Chapter 168: Storm of Beauty

Inside Wuying Hall.

The ministers in form had three requests. After Zhu Yunwen resigned three times, the ministers visited Zhu Yunwen with the courtesy of the king and his subjects for the first time, and set the title of the king and his subjects. From this moment on, Zhu Yunwen was the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunwen looked at his ministers at a loss and bowed three times in front of him, and solemnly and formally worshiping him with the courtesy of his ministers. Zhu Yunwen suddenly felt panic and felt a sense that he had never experienced before.

The hall was kneeling all over the ground, and only the dark heads were seen. The ministers were lying on the ground with their heads. Although they could not see the expression on their faces, Zhu Yunwen could see their respect and surrender from their crawling bodies.

Zhu Yunwen was in panic. The treatment of the grandson and the emperor was completely different. He felt very nervous and even felt like he was in a dream.

Is this... the Supreme Nine Five? Is this the only one in heaven and earth?

Zhu Yunwen felt very complicated at this moment, sadness and confusion, panic and joy, and was intertwined in his heart for a moment. Seeing the ministers kneeling in front of him, all his emotions suddenly turned into an indescribable loneliness.

From this moment on, am I alone? If you act, you have rituals and things, you will no longer be able to run, talk and laugh like before. From then on, you will be locked in the deep palace, with only endless memorials, endless national affairs, endless planning of imperial palaces, and the crawling figure that can only be seen on others' backs...

Will the emperor's throne... make me lose all my happiness?

Zhu Yunwen raised his increasingly panic-eyed eyes and unconsciously searched the crowd of bowing. He didn't know what he wanted to search. He only knew that he was lonely and helpless now. A responsibility heavier than a mountain was pressing heavily on his shoulders, and something called happiness was quietly leaving him, wanting to catch him but unable to catch him.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up.

Among the crowd who bowed to him respectfully, there were a pair of eyes looking at him with a smile, with dark and bright eyes, neither humble nor arrogant. When I visited the new king, only these eyes were the least attentive, as if bowing to him was just a game full of pranks played between friends, so careless, but this look made people feel the most warm and comfortable.

The dark eyes squeezed towards him with a smile, very unreasonable.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen suddenly smiled slightly with relief.

He felt a calm and tranquility that he had never felt before. He finally realized that he was not alone. There was a man who was humble from a background and he occasionally made trouble. He often pulled himself to do something uncontrollable, which made him always in a state of worry and laughing and crying, but he felt very heartbroken and comfortable.

It turns out that happiness has never been far away. Who said that the emperor must be ruthless and cold? Even if I am in the throne, I still have friends. I am not alone!

Friend, what a precious treasure!

At this moment, the haze in Zhu Yunwen's heart disappeared, and the sunlight seemed to shine with dark clouds, and his sky suddenly became clear.

The ministers were still bowing to him. Zhu Yunwen's expression was solemn and solemn, but the moment the ministers leaned down, he quickly stuck out his tongue at Xiao Fan, then made a very distorted face, and then quickly returned to normal.

"Puff—— cough cough cough." Xiao Fan, who was hiding among the ministers, was frightened by Zhu Yunwen's hideous grimace, and couldn't help but choke loudly. In the quiet hall, the rapid cough sounded very abrupt and harsh.

At such a solemn moment, this guy had something wrong again, and the ministers immediately turned around and glared at Xiao Fan, and everyone's expressions were very dissatisfied.

"...Xiao Aiqing, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunwen asked seriously, showing concern.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Fan's handsome face turned red with his cough. He covered his mouth and suppressed the laughter that was coming out of his mouth. He hurriedly shouted with excitement: "...The old and new are changing, everything is renewed. My Ming Dynasty is like a red sun rising eastward, and it is endless. I am extremely happy, and extremely happy--"

After saying that, Xiao Fan raised his hands high and bowed to Zhu Yunwen as if he was worshiping a Bodhisattva in a temple, and hid his head on the ground. He only saw his shoulders trembling and trembling.

The ministers suddenly realized that Lord Xiao was concerned about the country and was moved by something...

