Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 435 Qi Crown Ceremony
"Clang... clang... clang..."

When the morning bell rang, the white snow and the morning glow appeared together, and the firecrackers and human voices rang together.

Red embroidered ribbons symbolizing festive celebrations are also hung on the plaques of various squares and cities in Beijing that have been repaired many times.

Today is the [-]th day of the tenth month of the apocalypse, the king of Qi got married.

As the younger brother of Da Tianzi, and also the only younger brother, plus his multiple identities such as the governor of the five armies and the general of Xiaoqi, the greatest favor the emperor bestowed on him is "the first rank in the marriage rules", that is, according to the emperor's The regulation of big marriages comes and goes.

Because of the last Northern Expedition, Zhu Youjian missed Zhu Youxiao's wedding, so he also missed the emperor's wedding.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao not only gave Zhu Youjian another chance to watch "Emperor's Wedding", but also turned the protagonist into him.

"His Royal Highness Qi's big wedding is really lively..."

In the backyard of Gu's mansion in Fangfang in Ming Dynasty, when Gu Bingqian listened to the sound of firecrackers resounding through the capital, he spit out the tea from his mouth and sighed slightly.

Like him, there are Bi Ziyan, Yuan Keli, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan and others.

The venue of Zhu Youjian's wedding this time is the Wuying Hall, and the roads and steps on the Wuying Hall are already paved with precious gold and silver. It can be said that gold and silver open the way, and rare treasures make flowers.

In addition to the Ministry of Rites and Shuntian Mansion, the Ministry of Industry also contributed manpower and material resources to repair and paint the Qi Wang Mansion.

Zhu Youxiao was one step away from Zhu Youjian, watching Zhu Youjian walking through the process step by step, he sang aloud.

But although he knew it in his heart, he hadn't seen these scenes yet.

Sitting at the gate of the palace with a chair in hand, I couldn't help feeling a little chilly.

"My brother, Zhu Youjian, pay homage to His Majesty, and respectfully invite Shengan..."

"Can we go?"

Before dawn today, Yang Yuanai brought people into the palace, set up a throne at the place Zhang Yan had decided to hold the wedding, made a case, a festival case, Lubo (the brochure of the guard of honor at the time of marriage), Caiyu (marriage sedan chair), etc. and other objects.

The magistrate of Shuntian and the county magistrates of Wanping and Daxing used the excuse of the winter solstice to prepare 120 million fish lanterns in advance and arranged them in the inner and outer cities, making the entire capital adorned with lanterns and festoons. This alone cost thousands of taels.

The trees on both sides have sparse branches and leaves due to winter, and a thin layer of snow has piled up on the ground.

Zhu Youjian bowed his knees in accordance with the etiquette, which surprised Gu Bingqian and Yuan Keli.

The four people walking slowly, quickly crossed the forest road and came to the gate of the Taimiao.

"Your brother's name, don't take it."

Wang Chengen led a white sweat horse to the steps. The sun shone on the horse, shining so brightly that all the cavalry couldn't help swallowing.

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli and Gu Bingqian unconsciously glanced at Zhu Youxiao's back, and sighed "good luck" in their hearts.

Next, it's time for Zhu Youjian to retrieve the table characters.

The only difference is that the emperor wears a golden dragon robe, and the prince and county king wears a red dragon robe, and the number of badges on the three dragon robes is different.

He was wearing a red dress, a green horse-faced skirt on his lower body, and a high bun, while the two little maids behind her were wearing Baizi clothes, with two cupolas on their heads, and their faces were painted with powder and blush. About seven or eight years old.

The so-called Naji is the third ritual of the Ming Dynasty's wedding etiquette law. It is mainly the etiquette for the man to ask the woman's horoscope and then perform divination, inform the woman of the result of the divination, and then engage in marriage.

Yang Rushi and the two jade girls were a little nervous, and Zhu Youjian tried to comfort them when he saw this:

After that, the Ministry of Rituals went to the home of Princess Yuan Xipin to make an engagement with the Yuan Mansion, and performed three etiquettes during the engagement, namely Najib, Najib, and Retirement.

There is not much difference between the two, even the emperor's dragon robe is not very different from them.

This is not the first time Zhu Youjian has come here, and when Yang Ru saw this scene, he also turned around and saluted Zhu Youjian:

There are 800 people in the three guards of the imperial city, divided into two rows, with an interval of one zhang.

When he was flat, Zhu Youjian raised his eyebrows with his hands, stood up, and put his hands down after standing upright.

