Early in the morning, officials from the Dynasty who were accustomed to being the only ones gathered in front of Fengtian Gate. Honglu Temple had already prepared an imperial case with the four items for the Zhibaobao Festival and displayed them in front of the throne. The Ministry of Rites
Wild geese and gifts were displayed on the Danqi, while a colorful carriage was displayed outside the Fengtian Gate. To the south of the colorful carriage were the Queen's books and chariot gifts displayed in the Imperial Palace. When Zhu Houzhao came to the Fengtian Hall in full imperial robes and ascended the throne, civil and military officials
All the officials saluted as usual when they came to court, and immediately there was a deacon who led the chief and deputy envoys who were canonizing the queen this time to the imperial court.
Zhu Houzhao waited until everyone had finished saluting, and immediately glanced at Liu Jin beside him. Liu Jin said loudly: "I hereby appoint the eldest daughter of Zhou Tong, the governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, as the queen. I ordered you to hold the ceremony and present the treasures in the ceremony to welcome her."
Since Xuanzong, most of the queens came from ordinary officials or even good people's families. Therefore, the so-called Tongzhi of the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army was an official who was appointed in advance before Nacai asked for his name. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao saw Xu Guangzuo and
Xu Xun and Li Dongyang kowtowed again and stood up. The etiquette drills in the previous days had already told him that he shouldn't do anything else at this moment, but he endured it again and again, and finally looked at Xu Xun. When he saw Xu Xun salute,
, looked up at him as if he had a tacit understanding, and he immediately blinked at him without looking like an emperor at all. He thought that no one else would dare to raise his head rashly, but unexpectedly, Li Dongyang suddenly raised his eyes and looked over. Although he was
He immediately became serious, but he couldn't hide it.
However, on this occasion, even though Li Dongyang was the chief minister of the cabinet, he could not say anything and could only sigh secretly in his heart. Although Xu Xun saw the little emperor's somewhat annoyed look, he knew that Zhu Houzhao was proudly showing off his
We were finally getting married, so we couldn't help but smile. When we left the Fengtian Hall, we first used an umbrella to cover the ceremony of making treasures. Then we walked out of the middle door, followed by wild geese and gifts, and he, Xu Guangzuo, and Li Dongyang were there.
at last.
This mighty group was protected by a hundred imperial guards and a hundred imperial army advance guards appointed by the emperor today. When they arrived at the Zhou Mansion, which had been awarded to them more than half a year ago, they saw that a curtain had already been set up here.
Leaving the ceremonial chariot and other items inside the gate, the official of Honglu Temple who served as the ceremonial officer went in first to see Zhou Tong, while Xu Xun, Xu Guangzuo, and Li Dongyang stood outside the gate together. Although it was stipulated not to squint, he still used the corners of his eyes.
Guang observed this alley that had long been cleared of all outsiders.
It has to be said that the young emperor was very generous to his father-in-law's family. This stone alley is located in the center of Mingyufang, not far from his home. It is where honorable officials and nobles live, and the land price is very expensive.
This is a house with three entrances and four entrances, which is worth a lot of money. When he thought that it would be difficult for the little emperor to kiss Fangze after he left the palace, he couldn't help but laugh.
"The person officiating the wedding goes out to greet the envoys!"
After the salute officer shouted this, a middle-aged man in official uniform walked out quickly. Although he should have practiced some etiquette, Xu Xun still felt that Zhou Tong was wearing that outfit.
He was extremely uncomfortable in his official uniform, and there was a rare oily sheen on his forehead this season. Thinking about the state of mind of the prospective abbot these days, he couldn't help but smile. After the two parties met, Dingguo Duke Xu Guangzuo held up the book and raised his head.
The first one walked in, he and Li Dongyang were holding the festival, and the other was holding a gold book and gold treasures and followed side by side. Behind them were many deacons holding wild geese and gifts.
Entering the central hall, I saw that the incense case, bookmaking case, casebook and treasure case had already been placed inside. At that time, Xu Guangzuo was holding the book making, Xu Xun and Li Dongyang each held the gold book and the gold treasure and placed them on the case. They waited until Zhou Tong bowed down.
After the ceremony, everything from jewelry and uniforms, ceremonial guards to festival and treasures were awarded one by one. As the female officer brought the jewelry and uniforms into the queen's boudoir, there was a long wait. Until Xu Xun felt that his feet were a little stiff.
, then I heard the sound of footsteps behind the main hall. After a while, I saw a girl coming out with the support of female officials on the left and right...
Although it was not the first time he saw Zhou Qiniang, Xu Xun couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Zhou Qiniang dressed in a solemn dark blue robe and wearing a shining crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes. Facing such a large battle, he was still young.
She was obviously a little nervous. But when she saw Xu Xun behind Xu Guangzuo and saw a kind smile on his face, she immediately relaxed. With the female officials and palace servants crowding around, she went to the incense table and bowed four times.
When the appointment was announced, the gold book, gold treasures and jade were awarded, and when he saw her returning to the boudoir surrounded by a group of people, Xu Xun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Since the Yingzong was defeated, the only one who inherited the throne as the eldest son was Zhu Houzhao. However, the wayward emperor in history broke off the succession and left no heirs. Except for Emperor Jiajing, who succeeded the throne as a side branch,
But apart from being ungrateful, none of the following emperors was the legitimate son, and none of them was the eldest son. I only hope that now that history has taken a turn, the empresses after Zhou Qiniang can change their destiny.
