The preparations for the grand banquet were carried out by Shangbao Temple at that time. First, the dragon chaise was placed in the center of the hall, and the yellow chaise was laid, and twenty-four people were arranged to serve. There were nine small "bands" in the hall.

"With the dancer, there are also artists such as singing, dancing, acrobatics outside the hall for the emperor and other ministers to enjoy. Shangbao Temple ordered Guanglu Temple, which is responsible for the meal, to set up a wine pavilion on the west side of the dragon chaise and a meal on the east side of the dragon chaise.

The imperial banquet is placed on the east and west sides of the wine and dining pavilions, and the imperial banquet is placed on both sides of the dragon chaise. The seat of the crown prince is on the east side of the dragon chaise, facing the west, and those

The king and ministers sat in the direction from south to north to east and west. Among the ministers, the fourth rank and above were entertained in the hall, while the fifth rank and below were entertained outside the hall.

At the banquet, the rituals and rituals asked the emperor to sit on the imperial throne first. When the emperor walked out, the band started playing music. When the emperor sat down, the music stopped. Then firecrackers rang, and the crown prince, prince and nobles went to the hall one by one, and then

The civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above were divided into two teams. Entering the hall, those under the fifth rank could only stand outside the hall. After the officials performed the great ceremony, the officials of the Guanglu Temple entered with wine. At this time, the band rang again and waited.

When the officials of Guanglu Temple walked to the emperor, the band stopped playing music. The officials of Guanglu Temple opened the wine pot and filled the emperor with it, and first toasted the emperor.

When the first round of wine to the emperor, the band began to play "The Song of the Flame Essence". When the music started, all the civil and military officials knelt down to respect the emperor. The music could stop after the emperor finished drinking the wine in the glass.

All the officials must bow their heads and give thanks and greetings, and then they can take their place.

During the second round of toast, the band began to play "The Song of the Imperial Wind". Together, the officials of Guanglu Temple stepped forward to fill the emperor with wine, and all the civil and military officials poured wine from the "royal waiters". Wait until the emperor raised his glass to drink.

Only after that, the ministers can drink the wine in the glass, and then the band can stop playing music.

Next, the officials of Guanglu Temple walked outside the hall and the band started playing music. At this time, the ministers stood up, and the officials of Guanglu Temple introduced the soup to the emperor. After the emperor, the ministers could take their seats. Then the officials of "

The waiter "provide soup to all officials. The next step is to praise the food, that is, the emperor raised his wine glass and comforted the officials, and all officials raised his wine glasses to show gratitude.

After that, it was a program for singing and dancing. The first item was generally the song and dance "Dance of Palmizing the World", which is equivalent to a performance like a vigorous dance. The second item was played by the band "The Song of the Emperor's Ming Dynasty" and by the dance

The third item is to play the "The Song of the Heavenly Way", and the "Dance of the Car Book of the Union"; then play the "The Song of the Emperor's Sect", "The Song of the Jinling" in turn

Song of Yang", Song of Fragrance and Li", dance "Hundred operas of Chengying Dance", "Eight Mantras of Treasures", "Lotus Picking Team Dance", and "Fish Leaping in the Abyss". Finally, the musician played "Driving Six Dragons"

"The Song". After each show, it will be like the first round, and it will be toasted and thanked the wine.

After nine rounds, the officials of Guanglu Temple cleaned up the pastries and wine cups on the imperial table, while the wine cups of other royal relatives and ministers were cleaned up by the "Court Waiter". It is estimated that by this time, everyone would be tortured and hungry.

After the appetite was opened, the ministers finally came to the long-awaited meal. The band played music, the ministers stood up, and thanked the emperor's kindness, the "court waiter" began to serve the dishes one by one.

Fortunately, the food given to the ministers was all treasures from all over the country. The fresh fruits and fresh food were delivered from all over the country through express delivery at that time, from water and land routes to hurry. After arriving in the capital, the name of the imperial kitchen was passed through the imperial kitchen.

The carefully cooked food in the kitchen is a superb product.

