Zhu Yongxing was quite outspoken, and he even confessed how he planned it. This not only showed his trust, but also made Li Dingguo feel at ease about Yongli's future.

"I entrust you with the title of Supreme Emperor. With Your Highness's kindness and confidence, I will not be locked up in the Nangong Palace." Although Gao Yinglei, a close aide, did not give direct suggestions, his tendency was still very strong.

Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, and in the second year he took back Yingzong who was captured by Wasi, and locked Yingzong in Nangong for seven years. During these seven years, Emperor Jingtai not only locked the gate of Nangong and filled it with lead, but also sent Jinyi guards to guard it closely.

Even food can only be passed in through small holes.

Sometimes, there was not enough food and clothing, so the Emperor's first wife, Queen Qian, had to make her own naughty girls and ask someone to take them out and sell them to make up for the family expenses. In order to prevent anyone from contacting the Emperor who was under house arrest, Emperor Jingtai even cut down the trees near Nangong Palace.

It’s all gone, making it impossible to hide.

Emperor Jingtai reused ministers Yu Qian and others to manage the country's affairs in an orderly manner. However, he placed his brother under house arrest, and even insisted on deposing the crown prince Zhu Jianjun in the third year of Jingtai and replacing him with his own son Zhu Jianji. Such actions were criticized by later generations.

Gao Yinglei's meaning is obvious. Zhu Yongxing is more powerful and more confident than Emperor Jingtai. With Yongli's cowardice, he does not have to worry about his restoration, and he will not take as strict precautions as Emperor Jingtai, even to the point of harshness.

King Li Dingguo of the Jin Dynasty had actually known for a long time that the building would collapse on this day. Prince Min went out from Burma to Yunnan to calm people's hearts, gathered the remnants of the army, went to the battlefield in person, and fought many bloody battles to save the crisis. Later, he went to attack Annan in all directions.

, allied with Siam, allied with the British, French and other Western barbarians, gradually turning the situation around; now it was the clan's own expedition, which overwhelm Wu Sangui, and regained the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. He conquered the sacred capital and achieved unparalleled achievements. Relying on merit and wisdom and martial arts

, replacing Yongli is not a result of fame and the general trend.

However, Yongli's great kindness to him prevented him from speaking out in support of the Min Fan easily, lest anyone accuse him of being ungrateful and a follower of others.

Gao Yinglei saw Li Dingguo's hesitation and worry. From the perspective of a bystander, he saw the current situation more clearly and comprehensively.

As for the army, not to mention that the generals have been promoted to positions and titles, but for the soldiers, there is no shortage of food and pay, and they will be provided with benefits when they die and support for the disabled. After retirement, they still have fields to support their families; as for the people, life in the Guangfu District is stable, and their lives are getting better and better.

Although the national war was going on, Zhu Yongxing did not exploit the people excessively and often showed favors. Although many of them had to be fulfilled in the future, he always had hope for the people.

The military generals returned to serve, and the civil servants also supported Zhu Yongxing. The merits of following the dragon are the merits of supporting the establishment. Who wouldn't look forward to it? When Zhu Yongxing ascends the throne, lectures on martial arts halls and academies, won't all the military commanders and civil servants who were born in the academy become disciples of the emperor?

In other words, it doesn’t matter whether Jin King Li Dingguo agrees or disagrees. His Highness Min just expresses respect. To say the least, if Jin King Li Dingguo really wants to fight with force, let alone Qingyang King Liu Zhen, Chang Guogong Gao Wengui and other generals

I don't agree. Even ordinary soldiers, who are willing to abandon their bright future and fight in a meaningless battle for the sake of the emperor far away in Burma.

Furthermore, Zhu Yongxing is also reserved and kind. With his current strength, he directly denounces Yongli as being immoral, incompetent, and even immoral. If he wants to replace him, how many opposing voices and how much opposition force can there be?

"Your Majesty, this result can be considered very good." Gao Yinglei smiled bitterly and said: "After Min Fan came to the throne, the Burmese people are like the Yingzong in the hands of the Wacai people. They can't live in rare things, and most of them will return home with gifts.

, so as not to anger the Min Fan. Now that half of the country has been recovered, and our army is threatening a great victory, how can it be that the Burmese can blackmail or resist it? Even if the king does not directly persuade us to advance, he can still express his agreement tactfully. In this way, the Min Fan can

As he ascends the throne with peace of mind, he will also have peace and happiness today. The Ming Dynasty will have a rejuvenating British leader, and the army and the people will have a generous and wise king. For the country and the people, the king is sincere, so why should he care about the opinions of those people?"

