I'm a big dick

Chapter 44

The post-sealing ceremony does not end in a short while. It is to read the imperial edict, announce it to the world, and perform the welcome ceremony; it is also to read the imperial edict.

After the canonization ceremony is over, the emperor will change into a crown, and the queen will change into a dress, and pay homage to Fengxian Hall.It means to tell the ancestors: Well, you are married and have a wife. Bring your daughter-in-law to show you these cards.

After paying homage to the ancestors, the emperor and empress returned to the palace, and they had to congratulate (drink a cup of wine).

Of course, this process is also relatively cumbersome.To put it simply, it is to change clothes, sit in an east-west direction, drink the wine offered by the female officer, eat the dishes on the table, eat the staple food, drink alcohol, and eat vegetables, and the etiquette is over.

Zhu Youxiao only knew about this 卺卺 (drinking a cup of wine) after being taught by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. It is different from the way of drinking with arms hooked in later generations.

The correct method in the court is for the emperor to pour a glass of wine himself, take a sip and pass it to the queen. After the queen drinks it, she also pours a glass of wine, takes a sip and then gives it to the emperor.

Well, it seems to be more intimate than that of the later generations. Does it mean to kiss through the cup?

The big wedding is over, according to the rules, Zhu Youxiao will go to the Huangji Hall to entertain the honored ministers and officials with a banquet.

Eat well, drink well, drink well!They all follow the party, and a meal of wine and food is indispensable.

As for the emperor, he certainly doesn't need to toast at the table like ordinary grooms and officials, and no one dares to pour him.

However, there is still an imperial decree of "tweeting grace and bestowing gifts" to be announced, which is mainly to reward the relatives of the queen and concubine.

According to royal practice, the queen's father, Zhang Guoji, the head of state, must be at least an earl.

But Zhu Youxiao had hesitated before, because according to the report of Uncle Wei, the governor of the Dongchang Factory, Zhang Guoji was very close to several Donglin Party officials.

The Donglin Party is really pervasive, invests everywhere, deploys everywhere!
Zhu Youxiao believed that if Zhang Yan hadn't been chosen as queen, how could those Donglin party officials have taken a fancy to Zhang Guoji who was just a supervisor?
Just like betting on Emperor Tianqi in the "Moving Palace Case", the Donglin Party turned over in one fell swoop and gradually formed a dominant family in the court.

Political speculation, planting eyes and ears, the Donglin Party is also very slippery.

However, that's all they can do.Even Carpenter Zhu in history realized that something was wrong later, released Uncle Wei, an old dog, and dealt with Zhang Guoji in every possible way.

Influence those around me to probe or influence my thoughts and decisions.Zhu Youxiao didn't find it strange that he came to such a judgment.

Don't think that the civil servants are weak and only talk about others.If they wanted to harm people, even Conan would not be able to catch their black hands and find no evidence of their crimes.

Historically, the death of Emperor Taichang was quite suspicious; as for Carpenter Zhu, the possibility of being assassinated was relatively high.

Although there is no real evidence, judging from the consequences of Zhu Carpenter's death, the eunuch party fell, and the "honest men" once again occupied the court and had the right to speak. The civil official group is undoubtedly very suspicious.

There are always bad people trying to harm me!
Zhu Youxiao didn't feel that he was thinking wildly, and he was very careful about protecting his personal safety.What god dew, what elixir, I am educated, you can't fool me.

Just because he is vigilant and fearful of the civil society, Zhu Youxiao doesn't want the harem and their relatives to get close to the civil society.

After receiving Uncle Wei's report, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to give him a title, so he beat the old man in this way.But after thinking about it, he felt that it might be better to be more direct.

Without any tricks to make others guess, Zhu Youxiao directly sent an internal official to Zhang's mansion to tell Zhang Guoji that as a foreign relative, I am very displeased to make friends with court officials, so I can do it myself!

It is estimated that this warning scared Zhang Guoji enough. Although his daughter has been designated as a queen, the emperor's son-in-law will not be able to return the goods if he wants to.But the emperor's son-in-law is unhappy, can the daughter live a good life when she enters the palace?

From Zhang Guoji's heart, he did not have the idea of ​​making friends with officials and strengthening the power of the Zhang family.He also wanted to explain to the emperor's son-in-law that I didn't make friends with them, but they were trying to curry favor with me.

Knowing this, Zhang Yan felt uneasy.

Before they got married, the emperor's husband was upset, and even if he entered the palace, he might not be entertained.

In history, there are quite a few people who bear the name of a queen but are not favored, neglected, or even deposed!

Being admonished by his son-in-law and complained by his daughter, Zhang Guoji regretted and was afraid, so he hurriedly wrote an apology, and then kept his civil servants at arm's length.

Inviting banquets and drinking, feeling unwell; visiting and giving gifts, seeing or receiving.

Zhang Guoji was honest and honest, he just wanted to appease his son-in-law's dissatisfaction, so as not to make his daughter ugly during the big wedding, so that he could enter the harem smoothly.

Historically, Zhang Guoji was probably because of his closeness to the officials of the Donglin Party, and he was always enlightened. As the head of the country, he was not allowed to be knighted, which can be regarded as a record in the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhang Yan was not favored in the palace, the powerful Uncle Wei and the Ke family could not dethrone her as queen even after several attempts.

Therefore, Zhang Guoji couldn't figure out why his son-in-law didn't want to see him so much.

It's all right now, let's make it clear, if you don't change, not only will you not be knighted, but you will also find fault with me in the future!
"I thank you for your grace, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Zhang Guoji was secretly relieved when he heard that he had been named Tai Kangbo in the decree of tweeting grace, and kowtowed to thank him, knowing that he had temporarily been forgiven by the emperor's son-in-law for his "mistakes".

Looking up, Zhang Guoji saw Zhu Youxiao's intriguing gaze, and smiled.It's okay to be knighted, but if I can seal you, I can also deprive you of it.

Zhang Guoji seemed to understand what his son-in-law meant, got up and took a few relatives to the banquet honestly.

"Zhang Guozhang, please sit here." Sun Shenxing, Minister of Rites, got up and greeted warmly.

At this table, there are chief assistant Ye Xianggao, officials Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Yang Lian and others, all of whom are the backbone of Donglin, or the great sages of Donglin.

If it was before, Zhang Guoji would be overjoyed by such a courtesy.

It's just a superintendent, who is expensive because of a woman, and can sit at the same table with the court boss and Donglin Daxian, what a face!

But now, Zhang Guoji only felt a cold gaze staring at him from behind.

He hastily bowed his hands to Sun Shenxing to thank him, and said: "Thank you, Mr. Sun, for your invitation. It's just that the relatives of the Zhang family have never seen the world, so I have to take care of them and don't cause trouble."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Guoji cupped his hands again, and led several relatives to a table not far away.I don't know if it was a psychological factor, but Zhang Guoji felt that the gaze behind him disappeared, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Master Zhang is really cautious." Sun Shenxing stared blankly at Zhang Guoji walking away, then turned around and smiled wryly at the people on the table.

Gao Panlong smiled lightly, and said: "Today is Zhang Guozhang's big day when he marries his daughter. It is reasonable for him to be afraid that his relatives will be disrespectful in front of the king."

(End of this chapter)