The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 299 The seventh day of October, the wedding

Liu Jian followed Emperor Zhengde into the main hall of Qianqing Palace with an angry look on his face.

As soon as Emperor Zhengde sat down, Liu Jian put on the posture of a teacher teaching a student, no, a father teaching a son.

Liu Jian said angrily: "The emperor usually doesn't care about the situation, but this time he actually treated the chief minister of the cabinet and the auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor like monkeys. Then Xia Dongyue is in Baoding?! Who did the emperor ask me to go to Baoding to welcome Xia Dongyue? A passing shadow?"

"How can the emperor's wedding be a trivial matter? The emperor actually wants to bypass the chief minister of the cabinet? That's all. The wedding must be 'announced', that is, the world must be informed one month in advance!"

"What about you, Your Majesty? But you chose the wedding date privately. On the eve of the wedding, you asked a group of eunuchs to inform the officials, nobles, and clan in the capital?!"

"Have you swallowed the sage etiquette that I, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian taught you with wine and meat?"

"You are only sixteen, still young. Although you are the emperor, you should seek the opinions of the ministers at all times and on everything. Did you choose the date of your wedding with the approval of the three ministers?"

"Your Majesty, you are already the most powerful person in the world and the common ruler of the world. You are not the ridiculous prince in the East Palace!"

Liu Jian was spitting foam and flying stars, and the more he cursed, the more he got out of the circle.He believed that there were no monarchs or ministers in the Qianqing Palace, only masters and disciples.

When Emperor Zhengde Liu Jian scolded him, he still kept a smile on his face at first.

After hearing this, his smile disappeared and his face turned livid.

Emperor Zhengde said seriously: "Liu Jian, are you done scolding me?"

Liu Jian was stunned!
Since Emperor Zhengde came to the throne, he has always called Liu Jian "Mr. Liu" and never called Liu Jian by his first name.

Emperor Zhengde repeated it again: "Liu Jian, I ask you if you have finished cursing?"

Liu Jiandao: "I am not scolding the emperor, but teaching him. The sage said"

In his desperation, Liu Jian almost revealed the fault of "not being a godfather".But when the words came to his lips, he still swallowed them.

"Bang!" Emperor Zhengde waved his sleeves and threw the copper basket on the dragon table to the ground.

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Liu Jian, I ask you for the third time, have you finished cursing?"

The emperor's wrath laid down millions of corpses, and the blood flowed everywhere!
At this moment, Emperor Zhengde's domineering aura enveloped the entire Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jian was stunned on the spot.

Emperor Zhengde always behaved like a willful, absurd, and wild young man in front of him.

At this moment, Liu Jian felt the strong oppression of Wang Ba Qi.

Liu Jian cupped his hands and said, "I've finished speaking."

Emperor Zhengde sneered: "Oh, you've finished talking, it's my turn. I wonder if you, sir, allow me to speak?"

Liu Jian remained silent.

Emperor Zhengde said: "I asked you to go to Baoding not to trick you. But to cover up the Tatar assassins' ears! The Jin Yiwei reported that the little prince heard that I was getting married, so he sent a large number of assassins to sneak into the Ming Realm to assassinate Xia Dongyue. "

"The little prince wants to thwart the Zhu Ming royal family's grand plan to spread its branches and ruin the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!"

"In order to prevent the little prince from succeeding, I resorted to a false and true strategy. I asked Xu Guangzuo to secretly take Xia Dongyue back to the capital. I left the driver in Baoding as a suspect."

"After I decided on the wedding date, I kept it a secret first and only informed the officials tonight. This is also to guard against the little prince!"

"This is all for the Ming Dynasty! For the country and the country!"

This rhetoric was taught to Emperor Zhengde by Chang Feng.Sure enough, as soon as the words "preparing for Tatars" were involved, Emperor Zhengde immediately took the moral high ground.

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Zhengde suspiciously: "Little prince? Tatar killer? The emperor is not just making up excuses to deal with his ministers."

Emperor Zhengde said: "Is it necessary for the king of a country to make up excuses to deal with a subordinate?"

When it came to the word "subordinate", Emperor Zhengde deliberately emphasized his tone.

Liu Jian was silent.

Emperor Zhengde added: "In addition, a wedding is not only a state matter, but also a family matter of the Zhu Ming royal family. Can't I even take charge of family affairs? Do you still need a minister to nod and agree?"

"Also, Mr. Li is aware of this matter. I have not bypassed all three of you!"

After hearing this, Liu Jian regarded Li Dongyang as a traitor to the civil service!He blurted out: "Your Majesty, Li Dongyang is a traitor!"

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "I know who is loyal and who is traitorous! I don't need you to remind me! You are my husband, my assistant, not my father!"

