eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 506
There is a big banquet outside the palace, and there is also a big banquet in the palace.

In the 26th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to formulate etiquette such as the court congratulation system, which included the grand banquet.

Whenever there is a big banquet, the Shangbao Division, Jinyiwei, Jiaofang Division, Rites Division, Guanglu Division and other inner and outer court yamen in the palace have responsibilities.

Yes, there is the Jiaofang Division.

The Secretary of Jiaofang will arrange people to prepare different dance music and big music according to the different levels of the banquet.

In the process of etiquette, there are procedures for playing a song, drinking a cup...etc.

As for the ministers,

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the seats of officials above the fourth rank were arranged on the east and west sides of the Fengtian Hall, and the wine bottle tables for other officials were arranged outside the main hall, in the corridors on the east and west sides.

Of course, the emperor still set up a throne, in the middle.

Zhu Houzhao is somewhat serious on weekdays, but when it comes to big banquets, he no longer puts on that face, and laughs a few times since he appeared, so as to make the people around him relax.

He even asked about the types and methods of today's dishes with great interest.

Seeing that the emperor was concerned, Liu Jin asked the eunuch from the Shangshi Bureau to explain in detail, what about steamed pork belly, double-cooked fried fresh fish, and hearth meat... Ask him about everything he has eaten or not on weekdays. There are cultural meanings in the dishes, and it is wonderful to listen carefully.

Seeing the emperor chatting about the dishes while enjoying the dance music, the courtiers were more or less relaxed.

After a dance, people from Guanglu Temple are responsible for pouring wine.

Zhu Houzhao got up according to the throne, it didn't matter if he stood like this, all the civil and military officials below also stood up.

According to the rules, the civil servants are headed by Wang Jia and are on the left, and the military officers are headed by Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu and are on the right.

The British claim that they can’t get sick, and there is no Duke Bao. Wei Guogong is in Nanjing, and Cheng Guogong can naturally be the leader of the nobles in Beijing. Moreover, his second son, Zhu Feng, has also made contributions this time. Cheng Guogong is in the same line. It finally got better.

"All sit down."

Zhu Houzhao walked down from the top. He is actually still young, only 17 years old.Young, energetic, full of energy, with a rosy face, looking tender but still heroic, this is the current Emperor Zhengde.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"For the first glass of wine, all my dear friends, please join me in respecting the great ancestor Taizong of Ming Dynasty and the monarchs of all dynasties, the heroes who founded the country with Taizu at the beginning, and the loyal ministers and generals who have emerged in our Ming Dynasty for a hundred years. Without them, there would be no Ming Dynasty , Without me, there would not be the glory and wealth you have today!"

"Respect ancestors, respect loyal ministers!"

Zhu Houzhao took a sip of his wine, he didn't feel it before, but suddenly this small wine glass was not strong enough.

"Change to a bigger bowl!"

An official from Guanglu Temple moved quickly, and immediately found one with quick eyesight and quick hands.When the emperor changed, the ministers had to follow suit.

"For this second glass of wine, I would like to respect all my lovers."

Seen from the left, civil servants include Wang Jia, Liang Chu, Han Wen, Min Gui, Wang Bing, Gu Zuo, He Jian, Zhang Fuhua, Lin Han...

Seen from the right, military officers include Cheng Guogong, Wei Ningbo, Prince Consort Duwei, Zhou Shangwen, Yang Xing, Ma Rong...

Here, it is basically through his hands that he has the current official position. After all, he has been the emperor and the supervisor of the country for several years.It's a waste of time, and some people should go.

"Dear virtuous minister, Yuan Xiaoren, these are the words Zhuge Wuhou left for Liu Chan back then. I think the six characters of governing the country are the most refined. If you can be the emperor, if you can do these six characters, then you will not be far behind Go. And what I am most proud of is not a big victory, but using the right ministers, and now there are virtuous ministers all over the court, how can I be disrespectful to this glass of wine?"

Quite a number of ministers spoke to the emperor in a high spirited manner, and some were even moved to the point of excitement.

"Your Majesty is wise and talented, and the ministers dare not speak of meritorious deeds!"

……

These are all polite words.

Zhu Houzhao continued, "For the third cup of wine, our monarchs and ministers have to respect the people of the world. Without them, how can we win this battle? Isn't it?!"

