Chapter 290 The Birth of the Empire

On the third day of the first lunar month, all night, the citizens of Nanjing, the imperial capital, spontaneously began to clean up Guangfu Avenue and every street in the city from three o'clock in the morning. People not only swept away the pieces of paper and garbage on the street, but even every family boiled water and melted the thin ice of Guangfu Avenue with boiling water. Then carefully dip it in boiling water with a mop or rag.

On the sidewalk paved with Jiuhua Mountain granite on both sides of the roadside, people bend over and wash every road stone with a brush. This scene is enough to surprise everyone, especially those foreigners who are dirty and unsanitary in China.

"If possible, maybe they will clean every inch of the street with a brush!"

Stafer, who faithfully recorded this scene with a camera, said to his assistant.

"This is a move by the people to show their respect for the emperor!"

Zhao Ziqiu said with a smile that when he went out of the hotel before, he had carefully wiped his shoes to ensure that his shoes would not stain the road.

"For the Chinese people, there is smoke in the cemetery where they can see Tianyan. Just like the song in the play: My grandfather has seen the emperor's face. My mother-in-law has eaten with his mother-in-law. This is all a matter of honoring the ancestors. In today's emperor's accession ceremony, there is no grass shed to the way, and there is no kneeling down. Anyone can stand here and look directly at the emperor and the queen. If you can't say enough about the glory of the ancestors, you will be willing in your heart. I can't make it."

Zhao Ziqiu pulled out a negative clip from the box and handed it to Stafer, a photographer invited by the Commercial Press.

"What's more, now ordinary people in Nanjing and even Suzhou and Anhui are as excited as the Spring Festival. Think about it, since Master Hong Wu, the purple gas has moved to the north, and Nanjing has become an abandoned capital. In Nanjing, Chengdu, the emperor's spirit has returned to Jinling, which is even more amazing.

Stafers, who couldn't understand the Chinese people's understanding and enthusiasm for "imperial spirit", shook his head. He looked up at the gray sky and asked what countless Chinese people were concerned about.

"Ziqiu, will it be sunny today?"

"It's also a sunny day!"

After dozens of days of wind, snow and haze, in the early morning of the fourth day of the first lunar month, the clouds and fog dispersed, and even the river fog that usually shrouded in Nanjing in winter also dissed. Under the beautiful blue sky, the colorful flag and white snow decorated the stone city of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

Such a clear sky undoubtedly makes the people in Nanjing breathed a sigh of relief, which shows that God has officially approved the rule to become the master of this beautiful country.

The scholars and people breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Moran, who was also about to become the emperor of the Chinese Empire, also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the round of red. At least the weather hit back the annoying flies.

The palace located next to Guangfu Avenue is far from the style of a palace. The only difference between the former palace of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and the past is probably the Western-style porch outside the north wall. This European Baroque style is made of Jiuhuashan granite, or it is still a little "royal style". As for Inside, except for the government affairs bureau in the courtyard, the other Chinese-style buildings of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion are still the same.

Someone once proposed to repair a palace or presidential palace in line with China's s, but it was rejected by the ruling axe on the grounds that "no money!" If you have that money to build a palace, it's better to spend it on education!" This is regarded by people as a proof of the great rule of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, this Mingjun is changing his clothes in the inner room.

At this time, Chen Moran was wearing a black military uniform, wearing more than a dozen medals and belts, which was very similar to the military uniform in the past. The biggest difference was that the collar changed from a pine and cypress silver star to a Chinese-style golden dragon, including epaulettes, which were also replaced by intertwining golden dragons. The Chinese people have Chinese habits and customs.

While putting on the dress, Chen Moran, who was immersed in the longing of even if he dominated the empire, smiled at the corners of his lips. For many years, no matter when, he loved this country deeply, and what about today?

This country will become one with itself!

Looking at himself in the mirror, Chen Moran took a deep breath.

"Everything...starting from today!"

A knock on the door interrupted Chen Moran's reverie. He turned around and smiled at the jeweled people. It was Ji Li who walked in. At this time, she wore a bright yellow Confucian skirt inlaid with gold and silver silk, and a black hair with a golden nine-phoenix hairpin. Her face was full of smiles. At this time, she seemed to have returned. She was holding her husband's arm and just walking into Chen's garden. However, today, she will accept her husband's canonization in the "Imperial Consultative Council" after the enthronization ceremony.

