Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 447 Grand Ceremony II

Cao Huachun, the eunuch of Si Libingbi, personally took the jade seal over, opened the box and showed it to Zhu Changyuan, Zhu Changyuan nodded after seeing it, and Cao Huachun put the jade seal into the box again.

Then, the ceremony official sang: "Reset!"

All the courtiers, no matter those who were below or those who offered jade seals above, ran to the bottom to rearrange their lines, and stood facing Zhu Changyuan.

"bye!"

Then all the officials paid homage together.

From now on, I prayed over and over again, one after another, the left one after the right, I don’t know how many times I prayed, even the emperor Zhu Changyuan looked tired, and the officials below were even more tired in this severe winter. I was so tired that I was sweating profusely.

After all the ceremonies were over, all the officials began to present the congratulatory form again, kneeling three times and prostrating nine times.

Then, Zhu Changyuan canonized Chen Yuanyuan as Concubine Chen and Yu Min as Concubine Duan, and the grand ceremony was completely over.

The enthronement ceremony is over, and today's work is only half done, and there is still the rest to be busy.

For example, after Zhu Changyuan ascended the throne, the next thing to do would be to offer sacrifices to the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, and announce to the sun and the moon, so that the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth would know that Zhu Changyuan had become the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven.

So Zhu Changyuan, surrounded by officials and the Ministry of Rites, came to the Circular Mound to offer sacrifices to heaven, and recited the imperial edict to announce it to heaven.

The article said: I am the king of China. Since the emperor Taizu, the destiny has been in my emperor's line to be the lord of the world, and he has passed it down to his descendants. It has been four years since 270, and today's fate is over.Overseas territories, heroes contend for each other.I am the descendant of Emperor Taizu, the blood of Emperor Chengzu, the gods favored me, and the spirit of my ancestors took advantage of the autumn of vying for the deer to send heroes and sages to my left and right.In Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaodong, Huguang, and Guangdong and Guangxi, there are bandits everywhere.

Today, the ministers of civil and military affairs, all the ministers, and the congregation joined forces to persuade them to advance, respecting me as the emperor and taking charge of Qianli.

According to the request of the public, on the fourth day of the first month of the first year of Taizheng in the Ming Dynasty, the heaven and the earth were sacrificed to the shrine, that is, the emperor was located in the Jianji Hall.There must be a name in the world called Daming, Jianyuan Taizheng.Respectful to the Taimiao, respected four generations of concubines as emperors and queens.

Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it.

After the worship of Yuanqiu, under the guidance of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Changyuan led the people from the Baiguan Palace from the Temple of Heaven to the Temple of Earth, and began to worship the earth!
Although the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the land is much less than the enthronement ceremony, it is also extremely cumbersome.

For example, when offering sacrifices to the land, three animals are sacrificed, which is called Tailao.

After offering sacrifices to the altar, one has to go to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices.

"Book of Rites" has a saying: The Son of Heaven has seven temples and two temples.

Zhu Changyuan not only offered sacrifices to Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, but also set up temples for his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-grandfather and great-grandfather's father, plus Zhu Yuanzhang's father's temple, which is called the Seven Temples.

One of the temples of the distant ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang and his father is an altar, and the other is Zen, also known as Erzhang.

The seven temples must be sacrificed on time every month to show the solemnity of the ancestors!

After Zhu Changyuan sacrificed to the ancestors of heaven and earth, he was considered the official emperor, and brought all the civil and military officials to the last of the three halls of the outer court, the Jianji Hall.

Walking from the first gate of the outer court to the back, the entire inner palace has been cleared of snow by the eunuchs and maids, and it looks empty and clean.Zhu Changyuan was dressed in the Dragon Mian suit, colorful court boots on his feet, and the unique crown of the Ming Dynasty emperor on his head. With a wat on his waist, he walked like a dragon and a tiger.

"call!"

Zhu Changyuan took a deep breath, relieved, and looked up at the blue sky, feeling that today's sun is extremely bright, and the sky is extremely blue.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Just as Zhu Changyuan walked into the Jianji Hall, all the officials on both sides and behind him prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting loudly.The entire Jianji Hall is extremely solemn and solemn.

"Be flat!"

Flicking his big sleeves, he said domineeringly, then stepped on Danbi and walked up slowly.

The warriors on both sides followed closely, and then the civil servants followed, and the palace once again played the great music of Danni!
After the music was played, some cheerful tunes began to be played again.

Zhu Changyuan walked all the way up from outside the hall, finally walked into the hall and sat firmly on the dragon chair.

The eunuch Cao Huachun threw his fly whisk on the crook of his arm, raised his unique sharp voice, and said: "The emperor has ascended the throne, today the queen is selected, and all the ministers go to the palace!"

The courtiers on the steps lined up one by one, knelt down from both sides, and saluted again.

Although Chen Yuanyuan and Yu Min are Zhu Changyuan's women, they are not queens, and they are not qualified to sit beside Zhu Changyuan at the grand ceremony. They can only be placed on both sides of Zhu Changyuan far away, sitting behind a small table.

Both of them are peerless beauties, with jade faces full of smoke, looking forward to showing mercy, Zhu Changyuan looked at the two concubines with a happy smile on his face, then waved his hands and said, "Let's get started!"

Cao Huachun shouted again: "Women go to the palace!"

A burst of brisk vocals sounded, and then, a girl who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old slowly walked under the hall, dressed in a bright red Hanfu, with a slender figure and a delicate face.

