Chapter 1: The Emperor of Heaven
Daming Jingshi, outside the capital, Yang Yi doesn't care much anymore, and now at this time, in fact, there is no way to manage it, there are still many vacancies in county orders, prefects, and county guards in various places, but there are more shortages in the court, and there are too many civil officials who have been cut by Yang Yi.
More than half of the six ministries and nine kings are vacant, and this court can barely function, that is, in this capital, there is still chaos around the capital.
After a few days of intense construction, the imperial city has finally taken on a new look, and it has barely recovered some of the former heavenly atmosphere, no way, Yang Yi has demolished a lot of palaces before, and now there is not much material to repair the palace.
In order to save the cost and time of repairs, and because the surrounding area of the capital was still in war and chaos during the renovation of the imperial city, it was difficult to collect giant trees. Therefore, only the palace gate (Fengtianmen) and the Fengtian Temple were built.
This door and a hall are the face of the imperial city, and it is also the place where the emperor went to the court to govern the government, in order to build the Fengtian Gate and the Fengtian Hall to be magnificent, and also demolished some remote halls and appropriated some high-quality wood.
As for the other ruined palaces, they have not been repaired much, and they can be seen on the outside.
The renovation and reconstruction of the Forbidden City can no longer be handed over to the Ministry of Industry or the internal staff, but a new artisan battalion has been directly formed, and the status of the craftsmen has also been significantly improved.
Although the project is in a hurry, there are still many details that have not been done, but it is generally satisfactory, the time is too tight, there is no way to elaborate on it, just look at it.
On April 9, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the new Forbidden City attracted a significant court meeting.
The net whip rang three times, and the cigarette smoke was swirling.
Huanghuang Fengtian Palace, it has not been a long time since such a grand court meeting!
During this time, the capital was besieged, and it seemed that the Ming Dynasty was about to die, who knew that there would be earth-shaking changes.
Although Chongzhen wants to hold a court meeting, but in less than a month, he has become a puppet, Yang Yi has not been in the imperial city during this time, and this imperial city has also become a place for military training, and the palace maids in the palace have been dismissed and called a lot, so basically Chongzhen has not been to the outer palace for a long time.
Therefore, the great dynasty Chongzhen has not done it for a long time, but today, it is going to be a great court where the ministers gathered, the sky is not clear, and at this time outside the noon gate today, hundreds of officials gathered, and the lanterns were dotted, leading the neatly dressed ministers to walk into the noon gate, and then go to the Fengtian Palace.
At this time, the weather in the capital was still a little cold, but in the Fengtian Hall of Nuoda, a lot of arm-thick candles were lit at this time, and many stoves were also placed, all of which were lit on fire.
Coupled with the enthusiasm of the big guys, it is not very cold in this hall at this time.
Today is a very important day, and it may be recorded in the annals of history, and this dynasty may be the last dynasty of Emperor Chongzhen!
As soon as I thought that His Royal Highness could finally ascend the throne, and Chongzhen could finally go to retire, the courtiers in the hall were very hot, looking at the means of His Royal Highness, how long did it take over, and the situation in the world was completely new.
Whether it is the team promoted by Yang Yi or the only remaining civil officials, they have now unified their opinions, that is, they resolutely ask Yang Yi to inherit the throne and reorganize the mountains and rivers!
Of course, this matter is resolutely demanded by everyone, since ancient times, the masters who have accepted the throne have been forced, if it weren't for others crying and begging, who would want to be the emperor in this way?
They are all three resignations and three concessions, such as Emperor Wei Wen, such as Emperor Wu of Jin, such as Emperor Wen of Sui, such as Taizong of Tang, such as Empress Wu Zhou, such as Taizu of Song......
Yang Yi was also unwilling, so after learning that everyone was going to "force the palace" today, Yang Yi lived in the Heart Cultivation Palace.
At the same time, the other protagonist of today's court meeting, Chongzhen, has not appeared for a long time!
So this scene is a bit embarrassing now!
In the Fengtian Hall of Nuoda, the ministers gathered, and they were all ready to persuade and persuade them, but the throne was empty.
The courtiers in the main hall, you look at me, I look at you, and I don't know what to say? Is this going to the big guy to go to the Qianqing Palace to "force the palace"?
It's not good, it's not easy to do, and who knows what the future holds? The events of the Orthodox years are a lesson from the past! Therefore, in everyone's opinion, this throne still has to be given up by Chongzhen himself!
Everyone wants to force it, that is, "usurpation", it is best not to open this precedent, otherwise in the future, will everyone end up with Yu Qian?
