Bright Spring

A few days later, Annan officials and people finally got their wish.Chen Zhengyuan summoned the civil and military officials of Annan Kingdom and the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in the Dongguan King City, and ascended the throne in the main hall and proclaimed himself king.

During the etiquette process agreed upon by everyone, Chen Zhengyuan first inherited the throne and sacrificed to his ancestors; then he led his ministers and accepted the canonization etiquette of the Ming court, and was officially recognized by the suzerain country, and took up the post of "Annan Dudufu".

The solemn bells and drums sounded in the main hall. The queen mother Chen, who was wearing a formal dress and a phoenix crown, led the young king Chen Zhengyuan. Under the eyes of countless people, they slowly walked towards the high throne.

Chen Zhengyuan, who was wearing a small gown and crown, obviously felt a little uncomfortable. He wanted to grab the crown on his head with his little hands from time to time.At this time, Mrs. Chen gently held his hand to prevent him from distorting his clothes.

Mother and son finally reached the pedestal and turned around in front of the two chairs.A group of ministers immediately knelt down on the ground and sang congratulatory speeches in Annan dialect, and there was a burst of excitement in the hall.

Zhang Fu and other civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty stood in the last position. They did not kneel down, but just cupped their hands and bowed to the people above.Chen looked specifically at this side, and nodded slightly.

Obviously, she is very clear that she cannot ignore the attitude of the suzerain at any time.

Then the music of bells and drums gradually died down, and the official of ceremonies stepped up and began to read the edict of succession.This kind of official document is written in classical Chinese, which is the official Chinese classics, and it is also read in Chinese.Because An Nanguo only has Chinese characters and no other characters, they used Chinese characters earlier than Koreans.

In the glamorous and luxurious hall, the solemn rhetoric echoed on the beams.Many powerful people gathered together again, the vibrant scene, like the spring, summer, autumn and winter of the seasons, and the rise and fall of heaven; the once prosperous city has returned to Shenglong City.

The beautiful queen mother sat on the side of the throne, her dignified demeanor showed majesty and excitement.She participated in the succession ceremony with the king to let the ministers understand that she will be the regent in the future.After all, a child who is a few years old does not yet know how to use the power he has obtained.

Zhang Fu watched the whole ceremony, guessing what the Queen Mother was thinking.Perhaps Empress Dowager Chen felt that everything was like a dream.It's kind of incredible to have lost all the women and children in the past, and to be here today.

But behind that woman, there is a powerful|powerful person who supports her, that is, the emperor who holds more than 200 million real troops and has a territory of thousands of miles.Then anything is possible.

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Chapter 751

The news of An Nanping's great victory in the rebellion was sent to the capital on a fast horse, but at this time the monarchs and ministers in the court were not happy.Because just a few days ago, an unprecedented earthquake occurred in the capital, followed by several aftershocks.

According to the Zhang Heng seismograph copied and recorded in ancient books, Qin Tianjian failed to predict the earthquake at all.After the earthquake in the capital, a large number of houses collapsed, the city was in panic and chaos, and countless people died without knowing it.The gradually peaceful Ming capital suddenly suffered a heavy blow.

Under the advice of the ministers, Zhu Gaoxu was forced to publicly admit that he had recently neglected etiquette and sacrifices, and promised to follow the rules, fear God, be strict with officials, abolish bad governance, etc., in order to appease God's anger.

Although Zhu Gaoxu has a clear conscience, he feels that he has done his best to be the emperor, but he has no way and cannot change the world's concept all at once.The logical relationship is: Heaven is closely related to the emperor in the world, and a disaster is God's punishment for the immorality in the world.That is to say, heaven bestows power on the monarch, so the ruler must be responsible to heaven.

After Zhu Gaoxu assumed unnecessary responsibilities, he decided to restore the hearts of the people in the capital in a more practical way.

Many troops appeared in the capital city, and soldiers carrying shovels and hoes rushed to the worst-hit areas in groups.Zhu Gaoxu ordered them to try their best to dig out the living people under the ruins.

Only emperors like Taizu Taizong and Zhu Gaoxu who had enough prestige in the army dared to do this without any hesitation.Otherwise, natural disasters may be accompanied by man-made disasters.

At the same time, military tents and warm fabrics were also sent to various parts of the city for distribution to the displaced people.The ships of the Chaohu Navy brought a large amount of grain from the Taicang warehouse in the east of the capital, and set up porridge shops in the city to provide free meals for the people.

According to Zhu Gaoxu's own view, earthquakes are only caused by geological activities, and neither humans nor gods can do anything about them, let alone avoid them.The only good thing about this earthquake is the time. The disaster happened in winter, which is much better than in summer.Otherwise, it would be hot and rainy in summer, and the city's drainage facilities would be destroyed, coupled with the dense population, it would easily lead to a plague epidemic.

In natural disasters and man-made disasters, the most unlucky people are always the poor and poor.Like the densely populated area on the south side of Sanshan Street in the inner city, the houses are simple and the streets are crowded and narrow, and a large number of people live in a small place; this time those people suffered a disaster.It turned out that Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was like a village in the city, and it was also the place where Minister of the Ministry of War Qitai rented during the imperial examination.

Zhu Gaoxu came here with his guards on patrol, and he immediately saw the scene that he couldn't bear to look directly at.Almost all the houses have collapsed, and what remains of the building looks as if it has been hit by an air raid, leaving the entire area in ruins.

A place that has not changed for 30 or [-] years ceases to exist overnight.

The surviving people lived in the tents provided by the Beijing camp, howling.Many soldiers of the Ming army are still digging in the ruins, and dust is everywhere.However, most of the excavated bodies were corpses, and there were not many living people left.

