The news that Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty was going to get married was announced to the world at the court meeting in late November. For a time, both the government and the public, as well as local governments, took active action.
This is of course a major event, and it is a major event that should have been done a long time ago. In fact, since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, there have been a series of memorials urging the emperor to get married and establish a queen. If the emperor does not get married, this will not only lead to an empty throne, but also a lack of posthumous status.
The problem of the palace being without an owner is a major issue related to the continuity of the country and the continuity of the country.
Of course, the ministers of the Zhengde Dynasty also had an idea. That is, maybe after the emperor got married, he would restrain some of his ridiculous behavior and would no longer collect people from Liu Jin in the leopard room.
The widows in the palace, the married women in the brothel, and the red cards in the brothel are fooling around.
Some people are actually very worried that the women in the Leopard Room are all low-status women. If they were pregnant with a dragon, gave birth to a prince, or even inherited the throne in the future, wouldn't it be a shame for the Ming Dynasty?
Fortunately, such a thing did not happen.
Of course, some people think that the reason why the emperor behaves recklessly is because he lacks wise women to dissuade and control him. If he is married and has a queen, he may be able to restrain himself. If the queen can persuade him, then the pillow style may be better than that of the courtiers.
Memorials are more effective.
In any case, no matter what, the emperor's wedding is always a big event and a happy event. For the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, it also seems to be a good thing for the stability of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Because this matter was very hasty, Zhu Houzhao also said that the wedding ceremony would be completed before the year. In addition, the ministers were also worried that the emperor would regret it. Therefore, everything was accelerated.
The Ministry of Etiquette is the main department responsible for this wedding ceremony. For the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, this is also one of the rare opportunities for them to stand proudly and resolutely in the center of the spotlight. Therefore, they are absolutely unwilling to waste this time.
Chance.
Although Zhu Houzhao had decreed that the two uncles, Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou, be involved in the preparations for the wedding ceremony. But at the beginning of the wedding preparations, Li Jie, the Minister of Rites, told the two Zhang family princes that this wedding ceremony
The wedding ceremony will be fully arranged by the etiquette department. Please don't worry about it.
Shouning Hou Zhang Heling was about to revolt at that time, but Zhang Yanling happily agreed to Li Jie's request. This was certainly not because Zhang Yanling was afraid of the Minister of Etiquette, but because he had no intention of participating in this matter. Such cumbersome etiquette
Zhang Yanling didn't want to worry about affairs at all. Not to mention that the people in the Ministry of Etiquette finally caught the opportunity to be famous, and they were all like chicken blood. Why should she take the credit?
Seeing that his brother was like this, Zhang Heling had no choice but to become the shopkeeper. In fact, he was also a happy and leisurely person, but he just felt that it was difficult to save face. If Zhang Yanling didn't persist, he would have no motivation to persist. After all, if he wants to cause trouble now,
On the one hand, it is inappropriate, and on the other hand, it depends on the face of my younger brother.
Because of this, Zhang Yanling was able to take the time to go to the Wild Dog Ridge Arsenal in Xishan Manor several times while being extremely busy, and held several discussions with Xu Gao and others on the imitation and improvement of the Franco machine gun.
Regarding the imitation and improvement of the Folan cannon, I have reached some consensus with Xu Gao and others. Xu Gao also started the formal imitation and trial casting work at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
The emperor's wedding, in fact, is similar to the process of common people's marriage. It's just that the etiquette is more complicated and grand. Na Cai, Na Jin, Na Jin, and Zheng are all things that need to be done, but it's more complicated.
Pomp and pomp.
The queen Zhu Houzhao wanted to marry was Xia, the eldest daughter of Xia Ru, the governor of the Chinese Army. Although Zhu Houzhao didn't like women like Xia, he also knew that marrying the queen was a natural choice.
You want to marry someone who has a clean family background and is recognized by others, rather than the charming woman in the leopard room who suits your own needs.
The auspicious day of the zodiac has been planned for a long time, and the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the official day of the wedding. The news has been announced to the world early. Royal families, princes, and princes from all over the country also rushed to the capital to attend the wedding as soon as they got the news.
The Ministry of Rites, the Qintian Supervisor, the relevant supervisors of the inner court, and the relevant personnel of the various yamen of the imperial court also started busy preparations.
As the days approached, all the preparation work reached its busiest time, and Zhang Yanling had to participate in it to help with some affairs. The people in the Ministry of Etiquette were already as tired as dogs. At this time, Zhang Yanling led
Li Jie and others did not object if they came to help.
In short, after all the fuss and bustle, the wedding day finally came.
On the early morning of the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Yanling entered the palace early in the morning. This time he was responsible for guiding the emperor's every word and deed with a minister of etiquette. Because of the wedding today, all the emperor's actions must strictly follow the regulations, and even every stipulation must be followed.
Take action at an auspicious time.
The night before the wedding, Zhu Houzhao spent the night in the Leopard Room, enjoying his last night of nominal single life. So when Zhang Yanling entered the palace, the emperor was still asleep in the Leopard Room on Qionghua Island.
The minister of etiquette was in a hurry and was at a loss. He had just gone in to ask the emperor to get up, but Zhu Houzhao threw a shoe at his head. He was so frightened that a mouse ran out. The guards and chamberlains nearby not only did not help to wake him up, but also laughed on the sidelines.
Seeing Zhang Yanling's arrival, Zeng Chengzhi hurried forward to salute and explain the situation.
Zhang Yanling was really anxious. She coldly waved to several chamberlains and guards standing nearby to come over.