Everyone is not afraid of death, but they are all loyal to the Ming Dynasty and cannot be surpassed!
"Your Majesty, it's been the seventeenth year of Chongzhen now, you were enthroned in August of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, and the seventeen-year emperor is not less!"
"Your Majesty......"
"Father, ...... child"
Chongzhen is now in the Qianqing Palace, and at this time, the queen, the concubine, and the prince are all persuading Chongzhen, and after being tossed by Yang Yi several times, they all understand their situation!
At this time, Chongzhen was sitting on the edge of the bed, and he was not wearing court clothes, but he was wearing yellow pajamas, his hair was scattered, and he didn't say a word.
Although he is still the emperor in name, but twenty days ago, this empire did not belong to him, and later, the jade seal or something was blackmailed by Yang Yi, and he has not been out of the Qianqing Palace for a long time.
Unexpectedly, it's only been a few days, and he can't even be the nominal emperor, so he is going to be the emperor! No one will be happy about this!
But now in this situation, it is not possible to give way, Yang Yi is not alone, these days, the promoted generals, as well as those rebellious eunuchs, nobles, civil officials, military generals, etc., have formed a new interest group, this interest group is loyal to Yang Yi.
Wang Chengen had already greeted him in advance, and now although those eunuchs are respectful, as long as Chongzhen dares not to agree to drink this toast, then he will have to eat and drink!
Are there still fewer emperors in the Ming Dynasty who died in vain? There are self-immolations, overboard, and medicine, and it is not appropriate to be a good emperor, and it will be a big loss to be a first emperor.
As soon as he thought of the first emperor, Emperor Chongzhen sighed, his face was full of sadness, and he stood up, and there was no need to say more at this time, and there were people around him immediately to help him dress.
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"The emperor has arrived!" As the eunuch's duck voice sounded, the Ming Zhongliang outside the inner hall of Fengtian Hall finally breathed a sigh of relief, the big guy's legs were sore, and some people wanted to go to the Qianqing Palace to persecute them, which finally made Chongzhen wait.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"
The ministers saw Chongzhen coming with a sad face, but they didn't pay attention to it, and they all shouted long live and worshipped, and then Emperor Chongzhen's weak voice: "Flat!" ”
Emperor Chongzhen sat down on the dragon chair while still touching around, this dragon chair he hasn't sat for a long time, Yang Yi has occupied it for many days, and now this dragon chair has been restructured by Yang Yi to make craftsmen, the ergonomic chair is much more comfortable than Chongzhen's previous dragon chair.
Chongzhen was a little reluctant at this time, looked around, and had some questions, why is Yang Yi not here now?
When Emperor Chongzhen was looking for someone, the ministers had already gotten up, and when they saw Emperor Chongzhen wearing court clothes, sitting on the throne, looking east and west, and seeing the ministers all getting up and taking their places, he asked Wang Chengen and asked in a calm voice: "Where are the people?" ”
How to come to this succession, in fact, there are no specific rules, after all, there are few such things, and there are very few emperors who pass on the throne, they are all grabbed, like such a peaceful inheritance now, it is extremely rare.
Wang Chengen, a eunuch, naturally couldn't call the shots at this time, he looked at the Wenchen below, these Wenchen who were not killed, were still useful at this time, and a young civil official said in a serious manner at this time: "Your Majesty, Your Highness heard that you are going to give up the throne today, so you don't dare to go to court." ”
What the? Can't? Chongzhen was also stunned, what do you mean? Why don't you dare to do this? So who asked Wang Chengen to persecute me?
After taking a look at Wang Chengen, Chongzhen is not stupid after all, and after looking back, he knows that this is acting.
"This, how is this good?" Chongzhen looked at this Ming Zhongliang who was full of courts, and took the initiative to ask!
How did this emperor do, in fact, Chongzhen has a number in his heart, the emperor for seventeen years, what he has done, the whole world can see it, if it weren't for His Royal Highness to come forward, the Ming Dynasty would be gone; If that's the case, I'm afraid Chongzhen won't even be able to do it today.
Therefore, the loyal and good people in this hall all knew what to do at this time, and immediately a very discerning official came out at this time and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Your Highness to come down to the throne of Fengtian Palace." ”
Please, three please, three lets, that's the rule at this time.
Chongzhen didn't bother to say anything, and waved his hand at this time, and the tool man who came out of the queue thanked him happily at this time:
"Minister's order, then go and ask Your Highness."
