As planned, the teams entering the city entered through Anding Gate, circled around the city, and then exited through Desheng Gate. The Queen's carriage and the Imperial Guards drove to the main gate of the Forbidden City and stopped, preparing to enter the Zhu family's long-awaited home.
The Forbidden City for nearly three hundred years.
After the war subsided, the diplomatic envoys from various countries returned to Beijing one after another, as well as reporters from various countries at home and abroad, people from all walks of life, and citizens, all waiting to see this rare event in their lifetimes, which is enough to be written into the "World History" of various countries.
event.
The current south gate of the imperial city is not Tian'an Gate, but Daqing Gate. The Daqing Gate was originally called Daming Gate. After Li Zicheng captured Beijing, he established the country's name "Dashun" and changed its name to "Dashun Gate". Later
After the Manchu Qing Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, it was renamed "Qing Dynasty"
"Gate". The Ming Dynasty facade is 40 meters wide and 21 meters high. There are three gates in the middle. In front of the gate is a chessboard street, surrounded by stone railings. There is a stone lion dismounting monument on the left and right, and there are thousands of steps on the east and west sides of the gate to the north.
It surrounds and forms a central axis imperial road, leading to Tian'anmen.
Now, in the middle of Daqing Gate, the 21-meter-high giant door leaf slowly opens, revealing a deep door opening. The spotlights in the square between Daqing Gate and Zhengyang Gate are flashing, and reporters are all trying to capture this rare moment.
This is the largest palace complex in the world, and it is also the most mysterious and noble place in the Eastern Empire. During the previous Qing Dynasty, photography was prohibited here.
The band played solemn music, and a red carpet embroidered with gold was spread all the way to the door of Zhu Yourong's car. The guard stepped forward and opened the door for Zhu Yourong.
Zhu Yourong got out of the car and walked forward along the red carpet under the flashing spotlights until he reached the podium set up in front of the Qing Dynasty Gate.
"My people," she said into the microphone, her voice echoing in the square between Daqing Gate and Zhengyang Gate, "citizens of the Ming Empire, friends from all over the world, ladies and gentlemen...
As of today, up to now, except for disk
Erdun Mutu, the commander of the 51st Army of the Puppet Qing Northwest Corps located in Ili, northern Xinjiang, still refused to issue a declaration of surrender to the Ming Dynasty. The other Qing armies in the north have surrendered to our Ming army, or have issued declarations of surrender.
Statement from the Ming Government.
"Therefore, I declare that the Unification War officially ends today. The puppet Qing regime that invaded northern China for 293 years officially ends today. The land of China that has been divided for 293 years is officially unified today. Now, please allow me
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As she spoke, she turned back, facing the Great Qing Gate, and pressed a button.
Immediately, the giant plaque with the words "Da Qing Gate" written on it began to move. Two small motors hidden on the tower could be seen rolling up ropes to slowly lower the giant plaque. The giant plaque was hoisted to the city.
When it was in the doorway, the two small motors above moved, pulling the steel cables to slowly turn the giant plaque over.
A magical scene appeared: the huge plaque of "Da Qing Gate" was turned over, and the three words "Da Ming Gate" were clearly written on the reverse side.
Zhu Yourong said:
"Back then, the slave chief Fulin renamed the Ming Dynasty's 'Chengtian Gate' to 'Tian-an Gate', and renamed my 'Da Ming Gate' to the 'Da Qing Gate'. With the renaming of these two gates, the Ming Palace was reduced to
During the Qing Dynasty, the land of China became a place where barbarians were ravaging, and hundreds of millions of people became slaves. Back then, the slave chief Fulin did not turn me into a slave.
The plaque of "Da Ming Gate" was replaced, and only the words "Da Qing Gate" were rewritten on the back. The original plaque is still used. Today, I still keep this plaque, just turned it back. As a plaque
There are two sides. Behind the Ming Dynasty is the Qing Dynasty, and behind the victory is failure. I hope this will alert and encourage generations of Chinese people:
"——Yu Tang sinned against himself, and his rise was contrary to his will; Jie and Zhou sinned, and his death was also careless. If a country or a nation can always keep a clear mind, always recognize its own shortcomings and shortcomings, and always have the courage to face up to its own shortcomings,
Problems and correct them humbly, always admit and learn from them
Learn the advantages of other nations, don’t feel inferior in adversity, and don’t be narcissistic in good times... Then, even if this country and nation temporarily lag behind, they can catch up quickly. If this country and nation are already leading, then they can also catch up.
This kind of leadership and success can be maintained.”
Zhu Yourong's voice echoed in Damingmen Square. The audience listened quietly, with only "bang bang" flashing lights flashing from time to time, and clouds of white smoke rising.
Most people understood the meaning of these words, especially the officers and soldiers present. They understood even more clearly that most of Her Majesty's words were meant for them.
Since the beginning of the war a few months ago, the Ming army has been victorious and victorious. The fear of the Manchus in the hearts of the Chinese people for many years has been wiped away. The Ming army, with a strength of more than 100 divisions, was completely defeated in a few months.
The "Thousand Division Army" of the Qing Dynasty marched directly into Huanglong, which can be said to be
It was "driving a long chariot to break through the gap in the Helan Mountains". The whole army was filled with an unprecedented self-confidence, even arrogance. The former timid cream soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have become almost arrogant and powerful soldiers in a few months. It's a big deal"
Is there anyone in the world who is better than me?"
However, understanding means understanding, but "understanding" and "listening" are two different things. Among the "arrogant generals" of the Ming army present, the ones who really listened were those including Xiang Xiaoqiang.
A few people.