"Ji Li, I really hope we can go to the Consultative House together!"

Chen Moran's face was full of regrets. The traditional concept could not be reversed at once. Even as a queen, Ji Li could not take a car with him to the Council.

This time, the accession ceremony is destined to be different from any accession ceremony in China in history. The emperor did not give orders to the emperor, but to the people. Because of this reason, there are no red tapes such as the sacrificial ceremony. This is required by Chen Moran. The most fundamental reason is money. If you follow the traditional ascending ceremony, you should be surrounded by Nanjing. The budget of repairing the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, the Temple of the Day and the Temple of the Moon is as high as 18 million yuan, which is enough for the navy to buy two capital ships. Compared with this kind of enthrection ceremony that can be described as waste, he prefers to simplify the enthrection ceremony of "showing that he is ordered by the people". There are two completely different concepts of 18 million and 1.8 million. Similarly, the location of the accession ceremony is also different.

For this different accession ceremony, the advisers and folk gentry of the ruling axe referred to the ancient ceremony, and also drew on the accession ceremony of the European royal family to design a set of accession ceremony that combines the spectacular oriental etiquette with the luxurious etiquette of the European court.

When this set of enthrection ceremony was published in the newspaper, it won the approval of the people, and countless gentry praised it, saying that it was "following the etiquette of China and doing an open move", and the enthaling ceremony was held in the "Imperial Consultative House" that could barely be put into use.

I'm afraid it's the first time in Chinese history that such a money-saving, labor-saving and trouble-saving ceremony to ascend the throne.

When Chen Moran and Ji Li stepped out of the back room one after another, the guards on both sides of the corridor saluteed one after another, while the court ladies bowed. Chen Moran, wearing this military uniform, slowly walked towards the "outside the palace". Outside the inner palace, a "royal car" prepared by the Tianma Automobile Company for the royal family was waiting for the emperor. After Chen Moran got on the convertible, Ji Li also boarded another hard-top car, which was equally luxurious.

The guard led by the cavalry stepped out of the "palace gate" and stood on both sides of the palace in tweed military uniforms. At the same time, the hornsmen of the light recovery army there played a harsh and powerful welcome song to welcome the majesty. Go out.

The moment when the noble and majestic car drove out of the palace door, the people crowded outside the palace bowed at the same time, and a few old people knelt down with their children. At this time, no one shouted "Long live", because the current emperor is not the emperor.

As the car drove towards the Imperial Consultative House, the whole of Nanjing was completely shrouded in a solemn and solemn atmosphere surrounded by more than one million people on both sides of Guangfu Avenue. Whenever the cavalry wearing silver-lighted nickel-plated helmets passed by, the people on the roadside bowed to His Majesty in the car and drove in the car of the emperor and queen. After that, they will look up, with the excitement of seeing the sky.

On the way to the Imperial Consultative House, a row of army soldiers stood on both sides of the road and saluted with guns. In front of the Imperial Advisory Council, rows of army and naval officers stood under the tall stairs leading to the Imperial Advisory Council, waiting to pay tribute to the emperor and empress. The bayonets on the head of the rifle in their hands shone in the morning sun. The knights of the Royal Guard, dressed in black coats and white shorts and black boots, formed a welcome line on the stairs and lined up to the door of the hall.

In the hall of the advisory house of the empire, under the white marble dome roof, the "gentry" and social celebrities from all walks of life gathered together to wait for the arrival of the emperor. Among them are officials and celebrities dressed in black Chinese costumes, as well as young officials and officers dressed in new clothes and military uniforms, which are in sharp contrast between classical and modern.

When Chen Moran and his entourage stepped into the hall, the trumpeter played the melodic march. Then, Chen Moran came to the front, and Ji Li walked through the arch leading to the parliamentary hall of the Consultative House. Suddenly, the drums and music sounded, the horns were loud, and the photographic flashes crackled and connected.

After entering the discussion hall, Chen Moran and his wife walked slowly towards the throne. At this moment, getting closer and closer to the throne, Chen Moran's heart was surging and excited. It was the throne of power, the golden throne that countless people dreamed of.

