Chapter 2779 Gui Zi Juan: What to choose for Lord Daguan (final chapter)

 On the first day of the sixth lunar month, the ceremony of establishing the Chinese dynasty officially began.

First, Zhou Peisheng, the chief eunuch, read out the imperial edict of Emperor Xuanshun of the previous dynasty. There were a lot of parallel prose, and the general idea was to follow the weather, the five virtues end, the Zhang family gave way to the Feng family, and the Zhou Dynasty was replaced by the Hua Dynasty. .

 Following this, Feng Ziying was promoted to the throne and ascended to the throne.

 Then a series of edicts were read out, and the new cabinet was formed, including the Privy Council and the Imperial Procuratorate, the Eight Ministries, the Five Temples, and the General Administration Department.

 It is equivalent to making a public announcement of the structure of various departments of the State Council in later generations.

　　Although everyone had already started to perform their duties before, they were just acting according to inertia according to convention. From a legal point of view, they were not appointed by the emperor's imperial edict, so they were regarded as agents.

 But from this moment on, the new cabinet and departments can officially perform their duties.

 Feng Ziying was still in a daze sitting on the throne.

From this moment on, he was destined to be the founding emperor of the Hua Dynasty.

After that, the burden of the country, the country, the country, the country, the country, the mountains, the rivers, the billions of people, will be placed on your shoulders. How can you live up to the expectations of everyone, lead a new dynasty that has come out of its old age and be reborn from the ashes, and compete with the rising West in the next few decades? Countries competing for supremacy and fighting for greater survival rights for their people will be an unprecedented challenge before him.

At this time, there are not many historical imprints to draw from. Although the remaining memories may still have some imprints about the Western countries that are coming eastward with the Age of Discovery, but as time goes by, these historical imprints will bring with them In the future, the advantage will be thin and may even disappear.

 After all, it is only through the continuous development of a nation and a country that it can truly stand among the nations of the world.

As the cabinet ministers and the heads of the eight departments of the Second House knelt down to express their congratulations, Feng Ziying naturally had to appease and return the favor to complete the procedure.

In fact, all the previous ministries are already in operation, and daily affairs have begun to be handled. However, Feng Ziying still made some adjustments to the original red tape, and also put forward some normative requirements, such as daily government affairs, etc. It is something that the two houses and eight ministries can handle on their own, and does not need to be reported to the cabinet but only needs to be reported to the cabinet. What is something that the two houses and eight ministries cannot make their own opinions on, but needs to come up with handling opinions and submit them to the cabinet for approval? After the cabinet approves, it still needs to submit its own final decision. This is regulated by the Secretary of General Affairs.

 The general affairs envoy of the General Affairs Department is still Shen Jue, with no change.

The father-in-law is still an important minister of the general affairs envoy. Logically speaking, it is somewhat inappropriate. However, Feng Ziying feels that in the current situation, someone who knows the basics and is familiar with these daily government affairs is needed to be the "director of the general office." , so he stayed on.

In Feng Ziying's view, the role of the General Affairs Department should be further developed, and the role of the General Affairs Envoy is not limited to being a person who transmits information to others, but also has the responsibility of regulating and optimizing the overall affairs of the court, which is equivalent to the State Council in later generations. The combination of the General Office and the Development Research Center of the State Council not only provides administration, but also serves as a think tank.

Of course, the think tank of the Hanlin Academy should also be reflected, but it should be different from the General Affairs Department. On one side, it is strategic, and on the other side, it focuses on more administrative and concrete things.

After all the etiquettes have been completed, the next step is to wait for the military parade across Chang'an Street in the East and West at nightfall.

 This is part of the national celebration and the joy of the people.

Elites drawn from all the border towns and Beijing camps will pass through Chengtianmen in formation to show the might and majesty of the new dynasty’s army to Chengtianmen and the soldiers and civilians of the capital crowding on both sides of the street.

Just as Feng Ziying and the cabinet ministers were chatting and laughing, waiting for this moment to arrive, the women of the Feng Mansion finally left the Feng Mansion and entered the palace.

Naturally, they would not enter the palace through the Meridian Gate, but through the Xihua Gate.