In this way, after enjoying the "state banquet", the musician stopped playing. When the meal was withdrawn, there would be a dance performance, and the dance was danced by the "Hundred Flowers Team Dance". In the light singing and dancing, the "battlefield" of the state banquet was

Cleaned up. After the "Hundred Flowers Team Dance", the ministers stood up to pay a great tribute to the emperor, and the rituals and rituals reported to the emperor that the banquet was over and asked the emperor to return to the palace. After the ministers respectfully sent the emperor back to the palace, the banquet was over and

Officially ended.

The manpower, material resources and financial resources consumed during this grand banquet of "setting up a mountain building and extremely luxurious" can be said to be difficult to estimate. The Ming emperors who were not as good as those of the Song Dynasty and those of the Qing Dynasty were still treating guests, which shows that this is how the emperors of the Ming Dynasty who were not as good as those of the Song Dynasty and those of the Qing Dynasty treat him.

, How big was the emperor's podium for treating guests to dinner in ancient times.

This is also the emperor made a fortune in Shanxi, with great wealth and extravagance. Some court officials and censors shook their heads secretly. Ma Cheng saw a censor who was showing off his face and was displeased. The emperor invited you to dinner. You should also act as well.

I really don't know how to be a human being. If you have the ability, don't eat it. The food in this great country banquet is very fine. As soon as the state banquet ends, Macheng's chin almost fell off. The civil and military officials below packed up the dishes and brought them on it.

Let's go. This is much better than packaging in later generations. It's like sweeping away the plates and bowls and chopsticks, and almost picking out the blue bricks on the ground and taking them away.

The little yellow gate next to him explained with a smile that this is the tradition of a great country banquet. It has been like this since the founding of the country to the present. Everyone wants to be happy. Ma Cheng didn't know what he should think of, but he sighed in his heart that this Ming Dynasty official

The salary is so pitiful that it is difficult to support the family. If it weren't for this, who would have put down an old face and brought the food from the state banquet home? It's time for the Ming Dynasty officials to raise their salary.

What’s awkward is that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was drunk and he was still holding Liaodong Bo’s sleeve until he was awake, and he didn’t dare to let go. Ma Cheng did not dare to be afraid of hurting the Dragon Claw, so he had to carry the Emperor with Xiaohuangmen.

When I got back, I couldn't go to the bedroom. I had to find a warm pavilion in Xiyuan. The emperor refused to let go of Macheng and could only sit by the dragon castle. The eunuchs and palace maids surrounded him for dozens of times, just waiting for the emperor to wake up.

Come and serve.

Without seeing Wei Zhongxian, there was a large eunuch named An standing beside him. A large group of people watched the emperor sleep. Ma Cheng was very embarrassed but sighed in his heart. This emperor was still a child. He was the Donglin Party ascended the throne at the age of fifteen.

Spraying saliva on your face. If you want to change to a fifteen-year-old child with a poor psychological quality, you will probably get frightened. This problem of likes to catch things when sleeping, and I don’t know how it falls behind it. If you catch it, you will not let go.

It's right.

After finally waiting for the emperor to turn over and let go, Ma Cheng was finally relieved and was soaked in sweat from head to toe.

Eunuch An praised: "Liaodong Bozhen Gongzhong is loyal to the country."

Ma Cheng was speechless, and the palace gate was closed and could not go out. He had to spend the night in Xiyuan tonight. He spent several times in the palace. It was not a bedroom, so he would not make a joke. The alcohol had already passed.

I couldn't sleep anymore, so I just sat outside on the steps to look at the stars. There were also several palace maids and eunuchs accompanying him with their eyelids drooping, muttering to myself that this Liaodong Bo is really loyal. This is guarding the emperor's door. After that, it was reported.

It's a good story.

Ma Cheng naturally didn't know what these palace maids and eunuchs were thinking, and he didn't expect that he could just not sleep and walk around, and he would be able to gain the reputation of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. I think the same is true for those deified figures. Every step he took was profound.
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