When Zhu Youjian turned his head, he saw Yang Rushi who was dressed in red and followed by two little maids.

"His Royal Highness's ostentation is even bigger than that of Long Live's big wedding back then."

They were riding on horses, singing in unison as if they had rehearsed many times.

Xiaoqiwei kept his eyes on the six roads, scanning them non-stop, wary of an assassin among them.

Yang Rushi didn't have time to think about it, because they had already reached the Waiwulong Bridge, and in front of them was the tall Chengtian Gate.

For example, there is a group of five-clawed dragons in the front and back of the prince, and a group of five-clawed dragons on both shoulders, and a group of five-clawed dragons in the front and back of the county king. The dragon's head is facing the front.

The three of them stood on the platform on the second floor of the Ancestral Temple, and on the platform on the first floor were Wang An and Wei Zhongxian who were preparing to "pick clothes".

But you need to know that at that time, Zhu Youjian's military salary to Qin and Qi's family was only 20 taels, and there were only 7000 soldiers and horses in the two families at that time, and the various expenses were only 20 taels.

First of all, when it was determined who his concubine was, the Ministry of Rites had sent officials to the ancestral temple and the Temple of Heaven to comfort the fourteen late emperors of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, at that time, it was quite good to be able to use 60 for two major marriages.

Zhu Youjian enjoys this kind of ritual system that has rituals and is held for himself.

Zhu Youjian took the hand-warming copper stove from Cao Huachun, and after waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the personnel from the Ministry of Rites came on horseback and bowed to Zhu Youjian:

Along the way, Xiaoqi opened the way, went straight to Gongwei, and left Baiwangfang. The low buildings on both sides of the street were full of people secretly watching.

"Hmm..." Yang Ru replied without looking back.

One is "Famous Emperor" and the other is "Li Emperor".

"It's not bad..." Taking the reins, Zhu Youjian drove the horse towards the Taimiao.

When the main gate of Prince Qi's mansion opened, what appeared was Zhu Youjian with a face as white as jade and a heroic figure.

"My brother...resign." Zhu Youjian looked at him for a few seconds, then bowed back and turned to leave.

Zhu Youxiao watched Zhu Youjian put on clothes and shoes, and he didn't know why, but felt a little indescribable.

While he was walking, the big Han generals on both sides of the stone path paid attention to him and kept staring at his figure.

For this fireworks show, 2 taels of silver were paid out of internal funds, and 80 catties of fireworks were purchased, which is equivalent to 480 tons of fireworks.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Youxiao took a step forward, took off Zhu Youjian's hats one after another, and then took the golden crown to crown him.

Inside the Daming Gate, there are the three guards of the imperial city waiting for Zhu Youjian, and after entering the Taimiao, there is also the Great Han General.

Zhu Youjian sighed slightly, he was reluctant to ride such a horse on the battlefield.

Zhu Youxiao continued, and Wang An and Wei Zhongxian also continued to add Futou, official uniforms, leather belts, and boots for Zhu Youjian.

In the design of traditional crown ceremonies, the word-takers are mostly given to honorable guests of honor.

Looking up, standing at the entrance of the Taimiao is Zhu Youxiao wearing a mian suit. He is standing under a yellow canopy umbrella.

Luxuriousness alone is not enough, Zhu Youjian is the proud son of heaven, although a big wedding requires a huge scene, but he is His Royal Highness King Qi of Ming Dynasty, not a rich man from the countryside.

Hearing the sound, Zhu Youjian immediately saluted formally, pressed his left hand on his right hand, hid his hand in his sleeve, raised his forehead, bowed ninety degrees, and then got up.

They are busy, and as the host of the big wedding, Zhu Youjian seems even busier.

Therefore, his big wedding should not only be grand on the scene, but also need to work hard on many details and etiquette.

However, from time to time, after Zhu Youxiao's 11-year reign and Zhu Youjian's six-year New Deal reform, Daming's financial situation has greatly improved.

"Snapped--"

As for the specific method of starting the characters, the main focus is on motivating life, spurring and encouraging feelings.

Zhu Youjian didn't say much, but bowed respectfully.

There is also the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. They deployed the Sixth Battalion of the nearby Gongwei Battalion to cooperate with the Xiaoqiwei, and they lined up from the entrance of King Qi's Mansion to the entrance of Daming Gate.

As for the inner court, Zhang Yan prepared firecrackers, needless to say, and will organize a three-day-long fireworks display in the evening.