Enter the palace from Xihua Gate, then go around Wuying Hall, Sishan Gate, Baoning Gate, Longzong Gate, and finally pass through Qianqing Gate and Qianqing Palace. Here you change clothes and prepare to participate in the military parade of the ceremony. It is also considered a formal ceremony. Appearing as Mother Yi Tianxia in front of ministers and the people of Chengtian Sect.

 For women, when they are suddenly notified by their husbands to enter the palace, they have no words and no idea what is going on.

Sister You Sanjie, who came to deliver the message, was also confused. She didn’t know what was going on. She only knew that the women had to appear on the Chengtian Gate Tower with their children of appropriate age, which could be regarded as an announcement to the outside world.

The initial anxiety calmed down after entering the palace. No matter who it was, in this situation, they could only face it calmly.

 If the husband really wants to make a decision, he must have carefully considered it, and no one can change anything.

The three women walked side by side on the stone path in the palace, with Zhou Dehai leading the way.

It is the first time for the three women to enter the palace, but this will be their residence in the future. For them, such a strange and deep environment is not a pleasant place.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me this way..." Zhou Dehai didn't look away, with a righteous look on his face. He placed the whisk in his hand lightly on his left shoulder, bowed slightly, and then extended his hand to signal.

The term empress, coupled with the fact that it came from the mouth of this unexperienced chamberlain, made the women a little uncomfortable. In addition, the environment in the palace, whether it was the three daughters of Shen Xuelin or other women, A little unspeakable anxiety and fear.

 Fortunately, there was Sanjie You, an acquaintance who was relatively familiar with the situation in the palace, by the side, so the girls felt a little more at ease.

 Shen Yi calmed down and nodded: "Please, father-in-law, please lead the way."

Zhou Dehai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said: "A slave can't be like a queen. If the queen doesn't mind, just call me Dehai."

Now the palace is also in chaos. It's nothing more than other women, whether it's a noble concubine, a good concubine, or a talented person, it all depends on the emperor's will. But it's different for the emperor's concubine and above, and there is also the queen. The identity of this mother Yi Tianxia is not yet clear. My uncle also asked the emperor, but did not get a response. It seems that the emperor has not made up his mind.

If there is no queen, then there are three palaces standing side by side, the main palace, the east palace, and the west palace. According to the Ming Dynasty, there is no such saying. It is just a folk rumor, but the three imperial concubines are unprecedented.

There were many cases where the previous dynasty did not establish a queen, but it was also rare for them to be favored at the same time and be granted the title of imperial concubine. These three imperial concubines were even unheard of.

The uncle also repeatedly told himself not to offend the three of them, especially not to be biased at all in his words. The three empresses all have legitimate sons, which means that the sons of the three empresses may be princes, so theoretically all three of them exist. The possibility of becoming Queen and Queen Mother.

Looking at the princes and princesses led by a group of women, Zhou Dehai also admired the fact that the current emperor had so many children. Compared with his generation, it was like a revenge birth. There were more than ten princes and princesses at once, and he no longer had to worry about the lack of prosperity. .

 In the Palace of Qianqing, maids had already come up to change the clothes of the ladies.

 Because the emperor did not clarify the identities of Shen Xuelin's three daughters and other daughters, this also confused Zhou Peisheng, Zhou Dehai's uncle and nephew.

The other girls will just wear palace clothes like Miaoyu and Baoqin Xianfei, while Yingchun, Tanchun, Xiangyun and Xiuyan girls will wear Shufei palace clothes like Yuanyang, Qingwen, Ping'er and so on. Women wear the clothes of talented people. In terms of wedding attire, the second concubine Xian Shu is between the noble concubine and the talented concubine. The colors and patterns are relatively close. Compared with the clothes of the noble concubine, they are not much different from the clothes of the noble concubine. There are many people who are decorated with beads, so it is generally not easy to distinguish these differences without being an expert in the palace.

However, the difference between the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine is still relatively large, and these three women obviously cannot use the imperial concubine, but must wear the imperial concubine's palace attire, which is different in color. Of course, the queen's palace attire is even more different, but Zhou Zhou The uncles and nephews would never dare to decide for the emperor who should use the queen's clothes1, so they could only give three sets of clothes of the imperial concubine to Shen Xuelin and the three girls. If they really wanted to be scolded, they would admit it.

