Jianwen's era, like fireworks, ended after just four years.
A new dynasty, the era of Yongle, has arrived. Although its enthronement ceremony was crude due to haste, and no foreigners came to congratulate or kings came to visit because of the haste, it was a new beginning after all.
In the Fengtian Hall, King Zhu Di of Yan was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, sitting majestically on the throne. Princes, princes, princes, civil and military officials gathered together. When the old ministers saw Zhu Di sitting at the top, they had an illusion in a daze.
... Thirty years ago, Emperor Hongwu, who had just expelled the Tartars and rebuilt China, returned.
At that time, Emperor Hongwu was the same age, looked like this, was so confident, and was so energetic. Although there was a short-lived dynasty in between, it seemed that Emperor Yongle was the one who ushered in the remnants of Hongwu and ushered in a new era.
That emperor.
Mu En, who had been promoted to the rank of eunuch, held the seal with both hands and raised it high above his head. All the officials knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.
After accepting the congratulations from all the officials, Zhu Di opened his arms and said majestically: "All the ministers are equal!"
All the officials knelt three times and kowtowed nine times. After performing the great ceremony, they all got up from the ground and stood in awe in the class.
Zhu Di stood up slowly, glanced over the faces of the civil and military officials, and the ministers, and said loudly: "I have a weak talent and weak moral character, and it is difficult for me to hold a big position. However, the civil and military officials tried their best to persuade me to come in. In order to protect the ancestral temple and the country, I
I have no choice but to follow the will of the people and ascend to the throne as a great treasure."
All the officials bowed again: "Long live!"
However, Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen obviously had two different styles of fighting. His coronation ceremony did not have much red tape and formalities that would make people dizzy. As soon as he ascended the throne, Zhu Di began to govern vigorously and resolutely.
"Since I am the emperor now, I should plan for the emperor's government. The princes, ministers, civil and military officials should work together to help me! If someone commits adultery and violates the law, and cannot serve the king above, and cannot bring peace to the people below, then according to the
If there are people who have different aspirations in the legal review department, no matter where they are, I will punish them severely and never show mercy!"
The old officials in Peiping who were accustomed to Zhu Di's words stood there on the ground. The officials in Beijing almost fainted after hearing Zhu Di's tone of voice: "You have become an emperor, why are you still talking about me? You have to be me!"
However, the emperor Zhu Di was obviously different from Zhu Yunzhen. There was no Huang Zicheng or Fang Xiaoru around to teach him what "etiquette" was. Zhu Di felt that his words were just words and words. The bigger problem was that he couldn't get to the point.
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After Zhu Di finished speaking, he waved his hand to Gou'er, the eunuch of Prince Yan's palace who had followed him through life and death in hundreds of battles. The dog stood at the foot of the imperial steps and slowly unfolded Zhu Di's imperial edict.
This imperial edict was written by the great scholar Xie Jin. The content was more than just a brocade. More importantly, he used the simplest and most powerful language to tell how Emperor Jianwen was instigated by traitorous ministers to change the ancestral legacy. Emperor Yongle also
How to be forced to raise troops to appease Jingnan, and today we must restore the ancestral system. These words must be said, because the implication of these words is that Emperor Yongle inherited the mantle of Taizu Emperor Hongwu, and he did not recognize the four emperors Zhu Yunwen.
The legality of what has been done over the years.
This decree clearly stated that this year was the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu, and the following year was the first year of Yongle. In other words, the four-year rule of Jianwen would not be recognized. Immediately afterwards, it was announced that everything about the founding emperor, Taizu Hongwu, was
All laws and systems were restored, including merging prefectures and counties according to Zhou rites, changing official names, and everything was changed back to the old Hongwu system.
This punch made everyone dizzy. After the edict was announced, all the officials just breathed a sigh of relief. They thought that the next step in today's ceremony would be to sue heaven and earth to the ancestors. There was a lot of red tape. I didn't want Gou'er to hand over the edict to Mu En.
Immediately afterwards came another imperial edict.
This imperial edict was about personnel arrangements, and it was obviously the content that everyone was most concerned about. All civil and military officials immediately became energetic and listened attentively.