On both sides of the aisle leading to the golden throne are officials led by Zhang Zhidong and Cai E. The civil officials are dressed in black Chinese-style dresses, while the army and navy officers wear the army and navy dresses, wearing medals and belts. People either bow or perform military salutes.

The envoys and wives of various countries in European dresses also bow or curt their knees. Each of them can't calm down at this time. They know what they are going to witness. What they will witness is the birth of a regime that is completely different from that of any country in the world today.

This country is an imperial system!

But his emperor is elected!

The elected people of this empire!

But this empire has not yet had its own constitution!

The elected emperor, with supreme power, still needs a ten-year constitutional road. This is this country, this empire! This empire, which is destined to be different from any country, will officially enter the stage of the world today. What will this ancient and young empire bring to the world in the future? At this time, no one here can give an answer!

But they know what they will witness, and they will witness the birth of an empire!

At this time, Chen Moran and Ji Li looked solemn and dignified. In the ancient music, they followed the ancient ceremony of this ancient empire every step, and finally stopped in front of the throne. Above the throne, a bright yellow golden dragon towered. This is the emperor's throne!

The only emperor's dragon chair in the country!

Then, the president of the Imperial Supreme Court stepped forward, holding an imperial code symbolizing law in his hand. Although the code was blank, the balance on the black cover reminded that this was the law.

His left hand was pressed on this unlitary code, and Chen Moran held his right hand and sworn in to the empire.

"I, a citizen of the Chinese Empire! Chen Moran, under the will of 450,000 people, became the emperor of the Chinese Empire... After that, Yu and the members of the royal family gave up the right to vote to show fairness,..."

After the reading of the oath that violates tradition and also opens up the tradition, when Chen Moran took over the imperial jade seal symbolizing state power from the President of the Supreme Court, he gathered at the ninety-nine wild cannons outside the Imperial Advisory Council and fired a salute. At the same time, in all parts of the Chinese Empire, the rumble of cannons resounded through the sky, intertwined with the ninety-nine salute cannons celebrating the accession of the emperor of the Chinese Empire.

From the northeast to Hainan, from Xinjiang to Shanghai, from Shandong to Yunnan, from Mongolia to Fujian, every city, either with a salute or a salute, and at the same time, ninety-nine salutes were fired. Hundreds of millions of citizens bowed in front of the portrait, and then shouted long live. Overseas Chinese in the South China, Europe and the Americas also use In his own way, he celebrated the accession of the emperor of the empire, and even in Taiwan, which is still under colonial rule, some people privately celebrated the restoration of China, the establishment of the empire and the accession of the emperor.

Where the troops are stationed in various parts of China, all the soldiers were arranged in a neat inspection team and raised their guns to greet the portrait of the imperial emperor. All the soldiers held their breath and swore allegiance to His Majesty the emperor with the oath of the officers.

"I swear:

I will unconditionally obey and be loyal to His Majesty,

He is the only commander-in-chief of the Chinese Empire and its citizens, and the commander-in-chief of the army and navy.

I am always ready to be a brave warrior,

I gave my life for the above oath.

At this time, the rumble of salutes resounded throughout the empire, and military bands from all over the country played the "Imperial March". When this magnificent "Imperial March" was played in the Imperial Consultative House and all parts of the country, the people who heard the march were stunned. Although there were no lyrics, they were angry. The magnificent and exciting march still shocked everyone..

Looking at the people who were stunned by the "Impire March", Chen Moran nodded with satisfaction. His painstaking effort was not in vain!

While the imperial march was playing, the people in the consultative house shouted "Long live!" The deafening sound of long live with the imperial march echoed over the consultative house and the empire!

He stood up from the golden throne and accepted Chen Moran to come to the civil and military officials and dignitaries from all walks of life.

"There is no doubt that the mission I face as the emperor of the empire is extremely difficult. I need your sincerity, and I ask people from all walks of life in the empire to be sincere to me from today on. Please do not make or make any statements and actions that may violate the country's unanimous pursuit of national strength.

A few minutes later, when Chen Jili, dressed in a bright yellow Confucian dress, slowly stepped out under the help of the maid and knelt in front of Chen Moran. Looking at her wife, Chen Moran took a few steps forward.

"I, in the name of the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, canonized Chen Jili as the Empress of the Chinese Empire!"

