The prisoner presentation ceremony was formulated during the Zhu Yuanzhang period.
Liu Chun, the Minister of Rites, had offended the emperor a while ago, and now he planned to make amends and make the emperor happy. So the prisoner presentation ceremony was scheduled for the beginning of September, a few days before the emperor's birthday, to celebrate the emperor's birthday and to pay homage to the emperor.
Fanbang shows off its martial arts - there happened to be many envoys from Fanbang who came to present birthday gifts to the emperor (and conduct trade by the way).
Korea, Japan, Annan, Ryukyu, Champa, Luzon, Ceylon...many foreign vassals came. In addition, the Yerqiang Khanate, Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Kazakh Khanate, Xiaolietu tribe, etc.
There are more than 20 vassal vassals in the Western Regions of the Buci tribe, which is quite a bit like the coming of all nations to the dynasty.
Envoys from vassal kings from various places, as well as envoys from foreign vassals, had come to stay in the capital a long time ago and were given a banquet by Honglu Temple.
Before the prisoners were sacrificed, the emperor sent noble officials to worship the ancestral temple and the country in the northern and southern suburbs, and informed the ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth of the good news of the victory. At this time, all civil and military officials were required to come to the table to congratulate them. They were not allowed to say bad things, and must
Flatter the emperor.
Zhang Wei, Zhu Ying, Li Sanlang and other generals took prisoners and some generals from the military camp outside the city to the Meridian Gate.
Along the way, people crowded around to watch, pointing at Mansuer and other prisoners.
"I heard that Wang Erlang won another battle."
"You just heard about it? The victorious battle has been fought for a long time, and it was postponed to the Longevity Festival to present the prisoners."
"More than just winning the battle, I got the exact news that Wang Erlang destroyed an entire country in the Western Regions. I heard that he led three thousand troops and defeated tens of thousands of barbarians!"
"Hey, why didn't Wang Erlang return to Beijing?"
"Wang Erlang will guard the Western Regions. He may not be able to come back in a year and a half."
"Your Majesty should let Wang Erlang lead the troops and kill the little Mongolian prince."
"..."
Feeling the enthusiasm of the people in the capital, Li Ying suddenly felt extremely honored and straightened his back while riding on the horse.
After entering the Imperial City, Li Ying did not even need to dismount. He rode all the way to the Meridian Gate and was guided by the Imperial City guards to stand in position.
Suddenly, rituals and music began.
"Hundred officials are here to serve!"
All civil and military officials lined up one after another and stood neatly in front of the Meridian Gate.
"The envoy from the vassal state is here to serve!"
The envoys of each vassal king and the envoys of foreign vassals are arranged in the designated positions in turn.
"Go upstairs!"
Zhu Houzhao wore ordinary clothes and accompanied the emperor's guard of honor when he came to the Meridian Gate Tower and took his seat. Today, he must wear ordinary clothes and no other clothes. This rule was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"The general pays homage!"
Zhang Wei, Zhu Ying, and Li Ying immediately went forward, passed the officials and envoys, and paid four obeisances to the emperor.
Xie Lü Lang (an official of the eighth rank) led the military band to enter. The music officer knelt down and knelt down to worship and shouted: "The Holy Emperor is above, please play the triumphal music!"
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Yes!"
"The triumphal music will be played!"
"The triumphal music will be played!"
The eunuchs and guards shouted one after another, conveying the emperor's decree downstairs.
Xielu Lang raised the banner, and the military band played the triumphal song. The form was similar to that played by military bands in later generations.
Happy to stop, praise the announcement.
Wang Yangming, who had just become the Minister of Honglu Temple, shouted at the top of his voice: "Announcement!"
The emperor's official next to him was about to hand Lu Bu over to Lu Bu immediately.
In film and television works, a small soldier often appears, riding a horse and holding a flag high, shouting along the way: "Great victory, great victory!" That flag is a cloth with the victory report written on it to spread to all directions.
The official of Lubu was appointed by Wang Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of War. He came to the Lubu case and stood there waiting quietly.
Wang Yangming shouted again: "Kneel down and hold the hut!"
Wang Qiong quickly inserted the wat board on his waist, knelt in front of the case to receive the cloth, and then walked from north to south among the civil and military officials to the designated position, and together with the official Zhanlu, opened the cloth and announced to the world: "The vassal state of the Western Regions"
Turpan invaded the Seven Guards of Guanxi several times... Today, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites (already promoted), a bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy, and the young master of Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shi Wang Yuan, was ordered to take charge of Shaanxi and Gansu and manage the Western Regions. With Zhang Wei, Bo Hui'an,
Zhu Ying, the young eunuch of the Royal Horse Guard, and Li Ying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards (who had been promoted), commanded four thousand troops and controlled various tribes. They defeated tens of thousands of bandit troops and captured numerous prisoners. They captured the enemy chief Man Su'er alive and destroyed the country of Turpan in the Western Region.
