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Chapter 18 Summoning

The next day, Zhu Yijun attended the morning lecture as usual; after lunch, he officially began to accompany Empress Dowager Li and the Supervisor of Ceremonies to read the memorials. Empress Dowager Li took some memorials and asked Zhu Yijun how to deal with them. Except for making some common sense mistakes, Zhu Yijun's handling methods were all the same.

She was a little higher than Empress Dowager Li, Zhang Hong and others, especially because she was very aware of the selfish intentions of foreign ministers. Empress Dowager Li was greatly surprised, and she felt more at ease with the emperor's personal governance.

In the original time and space, Empress Dowager Li was very aware of Wanli's evil nature, and even had the idea of ​​letting the emperor rule in person after he was thirty years old. When Wanli was eighteen years old, he was accused by Feng Bao of being drunk and playing tricks on a young eunuch and cutting his hair with a sword.

Empress Dowager Li even threatened to depose Wanli and let King Lu take the throne. Emperor Wanli knelt down and begged for mercy. It took several hours for Empress Dowager Li to calm down.

Some historians of later generations believed that Emperor Wanli's subsequent counterattack and calculations were closely related to the crazy suppression by Li, Feng, and Zhang during his childhood and youth through the use of ethics. Zhu Yijun believed this deeply.

In this time and space, Zhu Yijun used Empress Dowager Li's superstitious psychology to coax Empress Dowager Li. In less than a month, he used his mature mind and later methods to repeatedly defeat the political confidence of Empress Dowager Li, who was just getting involved in politics. It can be said that Empress Dowager Li at this time

He has completely given up the idea of ​​comparing himself with Zhu Yijun in politics, and Zhu Yijun has made leaps and bounds in participating in political affairs.

When he was not reading excerpts, Zhu Yijun also practiced calligraphy, writing big characters, or exercising as usual. Historically, Emperor Wanli's calligraphy was excellent. Zhang Juzheng once praised the little emperor's calligraphy in the sixth year of Longqing's reign, saying "the subtlety of the calligraphy.

His ink is exquisite, every stroke is drawn, and the movements are based on the ancients." As an adult, he became even more powerful, and people in the late Ming Dynasty even commented that his calligraphy "gradually became divine."

When Zhu Yijun was writing, Empress Dowager Li stood by and watched. Seeing Zhu Yijun first write "You are the boat", she realized that he was going to give Zhang Juzheng the words. After further thinking, she understood that the emperor was summoning him to prepare for public opinion for the platform the day after tomorrow.

, secretly admired in my heart.

Seeing him swiping ink and writing down the big characters "Kill one person, he will keep his destiny forever". He wrote these two big characters several times and placed them on the big case. He turned around and asked: "Mother, which of these characters do I have?"

Better?"

Empress Dowager Li said: "I think "You make a boat" is better, and the other one will be more appropriate after Mr. Zhang has made great contributions." Zhu Yijun was convinced. He chose the best one among several paintings and inscribed it: "Wanli

"Royal pen of the first year". When it was time to use the seal, I was embarrassed to find that except for the twenty-four precious seals passed down from my family, I had no private seal.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, created a total of seventeen seals with different purposes, such as the "Emperor's Treasure of Fengtian" and "The Emperor's Treasure of Respecting Relatives". Emperor Jiajing made seven more seals, so Shangbaosi had a total of twenty-four seals of the emperor.

, was used until the end of the Ming Dynasty, so later generations of TV dramas used a jade seal to cover it randomly, making the Fang family laugh.

Among them, the "Treasure of Guangyun" is used to reward ministers, but it is used to make imperial edicts and orders. It would be ridiculous to put it here. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "It's time to carve some private seals for the emperor, but

What should we do today?”

Zhu Yijun had an idea and said: "How about the emperor using the mother's seal? Let Mr. Zhang and the outer court know that we, mother and son, are one, and it will become a good story in the future."

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li thought it made sense, so she took out a personal seal from her purse. However, after giving birth to Zhu Yijun and helping Zhu Zaijun consolidate his position as crown prince, Zhu Zaihe rewarded her with joy. It originally belonged to Zhu Zai.