Although the three daughters Shen Xuelin had never eaten pork, they had also seen pigs running on the mountains. They noticed that the clothes of the three of them were very different from those of Miaoyu, Baoqin, Yingchun, Xiangyun, and Tanchun. They were even different from Yuanchun's original relatives. The clothes were also different, so we can guess that this should be the clothes of the imperial concubine.

The other women's palace attires are also similar in color and pattern, but there are some differences in embellishments, which can be regarded as a distinction between them and the three of them. It's just that in this situation, the three women Shen Xuelin have no way to choose or express any attitude. They haven't met their husbands yet. This is probably because the chamberlains and maids in the palace dress themselves according to the agreed rules. It is impossible to have a fit or express dissatisfaction. They would not dare to vent their anger on these people without Xianggong's permission or instruction.

Seeing that the phoenix crowns, pearl flowers, and jade hairpins were put on and inserted on the heads of the three girls, they were put on red and yellow robes, and the gold embroidered phoenix spread from the chest to the armpits and back, everything was The pearls are shining and floating slowly.

 But this failed to move the hearts of the three women. They would rather see their husbands at this time and ask questions.

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Looking at Zhou Peisheng running towards him, Feng Ziying put her hands behind her back and nodded slightly.

 He has also changed into a formal dress. Compared with Yan Mian in the previous dynasty, Feng Ziying made some modifications and designs on his own.

The costumes basically follow the appearance since the Ming and Zhou dynasties, but the crown has slightly added some changes, including colorful jade beads, bamboo silk for the crown base, and a jade scale on the top. Smaller, it looks more delicate and delicate, not so cumbersome, and maybe a little less majestic, but Feng Ziying feels it is not necessary, just moderate.

 “Is it ready over there?”

Feng Ziying asked in a low voice.

"Back to the emperor, fortunately, nothing went wrong. None of the three empresses had any objection or resistance. They all changed into the clothes of the imperial concubine..." Zhou Peisheng wiped his sweat and said: "But it seems that the three empresses are in a different mood. It's not too good, not too happy. The other ladies are very happy, but they may feel that the situation in the palace is still relatively unfamiliar, so they are a little cautious..."

Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the East-West Chang'an Street under the Chengtian Gate. At this time, the torches and lanterns along the street had been lit. Looking over it, it looked like a giant dragon of flame emerging from west to east in the gradually darkening night. A brilliant and beautiful scene.

"Well, I understand." Feng Ziying waved her hand, "The rest is easy to say, as long as the three of them don't make any mistakes."

This was the first time Zhou Peisheng saw Feng Ziying acting so seriously.

Although the three empresses are all the wives of the emperor, the husband is the wife's guide, and the husband still has absolute authority over his wife. Even if some scholars are henpecked, people like Feng Ziying, who is both civil and military, are now even more powerful. As for the throne, no matter how hard his three married wives would make the emperor so anxious, could it be that the relationship between the emperor and his three wives was really so deep? This is too incredible.

"Well, it's not that, it's not that. All the ladies have already changed their clothes. The main thing is that the princes and princesses are changing. They will be here soon." Zhou Peisheng added: "Dehai has been waiting over there. If you can It’s time to catch up here.”

"Well, that's good, that's good." Feng Ziying nodded, "Today's ceremony, I hope there will be a harmonious and beautiful situation, don't..."

 What do you want? Zhou Peisheng was still a little confused and couldn't understand the meaning of the emperor's words. Could it be that the empresses could embarrass the emperor in any way?

How can this be?

As the time approached, several ministers from the cabinet and eight ministries of the two chambers began to climb the city tower, and the East and West Chang'an Street under Chengtian Gate had already been cleared, waiting for the glorious moment to arrive.

The lights along the street are brightly lit, illuminating the entire Chang'an Street like daylight.

 The people of Capital City have always liked the excitement, and they began to slowly flock to both sides of East and West Chang'an Street.

