Bright moon and breeze (182)

Sometimes it's like this, what you are afraid of will come from.

The enthronement ceremony on March 18th was coming, and the rehearsals arranged by the Ministry of Rites had passed two rounds. As a result, the elders invited wrote a memorial and said: This etiquette process is not right. Some people don’t understand, what is the elder doing? What are you doing in the court?

This is not the case. In order to make the grand ceremony of this canonization ceremony, the Ministry of Rites used the etiquette process of Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement of Zhu Biao as a reference! It was the beginning of the country and the first prince of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied with his eldest son, and he happened to use this canonization ceremony to demonstrate the royal majesty. Therefore, this canonization ceremony is really extraordinary.

If you count the past, there are few people who are comparable to the crown princes of all dynasties.

Because of its grandeur, it must be cumbersome. However, the Ministry of Rites did not copy it. Because the queen was able to celebrate the rituals, this was different from Empress Ma back then. Because the queen was able to celebrate the rituals, she had always had the habit of being in the previous dynasty. The Ministry of Rites made changes to the original enthronement rules.

For example, the prince should have worshipped his father in front so that he can go to worship his mother and queen behind. This is the original rule. As for the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites merged these two and paid homage to his father and queen in front.

After worshiping, the queen went back to accept congratulations from the kings and accepted congratulations from the court's wife.

The Ministry of Rites thought this was enough, and the Fourth Master thought it was OK. Isn’t this settled? Why invite elders in this canonization ceremony? Elders are not officials, but respected and prestigious gentlemen among the people. They were invited as representatives of the people. On the day of the canonization ceremony, they had to follow envoys from various countries, monks, Taoists and others, stand in the south of the civil servants and face the west.

This is a very serious matter. Everyone has strict regulations on wherever they are. Just like the civil and military ministers, they must be in place in advance on the same day and gather at the Meridian Gate. After the gathering, the civil servant must stand on the north side of the Wen Building, facing west. The military officer must stand on the north side of the Wu Building, facing east.

Wen is literature, and martial arts are martial arts, and each has its own place.

As representatives of the people, the elders placed them behind civil servants and attended this grand ceremony together on the literary building.

This has been the case since ancient times! For all state-owned ceremonies, folk celebrities must be invited.

These people are different from officials. If you dare to fart like this, the Fourth Master will move a place for you immediately and play around. But will you scold people like this among the people?

Others are your people, they are noble. They are not your subjects, they are guests you invited.

The Ministry of Rites was embarrassed and looked uneasy in front of the Fourth Master. "...This process book must be sent to everyone to ensure that there is no mistake..."

Who knew that these people really dared to say this, so they turned around and handed over the letter, not asking the queen to come to the front? I was so confused! No one in the court dared to say that, you may be patient!

The Fourth Master put the note aside, "You are the official in charge of this matter, and you have to do it. Since it has been decided, you can't change it easily. The rehearsal has been twice, and the procedure has suddenly changed. What does it look like? It's even more ugly when something goes wrong in the middle."

What should I do?

"What should I do?" The Fourth Master returned the memorial to him, "You can deal with the person you invited back."

Ministry of Rites: "………………”! It is also what I should do.

I had to take the order. When I went back to think about it, I really couldn't figure it out. Let's ask the emperor again! The emperor must know that we'll think of something privately.

But after going back and thinking about it, if this matter is not handled smoothly, it may be a big trouble. This is the crown prince’s enthronement ceremony, who should I look for?

Yes! Go and find the Minister of Works! This guy is still the chief master of the prince now. It’s okay to ask him!

Ji Chengli thought the Ministry of Rites was a stubborn mind, "The elders are the guests you invited, right?"

right!

"The guest pointed at the host's house. What kind of guest is this? Are the bad guests kept for the New Year?" Ji Chengli was very straightforward, "Please just ask some people who are knowledgeable and tactful!"

So what should I do if I invite you now? You can't just send people away if you don't mention them horizontally or vertically. These people always represent a voice from the people. If they set off firecrackers indiscriminately, it would not be a good thing for the royal family! Especially it would hinder the empress.

Ji Chengli gave him a blank look and turned around and left. The words were all up to this point. You still said that you don’t understand, are you really not understanding or are you fake? Some of these things can only be understood but not expressed in words.

