In the imperial palace in the capital, Zhu Houzhao came back with nine full-length mirrors, and his mind was filled with what Liu Jin said: "What is advertising? Advertising, advertising, naturally it should be widely advertised."
"If our glass mirror wants to be something that the rich and powerful throughout the capital and even the entire Ming Dynasty are rushing to buy, then we must let everyone know about it, become crazy about it, and be fascinated by it."
Zhu Hou looked at the nine full-length mirrors in the room. These nine full-length mirrors were of exquisite workmanship. Except for the least valuable mirror, their frames were all made of mahogany, with dragons and phoenixes carved on them, and even the mirror's frame was made of mahogany.
The north side is decorated with landscape paintings. These landscape paintings are all specially painted by someone, and each piece is unique.
Well, if we take the high-end and classy route, it is natural that the accompanying items should not be too inferior. After all, upper-class people are very particular about their people. They spend a lot of money to buy a mirror. Naturally, the frame and the like cannot be too shabby.
"How can we make everyone know about it, be crazy about it, and be fascinated by it?"
Touching his chin, Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought.
"I will give one side to my mother, one side to my father, and one side to my grandmother. This is only three sides, and there are still six sides left. I will keep one side for myself, and there will be five sides left."
"There is no way to make everyone aware of its existence in a short period of time if you give it all away. Moreover, the things given away are often displayed at home. It is not easy to spread them all at once.
It’s better to hang it in a conspicuous place.”
"Where is it more appropriate to hang it so that everyone can notice it and have the most advertising effect?"
Zhu Houzhao muttered in his mouth and kept thinking in his mind.
"Yes~"
Soon, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, and then he began to give instructions to Liu Jin beside him.
The next morning when he was still ugly, Zhu Houzhao was woken up by the eunuch.
Although he was not used to getting up early, when he thought of that incident, Zhu Houzhao immediately lost all sleep, put on his clothes and hurried to Taihe Gate.
At this time, the cold wind was howling outside, it was very cold, and the sky was still very dark.
Taihe Gate is very lively here. As the morning court time gets closer, more and more courtiers gather here. Everyone greets each other and chats for a while.
The ministers usually get up at around 3 o'clock to go to the Gate of Supreme Harmony. The palace gate will open around 5 o'clock in the morning, and all the officials will enter in order, cross the Jinshui Bridge, and form a procession in the square to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Start the morning session.
Outside the Gate of Supreme Harmony, more and more courtiers gathered, and the sky gradually began to lighten up. At the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Houzhao hurried over and began to give instructions to his men.
"Hurry up, hurry up and set it up quickly. All the courtiers will have to pass by here when they go to court."
Zhu Houzhao is the current crown prince and the only son of Emperor Hongzhi. He has been running rampant in the palace, but no one in the Taihe Palace guards dared to step forward to stop Zhu Houzhao.
Liu Jin, under Zhu Houzhao, directed a group of eunuchs to move two shelves. The items on the shelves were covered with red cloth, full of mystery. The guards guarding the side were very curious, but they could only use the corner of their eyes.
I took a look and wanted to see what the prince had moved here.
The little eunuchs placed two racks on the left and right at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This is the only place where the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China must pass before entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony on their way to the morning court.
"Tsk tsk, I'm smart enough to come up with this method. When everyone looks at themselves from here, they will probably be shocked when they see themselves in the mirror."
After the arrangement was completed, Zhu Houzhao was slightly proud. He thought about this idea for a long time and made careful preparations for it.
"Dang~dang~"
Soon, the bell on the Gate of Supreme Harmony rang, and it was already time for the morning dynasty. The gate of the Gate of Supreme Harmony was also slowly opening. From it, you could also see that outside the Gate of Supreme Harmony, all the officials were ready to go to court.
Preparations for the morning court are being carried out in order and heading towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Pull off the cloth~"
Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered. Upon hearing this, the two small yellow doors also lifted the red cloth on the shelf, revealing two full-length mirrors, one on the left and one on the right.
There is a wooden board next to the mirror on the left that says: "Use copper as a mirror to straighten your clothes!"
Next to the mirror on the right, there is also a wooden board with the words: "Using the past as a mirror, you can see the rise and fall!"
"Tsk tsk, the effect of this advertisement is absolutely amazing, it's full of style~"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the two mirrors on the left and right, and then looked at the words on both sides. He suddenly felt even more proud. Then he looked back at the ministers who were getting closer and closer, and immediately said to Liu Jin and others: "Withdraw~"
In the square outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the ministers were lining up, divided into civil and military ministers according to their rank, waiting for the morning dynasty to begin.
Soon, the officials of Honglu Temple came out to sing and formally announced that the ministers would enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the morning session. The civil servants went north to the west, and the military attachés went north to the east and walked up the stairs in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
On the civilian side, the natural cabinet chiefs Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang were headed; on the military attache side, they were headed by British Duke Zhang Mao and Cheng Guo Duke Zhu Fu.
As usual, everyone walked this road countless times, almost able to walk with their eyes closed, and soon arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"this…"
Liu Jian looked at the large mirror in front of him and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
It's not that having this thing at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony feels awkward, but the big mirror in front of you is actually very clear, and it reflects everything Liu Jian has.
The bright red robe was embroidered with birds and animals, and under the black gauze hat on his head, he had an old face. You could clearly see that the temple hair was pale, and even the beard was gray.
He had never seen himself so clearly before, and it was only then that he realized that he was already quite old.
Liu Jian didn't stay too long, because Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others behind him had also noticed the mirror, and their eyes were all wide open. When he walked by, he didn't care about etiquette and couldn't bear anything.
He looked in the mirror.
Some people couldn't help but straighten their clothes, some couldn't help but put their hats straighter, and others stroked their beards to make them look neater.
Time is limited, so this can only be done for the time being, but every minister who walks by has already memorized this mirror deeply in his mind, and is ready to study it carefully after the next court meeting.
