work together, Protect the common people inside, make the common people happy, resist the Tartars outside, and exalt the prestige of our great Wei!"

Under the high platform, Rulin's long spear was raised high, shining in the sun, a piece of silver light.

Many generals of the Wei army were all very excited. Together with the soldiers, they raised their weapons high, raised their arms and shouted, their voices went straight to the sky.

Gao Yihuan, who was wearing a crown suit, raised the tray above his head, feeling the cheers coming from all over the world, his heart was full of ambition, and he gave birth to an aura of sweeping the world.

The onlookers and scholars were also shocked by the grand scene, and they all knew in their hearts that a powerful regime is rising from Guanzhong, and its momentum will rise like the sun.

This grand ceremony cost a lot, costing 10 taels of silver, but it greatly boosted the morale of the people. As a political force, the Western Wei State officially entered the stage of the world.

At this time, there are many major events in Xi'an city. Apart from the just-concluded entrance ceremony, the wedding of the king of the Western Wei Dynasty and the princess of the Ming Dynasty will be imminent. In addition, the first imperial examination after the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty will also be held in Xi'an.

Since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who was very talented and generous, created the imperial examination, the imperial examination has gradually become an important channel for the upward mobility of the bottom of society, and it is also an important means for the government to select talents.

Although the imperial examination itself has some problems, it has to be admitted that it is the fairest means of selecting officials throughout the ages.

As an emerging regime, the Western Wei Dynasty also needed to use this method to select officials to compete with the Manchu and Ming dynasties for talents.

Generally speaking, the trial will be held in February and March, but this time it was postponed to May.

This was originally to take care of the scholars in Guanzhong, but also because Wang Jing had just moved to Xi'an, there were too many things in each yamen, and it could not be held as scheduled, but he didn't want this delay, but it attracted many scholars from the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty. come over.

The culture in the south of the Yangtze River was prosperous, and the imperial examination competition was fierce. Many candidates who failed in Nanjing heard the news that the Western Wei Dynasty would hold the examination in May, so they came from thousands of miles to try their luck.

In Shanxi and Henan controlled by the Manchu Qing, some scholars were unwilling to take part in the imperial examinations of the Manchu Qing, so they also came quietly to see if they could pass the imperial examinations.

This kind of situation was impossible before, but with the establishment of the Western Wei Dynasty, the situation gradually changed.

At this time, as the time for the imperial examination drew closer, the city of Xi'an became more and more lively. Nearly a thousand candidates from all over the country gathered in Guanzhong, which greatly exceeded the judgment of the feudal government.

The dilapidated city of Xi'an first welcomed a large number of officials and family members who moved from southern Henan, as well as many accompanying wealthy households, and now it welcomes so many candidates, Fufan was completely unprepared, and the inns and post houses in the city There was not enough housing at all, and every house was full, so Gao Yihuan could only order to build a tent, or put his son in a private house.

Xi'an was originally a declining city, with a sharp drop in population, but after Gao Yihuan settled here, the whole city was full of vitality again, and the shops, taverns, brothels, and inns that were originally deserted suddenly became lively .

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