The private seal I used was only one inch square, with a slight arc in the upper left corner and the word "Qing Shang" written on it. It unexpectedly corresponded to this situation.

After stamping the seal, Zhu Yijun asked an internal eunuch to hold it in his hands and send it to Zhang Juzheng in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Zhang Juzheng received the letter from the emperor in the cabinet. He didn't know the seal and didn't take it seriously. He just felt more and more that Zhu Yijun was as experienced as Feng Bao. He happily wrote a letter, drafted a letter of gratitude, and immediately arranged for the Ministry of Rites to summon the right people on the platform. The etiquette ceremony invites orders.

...

On the morning of the 25th, Zhang Juzheng went to thank Enshu. At the same time, the memorial of the Ministry of Rites on determining the etiquette system for platform summoning was drafted by Lu Tiaoyang and sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies at once. Zhang Hong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and others immediately posted yellow papers. Rush to Qianqing Palace.

With Empress Dowager Li's approval, Zhu Yijun personally made the first red mark in his life with a red pen: "Yes, let the Ministry of Rites handle it."

...

On February 26, the first year of Wanli, in the warm sunshine at the beginning of winter, the emperor paid homage to the emperor in the Huangji Hall. Zhang Juzheng and other courtiers arranged their orders according to their orders. Lu Shusheng, the Minister of Rites, came out and said: "In accordance with the emperor's decree, today The platform summons Zhang Juzheng, the grand scholar of Jianji Palace, the Crown Prince’s Grand Master and Minister of Civil Affairs. The ceremony has been prepared and I respectfully invite the Holy Judge.”

The emperor replied: "Yes, every time you issue an edict."

Zhang Hong, the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, immediately took out the edict that had been prepared and declared: "It is carried by heaven. The edict says: Longgu sage is in the same hall. The dragon and the cloud follow each other, and the fish and the water make a pact, so they can declare the truth with one wing."

During the reign of Xiping, poetry and calligraphy can be examined. After the Han and Tang dynasties, this path gradually declined. However, Yingyi sat side by side, Zhongxian met in the alley. The political affairs were discussed continuously, and they were recorded in the annals of history, and were well talked about.

This dynasty was founded by the second ancestor, who announced the succession of the temple and the Dharma palace. When Yan saw the bad times, the cabinet platform was fortunate to be guarded. At the age of a young man, I have inherited the great authority. I dare not disrespect the ancestor of heaven, and I will be vigilant. Diligent people?

Today, there is Zhang Juzheng, a great scholar of Jianji Palace, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who is knowledgeable about the changes of the times and has the courage to take charge of his duties. When I first took charge of the government, I was in decline and prosperity. Take care of your destiny; be respectful and abide by your duties, cultivate your sacred knowledge, and exercise restraint in government affairs. Therefore, I specially summoned the ministers to consult on the government on the platform, which is considered to be an honor. How noble!"

Zhang Juzheng came out to receive the imperial edict. He knelt down and said: "The Lord went up to the platform to summon the right couple. This is a grand ceremony. I have been blessed by God and I am deeply grateful. If I cannot praise the saint, I will be ashamed."

The emperor replied: "You are loyal, conscientious, and hardworking, and you deserve it."

Zhang Juzheng kowtowed and said: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness and praise. However, since Emperor Xiaozong has not been seen in our court since I asked about government affairs, all the officials heard about it and were all happy and celebrated. They said that when they saw Xiaozong again, there would be a great event, and there was hope for peace!" "

The emperor replied: "I know what you mean, and I should tell it to my ancestors, Huang Kao."

Zhang Juzheng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Lord will give you permission tomorrow, and I will be so happy that I jump for joy!"

Then the ceremonial officer praised: "I will go to the Fengxian Hall, the Hongxiao Hall, and the Shenxiao Hall, and all the officials will lead the way!"