The first is the arrangement for the funeral of Emperor Jianwen, the empress and the crown prince. The funeral was held according to the etiquette of the emperor, empress and crown prince. This was not only a comfort to Jianwen's old ministers, but also a demonstration of the generosity of the new emperor. However, careful civil servants noticed that Emperor Yongle did not
Give Emperor Jianwen a posthumous title.
Immediately afterwards, there were arrangements for the kings who had been attacked and punished by Emperor Jianwen for four years. The posthumous name given to this uncle by Zhu Bai and Zhu Yunwen, the king of Hunan, was "戾". Zhu Di changed "戾" to "Xian" and was named King of Xiangxian.
The tomb of King Xiang was because a family of young and old died, and many palace servants and slaves died with him. Originally, they were simply buried together to create a large tomb. Zhu Di also announced that he would collect the bones again.
He was buried solemnly, and because the Xiang King lineage had died out, ancestral officials were specially appointed to guard the ancestral hall.
Some of Jianwen's old ministers originally wanted to ask Zhu Di to give Emperor Jianwen a posthumous title. Otherwise, he was once an emperor and did not even have a posthumous title, which would be too shabby.
Zhu Bai's arrangement, he immediately shut up and stopped talking. Compared with Zhu Yunwen's unkindness to the deceased, it seemed easier to accept not giving a posthumous title. If he was to give a posthumous title, there was no guarantee that Emperor Yongle would give him an unpleasant posthumous title.
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After that, King Zhou restored his title and returned to the Kaifeng vassal state. King Qi and King Dai were also released from prison respectively, and returned to their fiefdoms. King Ning rewarded him generously, but did not ask him to return to Daning. Instead, he was granted the title of
Nanchang, Nanchang is much more prosperous than the bitter cold place outside the Great Wall. Being a vassal king there is obviously much more comfortable than being outside the Great Wall.
But one thing is that King Ning was outside the Great Wall. Because he was close to Mongolia, he could control 80,000 elite troops for the purpose of guarding the border. However, in Nanchang, except for three guards and horses, he could not have such a large military power.
Before everyone had a taste of it, the main event was coming. From the kings down, the rewards and arrangements for the ministers began. The first was naturally the heroes of the Beiping family who had the merits of Conglong. The first person was Zhu Di who was believed to be in the battle of Dongchang.
General Zhang Yu, who was trapped in a heavy siege and fought bravely to the point of being trapped in the enemy camp and died of exhaustion in battle, regarded him as the first contributor to Jingnan. He was posthumously awarded the title of Duke of England, the posthumous title of Zhongxian, and the title of King Zhongwu of Hejian.
The second is Master Daoyan, who initiated Jingnan and assisted the prince in guarding Beiping for four years. Master Daoyan's common name is Yao Guangxiao. He was officially awarded the title of Shaoshi to the Crown Prince and was granted the title of Duke of Rongguo; the third is Xu Zengshou, who was granted the title of Duke of Ding; the fourth is
The first one is Qiu Fu, who is granted the title of Duke of Qi; the fifth is Zhu Neng, who is granted the title of Duke; the sixth is Yang Xu, who is granted the title of Duke of Fu. The above six Dukes are all Fengtian Jingnan, Cheng Xuanli and Wu Chente
Entering the Ronglu state, you will be granted a salary of 2,500 shi, and will be inherited by your descendants.
Everyone knew the first five, but many people didn't know who Yang Xu was. He was actually granted the title of hereditary Duke. The officials were greatly surprised, and some even felt unfair. Although they did not whisper, it was so
Many officials were standing there, but if someone made the slightest movement, they would feel a commotion. However, the officials from the Peking Department, especially the senior officials from the Peking Department, looked calm and calm.
What credit does Yang Xu have? The imperial court secretly ordered the arrest of King Yan. Zhang Xin, the commander of the capital in Peking, ran to report a letter to King Yan, and the title was Duke Xun. Yang Xu saved the lives of King Yan before the disaster. After the disaster,
, a deliberate assassination attempt failed in Jinling, and he saved King Yan once more, and then saved King Yan's crown prince and two princes. He planned the battle at Baigouhe, and wisely defeated the flag of Commander Li Jinglong, so that the Southern Army was defeated in a situation that was bound to win.
He sent a warning at the top of Jinan City, saved King Yan's life, and sneaked into Nanjing City to obtain confidential information, causing King Yan to burn thousands of ships of grain and grass gathered in Peixian County, and persuaded Chen Hui to surrender, so that the Northern Army had countless warships and could cross the river calmly.
