Chapter 284 General Bai Kui (Thirteen) is established
Although the emperor requested that "the cabinet, the Ministry of Rites and other departments should immediately prepare for the crown prince's canonization ceremony," Gao Pragmatic was not in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so he was lazy and asked Zhao Zhigao to be responsible for this. Zhao Zhigao came directly as an academic officer of the Hanlin Academy
One of the typical representatives of the Central Committee is very familiar with the etiquette business, so it is very appropriate for him to do this.
Moreover, after Zhao Zhigao took refuge, it was necessary for Gao Pragmatic to find some KPI sources for him. This is not called bossing people around, but it shows the importance that leaders attach to their subordinates.
The relationship between the first assistant and the second assistant, or even between the first assistant and the entire cabinet team, is not easy to say in name the relationship between the leader and the led. After all, the grades of all the bachelors of "such and such hall, grand bachelor of the pavilion" are all the same.
It’s the same. But names are names. Who doesn’t know that Gao Yuanfu is the only true god in the cabinet? Who is the leader if he is not the leader?
Preparing for the crown prince canonization ceremony is a huge source of KPI, because the status of the prince in the Ming Dynasty is not only important but also stable, so doing this is basically a hundred benefits and no harm.
As expected, Zhao Zhigao went to prepare for the crown prince canonization ceremony with Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, while Gao Pragmatic had no other major actions for the time being except to continue to pay attention to the post-disaster response in Liaodong, Jiangnan and other places.
Two days later, Gao Jingshi, Zhao Zhigao and other cabinet ministers and the Minister of Rites, Yu Shenxing, jointly submitted a memorial, saying that the preparations for the crown prince's canonization ceremony had been completed and asked the emperor to decide on the date of canonization. At noon, the Chief of Ceremonies issued a decree: confirmed by the Qintian Supervisor
, three days later will be the auspicious day of the zodiac, suitable for canonizing the crown prince, so the crown prince canonization ceremony will be held three days later.
As soon as the news came out, the officials in the capital celebrated and started to get busy.
The ceremony of anointing a prince in the Ming Dynasty was the most complicated in all Chinese palaces, and everyone had to be meticulous. Otherwise, the official would impeach anyone who failed to behave properly. This included not only the princes and nobles, but also the emperor himself could theoretically be impeached.
But it is even more severe for ordinary civil and military officials. Those who lose their etiquette may lose their official hat or even risk their lives.
The day before the enthronement, the Chief of Ceremonies and other eunuchs were ordered to display the incense eucalyptus for the throne in Fengtian Hall, the main hall of the palace, and placed the specially made edicts, eucalyptus, and eucalyptus for the palace in the middle of the hall in front of the throne.
To the east of Danbi, a temporary registration pavilion was set up. All the officials who should participate in the ceremony of canonizing the crown prince, hundreds of officials and all relevant personnel should rehearse the canonization ceremony the day before the canonization.
The official who conferred the title of treasure stood to the east of the crown prince, facing west; the official who received the title of treasure stood to the north of the treasure officer who conferred the title, and stood to the west; the official who received the title of treasure stood to the south of the treasure official who read the title, and stood to the west; the official who received the title of treasure stood two envoys
The person stood to the west of the Crown Prince; the eight officials in the Diao Ce Pavilion stood to the east of the Dan Bi Ce Pavilion; the Administrative Officer stood on the west side of the hall; the Xuanzhi Officer stood in the northeast outside the palace gate; and the two Zanli Officers stood on the west side of the palace.
Lord Dan went to the south; two people from Zhiban stood in the middle of Danqi; two people from Yushi Jiuyi stood to the north of Zhiban; Zhiban and Yushi Jiuyi stood facing each other from east to west.
The civil and military officials are arranged outside the Meridian Gate according to their grades and shifts. Civil servants stand to the west, military attaches stand to the east. Envoys, monks and elders stand to the south of the civil servants. Civil servants responsible for palace affairs and military attachés guarding the palace stand in their prescribed positions.
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At this time, in the main hall, the edicts, books, treasures, etc. were placed one by one, and the eunuchs were responsible for guarding and protecting them.