"Luoyang Wang's daughter please see me!"

Next, a little eunuch held a booklet and began to introduce the family background, age, birth date and other contents of the girl from the Wang family, and finally concluded: This is Zhu Changyuan's good match.

Of course, if it wasn't a good match or a mismatch, they wouldn't dare to bring it to the palace.

"Beautiful, dignified and graceful, one can tell at a glance that she can be the mother of the world!"

"Yes, it's really virtuous!"

"Quiet as a virgin, Luoyang really produces beauties!"

. . .

The minister deliberately whispered to His Highness!This is also a kind of etiquette. Although it does not affect the will of the emperor, it is to show the duty of a courtier at this moment. After all, the king has no family affairs!
The king's family affairs are all state affairs!

"Be flat!"

Zhu Changyuan also nodded secretly to this girl, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, standing in the court hall and being watched by all the ministers, although she was a little shy and timid, but generally speaking, she should resist the pressure and try her best to behave gentle Generosity is not easy!
It seems that she should also be a woman from a rich family.

Zhu Changyuan did not pursue her family background too much, after all, the protagonist today is not her.So I just waved my hand to make Luoyang Wang's woman stand aside, and said, "Next!"

Cao Huachun raised his voice and shouted after Zhu Changyuan: "Next!"

The bad thing is the eunuch, if a normal man was standing in Cao Huachun's seat, his voice really wouldn't be able to travel that far.Zhu Changyuan also understood another benefit of eunuchs.

Another woman in a red dress came in from outside the hall, stood under the stage and dared not look up at the crowd, knelt on the ground tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: "Min, Minnv, see you, I have seen the emperor! "

"Don't be nervous, I don't want your life, look up."

Zhu Changyuan said gently.

The woman below raised her head, revealing a gentle and delicate face unique to the Jiangnan region. Her face was pale, as if she had been sent to the execution ground, and she could tell she was extremely nervous.

It's fifteen or sixteen again, alas!

Not to mention that today's post-election ceremony was specially prepared for Zhang Yan. Even if it was a normal draft girl, Zhu Changyuan would not be able to accept a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. slightly different from the ancients.

"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid, don't worry, even if you make a mistake, I won't blame you. After all, I never hit a woman!" Zhu Changyuan's words pushed the atmosphere of the scene a little strangely.

The ministers wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Cao Huachun's face turned red from holding back.Only Chen Yuanyuan and Yumin, who were facing Zhu Changyuan day and night, felt that they were used to it.

The girl below smiled shyly. Sure enough, she was no longer as nervous as before. With a shy smile, she was overwhelmed!

Zhu Changyuan said: "Is this all right? Look at how beautiful it is!"

Then the eunuch began to introduce the woman's identity and family background.

Eight or nine are exactly the same as what Zhu Changyuan guessed, the girl is from Hangzhou!
After listening carefully, Zhu Changyuan pretended to watch and think for a while, then waved his hand and said to Cao Huachun, "Next!"

Afterwards, the women who were finally selected entered the palace one by one. Among them were women from Suzhou, Datong, Yangzhou, Kaifeng, and even from Beijing, but Zhu Changyuan never said anything.

It wasn't until the tenth woman entered the hall that the atmosphere in the hall became a little different!
No, it should be said that the entire hall mutinied!

"My husband Zhang Guoji, what do you want to do?"

The moment Zhang Yan entered the hall, Zhu Changyuan and Cao Huachun hadn't made a sound yet, and someone had already started scolding Zhang Guoji loudly, because Zhang Yan was a queen no matter what, and often appeared in various grand ceremonies.

She is so beautiful and beautiful, it is difficult not to be remembered by the officials.

Zhu Changyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at His Highness!The person who scolded was Wang Daozhi, the current censor of Zuodu.

There was a slight red tide on Zhang Guoji's face, but after a flash, he said straight to Wang, "What do you mean, Mr. Wang?"

"What do you mean?" Before Wang Daozhi could speak, Guang Shiheng stood up next to him and said, "Why is Empress Yi'an here?"

There was no objection to Zhu Changyuan becoming emperor because the ministers could not find a better successor to the throne.But if Zhu Changyuan wants to break the rules and human relations and take Emperor Xizong's empress as his queen, this is intolerable anyway.

Even those who flattered Zhu Changyuan and knelt and licked him before, none of them came out to speak for him.

"Your Majesty!" Shang Zhouzuo bowed his hands to Zhu Changyuan, and said, "Your Majesty, Empress Yi'an is a descendant of the first court, and now she is mistakenly selected into the Empress Palace. Your Majesty, please issue an edict to invite Empress An to enter the harem!"

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

All the ministers knelt down at the same time, it was impossible for them to compromise on this kind of thing,

Zhu Changyuan also had no other choice, stood up with a bitter face, and scolded Cao Huachun: "I remember that Empress An was buried with Deling long ago, why did she appear here?"

Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. This is Mrs. Zhang's daughter, but it is not Empress Yi'an, but the younger sister of the former Empress, Zhang Yu!"

"Huh?" Zhu Changyuan pretended to be quite similar, looked at Zhang Yan and rubbed his eyes and said, "No wonder, I think this woman looks familiar, but upon closer inspection, she should be three points different from the former queen!"

The officials were also suspicious, wondering in their hearts, looking at Zhang Yan's face, the more they looked at it, the more they felt different.

"Get up, ladies and gentlemen!"

Zhu Changyuan waved his hand, and the officials below stood up again.

(End of this chapter)