The strength of the flattery was extremely high. The ministers hurriedly followed Xiao Fan and continued to worship with his hands. Like the cult worship ceremony, they shouted in unison: "I am also very happy and can't stop it--"

"Puff--cough cough cough..." Zhu Yunwen couldn't help it now.

This guy! Always surprised people, making the good and serious scenes messy, which makes people laugh and cry. It's really bad...

The ministers who were bowing were shocked and looked up at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen was embarrassed and hurriedly took the opportunity to look like a wise ruler with lofty ambitions and shouted excitedly: "My Ming Dynasty is endless, this is the destiny of heaven! Dear friends, I must be a good emperor!"

Huang Zicheng frowned and reminded coldly, "Your Majesty, you should call me 'me' at this time..."

Zhu Yunwen was so excited that he was still excited and changed his words: "...I must be a good emperor!"

"Puff——Cough cough cough..." The two brothers were infected with the flu, and now it was Xiao Fan's turn to cough again.

Fortunately, the ministers were moved by Zhu Yunwen's lofty ambitions and bowed to the ground, covering up Xiao Fan's cough.

"My emperor is wise! Long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long —"

On May 24, 1931, Hongwu, Zhu Yunwen was supported as the second Emperor of Ming Dynasty and officially appeared on the stage of history.

Next, Zhu Yunwen, as the new king, issued the first imperial edict to announce the national funeral and all music and dance were exempted. Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict said that it would take three days to hang a funeral, so that people would not be able to marry. However, after discussing with the ministers, Zhu Yunwen changed it slightly and changed the three days to three months. During this period, the national funeral was not allowed to be fun, marry, or raise troops.

On May 26, 1931, Hongwu, after the grand funeral ceremony, under the monks and Taoist ritual organized by the Daolusi, the monks and Taoists recited in unison, Zhu Yunwen led all the civil and military officials in the court to send Zhu Yuanzhang's coffin to the tomb.

The tomb was repaired in the 14th year of Hongwu. It is located on the southern foot of Zhongshan outside the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang's first wife, Empress Ma, was buried here after her death. Because Empress Ma was posthumously named "Xiao Ci", the tomb was called "Xiao Ma".

Zhu Yuanzhang's life was simple and he was unwilling to build a large-scale project because of the matters behind him. The decree also mentioned in his decree about his death. He only wanted to be buried with his first wife, Empress Ma, and just open the underground palace of Xiaoling and place his coffin with Empress Ma. The funeral ceremony is simple.

The stone gate of the underground palace of Xiaoling slowly opened. Zhu Yunwen knelt in front of the tomb with his ministers in tears. He watched the Han general carry Zhu Yuanzhang's coffin in together. After the monks and Taoists grandly ritual of resurrection, the stone gate of the underground palace was slowly closed.

This great old man who wrote the legendary history of China has officially bid farewell to the historical stage since then. He was quiet and peaceful with his wife forever silently and silently under the underground palace and will never see the light of heaven again.

A new page of the history of the Ming Dynasty was slowly opened by the new king kneeling in front of the underground palace...

After the grand funeral was completed, Zhu Yunwen officially accepted the worship of the six ministers and the meritorious Duke and Earl of the Earl of the Marquis in Fengtian Hall. Under the auspices of Zheng Yi, the new emperor's ascension ceremony began.

After consultation by Huang Zicheng and Huang Guan and other Hanlin scholars, as well as ministers from various ministries, Zhu Yunwen was asked to agree that the year name will be changed to "Jianwen" from next year. This year name is Zhu Yunwen. Considering that during the founding period, Zhu Yuanzhang killed ministers too much, and most of the people were innocent and implicated. This move violated Tianhe. In order to reverse and change the political atmosphere of martial arts and blood-killing in the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen specially proposed to change the year name, using a "Jianwen" year name that was completely opposite to the meaning of "Hongwu", with the meaning of "to kill and stop martial arts and establish literary merits".

The determination of the year name made all the ministers in the court feel relieved and happy.

They have seen from the year name that a civilized dynasty with prosperous civilization and gradually disappearing its prototype, and a prosperous era that shines for generations and is comparable to the Han and Tang dynasties is brewing and growing.

