Prince Henry was woken up in the middle of the night. Honglu Temple sent him some snacks to satisfy his hunger. After washing, he was taken to the Forbidden City.
In fact, they took a shower and changed clothes three days in advance to meet the emperor.
During these three days, they were not allowed to eat spicy food, and were even asked not to have sex with men and women, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the Emperor of Heaven.
All the European aristocratic children were deeply shocked by this. Before they even saw the Chinese Emperor, the Chinese Emperor's supreme authority was already like a mountain pressing on their heads.
As for the issue of bathing, only during the more than a hundred years when the Black Death was raging, Europeans did not bathe frequently because they were afraid of contracting the disease. Although it still has some influence today, except for fanatics, everyone, whether noble or commoner, will take a bath as long as they have the conditions.
In vain, everyone was taken outside Dong'an Gate and allowed to leave after being ordered to take off their weapons.
After entering, it was still early, and officials from Honglu Temple took them to drink tea and wait.
There are many rooms near the Yamen of Guanglu Temple, some of which are provided for officials to wait for the court. There are hot tea, snacks and dried fruits. Officials can take them at will, but they are strictly prohibited from taking them with them secretly. These foods were reformed by Wang Yuan
Later benefits.
"So many officials!"
The Europeans were inexplicably shocked. They were all crowded with official uniforms. The number of Chinese officials overwhelmed any of their countries.
Prince Henry learned to crack a handful of melon seeds, and suddenly a eunuch said that the time was coming. So they went to Donghua Gate and queued up for inspection. Nothing else was inspected. The officials only needed to show their badges. Europe
Guys also have temporary waistbands issued.
Then we went around in a big circle and gathered in the square in front of the Meridian Gate to wait.
In fact, the most convenient way to enter the Chengtian Gate is through Chang'an Avenue, but the Chengtian Gate will not be opened unless there is an important event. Even if the ministers of the six ministries break up for work, they have to go around a long circle to get to the office. This thing is designed to be extremely inhumane.
However, with just this detour, the emperor's authority was strengthened again!
Prince Henry felt that the palace walls were tight and the palace walls were like a maze. The more he walked, the smaller he felt and the more he admired the emperor he had not yet met.
In front of the Meridian Gate, civil and military officials lined up in groups, and the European envoys lined up alone at the end.
As the morning light fades, cannons from the towers sound, and ritual music begins.
Civil and military officials entered through small doors on both sides, and all the Europeans followed behind the officials. Prince Henry thought he would see the emperor when he entered, but instead he saw a super large square, and all the officials lined up in front of a small bridge to wait.
After waiting for a while, the sound of whips suddenly sounded in front, and shouts came one after another. Civil and military officials were finally able to cross the bridge.
But he could not see the emperor yet, so he continued to wait in the square.
Prince Henry looked around the wide square and the tall palace, as if his soul had been violently shocked.
The Fengtian Hall at this time was far taller and larger than the later Forbidden City. Historically, in the 36th year of Jiajing's reign, the three main halls were burned down. The imperial court did not have enough large timber, so it could only reduce the size and height of the Fengtian Hall.
The length and width are greatly reduced.
Now, the hall in front of Prince Henry was rebuilt as usual during the Zhengtong period. It is so majestic and solemn that people unconsciously want to prostrate themselves in worship.
This is the emperor, this is power!
What does the Pope mean? What does the Shinra Emperor mean? Compared with the Chinese Emperor, the French King seems as ridiculous as a country rich man.
Prince Henry secretly made up his mind to build such a magnificent palace after he became the king of France. He imitated Chinese rituals and music, formulated French rituals and music, and ordered ministers to line up to pay homage to the king!
Similarly, Princess Mary was shocked speechless. The supreme authority made her tremble all over. On the one hand, it was the awe of the Chinese emperor, and on the other hand, it was the desire for power. She dreamed of returning to England.
Be a female emperor.
Finally, the emperor was promoted to the throne.
Amidst the solemn music and rituals, civil and military officials entered in batches, while European envoys and some minor officials could still only stand in the square in front of the palace. This was because Wang Yuan had simplified the rules of going to court, and most low-level officials did not need to go to court.
Otherwise, hundreds of people would be standing in the square right now.
After handling several daily government affairs, Wang Chong, Man Zheng and Ning Botao came out.
Wang Chong reported the results of the mission: "Your Majesty, I am on an envoy to the West this time. The King of Portugal has been canonized, and his country has become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. He has dedicated three ports including Goa and Tianzhu to our dynasty. I also communicated with Rome.
The emperor and the king of Spain signed an alliance. The millions of miles of ocean east of the meat-loving country (Ottoman), the big food country (Persia), and west of Yinzhou are all our Daming Sea Territories!"
The results of the mission have been reported long ago, and even the rewards for Wang Qiong and others have been decided. This was said specifically to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.
Many officials opposed a mission to Europe because the fleet would be too expensive.
