Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 353 Kaiyang finally reached the summit
Many people regard Confucius as the founder of Confucianism, but in fact Confucius' idol was Duke Zhou. The greatest contribution Duke Zhou made to China was the establishment of "ritual".
According to the requirements of "etiquette", even though everyone knows that many things are just formalities, some formalities must be performed.
From the beginning of March in the 46th year of the Wanli reign, after Wanli issued a clear order to abdicate, officials throughout the city of Beijing became busy.
First, the ministers reported to Wanli, saying that Your Majesty is in good health and in the prime of life, why do you abandon the ministers and the people? Don't leave, stay and continue to lead us.
Then Wanli said, I am really old and in poor health, and the crown prince is wise and brave and can do better than me, so I should step down.
After three rounds of persuasion and insistence, the ministers reluctantly accepted Wanli's abdication.
After that, the ministers persuaded Zhu Youdong to ascend the throne, saying, "Your Highness, the country cannot be without a king for a day. Please don't abandon us and ascend the throne quickly." No matter what Zhu Youdong thought in his heart, he had to say humbly that he was not virtuous enough and could not bear the throne. After going through the process of persuading and declining three times, Zhu Youdong said "reluctantly": It's not that I want to be the emperor, but you all want me to be the emperor, and no one else has stepped forward to take the challenge, so I have to be the emperor...
This is a process that has no real meaning except to improve writing and performance skills. But it is this process, and countless similar things in real life, that have created the Chinese people's implicit, tolerant, flexible and resilient national character, yet they have some persistence. Zhu Youdong didn't understand it before, but now he seems to understand a little. So, in this process, he was not impatient at all, but accompanied everyone very seriously to complete these processes.
Of course, during this period, everyone was not idle. At least, the princes and local officials in various places had received the news one after another and quickly embarked on the journey to Beijing.
After that, the old emperor abdicated and the new emperor ascended the throne. At the beginning of May of that year, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory gave a specific suggestion: On May 9, the Azure Dragon is on duty, the Yang energy is extremely strong, and everything is auspicious.
Therefore, on May 9th, Zhu Youdong, Zhu Yijun, Fang Congzhe, Wen Tiren, Wu Daonan, Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Changxun and others set out at three o'clock in the morning and went to the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, the Altar of Land and Grain, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and other places to worship and report.
At six o'clock in the morning, the early summer sky was turning pale, and many princes and ministers, all dressed in court robes, entered the Forbidden City one after another under the guidance of relevant personnel from the Ministry of Clan Affairs and the Ministry of Rites.
Then the band began to play music, and Prime Minister Fang Congzhe, surrounded by the crowd, entered the Huangji Hall holding various imperial edicts, congratulatory letters, etc., and placed them on different tables.
At seven o'clock in the morning, when it was already bright, Zhu Youdong entered the imperial city from Chengtian Gate, then went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to kneel down and report to his ancestors, then entered Wumen Gate, walked around Ciqing Palace, and knelt down to his biological mother, Guo. Then he went to Qianqing Palace and knelt down to Wanli. Then Wanli took him from Qianqing Palace, passed Jianji Hall and Zhongji Hall, and finally came to Huangji Hall.
Amid the roar of "Long live the emperor", Wanli said a few words briefly and put on the imperial robe and golden crown for Zhu Youdong. Then, Wanli stepped aside, leaving Zhu Youdong standing alone on the steps at the entrance of the Huangji Hall, accepting the kneeling worship of thousands of officials in the square.
After completing the ceremony of three kowtows and nine bows amidst loud shouts of "Long live the emperor!", Zhu Youdong was about to wave his sleeves to ask everyone to stand up when the sky suddenly became covered with heavy clouds again.
First, countless dragons of different colors shuttled through the clouds. Then, an extremely bright light suddenly appeared above the clouds. When the people on the ground looked up unconsciously, they saw a row of magnificent palaces in the clouds, and there seemed to be many human figures in the palaces.
In a flash, a figure walked out of the hall in the void and threw two objects down. The two objects continued to grow in size in the sky. When they reached the sky above the Huangji Palace, the people below could clearly see them. One of the two objects was in the shape of a jade seal, and the flat side was clearly engraved with the words "Received the Mandate from Heaven, Long Live and Prosper". The other was a long sword, and the blade of the long sword was wrapped with countless colorful beads and jades...
