Chapter 290 Fengchan (Twelve) The Holy Driver Departs
The spring breeze blows gently, and everything revives, but the streets of the capital are still filled with a solemn and nervous atmosphere. Hundreds of officials gathered and tens of thousands of people watched, looking forward to this historic spectacle.
Finally, the palace gate of the Forbidden City slowly opened, and the golden sunshine filled the earth, as if it had put a glorious coat on this grand trip.
Zhu Yijun, the Emperor of Wanli, was dressed in a dragon robe and a crown on his head. He walked steadily out of the Qianqing Palace, followed closely by a group of civil and military officials. They were either wearing official uniforms or wearing armor. They all had solemn faces, showing the majesty of the imperial court. and solemnity.
As the chief minister of the dynasty and a civil servant who was awarded a title, Gao Pangshi was naturally an important member of the accompanying team, perhaps even the most important one. He held a jade scepter, wore a scarlet silk robe, and had face embroidery on his chest. The lifelike picture of a python's head makes it look particularly unique.
Python robes are originally rare, and even if they do exist, they are mostly embroidered as a walking python, which is embroidered with the side of a python's head. This is not the case with a sitting python, which is directly embroidered with a large python head on the front, with double horns on the head, which is very dragon-like. .In the current dynasty, even if we count the several great princes, this red silk python robe is not enough for one person.
As for the civil servants, although there are several people who obey the python, such as other cabinet elders, officials, ministers, and censors of Zuodu, only one Gao Pragmatic is sitting on the python, and the rest are all practicing the python. And Jingnan is linked to the three major kingdoms. On the other hand, everyone is sitting on the python - in fact, if they are fashionable and young, they usually don't get this treatment. They usually have been in the title for many years and have accumulated merit.
Following the emperor's order, the team heading south began to move slowly. The first thing that caught the eye were hundreds of guards wearing red and yellow mandarin duck robes and hoods. They held long spears and marched in unison. , like a red and yellow torrent, escorting the holy chariot. Within the array of imperial guards, behind the imperial chariot, there were hundreds of civil and military officials in various colors and official uniforms. They were arranged according to rank and walked out in an orderly manner. , demonstrating the order and dignity of the court.
In front of them was a magnificently decorated dragon chariot. The dragon chariot was carried by thirty-six strong eunuchs and moved forward slowly. It was inlaid with various gems, gold and silver ornaments, and glowed in the sun. It was dazzling and dazzling. On top of the dragon chariot, the emperor sat in it, looking far away, as if he was inspecting the country he was about to go to.
As the dragon chariot was started, the entire team began to march slowly towards Zhengyang Gate and Yongding Gate. People along the way knelt down and worshiped on the ground, shouting long live, the sound shook the sky. They either held flowers or lit incense candles, using their own way Expressing admiration and blessings to the emperor.
On the road that the holy driver passed by, both sides had already been decorated with picturesque scenery. Colorful flags of various colors were fluttering in the wind, and various lanterns were hung on the branches, decorating the entire capital like a fairyland. What's more, Various landscapes carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen are also placed on both sides of the road where the Holy Driver passes. All these reflect the prosperity and profound culture of the Ming Dynasty.
When the holy driver arrived at Zhengyang Gate, an even more spectacular sight appeared in front of everyone. The city gate was already covered with huge red lanterns and colorful silks, and on both sides of the city gate were two rows of people wearing armor. The city guards held rifles. They stood solemnly, with bright eyes, as if they were guarding the last line of defense for the holy driver's journey.
As a loud horn sounded, the city gate of Yongding Gate slowly opened. Surrounded by the Imperial Guards and civil and military officials, the Holy Driver drove out of the capital in a mighty manner and headed towards the suburbs. At this moment, the entire capital was stunned.
Everyone seemed to be excited about it, and people cheered and shouted long live, vying to remember this historic moment in their hearts.
After leaving Yongding Gate, the original queue was about to change. Gao Pragmatic, who was both the leader of the civil servants and the most decorated martial artist in the dynasty, was already standing at the forefront of the team, looking firmly at the larger team ahead.
team.
The team in front was too big to drive out of the palace, so naturally it could only be the Imperial Guards accompanying them south. There were many opinions within the imperial court about how many people the Imperial Guards should send south this time, and the controversy was so great that even Gao Pangshi was not convinced.
I had to revise the plan two or three times.
In the end, due to the success of the Western Expedition, which saved some expenses, the imperial court, which suddenly had a small amount of financial resources, at the insistence of the ministers, directly pulled the imperial guards who went south to a town, that is, 12,500
More than a hundred people.
This made Gao Pragmatic somewhat unhappy, because it conflicted with his previous plan, and even conflicted with the concept of Fengchan he defined - what he had previously promoted was to promote the economy along the way and clean up the official style through Fengzen, and opposed the idea of Fengchan along the way.
People bring trouble.