After hearing this, Liu Jian suddenly felt a chill to his bones.

He quickly knelt down and said, "I was impulsive just now, and I offended the Emperor a lot. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhengde said: "The wedding ceremony is about to begin in three hours. I don't want to be in a bad mood on my big day because of your lectures!"

"The emperor was in a bad mood on his wedding day, which affected the Ming Dynasty's luck!"

"Liu Jian, I have a few final words for you. Don't think of me as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty! You are not Cao Cao! Even if you want to be Cao Cao, I'm afraid you are not as capable as Cao Cao!"

These are some very strong words.

Liu Jian suddenly realized that the young emperor in front of him had regarded him as an enemy!
Emperor Zhengde waved his sleeves and said: "I am getting married. If you don't want to come, please hand over a leave note and go home to recuperate! Mr. Li will be the chief ceremony officer. Stand down!"

Liu Jian flapped his lips, wanting to say something.

Emperor Zhengde didn't give him a chance to speak at all: "Back off! Liu Jian, do you want to resist the order?"

Liu Jian had no choice but to withdraw from Qianqing Palace.

He walked to the brightly lit front courtyard.The eunuchs and maids were busy, and the front courtyard seemed particularly lively.But he felt extremely cold.

For the first time since the death of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian felt that he might lose the power in his hands.

After a while, he comforted himself: the emperor was just acting like a child.Even if he wanted me to leave the court, I'm afraid he would be unable to do so.

I am the leader of civil servants in the world.Without me, how could he lead the world's civil servants?How can he govern the world without civil servants?
Liu Jian made a mistake - a mistake that everyone from traffickers and pawns to high-ranking officials like to make: taking himself too seriously.

Changfu.Zhang Yonghuo rushed over in a hurry.

Changfeng didn't sleep at all.Met Zhang Yong in the living room.

Zhang Yongdao: "The emperor ordered Chang Feng to be the official in charge of the wedding ceremony. I admire this."

Chang Feng was overjoyed after hearing this!

The importance of the messenger in a wedding is second only to the ceremonial officer.

According to the old practice, the ceremonial officer is usually held by the chief assistant of the cabinet, and the messenger is usually held by the second assistant of the cabinet.Next down is the officiating officer, usually the Minister of Rites.

Emperor Zhengde asked Chang Feng to serve as the messenger, which shows how much Emperor Zhengde valued him.

Chang Feng accepted the order first, and then said: "Eunuch Zhang, Liu Chief Assistant has returned to Beijing. According to the rules, he should be the chief ceremony officer, and the second assistant Li Dongyang should be the messenger officer. How can the emperor let me?"

Zhang Yongdao: "Ahem, don't mention it. Half an hour ago, Liu Jian broke into the Qianqing Palace to face the emperor, so that he could teach the emperor a lesson. He had no courtesy. The emperor was so angry that he threw all the copper coins and almost broke the dragon case. .”

"The Emperor has said that Liu Jian is not worthy of being the Great Ceremony Officer. The Great Ceremony Officer will be held by your in-laws, and you will serve as the Presiding Officer."

Chang Feng said: "In other words, the emperor and Liu Jian are at odds?"

Zhang Yongdao: "That's wrong! It was Liu Jian who was shameless! Who does he think he is? The Supreme Emperor?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about him. I will bring you a director of the Ministry of Etiquette to teach you the duties and etiquette of a messenger."

After speaking, Zhang Yong clapped his hands: "Zhai Luan, come in."

Zhai Luan is an acquaintance of the Chang family.He is a native of Shuntian Prefecture and has known Chang Ponu since they were young.Chang Ponu and he were admitted to the gold medal list in the same subject. They were of the same age, and they sat at the same table at the Qionglin banquet.

After becoming a Jinshi, Zhai Luan was first selected to be a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.

Emperor Zhengde wanted to cultivate a group of young officials who were loyal to him.Chang Ponu decisively recommended Zhai Luan in front of Emperor Zhengde.Emperor Zhengde transferred him out of the Hanlin Academy and went to the Ministry of Rites for training.

To put it bluntly, Chang Ponu seriously considered Zhai Luan to be a noble person in his official career.

Zhai Luan raised his hands towards Chang Feng and said, "Uncle Chang Shi."

Chang Feng smiled and said: "My dear nephew, I have a lot of work to do. I will be your student tonight."

In the first year of Zhengde, on the seventh day of the tenth month, Yin hour.

The whole capital was foggy.The officials had already changed into court uniforms and formed a neat queue at Jinshui Bridge.

Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette have already set up the throne, made plans, and made plans in Fengtian Hall.The Han generals of the Jin Yiwei were all wearing armor and holding ceremonial guards, standing upright like spears in the wide courtyard in front of Fengtian Hall.

