On the first day of the first lunar month, at the beginning of the new year, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the whole world celebrated.

Before dawn, Xu Sheng dispatched the Yongwei battalion to strictly guard the gates of the Forbidden City, and Li Shaoyou led the Tianwu army to garrison all parts of the imperial city.

Since Mingrenzong Zhu Gaochi, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had to hold an enthronement ceremony at Chengtianmen, although the Beijing division was gone, but the structure of the imperial city in Nanjing was the same as Beijing, and the names everywhere were basically the same, which did not hinder it at all.

Chengtianmen, the umbrella cover and the ceremonial guard furnishings, the long red carpet on the ground, the flags fluttering at the head of the city, covered with silk ribbons and flags and flowers, as well as the costumed palace maids and the bands of the teaching department.

Even the soldiers guarding the Chengtian Gate are dressed in red and green, embroidered ribbons fluttering, flags flying, you can see colorful, dazzling, the emperor's enthronement scene is so grand, it can no longer be expressed in words, this is still the result of trying to be simple.

At this time, Zhu Jizheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was leading a vote of officials from the Ministry of Rites to the Temple of Heaven, Xiannongtan, and Taimiao to inform the ancestors.

At the auspicious time, the bells and drums rang in unison, Zhu Cihong wore a bright yellow gown, wore a crown on his head, accompanied by more than a dozen important ministers, and was escorted by thousands of Han generals, and rode the dragon chariot to Chengtianmen to pray.

Around the dragon chariot Jiuqu Jinding, Bai Xuan Huang Yue and other Luo umbrella clouds, like an auspicious cloud coming, around the gongs, drums, silk and bamboo, piano, pipa, sheng pipe, flute Xiao and other musical instruments also played together.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was also waiting in the Duanmen wearing a set of crowns, and went to Chengtianmen with Zhu Cihong to pray to heaven and start the shift.

On the square outside the Chengtian Gate, the civil and military officials are divided into two columns on the left and right, quietly waiting for the Zen ceremonies, and their standing positions are the military generals on the left and the civil officials on the right.

Zhu Cihong stipulated that in the Ming Dynasty, military generals would be respected in wartime, and local military generals could control civilian officials.

In addition to the civil and military officials, there are also thousands of officers lined up in the square, and thousands of brocade guards wearing flying fish suits to form an honor guard formation, they are all generals of the seven armies, and they are representatives of the army.

After the brocade guard whipped and the general rolled up the curtain, Honglu Siqing took the opportunity to hold the Zen edict all the way through Fengtianmen and Jinshui Bridge, arrived at the noon gate, put it into the cloud that had already been prepared, and then guided by the cloud cover, sent to Chengtianmen, and read the edict.

"Salute the ministers!"

"Kneel!"

Standing on the Chengtian Gate, Mao Xiang was full of spirit, feeling that his life had reached the peak, and slowly unfolded the edict and read it aloud.

Chongzhen on the Chengtian Gate looked at the dense ministers below, his face was a little melancholy, and he still had some regret in his heart, feeling that he was too impulsive at that time!

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong on the side smiled and said, "Father, you can retire with peace of mind and leave the opportunity to young people." ”

Chongzhen tilted his head to the side, a little unhappy.

"Father, in the future, you still live in the Qianqing Palace, the queen mother still lives in the Kunning Palace, and the sons will live in the Wuying Palace to manage the previous dynasty, and you have the final say in the boundaries of the Qianqing Palace, and the sons will give you this amount of pension every year."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cihong stretched out two fingers, which immediately attracted Chongzhen's attention.

The current Qianqing Palace is still Chongzhen living, and it is not until Zhu Cihong officially ascends the throne that he can justifiably live in it again, but whether Chongzhen wants to let it is another matter, he has a hundred ways to rely on it.

After all, Zhu Cihong has not yet established a queen for a big wedding, and the Kunning Palace with the emperor and queen of the Qianqing Palace lives in the Queen of Zhou, and the son can't live in the Qianqing Palace and the mother lives in the Kunning Palace, which is a mess.

Seeing that the filial eldest son even gave up the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, but he still couldn't help but stretch out two fingers and asked, "What is the number you said?" ”

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "You have the final say." ”

Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became energetic, secretly saying that some of them were slaughtered this time, he immediately stretched out his finger, and said arrogantly: "Twenty thousand taels of silver, not one tael less!" ”

Zhu Cihong's eyes froze, and he was stunned on the spot, he wanted to say that he would give 20,000 taels of gold and 200,000 taels of silver every year, which is good!

Chongzhen's face was a little red, and he secretly said that he wanted too much, how much silver he could spend a year, he was open to eating, drinking and having fun, and it would be good to be able to consume 10,000 taels of silver.

Thinking of the coarse tea and light rice that Chongzhen has eaten over the years, and still wearing the old dragon robe, Zhu Cihong said happily: "Father, let's do it, Erchen will spend one million taels of silver to build a palace for you, whether it is Nanjing or Suzhou, the place is as you choose, and you will give you another 200,000 taels of silver every year, and you will give me the Qianqing Palace." ”

Zhu Cihong took precautions and bought a good house for the second elder first, so as to save himself from having a bad relationship with the queen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law after his marriage in the future, and there were many forced things.