After the rehearsal, as it was the first day of the ceremony, as usual, a minister was sent to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, the ancestral temple, and the country.
Early the next morning, before it was dark, the emperor personally visited the first palace and offered sacrifices as usual. After the ceremony was completed, the emperor visited the Ciqing and Cining palaces in person and announced the canonization to the empress dowagers of the two palaces.
All the rituals were performed. The two palaces were happy and everything was carried out according to instructions.
In the early morning, the Jinwu Guards of the imperial palace lined up majestically on the east and west sides of the Meridian Gate. Flags were hung outside the Fengtian Gate, and the ceremony was strict.
The Gongwei Department displayed guard of honor in the east and west of Danbi and east and west of Danqi. Ceremonial chariots were placed in the south of Wenlou and Wulou. The Dianmu officers displayed war horses in the south of the chariot, and strictly trained tigers and leopards were arranged in sequence outside Fengtian Gate.
Danqinan set up a band to play music, directed by Heshenglang, drums, and ceremonial guards to escort the treasure to the East Palace to welcome the prince.
Hundreds of civil and military officials in official uniforms, each with different titles and grades, gathered outside the Meridian Gate under the pragmatic leadership of the chief minister of the cabinet, Nanning Hou Gao. Shang Baoqing and the attendant guards respectfully went to the Jinshen Palace together.
Welcome the emperor.
Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also rarely wore the most solemn and noble crown on this day. Although the infant prince was still young, he was also put on a full dress and dressed up in crown clothes.
Chen Ju, the eunuch of the palm seal, stood outside Fengtian Gate with his attendant in his arms.
Surrounded by his attendants, the emperor stood up and left his seat, and took his chariot from Jinshen Hall to Fengtian Hall. Shang Baoqing held the emperor's seal, and the attendants guided the emperor, guarding all the way to the main hall.
The palace band played the elegant music. The emperor ascended to the throne amidst the majestic Yonghe music. Four solemnly dressed guides led the prince into Fengtian Gate. The drums were playing in unison, and Chen Ju carried the prince to the front of the hall to pay homage.
Stand in wait.
The salute officer came to stand beside the prince, and then shouted loudly: "Bow!" Chen Ju then hugged the prince and bowed to him again.
The controller knelt down to the emperor to accept the order. Then, the controller stood up, stood outside the door, and shouted: "There is a system." The praise officer responded by shouting: "Kneel down!" Chen Ju knelt down with the crown prince in his arms.
The official read out the canonization edict, and then announced that Chang Hao, the emperor's legitimate son, was the crown prince.
Chen Ju held the prince in his arms and was guided by the ceremonial officer to bow. He bowed down and leveled his body. The ceremonial officer knelt in the west of the hall and played: "The ceremony has been completed." Chen Ju held the prince in his arms and bowed again, and then bowed again.
The ceremonial officer announced the registration ceremony. The ceremonial officer led the prince into the palace through the east gate of the main hall.
The Nei Zan officer led the prince to the throne to worship him. The Nei Zan officer sang: "Kneel down!" Chen Ju hugged the prince and knelt down.
The official holding the book knelt down in front of the eucalyptus, held the book, and solemnly handed it to the official who read the book.
The internal official announced the reading of the book. The reading official knelt down and read out the book. After reading, he handed the book to Gao Pangshi, the chief minister of the cabinet who had come here in advance. Gao Pragmatic took it respectfully and solemnly knelt down to read the book.
Conferred as Crown Prince.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Crown Prince Chen Judai took the treasure book and put it into his arms, indicating that he accepted the canonization, and then handed the treasure book to the envoy who was holding the book. Bao
It was also awarded to the crown prince according to the same etiquette procedures as the book, and the crown prince then handed it over to the recipient of the book and the treasure envoy.
As the crown prince praised and introduced the officials and chanted orders, Chen Ju carried him out of the palace, prostrated himself, and held the book. The treasure neishi led the way. Chen Ju carried the prince in his arms and walked out of the hall. The inner messenger put the book and the treasure into the book pavilion.
In the box.
【In view of the general environment,
Chen Ju once again embraced the crown prince and bowed before His Majesty Dan, bowing solemnly four times. The envoys in the palace went to the pavilion. The crown prince left the Fengtian Gate.