Several chamberlains and bodyguards even stepped forward to salute the Marquis with playful smiles. Zhang Yanling jumped up and one of them gave a big mouthful, and sternly scolded: "You bunch of bitches, the Emperor is getting married today. On such an important day, you actually did it yesterday."
He even asked the emperor to stay in the Leopard Room at night, making him unable to get up. Damn you guys, you didn’t even know how to stop him? All the civil and military officials were in the Fengtian Palace.
Waiting for the Emperor’s chariot in front, the princes and the team welcoming the bride are waiting outside the Meridian Gate to pick up the bride. People all over the world are waiting for the good news of the Emperor’s wedding. Did you guys do this on purpose? Did you deliberately let the Emperor do it?
Are you making a joke and being looked down upon by everyone in the world? If I don’t teach you bunch of bitches a lesson today, I will be sorry to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.”
Zhang Yanling yelled and kicked, punched and kicked several of the inner court guards. They covered their faces and howled like ghosts as they were beaten. They kept pleading. Zhang Yanling beat and cursed over and over again, and in his words, he put the blame on Liu Jin and others, saying that Liu Jin and others in the inner court had neglected their duties.
I will definitely go back and work with the civil and military officials of the imperial court to impeach and prosecute him.
Zhu Houzhao, who was sleeping in the room, was awakened by the yelling outside. He wanted to get angry, but after listening to Zhang Yanling's words, he felt a little ashamed. So he got up and walked to the door.
"Stop noisy and wait for me to change my clothes." Zhu Houzhao called.
Zhang Yanling winked hurriedly, Zeng took advantage of it and hurried forward to kowtow, and ordered people to put on the wedding attire prepared by Zhu Houzhao. In her heart, she admired Zhang Yanling. The method of the Marquis of Jianchang was really clever, he would not be like that
You're so stupid to run away
He went in and asked the emperor to get up. He deliberately made a noise outside and beat and scolded the guards. Firstly, he woke up the emperor. Secondly, he put the blame on these people who served the emperor to avoid embarrassing the emperor. Thirdly, he made a strong statement about his interests and even threatened to unite the ministers.
Impeach Liu Jin.
No matter how willful the emperor is, he will have to get up by himself.
In fact, everyone knows that today is the wedding day, and even Liu Jin did not dare to let the emperor stay up until he could not get up last night. This must be the emperor's own willfulness. But it points out the emperor's embarrassment, using this insinuating method
Obviously, it allowed the emperor to step down.
Finally, at midnight, Zhang Yanling and Zeng Chengzhi welcomed Zhu Houzhao, who was sleep deprived, to the Fengtian Hall.
The next step is to pay homage to the ancestors and pay homage to the empress dowager, and then accept the worship of hundreds of officials amid the sound of ritual music, and give festivals, gold books, gold seals and other items to the ministers who are welcoming the bride. The Minister of Rites reads out the canonization edict and announces that the wedding procession will set off to welcome the queen.
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The people who welcomed the bride were also very particular about choosing two people from the royal family with both sons and daughters as the messengers. What surprised Zhang Yanling was that the messenger announced by Li Jie, the Minister of Rites, was actually Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao. Only then did Zhang Yanling realize that Zhu Chenhao
In fact, Hao should have arrived long ago
Beijing, but has never made a public appearance. When I was in Guangzhou two months ago, I heard what the manager of the manor said during the night visit to Lu Zhengfang's manor, saying that the prince was going to Beijing and wanted to choose gifts to give.
That's it. There is no doubt that the prince is Zhu Chenhao.
When Zhu Chenhao stepped forward to salute, Zhang Yanling, who was standing next to Zhu Houzhao, looked carefully at the famous Prince Ning. Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao was handsome, handsome, and very young. He looked like he was only in his thirties.
. There is a faint smile on his pampered face, which is quite friendly and does not look like what he imagined at all.
Zhu Chenhao naturally knew who Zhang Yanling was. The moment their eyes met, Zhang Yanling truly felt the chill in Zhu Chenhao's eyes.
The wedding procession carried the Luanjia with gold seals, phoenix crowns and harems, and the ceremonial drums and drums played, and went to welcome the bride. Everyone in the Xia family had already been waiting in front of the mansion. After another round of red tape, when the auspicious time came, the Xia family boarded the Luanjia.
, the winds and drums were playing all the way, and they went up the royal road from the outer city, entered through the Zhengyang Gate, entered the palace from the main gate, and arrived at Fengtian Gate.
The eunuchs and maidens lined the streets to welcome the bride. Before arriving at Fengtian Palace, the messenger returned home. After that, he ordered the wife to order the princess, his wife, and other women to accompany the queen to Kunning Palace. At that time, Zhu Houzhao and others were already waiting at Kunning Palace. Li Jie, the Minister of Rites,
Under the auspices of the couple, they bowed to heaven and earth at the auspicious time to complete the wedding ceremony.
After this, the edict was issued, declaring the wedding to be successful. Afterwards, the whole city saluted with firecrackers, drums, music and dragon lanterns filled the city to celebrate. Some officials distributed wedding cakes and candy, and the whole city rejoiced.
After a noisy day, the emperor's grand wedding finally came to an end.
Although Zhang Yanling only ran around with Zhu Houzhao, she was still very tired. She had never been so tired after marrying a wife and taking in concubines. The key is that there are so many rules. The officials of the Ministry of Rites have a good tone and cannot make a mistake or be careless at all. These guys
After finally getting the opportunity to express themselves, everyone was really excited. Everyone could only cooperate, and this group of people had a good time and became the master.