At yesterday's Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, Empress Zhou, who has always been mild, seemed to be not very satisfied with Bian Yujing and the three of them, and the reason for further investigation may be because Bian Yujing is pregnant, and Empress Zhou is worried that Bian Yujing, who is not from a good background, will give birth to a son.

For this kind of thing, Zhu Cihong is also very helpless, sometimes he is too passionate to hold back, and the safety measures are not done, but fortunately, an old doctor in the hospital with an ability comparable to B ultrasound told him that Bian Xuan is pregnant with the county lord (the crown prince is according to the prince's courtesy, and the daughter is called the county lord).

Saying this, Chongzhen was a little embarrassed, he nodded ambiguously, and did not make a clear statement, and changed the topic: "Do you really plan to drive the expedition in person?" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "Yes, in the eyes of the ministers, the throne is just for better coordination of resources, and it is justifiable, only a few more chapters than the dragon robe worn when he was in charge of the country. ”

Chongzhen glanced at him and snorted, "If you get cheap, you can sell well!" ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After Chan Rang finished reading the edict, the civil and military officials below began to chant again, not knowing what the two above were muttering.

After inking for a long time, Chongzhen reluctantly handed over the eight jade seals to Zhu Cihong, and asked him: "How long will this expedition last?" Two years or three years? ”

Zhu Cihong took the jade seal and said: "Recapture the capital division within half a year, kill the thieves within a year, and sweep away all the rogues. ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong bowed to Chongzhen and said loudly: "Erchen, please respect the emperor's father as the emperor!" ”

On both sides of the Chengtian Gate, on the north bank of the Yuhe River, the envoys of various countries on the viewing platform watched this scene with relish, and Spain, England, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries all sent envoys to attend the enthronement ceremony.

In addition to a circle of foreign devils, there are also envoys from some Ming vassal states such as Annam, Chenla, Siam, and Champa to watch the ceremony here, shouting Long live Daddy Zhu!

On the side of the bell and drum division, dozens of painters set up their easels and recorded this historic moment with their brushes.

Chongzhen smiled and accepted the honorific title of Emperor Taishang, and said a few words of encouragement to Zhu Cihong, and then the two sat side by side and accepted the congratulations of the hundred officials.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The civil and military officials began to perform the highest etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, five bows and three kowtows, and the mountain shouted long live.

Zhu Cihong got up, stood on the tower of Chengtianmen City, raised his head to face the sky, and shouted: "Minister Zhu Cihong, tell the heavens, the sun, the moon, the mountains and rivers, the emperor of heaven and earth, but the ministers should follow the way of heaven and obey the subjects, and on the first day of the first month, change the Yuan Tianwu!" ”

After the announcement was completed, more than 10,000 honor guards on Chengtianmen Square let out an earth-shattering shout: "Long live!" Banzai! Banzai! ”

The overwhelming sound of long live was higher and higher, and the huge whistling sound shocked the envoys who watched the ceremony speechless, and many people trembled unconsciously all over their bodies.

The generals of the Seven Armies, Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Yang Yufan, Lu Xiangkun, Cao Bianjiao, Wan Junjie and others were happy and proud.

Li Tingbiao in front of the Jinyi Guard was even more emotional, eight years, these brothers of the Jinyi Guard can finally stand in front of the world in front of the world!

"Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! ”

When the call stopped, Wu Zhong, the new eunuch who held the seal of the eunuch, held the holy decree in his hand, announcing that the new emperor would ascend the throne, and he would be crowned with merit and amnesty to the world!

"Hereby on the merits, Sun Yingyuan is awarded the title of Marquis of Jingwu, and the general of the expedition to the Peking University!"

"Awarded Huang Degong as the Marquis of Jingnan, and was awarded the title of General of the Eastern Army!"

"Grant Zhou Yuji as the Marquis of Dingxi, and be the general of the expedition to the West!"

“......”

In addition to Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Li Tingbiao, Cao Bianjiao, Gao Bang, Yang Qili, Li Shaoyou, Wan Junjie and other generals were awarded the title of earl.

Among the civil officials, Yang Tinglin, the governor of Zhejiang, Cheng Guoxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, and other ministers who first followed Zhu Cihong as earls, and Yang Shicong, Li Yan and others entered the cabinet.

After the reward, under Sun Yingyuan's order, thousands of honor guards composed of generals all bowed down on one knee, faced Zhu Cihong on the Chengtian Gate, and swore in unison:

"Yu swears to be sincere, uphold the sages, order and prohibit, take the lead bravely, be loyal to my emperor, serve the country loyally, level the world, and clarify the world!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Ting led thousands of brocade-clothed guards to bow down on one knee and swear in unison:

"Yu swears to be sincere, uphold the sages, inspect and arrest, think that the society is the society, loyal to my emperor, serve the only one, brave and loyal, and unshakable!"

"Loyal to my emperor, long live my emperor!"

The faces of these generals and brocade guards were full of red light of fanaticism and excitement, and they shouted in unison like a landslide or a tsunami.

The envoys of the surrounding countries who watched the ceremony were stunned, and even Emperor Chongzhen was deeply shocked by this scene.