The Prosperous Era of Longwan

On Jiachen, the officials of Shuntian Prefecture were exempted from the banquet of hundreds of officials during the Spring Festival. Hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as senior military and civilian officials, sent letters to urge them to come forward. The words were: "The scenery will be prosperous and the mountains and rivers will be unified."

The ministers and others prostrated themselves in the Que Court and joined in the words to urge them to go forward. They turned around and looked at the new rain in all things.

The imperial edict said, "The emperor Kao Daxing is about to abandon all the nations, so I am here alone. I cannot bear to hear the fact that I am guilty of ascending the throne, so I will not allow it."

At Yisi, hundreds of civil and military officials, senior military and civilian officials, and other senior citizens issued a note to urge them to advance, saying: "Fuck Jiu Hao."

The imperial edict replied: "You are sincere in your efforts to persuade me to come forward. However, I will hate you forever. How can you bear to suddenly ascend to the throne and refuse to accept my request?"

On Bingwu, hundreds of civil and military officials, senior military and civilian officials, and other senior citizens issued notes to urge them to proceed, saying: "I will bless the people and do what I want."

The order replied: "The ministers said that I should obey the decree of heaven and obey the imperial edict. The note urged me to state my opinions again and again, which is very correct. I suppressed my sorrow and obeyed the request. This was the order of the Ministry of Rites, saying:

The emperor's distinguished guests mourned and wailed, and the whole body was torn apart. However, the civil and military ministers, soldiers and civilians, considering the importance of their ancestral foundation and the strictness of the emperor's decree, wrote three notes to urge people to proceed, and the righteous words were sincere and they had no choice but to comply. Please tell the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple Sheji that you are the emperor, and your Rites Department will choose a day to come and hear the news.

The speech to persuade people to advance was drafted by the Hanlin Academy, and it was naturally written with sincerity. All the people in the world only recognized King Yu as their emperor.

King Yu's reply was drafted by Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde.

Affected by Gao Gong's side, King Yu couldn't help but alienate Zhang Juzheng these days.

To be honest, Wei Guangde was still very puzzled every time he saw Gao Gong jumping into the palace to meet King Yu.

According to his later impression, this person should be gone soon.

But looking at the high-arched appearance now, how does it look like a dying person?

Was it a sudden death?

These days, sudden death is not uncommon.

For some acute diseases, the effects of traditional Chinese medicine are indeed not as fast as those of western medicine.

Forgot, there is no such thing as Western medicine these days, only witch doctors.

After the third attempt, King Yu agreed to inherit the throne, and the Ministry of Rites quickly sent over the enthronement ceremony that had been drawn up.

"Brother Yifu, was this copied using the original ritual notes?"

Wei Guangde was looking at the enthronement notes sent by the Ministry of Rites in his hand and asked casually.

"They all follow the rules, but they are actually very similar."

I didn’t say it was copied, but the meaning behind the words was almost the same.

"The names of the three main halls have just been changed, and the wording has changed a bit, haha."

When Wei Guangde was in the Hanlin Academy, he had read the enthronement notes of Emperor Jiajing and the enthronement notes of Emperor Zhengde, and they are still engraved in his mind.

This time the enthronement ceremony notes mainly refer to the copy of Emperor Zhengde.

After all, Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne from a foreign vassal, and his enthronement ceremony was somewhat special and cannot be used as a basic reference.

According to the enthronement ceremony notes, the early bureaucracy such as the Chief Supervisor and other Yamen set up the throne in the Zhongji Hall, the throne in the Huangji Hall, and the Qin Tianjian set the time drum.

After that, King Yu sent officials to report to the temple of heaven and earth early in the morning.

In the morning of the same day, he went to the Emperor Daxing in mourning clothes and had a few feasts. After receiving his orders, he went to the Emperor's Palace to pay homage to the heaven, performed five bows and three kowtows, and then went to the front hall to pay homage to his ancestors. At the end of the ceremony, he still served Emperor Daxing with his crown, held a few banquets, performed five bows and three kowtows, and then went out to the Emperor's Palace.