Yongfang, Nanxunfang and Qingqingfang happened to be in the area across the East and West Chang'an Street. This line immediately became the most lively area. The teahouses, restaurants and various shops along the street became the best places to watch the ceremony. Some Those with good connections had reserved these spots early so that they could have a view of the spectacular military parade.

When Feng Tang and the Duans climbed up the tower, they also noticed the blank space behind Feng Ziying. It was obvious that the daughters-in-law had not arrived yet, so they couldn't help but frown.

Both the big and small Duans were aware of this and subconsciously lowered their voices: "What do Ziying think?"

"How can we intervene in such matters? He has to make his own decision." Feng Tang sighed lightly.

With my son reaching this stage, what could he have imagined when he was married to his father? Who would have thought that he would have three wives and all of them would give birth to male heirs, but now it has become a problem.

 Feng Tang and the Duan family were very satisfied with their three daughters-in-law. However, from the perspective of their own three wives, perhaps the Lin family could not be the queen, but it would be better for the Lin family's son to be the heir apparent.

But Feng Tang also knew that Ziying needed to consider the balance of all aspects and could not only consider the problem from the perspective of the three houses.

From the perspective of choosing the crown prince, the legitimate eldest son has never been considered. It is most appropriate to choose the best. On this point, the son has expressed this wish to himself a long time ago.

Feng Tang had nothing to say. After all, it was related to the succession of the Feng family. If he really chose a mediocre person, his death would really become a big joke, which he could never accept.

The Duan family is also in a dilemma. They can discuss such topics in private, but at this time, it is really difficult to talk to their son. If it disturbs the country, then it is really too late to regret it, and it is up to the son to deal with it on his own. Go worry about it.

Feng Ziying also noticed the gazes of her parents and aunt, and felt guilty for a while, but on the surface she remained calm and composed, without any change, as if everything was under control. At this time, he had no choice but to face Shen Xue Lin's three daughters, how should he choose? I'm afraid which one he chooses will be heartbreaking, and may even lead to the complete ruin of the harmony of the harem. He can only resort to dragging, but in the end?

The entire city gate tower gradually became quiet, and with a crisp sound of rings and rings and fragrant wind floating in the air, the three women who were the first to come out finally appeared in front of everyone.

This is also the first time that the empress who may be the mother of the world appears in front of foreign ministers in the future. The eyes of the ministers in the cabinet and the eight departments of the second house all fell on the three women, and then they bowed slightly and saluted.

Both Shen Yixiu, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu experienced this kind of scene for the first time. The moment they stepped on the steps, the three women subconsciously held their breath, with a smile on their faces, their eyes focused forward, and their steps became lighter. And steady, walking at an absolutely consistent pace and pace.

The gazes of the people around them were like torches passing over their cheeks and bodies, giving them an indescribable feeling of warmth and tingling, but they all knew that this was essential if they wanted their mothers to honor the world. Even calm down.

 Every move will be magnified countless times, whether it conforms to etiquette standards and whether it can reflect the style of the first person in the harem. This pressure makes the three women Shen Xuelin ignore everything and accept it calmly.

The salute under the city gate also began to sound at this time, announcing the official start of the military parade.

 The three daughters of Shen Xue Lin walked gracefully and walked in front of their husbands. They bowed without distinction and said, "I have met your Majesty."

What caught Feng Ziying's eyes at this moment were three beauties, Shen Yixiu's tranquility, Xue Baochai's grace, and Lin Daiyu's beauty and elegance. At this moment, reflected in the light and shadow of the surrounding lights, they were so charming. Beautiful and breathtaking.

“Daddy!” came the drunken shouts of three young children behind them. Seeing the childish and cute smiles on their faces and waving their little hands for a hug, he felt even more at a loss.

For a moment, Feng Ziying was in a trance, accompanied by the thundering cheers and shouts from below the tower, and the infinitely colorful fireworks that were sprayed into the sky, falling on his face in confusion.

 The main article is finally over, no matter how you say it, it’s over.

However, old book friends all know Lao Rui’s habits, and there must be some postscripts to fill in some holes, otherwise he will definitely be scolded by many book friends.

 A new book is also being conceived, but the postscript must be written first. This is Lao Rui’s habit. Everyone is welcome to chat more.

 (End of this chapter)