"good!!"

Many individuals slurped down two bowls of wine.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't drink much, but he can still hold on at this time because there are still things to do.

"Here comes the imperial decree!"

The emperor stretched out his hand, and the eyes of many people were attracted.The key point is that Liu Jin brought it here, and there are quite a few over there.

This is to seal all the ministers.

"Wang Bing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was ordered in danger to defeat the enemy and win the victory. He was awarded the title of Prince Taibao and entered the cabinet to prepare for maintenance!"

Bachelor, cabinet minister...

This is what many people thought before.

Wang Bing sat up very upright, announcing his promotion on such a grand occasion, this feeling is almost the same as that of Jinshi in the past.

"The minister accepts the order, thank Your Majesty Long En!"

"Zhou Shangwen, the commander-in-chief of Datong, is both loyal and brave, and has repeatedly made outstanding achievements. In this battle of Liangxiang, he ran thousands of miles and won a single battle. He was awarded Ping Lubo many times, and his food salary was [-] shi!"

The title of Ping Lubo belongs to Jiang Bin in history, so he is not a good person.

Zhou Shangwen was a little surprised. A knighthood requires great contributions. He himself felt that if he led the army to attack the enemy's lair, it would still be possible to win a complete victory.I really didn't expect this time.

In fact, what Zhu Houzhao used was not "feng" but "retired seal". Zhou Shangwen has won many battles, and there is no problem at all with military merit.

But apart from him, it seems that it is difficult for anyone to be knighted in this battle.Yang Xing, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, was just ordinary, and he would never be made an earl once he dispatched troops.

For some other people, it is enough to give corresponding official promotions.

According to today's announcement,
After Zhou Shangwen was granted Ping Lubo, he no longer served as the commander-in-chief of Datong, but was replaced by Chang Dacheng, Zhou Shangwen's deputy general who performed well in the defense of Datong.

After this year, the direction of Ming Dynasty's attack is first from Gansu to the west to Hami, and second to the Hetao Plain to the north.

Other areas can be guarded normally.

Now the national power does not support such a four-dimensional attack, and there is still the sea.

Xu Zhen'an took over as the general soldier of Yulin. He also performed well in this battle.

As for Ma Rong, the young flying general that everyone pays attention to, Zhu Houzhao will appoint him heavily.The Ming cavalry and the Habayashi guards are also inseparable.

Zhou Shangwen and Ma Rong are of course important Gansu towns.

Zhou Shangwen used Ping Lubo and the head of Shaanxi Xingdu to rule Ganzhou, control the twelve guards of Ganzhou and Liangzhou and four thousand households, and Ma Rong was promoted to the commander of the Ming cavalry, and the two entered together Ganzhou.

Others have lesser official positions, but they also have promotions.Baihu, Qianhu, etc. are all quite big officials.

There are also many meritorious persons, but it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to recite here one by one, only some major ones, and the rest can be ordered by the Ministry of War.

With the promotion, the atmosphere of the banquet was even better.

Singing and dancing, wine, food... With so many charms, Zhu Houzhao did not forget a single person.

At the end of the banquet, he ordered someone to bring the person he cared about into the palace, and also filled the table with some dishes and fine wine from today's banquet.

This person is the leader of the Tatars, Dayan Khan Batumengke.

His hands and feet were bound with chains, and he was as embarrassed as a beggar, and there were a few short straws in his hair.

"This is the delicious food and wine that I used for the banquet today. It must be much better than the ones in the dungeon. I will give you some left over."

Dayan Khan felt tender when he heard this voice, but when he looked up, he found that it was a doll with an obviously tender skin.

"You are the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?" He spoke for the first time in a few days.

"Exactly."

Whoa!
Dayan Khan broke free of his arm suddenly,
The commander of Shenwuwei made Xu Guan nervous, and quickly stood in front of the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao pushed him away, frowned and smiled, "Wala is not the same as you, but he is also a Mongol. When the Mongols captured my ancestor Emperor Yingzong, it was destined to have a day like today!"

There was also a sense of shame in this battle.The so-called shame of Jingkang is still unresolved, and the shame of Daming's civil engineering has been washed away in his hands. This is a great achievement that can be recorded in history books and worshiped by ancestors.

(End of this chapter)