On December 5, the fourth year of Wanli, the empress dowagers of the two palaces issued an order to the Ministry of Etiquette: The eldest daughter of Zhuang Yun, commander of the Jinyi Guards, has been selected as the empress. The wedding is scheduled. What etiquette will be performed? The ministry will discuss it with the Hanlin Academy.
The Ministry of Rites received the edict and forwarded it to the Qin Tianjian, who then reported to the Qin Tianjian to select December as the auspicious month for the wedding. Therefore, it was already December, and the Ministry of Rites reported that December of the fifth year of Wanli was the auspicious month for the wedding.
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Zhu Yijun was furious and criticized: "The previous system of the Datong calendar was full of absurdities and I have warned against it! What's more, on the day when the platform is summoned, the supervisor will not care about the affairs of the state, and the period can be chosen at will for half a year.
Now it is more reasonable to consider that the wedding period is only in December. How can this be justified? Please choose another date!"
The emperor wanted to accuse Qin Tianjian in the memorial, but Zhang Hong, the chief official of the ceremonial department, and Chen Ju, the minister of the inner court, did not dare to neglect. Because the emperor's speech on his wedding day was not in line with the etiquette, he was afraid that future generations would laugh at him, so he rushed to report to the Empress Dowager Cisheng.
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The Empress Dowager Cisheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she had to issue an order to the cabinet, saying so and so. Zhang Juzheng was furious because he was being called "Prime Minister of the Cabinet", and he also had opinions about the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian.
So the next day, the assistant minister Zhang Juzheng and others reported: "The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother said that most of the saints of our ancestors were married at the age of sixteen. The current emperor is only fifteen years old, and the middle palace is only fourteen. If the attendant is in December of the next year, he has passed the election.
If the wedding date is in December this year, it would be too urgent."
After Zhang Juzheng pointed out the nonsense about the wedding date chosen by the Qin Tian Jian and the Ministry of Rites, he also reported: "The Qin Tian Jian and the Ministry of Rites said that the only month of the year for profit is twelve months, and everything else is hindered. It is a folk custom that the ministers only use the taboo of time.
However, there are still those who are not fully satisfied. The emperor is the master of the heaven and earth and the hundreds of gods. Every move made by the hundreds of gods will serve and be served. How can the small skills of yin and yang be imprisoned?
"I think it would be better to hold a grand ceremony in February or March next year, when all things are happening. According to ancient rituals, men and women meet in mid-spring. Now if it is determined to be spring, it will not only coincide with the harmony of heaven and earth, but also the harmony of all things.
When he was sixteen years old, he took the lead in following the rules of pilgrimage to all the saints, no matter how late or early, and he was the most harmonious. He begged to obey the decree, but we don’t know what the Holy Mother’s intention was.”
The cabinet memorial arrived at Ci Sheng's desk, and Our Lady ordered that the wedding date be March next year. Zhu Yijun then issued an edict: "I will choose an auspicious day to perform the ceremony in March next year based on the instruction of Our Lady."
The episode was passed smoothly, and the entire court began to get busy surrounding the emperor's wedding.
In the original time and space, Emperor Wanli and Sister Wang Xi got married, and the treasury was depleted. However, Zhu Yijun in this time and space said that there was no need to collect various tributes from the whole country, and everything was supplied from internal funds. The first step was to establish an emperor's palace in the attendant's room.
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During the draft, Zhang Chun, the seventh-grade eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Eunuch who had made meritorious service in Yunnan, suddenly became the chief eunuch and became the assistant to the walking minister Chen Ju, responsible for coordinating the purchase of the emperor's wedding.
On the 15th day of the twelfth month of the fourth year of Wanli, the first expenditure began. First, a hundred taels of gold from the internal funds were allocated to the Hanlin Academy for them to make books and treasures;
On the 16th, internal funds allocated 6,600 taels of red gold to the handicraft factory to make jewelry for the queen and concubines. On the same day, the Liaodong Purchasing Branch presented 8,600 eastern pearls for the use of the queen and the other eight concubines. Zhang
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On the 17th, the Royal Silk Factory received another order for auspicious clothing. Not to mention the number of pieces, the number of silks, satins and other materials of various colors alone reached 64,000 pieces. Everyone in the Forbidden City had a share, and they will look brand new to welcome the auspicious day.
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Here you spend money like water, and there is a large set of ceremonial matters that require the participation of the entire court. The emperor and the common people also need to go through the process of six rites in the wedding process-namely, receiving the gift, asking for the name, and accepting the gift. , accept the levy, announce the deadline, and welcome you personally.
On the 18th, Zhu Yijun issued an edict to the cabinet: with the British Duke Zhang Rong as the chief envoy and Zhang Juzheng as the deputy envoy, the ceremony of accepting the gift and asking for honors would be held on December 20th.
As usual, a guard of honor was displayed outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and there was a female Yue Danbi. There were two tables covered with ocher yellow satin in the main hall. One table placed the "Festival" gift given by the emperor to the envoy, and the other table placed the "Question". Name" edict.
When the auspicious time came, Zhu Yijun ascended to the throne wearing auspicious clothes. The ministers kowtowed to the ground and shouted long live. The edict officer received the edict and appointed the chief and deputy angels. After some etiquette, the two of them moved to the place with the accompaniment of drum music. The banker of the new residence in the capital asked for his name.
