Bright Spring

What Zhu Gaoxu did personally was very simple. He returned to the back hall of the Ministry of Rites, changed his clothes again, and then took the car to Xiaoling to read the written form.

Worshiping the Taizu, Zhu Gaoxu put on a very formal cyan prince's uniform, which at first glance looks similar to that of the emperor, except that there are differences in the details of the pattern decoration.Then, surrounded by guards of honor, civil and military officials, and guarded by the army, he drove out of the imperial city in a car.

Like a team of long dragons, under the watchful eyes of the people of the capital, they headed straight for Xiaoling on the other side of Zijin Mountain.

Chapter 595 God's Grant of Monarch Power

Yesterday afternoon, Guo Ming was released from the prison.

The last time Gao Chi was enthroned, he almost didn't catch up with the letter of persuasion, just because he was hesitant; this time the King of Han was about to ascend the throne, he wanted to persuade him, but he didn't hesitate at all, but was delayed due to physical reasons.

Guo Ming was imprisoned in the prison for a long time.He wore shackles and chains in the prison, and the food he ate was clear and watery, sometimes rotten, and he did not receive any treatment when he was sick; in addition, he was accused of being involved in the crime of regicide, and his heart was filled with fear every day.In fact, he was physically and mentally useless and suffered a lot.

As soon as King Han's army entered the capital, Guo Ming was acquitted soon!Without any reason, the evidence of his innocence is that his daughter is the wife of the king of Han; how could the biological father of the king of Han be guilty? !

When Guo Ming returned home, all the family members in the mansion were sent away (the other brothers of the Guo family were deported back to their original places, and Guo Ming’s family members exchanged them for Guo Zi, and they are still in the palace of Huguang Han Palace), the huge Wudinghou Mansion fell The defeat was terrible, and only a few old men were left guarding the gate.Guo Ming's legs were chained for too long and he was a little lame, and it was difficult for him to walk at first; his body was also very weak and sick, and he could barely move when he first returned home.

The imperial hospital quickly sent several imperial physicians to follow Guo Ming back to the mansion, to diagnose his pulse and prescribe medicine, telling him to rest well.

But after Guo Ming had a meal, took a bath and changed his clothes, he gritted his teeth and got up after recovering a little bit of physical strength, and began to write the persuasion form with difficulty.He missed the time last night, so Guo Ming got up this morning and went to the imperial city by car.

However, he did not catch up!When he arrived at the Qianbu Corridor, he learned that the King of Han had agreed to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and now he went to worship the ancestral mausoleum!

Guo Ming was a little depressed. Officials who knew him on the Thousand Steps Corridor were all good at persuading him, and they didn't need to persuade him to come in.

... After Zhu Gaoxu worshiped the ancestors on the 22nd of the first lunar month, the officials in the capital were busy preparing for the enthronement ceremony.Under the persuasion of everyone, Zhu Gaoxu agreed that he should ascend the throne as soon as possible, so the enthronement ceremony was scheduled for the 23rd.

(It was agreed that on the 24th, the Temple of Heaven on the southeast side of Zhengyang Gate will be worshiped at the Temple of Heaven, and the Altar of Mountains and Rivers at the southeast will be worshiped at the ground, to tell the heavens and earth that Zhu Gaoxu will become the ruler of the world; The blessing of the unknown. Of course, there is no god in this world. The main function of this matter is to declare a truth to mortals: the power of kings is granted by God.)

The preparations for enthronement were a bit hasty, and there was no emperor's uniform on Zhu Gaoxu's body, so it must be too late for temporary weaving.The eunuchs found out the gown worn by the first emperor and used it in the grand ceremony.

Still, officials have staged two enthronement ceremonies in less than a decade; now is the third.So everyone is still very skilled.

On the evening of that day (22nd), Zhu Gaoxu still lived in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.He suffered from old problems again. On the eve of major events, he was always prone to insomnia; he didn't sleep well that night and woke up countless times during the night.And now no one pays attention to this problem, no one grinds pearl powder for him as carefully as Miao Jin.