This large passage was prepared in advance by the Ministry of Rites. The Imperial Academy's imperial edicts and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were busy for several days on the formulation of the platform etiquette system. The dialogue between Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng was all performed according to the script. Otherwise, the emperor would He spoke in such elegant language with his ministers, but he was very tired.

In the Ming Dynasty, official documents between the emperor and his ministers were half-written and half-written. This was only the case during grand ceremonies.

When the officials and the emperor arrived at the Fengxian Hall and other palaces where ancestors were worshipped, Zhu Yijun followed the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites and saluted the temple as expected. Only then did the platform move to the next stage.

Behind the Jianji Hall, there is the Yunlong Step Stone, which is the treasure of the palace. It was made from a 300-ton stone taken from the Fangshan Dashiwo in Beijing when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was building the Forbidden City. It is the largest stone in the Forbidden City and also the largest stone in the Forbidden City.

A small miracle of ancient engineering.

The nine high-relief dragons on the Yunlong Step Stone are divided into three groups. They are scattered on a whole block of mugwort bluestone that is five feet three feet long, one foot wide and six feet five inches thick. The bottom of the bluestone is a seawater cliff.

The Yunlong Step Stone is the emperor's royal road, with several steps in different directions on both sides. On the nearly 20-meter-long slope, there are three hundred-foot-long white marble railings surrounding the royal road, dividing the cloud platform behind the entire palace into

There are 1,142 stone-carved faucets carved under the railings on the third floor of the terraces, connected by pipes to spit water for thousands of dragons. The entire back of the palace is a grand sight, magnificent and magnificent.

The Yunlong Step Stone is the middle line between the outer court and the inner court, and is also the end point of the royal road. At the top of the Yunlong Step Stone, at the back door of Jianji Hall, there is a Yuntai Gate, which isolates the inside and outside. On both sides of the Yuntai Gate, there are two gates in Jianji Hall.

Each small side door leads to two small platforms no more than a few feet square, connected by stone steps on both sides. The platform on the east side is the location of this call.

At this time, the small platform has been surrounded by yellow curtains to protect against the cold wind. The throne has been set up with a Roman cover on it. In front of the throne, there are one chair, several chairs, a carpet, and a three-legged gilt incense burner.

, animal head warm cage and other palace utensils do not need to be detailed.

After the imperial edict was announced in the Huangji Hall, Zhu Yijun went up to the imperial road from the Yunlong steps after entering the ancestral temple. The guards of honor and others guided him from the side, stepped onto the small platform on the east side of the Yuntai gate, turned to the imperial road, and stood.

The salute official declared: "Prince Xuan, Grand Master, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Grand Scholar Zhang Juzheng of Jianji Palace are here to see you!" Under the railing of the cloud platform, the Han generals in bright armor shouted together, first three, then ten, and then a hundred.

, the sound shook the whole palace.

At the starting point of the royal road, Zhang Juzheng stood in awe with hundreds of officials. After hearing the decree, Zhang Juzheng held a jade gui, straightened his appearance, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng, accepts the decree!"

That is, under the guidance of Wang Xilie, the Minister of Rites, he climbed up the steps along the edge of the imperial road. Before stepping onto the platform, Zhang Juzheng knelt down facing the east platform, held a jade gui and said loudly: "I have an audience with you, Zhang Juzheng!"

The official of praise announced the edict: "Xuan!"

Zhang Juzheng stood up, straightened his clothes and clothes for the last time, and entered the yellow curtain. At this time, Zhu Yijun was standing in front of the throne. Zhang Juzheng did not dare to look directly at the emperor, lowered his head and walked forward, knelt down again, and shouted: "I, Zhang Juzheng, kowtow to the emperor, long live forever!"

age!"

Zhu Yijun said loudly: "If you are flat, please give me a seat."

Zhang Juzheng thanked him and stood up in awe. Zhu Yijun turned to sit on the throne and said, "Mr. Zhang, sit down."

Zhang Juzheng thanked him again and sat on the chair behind the long coffee table. At this time, the etiquette part of the platform call was over and he got to the main topic.


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