At three o'clock in the Yin hour, Emperor Zhengde put on his crown clothes.A group of officials lined up neatly to enter the palace. They first went to the main hall of Qianqing Palace to pay three obeisances and nine kowtows to Emperor Zhengde.

Liu Jian stood at the head of the civil service class.He still came to the wedding shamelessly.

If the chief minister is absent from the emperor's wedding, it will send a strong political signal to the following: the chief minister is about to lose power.

Even though Liu Jian was holding back his anger, he still had to join in the fun.Emperor Zhengde was sitting in the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

All the officials bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.Li Dongyang, the ceremonial officer, and Chang Feng, the messenger officer, came to the main hall with one holding the festival case and the other holding the preparation case.

The two kowtowed to Emperor Zhengde four times to say hello.

Then Chang Feng stood up, changed his position, and faced Li Dongyang.Chang Feng said loudly: "According to the emperor's oral instructions, I hereby select Xia Dongyue, the daughter of Xia Ru, the commander-in-chief of the army, as my queen. I order you to welcome the queen with dignity. I admire this."

Then Li Dongyang held the case in hand, and Chang Feng held the case in hand, and passed through the middle door of the main hall and went straight to Fengtian Gate.

The weight of case preparation and prosecution is not light.Li Dongyang is a scholar, and his hands feel a little sore when he holds him.

It wasn't until they arrived at the wide courtyard in front of Fengtian Gate that the two of them were able to put down their work on making and organizing the case, and put it into the room where the queen was being brought into the palace.

Behind them were the officiating officer and Wang Hua, the left minister of the Ministry of Etiquette.

Wang Hua said loudly: "The ceremonial officer and the commander of the ceremony will change their clothes!"

Li Dongyang and Chang Feng entered a temporary clothing shed built in the courtyard in front of Fengtian Gate, changed out of court clothes and put on gift clothes.

Li Dongyang changed into a python suit.Chang Feng changed into Feiyu suit.

The python suit is the highest level of clothing given by the Ming Dynasty, and its level of dignity is second only to the dragon robe passed down by the emperor.It is the highest reward given to the clan, the Ming Dynasty Prime Minister, and the emissary and eunuchs.

"History of the Ming Dynasty·Yu Fu Zhi" records: The gift of a python is not easy for first-class civil and military officials to obtain.

In the Ming Dynasty, first-class civil servants were a rarity.The gift of a python suit to a first-class civil servant is even more rare among rare things.

Liu Jian has been the chief minister of the cabinet for so many years, but he has never been awarded the python suit.

However, Emperor Zhengde gave his second assistant Li Dongyang a python suit before his wedding, and the signal sent to the outside world could not be more obvious.

The two exchanged their clothes and got two tall horses.Taking the Han general's guard of honor, Caiyu, and Taichang Temple musicians, he went straight to the place where Xia Dongyue temporarily lived, Dingguo Gongfu.

On the way to welcome the bride, the music played by the Taichang Temple musicians was not really elegant music.It's just the ordinary "dili-dila-di-dila-dila" blowing the trumpet.Play the same tune as you do when picking up relatives at ordinary people's homes.

In the palace of Dingguo.

With tears streaming down her face, Liu Xiaoyan helped Xia Dongyue dress up and change into Zhai clothes.

In the Ming Dynasty, following the Zhou rites, Queen Zhai's clothes were blue and painted with nine lines of Zhai patterns.The belts are also blue.The jade pendant and ribbon bag are the same as the prince system.

On the feet are blue socks and gold-decorated shoes.

But Xia Dongyue only wore Zhai clothes and did not wear the Nine Dragons and Four Phoenixes crown.The official name of wearing a crown is "coronation".The coronation ceremony will be held in the courtyard in front of Fengtian Gate.

Before going to Caiyu, naturally there was another crying and overflowing emotion between the adoptive mother and daughter.

Xia Dongyue's tears came from the bottom of her heart.Liu Xiaoyan's tears were half fake and half true.Almost all are forced out.

Under the guidance of eight female officials, Xia Dongyue went to Caiyu.

Li Dongyang shouted at the top of his lungs: "The queen enters the court, and the phoenix enters the palace!"

The long procession went straight to the palace.

The hour is right.The light of the morning sun spreads all over the courtyard in front of Fengtian Gate.

Xia Dongyue was in front, followed closely by Li Dongyang and Chang Feng, entering the front courtyard.

Xia Dongyue paid homage to Emperor Zhengde.

The presiding officer Wang Hua read aloud the words of ceremony: "The way to run a country is to uphold the family. The relationship between husband and wife is the meaning of the universe."