While he was walking away, he called the servant, "...Where did you go? The master is so old now... he is so confused and exhausted. The spring is so cold... he caught a cold after accidentally... He just didn't say that you didn't know how to invite an imperial physician to come, would you ask for a safe pulse for him?"

I'm talking, I've gone far away.

The Ministry of Rites slapped his forehead, wasn’t he too busy?

Yes, yes! Inviting an imperial physician to take a look is also considered the court's care.

Who should I invite? This matter must be done by someone who is knowledgeable, tactful, and who is very happy to do it.

By the way! Wang Kentang! He became an official first and then a doctor. He was a good person. He didn't want to be an official anymore. He could learn medicine and was also a good doctor! He once said that powerful master who was the elder of the cabinet.

It was him! He went to invite someone in person and mentioned the memorial. Before he finished speaking, this man understood in a flash, "Go!"

Ministry of Rites: "..." It's a pity that this person is not an official!

Before going out, the man called someone, "Everyone who attends the ceremony, including the imperial edicts of the court, will pass it once." The officials also have their own full-time imperial physicians. Each imperial physician has a list. Let's go find the officials they are responsible for. As long as they are over fifty, they will check it out again. For older people, what's the point of being dizzy in such an occasion?

Reasonable!

Those who can be called elders must be within the age of fifty. They will be checked for them, and it is not abrupt at all.

During the examination, he looked gentle and asked a lot, "Do you urinate too much at night?"

yes!

The Ministry of Rites was sent to follow him, saying that it would be strange if you don’t urinate much at night at this age.

"I can't sleep well before dawn, and I'm exhausted at noon?"

Not! It's old!

"It's not all old..."

That's it?

"Well... it's nothing big, but if you can rest, you'll have to rest first..." As he said that, he got up, pulled the small official sent by the Ministry of Rites, and whispered, "You are so unreliable to do things... Why did you make trouble for others... If something happens, who will be the one who will do this? No... As a doctor, I firmly disagree to ask the old man to go for two or three days... You should find a way to hire someone again, the old man's body... won't do it!"

The people inside heard it really, and thought to myself, what kind of disease is this?

As soon as the imperial physician came in, he hurriedly asked, "I don't know my body..."

"It's okay! You always relax, what can you do! Stay safe and feel free. The court still has the cost of treating you with medical treatment. Just keep it safe... You don't have to worry about the medicine. The Imperial Hospital sends a special person to take care of you! You are the emperor's guest, so it's time to take care of you..."

Then there were various arrangements, what to eat, what not to eat, and when to take medicine, I sent the apprentice to serve me specifically.

This man felt like he was pretending to be a tiger. What a disease it was, this situation.

I wanted to visit a door and ask others, but there were more guards at the door, "Why don't you rest? Let's rest."

How come there are guards?

"You have to understand that the envoys of all countries live here."

Oh oh! Although I don’t know what it means to stay at the entrance of my yard when the envoy lives here, at such a big ceremony, the people below would rather be in vain than be misled, and he was not worried.

The guard also said, "We are counting this time. After half an hour, you will come out again. Will you be able to cooperate? Cooperate."

become!

This time I went back, I got a bowl of porridge. I wanted to drink medicine, so I couldn’t be on an empty stomach! After drinking the porridge and the medicine, I felt sleepy. I slept very soundly this time, and it was all night to wake up.

I can't sleep at night, but it's not suitable for visiting people at night.

The whole day and night were reversed.

When the Ministry of Rites received the letter, he was a little afraid of doctors, especially doctors with lower bottom lines, and they were even more afraid! You said that he had to be too harmful, but he didn't give people a blind medicine. A little bit of calming the mind was used for the time when he shouldn't be used. Wouldn't this be done?

These elders are useless, so where can I find other elders now?

This time he doesn't make any decisions and ask the emperor! Time is really not enough, so if the person he invites will have trouble, he will have to hang himself in the southeast branch.

As a result, when he went there, the queen was also in the imperial study. When he said this, the queen felt: "Is it so difficult to find elders? Go to each village to ask, which old man has nothing to do in the village? Go to the chamber of commerce to ask, which chamber of commerce has no leader? Go to the dock to ask, which one of the Libalis has no prestige? As the elders, the ones respected are the elders."

