Sometimes it’s like this, you’re afraid of whatever comes next.
The canonization ceremony on March 18th was almost here, and the rehearsals arranged by the Ministry of Etiquette had already passed two rounds. As a result, the invited elders wrote a note saying: This etiquette process is not right. Some people don’t understand, and ask, “What are these elders doing?”
What do you have to do with the affairs of the imperial court?
This is not the case. In order to make this canonization ceremony grand, the Ministry of Rites used as a reference the etiquette procedures when Zhu Yuanzhang canonized Zhu Biao at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China! It was the beginning of the founding 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 used this canonization ceremony to demonstrate the royal dignity. Therefore, this canonization ceremony was really extraordinary.
Taking a detailed look at the past, in the canonization of princes in the past dynasties, there are few that can compare with him.
Because of the grandness, it must be cumbersome. But the Ministry of Rites is not copying it, because the queen has always been in court, which is different from Queen Ma back then. Also because the queen can be in court, she has always had the habit of being in the previous court.
The Ministry of Rites made changes to the original canonization rules.
For example, the prince should pay homage to his father in front, and then he can go to the back to pay homage to his mother. This was the original rule. The Ministry of Rites merged these two, and they went to the front to pay homage to their father and queen.
After paying her respects, the queen returned to the back to accept the congratulations from the kings and the congratulations from the court ladies.
The Ministry of Rites thinks this is fine, and the fourth master thinks it is fine, isn’t it settled? In this canonization ceremony, why are the elders invited? The elders are not officials, but gentlemen with high morals and prestige among the people. They are serving as civil servants.
On the day of the canonization ceremony, representatives were invited to stand to the south of the civil officials and to the west, along with envoys from various countries and monks.
This is a very serious matter. There are strict regulations on everyone's position. Just like the civil and military ministers, they must arrive in advance on the day and assemble at the Meridian Gate. After gathering, the civil servants must stand on the north side of the Wen Building, facing
West. The military attache must stand on the north side of the military building, facing east.
Literature is literature, martial arts is martial arts, each has its own place.
As representatives of the people, the elders put them behind the civil servants and participated in this grand ceremony together in the civil building.
This has been the case since ancient times! Every state-owned ceremony must invite celebrities from the public.
These people are different from officials. If you, a courtier, dare to fart like this, the fourth master will immediately move you to a place where you can play. But for people like this among the people, are you going to give them a scolding?
They are your subjects, they are noble. They are not your subjects, they are your guests.
The Ministry of Etiquette was embarrassed and looked uneasy in front of Fourth Master, "...this process booklet must be distributed to everyone to ensure that there are no mistakes..."
Who would have thought that these people would really dare to speak out, turn around and hand over the paper without asking the Queen to come to the front? What an old fool! No one in the whole court dares to say that, you may all be patient!
The fourth master put the fold aside and said, "You are the official in charge of this matter, so you have to handle it. Once it is decided, it cannot be changed easily. We have rehearsed twice, and suddenly the procedure was changed. This is like
What does it look like? It would be even more ugly if something goes wrong in the middle."
then what should we do?
"What should I do?" Fourth Master returned the fold to him, "You handle the people you invite back."
Ministry of Rites: “………………”! That’s what I should do too.
I have no choice but to accept the order. I will go back and think about it. I really can’t think of anything. Let’s ask the emperor again! The emperor must know that we have thought of something in private.
But I went back and thought about it. If this matter is not handled quickly, it may really be a big trouble. This is the canonization ceremony of the prince, who should I call?
That’s right! Go find the Minister of Industry! This guy is still the prince’s chief master. You’d be right to ask him!
Ji Chengli felt that the Ministry of Rites was a fool, "The elder is the guest you invited, right?"
right!
"The guest is gesticulating against the host. What kind of guest is this? Is the bad guest here to celebrate the New Year?" Ji Chengli said simply, "In addition, please invite some knowledgeable people to come!"
So what should we do with the people we invited now? We can’t just send them away without mentioning them. These people still represent a kind of voice among the people. If they fire off cannons indiscriminately, it will not be a good thing for the royal family! Especially!
It is a hindrance to the empress.
Ji Chengli rolled his eyes at him, turned around and walked away. Now that you have said this, you still say you don't understand. Are you really not understanding or are you pretending not to understand? There are some things that can only be understood but not expressed in words.
As he walked out, he called to the boy, "...Where did you go to play? Master is now so old... He is so dizzy and exhausted, it is so cold in spring... I accidentally caught a cold... Master is...
You didn’t tell me, but you said you didn’t even know how to ask an imperial physician to give me a safe pulse?"
He chattered and walked away.
The Ministry of Rites slapped his forehead. Aren't you too busy?
Yes, yes! Inviting an imperial doctor to take a look at it can be considered a sign of concern from the imperial court.