Regardless of whether Yingzong's life experience is doubtful, from a Dalian perspective, all Renzong, Xuanzong and Yingzong in the early Ming Dynasty were the eldest sons! And from Yongle to before Tumubao, it can be regarded as the most stable and prosperous period of the Ming Dynasty.
When the queen returned to the pavilion, it was all about Zhou Tong becoming the father. Although after a long time, he had been able to accept the fact that he had become the head of the state inexplicably, but he still knelt in front of the incense table and listened to the announcement.
His head was confused and his hands were trembling. After receiving the gifts from Dayan and Fazhu, kowtowing four times, and sending the chief and deputy envoys who came to confer the title of queen on their way out, they knew very well that they should not speak at this moment, let alone talk nonsense.
, but he still couldn't help but said nonchalantly: "My lords, my... after the queen enters the palace, will I never see her again?"
Before Xu Guangzuo and Li Dongyang could speak, Xu Xun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, the emperor has always been considerate of family ties. Your wife can often visit the palace. As for you, as long as the emperor says a word, you can often see the queen."
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"That's good, that's good." Zhou Tong breathed a sigh of relief and murmured a few words to himself. Then he noticed that Xu Guangzuo and Li Dongyang's expressions were different. He was suddenly alerted that one of the three people in front of him was Duke Dingguo.
, one of the top nobles was the chief minister of the cabinet and the first among the civil servants, and Xu Xun, who answered, was a trusted minister of the first emperor. His face turned pale for a moment. Just when he was extremely panicked because of his rudeness.
At that moment, Xu Xun unexpectedly reached out and gave him a hand.
"Master Zhou, please come back. The Queen will leave the cabinet next. You will be busy for a while."
Realizing that Xu Xun had put a little more force on his hand, Zhou Tong suddenly woke up from a dream, nodded hurriedly, and immediately waved his hand to order someone to bring up the silk. Compared with the many ritual drills this time, this is considered a ritual.
However, neither Dingguo Duke Xu Guangzuo, Pingbei Marquis Xu Xun, nor Li Dongyang, who came from an ordinary family, valued only a few bolts of silk, but only a large amount of money.
The title of Marriage Chief and Deputy Envoy is enough. Especially Xu Guangzuo, who was able to successfully suppress the British Duke Zhang Mao and the Baoguo Duke Zhu Hui and grab this job, was even more smiley when he left the Zhou family and returned to the palace.
I can't close my mouth from ear to ear.
As the main entrance to the imperial city, the Daming Gate, as later generations said, was not easily opened. Only when the emperor ascended the throne, the queen entered the palace, and when the top three were sent out of the palace to parade on horseback, could one be lucky enough to enter the gate. Return to the palace to return to the palace. Later, Xu Xun, together with the civil and military officials, stood east and west outside Chengtian Gate to welcome the Queen's carriage, and then they filed out. After that, it was the Emperor and Queen's wedding ceremony. On this day, there were really no ministers. ’s matter.
Xu Xun, who had been kneeling and worshiping for a long time, returned home with a sore back and legs. However, he remembered that the civil and military officials had returned to the Yamen to do business after the morning meeting, and then they had to rush to the Chengtian Gate an hour before the Queen entered the palace. Waiting for the queen to enter the palace, during those long standing hours, he felt that being the deputy envoy to canonize the queen this time was not a torture, but a relief. After bathing and changing clothes, he returned to the main room and still specially ordered someone to beat him. He was soaking his feet in the boiling hot water, but he was leaning on the couch, and a smile appeared unknowingly...
"You're laughing evilly again!" Shen Yue hugged her daughter, poked Xu Xun's face with Xu Ning's soft fingers, and then said angrily, "What bad things are you thinking about again?"
"It's not a bad thing." Xu Xun smiled and pricked his daughter's pink and tender fingers with his beard, until Xu Ning kept shrinking his head back, and finally burst into tears. He was a bad guy who bullied his daughter. Dad just retracted his head under Shen Yue's angry gaze, "I was wondering, if the emperor, who hates red tape the most, would he get angry and drive out those female officials and eunuchs when faced with the troublesome etiquette at the wedding today?"
"You don't have anything good in your mind!" Shen Yue couldn't help but grab her daughter's hand and rub it on Xu Xun's head until her husband's wet hair became a mess. Then she sat beside the couch with satisfaction. After sitting down, she tilted her head and thought about Zhu Houzhao's usual temperament, and she couldn't help but laugh, "You are right, I also think the emperor will be impatient!"
Xu Xun smiled and nodded, and leaned back comfortably on the thick pillow. He thought about Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a crown, and Zhou Qiniang, who looked graceful and luxurious under the reflection of the queen's dress. The scene when they first met each other emerged. In any case, the Queen Zhu Houzhao finally got her wish and got married, but with a mother-in-law and a great-grandmother in front of her, the queen's life may not be easy... Of course, it is difficult to say, and the same was true for Queen Zhang at the time. The two mothers-in-law in front of them, although protected by Emperor Hongzhi, who was a first-class wife who loved his wife, had almost never experienced the secrets of the harem. Now Zhu Houzhao, who admires his father the most, should have a different relationship with his father when he appointed the queen. Never leave? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come