In the early stage, the Shangbao Department set up a treasure case in the Huangji Hall, the Honglu Temple set up an edict case in the east side of the hall, the Danbi Shangjiaofang Department set up a Zhonghe Shaole case, which was suspended, and the Jinyiwei set up a cloud cover and a cloud disk in the east side of the hall. In addition, a cloud disk is set up above the Chengtian Gate, a reading table is set up at Honglu Temple outside the Meridian Gate, and a reading table is set up above the Chengtian Gate to the southwest.

Early in the morning, the bells and drums rang, the royal guards in brocade clothes set up the imperial palace, and the civil and military officials came in, each in court uniform, and waited in Danqi. The superior officer Gunmian Yuzhongji Hall was sent to the palace. Then he paid tribute and asked to go up to the palace. From the middle gate, he went out from the throne of Yuhuangji Hall. The guards in royal robes blew their whips. At Honglu Temple, all the officials paid five bows and three kowtows. Afterwards, all the officials went out to Chengtian Gate to wait for Honglu Temple. When the imperial edict was requested, the official of the Hanlin Academy presented it to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and placed it on the cloud tray on the case. From the left door of the palace to the outside of the Meridian Gate, the official of the Ministry of Rites held the edict and placed it in the cloud. He came to the Chengtian Gate to read it and saluted. As usual, Yichuqin Tianjian chose the ugly time on the 26th.

Wei Guangde couldn't help but frown after carefully reading the entire enthronement ceremony, and kept muttering: "What are you doing in the dark when you are ugly?"

"Is Shandai because of the time chosen by Qin Tian Jian?"

Chen Yiqin naturally heard Wei Guangde's voice and couldn't help but speak.

"Yeah, it's too early when you're ugly."

Wei Guangde said this, but in his heart he had already started cursing the hermaphrodites in Qintian Prison for choosing a time to hold the enthronement ceremony in the middle of the night. Those who didn't know better thought it was the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts.

Shaking his head, Wei Guangde said to Chen Yiqin: "This enthronement ceremony cannot be handed over to His Highness for the time being. His Highness's temperament will most likely not refute it."

"Um?"

Chen Yiqin looked at Wei Guangde strangely, wondering if he was going to modify the time calculated by Qintian Supervisor without permission?

"You and I should go to the Qintian Prison first, ask about the situation, and see if there are any other times that day when the ceremony can be performed."

While speaking, Wei Guangde shook the enthronement ceremony in his hand and noted: "If you really ascend the throne at this time, Your Highness will become a joke."

"Are you saying that although the ugly time is the best time, there should be a second time to perform rituals during the day?"

Chen Yiqin knew Wei Guangde's plan. The ceremony must be moved to daytime, otherwise he would be on the throne, the Ghost King?

"There have been so many emperors who ascended the throne in the past. Have you ever seen any one like this? It is definitely not okay to ascend the throne when you are ugly."

Wei Guangde shook his head and said.

King Yu was not very good at refuting his subordinates' opinions and would often choose to give in, but Wei Guangde had to speak.

"My lords, Your Highness is already well. I'm asking why you don't go in yet?"

At this time, Li Fang came out and asked.

So Wei Guangde showed him the enthronement ceremony brought by Chen Yiqin and focused on the issue of the time of his accession to the throne.

When she heard it was ugly, Li Fang's eyes widened in disbelief.

After hearing Wei Guangde say that he and Chen Yiqin went to the Qintian Prison and waited for them to settle the matter at another time, he finally sighed and said, "Shandai, it's better for you to do this in person. Don't worry, you go right now. I'll go in." Reply to His Highness."

"Thank you, Eunuch Li."

Wei Guangde cupped his hands and said.

"Good work."

Chen Yiqin did the same, and then the two of them walked quickly towards the palace gate.

