After drinking Jiaobai wine and eating dumplings, Zhu Youtang secretly wrapped money in the dumplings and said: "Whoever can eat dumplings and get money will be rewarded with a "Jade Ruyi". Of course, if you can get the meaning of money,

It is also said that "whoever gets it can predict the good fortune of the year."

After the event, Zhu Youtang issued an order again according to etiquette, allowing his relatives to pay homage to the various imperial tombs in Changping again.

Because the emperor also wanted to worship, Taichang Temple appointed a member of the Thousand Households of the Sacrifice and nine flag troops to deliver all the items used for the mausoleum sacrifice to Changping Prefecture ten days before the memorial ceremony.

On the day before worship, the sacrifice cases and sacrifices of each case are arranged according to the etiquette. The display of sacrifices on each case has a fixed pattern. On the emperor's main case, there are three jue, one tea, two soup respectively.

Two rice, four vegetables, one roasted meat, one roasted liver, one meat and bone, one fried cake, one horn, one chestnut, one jujube, one round eye, one lychee, one walnut, two steamed buns, one mutton, two hog meat

, one juice pot, one wine pot. The sacrifices displayed on the queen's official case are the same as those on the emperor's case, except that there is no wine pot but a teapot.

Accompanied by the sound of Shao music, Zhu Youtang stepped onto the stage wearing a dragon robe, took the wine bottle from He Ding, and presented it to his ancestors three times. Then the Youyou calendar was officially promulgated.

That is to say, the unitary calendar was implemented in the second year of Hongzhi! "The common people are also waiting for the new calendar and the new year and new atmosphere!"

Next comes the most important court meeting, where civil and military ministers and envoys from all over the world will pay congratulations to the Ming Emperor.

The day before Zhengdan, Shang Baosi had already set up the throne in Fengtian Hall in advance. A table was set up to the east of the throne, and an incense case was set up to the south of the palace steps. The Jiaofang Si set up a band to play Zhonghe Shao music on the east and west sides of Fengtian Hall.

Stand in the north.

In the early morning, the honor guard of the Jinyiwei stood on the east and west sides of the steps and the platform. Mou Bin, the new palm commander of the Jinyiwei, was in charge. After all, it was a very important festival and a grand gathering of all nations. Every detail was important.

You must do it well without making any mistakes, so as to demonstrate the majesty of the heavenly kingdom.

"The station over there is one stop to the east. Yes, that's right there! Old Liu, you have chosen the position on the platform. The distance should be the same!" Mou Bin loudly directed the honor guard to stand.

The layout of this side of the palace is in charge of the eunuch He Ding. Because Huaien, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, is ill and bedridden, He Ding is under full command today. Several young eunuchs have set up booths on the east and west sides of the palace.

Fans were placed on the east and west sides of the platform facing each other, and four people holding whips were placed on the left and right sides facing north.

The Jiaofang Division then set up a band to stand facing north on both sides of the palace steps and played music. The Ceremony Division set up Tongwen, and the two cases of jade and silk were on the east side of the steps. The Jinwu Guards set up escort officials in the Fengtian Hall and on both sides of the steps, and outside the Meridian Gate, Fengtian

Armored soldiers were placed outside the gate and on the east and west sides of the steps. Guards in golden uniforms were placed outside Fengtian Gate. Generals were placed on the steps, platform base and Fengtian Gate. Flags were placed on the east and west sides of Fengtian Gate. Dianmu officers placed horses, rhinos and elephants on the south side of the Wenwu Building.

East and west facing each other.

As for the Qintian Prison, Si Chenlang was set up on the east side of the inner road to tell the time, and he stood on the north side. The two censors who were responsible for regulating etiquette stood on both sides of the steps, facing each other. There were two internal assistants standing on the left and right sides of Fengtian Hall, and two external assistants.

People stand on both sides of the northern steps facing each other. Then there are messengers and announcers in the hall, standing east and west facing each other in the Fengtian Hall.

Just hearing the sound of a tong drum, hundreds of officials in court uniforms lined up and stood waiting outside the Meridian Gate.

Immediately after the sound of the two tong drums, the ceremonial officer ushered the officials through the left and right gates to enter and stand on the east and west sides of the palace platform, facing north.

After three drums, the deacons entered the Huagai Hall to serve. The eunuchs knelt down to invite the emperor to ascend the throne.