More than two thousand miles away, we have recovered the Oara and Tatar tribes..."
Although the detailed plot had been known for a long time, hearing the Lubu document at this time still shocked the civil and military officials inexplicably.
It is one thing to oppose the title of king in the Western Regions, and it is another thing to be inspired to destroy the country and expand the territory. The Ming Dynasty has not had such good news for a long time.
Even Shi Jie, who was extremely tough in front of the emperor, now had to admit that Wang Yuan had indeed made amazing achievements, and he was worthy of being called Ban Chao Wei Huo of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the envoys from the vassal state, they were also frightened and remembered Wang Yuan's name firmly. They didn't know the details. They only listened to the nonsense written by Lu Bu's secretary, and thought that Wang Yuan really only brought 4,000 soldiers and directly conquered Turpan.
It was destroyed.
It is indeed a heavenly kingdom. A right minister of the Ministry of Rites can easily destroy the country!
Wang Yangming shouted again: "Send prisoners!"
The general who presented the prisoners brought the prisoners to the prisoner presentation position and stood facing north.
Zhang Zilin, who was recommended by Liang Chu and re-appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, came to the Meridian Gate and knelt down to report: "Wang Qiong, the Minister of the Ministry of War, said: The right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the young master of Zhan Shifu Wang Yuan,
Zhang Wei, the Bo of Hui'an, Zhu Ying, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Guard, Li Ying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and the captives Sutanmansu'er, Huo Mahemu, Huo Halike, etc. who were presented by the Turfan Kingdom in the Western Regions, please pay them to the supervisor."
Zhu Houzhao was supposed to say "accurate" and then hand the prisoner over to the Ministry of Punishment for execution. But instead of following common sense, this guy actually said: "Wait a minute, I'll go downstairs and take a look!"
The solemn and magnificent prisoner presentation ceremony was ruined in this way.
All civil and military officials were speechless for a moment. Each one held a wat board and lowered his head to look at his toes.
Zhu Houzhao ran down from the tower, pulled off the gauze from Man Su'er's mouth, and asked, "Are you convinced?"
Man Su'er didn't understand at all and just shouted: "Kill me quickly!"
Zhu Houzhao said to Li Ying: "Li Sanlang, how does this man's martial arts compare with yours?"
Li responded: "I can't defeat you."
Zhu Houzhao asked again: "I heard that Erlang fought with this guy in a duel and captured him?"
Li responded: "That's true. Man Su'er was chased by the ministers for half a day. When he was desperate, he clamored to challenge Wang Shilang in a duel. Although this guy was captured by Wang Xueshi in the third round, but in the second round, he was completely
The man was hiding in the horse's belly, and Academician Wang's calves were cut by him. His riding and sword skills are very good."
Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "You are also a brave man. As the leader of a country, you can lead your troops to fight on the battlefield. This is also my ambition." There was a feeling of envy in his words. Zhu Houzhao said to Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Punishment.
, "They are all warriors, just behead them and stop humiliating them."
"I accept the decree." Zhang Zilin said.
Zhu Houzhao returned to the tower, and the prisoners were dragged down and beheaded.
Wang Yangming shouted: "Bow! Bye!"
All the generals kowtowed.
Wang Yangming shouted again: "Xing! Bye!"
All the generals kowtowed and bowed four times.
Wang Yangming shouted again: "Stand flat, hold the hut, and dance!"
All the generals stood up, put the wat boards on their waists, and then danced together to celebrate.
Imagine that the victorious generals danced together, and the same dance posture was danced three times. This thing also originated from Zhou rites, and it can only be danced on large occasions.
After dancing, Wang Yangming shouted again: "Kneel down! Long live the mountain!"
All the generals knelt down and shouted in unison: "Long live!"
"Zaishanhu!"
"Long live!"
"Long live Shanhu!"
"Long live!"
Then, the generals took out the wat tablets from their waists and bowed four times to the emperor.
Zhang Wei, Zhu Ying, Li Ying and other generals finished their work and were led away from the prisoner offering site by the ceremony officer.
Then came the civil and military officials, who repeated the same procedure as the victorious generals, and then danced and shouted long live. The scene was even more grand, with hundreds of ministers dancing together to celebrate, and envoys from foreign countries were not qualified to dance with them.
The Han people are also good at singing and dancing!
(PS: Recommend "Era of Struggle", the rebirth of White No. 13.)