Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao set out from the palace in official uniform and went to the foot of Tianshou Mountain to worship his ancestors. Most of the officials from the capital accompanied him.
Wang Xiangqian, Assistant to the Yuan Dynasty in the Cabinet, Wang Zaijin, Minister of War, and Zhang Weixian, the British Duke, stayed behind.
The commander of the Jinyiwei was also retained by Zhu Youxiao to prevent people with ulterior motives from secretly causing chaos. Although the emperor left, the control of the capital was stricter. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division doubled the number of officers to patrol day and night. The Jinyiwei was also nervous. All nine gates were guarded by the Yu Lin Army.
According to etiquette, the concubines in the harem were also going. Although Mrs. Liu was old, she unanimously requested to go with her. Zhu Youxiao was helpless and had to compromise.
After Zhu Youxiao told the temple in front of his ancestor's memorial tablet, he went straight to the left gate of Chang'an. The accompanying officials had been waiting here for a long time. The concubine did not go with the emperor and traveled through Dong'an Gate, while the left-behind officials were wearing auspicious clothes outside Desheng Gate. Serve and drive!
The emperor's first stop out of the capital was at the Shahe Palace and Gonghua City. The officials accompanying him met the emperor, performed the Five Whites and Three Kowtows, and then set off first to wait at the Tianshou Mountain Palace, where the emperor was asked to rest for one night. Then we set off for the Tianshou Mountain Palace.
After the audience with all the officials was completed, Zhu Youxiao could finally relax. After all, it was too hard to maintain the majesty of the emperor at the end of the day, and Zhu Youxiao almost collapsed.
No wonder few emperors pay homage to their ancestors. This is really hard work. Just maintaining the expression for a day would probably drive many people crazy.
"Where are the heads of those slaves?"
This is a sacrifice to Emperor Shenzong and cannot be ignored. After all, this can be regarded as his achievement since he ascended the throne. In his later years, he has been worried about the slaves in Liaodong. As his grandson, I can be regarded as a relief for him.
"Go back to your Majesty. I have urged you several times. I will definitely arrive tomorrow night so that I won't miss your Majesty's important event!"
Although the journey was only a few dozen miles, the emperor's chariot was so grand that he walked very slowly, which is why he had to rest for a night on the way.
It was boring to go out. If there was no important event, Zhu Youxiao did not need to deal with political affairs, so he could only go to Chunfei to talk about the source of life.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youxiao got up early and had to sit on the dragon chariot for another day. Fortunately, he still had a pure concubine to accompany him to relieve his boredom, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would have been bored to death.
After walking slowly for nearly three hours, we finally arrived. The emperor's chariot entered through the Red Gate of Tianshou Mountain, and the dragon chariot entered the cemetery from the left door of the Red Gate. Officials on both sides of the road knelt to greet the emperor. Then the dragon chariot entered the Thanksgiving Hall, where the emperor After eating and resting, the officials met with the emperor again half an hour later, and finally completed the etiquette for tomorrow's worship to ensure everything was perfect.
In the evening, a group of people from Liaodong finally arrived at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, and then placed the heads of all the slaves in the cemetery one by one, waiting to be directly carried in when the emperor paid homage tomorrow, and built into the capital. Another day passed. Already.
In the early morning of the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youxiao walked slowly from the center of the cemetery wearing a blue robe and holding a gift in his hand. The officials on both sides were also dressed in blue. Five palace maids behind Zhu Youxiao followed with trays. The slave's armor and the real head of the cow are recorded on the forehead, five in total, covered with red cloth.
When Zhu Youxiao walked outside the Changling Garden, the leader knelt down and stood up, holding his green robe in his hands, and walked slowly up the steps from the middle. Others entered through the side doors on both sides.
When Zhu Youxiao arrived at Changling, he saw an incense table set up in front of the tomb, with countless incense candles and clothes, and several livestock in the open space on both sides, including three mountain oxen, five pigs, six rabbits, two small mountain oxen, and two northern sheep.
There is only one deer, and next to it is a guard holding a machete, waiting to be slaughtered on the spot during the emperor's sacrifice.