Who should I invite? This needs to be done by someone who is knowledgeable, has a strict mouth, and is very willing to do this.
That’s right! Wang Kentang! He became an official first and then became a doctor. He was good at being an official. If he didn’t want to be an official, he could still learn medicine and he was also very good at being an imperial doctor! He deposed the old man in the pavilion as soon as he said something.
Powerful.
It was just him! He went to invite someone in person and mentioned the Zhezi issue. Before he finished speaking, the person immediately understood, "Let's go!"
Ministry of Rites: "..." What a pity this man is not an official!
Before going out, the man called someone, "Everyone who participates in the ceremony, including imperial edicts, and who are over fifty years old, must go through it." Officials also have their own full-time imperial physicians, and each imperial physician has a list in his hand.
Go find the official in charge. Anyone over fifty should be checked again. For older people, what's the point of fainting due to sudden illness in such a situation?
Reasonable!
Those who can be called seniors must be within the age range of over fifty. It is not at all out of the ordinary to go to them for a check-up.
During the examination, he looked gentle and asked many questions, "Do you urinate a lot at night?"
yes!
The Ministry of Rites was sent to follow Xin Xin, who said that at this age, it was strange that he could not urinate much at night.
"You can't sleep well before dawn, and you feel tired and lack of energy at noon?"
No! I’m old!
"It's not all about getting old..."
That is?
"Well...it's nothing serious, but I'd better take a rest if I can..." After saying that, he stood up, grabbed the junior officials sent by the Ministry of Etiquette, and reminded him in a low voice, "You guys are too busy doing things."
It’s unreliable... Why did you put this person through all this trouble... Whose fault is it if something happens? No way... As a doctor, I firmly disagree with asking an old man to go through such trouble for two or three days... You should think of a way to invite him again.
Man, the old gentleman’s body is... not good!"
The people inside listened really seriously and thought to themselves: What kind of illness am I suffering from?
As soon as the imperial doctor came in, he quickly asked: "I don't know about my body..."
"It's okay! Just relax, what's going to happen? Stay calm, the court will still pay for your diagnosis and medication, just take care of yourself... You don't have to worry about the medicine, the hospital will send someone to take care of it!
You are the Emperor’s guest, and I should take care of you..."
Then various arrangements were made, including what to eat, what not to eat, and when to use medicine, and an apprentice was sent to take care of it.
This man feels as if he is pretending to be a tiger, what a serious illness he must be, this battle.
I wanted to go to the door and ask other people, but there were guards at the door, "Why don't you have a rest? Just rest."
How come there are guards here?
"Envoys from various countries also live here, you have to be considerate."
Oh oh oh! Although I don’t know what you mean by guarding the door of my courtyard when the envoy lives here, but the people below would rather miss such a big ceremony than miss it, so he didn’t hesitate.
The guard also said, "We are doing an inventory right now. You will come out again in half an hour, okay? Cooperate and cooperate."
become!
This time I had a bowl of porridge. I needed to take medicine, so I couldn’t fast. After drinking the porridge and medicine, I felt sleepy. I slept well this time, and when I woke up again, it was all night
Already.
I can't sleep at night, but it's not a good time to hang out at night either.
The whole day and night were reversed.
When the Ministry of Rites received the letter, they were a little afraid of doctors, especially doctors with a relatively low bottom line. Even more afraid! You said he would be in great harm, but he didn't give people random medicines, and used a little soothing decoction.
Isn’t that just using time that shouldn’t be used to get things done?
If these senior citizens can no longer be used, where can they find other senior citizens now?
If he doesn't make up his own mind this time, he should ask the emperor! There is really not enough time, and if the people he invites do something wrong again, he will have to die on his own.
As a result, the queen was also in the imperial study room when she went there. When he talked about this and that, the queen thought: "Is it so difficult to find the elderly? Go to every village and ask, which village does not have an old man who has nothing to say? Go to the chamber of commerce and ask,
Which chamber of commerce doesn’t have a leader? Go to the dock and ask, which one of the people sent by Libali has no prestige? Elders, the ones who are respected are the elders.”
Who stipulates that he must be a scholar and a scholar? Who is a great person in his family? How much property does his family have?
They are so stupid!
When you leave the capital, you can go anywhere and the little teahouse bosses will be able to point you to ten or eight people with prestige in the area.
In addition, does an elderly person have to be an old man? Can’t an old lady be allowed?
"I remember that in the military reclamation area in the west of the city, there was an old lady named Geng. She was almost seventy this year. She had nine sons, all of whom were guarding the border. Four of them have died in the war. She was a widow and raised nine sons by herself.