The world can be decided by war. Is such merit not enough to qualify for the title of Duke?
The people who can stand in this Jinluan Palace are all human beings. One look at the senior officials of the Peking Department and they all look like they are taking it for granted. Although the others don't know the details, they no longer complain and just listen patiently. Unexpectedly, they have finished listening.
When the officials from the Peking Department were awarded rewards, and then the old ministers of Jianwen were awarded rewards, the first one was actually Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and the officials couldn't help but be in an uproar.
To be honest, Li Jinglong's reputation is indeed not very good. Although most of Jianwen's old ministers look down on him, the civil servants and generals of the Peking Department also look down on him. Such a thing actually has the title of Zuozhuguo, Crown Prince, Grand Master, Cao Guogong, and Zonglu Yi.
Qian Shi, descendants are hereditary, is there any natural reason for this? Just because he opened the city gate?
The commotion this time was even greater than the commotion caused by Duke Yang Xu, because this time it was mainly the heroes of the Peking faction who expressed their dissatisfaction. Zhu Di sat on the dragon chair, smiled slightly, and didn't care.
Ru Chang, who was the first to advocate for advancement, also received a great reward. Ru Chang was granted the title of Feng Tian Yi Yun Shou Zheng Wen Chen, Special Administrative Officer of Honor and Lu, Zhu Guo, Crown Prince Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhong Bo, and Shi Lu.
One thousand stones.
Zhu Di had his reasons for lavishing rewards on them, except that these people had always been the leaders of the peace negotiation faction in the Jianwen Dynasty. They later burned the grain and grass in Peixian County, opened the Jinchuan Gate, and entered Jinling City with minimal casualties. They also had their reasons.
What's more important is that these two people are representatives of Jianwen's former relatives and courtiers.
Zhu Di did not want to start a big war. He hoped that people's hearts could stabilize as soon as possible and the court could stabilize as soon as possible. To govern such a large world, it was impossible to rely only on the generals he brought from Peking. The scene outside Chaoyang Gate deeply touched my heart.
He was deeply touched by the situation. Whether they were surrendered ministers or Jianwen's old ministers who followed the trend to welcome the new master, he hoped to give them a clear signal: as long as they support me, I will ignore past mistakes, treat everyone equally, and will never wrong anyone.
Therefore, Zhu Di, who was sitting at the top, had no choice but to pretend that he had never seen the angry and aggrieved appearance of many of the heroes and veterans who had conquered the world with him.
This edict was eloquent and took the longest time to read. When the edict was announced, no matter what the officials thought, they all breathed a sigh of relief, because the ceremony of welcoming the new emperor in the Golden Palace was finally over. However, they did not expect that Zhu Di and his father would
Like Zhu Yuanzhang, he was also a workaholic. The civil and military officials widened their eyes and watched as Zhongguan Gouer picked up the third edict:
"...The four prefectures of Su and Song will restore the taxes of Hongwu and Hongwu. In all directions where there are floods and droughts, taxes will be exempted. In good years without disasters, those with poor land will also be exempted from taxes. In years of famine, all taxes will be exempted, and local officials must first
Open warehouses to relieve people, and then report to the court. The Metropolitan Procuratorate sends inspectors to inspect local areas. Those who conceal disasters and fail to report them, or fail to provide relief when disasters occur, will be arrested and punished. The new dynasty has initially decided that local governments should especially appease the military and civilians, and those who are guilty of traitors
Those who are corrupt will be arrested and punished for serious crimes! Officials of the seventh rank or above in the capital, officials above the county magistrate or above, each will be promoted to one according to their talents. If there is corruption, they will be punished together!"
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yongle issued an edict on governance on the day he ascended the throne. The focus of this edict was official administration and anti-corruption. This edict was specially issued on the day he ascended the throne. This was clearly Zhu Di's anti-corruption edict.
Yongle Yuji issued three major edicts. The first one was to completely overturn the old Jianwen administration, which was courageous; the second one was to seal old and new officials, which was Huairou; the third one was that the officials who were excited seemed to feel
It has a bit of the iron-blooded flavor when Taizu was alive. After Jianwen's "Four Years of Relaxation and the Relief of Severe Severity", officials who were not very clean seemed to feel the rustling autumn feeling again...