Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 446 Grand Ceremony One
The day of the grand ceremony was the fourth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Taizheng.

Even God helped, the scattered snowflakes had stopped, not only stopped, but even the sun came out, although the sun was pale, but it was still a sunny day.

If the weather is not beautiful, it will be bad if there is a cold, windy and snowy day. The weather is not the main thing, but I am afraid that someone will talk about the weather behind their backs.

On this day, not only the officials and officials, but even the eunuchs and maids in the palace got up early.

Zhu Changyuan was no exception. He got up just after dawn to prepare for today's hard work. After all, the enthronement ceremony cannot be completed in a while, it is also a physical effort.

From the inner palace to the outer court, the white silk that was arranged for Empress Yi'an's sacrifice two days ago was torn off overnight, and replaced with festive red satin and bright yellow representing the royal symbol.

From the time of Zi, the people from the Ministry of Rites entered the Jianji Hall one after another, and set up nine huge braziers on each side of the Huangji Hall. The braziers were filled with tung oil, and a raging bonfire was burning. There were iron shelves underneath. , dark and solid, in the night before dawn, like two rows of mighty soldiers guarding the hall.

Although Zhu Changyuan got up early, he had nothing to do with him. Cao Huachun took him to the Zhongji Hall to rest and wait until after breakfast.

The enthronement ceremony must be held in the Huangji Hall, but even if the venue is properly arranged, before the final ceremony begins, except for the servants who are working, ordinary people are not allowed to enter, including officials and the emperor.

At this time, the officials and the emperor could only wait in the Zhongji Hall.It's not just waiting for nothing, but during the waiting process, many ceremonial officials specifically explained the details of the grand ceremony to the officials and the emperor, how to operate, and what to do at critical times so as not to make a fool of themselves.

Sometimes, when the emperor doesn't understand or really doesn't understand, he has to do live practice in advance, just like a show on the stage, it takes several rehearsals to get familiar with it.

When listening to Wang Zhixin before, he thought that the role of the Zhongji Palace was not too great, but now when he was messed up by the chaotic etiquette, Zhu Changyuan realized that he was wrong.

Everything has its meaning of existence, including this temple, without any exception.Otherwise, where would the emperor go to rehearse, and without rehearsing, how could he ensure that there would be no mistakes?

Not long after Zhu Changyuan arrived, he was forced to accept a lot of etiquette. When he was upset, he saw his two beautiful wives, Yu Min and Chen Yuanyuan, each dressed in their best clothes, walking towards them surrounded by a group of court ladies.

Zhu Changyuan first smiled happily, and secretly made a gesture to the two of them that only they could understand.

"Greetings to Concubine Chen, and Princess Princess!"

As the two came, people kept saluting along the way.

Although Chen Yuanyuan was not named a concubine, but Zhu Changyuan had referred to her as Concubine Chen many times before, so the people here were right to call her Concubine Chen, but Princess Xiaohe did not have the title of concubine, so everyone could only call her County Lord.

"The concubine greets His Majesty!"

This was the first time for the two women to address Zhu Changyuan on a formal occasion after Zhu Changyuan proclaimed himself emperor. They were both proud and nervous, but at the same time, both were very happy.

Chen Yuanyuan never cared about Zhu Changyuan's career. After following him, she was determined to follow Zhu Changyuan in everything.In Zhu Changyuan's heart, he is also known for being gentle and virtuous.

Looking at Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min, he couldn't help but think of his other two women, Lana and Liu Rushi. When thinking of them, Zhu Changyuan sighed slightly.

"Come, sit beside me!" Zhu Changyuan pulled a person by the side of his dragon chair and said, "This is the first time you participate in this kind of ceremony, are you nervous?"

Chen Yuanyuan nodded, Yumin said: "Being able to participate in His Majesty's enthronement ceremony is a blessing for a concubine, even if you are nervous, you are still happy."

Zhu Changyuan laughed loudly, and said: "You guys don't have much to do except follow. I am the focus of the world today, and I am extremely nervous, even more nervous than fighting."

All the ministers laughed when they heard his words.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the official of ceremonies first picked up all the officials from the Zhongji Hall, and called them to the Huangji Hall to line up neatly.After everything was ready, another courtesy officer came and led Zhu Changyuan to Huangji Hall.

Behind Zhu Changyuan, one on the left and one on the right, are Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min respectively.

At this moment, the sky suddenly cleared, and the blue sky was like washing for thousands of miles. The dazzling sunlight poured down on the gilded glazed tiles, making the whole palace look brilliant.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, even God has helped me, I have never seen such a good weather this winter!" The little eunuch leading the front flattered Zhu Changyuan, but was reprimanded by the ceremony officer.

Behind Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle!
Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhu Changyuan turned around from the southernmost side of the Huangji Hall, facing the main hall, and found two rows of officials in bright red official robes standing neatly on the steps of the main hall from top to bottom. Between the two rows of officials was a pure white royal road, on which a red carpet was paved and sprinkled with flowers.

"The emperor is here!"

The ceremony official yelled loudly, and then the hundred officials turned around and knelt down on the ground facing the imperial steps.

At this time, the eunuch guiding Zhu Changyuan had already stepped aside, and he himself led the two wives up the imperial steps unsteadily.