"Your Majesty, please come to Fengtian Hall to pay homage!"

The quiet whip was fired, and the internal and external officials praised and chanted the order of the hundreds of officials. When all the officials lined up, the praise officer shouted:

"Bow." Fengtian Hall played loudly.

The saluting officer bowed four times, all officials were leveled, and the ceremonial officer shouted:

"Enter the table."

I saw the two people involved in the matter go to the same desk to guide them. The leader of the team lifted the case and then entered the main hall through the east door. He placed the case in the main hall and the joy stopped.

Neizan sang loudly: "Announce the declaration."

All the officials immediately knelt down to wait for the declaration. The official stood up from the ground and shouted: "Declaration."

The Exhibition Officer took out the list, the Announcement Officer went outside the bead curtain of the emperor's throne and read the list loudly, and the External Appreciation Officer shouted: "All officials kneel down."

At this court meeting, the official who delivered the speech on behalf of the emperor was the newly promoted cabinet minister Xie Qian. I saw Xie Qian kneeling in the middle of the steps and reading aloud the speeches of the officials:

"I am an official and a minister. This is the first day of the lunar month. The three Yangs are prosperous and all things are new. I respectfully express my sincere gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor for his blessings and may God provide you with everlasting prosperity."

After the congratulatory memorial, the ministers shouted: "Long live my emperor!"

The countries participating in this meeting include Chaoxian, Annan, Ryukyu, Sulu, Hemaowu, Meluoju, Borneo, Guma Qilang, Fengjiashilan, Zhenwa, Dali, Rilaxiazhi, Old Port, Sumatra,

Bai Hua, Pahang, Kuri, Little Kelan, Big Kelan, Ganlida, Pengana, Kamba, Jilandan and other countries.

These foreign vassals bowed, knelt down, kowtowed, and then shouted in unskilled Chinese: "Holy greetings to the Ming Emperor."

"I am safe."

Zhu Youtang glanced at them and saw that these envoys from foreign countries were dressed in strange clothes and their gestures were a little weird, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.

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After the court meeting, Zhu Youtang held a big night banquet in Maoqin Hall and rewarded the ministers with festival money.

Moreover, Zhu Youtang decreed that the inner market should be opened to the public. The inner market was a market set up within the Imperial City and outside the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty. It was mainly located outside the Donghua Gate and inside the Dong'an Gate on the east side of the Forbidden City, and continued north to the Xuanwu Gate.

The inner city in this area played a guiding role in the folk customs of the capital. With the relaxation of imperial control and the trend of commodity economy throughout the country, it continued to develop and prosper.

In the Maoqin Hall, the British Duke Zhang Mao, the first assistant of the cabinet Liu Ji, the second assistant Xu Pu, as well as the six central ministries and civil and military ministers from various ministries were all toasting each other at the table.

"Mr. Ge, I'd like to toast you. Your strength has been growing continuously over the past year! Two days ago, you chased Wei Zhang fiercely and successfully knocked him down. I don't know who I want to knock down next.

?" The person who spoke was Zou Mo, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although the words of the first assistant Liu Ji that day were still ringing in his ears, he still couldn't swallow it. After all, Wei Zhang had a good relationship with him before.

That day, Zou Mo wanted to say a few more words for Wei Zhang, but seeing the decisiveness in his first assistant Liu Ji's words and thinking about his wife, children, and children, and his future official career, he held back. After Wei Zhang was arrested, Zou Mo

I felt very ashamed. I took advantage of the banquet today and drank some wine, so I vomited it out.

Before Xu Pu could speak, Xie Qian raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come, Minister Zou, let me offer you a drink. I'm afraid that Minister Zou is too drunk and has drank too much? The first person to impeach Wei Zhang to His Majesty was Han, the Minister of War.

Junyan, and Han Junyan was also recommended by all of you against all odds. Moreover, the crimes committed by Wei Zhang are all true according to the Jinyiwei investigation. We are just discussing the matter. If Zou Shilang has resentment in his heart, he wants to report the injustice to Wei Zhang.

, just ask your Majesty for an explanation!"

Xie Qian's last few words were loud and deliberately let Zhu Youtang, who was sitting in the first place, hear them.

When Zhu Youtang heard the sound, he frowned and glanced at Zou Mo. Liu Ji, who was sitting on the right side of the emperor, also heard what Xie Qian said. His face was livid and he clenched his fists.