Zhuang Yunchang bet his daughter's youth on the future, and he actually made the bet after careful calculation. Because he accompanied his daughter all the way through the battle, he also expected that his daughter would become one of the nine concubines, so he had already sent a message back to ask his subordinates to Move Yinzi to the capital - and wait for the good news to arrive, then start buying houses and land.
Sure enough, at the end of November, the good news came. Zhuang Yunchang, an old scholar who had failed the test for a long time, became the commander of the Imperial Guard, and had the title of military attache of the third rank. After the wedding, the earl will get it - if the queen If you give birth to a prince, the banker's wealth will be guaranteed for three or four lifetimes.
When the honor guard and drum band arrived at the conductor's house, Zhuang Yunchang knelt at the door to receive the angel, accepted the gift according to the order, and thanked him. After another set of prescribed question and answer ceremonies, Zhuang Yunchang wrote his daughter's name, birthday and other information. The "table" was presented to the British Duke, and the angels and his entourage were entertained with a final feast.
The British Duke and Zhang Juzheng had a good meal, but they still took Zhuang Jingjia's birth date and returned it to the Forbidden City. Only after receiving the gift and asking for names did they come to an end.
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The firecrackers were blasting, the noisy gongs and drums gradually dissipated, and the idlers watching the excitement in front of the Zhuang Mansion also talked and walked away.
At this time, in the Military Aircraft Department of Nanyuan Martial Arts School, which was transformed from a former palace, a group of generals were surrounding the emperor, arguing fiercely.
Zhu Yijun went directly to Nanyuan after the ceremony in the palace. If there is any place outside the Forbidden City where Zhu Yijun goes to the most, it can only be martial arts.
At this time, in the Military Aircraft Department, Jing Yuanbo, Executive Deputy Chief Qi Jiguang, and Ministry of War Minister Tan Lun handed over their duties as governor of Jiliao. Liu Yingjie, who was the director of the Logistics Department, Yin Zhengmao, director of the Command Department, Ma Gui, Professor Ma Buke, Liu Xian and others were gathered together. Discuss the military strategy for conquering Burma.
As the saying goes, the wind wants to calm but the wind does not stop. Zhu Yijun manipulated the development of Northeast China and the governance of Huanghuai. Based on his limited historical knowledge, he believed that there were no major wars in the early years of Wanli. However, he never expected that the draft imperial envoy sent out in the fourth year of Wanli would I really dug up some cool stuff.
Some of the imperial envoys in charge of the national draft this time were focused on money, while others were just doing errands. After returning to Beijing, not only their money but their positions were wasted.
Some also conducted routine investigations, but failed to dig out any inside information that Jin Yiwei did not grasp, and they were in vain.
But there are also some people who are thoughtful and do not miss any opportunity to improve their performance - Zhang Chun, the eunuch who was sent to Yunnan as the Royal Horse Supervisor, even though he only brought back ten beautiful women, he dug out the materials that the Jin Yiwei had not dug out. .
In the fourth year of Wanli, the Mangrui Ti of the Toungoo dynasty of Myanmar and the Yisi Jifa from the southwest invaded the border and launched a large-scale attack on Mengyang in Jisi. The chieftain of Mengyang, Sige, asked Wang Ning, the governor of Yunnan, for help.
When Zhang Chun arrived in Yunnan, Sikeyi was trying to clear the wilderness at Mengyang Jianbi. The Burmese army wanted to advance but was unable to do so. The two routes were cut off by Wu Lula, the leader sent by Sikeyi, and they were trapped in a dead end.
However, Sigeyi did not have the troops to counterattack, so the envoy urgently urged the governor of Yunnan. Luo Rufang, Jinteng's deputy envoy to the field, had already spent a lot of money to recruit businessmen who traveled to and from the Ming-Myanmar border to find out the strength of the Mang-Rui Ti coalition.
When they found out, they had already begun to kill elephants and horses, peel off the bark of trees and eat grass roots. "The epidemic broke out in the army, and the dead gathered in mountains." Luo Rufang was overjoyed and sent a message to the chieftains from all over the country to gather troops and horses, hoping to annihilate the coalition forces in Mengyang.
However, Zhu Yijun, who later received the news, was upset. Luo Rufang cursed and vomited blood. Wang Ning, the governor of Yunnan, was not familiar with border affairs at all. He actually used "prevent the happy events of border generals and treat them calmly" as his policy in governing Yunnan.
Gui Nai sent a message to Luo Rufang, not allowing him to send troops for reinforcements.
Luo Rufang was so angry that he wanted to die when he saw that he could not get the great success that was so easy for him. Zhang Chun said in his report that he "received his anger, threw it to the ground, and then cursed."
What made Zhu Yijun angry was that because Emperor Tiangao was too far away, the Jin Yiwei who was stationed in Yunnan had to sit and eat without food. Thousands of local households were engaged in tea and horse business and neglected business matters. Such military information was not reported.
Luo Rufang had no right to play directly, and she had nowhere to complain. But she happened to know that the emperor had sent a lieutenant to Yunnan for the draft. She gritted her teeth and actually went to the goalkeeper Wang Ning to complain about missing the chance to fight.
Zhang Chunping was overjoyed to have achieved a great success for nothing. However, he had been with Zhu Yijun for a long time, but he did not dare to believe it. He sent close people to the border to inquire about it - and finally found out that the matter was the same as that of Luo Rufang.
After returning to Beijing, Zhu Yijun was furious when the report was given.