But now, he also knows the mentality of these "Celestial Ministers": As long as they can still hold it, they must maintain their airs. Especially since there are many envoys from the vassal state in the team going south this time, so
It is even more important to show off your authority. Anyway, the money problem is a small problem. We have Yuan Fu, the living God of Wealth, so these are no big deal.
Talking back to the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards who went south this time were finally selected as the First Town, and were commanded by Li Rumei, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. Although Ma Dong, the commander of the First Town, was more senior, he could only be second-in-command.
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Here I need to add some additional information. As the center of the imperial court created during the high-pragmatic restructuring of the Beijing Camp, the Imperial Guard is directly under the main field force. Its level establishment is very high. For example, the Imperial Guard's control of a town has always been based on the general military force.
To configure. In other words, as a person who has served as a general soldier, or someone who can be a general soldier, you are qualified to serve as the commander of a town in the Imperial Guard.
As for the commander, deputy commander, and chief of staff of the Imperial Guard, these are all imperial envoys of the emperor - because in theory, the highest military command authority of Ming generals only reaches the general level, and now the Imperial Guard is "super"
, then we can only rely on "imperial envoys" to achieve rationality.
Therefore, in the official documents of the imperial court, the commander of the Imperial Guard is actually called the "Commander of the Imperial Guard Military Affairs", the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard is called "The Imperial Envoy and the Assistant Secretary of the Imperial Guard Military Affairs", and the Staff Officer of the Imperial Guard
The commander is called the "imperial envoy and staff officer in charge of military affairs of the Guards"...and so on for other positions in the headquarters.
Talking back to the matter of Li Rumei and Ma Dong taking charge of the first town of the Imperial Guard to escort the holy cavalry, these two candidates were chosen very pragmatically. There was actually some discussion in the court at that time, thinking that both of them were cavalry generals. Isn't it true?
Should we change a step general to balance it? But there is no use in talking about this kind of purely military affairs. Nowadays, as long as you are highly pragmatic and insist on it, other people's words have little reference value. No matter how much you say, it will be just a matter of reference to the emperor.
Nao Nao - What's the matter, do you think you know more about military affairs than Gao Yuanfu?
Gao Pragmatic's explanation for this was that the Holy Knight had no worries about battle formations this time, and the reason why he chose the cavalry commander to lead him was because the First Town had temporarily changed the establishment and transferred more cavalry to escort the Holy Knight before the selection.
Therefore, being led by these two cavalry generals can better demonstrate the military power.
What Gao Pragmatic said was that the first town going south was not the original establishment, but a temporary establishment specially made to escort the holy driver, and the infantry and cavalry were adjusted to a ratio of one to one, that is, half infantry and half cavalry.
When escorting the holy cavalry on its way south, the marching formation usually had infantry on the inside and cavalry on the outside. Only in this way would the pomp appear large enough and more majestic.
The courtiers accepted this truth, because it was their request to show their majesty. You know, Gao Pragmatic originally thought that mobilizing a single Imperial Guard to serve as a bodyguard would be too much, and there was no need for many. Besides spending money, there was nothing left.
For other uses.
The reason why Gao Pragmatic is now willing to replace a lot of infantry with cavalry seems to cost more money, but this is another consideration: I have spent ninety yuan, and I am not afraid of spending another ten yuan to make up the whole. Since
Now if you want to show your majesty, let's just show it thoroughly. There is really no need to take the artillery with you, but you might as well have more cavalry. After all, this is a mounted cavalry. Even a three-year-old child will know that it is indeed majestic.
After leaving the city, the Imperial Guard officially began the escort work. The officials no longer had to lift their legs, but got on the carriages individually. This time going south, except for the emperor's chariot which must be carried by thirty-six people in accordance with the rules,
All the other nobles and officials accompanying him changed to carriages.
Although China has long had horse-drawn carriages, it was only after Jinghua came up with springs that it turned the horse-drawn carriage into a luxurious vehicle suitable for travel. Nowadays, Jinghua rarely even produces products such as horse-drawn carriages, but mainly produces carriages and carriages.
Build the carriage suspension system and steel wheels (excluding wooden tire outer walls), and do the final assembly.
In addition, products such as cabins, interior and exterior decorations, and exterior (wooden) wheels are all handed over to various professional partners - this is one of the manifestations of the many industrial chain supporting projects that Jinghua has driven before.
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This time when the Holy Spirit drove south, Gao Pragmatic insisted that the officials either choose to ride horses or carriages, but they were not allowed to ride in sedan chairs. According to him, traveling so far in a sedan chair with so many officials accompanying them, it was just a matter of preparing a sedan chair.
The husband would have to have at least one or two thousand people, which is a pure waste of people's wealth and support, and may even cause many bearers to be injured, disabled or even die from exhaustion. This is definitely not a benevolent government and must be banned.
