"Three hundred miles to expedite, three hundred miles to expedite!"
"Publish the golden list, open the door and let everyone go. Those who obstruct will be severely punished, and those who rebel will be severely punished!"
It was slightly bright in the morning, and in front of the city gate of Anqing Prefecture, there was a billow of smoke. Two fast horses came straight from the smoke to the city gate. Among them, the first postman was holding a document with a large seal on it, which read "Deliver immediately"
"", the horse ran straight to the city gate without slowing down.
The horse behind was a little slower, holding a black ultimatum in the form of a scroll with sunflower and ebony as the axis. Following the horse in front, it also headed straight for the city gate without slowing down.
In fact, the rider behind was not the same as the rider in front. They met when they were near Anqing Prefecture. They both set off from the capital. The rider behind left more than two days earlier than the rider in front. However, he arrived.
The ultimatum request was only for 200 miles of expedited travel, so I asked the rider behind to catch up not far from Anqing Mansion.
The soldiers guarding the city gate of Anqing Prefecture looked at the postmen coming on horseback from a distance, and then looked at the documents they held high in their hands. They did not dare to stop for a moment, and quickly opened the city gate to let them pass.
Finally, the decree to spread the golden list and grant the title of Anren finally came to Anqing Mansion.
At the same time, when the post horse arrived at Anqing Prefecture after running for several days, Zhu Ping'an, who was far away in the capital, had already completed his three-day training at Honglu Temple, and it was the day to thank him.
According to the requirements of the "Da Ming Hui Dian", after the three-day training in Honglu Temple, the number one scholar led the Jinshi to express their gratitude. This can be regarded as a test of the effectiveness of the three-day etiquette training in Honglu Temple. This time it is standard to express gratitude.
The court meeting, which means that this day happens to be the day when all civil and military officials go to court. Giving thanks at the court meeting is the best way to test the etiquette of new Jinshi.
This court meeting was held in Xiyuan. It was not easy for Emperor Jiajing to leave Xiyuan and go to the Forbidden City last time. This time, the court meeting was held in Xiyuan in accordance with the "Da Ming Meeting Code", which satisfied all the civil and military officials.
It was just the beginning of the year, and being able to see Emperor Jiajing twice was beyond their expectations. You know, Emperor Jiajing didn't go to court in previous years. They didn't even think of seeing Jiajing once for several years. Xiyuan was just Xiyuan.
Don't ask for too much, Emperor Jiajing was able to find time to hold court meetings while refining elixirs and cultivating immortals, and the civil and military officials could not be more satisfied.
On this day, Zhu Pingan put on his official uniform early in the morning and arrived in front of the Xiyuan Palace early in the morning.
In this year, it was much more difficult for Emperor Jiajing to go to court than to win the lottery jackpot. The opportunity was not easy, and all civil and military officials cherished it. It didn't take long for the most elite bureaucratic group of the Ming Dynasty to gather in front of the Xiyuan Palace.
When the time came, the gate of Xiyuan Palace opened wide, and all the civil and military officials lined up according to their rank. Zhu Pingan led the Jinshi followed closely behind.
This is not the first time Xiyuan has come here. The last palace examination venue was located in Taisu Hall of Xiyuan. This time the court meeting is still located in Taisu Hall. The officials of Honglu Temple led the palace guards early,
A table with a dragon pattern carved on it was placed about three meters away from the east side of the Taisu Palace Gate.
Looking at this dragon-patterned table, Zhu Ping'an knew clearly. This dragon-patterned table was a place for him to place a thank-you note on behalf of the various Jinshi scholars. The above-mentioned thank-you notes were fixed procedures, and there was little room for expression in the contents of the form.
Zhu Ping'an's gratitude list had already been written under the guidance of Honglu Temple officials during the training at Honglu Temple.
Soon, Emperor Jiajing's chariot, escorted by the Jinyi Guards, came from a distance.
The Jinyiwei is equipped with Lu Bujia. The word "Lu" in "Lu Bujia" is not braised pork, but a pseudo character for "橹", which means shield. "Han Guan Yi" has a detailed description of the specifications of Lu Bujia:
"The emperor's order of driving is called Lu, and the soldiers and guards lead with armor and shields outside. They are all called books, so they are called Lu books."
The Jin Yiwei armed with large silver shields, holding gold melons, treasure crests, flags and other ceremonial weapons guarded around the carriage of Emperor Jiajing, accompanied by court musicians. There was endless music all the way.
There was a crack of whip in the clear sky, and Emperor Jiajing appeared on stage.
The civil and military officials shouted long live the tsunami, long live the tsunami, knelt three times and kowtowed, and knelt down to salute. Zhu Pingan led the Jinshi to stand at the foot of the steps. He could not hear clearly what was going on in the hall, so he could only kneel down with everyone.
Kneel down and kneel down.
After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers was completed, the main topic of the court meeting began. The number one scholar expressed his gratitude on behalf of the new Jinshi.
An official of Honglu Temple walked down the steps and led Zhu Pingan up the steps to the dragon pattern table outside the east door of the main hall, and asked Zhu Pingan to place the gratitude table on the dragon pattern table.
Zhu Ping'an came to the front and rear of Long Wen Ji's case. Under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, he knelt down and held a thank you note and placed it on the case.
After putting down the watch, Zhu Pingan once again performed the three-kneel-nine-kowtow ceremony in accordance with the training requirements at Honglu Temple. After the ceremony, Zhu Pingan returned to the position under the steps again and led the new Jinshi to stand at the foot of the steps.
"Enter the table"
The praise officer shouted angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, an official from Honglu Temple came out of the queue, walked to the Longwen case, took the thank you table that Zhu Pingan had put there with both hands, walked to the main hall, bowed and knelt down, holding Sean in his hands.
In the center of the hall.
"Declaration"
The praise officer shouted again with great enthusiasm.
The officials of Honglu Temple knelt down and began to announce their gratitude. They only read out the table of contents and the summary at the end.
"The newly promoted Jinshi has an audience." the praise officer shouted again.
Zhu Ping'an led the new Jinshimen to the main hall and bowed three times and knelt down nine times to Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"You may enter the Hanlin Academy or the Sixth Department of Yamen, and you will be responsible for my writing, and I will be in peace. I will store materials for your virtuous house for your future use. Don't slack off, otherwise I will not be lenient."
Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, looked at the newly promoted Jinshi who were kneeling in the hall, nodded with satisfaction, and opened his mouth.
"I will obey the holy edict." Zhu Ping'an and others knelt down and replied.
After that, Emperor Jiajing stopped talking and cherished his words like gold. The praise officer announced the end of the ceremony. Zhu Pingan and others stood up to thank the ceremony. Then, they were led by the officials of Honglu Temple to the end of the civil servants and lined up.
Generally speaking, after the above-mentioned thanksgiving ceremony is completed, this court meeting will be successfully completed. Emperor Jiajing will return to the palace, and all civil and military officials will return to their respective homes.
But there are some differences today.
After the chanting official had finished reading out according to the procedure, and was about to end the court meeting according to the procedure, a voice suddenly came from the queue of civil and military officials.
"I have this memorial."
A clear voice broke the silence of the hall and attracted everyone's attention.
In front of everyone's eyes, an official in his forties, elegant in appearance, and wearing a flying fish suit came out of the queue of civil and military officials. Holding a wat board, he strode out of the queue with stern steps and faced Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting high on the dragon throne.
I made a loud cry, and I have my own memorial.
The voice is clear, sonorous and powerful, the expression is solemn, and he looks forward to death. (To be continued.)