Zhu Gaoxu's mood was very complicated, mainly due to excitement and novelty.He "arrived" in the Ming Dynasty as a vassal king, and the essential status of a county prince and prince was almost the same, and he was used to it; but he was really not ready to be the emperor of the world!

In the early morning of the 23rd, Zhu Gaoxu was not in a good mood after waking up, and was a little dazed at first.Fortunately, he didn't have to worry about such a ceremony, everything was arranged by the officials.

The eunuchs helped him bathe and change his clothes, and changed into the emperor's uniform.This dress is similar to the style he wore when he was married, with a hat that looks like a ghost coin and a dangling crown on his forehead.

However, the stamps on the black clothes and the big red clothes are more complicated, with sun, moon, stars, dragons, insects and other things.Zhu Gaoxu has never been interested in asking what it means, but it seems that so many things have been embroidered, probably to declare the infinite power of the emperor?Control the air!

There are only a few items in the process, and there are not many things, but they are of great significance.

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the lobby of the Ministry of Etiquette wearing a gown uniform, exuberant | excited and comfortable.This is simply the most comfortable chair he has ever sat in, and it seems to be tailor-made for him!

Perhaps there is nothing special about this dragon chair, the key lies in the psychological feeling, it means too many things.

Moments later, Zhu Gaoxu carefully raised his hands and slowly placed them on the armrests. He sat upright with his head upright and chest out, a strong feeling of suffocation surged into his body.

This dragon chair is high above, and the people on the seat look down, and they can see clearly the expressions of all the people in the entire Fengtian Hall.The people standing below did not dare to look up at the emperor.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was sitting still, the officials of Honghe Temple began to sing the lyrics.Then the whip was fired again outside the hall.

Hundreds of officials in Fengtian Hall, civil and military officials, soldiers, and eunuchs in the square outside all knelt down on the ground one after another, prostrating and prostrating.Countless people shouted in very rhythmic voices: "I bow to the Holy One, long live the Holy One, long live, long live!"

At this time, Hu Guang, an official of the Imperial Academy, came out, picked up the prepared edict from the case on one side, walked to the side of the throne, and sang: "The edict of the new emperor's enthronement!"

It wasn't until this time that Zhu Gaoxu came back from the state of excitement and blank mind.An extremely unspeakable feeling, which was suppressed before, flooded into my heart like a flood that burst a bank.

This position is really too difficult!

How many battles did Zhu Gaoxu fight and how many people died in Huangquan, before he came to where he is today, not to mention that he was born as the emperor's grandson.During the Yongle period, he was already a prince, and he seemed to be only one step away from the emperor; however, it was this step that became the most difficult step.

At first, he had to compete with his brother for the crown prince, but Zhu Gaoxu voluntarily gave up the competition, and chose the way of retreating and focusing on strength cultivation.As it turns out, he was right!

The eldest son and the second son are just a little bit short of their status, it's nothing more than a little bit of birth sooner or later.Zhu Gaoxu knew that this point of title was not that simple.

In terms of succession to the throne, this status is the most important, none of them!It's not a weakness that can be compensated by any military merits or talents at all. Zhu Gaoxu had no chance to fight for it at all... If he had, it was all an illusion!Because the identities of the two brothers are too similar, it is easy to cause misjudgment.

In order to make up for this weakness, Zhu Gaoxu forbeared until Emperor Yongle passed away, and launched a mutiny to resist by force.After two years of bravery and bloody fighting by the soldiers, and Zhu Gaoxu's good luck, he survived many times, and finally reached this position.

It's not easy to come by, he gradually began to think in his heart, what should Yongle do in the future after he finally got the power.In addition to making myself happy, it seems that I should do more meaningful things to be worthy of the soldiers who died in battle and my own struggle!