The country has a wise monarch who continues the past and opens up the future. The Ming Dynasty is very lucky! It is very lucky for the people! It is very lucky for the country!

Next, according to the convention, the new emperor issued an edict to ascend the throne, pardoned prisoners from all over the world, and rewarded all the ministers in the court who worked hard and made great contributions.

At the same time, Zhu Yunwen made some minor adjustments to the officials of the six ministries in the court. Zhang Ju, the former Minister of Personnel, was transferred to the right censor, Chen Di replaced the position of the Minister of Personnel, Yang Jing, the former Minister of Justice, and Bao Zhao, the left censor, were transferred to each other. Tie Xuan, the former Chief of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, was transferred to the position of the Left Capital, and served as the Minister of the Shandong Provincial Administration.

After adjusting the officials of each department on a small scale, some minor storms finally broke out.

The commander of the Jinyiwei, Chengyi Bo Xiao Fan, was named by Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen wanted to promote Xiao Fan's title as a marquis, but he did not expect that as soon as he spoke, he was fiercely opposed by the Qingliu ministers headed by Huang Zicheng in the court.

Huang Zicheng's attitude was very firm. He was the first emperor who was a country with great power. The late emperor was always very stingy in the imperial titles for ministers. Except for those famous and famous generals who followed the dragon, few ministers were awarded titles by the late emperor after the founding of the country. In the Ming Dynasty, titles represented merit and qualifications. Xiao Fan, a young Huangkou boy, had no meritorious contributions to the country, nor did he have outstanding civil or martial arts in the court. The late emperor appointed him a Chengyi Bo in order to make him barely worthy of the two princesses who married him. This was just to give the royal family a long face and had nothing to do with Xiao Fan himself.

Now the new emperor feels that an earl is not enough, and he also wants to promote Xiao Fan's title. How can this be done?

Huang Zicheng strongly opposed it, with a stance of "If you dare to promote him, I will hit you to death!"

Zhu Yunwen was frightened by the opposition from the court. He was full of wondering that Xiao Fan had such a bad popularity, so he had to look at Xiao Fan with resentment and apologetically, and temporarily put aside the promotion of his title.

Xiao Fan didn't care. After all, he had never made any contribution to the country and had no outstanding achievements in civil and military affairs. He had never thought about the promotion to a marquis.

Besides, the old liar Taixu calculated his fortune and said that his fortune was extremely noble and he was the prime minister of the king and the prince. This means that sooner or later he was a king and prince. - he became a marquis so early, how could the author make up the number of words to cheat the manuscript fee?

However, if you don’t want to be unwilling to be promoted to marquis, he is humble and others will stop him. This is a pure act of seeking a slap, especially the person who blocks him is Huang Zicheng, who is so incompatible with him, which makes Xiao Fan feel very uncomfortable.

Xiao Fan looks like a gentleman, but in fact he is very scrupulous and will avenge him if he has a grudge! If the sky comes to repay him, the daylily will be cold!

The matter of rewarding the ministers was just like this.

After the throne ceremony, Zhu Yunwen wore a bright yellow five-clawed golden dragon robe and a winged dragon crown on his head, and officially began to attend the dynasty as an emperor.

The Jianwen court team led by Huang Zicheng and Xiao Fan also began to operate slowly.

What was the first major event facing Jianwen Dynasty?

Every minister has a clear mind. What else can he do besides reducing the vassal states?

Zhu Yunwen's confidant ministers, Xiao Fan, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others, often gathered in Wenhua Hall after the scattered court. This place also became Zhu Yunwen's daily life and the main place for summoning ministers in the court. Wuying Hall retained the original appearance of Zhu Yuanzhang when he was alive, and was not allowed to move at all, to express Zhu Yunwen's grief to the emperor's grandfather.