, her son has joined the army, how can she be considered an elder? And Mrs. Gu from Zhuziying, who takes care of so many orphans, how can she not be regarded as an elder? General Qin Liangyu can go to the Wu Tower, General Gao Guiying can go to the Wu Tower, then such an aunt is regarded as an elder
I went to Wenlou with my identity, so why did I get caught?"
The Ministry of Rites' face turned pale with fright. He looked at the Fourth Master anxiously, "Your Majesty, this is really impossible! General Qin and General Gao can go to the Wu Tower! But the elders really can't choose..." Old lady! What did the empress say?
In the village, it’s not okay to talk about things like personal matters! But now he doesn’t dare to say it! His only requirement now is that someone with some authority, a man, is fine! Otherwise, he won’t be able to explain it to his subordinates! The Ministry of Etiquette is not
It's so easy to do, if you really dare to do this, the Yushitai will spray you to death. Even if the Yushi impeached, the emperor protected you, but what about the scholars outside? Believe it or not, rotten eggs are thrown at the door of your house every day?
He doesn't dare to take such a big risk! Besides, the ceremony is just around the corner. Can we just ask for peace of mind?
Now this is not everyone’s attempt to cause trouble, this is the queen’s attempt to cause trouble!
The fourth master stopped the boss of the Ministry of Etiquette. This person is not very smart! Tongtong didn’t cause trouble just to make things happen. She made trouble to use things to contain other people. She had to deal with every one of them.
Now that the matter is over, she can no longer take care of other things! The canonization ceremony of her biological son, she doesn’t know the principle of seeking stability first?
Therefore, he said: "If anyone thinks that inviting an elder is not good enough, just say you want to invite a female elder..."
Ministry of Rites: "..." Oh! That's what you mean! It's like doing business, waiting for a counter-offer. In other words, the female elder is just talking?
No! Fourth Master said seriously, "Since the Queen has said it, there is no reason for it to fall to the ground. The two old women mentioned by the Queen should be invited! Ask them to follow the orders and go to the back hall to participate.
Great Hall."
Ministry of Rites: "..." I mean don't mess with the queen in the future! The queen is used to opening her mouth like a lion, and she often comes up with some jaw-dropping problems. As long as she speaks out, she has to catch her, so that's okay? I understand this time, I really understand.
Yes, it must be done well.
It's so stupid that if I don't talk, I won't be able to do anything.
This is actually easy to deal with! There is another part that Fourth Master and Tongtong are actually worried about, and that is Seng Tao.
People outside the country cannot be excluded. However, the relationship between my family and the monks and Taoists is a bit unharmonious.
Especially with the Taoists, I had quite a lot of unpleasantness.
As for Buddhism, the royal family has royal temples. From Yingtian to the capital, there are several royal temples. Every year, the royal family contributes part of the money to the temples. This time, in addition to the great lama, he is the presiding officer of the royal temple.
Taoist, how do you invite him? This old man from the Ministry of Rites can still use it, even though this person is actually quite good at handling some things! He also knows that if things go wrong, trouble will happen. What should he do? He invited him long ago.
Wudang.
How harmonious is the relationship between Wudang and the Ming Dynasty royal family? This old man explained the situation when he asked Wudang to invite him, and Lin Yutong found out. Emperor Chengzu, for example, issued more than thirty imperial edicts to Wudang during his reign. Wudang
He personally took care of various buildings in Wudang. There was also Emperor Sejong Zhu Houcong. He was seeking a son. In order to beg for a son, he made a big ceremony in Wudang. In total, there were ten times before he got a son. He was in power
For forty-five years, a total of one hundred and forty imperial edicts were issued to Wu Dang.
Where did Lin Yutong remember these things you said? She suddenly understood when they said this, and then she whispered to Fourth Master, "You said those martial arts novels are not all made up."
There must be a reason.
The Fourth Master said that she was too busy to take advantage of the opportunity to meet these hosts before the ceremony!
He also pulled Zhu Youxiao out and met the people from Wudang together.
Anyway, everything needs to be appeased. A gourd has popped up here and it has been pressed down. The gourd over there is so frightened that it does not dare to show its head for the time being.
Maintain stability!
In such an atmosphere, the grand ceremony finally came.
On March 18th, the weather was fine, the sun was shining, the capital was decorated with lights and colorful lights, and the palace was filled with the sound of rituals and music. Lin Yutong and Fourth Master were sitting upright, watching Qiming, dressed in a prince's dress, step forward step by step.
Come on, kneel down slowly.
The ceremony officer sang: Zhu Qiming, the eldest son, is crowned the crown prince.
After the ceremonial officer finished singing, another praiser sang loudly: bend down - fall down - rise - level up!
Qiming followed the praises of the praisers: bending down, bowing to the ground, raising his head, and keeping his body flat.
As soon as the contractor said "Concession is completed", the Crown Prince officially entered the stage of history...
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