Chapter 359: The Heaven and Funeral

The capital was full of fog, and Guo Ming walked around.He had been hesitating for many days whether to write a letter to persuade the prince to join.

Guo Ming really wanted to discuss it with Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan, but Xue Yan was still in Annan Kingdom and could not contact him for the time being.Moreover, when Guo Ming visited the Xue family, he accidentally heard something.

When Xue Yan, the Minister of Dali Temple, was arrested by Hu and almost killed Yuqin Station.

Later, Xue Yan called out in public that he had an old age with the King of Han, which made the Hu people feel that he was worthy and allowed him to survive... The main incident between Xue Yan and the King of Han was that the King of Han married Guo Wei and Xue Yan as a matchmaker.

However, on the other hand, Empress Xu's imperial decree was obviously to help the prince clear his name.

Guo Ming's wife is also a member of the Xu family, and Guo Ming has to consider a fact: the Xu family is between the prince and the Han king, and the former is inclined.

Guo Ming was in a state of great anxiety and never dreamed that five or six years had passed in the Battle of Jingnan, and he had to face another choice.

Mrs. Xu saw it and said: Weier is the first wife of the King of Han after all, and speaking in front of the King of Han is more effective.Yan'er seems to be often suppressed by the crown princess in the East Palace, and her words may not be useful.

When Guo Ming heard this, he slapped his forehead and suddenly said: I'm so anxious and confused. I didn't expect such a simple truth!

He didn't think carefully about what his wife said, but one sentence reminded him, and he thought to himself: Even if the King of Han won in the future, Weier will be the first wife of the King of Han after all, and the Guo family can still rely on Weier to protect themselves and should be forgiven.

Guo Ming felt more and more that letting his two daughters marry the crown prince and the king of Han was the most wise thing he had ever done in his life.

He hurriedly changed his official uniform and hurriedly went out to the imperial city, and sent the written form of persuasion to the Tongzheng Envoy Department in person.

It seems a bit late, and the prince is about to ascend the throne today.

However, as long as Guo Ming expresses his attitude, it doesn’t matter if he is late...

It has been seven days since the day after the palace announced that Emperor Yongle passed away.

During these seven days, Gao Chi refused the ministers' persuasion three times in a row, and found all kinds of reasons, no talent, too sad, etc.

However, all the ministers thought he was too modest and sincerely advised him to ascend the throne.

Gao Chi's refusal was not recognized by people, and he finally reluctantly agreed to be the emperor.

The place where Gao Chi promised to be the emperor was in front of the coffin of the Ganqing Palace.The official throne ceremony will be held at Fengtian Gate and Fengtian Hall.

But Shang Baosi and Jiaofangsi have been preparing for the throne ceremony.The officials of Shangbaosi counted what they needed to ascend the throne day and night, and the Jiaofangsi also rehearsed etiquette and singing and dancing.

Early in the morning, officials from the Ministry of Rites went to the Temple of Heaven in the southwest of the capital, the Mountains and Rivers outside Hongwu Gate, and the Taimiao in the imperial city to burn paper to tell the ancestors of heaven and earth that the new emperor on earth hoped to be recognized by the gods of heaven and earth and blessed by the ancestors in heaven.

Gao Chi was surrounded by a large group of eunuchs and palace maids, and first came to the Ganqing Palace to worship Zhu Di in his mourning clothes.

He knelt in front of the spiritual throne and silently recited in his heart: Although my son was in his heart and did feel a little resentful to his father, the spirit of the father in heaven should know that your death really has nothing to do with his son!

After the worship, Gao Chi left Fengtian Hall and immediately changed into a dress. After taking off his mourning clothes, he directly put on the dragon robe that the emperor could only wear.

Then he came to Fengtian Gate, and the officials of Honglu Temple knelt down and reported: The civil and military ministers have arrived outside the Meridian Gate and asked the emperor to pray to Fengtian Gate.

So Gao Chi followed the arrangements of the officials of the Honglu Temple and first walked around Fengtian Gate and asked the officials to cast spells to let him communicate with the gods, and then returned to Fengtian Hall.

Among the dazzling ritual vessels, the people from the Jiaofangsi played grand rituals and music, and Gao Chi walked step by step to the throne above the Fengtian Hall.

A whip sounded outside the hall, and a large group of civil and military dignitaries entered the Fengtian Hall in order.

Gao Chi raised his back and looked at a large number of people kneeling on the ground in the hall.At this time, an official came up and unfolded the imperial edict and said loudly:

The emperor who followed the heavens and inherited the fortunes, said: I only have the heavens who give birth to the people, and the heavens who establish monarchs, benevolence and nurture the common people, and all of them are in peace and rule over China and the barbarians.My first emperor was in charge of heaven and comforting the fortune, and his governance was higher than that of a hundred kings. His literary virtues and martial arts were praised by all over the world...

No matter how Gao Chi felt about the previous emperor, most of the words in his edict to ascend the throne were talking about the power of the previous emperor, because when writing the edict, the officials believed that they should first repeatedly emphasize that Emperor Yongle should be good, and that Gao Chi could inherit the throne with justification.

Officials from the Honglu Temple announced that the emperor would pardon the world and change the year name to Hong Xi the following year.

At this moment, the shouts of the officials suddenly came to the ears of deafening sounds, Long live my emperor, long live, long live!

All the ministers are flat.Zhu Gaochi said something.For a moment, he was a little uncomfortable with saying this, but as soon as his butt sat in this position, he immediately got used to it and never wanted to get down again.

...A few days later, Zhu Gaochi sat on the chair in the East Warm Pavilion of the Ganqing Palace for the first time.