When Zhu Gaoxu arrived, the nearby officials, soldiers, and servants knelt down on the ground one after another, and some people also bowed down when they saw this.Only a little girl was still sitting on the ground, crying loudly at the corpses placed there.

"I'm not polite." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, he jumped off the horse, walked to the little girl covered in dirt, and hugged her up.He turned his head and saw Qi Tai, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and said: "Ask the officials in Shangyuan County to investigate this family, register their names, and find their close relatives, so that they can arrange the funeral affairs for the victims and raise this child."

Qi Tai clasped his fists and said, "I accept the decree."

Zhu Gaoxu handed the child over, then left the place, and continued to look around.

After a while, he couldn't help turning his head again, and glanced at the family on the ground.De concubine Duan Xuehen was accompanying with her sword, and she followed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "If heaven really has spirits, it would be too cruel to the world."

Duan Xuehen looked at Zhu Gaoxu silently, but did not respond.

A group of people did not enter the ruined area, but only waited and watched near the road.Not long after, there was a sound of horseshoes from behind, and Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ru Yu, also came on horseback.

After the monarch and his ministers met, Ru Yu reported what he saw and heard in other places.

Ru Yu said in the street: "I believe that the capital is rich in goods, and the most important thing for the court is not to open warehouses for disaster relief, but to repair the damaged underground canals and the drainage ditches in various places. The government should also be urged to build temporary latrines and order The servants who transported the dirt are back on duty. Taiyuan Hospital should sell low-cost medicines to prevent epidemics.”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu praised Ru Yu, and said on the spot: "Now I order Ru Department Hall to be fully responsible for the repairs of the facilities in the city, and to do the above suggested things well."

Then he turned his head and said to the eunuch Wang Gui: "You go to see Xia Yuanji and pass on my message that Xia Yuanji should be treated generously by Ru Yu when it comes to the allocation of money and food."

Ru Yu and Wang Gui bowed together: "Observe the decree."

Zhu Gaoxu personally inspected the city for a long time, and at noon, he led the crowd back to the palace for lunch.

In the imperial city, some palaces were also damaged by the earthquake, but fortunately there are many houses in the imperial city, so the problem is not that big.The Fengtian Hall, the largest building in the imperial city, was damaged again. This hall seems to be always unable to be repaired;

Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu was not active in Fengtian Hall, so he came to Rouyi Hall and asked Duan Xuehen to accompany him for lunch, then stayed here and began to read the recent memorials.

A copy of Xie Jin's memorial was placed in front of Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu looked at it, and his face gradually showed anger.

Wang Gui, the eunuch who was standing by the side, carefully reminded: "The emperor is angry, this memorial is not the inscription of the Imperial Academy, but the memorial written by Xie Jin himself. If he talks nonsense, the emperor just throws it away." That’s all, don’t argue with him.”

Zhu Gaoxu ignored it and continued to read the whole article carefully.

Xie Jin's remarks have always been lacking in proportion, and this time is no exception.In his memorial, he directly said that the recent earthquake was caused by the imperial court's arrogance, disobedience to the ancestral system, and arbitrariness, which aroused the wrath of heaven; he also advised the emperor to reform as soon as possible!

At first, Zhu Gaoxu felt that the "earthquake and heaven's anger" was nothing, and he was innocent when he was scolded for it. It was better for Xie Jin, who took the opportunity to put his nose on his face and scolded Zhu Gaoxu severely.Zhu Gaoxu was of course angry when he saw it.

Wang Gui suggested to throw away the memorial, but to keep it in the middle and not publish it.

This kind of memorial of personal speech can indeed be thrown into the latrine logically!Because according to the administrative system of the imperial court, copies of the inscriptions of the yamen after passing through the general affairs department must be kept and transcribed before being sent to the palace, and that kind of memorial cannot be prevented from being made public; If it is submitted to the palace, the palace will decide how to deal with it first, even if it is thrown away, no one will know.

But while Zhu Gaoxu was angry, he didn't lose his head.He soon realized that Jie Jin's remarks were not completely out of proportion.

Although Xie Jin is very courageous, and the article is also very presumptuous; but why didn't Xie Jin say that the reason for the sky's anger was that Zhu Gaoxu's personal life was chaotic, or he was suspected of killing his own brother?But why only talk about militarism and disobedience to the ancestral system?

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, and said to Wang Gui, "Xie Jin's memorial is not just his personal opinion."

Wang Gui said in a deep voice: "The emperor's intention, is there anyone in the court who is willing to form a party with Xie Jin?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head: "You don't have to form a party for personal gain, so that people will have the same political views."

He said, after thinking about Xie Jin's two propositions for a while, it is easy to guess: the so-called militarism is almost something that most civil servants are not satisfied with; Continuously improve the discourse power and status of generals in the court.

Failure to abide by the ancestral system is also the reason for some ministers' resistance.For example, the addition of some new government offices, military pay and pension laws have added a lot of expenditure to the national treasury, at least the people in the household department are not very satisfied.Zhu Gaoxu's unusual governance philosophy may also have given the ministers a sense of uncertainty.

A while ago, Zhu Gaoxu did all kinds of things very smoothly. After all, the imperial power is the highest power, and no one strongly opposed it.But only now are the unwanted side effects slowly showing up.

The efficiency of the world is very low, there is a lag period in many things, and officials will wait for opportunities.The recent earthquake finally gave them a reason to persuade the emperor to "get back from the wrong way".

"Take it to the cabinet." Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, then suddenly said.He then grabbed a stack of memorials and placed them on top, and said to Wang Gui, "Send these to the Hall of Martial Arts."