As for the final due date, it is to choose the auspicious date of marriage.

The gate of the palace opened, and what appeared in front of Zhu Youjian were the cavalry guards from Qiwangfu Station to the gate of Baiwangfang City.

Compared with the hat with only a scarf before, now there is a golden crown in his Yishan crown.

The clean whip sounded again, fifty times in a row, and then the Chengtian Gate opened wide.

The sweaty horse under the crotch is like a jade horse, and Zhu Youjian is very obedient and bears the weight, letting him drive it.

In addition to repairing the road surface, cleaning the ditches and rubbish, and preventing odors from being produced a month in advance, Shuntian Mansion actually spent nearly ten thousand taels of silver for Zhu Youjian's wedding.

He subconsciously asked the person next to him, while Zhang Yan was woken up by Zhu Youxiao, got up and lay on his shoulder, smiling:

The four of them went through the right door and walked into the forest road of the Taimiao.

The four of them entered the interior of the Daming Gate. In addition to the red walls, yellow tiles and golden brick roads, what they saw were the three guards of the imperial city standing on the palace walls on both sides.

If they remember correctly, since Zhu Youjian supported the emperor to ascend the throne, they seem to have only kneeled twice.

Next to him, Gu Bingqian and Yuan Keli stood on both sides, both dressed in court clothes, holding a golden crown and a jade seal.

"Your Highness, you have to go in by yourself for the crowning ceremony. His Majesty is already waiting to crown you."

After taking a general look at the situation, Zhu Youjian walked towards the five people step by step.

Zhu Youxiao got married in the first year of Tianqi. At that time, the internal funds were insufficient, and only less than 60 taels of silver were mobilized.

The heavy golden crown seems to remind Zhu Youjian all the time that he in this world is already an adult.

After changing their clothes, they took off Zhu Youjian's shoes and put on Cailu.

Wang Chengen spoke with a smile, and Zhu Youjian nodded slightly.

The only thing that makes Wang Chengen, Yang Yuanai and others in the Qi Palace feel involved is the next work of getting married.

Although it has been almost 11 years since he came to Daming, he has experienced a little bit of etiquette in the Han family, that is, Zhu Youxiao's ascension to the throne.

Young, this is his greatest capital, and it is also the reason why he is confident in resolving the conflict between the five armies' governor's mansion and the imperial power.

All the way without incident, Zhu Youjian successfully rode his horse to the Daming Gate, and when he arrived, the big Han general above the Daming Gate swung his whip. After fifty times in a row, the Daming Gate slowly opened.

When Zhu Youjian learned of his big wedding on October [-], the Ministry of Rites had actually completed one-third of the wedding process.

Fortunately, the princes, princes, and county kings of the Ming Dynasty could all wear Dagon dragon robes, and used the five-clawed dragon as a supplementary pattern, but the difference was different.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Your Highness is a thousand years old! A thousand years old! A thousand years old..."

He spoke with a smile, and there was a trace of relief in the corner of his eyes.

"Sanjia said: Use the righteousness of the year, and the order of the month. Xianjiaer obeys. Brothers exist, so that Juede can be achieved, Huang Lao has no boundaries, and be celebrated by heaven."

The Yuan Mansion also prepared a corresponding dowry, but compared to the lavishness of the Ministry of Rites, his dowry was nothing worth mentioning.

At present, there are only five governors who have the strength to threaten the imperial power, and among them is the youngest Sun Yingyuan, who is already 37 years old.

"Baozhu, did you let someone do this?"

Although the big wedding has been mentioned as the standard of the emperor's big wedding, Zhu Youjian still has to abide by some etiquette systems in the "Da Ming Hui Dian".

"Pingshen..."

When it was over, he raised his hands to his eyebrows again, then landed on both knees at the same time, bowed down slowly, with his palms on the ground, his forehead resting on his palms, this is called bowing...

If he has been in power for 30 years, even the youngest governors such as Huang Long and Sun Yingyuan may not be able to survive.

The surname, first name, character, and number are the complete name structure in the culture of the Han nationality. Many historical celebrities among the ancestors have their "character" and "number" in high spirits.

At this time, Zhu Youjian was only one step away from the second platform and Zhu Youxiao.

Looking back, I explained to Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen, and Xiao Qiwei, and then walked into the Daming Gate led by Yang Rushi.

While they were sighing, Wang An and Wei Zhongxian stepped forward to change Zhu Youjian's clothes.

