There are only three days left to celebrate the New Year, and the New Year atmosphere in Nanjing is already very strong. Shops are closed, people have stopped working, and everyone is starting to get into the rhythm of the New Year.
However, at this time, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court suddenly became busy. On the imperial road from Zhengyang Gate to the imperial palace, colorful towers were erected, and flags and ribbons were placed.
Seeing this situation, the people in the capital thought that another general had made a triumphant return and a prisoner dedication ceremony was going to be held. But they had not heard of any big battles this year.
Amid the speculation, on the 28th, a scene that shocked the people appeared.
On this day, the main entrance of the palace was opened wide, and even Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's chariots were dispatched.
King Qin and King Jin, who returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, also came out with all the princes to welcome him.
Not to mention all the civil and military officials, all of whom were of high quality were dispatched, and no one was missing. Even Prime Minister Hu, who had been ill for a long time, appeared in the team.
"Who is it? With such a big reputation?" Nanjing citizens were completely confused.
"In the past, no matter whether it was General Xu or any other general who made a triumphant return, at most the prince would greet him personally on behalf of the emperor." Someone said, "The emperor only went out to greet him twice, once to greet King Kaiping's coffin, and once last year.
Welcoming the coffin of King Ninghe..."
"Don't talk nonsense. The whole army is not in a state of silence and joy this time. Something good must have happened." Everyone shook their heads, completely aroused.
At this time, the mystery was revealed.
Their Royal Highnesses, King Yan and King Chu, led the most solemn guard of honor and the strictest escort, escorting a convoy carrying books, slowly coming from Jiangdongmen Pier.
The big flag with gold characters on a blue background fluttered in the wind, and there was a line of eye-catching gold characters written on it - "Jiangxi Chengxuan Political Envoy Secretary Huang's Book"!
Under the Zhengyang Gate, Boss Zhu, who had been waiting eagerly, couldn't help but smile when he saw the big flag.
"It's finally here."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, you finally got what you wanted!" The Prime Minister of the Left, Hu Weiyong, flattered him at the right time.
At the beginning of the year, he had been complaining of illness at home, but he waited and waited. Instead of waiting for the imperial edict to deal with him, he instead waited for the imperial doctor who came to treat him and the emperor's oral order ordering him to return to work as soon as possible.
Hu Weiyong shied away again and again. Seeing that the emperor was very determined and indeed planned to continue using him, he got off the road and wrote a letter claiming to have recovered from his illness and returned to Zhongshu Province.
"This is just the beginning." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Hu Weiyong who seemed to be fine, and said calmly: "There are still eleven provinces in the country that have not been developed yet."
"Everything is difficult at the beginning." Hu Weiyong hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Now that your two highnesses have made a good start in Jiangxi, the subsequent provinces will have rules to follow, so the speed will be faster."
"I hope." Zhu Yuanzhang stopped looking at him, turned his attention to the escort convoy that was already in front of him, and said quietly: "I hope everything goes well."
At this time, he saw the fourth and sixth sons standing out from the crowd, quickly dismounted from his horse, and walked quickly towards him. He couldn't help but smile again on his face, and smiled at the prince and the kings: "Our pair of unicorns are back.
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Most of the brothers laughed happily when they heard this, except for the third and seventh children who were smiling but not smiling.
However, the targets of the two of them and their dissatisfaction are different.
The third child was unhappy because the fourth child was stealing the limelight again, and the seventh child was unhappy because the sixth child was stealing the limelight again. He was afraid that he would have an uneasy life again this year. People whipped him, and he was spanked.
Who can stand this?
However, no one paid attention to the little thoughts of the two at this time. Everyone's attention was on the fourth and sixth children.
Zhu Biao looked at his younger brother excitedly and said, "Oh, I haven't seen Lao Liu for a whole year. I really miss him... Hey, why is he so thin?"
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly muttered: 'It's bad, I will be talked about again...'
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Under the attention of everyone, the two royal highnesses, King Yan and King Chu, came side by side to the imperial court and kowtowed to their father. Lao Liu held up a copy of the "Shangqin Made Jiangxi Yellow Book List" and said in a loud voice:
"My son, King Yan of Yan, and King of Chu, Jiahai and Wangzhen, led the civil, military, military and civilians of Jiangxi to present to my father the Thirteenth Office of Jiangxi Chengxuan Government Envoy, the Yellow Album of the Seventy-Eight Counties, and the Fish Scale Atlas, for your royal inspection.
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"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, my son." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily and waved his hand: "Prince, why don't you take the yellow book soon?"
"Yes, Father." The prince hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply to the yellow caravan behind his two younger brothers, and then took the memorial in the hands of Lao Liu and presented it to his father. The handover was complete.
Then his two younger brothers followed him into the procession, but the imperial chariot did not return to the city immediately. Instead, he took the yellow book to the east and came to the large sacrificial altar not far away to hold the ceremony of recommending heaven.
Officials from the Zhongshu Provincial Department inspected the customs and after confirming that they were correct, the men with swords carried the heavy wooden boxes containing the yellow album and the fish scale album out of the car, and carried them to the altar and stacked them neatly.
Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son changed their crown clothes in the palace.
Mianfu is the highest-level dress and sacrificial dress worn by members of the royal family. It is used for worshiping the ancestral temple of heaven and earth, the ancestors of the country, and on major ceremonial occasions such as ascension and canonization.
When appearing in front of all the officials, all members of the Zhu family's Tiantuan regiment wore flat crowns and black uniforms. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang had the highest rank. His flat crown had twelve strands and his uniform had twelve chapters.
The princes and princes who accompanied the ceremony wore nine-piece crowns and nine-piece robes.
There is also currently the only county king, Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian, wearing an eight-chapter crown. He is the son of Zhu Wenzheng. He was raised by Zhu Yuanzhang since he was a child and grew up with the princes.
These princes followed Zhu Yuanzhang to the altar and stood in their respective positions. Only the prince could accompany the emperor to the altar, hold a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven with him, and solemnly read out the sacrificial text on behalf of his father.
Zhu Yuanzhang knelt in front of the altar with a serious expression, raised his eyes to look at the sky, and listened to the memorial text he had written last night, unable to contain the surging emotions in his heart.
He always clearly remembered that at the bed-down meeting before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Liu solemnly told him that unifying the country militarily could not be regarded as truly ruling the country.
Only by completing the nationwide census of household registration and compiling household registration records, completing the national census and compiling the fish scale atlas, and then combining the two into one to form the "Yellow Book of Taxes and Services" can it represent the return of all rivers to the sea and the return of the world.
1. The authority of the imperial court is far-reaching!
Zhu Yuanzhang deeply believed in this and regarded these words as a guideline. He had been dreaming of accomplishing this since he first unified the country.
Unexpectedly, a full ten years have passed before the yellow book of one province was completed.
Although there is still a long way to go, Jiangxi, where the situation is the most complicated, has been completed, and the other provinces have no excuses to shirk their efforts!
He swore to God that no matter how many people opposed it, no matter how many difficulties he encountered, he would definitely complete the compilation of the Yellow Book across the country, lay the foundation for the Ming Dynasty for eternity, and let the people enjoy the happiness of life forever!
Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang burned the memorial text to heaven with his own hands...
