The emperor's burial is different from that of ordinary people. After ordinary people die, they will be placed in the mourning hall by their families for three days before being buried.

The emperor's body must be stored for a longer time and it will take more than three months to carry the coffin into the tomb.

After being stored for such a long time, the royal family naturally has anti-corrosion measures.

Although the ancients were relatively backward, the ancients used their intelligence to practice things that modern people could not imagine.

The body of the Supreme Emperor was first carefully cleaned by Huntangsi. This was a particularly complicated process. Even the ears, toes, and even fingernails had to be handled very cleanly.

Secondly, apply some white wine on the body of the Supreme Emperor to sterilize and prevent bacteria from invading.

This process is very professional and difficult for ordinary people to do.

After completing the work, the professionals of Huntangshi will dress up the Emperor, wear some jewelry, and put many Chinese herbs and some vanilla in the coffin (the emperor's coffin) to fill the coffin with fragrance, and also to prevent the body from rotting.

Finally, I will choose a top-quality night pearl or a pearl that can be placed in the mouth of the Supreme Emperor.

Since the Han Dynasty, the feathering of cicadas has been used to describe the fact that people can be reborn. Putting jade cicadas in the mouth of the dead is called cicadas, which means that the spirit is immortal and reborn and resurrection.

The emperor held the night pearl in his mouth, and the nobles held the jade cicada in his mouth. This is an ancient funeral custom, and of course it has other meanings.

If you take out the pearl or night pearl, the corpse will corrupt, which is nonsense.

For real anti-corrosion technology, each dynasty has different treatment methods. The most common ice is to put many ice cubes next to the body to achieve the effect of slowing down the decay process.

The last step is also the most important step, which is to seal the coffin to prevent air from entering the coffin.

If air enters, the corpse will not have the ability to store for so long. When sealing the coffin, most of the materials used are charcoal.

This process is particularly complicated. It takes about a month to complete it smoothly from preparation to final completion.

If these steps are done very well, there will be no problem with keeping the body for several months.

In history, Kangxi's grandmother Xiaozhuang, because she was sleeping with Dorgon, was embarrassed to have an identity positioning. Her body was left in the palace for 37 years and was not buried until Yongzheng ascended the throne.

Zhu Cixuan stood in front of the coffin, in a very poor state of mind, and coughed violently from time to time.

Everyone looked at it secretly, some were worried, some were unexpected, and some were thinking in their hearts. Everyone knew that the emperor's body seemed to be ineffective when he went out.

Thinking about it, the environment along the Western Expedition was so harsh that even the soldiers who fought everywhere could not stand it. The emperor who lived in poverty had been there for three years, and he really worked hard to do his career!

Zhu Cilang only stayed in the Great Shan Palace for a quarter of an hour before returning to the Qianqing Palace, and ordered the prince to fulfill his filial piety for the spiritual prefecture.

Next, state funerals were held, and the temple name of the Taishang Emperor was agreed upon. Chongzhen was just the year name, and the temple name was specially named when the emperor set up a room for worship in the Taimiao after his death, such as: Taizu, Shizu, Taizong, Gaozong, Zhongzong, Shizong, Renzong, etc.

The posthumous title initially had the function of finalizing the coffin. Because the posthumous title of the emperor later expanded the number of characters, the filial sons and grandchildren all gave their fathers and grandchildren a beautiful posthumous title, so the posthumous title actually could not show the emperor's evaluation. Instead, the temple name replaced the posthumous title and played the role of finalizing the coffin.

Since it is a matter of concluding a coffin, the temple name is naturally very particular. For example, Taizu and Gaozu generally refer to the temple name of the founding emperor.

Liezu was also the founder of the dynasty or the monarch who revived the country, but compared with Taizu and Gaozu, Liezu had limited foundations and could only control one country, such as Liezu Liezu of Southern Tang, and Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei of Emperor Zhaolie.

The Shizu, as the founders of the new era or the specific temple name of the dynasty, was generally not the founders of the dynasty, but they created a new era.

Emperor Shizong implies the transfer of lineage and the inheritance of the branch, such as Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Gaozong represents a mixed merit and demerit. All Emperor Gaozong in history are basically the beginning of the dynasty's decline from prosperity.

Renzong was a kind and kind person, such as Zhu Di's eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, Mingrenzong.

Emperor Xiaozong was worthy of the temple name that was enjoyed by a relatively kind and filial emperor, such as Emperor Zhengde's father.

Muzong, both short-lived monarchs

In the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Cilang carefully read the memorial.

The cabinet envisioned the temple name for Emperor Chongzhen as Dezong, and the Ministry of Rites as Xuanzong

Zhu Cilang's face instantly pulled down. What is Dezong? The king who was forced to flee in trouble!

Compared with some of Dezong and Yingzong, they are all bad temple names.

As for the Xuanzong mentioned by the Ministry of Rites, it is even more nonsense!

Xuanzong and Shenzong, these temple names are praised and criticized. The reigning emperors are so mysterious and useless to the country.

Chongzhen is not capable, but when did he become so mysterious?

In the 17th year of Chongzhen in history, when Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Coal Mountain. After the Qing army entered the pass, he was buried in Siling among the thirteen tombs of the Ming Dynasty with rituals. The temple was named Huaizong (later cancelled). His posthumous title was: Emperor Tianshou Daomin, Dunjian, Hongwen, Xiangwu, Tiren, and Cheng, Xiaozhuang, Liemin.

Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty followed the posthumous title: Shao Tianyi, Daogang, Ming Ke, Jian, Wen, Dunren, Mao, Xiaolie, Emperor, with the temple name Sizong, and later changed to Yizong.

After Emperor Longwu took office, he changed the temple name to Weizong.

Of course, these are the temple names after Chongzhen State collapsed and hanged themselves, which objectively reflects Chongzhen's tragic life.

But now the orthodox Ming Dynasty is still there, and Chongzhen has not hanged himself, so naturally he can no longer use the temple names of Huaizong, Sizong, Weizong and other people.

Zhu Cixuan threw the two memorials aside and directly rejected the temple names of Dezong and Xuanzong.

He thought for a moment, and put two bright and powerful typings on rice paper: Suzong!

Suzong had a rigorous personality and was strict and strong. He had the intention to revive but failed and was powerless.

In the afternoon of the same day, the cabinet's memorial was handed over, and the temple name of Chongzhen was determined to be Suzong, and the posthumous title was: Shao Tianyi, Daogang, Ming, Ke Jian, Kui, Wen, Dunren, Mao, Xiaoxiang Emperor.

At the same time, the Ministry of Rites also submitted the process of state funeral and prepared for the infiltration ceremony.

Chongzhen’s imperial tomb is located in Shenlie Mountain. It was built early after Zhu Cilang ascended the throne and was called “Siling”.

Because before this, Chongzhen did not build his own tomb in Tianshou Mountain, Beijing. At that time, state affairs were difficult and it was delayed again and again. It was not until the thirteenth year of Chongzhen that he started to choose land and start construction. When Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Chongzhen's imperial tomb was not built much.

The so-called Chongzhen's Siling in history was just the tomb of Concubine Tian. The regulations were very different from those of the imperial tombs. Some intellectuals in the Qing Dynasty did not call it Siling, but called it "Zangong".

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Cilang set out on Shenlie Mountain to inspect Siling. At the same time, he also inspected his imperial tomb.

As early as the 20th year of Tianwu, when Zhu Cilang first personally marched to the Western Regions, the Ministry of Rites began to select lands to build imperial tombs.
Chapter completed!