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After the "card-turning ceremony", a pair of giant couplets were slowly erected on both sides of Daming Gate:
The first couplet is: Sun Moon Light Tian De
The second line is: Mountains and Rivers Zhuang Emperor's Residence
The horizontal inscription above: Daming Gate
This pair of door couplets was proposed by Zhu Di, the founder of the Yongle Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, who ordered the scholar Xie Jin to mention it. Today, this pair of door couplets, together with the three words "Da Ming Gate", reappeared where they were three hundred years ago.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in the ranks of generals, looking at the magnificent and magnificent Daming Gate, and suddenly felt a pain in his heart. He thought of the final fate of the Daming Gate in later generations.
This Daming Gate, which symbolizes Chinese orthodoxy, survived the Qing Dynasty occupation for nearly two hundred years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the warlord era, and the Japanese occupation era... In the end, it did not survive the five years.
decade.
With the words of Soviet experts, Beijing began to expand Tiananmen Square and bulldoze historical monuments. The Daming Gate, which had been renamed "Zhonghua Gate" by the Republic of China, was also razed to the ground. With Zhou's intervention, the only remaining monuments were finally saved.
Zhengyangmen and Arrow Tower (front door).
Later, in the 1970s, a tall and brand-new Russian-style memorial hall was built at the location of the "Daming Gate (China Gate)", facing the red walls and blue tiles of the Forbidden City opposite.
And Daming Gate, the "Chinese Gate", like countless precious Chinese heritages, disappeared quickly and forever on this land.
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At 11 o'clock in the morning, Zhu Yourong, the emperor's relatives, civil and military ministers entered the Daming Gate. They passed through the "Thousand-step Imperial Road" and arrived in front of Tian'an Gate.
Here, another small "card-changing ceremony" was held. "Tian-an-men", which was named by Shunzhi, the founder of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, has now been changed back to its name during the Han Dynasty - Chengtianmen.
Then, the Queen and everyone entered the Chengtian Gate. Daming Gate is the outer main gate of the Imperial City, and Chengtian Gate is the inner main gate of the Imperial City of Beijing. The next door further inside is the Meridian Gate. Within the Chengtian Gate is the Imperial City, and within the Meridian Gate is the palace city.
The palace city is the official part of the Forbidden City.
The section between Chengtianmen and Meridian Gate is divided into two halves by the central axis. On the left is the altar of sacrifice, and on the right is the Taimiao. Zhu Yourong ordered his ministers to wait outside the Taimiao, and he led the descendants of the Zhu family into the Taimiao to pay homage to their ancestors.
Zong.
After the memorial ceremony, Zhu Yourong led the emperor's relatives and civil and military officials through the Meridian Gate and officially entered the Forbidden City in Beijing.
The Forbidden City is divided into the front dynasty and the back court, which are combined into the "imperial court". The central hall of the former dynasty is the center of power of the entire empire, and the tallest "Jinluan Hall" was called "Fengtian Hall" and "Huangji Hall" in the Ming Dynasty and "Huangji Hall" in the Qing Dynasty.
It was called "Taihe Hall". Now, the Taihe Hall has been renamed back to its name in the Northern Ming Dynasty: Fengtian Hall. Zhu Yourong ascended the throne in the center of the Jinluan Hall and accepted the congratulations from all the civil and military officials with satisfaction.
The officials had finished paying their respects, and the clock had struck twelve o'clock.
At this time, lunch had already been prepared in the imperial dining room. Zhu Yourong issued an order to pass on the meal, and gave a banquet in the Fengtian Hall to entertain the officials.
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In the afternoon, Zhu Yourong took only his uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters from the Zhu and Zheng families, walked through the harem, exited the Forbidden City from the north gate of Shenwu Gate, and climbed to Long Live Mountain. Long Live Mountain is also called Coal Mountain, which is the place where Emperor Chongzhen finally hanged himself.
Zhu Yourong stared at this tall and old ancient locust tree and said softly:
"...I bow to the holy will, which harms the virtue of heaven, and I die without a face to see my ancestors... Therefore, I take off my facial crown, cover my face with my hair, and let the thieves divide it, without harming any of the people..."
Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yourong were separated by more than ten generations, and the bloodline changed even more in the middle. In fact, the bloodline of the Zhu family changed to the bloodline of the Zheng family. Although Zhu Youjian can also be regarded as the ancestor of Zhu Yourong, no matter in terms of age or
In terms of blood relationship, they are already very far apart. Logically speaking, Zhu Yourong cannot feel the kind of grief for his relatives.
However, in this situation, as he silently recited the last sad words of his ancestor Chongzhen, Zhu Yourong couldn't help it, and tears burst into his eyes.
The younger brothers and sisters surnamed Zhu and Zheng behind him seemed to have been infected by Zhu Yourong, and seemed to be dominated by the same emotions. A large group of girls were crying "tick tock", and there were only a few boys. At this moment
They also lowered their heads and looked heavy.
With a "wow" sound, Zhu Yourong's youngest sister, fourteen-year-old Zhu Younan, suddenly cried. But it was just that sound, and she could not stop sobbing after that.
Zhu Yourong turned around with tears in her eyes, hugged her little sister, and cried together.
In the blink of an eye, several girls started crying loudly. Among them, Zheng Yucong cried the loudest, so much so that she successfully made her cousin "cry" over, hugged her again, and the two girls started crying together.
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At this time, in Altay City, 2,500 kilometers away to the northwest, there was a tense and anxious mood permeating the headquarters of the 51st Army of the Qing Army's Northwest Corps.
Erdenmutu, the Mongolian army commander, sat in a chair covered with tiger skin, staring at the blue-eyed, high-nosed Russian in front of him, and his thoughts were fighting fiercely in his mind.