In Wenhua Hall, the afternoon sun shines through the mahogany window lattice, slantingly on the two rows of Grand Master chairs in the hall. The dust visible to the naked eye is flying and swaying in the sun. On the soft couch in the hall, Zhu Yunwen was wearing a bright yellow casual dress, combing his neatly black hair bun, and casually tied a bun with a square scarf on his head. He was trying to straighten his body, listening to Huang Zicheng talking about the disadvantages of the vassal kings. Although the disadvantages of the vassal kings had been repeated countless times before, Huang Zicheng liked to repeat countless times, as if if he did not mention it, Zhu Yunwen would completely forget how harmful the vassal kings' strategies were to the country.

In addition to Zhu Yunwen, there were also Xiao Fan, Ru Wei, Yu Xin, Bao Zhao, Qi Tai, Huang Guan and others in the hall. It can be said that the ministers who supported the reduction of the vassals were basically present.

"... Therefore, I have a brief view that the act of reducing the vassal state is inevitable. If the vassal kings do not cut them, the country will be in peace and the country will be in danger! Now, the Northern Yuan Dynasty outside our Ming Dynasty often invades the border, and there are wolfish and tigers inside to look at them. It can be said that it is a time of internal and external troubles..."

Huang Zicheng's indecisive saliva made Zhu Yunwen resist the urge to yawn. He always reminded himself that now I am the emperor and can no longer be as inappropriate as before. An emperor must have correct and appropriate words and deeds. Ministers are talking. It is very impolite for the emperor to yawn...

——But I really envy those who can yawn...

"Ha..." Xiao Fan sat on the chair next to him, bent and yawned a big yawn, his mouth wide open, and his eyes were vaguely wiped the tears at the corners of his eyes...

"Rareless! Xiao Fan! You... what is your attitude?" Huang Zicheng was furious.

Everyone in the hall was excited and immediately stared at Xiao Fan.

Compared to the boring and boring vassal king's harm, the bickering between Huang Zicheng and Xiao Fan is undoubtedly much more interesting. Even Zhu Yunwen cheered up and looked at Xiao Fan with great enthusiasm to see how he responded to Huang Zicheng's anger. - Everyone's life has been very boring recently.

Xiao Fan was shocked and looked around. Seeing everyone staring at him with a look of watching the show, Xiao Fan couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "Mr. Huang, you said, you said, "You are so embarrassed to lose your composure..."

"Hmph! Could it be that Commander Xiao disagreed with what I said? So bored to sleep?" Huang Zicheng was so angry that he couldn't stop shaking.

"Mr. I'm so serious. Xia Guan is a little sleepy recently. Xia Tian is here. This... you understand..." Xiao Fan smiled at him embarrassedly: "... If Mr. Huang changes your words to Kuaibaner or rap, Xia Guan will be excited if he listens."

Huang Zicheng sneered: "Since Lord Xiao disdains my husband's words so much, I want to hear Lord Xiao's opinions. What Lord Xiao thinks about the matter of reducing the vassal states? I would like to hear it carefully."

Xiao Fan said: "This... I am in front of you, so the officials will not be arrogant? It's so rude, so please tell me..."

"No, I have to listen to you today!" Huang Zicheng looked very stubborn.

Zhu Yunwen and the ministers on the side shouted together like a thrust, "Tell me, Lord Xiao, don't be polite, tell me..."

Xiao Fan sighed and said with a bitter face: "Since Mr. Huang must say that the officials dare not refuse to obey, so he has to show his ugly face..."

As he said that, Xiao Fan took out a thin notebook from his arms, with a dark green cover, and then held it to Zhu Yunwen in both hands, and said seriously: "The subordinates have some shallow opinions on the matter of reducing the vassal states. They are all recorded in this notebook. Please ask Your Majesty and your colleagues to take a look. Whether it is OK or not, it is just the personal opinion of the subordinates. Please don't make fun of it..."

When everyone saw that Xiao Fan's view of reducing the vassals was written in a book, it was obvious that Xiao Fan had put a lot of effort into reducing the vassals, he couldn't help but nod. Regardless of whether his argument was feasible, Xiao Fan's attitude was definitely worthy of recognition and praise.

Even Huang Zicheng, who was angry, looked angry and glared at Xiao Fan with anger after seeing the book.

Xiao Fan laughed awkwardly: "..."
To be continued...