In fact, Wei Guangde had already made up his mind at this time. He would decide according to the time when kings ascended the throne in the past. Seeing when most emperors chose to ascend the throne, it would be this time. I asked the people from Qin Tianjian to calculate it repeatedly for me and find that this time is suitable. until.

If you dare to say that it is inappropriate, then you can lock me in the yamen and continue to deal with me.

Wei Guangde did not intend to reason with these hermaphrodites. After all, he came from later generations and did not attach much importance to these gods, ghosts and heaven.

Although coming here itself says a lot, Wei Guangde still doesn't believe in fortune telling.

After watching the two people leave, Li Fang quickly returned to the palace.

He knew that Chen Yiqin was coming, but Wei Guangde had been talking to Chen Yiqin outside for a long time without bringing anyone in, so he sent Li Fang out to take a look.

Now that Li Fang is back, but neither Wei Guangde nor Chen Yiqin has followed, King Yu is very surprised.

"Why are you alone? Where are Yifu and Shandai?"

"Your Highness, there is something wrong with the enthronement ceremony of the Ministry of Rites. Mr. Wei and Mr. Chen went to Qintian Prison."

Li Fang answered honestly.

"Qin Tian Jian?"

King Yu was very surprised, but he immediately realized that the mistake in Li Fang's mouth should be due to a problem in the time calculated by Qin Tianjian.

"When will they count?"

King Yu asked immediately.

"Twenty-sixth. Ugly time."

Li Fang said that the date didn't matter, but she still hesitated slightly when it came to the specific time.

"How could it be ugly?"

Huang Jin next to him exclaimed, with a look of disbelief on his face, but he soon realized something.

Although Li Fang won the trust of King Yu, King Yu had not yet ascended the throne, so naturally he could not replace the eunuchs in the palace. Moreover, Huang Jin had already asked King Yu for an order. When the funeral of Emperor Jiajing was over, he left his errands in the palace and wanted to Go home and retire.

King Yu refused twice, but finally agreed.

So at this time, Huang Jin was still the admiral eunuch in the palace, the person with the highest official position, and naturally he was temporarily accompanying King Yu.

"Qin Tian monitors the time, is there anything else to say?"

King Yu frowned and looked at Huang Jin and asked.

Huang Jin hesitated to speak, but finally said: "When Mr. Wei comes over, His Highness will know after asking."

Huang Jin was not sure, but he only had some guesses that someone from the outer court did this deliberately to test King Yu's reaction, so that they could understand King Yu better and facilitate their actions in the future.

But he couldn't say this. After all, he was someone who wanted to leave the center of power, so there was no need to make enemies for himself.

Emperor Jiajing is gone, and Huang Jin has changed from the most popular eunuch in the court to an insignificant figure. This is because he has no backer.

Although I wanted to show kindness to King Yu before, it was just to be able to enjoy his old age.

King Yu has agreed not to talk too much in front of him. This is also an opportunity for Wei Guangde to express himself.

When Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin arrived at the Qintian Prison, they immediately followed their own ideas and detained everyone in the lobby first, so that they could first find the time when the emperors of the past dynasties ascended the throne.

"At noon, this time is the most popular."

After seeing the relevant records, Wei Guangde whispered to Chen Yiqin what he noticed.

"Most people choose Chen time and Noon time. What's the point?"

Chen Yiqin has not thought of the fishy nature at this moment. After all, in his opinion, the Qin Tian Jian should be the most professional organization, and the time they proposed is definitely the best time and cannot be refuted.

"Different days and the same hour are both auspicious times?"

Wei Guangde saw that Chen Yiqin hadn't understood what he meant, so he whispered.

"You mean"

Chen Yiqin came to his senses when Wei Guangde reminded him.

Yes, that shouldn't be the case.

Wei Guangde nodded from Chen Yiqin to express his intention, and the rest was Chen Yiqin's responsibility.

Chen Yiqin is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and can be regarded as the superior officer of Qin Tianjian, so he can naturally give orders to them.