"I admire Min Fan's talents and abilities very much, and feel ashamed to be inferior to them." Li Dingguo's face softened a little, and he sighed with a wry smile, "It stands to reason that he does have the qualifications and strength, but -" he pondered.

After a long while, he shook his head helplessly and said: "The general trend is the trend. Min Fan did not rely on conspiracy and tricks, nor did it rely on lies and deception. If he can reach the great treasure, it will indeed be a blessing to the country and a blessing to the people. That's all. If I had known that this would happen,

But why are you being pretentious? Just follow your instructions and reply to His Highness!"

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The Xiaoling Mausoleum was used as a symbol of the transformation of orthodox status as early as the early Ming Dynasty, but at that time it was only an internal rotation within the Zhu family. In June of the fourth year of Jianwen, King Zhu Di of Yan captured Nanjing, and a fire broke out in the palace.

Emperor Wen didn't know what was going on. The kings and ministers came forward one after another to persuade him to come forward. After Zhu Di declined twice symbolically, he "visited the Xiaoling Mausoleum" on the same day. Although he "sighed with admiration, his sadness could not stop". But after the ceremony,

When the officials once again "prepared the law and presented the seal" to persuade him to enter, Zhu Di did not make too many excuses and finally ascended to the throne.

Encouragement and rejection are not so much trivial as the formal preparations for ascending to the throne have been completed. Among them, worshiping the Xiaoling Mausoleum and showing one's legitimacy is the indispensable last link. Therefore, in

In the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by later generations, the record of this matter is quite concise: "Having visited the Xiaoling Mausoleum, he proclaimed himself emperor." This shows the importance of the Xiaoling Mausoleum in the Ming Dynasty during the transition of political power.

In March of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Jingshan. Therefore, establishing a new emperor in Nanjing became an urgent issue. For a time, King Fu Zhu Yousong, King Lu Zhu Changlao, King Zhou and King Gui all had the possibility of ascending the throne, and various forces were involved.

It was not until the first day of the fifth lunar month that King Fu Zhu Yousong paid homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum that the open and secret struggle was finally settled. On the third day after worshiping the mausoleum, the King Fu supervised the country and officially ascended the throne half a month later. In the battle for Xiaoling's accession to the throne,

It once again became a symbol of orthodox status.

It was originally scheduled to worship Xiaoling on the first day of March, but Zhu Yongxing suddenly felt unwell and postponed the date to March 15th. The time was postponed, but all preparations were carried out in full swing.

A large number of officials came from Guangzhou. As soon as they arrived in Nanjing, they began to clean up the accounts and took over the management of various states and counties. They sorted out all the treasury, deposits of money in various places, current accounts, receipts for land, land and silver, etc.

Although there are still many vacancies for local officials, due to the temporary military control in various places, the military police of each army are responsible for maintaining public security. Some retired officers and soldiers will soon join the garrison, and the vacancies will be recruited among the rural volunteers. Each army also dispatched small teams

The people and horses suppressed the defeated troops and captured the thieves and bandits. The place soon settled down.

In addition, Zhu Yongxing exempted several provinces from needing grain to show his kindness to the people, issued large land stamps to reward volunteers and rural bravery, and allocated grain to provide relief to the people who were devastated by the war. With the propaganda machine to build momentum, the name of loving the people and benevolence was immediately spread among the people.

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The common people are simple and their requirements are not high. If they can have enough to eat, have clothes to cover their bodies, and not suffer from war, they are very satisfied at this stage.

On February 26, the Di newspaper suddenly published a letter of credence from Burma, asking for huge amounts of money on the grounds of worshiping Yongli and other monarchs and ministers. He was also uneasy about the Ming army stationed on the border and asked the Ming army to withdraw.

land. Make this area a demilitarized zone to show that there are no actions detrimental to Myanmar.

When was this? The Ming army had just regained the south of the Yangtze River, and its military power was at its peak. In order to ensure the safety of Yongli monarchs and ministers, they had lifted Burma's status as a vassal state and sent it gold, silver and other items in the form of tribute. Now the barbarians are making further progress and are once again

Threats and extortion are intolerable!