When Chen Moran put a diamond crown on Ji Li's head, the excitement in Ji Li's pretty face could not calm down for a long time. Once she thought that when she was a queen, she might kneel beside another woman beside her, but now... In the sound of "Long live", the ceremony finally ended. At the end of the ceremony, several guards opened the majestic teak gate of the Imperial Consultative House, and the emperor and the queen walked out of the gate along the red carpet.

In an instant, the endless fountain and grassy lawn in front of the Imperial Consultative House were displayed in front of Chen Moran's eyes, and then millions of people stretched spectacularly along the Guangfu Avenue.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live! Long live!"

In the cheers of the people, people bowed to the emperor of the empire,

At this time, in the face of millions of people who bowed and salute, Chen Moran only felt that his blood was boiling and his confidence doubled. From today on, he is the master of this empire. At this moment, he knew in his heart that after a brief ceremony, he had become one of the most powerful figures on earth, mastering the supreme power of the life and death of the 450 million Chinese who dominate one-fifth of the human population.

This power is intoxicating and fascinating. Isn't this what you dream of?

"What a bizarre day! My fate is finally incredibly united with this country!"

Chen Moran thought to himself proudly,

When Chen Moran was intoxicated with the fate of the whole empire, a voice sounded in his mind.

"The king must "love his people" and love his people like his family!"

Thinking of this sentence, he turned his head to look at his wife and loved them as if he loved his family! This is the responsibility of being an emperor!

Just one sentence is enough to make Chen Moran look at his wife, who is elegantly waving to the citizens of the empire with admiration.

Less than an hour later, Chen Moran, who had become the emperor of the empire, sat upright at his desk. On the table was a brown leather box just sent by the servant, with a golden dragon micro-ji on the leather box. He opened the box and took out the documents. As expected a few days ago, it was a document requesting the pardon of the flagmen and prisoners of war. The amnesty of the world is a tradition, and because of this, it has always been proposed that millions of flagmen prisoners of war should be pardoned after the accession to the throne.

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Moran finally signed the opinion and completed the first official document after ascending the throne.

"As a brutal slavery of 260 years, the flag man enjoyed the emperor's right to pardon for no reason."

He wrote such a sentence on the document.

Just after signing, a servant came in. The servant in new clothes bowed deeply when he was still three meters away from his desk.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, please see me!"

"Please let him in!"

"Your Majesty,"

When Liang Dunyan entered the door, he held a document folder of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his hand. He was so flustered that he even took some wrong measures that he almost called the wrong title and even forgot to salute.

(The first volume is over. At the beginning, there were several considerations for choosing the imperial power speechlessly. In addition to the emperor's power, it is more about the future. Some people think that choosing to read is better than the imperial power, but whether it is reading or the imperial power, it will eventually be decentralized. There was no political party in China in 1905, and The protagonist's reading is bound to rely on the Restoration Society, and what is the result of the restoration society? In the end, it is a talented president and a dominant political party. In this party, there will be instant benefits. Twenty years, or thirty years later, when the protagonist feels suitable, he chooses to decentralize power. What kind of pressure do he need to face at that time? It is their own internal interest groups that have been formed, and decentralization will seriously harm their interests. This is like a vicious circle. At first, in order to stabilize the situation, make every effort to develop, choose to read, and finally, when the interest group becomes so large that even the protagonist can't control it, can he still decentralize?

There was still a military coup after Franco's death, and it took more than ten years to realize the transition of the country with the help of the king.

But if it is imperial power, imperial power will certainly form an interest group, but this group expects to delegate power more than another group. The emperor's decentralization means that officials enjoy more power, and from the time the protagonist is the emperor, it means that he will be separated from the restoration meeting, and there may be a royalist party, but there will be a royalist party. There will also be constitutionalists.

Compared with the possible civil turmoil of decentralization after reading, I can only choose a more stable way. I hope you can understand that 1905 is not 1905 or 1919! The alliance failed. The Xingzhong meeting was just a group of dozens of people, and even Sun Yat-sen was just a "rebellious rebel" in the eyes of most people. What kind of republic should we talk about in that situation? China in 1905 was not even as wise as China in 1644.

Moreover, the most important point is that choosing the imperial system is the need for the future development of the novel, which is directly related to the changes in China 20 years later. Why can't we add something to the Chinese national flag?

(to be continued)