Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 133 Hua Xia

It didn't take an hour for the news of eating with Xia Yuanji to spread throughout Yingtian.

The identities of these two people are very sensitive. One is the eldest son of the Han Dynasty, and he has competed for the throne. He is still influential today. The other is the Minister of Household Affairs, in charge of the money and food of the entire Ming Dynasty.

However, no one said anything about it.

Zhu Di didn't say anything, what can others say?Do you not want your life, or do you not even want the lives of your family members?

But after that, Zhu Zhanhe didn't do anything. He just stayed in the Zongren Mansion. In the meantime, he went to Tianjie Temple and knocked on wooden fish for a long time, and then he never left the Zongren Mansion again.

New Year's Eve, Youshi.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Zhanhe set off from the Zongren Mansion and headed for the imperial palace.

He didn't feel much when he was in Yingtian City, but after entering the palace, he had to dismount from his horse and walk. Looking at the familiar palace, Zhu Zhanhe felt a little more emotional.

Once upon a time, he was someone who could often come in and out of this place, but now he can only wait for the edict.

The palace was very lively today, with many people coming and going. Zhu Zhanhe saw many faces that he could not usually see, and also saw many costumes that did not belong to the Ming Dynasty.

"The Crown Prince of Han has arrived!"

Following the eunuch's high-pitched shout, there was a brief silence at the banquet. Except for those performing, everyone turned their attention to the door.

Soon, a young man wearing a white prince regiment dragon uniform came into their sight.

"My grandson pays homage to the Imperial Grandpa. The Imperial Grandpa pays his respects to you."

"I'm safe."

Zhu Di spoke calmly and waved his hand, signaling Zhu Zhanhe to take a seat.

Zhu Zhanhe stood up and was about to take a seat, but was stunned for a moment.

Only then did he realize that the order of seats today was a little different from the order of the New Year's Eve banquet he attended last time.

In the feudal era, the king was the king, the ministers were ministers, and the etiquette could not be broken, so the order and position of the seats were very particular.

Normally, there is no doubt that the top position belongs to Zhu Di. In the case of a prince, there is no doubt that the position below the emperor belongs to the prince.

Under such circumstances, unless there is a formally canonized grandson of the emperor, otherwise there will be no place for other people on the steps.

That low step represents the world of difference between the king and his ministers.

But today, the prince's position is not under the emperor, but under the steps. Opposite is Zhu Zhanji's position, and next to Zhu Zhanji is Zhu Zhanhe's position.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Zhanhe reacted to Zhu Zhanji's beckoning signal and walked towards his position.

The banquet became lively again, but everyone's eyes were still looking at Zhu Zhanhe intentionally or unintentionally.

"How is it? Have you seen all these envoys?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't know whether he ate something wrong or was given instructions before going out. As soon as he came up, he talked to Zhu Zhanhe happily.

"Let me tell you, I was shocked when I first saw these people, because I didn't expect that there were so many people similar to us Han people."

"I've always heard that there are various types of people, some look like Orchid from the Western Regions and you can tell they are from a foreign country at a glance, and some look like Kunlun slaves, but I didn't expect that most of them are similar to us."

"This is normal." Zhu Zhanhe smiled.

After just one sentence, Zhu Zhanhe said nothing more.

The Ming Dynasty still had little exploration of the outside world. Although Europeans had already visited the Central Plains, they were still too few, resulting in the Central Plains not knowing enough about the outside world.

Not to mention a black monkey.

Zhu Di glanced at the two cousins ​​who were chatting happily, said nothing, and drank quietly.

The New Year's Eve banquet is, to put it bluntly, a social occasion and a social platform for ministers. In addition, it also serves to demonstrate the harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

This year is a bit special because there are too many envoys arriving. This year there is also a purpose to show the power of the Ming Dynasty, but through this banquet, too little can be displayed.

Because of Zhu Zhanhe, no one came to bother Zhu Zhanji, but some people came to see Zhu Zhanhe, but they were only some military generals.

For example, Li Bin, the Marquis of Fengcheng, Tan Zhong, the Bo of Xinning, and others were all diehard loyalists of the King of Han in the past.

Zhu Di, who attracted the most attention and sat in the highest position, did not do much.

This made many people present have some vague thoughts.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhu Zhanhe got up early, put on complicated crown clothes, jingled into the palace, and stood in his place at the entrance of Fengtian Hall.

At Chenshi, Zhu Di was also dressed in a grand crown and walked out of Fengtian Hall on time.

Wearing a nine-glazed flat crown, each with nine colors, nine jade beads, five chapters in green clothes, four chapters in heiyi, a total of nine chapters, then the middle single, knee-covering, large belt, jade pendant, large ribbon, small ribbon, socks, and 舄etc.

After this set, the luxury is real, but it is also very tiring, because Zhu Zhanhe knows it deeply, and he has the same things, but he is regulated by the prince, and the old man is regulated by the emperor.

This set of clothes is composed of Pingtianguan, that is, Mianguan and Gunfu, so it is also called Mianfu.

This is not like the Tuanlong uniform that Zhu Di wears on weekdays. It is just regular clothes. Wear different clothes on different occasions and abide by different etiquette rules. This is "the beauty of the uniform is called Hua, and the etiquette is called Xia." ".

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, tried to simplify the cumbersome aspects of the Zhou rites as much as possible when he stipulated the great etiquette. According to the Zhou rites, the emperor had five different sets of regulations for sacrificial attire alone, but by the Ming Dynasty, they were all simplified into One set, that is, the crown uniform.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also set etiquette for the vassals and Koreans, and ordered five chapters of military service for the king of Korea, with the same etiquette as the king of Ming Dynasty.

Later, when Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he gave King Gun of Goryeo nine chapters of his robes and presented them with the same courtesy as the Prince of Ming Dynasty. Since then, it has been custom-made.

This is why later generations of Bangzi are so familiar with Ming etiquette.

To put it bluntly, we reward them all.

Following the princes, Zhu Zhanhe followed Zhu Gaochi, with the old man at the front, passing through the Meridian Gate and arriving at the Sheji Altar on the west side of the Chengtian Gate at the south gate of the palace.

Sacrifice to heaven and earth is the business of the Son of Heaven. Zhu Zhanhe came here in place of his father, the prince, and could only watch from the sidelines. At the end, he saluted with the old man and worshiped heaven and earth.

After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Zhu Zhanhe followed the crowd to the Taimiao Temple on the right, which echoes the Sheji Altar, and began to worship ancestors and offer incense.

This time, Zhu Zhanhe, as a descendant of the Zhu family, cannot escape.

The highlight of the year came to an end as the old man performed the nine-kowtow ceremony at the shrine in the Ancestral Temple, and then followed the vassal kings to offer incense in order.

However, many people did not realize that there was one person missing this year: King Zhao and Zhu Gaosui.

The war on the grassland failed to achieve any success, so the old man was so angry that he sent an edict, asking him to guard the Great Wall during the New Year.

"Zhan He!"

After offering sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth and the Ancestral Temple, Zhu Zhanhe wanted to follow the vassal kings back to his clan's residence, but he was stopped by someone.

(End of this chapter)