This is the merit of support, Chongzhen was speechless, the tool man took the initiative to order two officials of the Ministry of Rites and some eunuchs and honor guards at this time, and went to the Palace of Raising the Heart, but he came back after a while, of course Yang Yi was not invited.
"Your Majesty," the tool man kowtowed to Chongzhen, and said with a hint of joy, "The minister is incompetent, and he did not invite His Highness out, His Highness is filial, so he refuses to leave the Palace of Heart Cultivation, please make a decision." ”
"Your Majesty," Zhu Chunchen said at this time, "It's better to let the minister take the civil and military officials to invite His Highness together." ”
Chongzhen could only wave his hand and go with them.
"Commandment!"
The ministers all have their own "role scripts", so it's useless for Chongzhen to say anything, so don't say it, everyone is a tool man today.
Watching the ministers leave with a hula la, Emperor Chongzhen just sat on the dragon chair, but his heart was extremely sad.
I don't know how long it took, the loyal ministers of the palace came back again, and there was still no Yang Yi, after all, this was the second invitation, and I had to come again.
"Your Majesty," Zhu Chunchen said to Chongzhen with a look of embarrassment at this time, "The ministers are incompetent, please don't move Your Highness, please make a decision!" ”
The first invitation at the beginning is to make up the number, the second invitation is a hundred civil and military officials, and the third invitation naturally has to be more advanced, that is, Chongzhen himself came.
Chongzhen gritted his back molars and wanted to say: I won't go!
But he held back for a long time, and finally didn't say anything, the throne is going to be given up after all, and now the Manchu Dynasty is a minister, and Chongzhen also knows that now he can only follow the trend.
Chongzhen took a deep breath and stood up, but he was a little dizzy, and at this time Wang Chengen supported him, as if he was pulling him.
"Your Majesty, slow down!"
A large group of people went out of the Fengtian Hall again, and walked to the Yangxin Hall against the cold wind in the early morning, because there were too many people, and the main hall of the Yangxin Palace could not be crowded, so most of the officials had to wait in the courtyard, only Emperor Chongzhen and some high-ranking officials entered.
"The ministers implore His Highness to succeed to the throne as soon as possible, to calm the hearts of the people in the world, to bless the emperor and the society, to save hundreds of millions of people from fire and water, and to rejuvenate the emperor!"
Listening to the shouts of the ministers tearing their throats, Emperor Chongzhen looked at this very strange daughter, and didn't know what to say, Yang Yi glanced at it, but he didn't bother to say anything more, it wasn't many days, she just wanted to finish the procedures that should be taken.
"My father has high hopes, and my sons don't dare to be negative, but my sons are only shallow in their virtues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility, so I still ask my father to take back his fate!"
Good...... All right
Emperor Chongzhen wanted to agree, but the ministers in the Heart Cultivation Hall were already boiling.
"Why did Your Highness say this?"
"Although His Royal Highness is young, he is highly virtuous, hundreds of millions of people look up to him, and the hearts of the people are returned, how can he not be in a righteous position?"
"For the hundreds of millions of people in the world, Your Highness, please take the throne ......"
When Chongzhen heard these words, he had no choice but to sigh, looked at Yang Yi, and said against his will: "This ...... The world will be handed over to you, you can't let your father and ancestors down, you must calm the world as soon as possible! ”
Yang Yi is not shirking at this time, if he shirks it again, Chongzhen will not be angry, so he has to say helplessly: "Erchen has the order!" ”
All right!
The most important formalities for succession have been completed!
Legally speaking, from now on, Yang Yi can be regarded as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
According to legal theory, this is much more orthodox than Wu Cao's usurpation of Li Tang, after all, women can also inherit the family business.
Yang Yi came out of the Heart Nourishing Hall at this time, and his eyes slowly swept over the Wenchen generals in the garden!
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
This position can be regarded as justifiably in hand, Yang Yi also felt the benefits at this time, although it was an illusory world, but Huang Ming still had a trace of dragon qi back then, and was absorbed by the "Book of Heaven" in the hands of fate, and now this trace of Huang Ming's dragon qi was also attached to Yang Yi at this time.
Although the number is extremely weak, this is dragon qi, it is a real dragon qi, in the sequence of heaven and earth gods, but it has an extremely important role, such as those emperors in the god throne, there is no way to bear it without dragon qi, even if the authority of the god is in the hands of Yang Yi.
Yang Yi is not making wedding dresses for others, the position of the Emperor of Heaven still has to be in his own hands, if he is detached in the future, he will talk about anything else, otherwise, this Emperor of Heaven cannot be given to others.