Xie Qian's words really made the drunk Zou Mo sober up a lot. Looking at Zhu Youtang with cold eyes and Liu Ji with a livid face, Zou Mo gave a flattering smile and retreated dejectedly, never to be seen again.

Dare to talk to Xie Qian.

Behind Zhu Youtang, He Ding and Yanhai were on both sides, while Li Guang and Zhu Youtang sent him to visit Huaien.

For Li Guang, this kind of fair and honest opportunity is what he urgently needs. According to his own speculation, Hua En has been bedridden for three months and should be returning to the west soon. And his recent frequent visits to Hua En are actually for Li Guang.

Selfishly, once Huai En goes to the west and the position of eunuch in charge of the ceremony is vacant, the emperor will definitely choose someone again. At that time, based on his position in the emperor's mind, he can give it a try. Even if the emperor asks He Ding to take over.

Si Li, you can also compete for the vacant imperial eunuch. Go see Huai En more often and leave more of a good impression on this old eunuch. If he can look good for you in front of the emperor,

Just a few words and your chances of success will be greatly increased.

In Maoqin Hall, the stunning singer from the Ming Dynasty Palace is dancing to the sounds of silk, bamboo and string instruments.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Youtang was already a bit tipsy. He clapped his hands, and Yanhai and several eunuchs presented several jade plates.

Zhu Youtang ordered to open the gift box on the jade plate, take out the gifts and put them on the table. He continued: "Everyone here is my minister of the Ming Dynasty. Today, not only do I have festival money to reward all my dear friends, but also

These gifts will also be distributed to you."

Upon seeing this, all the civil and military officials held cups in honor of Zhu Youtang and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please have more grace from Heaven and may your Majesty be blessed!"

In the blink of an eye, all the civil and military officials were filled with gifts, but the value of the gifts was also determined by their rank. For example, the gift for Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet, was a ginseng from the year before last wrapped in red-edged mulberry paper, while the gift for the second minister was

Xu Pu's gift was an inkstone carved from fine bluestone, and the square stone inkstone was engraved with a landscape painting from the Northern Song Dynasty. The gift from Xie Qian, the new minister in the cabinet, was a jade Ruyi made of fine jade.

, the governor of Beijing, Ma Wensheng, has a sword made of gold and silver, and some of the remaining low-level officials also have some aged Laojiao wine.

Seeing the ministers happily playing with their gifts at this time, Zhu Youtang suddenly remembered the excerpt he read last night. He said: "The governors of Henan and Anhui reported repeatedly that the canal was blocked by sediment due to the Yellow River breach.

, it is difficult to travel by boat. The capital alone relies on water transportation of four million loads of grain every year. These two things really worry me."

The ministers saw that the emperor was talking so dizzy and drunk that they still remembered the incident of river transportation.

Zhu Youtang glanced at Zou Mo, the right servant of the Ministry of Finance, who had just caused trouble at the dinner, and asked coldly: "Zou Mo, what do you think we should do?"

Zou Mo's heart tightened and he said: "I...I think the river embankment should be built immediately."

"How to fix it?"

"This...this.

Liu Ji saw that Zou Mo couldn't answer, so he had to speak to him and said: "I think that your majesty can first send a decree to the provinces near the disaster area and order them to transport grain and rice to the disaster area, and then send officials to lead people to the disaster area.

Emergency repair work on the river."

When Zou Mo saw Liu Ji rescuing him, he looked at him with thanks, but Liu Ji just rolled his eyes coldly. Wei Zhang had fallen, and he could no longer let Zou Mo, a stupid pig, do bad things, otherwise the court would be afraid of him in the future.

He no longer has the right to speak for himself.

After hearing this, Zhu Youtang did not pursue Zou Mo, and said with emotion: "The Yellow River has been flooding for thousands of years. The people along the Yellow River in all dynasties have suffered from floods in the Yellow River every year! That's it for today's dinner. Think about it when you go back.

Don’t worry about how to control floods in the Yellow River! If you continue to indulge like this, it will be the common people who will be flooded today, and you will be flooded tomorrow!”

The officials were afraid that the emperor would be angry again, so they bowed and returned to their homes.

And Zhu Youtang fell asleep on the Long Case...
Chapter completed!