"play music!"

As soon as the ceremony officer finished shouting, Zhu Changyuan heard "Boom, boom, boom!" A few rough drumbeats, and then the music on both sides suddenly sounded, solemn and solemn, but at the same time cheerful.

What is played on both sides is naturally the Danbi Dale dedicated to the emperor's ascension to the throne!
Dan Bi, originally referred to the red steps, that is, the steps in front of the palace. Except for the emperor, empress and queen mother, this kind of steps is not allowed to be walked by ordinary people.Later, Dan Bi refers specifically to the emperor and the imperial court.

And Danbi Dale is a piece of music that can only be played when the emperor ascends the throne and receives foreign envoys, and it is also unique to the royal family!

The ceremonial officer followed behind the emperor, but he could not walk on the red Danbi, so he could only walk on the side road.

After Zhu Changyuan climbed the steps and was about to enter the door, the ritual officer shouted again: "Pingshen!"

Then, the ministers and officials behind stood up one by one from the ground, and lined up neatly to walk up on both sides of Danbi.

"Squeak!"

The main entrance of Huangji Hall was pushed open by two young eunuchs, and then Zhu Changyuan walked through the main entrance alone.Yumin and Chen Yuanyuan were led by two court ladies and passed through the side doors on both sides of the main entrance.

The ancient etiquette requirements are extremely strict. The Huangji Hall is a place for offering sacrifices to ancestors and various large ceremonies. Even the emperor can only go through the side door at ordinary times. Pass.

If there is a queen, it is natural to live there, but Zhu Changyuan's queen has not yet been registered, so Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min can only go to the side hall.

When Zhu Changyuan walked under the imperial steps, the ceremonial officer shouted again: "The emperor succeeds, all officials enter the palace!"

Zhu Changyuan walked up to the throne step by step from the imperial steps, then turned around and stood in front of the throne without sitting down, while Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min sat behind the screen behind the throne to cover their figures.

Zhu Changyuan stopped and stood, and all the officials entered the hall one after another.

Then, members of the cabinet Xue Guoguan, Zhang Sizhi, Wei Zaode, Chen Yan, etc. stepped forward, went up from the side of Yudao, supported Zhu Changyuan with their hands, and slowly pushed him on the emperor's throne.

This is an extremely important part of the enthronement ceremony, and it also means that the emperor's position is not just taken by himself, but is pushed on by all officials after being approved by all officials.

"Gunfu Yuzao!" The ceremony official saw that Zhu Changyuan was sitting still, and shouted quickly.

Then two people who held clothes and crowns walked over from under the imperial steps, and slowly went up the steps.When they climbed the imperial steps, they did not step one step at a time, but stepped on the imperial steps with their left feet, put their right heels on top of each other, then stretched out their right feet, and then aligned again.Step by step is the etiquette of serving the king.

The two waiters put the jade algae on the table, and then stepped back.

Several cabinet ministers picked up the dragon robes and wanted to put them on Zhu Changyuan, but Zhu Changyuan snatched them away. He put them on himself, then picked up the crown and put it on his head gently.

Put on the colorful boots again!
What a fool!

The moment Zhu Changyuan put the hat on his head, he felt that his head was about to be overwhelmed. Originally, the emperor's ceremonial hat was to be woven with gold thread, but the time before he was going to ascend the throne was too short, so there was no way to weave it with gold thread, and Zhu Changyuan didn't want to. If you are willing to use other people's second-hand goods, you can only temporarily get a pure gold crown from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Book of Rites" records: Tianzi Yuzao, there are two out of ten.Extending forward and backward, the tornado is sacrificed!

That is to say, on the hat of the Son of Heaven, there are twelve beads worn by colored threads stretching back and forth, extending from the crown board and drooping back and forth.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's hat was not like that in the Han and Tang Dynasties, but from a practical point of view, the crown board was omitted, and twelve seams were directly made on the golden bean, and twelve colors were embroidered on the seams.旒珠.

This is both beautiful and generous, and comfortable to wear.

Therefore, Zhu Changyuan's crown is the one without a crown plate. The only difference is that his hat is not made of silk, but made of pure gold.No matter how you look at it, it's a bit rich!
Also, it's very uncomfortable to wear.

Nima, turn around and dismiss the guy in the Ministry of Rites who is in charge of making the crown. Is this Nima hall playing around?

When Zhu Changyuan felt aggrieved, the ritual officer shouted again: "Schedule the shift!"

The cabinet ministers above hurried down and entered the queue of ministers!

When the cabinet ministers were ready, the ceremonial officer shouted again: "Bai, play music! Get flat!"

At this point, the music stopped, and the ministers stood upright again and looked at Zhu Changyuan.

The officer of ceremonies shouted: "Wat!"

Several members of the cabinet came out again, hurried up the imperial steps all the way, came to Zhu Changyuan and pretended to insert the wat board into his waist, and then led all the officials to bow down again.

At this time, the waiter below carried a square box and walked up the imperial steps side by side, and handed the box in his hand to the cabinet minister.After the cabinet minister received the box again, he held it respectfully in front of Zhu Changyuan, knelt down and said: "The emperor ascends the throne, and the ministers honor the imperial treasure."

(End of this chapter)