The final date for the Emperor's accession to the throne was set at the meeting of the True Master Hall on August 23, and the court had been preparing for this for two months, and all the rituals had been arranged, but there was still one procedure that had to be completed.

On August 25, led by three cabinet scholars, hundreds of civil and military officials and elderly people wrote to the crown prince to persuade him, and the prince replied: "What the emperor and others said shows the sincerity of worrying about the country. "That means, the emperor has just left, and my grief has not passed, and I can't agree to your request.

Two days later, Xia Yan took the lead in writing again to persuade him, but the prince still replied: Please not allow it.

On August 27, the afternoon of the second meeting of the True Master Hall, the third persuasion seal was handed into the East Palace, and this time the prince's sad energy was finally over, so he reluctantly obeyed.

Everything is ready, on August 31, at the beginning of the hour, the south of the imperial city, the west of the Chengtianmen - the noon gate of the imperial road, and the east and west of the Taimiao side by side, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony began to be held.

There is a golden chair in the middle of the hill, facing south and facing north, and a set of Kowloon crown clothes is placed in front of the chair. After the prince sacrificed to heaven and earth, the three cabinet scholars and the two scholars of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household came over to remove filial piety clothes and change crowns for the prince, and there was also a circle of important ministers who were qualified to participate in the court meeting.

After the crown was changed, five people hugged the emperor and carried him on the dragon chair.

On behalf of the Daomen, Zhang Yuanji, the abbot of Xiaguan and the Heavenly Master of the Sect, and Zhao Ran, the deputy seal of the Daolu Division, and Gu Tengjia of the Wenchang Guan Supervision Yuan. On the Daolu Division's side, Chen Shandao, who had not yet been dismissed, should have come forward, but he didn't even take the next step, how could he come?

Chen Shandao did not come forward, and the ranking order of the Daolu Division should be Zhengyin Jinghui, who was also impatient with this kind of red tape ceremony - and the hundred officials also did not want a Kun Dao to come forward and seal the new emperor's enthronement edict, so Jinghui did not attend.

Zhang Yuanji watched the new emperor being carried on the dragon chair by the five ministers, snorted disdainfully, and said in a low voice: "Ridiculous!"

Zhao Ran didn't answer, but just bowed slightly in response.

Zhang Yuanji turned his head sideways to look at Zhao Ran and asked, "The restructuring plan is from you?"

Zhao Ran replied: "The juniors just made some suggestions. ”

Zhang Yuanji shook his head and said: "At a glance, you can see that it must be from your hand, at least it is also your suggestion to copy the copy, the cumbersome and repetitive grammar, the structure is clearly layered, everything is to avoid ambiguity, this style of writing has been called mountain literature in recent years, isn't it you who created it?"

Zhao Ran coughed dryly, and replied in a low voice: "The Heavenly Master has praised it falsely, and the younger generation does not dare to be it." ”

Zhang Yuanji was speechless, and said in his heart, Did I praise you? Of course, this is not the time to dwell on these side details, and said: "Such a good plan was dismantled by you, and the bull's head is not in the horse's mouth, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Zhao Ran said: "If it's not like this, the True Master Hall can't get by." Balance, Yuanji Heavenly Master. The so-called pros and cons of everything, in this way, each agency is more professional and efficient in its own duties. ”

Zhang Yuanji retorted: "Efficient? Can it really be efficient? So many institutions are fighting each other, how can they be efficient?"

Zhao Ran explained: "Whether it is efficient or not is also divided into people. If it's just a small thing, this plan will be efficient, one chapter, or at most two chapters will do, otherwise it's all integrated, and just such a trivial thing as applying for a spiritual practice certificate, you have to break your leg and wait for thirty or fifty days to cover more than ten or twenty chapters, which is of course inefficient. ”

Zhang Yuanji said: "But if you want to do big things, so many yamen pass the buck to each other, how can this be efficient?"

"So everything is relative......"

"It's come to this point, I won't have anything to do with you, how about you go and revise the plan and incorporate the Jiming View into the lower view? You are also a person from the Shifang Jungle, how can you not think about the Shifang Jungle? This matter is done, I let you serve as the abbot of the Jiming Temple, how about it?"

"Yuanji Heavenly Master, where does the junior have such great ability? The junior just put forward some suggestions, whether or not to adopt them is the meaning of the Eastern Heavenly Master, and the Yuanji Heavenly Master thinks too highly of the juniors. ”

"Zhou Yunzhi lives in your Zhuangzi, right? Song Yangshi also voted for you in this matter, and Yang Yunmeng, I heard that you are about to marry Ge Sooshan!"

"Master Yuanji, the younger generation has a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not. ”

"What?"

"If such a big mess is in charge of Yuanji Heavenly Master, I don't know how Yunyi Great Heavenly Master will feel?"

Zhang Yuanji stopped talking, looking at the big drama being staged in Huanqiu, his face was cloudy.

It's time to worship heaven and earth, Zhang Yuanji stepped forward and sent high incense to the emperor, and the emperor took it and worshiped heaven and earth. After the worship was completed, the hundred officials escorted them to the Taimiao Temple opposite the royal road to pay tribute to the ancestors of the Zhu family.

The temple was destroyed by fire in June, and the court asked the Daomen for the power of the monks, and before today, the palace was restored, and the new emperor paid tribute in the hall.

It was also Zhang Yuanji who burned incense, and the emperor took it over and completed the ritual in Gu Tengjia's chanting.

After the sacrifice was completed, the brigade set off again, this time entering the Fengtian Temple.

The civil and military officials are arranged in the order of duty, and the fourth rank or above enters the hall, the seventh rank or above climbs the stairs, and the eighth rank and below stand along the royal road.

The four Han generals shook the static whip, snapped, and the sound of the long whip echoed in front of the Fengtian Temple Square, and the whip ended, and the audience was solemn.

The bells and drums rang in unison, and the emperor entered the hall, bowed to Zhang Yuanji and Zhao Ran under the Danqi, and nodded to Gu Tengjia, who was watching the ceremony.

Zhang Yuanji and Zhao Ran returned the salute, and Chen Hong, the master of ceremonies, followed the emperor, and immediately stepped forward to present the new emperor's enthronement message.

Zhao Ran handed the prepared Daolu Division seal to Zhang Yuanji, Zhang Yuanji took it and pressed it down where it had been signed by Zhao Ran. Zhang Yuanji stretched out his hand and bowed to ask the emperor to climb the steps, the emperor went up the ninth step, sat on the dragon chair, and Chen Hong unfolded the edict to the world.

After the edict was read, Zhao Ran pinched his hand, and the big edict rose into the air, and before coming to the dragon plaque, a light flashed, and the name of the new emperor appeared on the dragon plaque, located at the end of the left column, which is a sign that the emperor's identity is recognized by the way of heaven.

From the first day of the first month of next year, the world will be changed to Longqing.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the outline was to seal a hundred officials, and Chen Hong then read out the edict. As he read it, his voice was transmitted by the amplified note array on the Fengtian Temple, and everyone outside the Fengtian Hall heard it.

First of all, the cabinet, the emperor issued an edict: Jin Xiayan is a scholar of the Zhongji Palace, plus a young master; Jin Yansong is a scholar of the Jianji Palace, plus a young master; Jin Xu Jie, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, plus Shaobao; Jin Ganshu is also a scholar of Wuyingdian University and a scholar of the household department; and Jin Maocheng is a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

This is the latest five-member cabinet, with Xia Yan as the first assistant. There is also a vacant seat for the East Pavilion University Scholar, which depends on whether the people behind have a chance.