You must know that the companions who traveled south were mainly civil servants. In addition to the limited number of nobles, there were not many generals who could seriously lead troops in battle. Obviously, it is impossible to ride a horse. You will never be able to ride a horse in this life.
He may be riding a horse, so he can only ride a carriage. This gives Gao Pragmatic another opportunity to vigorously promote the carriage, which in his opinion is beneficial to the country.
Gao Pragmatic's consistent view is that most scientific and technological developments in ancient China were ahead of the world, but some were bound to lag behind. For example, China's agricultural advantage is too great, which leads to its population advantage. Many things do not need to rely on technology, but can completely rely on accumulation.
It can be solved by manpower, and sedan chair is one of them.
Carts, oxcarts, and mule carts have long existed, but they are usually only used to carry goods, because carrying people requires higher comfort, and the comfort problem is better solved directly by people lifting the sedan. There is absolutely no need to
Think of ways to evolve the carriage.
However, in Gao Pragmatism's view, people should still give full play to their productive capabilities rather than waste too much on services, because services do not directly produce material wealth. If we use the perspective of later generations, it is that Gao Pragmatism values industrial development more.
It is the improvement of national strength that comes from the service industry, rather than the improvement of GDP data brought by the service industry.
The Holy Spirit drove all the way to the southeast. As everyone knows, the route plan was to pass through Tongzhou, Xianghe, Linwuqing, and then go straight to Tianjin, where he would stop for two days.
Then continue the journey, change the canal waterway and go south to Cangzhou, Dezhou, Linqingzhou, Dongchang Prefecture, and then change the land route to Yanzhou Prefecture. At this time, we stop again because we have to go to Qufu County to pay homage to Confucius. After paying homage to Confucius, St.
The driver has to go north to Tai'an to start the Zen ceremony.
After the Zen ceremony, he went south again, passed Yanzhou Prefecture to Jining Prefecture, switched to the Grand Canal waterway to Xuzhou, and then took the water route all the way through Huai'an Prefecture, arrived in Yangzhou, and stayed for three days. After setting off, he continued south to Zhenjiang and went up the Yangtze River.
Arriving at Yingtianfu in Nanjing, the entire journey south is completed. As for the return trip, it is basically the same way back, but the specific time has not yet been determined - because the emperor himself has not yet decided how long he will stay in Nanjing.
Of course, this is just a plan, and the Holy Spirit has just set off.
Even so, Gao Pragmatic, as the "executive president" of this trip, of course needs to evaluate the actual performance. Overall, Shengjia and his party are in good order, and all parties are acting in accordance with the plan, without causing any trouble. Especially the ban
Gao Pragmatic was very satisfied with the performance of the Guards. Although this army knew that it would not face any external dangers, it still strictly followed the requirements for sending troops to fight.
Not to mention anything else, Li Rumei and Ma Dong even continued to send out scouting horses before and after the Holy Spirit to ensure that any disturbance within a radius of twenty miles would be immediately informed. I don't know if they acted deliberately or by the way.
It might just be a matter of practice, and there is no other meaning.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because there are always cavalry activities nearby, this really satisfied the wishes of most ministers in the court and gave some envoys of the vassal country a lot of insights. In addition to "the Ming Dynasty"
In addition to the envoys of Tumut from the Kingdom of Jin, they were not surprised by the Ming army's cavalry. All the vassal states in the east, south and west directions had a more intuitive understanding of the might and majesty of the Ming army's cavalry.
The south is Southern Xinjiang. The kingdoms in Nanyang that are controlled by the Jinghua Advisory Group have seen the cavalry of the garrison. However, because the south is too hot, the cavalry of the garrison did not use half armor like the Ming Dynasty. Instead, they used light
Equipment is the main focus. Although the war horse is similar (it comes from the same source), without this equipment, the sensory impact is far behind.
The "Western vassals" are actually several tribes at the junction of Central Asia and South Asia that have recently expressed their surrender to Liu Wei, as well as the major plateau forces that have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for many years [Note: I can't say more, please check the information yourself], although they
Almost none of them can be counted as a "country", but in any case, there are a lot of Khans, kings, and even Dharma kings.
Of course these people have seen cavalry, but they also admired the Ming army's well-equipped cavalry. When they heard that there were hundreds of thousands or even 200,000 such cavalry in the Ming Dynasty, everyone's eyes were dull to varying degrees, and they glanced subconsciously.
When he glanced at the extremely luxurious chariot in the distance, he couldn't help but feel fear.
The so-called Ming Dynasty has more than 100,000 or 200,000 Imperial Guards cavalry, which is of course an exaggeration. However, the Ming Dynasty’s cavalry strength is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and it has not yet reached the state of high pragmatic expectations. The court is still
They will continue to invest resources. From this perspective, they are not afraid of making mistakes.
However, the people who were most in awe and most interested in the Ming cavalry were not them, but the two envoys from the east: Tokugawa Hidetada and Shimazu Tadatsune, the chief and deputy chiefs of the Japanese mission.
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