Chapter 596 is the emperor

"The imperial edict said: Hong Wei, my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, was born in accordance with the destiny, to restore China and sweep Liuhe, and to build a career for all generations.

His father, Emperor Taizong Wen, had great achievements and ruled Huayi; he opened up territories, ruled Mongolia in the north, and opened Jiaozhi in the south; Signs, do not close the door at night for enlightenment; the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is unprecedented and unprecedented, and it is the contribution of the prosperity of the world.

My brother, the crown prince, was bewitched by the traitors in the East Palace, forgetting the great kindness of his parents, jealous of the virtuous and capable; planning to force the palace to seize the throne, sitting and watching the treacherous ministers kill the king; forcing the mother, causing her mother to die of shortness of breath; wanting to kill me in the palace Fortunately, the heaven and the earth were blessed, the emperor's ancestor appeared, and his life was saved.

The crown prince lost his great virtue and committed a serious crime, and all his civil, military, civilian and clan relatives abandoned him.I am the legitimate son of my father, queen and mother, and I justifiably raise my troops to fight crimes against rebels, avenge my parents, and make decisions for the army and the people.The teacher of justice, who did not commit any crimes along the way, said: "Husband, why bother to find happiness here? Go into the hall, the voice in the room is quieter."

Gao Chi nodded and walked back with difficulty.Mrs. Zhang looked back and forth twice, finally turned around, stepped forward to support Gao Chi, and she said: "I told you before, I am your first wife, and I will be with you at all times. Look now , who cares about you, I'm not the only one by your side!"

Gao Chi remained silent, acquiescing to what the princess said.But he still has a little resistance to the princess's hand, and he prefers to be supported by the "imperial concubine" Zhang.

"Will we be buried together?" the princess asked suddenly.

Gao Chi turned his head and glanced at her, but didn't say anything.

Then the princess's shoulders twitched|twitched, and she buried her head in tears. She choked up and said, "It's fine for me to die. The most innocent one is Zhan Ji. He was only a teenager, and he was the eldest son of the emperor. But I couldn't save my life overnight..."

"Alas!" Gao Chi sighed, but was speechless.Whether the crown princess was a queen or not, I still know very well, it is precisely because Zhanji is the eldest son, and someone has come in to persuade the crown prince; at this point, it is the most dangerous, life is more serious than the other two children Difficult to keep!

Zhang's crying stopped abruptly, she stared at Gao Chi's arm emotionally and violently: "There must be a way, my husband should think of a way."

"Oh!" Gao Chi sighed again.

As an emperor in the past, he had more than 200 million Ming troops in his hands. At that time, there was nothing he could do; now he is alone, and even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have changed their families and become other people's ministers. What can they do?

The two walked back slowly, passing by the room where Guo Yan was held.There was a window next to the door of that room. Although the door was locked, the window was not sealed.Guo Yan has already opened the window and is looking west with her head tilted.She soon spotted the approaching prince and concubine, and turned her head to look this way.

Gao Chi glanced at Guo Yan, and then noticed Mrs. Zhang beside him.The two women are looking at each other.

On Guo Yan's face, there was a schadenfreude expression and a sneer.Gao Chi said in his heart: This ignorant and hateful woman!

Guo Yan had a deep grudge with the Zhang family at first and kept fighting; later she was suspected of regicide by Gao Chi and was imprisoned here for nearly two years.Her current schadenfreude is not only for the Crown Princess Zhang, she probably even hates Gao Chi!

But Mrs. Zhang's thoughts were not in vain. She only said one sentence, and the gloating on Guo Yan's face disappeared completely, and she almost cried.

Mrs. Zhang said calmly, "Don't you think about yourself, have you ever thought about Zhan Kai?"

Gao Chi also said: "Is there a dead egg under the nest?"

Guo Yan's expression became extremely miserable, with a heartbroken and worried look.Unexpectedly, her complexion changed again in an instant, and she stared at Mrs. Zhang with even more resentful eyes!