Tianyan City, the former capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
It has now been renamed "Zhaoxing." "Zhao" means "manifestation." "Xing" means the beginning of prosperity. Changing Tianyan City to "Zhaoxing City" means the beginning of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood in the Qinzheng Hall of the former Great Zhou Imperial Palace, followed closely by the two sisters Zhu Yun and Zhu Xia.
Then came the descendants of the Zhu family, but Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Houzhao were not here. They were leading the army outside to completely wipe out the remaining forces of the Great Zhou Kingdom in various places.
Fortunately, Zhu Di arrived too quickly, causing the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom and all his royal relatives to be trapped in the city, and no one escaped.
Therefore, the diehards of the Great Zhou Kingdom who are still remaining in various places cannot even support a fake emperor, and thus have lost their righteousness and can only hide in one place and resist.
"Where is the fake emperor Chen Yan?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned and asked.
Zhu Xia, also known as Yunluo, immediately stepped forward and reported, "The former pseudo-Zhou emperor, his princes, his concubines, his sons, and his princesses are all under house arrest in the Chuxiang Palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Escort the fake emperor Chen Yan and the fake princes of Zhou to the Western Garden."
Zhu Xia was startled and said, "General, the West Garden was originally the cold palace of the Pseudo-Zhou Dynasty. It has been in disrepair for a long time and is not suitable for living."
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and glanced at Zhu Xia, then said meaningfully, "No matter how bad the cold palace is, it's still a palace. How is it better than a beggar's dwelling? As long as there's no fire, it'll be fine."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xia immediately vowed, "Please rest assured, General. I will send people to watch over it day and night, and there will be no fire."
"..." Zhu Gaochi on the side slapped his forehead and looked at Zhu Xia speechlessly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also annoyed by Zhu Xia, so he just coughed lightly and didn't care about anything.
At this moment, it was her elder sister Zhu Yun, also known as Qiluo, who reacted and said immediately, "General, let me handle this matter. Yunluo is young, and I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it properly."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yun and knew from her eyes that she had understood what he meant, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll do it for you."
Zhu Xia was puzzled. She had done nothing wrong, so why did she feel that the general was a little worried about her?
As he was speaking, a captain of the Jinyiwei suddenly walked in from outside the hall and reported: "General, the Dafang Master has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately turned around and said, "Please come in."
Zhu Yuanzhang then personally came to the door and saw Fang Jian walking towards him slowly.
"Master, I was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come." Zhu Yuanzhang walked forward and said.
Fang Jian smiled faintly, bowed slightly to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "General, let's go in and talk."
"Okay." Zhu Yuanzhang said as he moved aside to let Fang Jian enter first.
Fang Jian was not polite and walked straight into the Qinzheng Hall. Zhu Xia then quickly moved a sandalwood chair into the hall and invited Fang Jian to sit down.
Fang Jian said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "General, please take a seat."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, then walked over to the seat that originally belonged to Chen Yan and sat down.
As for Zhu Gaochi and others, they could only stand obediently on the side of the ceremony.
"General, now that the Pseudo-Zhou Dynasty has been destroyed, there are only a few scattered rebels left, which is not a cause for concern. I hope that the general will ascend the throne and establish a country as soon as possible for the sake of eternity." Fang Jian bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked, "Where is Master Hongqing..."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "I am here on the orders of the Immortal Hongqing to ask the general to ascend the throne. The Immortal Hongqing also said that on the day the general ascends the throne, auspicious signs will be bestowed by heaven."
At this point, Fang Jian added, "I believe the general will soon receive a letter from Master Hongqing."
So that very night, Zhu Yuanzhang's Hongqing Sword Talisman received a letter from Fang Jian, telling him that he could become emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly lost all sleepiness and issued an edict to summon all the descendants of the Zhu family to discuss the establishment of the country and the ascension to the throne overnight.
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The ninth day of the eighth lunar month is sunny. It is a good day to proclaim yourself emperor, but not to rebel.
Zhu Yuanzhang's coronation ceremony this time was much simpler than that of his previous life, because he was only surrounded by a few descendants, and his foundation was just established not long ago. All three combat-capable armies in his hands were sent out to wipe out the remnants of the pseudo-Zhou in various places.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's coronation ceremony was jointly organized by Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu's descendants and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
However, despite this, the momentum was not small, because the refugees and common people of the former Pseudo-Zhou Dynasty all came to watch the ceremony.
Why are refugees refugees? Because they have no land and no house. As long as they have land and house, who would want to be a refugee?
Therefore, not long after Zhu Yuanzhang took control of Zhaoxing City, he began the vigorous land distribution.
Zhu Yuanzhang confiscated all the land of the pseudo-Zhou royal family, officials, gentry, and powerful people, and then distributed it equally among the refugees.
Zhu Yuanzhang did all these things personally, allowing nearly one million refugees to see with their own eyes what the new ruler of this land looked like.
After Zhu Yuanzhang distributed the land, the refugees' favorable impression of him immediately reached its peak. Regardless of what others might think, if anyone in Zhaoxing City said something about rebellion, the refugees who had been allocated land and houses would tear him to pieces without the need for the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
This is the bundling of interests. By distributing land, Zhu Yuanzhang tied the interests of millions of refugees to his own.
So if you want to rebel against Zhu Yuanzhang, you will be affecting the interests of these refugees.
Moreover, the lands of princes, nobles, gentry and powerful people are all around Zhaoxing City. It can be said that these one million refugees are not only the people who have been allocated land, but also a force to protect Zhaoxing City.
Therefore, although Zhu Yuanzhang's coronation ceremony today was not luxurious, it can be said that today's scene was not inferior to that of his previous life.
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