Chen Yiqin nodded, then called Qin Tian Jian Zheng and said: "The auspicious time you calculated before was very wrong. Now you have to calculate another suitable time and let His Highness choose the time."

Chen Yiqin's words were relatively polite. He did not pursue the previous responsibilities, but tactfully asked Qin Tianjian to choose a suitable time again. In this way, the people of Qin Tianjian could save their face, and everyone was happy.

After all, it is a good thing for King Yu to succeed to the throne, and they don't want to cause trouble.

Otherwise, when Wei Guangde entered the Qintian Prison, he would not be able to speak kindly, but would directly slap people's ears.

In fact, the supervisor of Qintian Prison also knew that it was indeed inappropriate to choose Chou before. How could an emperor succeed to the throne in the middle of the night, but someone calculated that that time was good.

Now that Shangguan is here, even if he talks about this matter, he cannot continue to be careless.

"Master Chen, wait a moment. I will immediately ask them to calculate the various hours of that day to see if there are any better hours."

When Chen Yiqin handed him the steps, he had to catch them, otherwise he would be embarrassed by Qin Tianjian, "I still invite the adults to tea, which is quite time-consuming."

When the supervisor went down to arrange for someone to recalculate the auspiciousness, Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin sat opposite each other.

"Would you like to find out what's going on?"

Chen Yiqin now fully understood that this incident was probably not an accident, but someone in the court deliberately did it.

If they disrespect King Yu, they have to find a way to get the situation back.

"Forget it, they should be a temptation too."

Wei Guangde thought for a while and then said: "If His Highness really agrees, someone will bring it up after the Ministry of Ceremonies is issued, and please discuss it again."

Wei Guangde felt that he had a finger on the pulse of the instigators and guessed their intentions.

So what if we find out?

Can we still be punished for this?

As long as the people from the Qintian Prison bite Chou to death, it is an auspicious time, and there is nothing they can do.

"We will wait and see what happens after His Highness ascends the throne. If they are honest, forget it. Otherwise, we, the old ministers who are latent, must not sit idly by and ignore them."

Wei Guangde whispered to Chen Yiqin.

After waiting for more than an hour, the new results came out. It was still the most auspicious time at Chou hour, followed by Noon hour, and Chen hour again.

With this result, Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin were satisfied.

"We will return to the palace to report to His Highness. As for whether to choose the noon hour or the Chen hour, it is up to His Highness to decide."

Wei Guangde said to Chen Yiqin.

"That's how it should be."

Chen Yiqin was all in agreement at this moment, but in fact he was still upset about this matter.

If he had thought more about it, this matter would not have happened. He asked Qin Tianjian to arrange several optional times early in the morning. By now, King Yu was afraid that he had already selected the time and issued the enthronement ceremony.

When they returned to the palace to see King Yu and presented them with the enthronement ceremony drafted by the Ministry of Rites, King Yu nodded. After all, they were acting in accordance with the ancestral system. Even if he didn't like some aspects of it, he wouldn't say anything more.

"Your Highness, the only thing missing from this is the agenda of getting to know the Queen, everything else is the same."

Wei Guangde reminded.

The queen he was talking about was not Prince Yu's concubine. He was not the emperor at the moment, so it was naturally impossible for him to make the concubine the queen.

Emperor Jiajing stopped appointing queens long ago, so the queen mentioned here is actually the queen appointed by Emperor Jiajing before and the mother-in-law of King Yu.

Before the edict of enthronement was officially issued, King Yu was still King Yu, not the emperor.

"Can."

King Yu nodded and said after reading the notes.

Wei Guangde then handed the note recording the auspicious time calculated by Qin Tian Jian to King Yu, "In addition to the ugly time, Qin Tian Jian also calculated that Chen hour and noon hour are both auspicious times. Please choose the time."

"Just noon."

King Yu didn't think much about it. The noon hour ranked second. The first hour of Chou couldn't be used, so he used the second hour.

His idea is still very simple.