The book and the pavilion were carried into the East Palace under the ceremonial guard and the officials. Then Chen Ju took the crown prince to the middle palace to thank the queen. The queen took the crown prince and carried him into her arms, and then went to Ciqing and Cining Second Palace.
They paid homage to the empress dowagers of the two palaces respectively, and Zhu Changhao officially became the crown prince.
The crown prince then had to pay a visit to the ancestral temple and pay homage to his ancestors. This could no longer be held by the queen, and was once again handed over to Chen Ju to act on his behalf.
Along the way of the worship ceremony, people stood in the street, vying to see the appearance of the future emperor. The scene was very spectacular. Although the crown prince was still young, everyone knew that no matter how young he was, he was still the crown prince and the future emperor.
From then on, the crown prince will live in the East Palace as the heir to the throne and start his career as a prince in the East Palace. The other princes will be crowned king one by one, live in various palaces outside the palace, and go to the country of fiefdom when they reach adulthood.
After this process, the Crown Prince's canonization ceremony has been completed. Not to mention the civil and military officials, even the emperor himself is very tired, so after the ceremony is over, he can rest today. Gao pragmatic returned to the mansion, originally wanting to talk to his wife
, but the maid told him that his wife had entered the palace under Yi's order and had not returned home yet.
Only then did Gao Pragmatic remember that today's ceremony was not only busy with officials in Beijing, but also the wives of officials of the third rank and above also had their own tasks. Naturally, the wives of officials of the third rank and above were the so-called "married wives", and they also had to celebrate today.
The middle palace celebrates the two palaces.
In layman's terms, it is to go to the palace to meet the queen and express her congratulations to the queen. The queen will give gifts and may talk to some of the particularly high-status wives for a while, and then the queen will take a group of wives to visit the empress dowagers of the two palaces.
Reproduce the situation just now.
Since Gao Jingshi is now the head of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, according to the tradition that wives value husbands, Huang Zhiting must be the first wife to celebrate the middle palace and pay homage to the two palaces today. Being the leader often means
There are so many things to do, so it makes sense that I haven't come back yet.
But having said that, Gao pragmatically looked at the sky and still couldn't help but feel a little confused: "Are you going to be left in the palace to have dinner? There shouldn't be such a ceremony! It's just a gift for the married women to celebrate the middle palace and the two palaces.
Bi, why did it take so long?"
Gao Jingshi didn't think wrong. According to the initial instructions, the married women should be guided to exit the palace after celebrating the middle palace and visiting the two palaces, and go back to their respective homes. Indeed, it will not be delayed until this time.
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However, the other married women did go back to their respective homes, but Huang Zhiting was left alone in the palace.
The person who left her behind was the Empress Dowager of the Second Palace. To be precise, it was the Empress Dowager Cisheng who said that Huang Zhiting was the biological mother of Princess Yongning's adopted son and she could stay with the child.
This is actually quite ridiculous. Not only the emperor, but also the Empress Dowager Cisheng knew that Huang Zhiting was Gao Luo's nominal biological mother. In addition, although the empress did not know it on the surface, as a close friend of Princess Yongning, she actually
She also knows, and it was the eldest princess who hinted it to her.
It's just that this matter can only hint after all, and she and Princess Yongning have not said anything about it. Among the most noble women in the harem, only the Queen Mother Rensheng really doesn't know about this - but will she have any idea?
Guess it's hard to say.
Since everyone more or less knows that Huang Zhiting's "Gao Luo's biological mother" is just a rhetoric on the stage, then the Empress Dowager Cisheng's so-called leaving her to chat with Gao Luo is naturally not the real intention.
Originally, Gao Luo's appearance in the palace today was only due to the need for the Crown Prince's canonization ceremony. Besides, if Huang Zhiting really wanted to see Gao Luo, she could go when Gao Luo was at the princess's residence. There was no need to be in the palace.
See?
Huang Zhiting knew this herself, so naturally she wouldn't take this reason seriously. However, after all, she had really seen the big world, so although she was a little confused, she didn't worry about anything. She just took it as she came.
Mentality, I plan to see what the Empress Dowager Cisheng wants.
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