Who stipulated that he must be a scholar and a scholar? Who has an amazing person in his family? What is the family property?

They are so fucked!

If you leave the capital, you can take it away and the little boss of the teahouse can point you to ten or eight people with prestige in a radius.

In addition, must the elders be an old man? Is the old lady not good?

"I remember there was an old lady named Geng in the military reclamation west of the city. She was almost seventy years old this year, with nine sons, all guarding the border, and now four of them have been killed in battle. She has raised nine sons alone, and all her sons have joined the army. She cannot be an elder? There is also Aunt Gu of Zhu's camp who takes care of such orphans. She cannot be an elder? General Qin Liangyu can go up to the martial arts tower, General Gao Guiying can go up to the martial arts tower, so what if such an aunt goes up to the Wen Tower as an elder?"

The Ministry of Rites' face was frightened, and he was anxious to look at the Fourth Master, "Your Majesty, this is really not true! General Qin and General Gao can go to the martial arts tower! But the elders really can't choose..." The old lady! The words that the Empress said in the village were not good! But now he dared not say it! His only requirement now is to be a little prestigious, just a man, just a man! Otherwise, he couldn't explain to his subordinates! The Ministry of Rites is not so easy to do. If he really dares to do this, the Censor Tai must spray himself to death. Even the Censor impeached the Censor and the Emperor protected him, but what about those scholars outside? He had to be thrown rotten eggs at his doorstep every day? Do you believe it?

He didn't dare to take this big mistake! Moreover, the ceremony was right in front of us. Let's seek stability, will we do it?

Now this is not everyone is looking for trouble, this is the empress who wants to cause trouble!

The Fourth Master stopped the old man from the Ministry of Rites. This person was not very smart! Tong Tong did not make things happen for the sake of things. She did things to restrain others. She dealt with the things she had, so she didn't have to worry about having other things! She didn't know the reason to seek stability first for her own son's enthronement ceremony?

Therefore, he said, "Whoever thinks that the elders are not good enough, just say you want to invite the female elders..."

Ministry of Rites: "..." Oh! That's what it means! It's like doing business, waiting to bargain. In other words, female elders are just talking about it?

No! The Fourth Master said seriously, "Since the Empress said it, it has not fallen to the ground. The two old ladies that the Empress said should be invited! Ask them to go to the back hall to attend the main hall with the imperial edict."

Ministry of Rites: "..." means not to provoke the Empress in the future! The Empress is used to loving lions and often asks some dumbfounded questions. Anything you have to catch the answer is not enough? I understand this time, and if I really understand, I will definitely do it well.

It's very slick, I won't know how to do anything anymore.

This is actually easy to deal with! There is another part that the Fourth Master and Tongtong are worried about, that is, monks and Taoism.

People outside the world cannot abandon them. However, their relationship with monks and Taoism is a bit unharmonious.

Especially with Taoism, I have had a lot of unpleasantness.

In Buddhism, the royal family has royal temples. From Yingtian to the capital, there are several royal temples. Every year, the royal family pays a portion of the money to the temple. This time, except for Dala, it is the host of the royal temple.

Taoism, how can I ask? The old man from the Ministry of Rites can still be used, but this person is actually okay in handling some things! He also knew that something would happen if he didn't make a good deal. What should I do? He invited Wudang early.

How harmonious is Wudang and the Ming Dynasty royal family? This old man explained the situation when he asked Wudang for the request, and Lin Yutong realized that it was. For example, Emperor Chengzu, during his reign, he gave more than 30 imperial edicts to Wudang. He personally inquired about various buildings in Wudang. There was also Emperor Shizong Zhu Hougui, who was a son who prayed for his son. He had to add up ten times in Wudang, and then he got a son. He reigned for forty-five years and gave Wudang a total of 140 imperial edicts.

When did Lin Yutong remember to go to say these things? After she said this, she suddenly realized it, and then she whispered to the Fourth Master, "You said that those martial arts novels are not all made up." Then there must be a reason for making them up.

The Fourth Master said that she was idle and took advantage of the ceremony to meet these hosts!
To be continued...