The Minister of Revenue Guo Zi then met and stepped forward and whispered: Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Cheng made an urgent report.He received a letter and deployed troops on the Guizhou border. He detained more than a hundred guards of the Han King on the ground that the Han King had no official document for the court to transfer the order.But the King of Han is not in the escort army!

Although Guo Zi's voice was low, several old officials surnamed Yang in the East Palace stood beside the emperor, and they also heard these words.Yang Shiqi raised his head slightly, his eyes became weak, and his pupils also contracted.

Yang Shiqi didn't say anything, but his subtle actions had already revealed his thoughts: he had known that it was not so easy to stop the King of Han.

Yang Rong saw Yang Shiqi's expression, and Yang Rong hurriedly said: The emperor should immediately arrange it on three sides of Sichuan, Guizhou and Annan to block the King of Han in Yunnan.At the same time, he tried to let the Queen Musheng of Xiping go to Dali and drag the King of Han to move in Yunnan.

Jin Zhongdao: I am following the discussion, but Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng have unclear attitudes, so we should win over these two people first.

Yang Pu said: Zhenyuan Hou (Gu Cheng) is a veteran and guards Guizhou for many years. I believe that Zhenyuan Hou will continue to be in charge of Guizhou, and the defense should be without any serious obstacles based on the dangers of mountains and rivers.I recommend Xue Lu, the assistant general of the governor, to serve as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, and Guo Butang also leads the governor of Sichuan.

Zhu Gaochi accepted advice and the crowd quickly formulated a strategy to deal with the King of Han.

Everyone decided to suspend the construction of the imperial city in Peking, and the relocation of the capital was postponed and the re-discussion was made, and the Beiping governor, who was also in charge of the Shangshu Guo Zi, was appointed as the governor of Sichuan.

Then Zhu Gaochi considered that Xue Lu made many extraordinary achievements in the Jingnan Battle, and he firmly stood on the side of the East Palace when he ascended the throne.

Zhu Gaochi discussed with the ministers, granted Xue Lu a title of marquis and a promotion, and gave him iron vouchers, and transferred him to Sichuan, and served as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan and the general of Sichuan.

At this time, Yang Shiqi spoke again: I think that the first thing I should do is to choose a minister to discuss peace.After the King of Han appeared in Yunnan, he immediately sent him to stabilize the King of Han and try his best to gain more time.

Zhu Gaochi thought about it and thought he was kind.

After the ministers discussed the matter, they gradually withdrew from the East Nuan Pavilion.The eunuch of Silijian also sent the latest memorial in.

Zhu Gaochi stood up and turned straight to face the wall behind him.The eunuch Meng Ge bowed forward and silently opened the curtain. A huge map suddenly appeared on a wall.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the map that painted the surrounding countries for a long time and finally said: Take it, change to a more detailed map of the Ming Dynasty territory.

Brother Meng hurriedly said: I will obey the order.

At this time, the eunuch Hou Hai and the commander of the Jinyiwei Tan Qing entered the room, and the two of them bowed to each other: I will pay my respects to you and pay homage to the emperor.

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and asked Meng Ge out.

Haitao whispered in a low voice: The emperor guessed right, the eunuchs beside the late emperors did not know about the tunnels under Fengxian Hall.I also asked clearly that before the King of Han was vassal of Yunnan, the late emperor had secretly ordered the King of Han to investigate Jianwen's whereabouts; so the King of Han met with Empress Ma several times...

Zhu Gaochi asked: Where is she?

Haitao said: I used to be in the palace, but later, Jianwen and his son died, and she was sent to Fengyang to guard the tomb.Why don’t I ask her about this?

Zhu Gaochi stood by the wall and paced back and forth for a few steps, waved his hand.Then he suddenly asked: Wen Gui seems to be in Fengyang too?

Haitao said with a blue face: Yes.I understand.

Zhu Gaochi looked back at the two of them and said: You two go to do it yourself, don’t make the case.

...As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he discussed matters with his ministers every day and worked very diligently.But at this time, the funeral of the late emperor was far from completed, such as the concubines who were buried with him were still arranged.

The emperor did not ask about these things. It was originally done by Zhu Gaochi's mother, Xu, but Xu's condition has been getting worse and he has been unable to get up.

So the person who handled the matter was Zhu Gaochi's first wife, Zhang.

The late emperor had a total of three sons, all of whom were born to Xu.All other concubines and women who had been blessed by the late emperor were buried with each other according to the rules!

The emperor and the concubines were in the same bed and the same cave when they were born.It was originally a very romantic thing, but the concubines of the late emperor seemed not happy. The harem was full of crying and the women were crying loudly.

The concubines must first commit suicide in the palace, and then get them to the imperial tomb to bury them.There are many concubines and different places of residence, so they go to the houses that are hung in batches.

The young palace ladies were crying and unwilling to step in at all. They were completely dragged in by the palace maids and eunuchs.Among them, only Concubine Zhang Tai, the daughter of Duke Rong (post-broken), did not cry, and no one dragged her.

After all, she was once a concubine and had a prominent background. At this time, the concubine Tai also took into account her honor and demeanor.

She walked into the room by herself and her face turned pale.

Many people were already hanged in the room. They were all wearing mourning clothes and hanging on the beams of the house. The scene was very terrifying.

The beauty of those women was no longer alive, their faces were distorted, and the air was filled with a stench of embarrassment when they died.

Obviously, the other concubines who had just entered were also scared, and the big room in the main room was filled with wailing.

A concubine no longer cared about her identity and knelt down to the eunuch: Please spare me and let me be a palace maid and slave...

At this moment, Zhang, wearing mourning clothes, came here surrounded by the palace people.