"Licheng—" Yuan Keli and Gu Bingqian who were next to him sang salutes and responded, so Zhu Youjian's coronation ceremony was over.

Although Zhu Youjian ordered that only 30 taels of silver be used, there are policies and countermeasures.

He walked into the entrance of the Taimiao, and besides the wide square, he saw more than 1000 big Han generals standing on both sides of the road.

Zhu Youxiao's sudden opening not only stunned Zhu Youjian, but Yuan Keli, Gu Bingqian, Wang An and others all looked at him.

It can even be said that as long as Zhu Youjian is in power for ten years, people like Qi Jin, Qin Bangping, Qin Liangyu and others will leave.

In other words, in Zhu Youxiao's view, Zhu Youjian is an existence that needs to be avoided just like him.

They didn't look away until Zhu Youjian walked down the steps of the Taimiao, but they went up a step after Zhu Youjian and came to the first platform, and then they looked away.

Yang Rushi walked in front, holding jade ruyi, two jade girls holding fish lanterns, and Zhu Youjian riding on horseback, like a stroll in the garden.

"The Imperial Horse Supervisor has also bred more than [-] military horses with the blood of sweat horses, and His Highness can ride them when he goes out."

"Three plus..."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites also placed the gifts from local officials, envoys, and vassal states early on the steps of the hall where Zhu Youjian was about to hold his wedding.

Compared with them, Zhu Youjian, who is only 20 years old, is undoubtedly desperate.

But even so, due to the different statures of the two brothers, Zhu Youjian and Zhu Youxiao actually looked at the same level.

This kind of clothes is made of black cloth and decorated with brocade borders, and the brocade is usually scarlet.

Zhu Youjian knew this well, and he was also very curious about what name his brother would give him.

One is the funeral of the first emperor, and the other is the sacrifice to the Taimiao.

"This horse is not bad, but it's a pity to go to the battlefield."

"Your Highness, please go to the Taimiao!"

The four continued to walk in, but when they got here, the first thing they did was to turn right and go to the Taimiao to perform the crowning ceremony.

"Not yet, we have to wait for the officials from the Ministry of Rites to go to the ancestral temple, the Temple of Heaven, and the Temple of Earth to offer sacrifices to comfort the heaven and the earth."

For gifts that are far away, such as Huanglong, Lu Xiangsheng, Qi Yuanfu, etc., the Ministry of Rites also borrowed gold and silver of equal value from the Ministry of Households to place them, and returned them after the wedding.

He wears a black gauze folded upper towel on his head, a collar and narrow sleeves, and a red dragon robe with five-clawed golden dragon patterns embroidered on the front, back and shoulders. Leather boots.

But in the current Ming Dynasty, except for Zhu Youxiao, no one is qualified to give Zhu Youjian the name.

When the three ceremonies were performed, Zhu Youxiao sang Pingshen.

They replaced Zhu Youjian's Gunlong suit, and then put on the Caiyi before the crowning ceremony.

After the coronation ceremony was over, Zhu Youxiao went a little solemn. When he turned around, Wang An and Wei Zhongxian had already started to put on the wedding dress for Zhu Youjian.

After Zhang Yan woke up, she was also waited on and put on a phoenix coronet and a long red skirt.

"The younger brother takes orders..."

"Yi salute..."

Afterwards, when the crowning is over, when preparing for the big wedding, Gongwei Ying will also stand on the main street of the inner city, wait for the driver to go around the inner city, and then escort the driver back to Qi Wangfu.

He opened his mouth, and Zhu Youjian also saluted formally.

Zhu Youjian walked out of the mansion, looked around on the steps, expressed his gratitude to the soldiers of the Xiaoqi guards with a slight nod, and then lowered his head to ask Wang Chengen.

Zhu Youjian walked up the three steps, and Wang An and Wei Zhongxian "added" a scarf, deep clothes, large belts, and shoes for him.

I have been busy with political affairs for 11 years and neglected the ceremony and banquet. Now I can finally take a break and experience the experience.

In the surname culture of the ancestors, expressing "characters" is one of the most important ritual procedures in the crown ceremony.

"The three guards of the imperial city are all trained by Ying Yuan, and most of the generals are soldiers who used to be soldiers of the four guards. Don't be nervous."

This is a formal salute, and after that, Zhu Youxiao sang again: "Bai salute..."

"Although Uncle Wu is not willing to spend money from the family money, Uncle Wu probably won't care about some money for firecrackers."

"it is good."

Now that they saw it for the third time, they might feel embarrassed when they think about it in the future.