Principal Zhu You stood in front of Changling's tombstone and shouted:
"Emperor Zhu Youxiao, the grandson of Xiaoxuan, dared to tell the empress dowager to the imperial ancestors in the temples: The festival sequence is flowing, and the time is Mengqiu. The air sequence is if it flows, and the time is Mengxia. The air sequence is cloudy, and the time is fierce winter. I would like to say this
Sacrifice wine for common people, use the gift of robes when recommending, to express your admiration, and worship the spirit of the Yongle Emperor in heaven!"
After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the mausoleum. After the ceremony, Zhu Youxiao took three steps forward and personally inserted the incense in the middle of the incense table.
After Zhu You finished the school ceremony, Wang Chaofu behind him shouted to the officials below:
"His Majesty, Emperor Qi of the Great Tomorrow, has completed the ceremony!"
All the officials immediately knelt down and shouted:
"I bow down and bow down to become Emperor Zuwen!"
After saying this, he also knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.
After the emperor and all the officials had finished the ceremony, Wang Chaofu turned around and shouted to the Jin Yiwei next to him:
"Please give me a meal for Emperor Yongle!"
Tiqi immediately picked up the knife in his hand and slaughtered the livestock, and then placed the slaughtered animals on both sides of the incense table according to the ritual.
At this point, most of the process has been completed. Zhu Youxiao does not need to go to each mausoleum one by one to pay homage. He only needs to go through the process in Changling. The rest will be left to pre-arranged officials to pay homage on behalf of the emperor.
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Emperor Shenzong's Dingling Tomb was to be worshiped by Concubine Liu. After all, she was her husband. Although it was a bit unethical, Zhu Youxiao overcame all objections and the officials could only allow the emperor to have a small caprice. After all, this was
Your ancestor is not my ancestor.
"The more than 2,000 heads of slaves were built in front of the tomb of Grandpa Shenzong as a palace."
After speaking, he gave instructions to the palace maids holding trays:
"There is no need to keep these heads in Changling. They should be sent to Maoling to be presented to the Emperor of Chenghua!"
Emperor Yongle looked down upon such slave chiefs. Which of the people he beheaded back then did not have a khan in the end of their name? At least the heads of slave chiefs like Huang Taiji and Daishan were barely qualified to be placed in Changling.
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"Your five expeditions to Mobei made Sun Chen extremely admired. However, the emperor's Ming Dynasty has gone from bad to worse, and the country's prestige has long lost its glory. By Sun Chen's generation, the emperor Ming has been hard to come back, and the clowns on the border now dare to provoke everywhere.
May the spirit of Emperor Yongle in heaven bless Sun Chen to revive the emperor's Ming Dynasty and clear the world! Let me, the son of the Han family, stand tall and upright!"
Zhu Youxiao stayed in Changling for nearly an hour. He had a good visit to Changling, which shocked Zhu Youxiao. This kind of mausoleum is worthy of being the resting place of Emperor Yongle!
Zhu Youxiao went to Maoling to worship again. Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Taizu Chengzu, the one Zhu Youxiao admired most was Xianzong. His childhood was full of hardships, and Zhengtong and Jingtai were overthrown.
The change cast a huge shadow on his young mind.
Although they were not living in darkness, the Ming Dynasty at that time had just experienced the Tumubao Incident, the Beijing Defense War, and the Gate Seizing Incident. Although the people were not in chaos, millions of refugees were only one Wang Er away from rebellion.
It was also unsettling. Nurhaci, the seventh generation ancestor, announced his formal betrayal of the Ming Dynasty. The various Mongolian ministries were ready to move and were in danger of overthrowing.
However, a series of operations after he ascended the throne can be regarded as textbook level. Although he did not restore glory, his new style of Chenghua made the Ming Dynasty official administration straight again. Immediately send troops to quell the situation. Anyone who dares to disobey will be beaten until they do. Unfortunately, a prodigal son, Zhu Youtang, was born.
"Your heart wasn't ruthless enough back then, and your hands weren't sharp enough. Emperor, rest assured that Sun Chen will follow the emperor's will and clear out those barbarians!"