Although Zhu Yongxing and the officials of the imperial court had not made a decision, the Guangfu area was already in an uproar. The army generals wrote letters one after another to express their anger and asked for orders to go out to attack the greedy barbarians. Public opinion was also aroused, and the people also believed that the Burmese were too greedy.

Hun didn't take Huang Ming seriously, just because the emperor was cowardly and fled to Burma for refuge. He was actually used as a hostage and was blackmailed. His Highness Min and the court had already humiliated themselves before, and now the Burmese people are even more greedy.

Really hateful.

"Send troops to attack and frighten the barbarians!", "We will never agree. We will lose China's prestige!" The initial calls were very simple, and almost all of them were directed at Myanmar.

But on the first day of March, the wind direction suddenly changed. The governor of Mekong and Ha Tien, Tsong Thuy Nguy, took the lead in writing a letter and said generously: "The barbarians have succeeded and if they want to stay in power, they will inevitably underestimate China. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and His Highness will be ruthless.

, he was ordered to stay behind, and he was the king who held the position of king in order to secure the people's hearts and gain the right to do things right. He devoted himself to appointing talents, worked hard in politics, drove away the Tartar captives, and the clan was in peace, and the achievements he made again were great."

Zhu Yongxing left Zong Shouyi's letter silent, but the new governor of Huguang, Li Weizuo, wrote another letter, just as Zong Shouyi said, imploring Zhu Yongxing to follow Emperor Jing's example and ascend the throne to eliminate the threat of barbarians. Then came Chen Hongfan, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Na, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Song, Yang Mingzhi, governor of Sichuan...

As civil servants rushed to submit letters, military generals also changed their caliber and continued to persuade. Who didn't want to be a hero of the new dynasty, and who didn't want to leave a place of birth in front of Zhu Yongxing? Among the civil and military officials who heard the news, which one dared not to write a letter?

Encourage him to come in? If he is just a little late, I'm afraid it will be an unpredictable disaster. At least the charge of "carrying resentment" will surely fall on him.

Of course, these have been planned steps, and the personnel have been communicated with each other. The first ones were Zhu Yongxing's close confidants, and naturally there were followers later. Therefore, even the people in the Guangfu District knew that the wise and powerful His Highness Min might

He will succeed to the throne in Nanjing.

The trend of persuading Jin Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger. They all take the incident of Emperor Jing to replace the Yingzong as an example, and establish a new king to eliminate the greed of the barbarians and calm the hearts of the people. The most important thing is naturally the letter from King Li Dingguo of Jin, although it is not stated explicitly.

However, he also expressed his affirmation and admiration for Zhu Yongxing's achievements, believing that he was a great hero who saved the ancestors' foundation in times of crisis, and expressed his support for him tactfully.

On the tenth day of March, Zhu Yongxing finally stood up and spoke. He said that although he had little merit, he would never dare to covet the big position with King Lu in front of him.

On March 11, King Zhu Yihai of Lu made a firm statement, quoting the words of Song King Li Chengqi’s resignation to Li Longji in the Tang Dynasty, “If the country is safe, the direct descendants should be the first, and if the country is in danger, the first is merit; King Min has made great contributions to the country, and has excellent conduct and talents.

"Excellent, I will never be above King Min. Please ask King Min to put the country and the people first and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

On the twelfth day of the third month, all the ministers came to the royal palace to pay homage to Jin and persuade him to advance. They all said: "I sincerely care about the country, and it is not for personal gain. I would like to ask Your Highness to take up your position as early as possible, so as to reassure the soldiers and the people, and to serve the interests of China and foreign countries..."

Zhu Yongxing resigned again, following the example of the ancients who gave in three times but refused to accept, to show humility. In fact, he didn't take it seriously. It was fake and boring.

On March 13, the officials once again persuaded him to go forward. They knelt down and wept, and urged Zhu Yongxing to proclaim himself emperor, obey the decree of the sky, and comfort all the people.

After all the superficial efforts and three concessions, Zhu Yongxing finally accepted the advice and decided to personally worship the Ming Taizu Mausoleum on March 15th. He also sent cabinet minister Zhang Huangyan and others to offer sacrifices to the Haotian God.

On March 15th, Zhu Yongxing led civil and military officials in Nanjing to pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum. According to historical records, "Going by the corridor, he ordered all the ministers to dismount outside the gate. He went up to kneel three times and kowtow nine times, and then went to Baocheng to offer gifts three times; to reward the gifts.