Suddenly, someone in the crowd below exclaimed, "The Imperial Seal! The Snake-Slaying Sword!"
Just as someone called out the names of these two things accurately, two dragons suddenly flew down from the sky. One bit the imperial seal, and the other bit the snake-slaying sword. After that, the two dragons flew to Zhu Youdong and knelt before him in submission. They extended the divine objects in their mouths to Zhu Youdong's left and right hands respectively.
Zhu Youdong reacted quickly, stretched out his hands and took the phantoms of the 'Imperial Seal' and the 'Snake-Slaying Sword'.
Then, the shadows of the two divine objects merged into Zhu Youdong's hands. Then, the clouds and mist dissipated, and the strange phenomenon in the sky suddenly disappeared.
"The Emperor of Heaven has bestowed upon me the sword and seal, and all the gods bless my emperor! Long live him!"
All of a sudden, many princes and ministers bowed deeply to the ground again . Even Wanli, who had stepped aside, bowed deeply to Zhu Youdong.
"The host has been detected to have reached the summit of the country in which it is located. The system has been activated."
"System? There is actually a system?"
"According to the agreement of the gods, the effect of this system on the host is... the host corresponds to the sixth star of the Big Dipper, Kaiyang. In Chinese folklore, this star is called Wu Qu. Therefore, Kaiyang's talent bonus to the host is that the loyalty of all the soldiers under the host to the host will increase by 10%. When the host leads the army in person, the morale of the army under his command will increase by 20%. At the same time, because Kaiyang is actually a star system, in Chinese folklore, its two brightest stars are regarded as a main star, and its darker triple stars and close binary stars are regarded as auxiliary stars. Therefore, after Kaiyang reaches the top, in addition to the above talent bonus, you will also get a place for an assistant. The host can lock the 'assistant' to one person when he goes out to fight, and this person will be absolutely loyal to the host. However, please note that once the 'assistant' is locked, it cannot be replaced unless the person dies."
Doesn't this kind of talent bonus and assistant setting urge me to lead the army in person more often in the future?
After a slight shock, Zhu Youdong quickly came to his senses: "System, I have a problem."
"Host, please speak."
"What is the talent bonus of Pojun Star? What about Lianzhen Star?"
"Sorry, I detected that they are not your subjects. You have no right to investigate."
"...Okay, then, what if my generals are already very loyal to me? What if my soldiers are already very motivated?"
"When loyalty exceeds the maximum, the general's ability or luck will increase. This is random. When morale exceeds the maximum, the soldiers can fight to the death at any casualty rate..."
"Well, this is a good effect. It seems that the status of the Yellow Emperor of China in the God Realm is not as low as he said."
"Of course. After all, before the host traveled through time, China was already the second most powerful country in the world, and in fact the largest country in terms of economic output. Huangdi's strength in the God Realm is already among the best. So he can get a talent like Kaiyang for you."
"I see. Thank you."
Zhu Youdong came back to his senses and saw that everyone in the square was still prostrating themselves on the ground with their heads bowed, and a confident smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of his mouth.
"No need to be polite, everyone. Stand up~"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I am the one who has received the mandate of Heaven, the blessing of my ancestors and the love of my grandfather, the loyalty of my ministers and the support of millions of people. Today, I ascend the throne as the emperor. It is decided that the first month of next year will be the year of Tianqi."
"I will follow the Emperor's orders. Long live the Emperor."
"Tianqi means to use the Way of Heaven to open up the Ming Dynasty. The Way of Heaven is ever-changing, and change is the norm. I will follow the Way of Heaven and open up the Ming Dynasty. I will strive to make a clean break with the old and establish a new one, so that the Ming Dynasty can stand at the top of the world!"
"Your Highness obeys your order. Long live the Emperor."
"I am seeking change starting today. The names of emperors of all dynasties must be tabooed. However, my name is a common character. If the people avoid using it, it will be inconvenient. My first order today is that the names of my ancestors and my grandfather must continue to be tabooed. From today on, my name and the name of my successor, all civil and military officials, and hundreds of millions of people do not need to avoid using it!"
"Your Majesty is kind and loving to the people, which is a blessing to the Ming Dynasty. We, your subjects, obey your orders. Long live the emperor~!"
