February 14th, a beautiful spring weather.

The officials involved in the farming and borrowing ceremony were mainly the emperor, the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers, but Lin Qingran waved his pen and added all the head officials of the nine ministers and the six ministers, saying: Watch the ceremony.

If it were in other dynasties, many officials would disdain to stand beside and watch the ceremony foolishly. However, the current emperor has been celebrating for more than 20 years, and now he has the opportunity to meet his monarch in person, but he is in a hurry to flock to him.

Farming and borrowing gifts are not considered a great gift for the court, but many officials seem to attach great importance to it. They not only changed into a brand new set of official robes, but also packed themselves up like grooms and came outside the Western Garden early.

By noon, the officials followed the eunuch into the West Garden, and Xu Jie led several court ministers from Wuyi Hall, and the officials came to Tugu altar in front of Renshou Palace.

The Tugu Altar is like an altar, facing north and south. It is a square platform with a circumference of five feet and four feet, five inches and five minutes high. There are steps on all sides, and there are steps in the steps, with a total of nine levels.

There are people who cannot avoid disputes, let alone the officialdom. Since Yan Song and his son have cultivated their cliques, the momentum of forming cliques has become increasingly obvious.

Xu Jie, Yan Ne and Li Chunfang have become the largest force. They not only hold important positions, but also authentic poets, who not only have the opportunity to join the cabinet and become ministers, but also become Xu. successor of the rank.

Yuan Wei, Dong Fen and Zhang Yongming formed the strong Zhejiang Party. Yuan Wei and Dong Fen all have the opportunity to compete for the throne of the chief minister, while Zhang Yongming controls the Censorate.

Yang Bo had close contacts with Huang Guangsheng in the same year, and he also completed the combination of Jin and Henan with Li Dengyun, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. In particular, there was financial support from Shanxi merchants, which made this force not to be underestimated.

Wu Shan is self-conceited and does not join the party. He clearly distances himself with the Minister of Works Lei Li of the Ministry of Works, but no one dares to underestimate him. Among so many prime ministers, Wu Shan has the highest qualifications and reputation, but he is Xu Jie's biggest threat. and the successor.

As the actual organizer of these farming and borrowing gifts, Lin Qingran did not have the time to greet these tycoons and repeatedly reminded the officials of the Honglu Temple to praise him. He seemed to be worried and came to an old ox and stared for a while.

"Sir, please rest assured that I am the most spiritual cow in the world!" The old man next to him showed his sparse yellow teeth and boasted proudly.

"Is that true?" Lin Weiran's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately said to the old man: "You let it roll twice on the ground, and your tongue will be spit out!"

The old man's mouth twitched a few times, and then complained: "Mr. Lin, are you kidding? There is no cow who can roll around obediently in this world, and he has to stick out his tongue!"

Lin Qingran looked at the old man who had never seen the world with contempt, but had no intention of arguing with the old man, and sighed silently in his heart. If Hu Niu's old Huang was here, he would not have been so worried about whether Niu would go crazy. It's right.

"The son-in-law has met his father-in-law and Mr. Sun!"

After Lin Weiran handled all the affairs here, he found that his father-in-law and Sun Zhi, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, looked towards him, and took the initiative to walk over to the two of them and said respectfully.

Sun Zhi and Wu Shan were the same Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing. They have just been promoted to the Left Minister of the Ministry of Works. Looking at Lin Weiran, who is in the limelight, they can't help but feel the feeling of pushing the old waves in the Yangtze River.

Wu Shan seemed very calm and still had a serious expression. Not to mention that his current status is steadily suppressing Lin Qinran, even if he is demoted to the people, he is Lin Qinran's teacher and father-in-law. If I am your uncle, I will always be

Your uncle.

Sun Zhi also followed Lin Xuran to greet him, and then asked curiously: "Mr. Lin, but I don't know what method you have used. The emperor will actually perform the farming ceremony in person?"

As soon as this statement was made, the thoughts of many officials were expressed. The nearby officials turned their heads and looked at Lin Qingran, also wanting to know what methods Lin Qingran used.

Lin Weiran kept a smile on his face, and was about to explain.

But at this moment, a sharp voice came from not far away and said, "The Emperor is here!"

When they learned that the emperor had arrived, all the officials naturally didn't care about the talks and stood behind Xu Jie and Yuan Wei to welcome their wise emperor, Jiajing.

Jiajing took a jade chariot and turned out from the palace road, and had already appeared in the sight of the officials.

"I'm going to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Xu Jie led all the officials to kneel down to Jiajing on the jade chariot and welcomed the Ming monarch, causing the sound here to break the peace of the Western Garden like a tsunami.

The jade chariot stopped in front of the officials, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing, came down from the jade chariot. Surprisingly and surprisingly, Jiajing was not wearing a Taoist robes today, but a dragon robes symbolizing supreme power.

Jiajing, wearing a dragon robe, did not feel as thin as before, and looked more majestic as before. He looked at the faces of familiar or strange officials, but raised his hand lightly and said, "Loves."

, flat!”

"I thank the emperor, long live my emperor!"

The officials gave thanks again, and then they raised their heads to face the sunshine and looked at the emperor they were thinking about. The Minister of Guanglu Temple and the Minister of Honglu Temple were two old men, but tears came out without any hesitation.

Finally, I saw the appearance of the current priest.

Since the priests have stopped the morning court, the monarch and ministers who should have been facing each other day have long been like heaven and earth. The emperor usually does not summon them, but they have nothing to do to meet the monarch and ministers in person, which has led to their monarch and ministers being separated for too long.

With the arrival of Jiajing, this farming ceremony officially kicked off.

Under Lin Junran's arrangement, Jiajing, wearing a dragon robe, first entered Renshou Palace to worship the gods of agriculture and the tablets of the gods such as clouds, rain, wind, and thunder, and completed a set of rituals to worship the gods.

After the ceremony, Jiajing came out of Renshou Palace and led all civil and military officials to burn incense to the Tugu altar and worship.

Lin Xuran kept paying attention to the time, and came to the emperor and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please climb to the Tugu altar!"

Jiajing, wearing a dragon robe, nodded gently, and then climbed up the stairs from the south with an extraordinary demeanor and came to the Tugu Altar. The cabinet ministers and officials of the Nine Ministers followed him, while the other officials did not move.

There is a piece of land in this square altar, with a very particular area and is a standard "one acre and three cents" land.

The official of the Honglu Temple sang: "Jinlei (the name of the plowing plow in the Zhou Dynasty)"
Chapter completed!