After reciting the thousand words of etiquette, Wang Hua withdrew.

Li Dongyang, the chief ceremonial officer, said loudly: "Send the congratulatory form from Xia Ru, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, to the ceremonial supervisor!"

A Han general stepped forward, took the congratulatory form from Xia Ru, the emperor's father-in-law, and turned to the direction of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Chang Feng, the official who passed down the imperial edict, received a yellow silk cloth and said in a loud voice: "The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, Zhi said. Xia Dongyue, the daughter of Xia Ru, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, is virtuous, virtuous, and of noble character. I hereby canonize her as the queen. I admire this." "

A group of civil and military officials shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live the emperor! Thousands of years live the queen, thousand years old, thousand thousand years live!"

The reading of the decree ends.Li Dongyang shouted: "The coronation ceremony!"

Two female officers walked up to Xia Dongyue.Putting the crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes on Xia Dongyue's head.

After the coronation ceremony, Li Dongyang said again: "Let's do the canonization ceremony!"

An official from the Ministry of Rites came to Li Dongyang holding the Queen's golden book.Li Dongyang took the Queen's golden book and presented it to Xia Dongyue on his hands and knees.

Xia Dongyue took the gold book and handed it to the female officer beside her to place it on the book case.

From this moment on, Xia Dongyue officially transformed from a little pheasant to a phoenix and became the mother of the Ming Dynasty.

The music master of Taichang Temple played elegant music.This time it’s not playing the trumpet, but the serious music of bells and drums.

Li Dongyang led Queen Xia to bow four times in front of the incense table.

Four rak'ahs are completed.Wang Hua shouted: "Your Majesty, the Queen comes to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay homage to our ancestors."

Emperor Zhengde and Xia Dongyue boarded the chariot hand in hand, and the chariot headed to the Ancestral Temple in the southeast.The officials followed behind the chariot.

The two paid homage to their ancestors at the Imperial Ancestral Temple and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

It was almost noon after a series of complicated rituals.

In these complicated rituals, Emperor Zhengde and Xia Dongyue were like two tool men.There was no verbal exchange.

Next, finally comes the most exciting part - entering the bridal chamber.

Whether it is a common family or a royal family, the bridal chamber is the last step of the wedding.

Emperor Zhengde and Queen Xia changed into their regular clothes first.Queen Xia wears a dragon crown with twin phoenixes and feathers, a large shirt, a Xiapei and a bow.

Emperor Zhengde wore a black gauze folded-up scarf on his head and a robe with a coiled collar and narrow sleeves.

The two of them sat facing each other from east to west in the palace.The rest of the civil and military officials went to the Fengtian Hall to have a wedding banquet. Oh no, it was a big banquet.

Deacon Liu Jin held up a large altar filled with vegetables and placed it between Emperor Zhengde and Queen Xia.

The maid poured the wine into the gourd.The gourd and gourd are the drinking utensils used in the Ning ceremony.

Liu Jin shouted: "Your Majesty and Queen please perform the ceremony of union!"

The wedding ceremony is not about drinking a glass of wine.Instead, they drink together as a couple.

Of course, you don’t just drink it as soon as you come up, it’s very particular.

The two drank the first ladle of wine together.Then they ate the fish and meat symbolically.

Followed by the second scoop.

Several eunuchs served the "Five Grain Fengdeng Rice" which was steamed with mixed grains.

The two of them took a symbolic mouthful of rice, followed by a third.

After drinking three gourds, the ceremony is completed.

Next, the emperor and empress changed clothes for the third time.This is the last change of clothes on the wedding day.

Next is the meal ceremony.This etiquette is very strange.In layman's terms, it means eating leftovers.

"The emperor's followers eat the queen's food, and the queen's followers eat the emperor's food." To put it bluntly, the emperor wants to eat the queen's leftovers, and the queen's maids want to eat the emperor's leftovers.

Finally, finally, it’s time to take the most exciting step.

The eunuchs and maids retreated.Emperor Zhengde and Queen Xia sat in front of the dragon couch.

Emperor Zhengde held Queen Xia's green little hand and said: "From today on, I will become husband and wife with you, share the same bed, and share the same boat."

Queen Xia's face turned red with embarrassment.

Emperor Zhengde smiled evilly: "Husband and wife are one, I will teach you."

All the judges who are watching the ceremony of Duke Zhou are experienced and everyone understands it. The specific process is boring, so I won’t go into details.

When the brocade mattress on the dragon couch saw Xi, Queen Xia truly became Emperor Zhengde's woman.

The wedding is over!

Next, Emperor Zhengde wanted to catch Liu Jian off guard!Pro-government!

(End of this chapter)