There were errands among the guards guarding the mausoleum and the people who lived in the mausoleum. We banned woodcutting and ordered local officials to conduct strict inspections and deliver sacrificial speeches."

The ceremony was solemn and solemn, Zhu Yongxing's attitude was respectful and humble, the etiquette was respectful, and the grand ceremony of the mausoleum was sensational. In addition to the invited spectators, the participants included even the "old man with a white face".

Down to the "Hangbu gangsters" and "tens of thousands of elders and followers", the crowd was crowded. But behind the bustle, some things had quietly changed.

"Hongxing?" Watermelon Knife and Young and Dangerous appeared in Zhu Yongxing's mind. If it weren't for these associations, this era name is actually very meaningful. The word "Hong" is taken from the "Hongwu" era name of Emperor Gao; as for Xing, there are Zhongxing and Fuxing.

The meaning is very suitable for the current situation.

Shaking his head slightly, Zhu Yongxing shook off his distracting thoughts and looked carefully at the country title below. The military was currently in full swing, and he meant that it was the same as the title given by many founding monarchs, to show off the power of military affairs.

As a result, there are fewer options to choose from. Longwu, Shaowu, Hanwu, Guangwu, etc. cannot be used. Only Shengwu, Yangwu, Zhenwu, and Zhaowu are left, and most officials support using Zhaowu.

As the name of the country. Shengwu is a word that praises the emperor's sage and heroism. It is used too indiscriminately and does not meet the requirements of showing martial arts; Yangwu and Zhenwu are a bit straightforward and popular.

It's just that Zhaowu - Zhu Yongxing remembered that during the San Francisco Rebellion in history, Wu Sangui used the Zhaowu reign name when he proclaimed himself emperor in Hengyang.

"Repairing troops to show off one's force is a way of approaching the gap between the heroes. It is said to be dedicated to military preparation; thousands of horses scream to show off the force, and the general controls the strings at night. It is said to show off one's strength and show off one's power." Zha Rulong saw Zhu Yongxing's fingers tapping Zhaowu again and again.

He seemed hesitant to make a decision, so he quoted an ancient text to explain.

Zhu Yongxing nodded. He smiled faintly and circled Zhaowu with a cinnabar pen. Why should he dwell on things that never happened in history? Wu Sangui was Wu Sangui, how could he be comparable to him?

Since Zhu Yongxing decided to abolish the eunuch system, although the eunuch system that has existed for thousands of years has been replaced by the female official system, it is only limited to various internal affairs such as etiquette, personnel, regulations, finance, food, clothing, housing and transportation. In other words, it helps Zhu Yongxing organize documents and do

Some miscellaneous writing work, as well as important matters such as drafting laws, are handled by the confidential room.

The confidential room is equivalent to Zhu Yongxing's staff and personal secretaries. Now it has been renamed the Prime Minister's Office. It selects confidential personnel to serve as counselors and assist Zhu Yongxing in handling government affairs. Compared with previous organizations, the Prime Minister's Office is equivalent to the Secretary-General's Office.

The ceremonial supervisor was a close relative of Zhu Yongxing. His status was not low and his influence was not small.

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing was about to ascend the throne as emperor, everyone in the Prime Minister's Office was overjoyed and their attitude became more respectful. After all, Zhu Yongxing still had modern habits and didn't like to talk to everyone for no reason, so he couldn't help talking and laughing with everyone.

But now, everyone I see is cautious, and the etiquette is so thoughtful that it is annoying, but there are fewer and fewer people who can chat and laugh with me. Even the idle officials and generals, even if he is sitting down, sit with their buttocks tilted.

, dare not sit still. We need to know that the ancients were most jealous of hierarchy. When a fourth-grade official met a first-grade official, according to the emperor's decree, he had to kneel down to speak. I think of the TV that I watched in later generations, and even the common people could do it.

He couldn't help but laugh and talk with the emperor, and he was as gentle as a family member. It was really ridiculous and ridiculous to think about it.

"Your Majesty -" Pan Yongchang, an official in the Prime Minister's Office, suggested cautiously: "Do you think this imperial edict banning women's foot-binding, which is to be spread throughout the world, can be delayed? It is a great joy to ascend the throne. If it is because of this -"
To be continued...