What is the use of millions of miles of sea territory?
Those who are born in coastal areas or have served as officials in coastal areas all know what this means, but there are still many inland officials who are confused. Farming cannot be done on the ocean, so what if it is hundreds of millions of miles away?
Wang Chong continued: "Although this mission to the West was expensive and expensive, the official ship carried a lot of goods. After all the expenses, we got 60,000 taels of gold, 520,000 taels of silver, and copper ingots.
90,000 jins. The Han merchant ships accompanying them also gained quite a lot, and handed over a total of more than 50,000 taels of silver (protection fee) to the court."
"hiss!"
In the Fengtian Palace, many officials were breathing cold air. They were not on a mission to the vassal state. They were just doing business!
Zhu Zaiyi was very happy and said: "Officials who are sent as envoys are all rewarded."
Manzheng and Ning Botao already have titles, and they cannot be promoted to official positions. They are each promoted to one level of martial arts, one level of military honors, and then their salary is increased by one level.
Wang Chong was promoted to the right deputy governor of the capital, and he patrolled Guangdong.
"The envoys from all the countries in Thailand and the West are here to meet you!"
The European aristocratic children were finally taken to Fengtian Palace, but stopped at Danbi halfway.
Prince Henry was already in admiration of the Ming Dynasty etiquette. He stood obediently outside the palace and peeked inside through the palace door.
But I heard an official from Honglu Temple shouting: "The crown prince, the Duke of Portugal, and the crown prince's wife have entered the palace!"
"It is announced that the crown prince and his wife of the Marquis of Portugal have entered the palace!"
"Announcement that the crown prince, Duke of Spain, and his wife will enter the palace!"
"Preach the Cardinal Prince of the Kingdom to enter the palace!"
"Announcement of the entry of the Prince and Crown Princess of France into the palace!"
"Xuan Ying, Princess of China, enters the palace!"
"Xuan..."
Everyone was brought into the Fengtian Hall in a daze, and the civil and military ministers looked at them sideways.
The Europeans had never seen this kind of market, and they only felt that the emperor on the golden throne had a tall image, and subconsciously wanted to kneel down and worship him; it was the first time for the civil and military officials to hear so many country names, and they were so excited about these red-haired and golden-haired ghosts.
Very interested.
Under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, the European nobles knelt down collectively and shouted in Chinese: "Envoys from this country, please pay homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
Zhu Zaijun was very pleased with Longyan: "Everyone who is flat is given a Luo robe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the nobles shouted.
Princess Mary suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, please... please give me a Han name."
For several months on the ship, the nobles did not have much communication with the Han people, but they learned Chinese every day during their stay at Honglu Temple. Princess Mary could already speak simple daily language. As for the words "Please give me a Chinese name", it was Honglu who asked for advice.
The Chief of Ceremonies of Lu Temple.
The Chief of Ceremonies of Honglu Temple, the miscellaneous officials at the end of the ninth grade, and those unlearned and unskilled guys in the Imperial College are just waiting to be assigned similar jobs.
But the majestic British princess didn't understand the situation when she first arrived, thinking that the chief minister was a very important official, so she actually seduced the chief minister into bed while she was learning etiquette.
However, Princess Mary is not at a disadvantage, at least the Prime Minister can help her with ideas.
Sure enough, Zhu Zaiyi was immediately impressed by Mary and said with a smile: "You are the princess of England, do you also want to have a Chinese name?"
Princess Mary said: "Da Ming... is very good, I am chattering..."
As he spoke, he returned to English, and the translator could only say: "The Princess of England said that she admires the majesty of the Ming Dynasty and respects His Majesty's saintliness. She is willing to stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time to become the King of Mu, and requests that your Majesty give you a Chinese name and a Chinese surname."
Zhu Zaiyi smiled and said: ""Confucius' Family Sayings" says: Living with good people is like entering a house of Zhilan. If you don't smell its fragrance for a long time, you will be transformed by it. Since you want to be immersed in the culture of the Han family, you might as well name it 'Zhilan'.
', let's call it 'Zhu Zhilan'."
The translator quickly said: "Why don't you thank your Majesty for your kindness? Your Majesty has given you a national surname."
Princess Mary was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Other nobles quickly said: "Your Majesty, please name me!"
The emperor didn't have so much time, so it was enough to give him the first one. He said to Luo Qinshun, the Minister of Rites, "Mr. Luo will handle the matter of giving names."
The nobles were quite disappointed and only regretted that they were not as smart as Princess Mary.
Zhu Zaiyi added: "It is inconvenient for you, the female relatives of the Western countries, to study in the Imperial College. The Ministry of Rites discussed it and selected a female official in the palace to teach you specially, and they studied "Biography of Women", "Nv's Commandments", "Nv's Commandments" and
Books such as "Nvjian", "Inner Training", "Guifan", and "The Analects of Confucius"."
Wang Chong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Princess Mary's dissolute behavior could be used as negative teaching material in class.