At the same time, the hand follows the eyebrows again, and then puts it down again.

There was no response, Zhu Youjian got up and handed the hand warmer to Cao Huachun, and then skillfully got on the horse.

In the inner court Kunning Palace, when Zhu Youxiao was awakened by the sound of firecrackers in his sleep, he got up suddenly, and then listened to the sound of firecrackers in a daze.

"Your Highness..."

When the crowning was over, Zhu Youxiao turned around and bowed to the Taimiao and sang:
"Chujia said: On the auspicious day of Lingyue, Shijiayuanfu, abandon your young characters, and follow Er Chengde. Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu."

After worshiping, he straightened his upper body again, and at the same time his hands were aligned with his eyebrows, which is called Xing...

60 taels of silver, as the emperor's big wedding, is a little bit shabby.

"Long live, you woke up a bit late. Don't forget that you have to crown Uncle Fifth in front of the Taimiao today."

This is only Shuntian Mansion's own preparation, and the Ministry of Rites even transferred 3 taels of silver from the Ministry of Households, converted it into money among the people, and prepared 3000 million copper coins as wedding coins.

Nazheng is the etiquette of giving betrothal gifts. The Ministry of Rites didn't use the money from Prince Qi's mansion at all, so it directly prepared 5 taels of gold and silver treasures from internal funds as betrothal gifts and gave them to Yuan's mansion.

"My brother can go pick up your sixth concubine now..."

Zhu Youxiao spoke again, and Zhu Youjian went up three more steps, while Wang An and Wang Chengen "added" hats, shirts, leather belts, and shoes for him.

"I'm safe!"

I am afraid that the only ones that are really in the hands of the emperor are the few thousand pure troops, and even the generals of the Han may not be able to command them.

Zhu Youxiao did not go through this process in those years, because except for the founding king and the prince who was not established as the crown prince before the adult crown ceremony, under other circumstances, the prince who was established as the crown prince before he was a minor had no name. The purpose is also to avoid taboo.

The sound of the chair being put on the back just sounded, before Zhu Youjian turned back, Yang Rushi's slightly complaining voice sounded.

In history, the apocalypse gave Chongzhen the name "De Yue", hoping that Chongzhen would become a virtuous and thrifty person, but now that the current situation is changing, Zhu Youjian does not know whether his name will change...

"I will go in with them, you stay here."

Although he had already done many things before he was a minor, when he really reached adulthood, he still sighed a little.

It was only after hearing Zhu Youjian's words that Yang Rushi, who often reads history books, realized that for His Royal Highness, this seemingly heavily guarded imperial city was actually like a sieve, allowing anyone to enter.

"The fifth younger brother of the emperor stepped forward from the inspection, Chu Jia..."

On the road before entering the Taimiao, there are stone lions, stone dragons and stone sculptures of civil servants and generals, as if guarding the Taimiao.

"Plus..."

"Yes, yes, I forgot about it!" Zhu Youxiao was reminded by Zhang Yan, and immediately lifted the quilt, and the four maids in charge of serving next to him began to wash Zhu Youxiao and put on the crown.

Those who avoid taboos respect, and not taking table characters is also a manifestation of taboos.

One only has fame, and the other only has power. The two have been together for 11 years and have not yet fallen out. This can be regarded as the "Republic of Two Kings" like the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youjian took a look and sat down. He didn't hate this kind of complicated etiquette in his heart, he just enjoyed it.

While talking, Wang Chengen handed the reins to Zhu Youjian.

"Additionally: the auspicious moon and the day are Shen Erfu, respecting Er Weiyi, and Shu Shende. My eyebrows will live for thousands of years and will receive Hu Fu forever."

Yang Ru explained in a soft voice, and Zhu Youjian got off his horse with a acknowledgment, took a jade jade from a jade girl, and then walked towards the Taimiao.

He stood upright first, then raised his hands to raise his forehead, bowed ninety degrees like a salute, and then straightened up again, this is called bowing...

Zhu Youxiao didn't have a letter, but Zhu Youjian was just a prince, and he needed a letter.

These happy money will be packed in red envelopes and distributed to the people when they pass by. Each red envelope has two copper coins, which are matched in pairs.

But 30 years later, how much is he?

50 years old, over fifty years old, if you have the heart, you can still travel thousands of miles.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian who walked out of the Taimiao paused, turned around and looked at the Taimiao Square full of soldiers.

"It's still a long time, with me here, Daming can't get into chaos..."

(End of this chapter)