On the 14th of February, it was a sunny spring day.

The officials who participated in the cultivation ceremony were mainly the emperor, cabinet ministers and the six Shangshu, but Lin Haoran waved a big pen and added all the head officials of the big and small Jiuqing and the six servants, saying: Watching the ceremony.

In other dynasties, many officials would have disdained to stand by and watch stupidly. It's just that the Holy Emperor has been in court for more than 20 years, and now he has the opportunity to meet his monarch in person, but it is showing a momentum of rushing.

The cultivation ceremony was not a grand ceremony of the imperial court, but many officials took it very seriously. Not only did they put on a brand new set of official robes, but they also packed themselves up like a bridegroom's official and came to the West Garden early.

At noon, the officials followed the little eunuchs into the West Garden, and Xu Jie led several court ministers from the Wuyi Palace, and the officials came to the Tugu Altar in front of Renshou Palace.

The earthen valley altar is like an altar, sitting north to south, a square high platform, the circumference is like five zhang, the height is like four feet five inches and five minutes, there are steps on all sides, there is a majesty in the steps, a total of nine steps.

Where there are people, there are inevitably disputes, not to mention that this is officialdom. Since Yan Song's father and son vigorously cultivated friends, the momentum of this kind of gang formation has become more and more obvious.

Xu Jie, Yan Ne and Li Chunfang have become the biggest forces, they are not only in important positions, like Yan Ne and Li Chunfang are all authentic ministers, not only have the opportunity to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, but also can even become Xu Jie's successor.

Yuan Wei, Dong Fen and Zhang Yongming formed a strong Zhejiang Party, Yuan Wei and Dong Fen all had the opportunity to compete for the throne of Shoufu, while Zhang Yongming controlled the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Yang Bo had close contacts with Huang Guangsheng in the same year, and completed the Jin-Yu merger with Li Dengyun, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, especially with the financial support of Jin merchants, so that this force should not be underestimated.

Wu Shan was conceited and not a party, and he was obviously distancing himself from his fellow townsman Lei Li, but no one dared to despise him. Among so many princes, Wu Shan has the highest qualifications and prestige, but he is the biggest threat and successor of Xu Jie.

Lin Haoran, as the actual operator of these cultivation ceremonies, did not have the time to follow these court bigwigs to greet him, and repeatedly told the officials of Honglu Temple to praise, and he came to an old ox and stared at it for a while.

"My lord, you can rest assured, this old man is the most spiritual cow in the world!" The old man on the side showed his sparse yellow teeth, and boasted proudly.

"Really?" Lin Haoran's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately said to the old man: "You let it roll on the ground twice in a row, and your tongue will be spit out!" ”

The corners of the old man's mouth twitched slightly, and he complained: "Lord Lin, aren't you joking?" In this world, there is no cow that can roll obediently and stick out its tongue! ”

Lin Haoran glanced at this old man who had never seen the world with disdain, but he didn't have the heart to argue with the old man, and sighed silently in his heart. If Lao Huang of the tiger girl was here, he probably wouldn't be so worried about whether the cow would go crazy.

"The son-in-law has seen his father-in-law and his grandson!"

After Lin Haoran finished dealing with the big and small affairs here, he found that his father-in-law and Sun Zhi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, looked at him, so he took the initiative to walk over and salute the two.

Sun Zhi and Wu Shan have been in the same department of Jiajing for 14 years, and now they have just been promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works.

Wu Shan looked very calm, still with that serious expression. Not to mention that his current status is firmly pressing Lin Haoran, even if he is reduced to the people, he is also Lin Haoran's teacher and father-in-law, and the so-called I am your uncle will always be your uncle.

Sun Zhi also followed Lin Haoran to greet him, and then asked curiously: "Lin Shilang, but I don't know what method you used, the emperor will actually perform the cultivation ceremony in person?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the voices of many officials were expressed, and the nearby officials turned their heads to look at Lin Haoran, also wanting to know what means Lin Haoran used.

Lin Haoran kept a smile on his face, and was about to explain.

But at this moment, a sharp voice came from not far away: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Knowing that the emperor had arrived, all the officials naturally didn't care about talking, and stood behind Xu Jie and Yuan Wei to greet their Shengming Emperor, Jiajing.

Jiajing turned out of the palace road in a jade chariot and had already appeared in the field of vision of the officials.

"The ministers knock on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Xu Jie led all the officials to bow down to Jiajing on the jade chariot and greet the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, causing the sound here to be like a tsunami, breaking the peace of Xiyuan.

The jade chariot stopped in front of the officials, and the emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty came down from the jade chariot. What is surprising and surprising is that Jiajing is not wearing a Taoist robe today, but a dragon robe that symbolizes supreme power.

Jiajing, who was wearing a dragon robe, did not have the feeling of thinness before, and the whole person looked more majestic, he looked at the faces of familiar or unfamiliar officials, but he raised his hand lightly and said: "Zhong Aiqing, flat body!" ”

"The ministers have thanked the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The officials thanked them again, and then they all raised their heads to face the sun and looked at the emperor they were thinking about. Guanglu Siqing and Honglu Siqing are two bad old men, but tears poured out unconsciously, and they finally saw the dignity of today's saint.

Since the current saint abolished the early dynasty, the monarchs and ministers who should have been facing each other day and night have long been like heavens and nights. The emperor usually did not summon them, and they did not have much to do to meet the saint in person, so they were separated for too long and too long.

With the arrival of Jiajing, this cultivation ceremony officially kicked off.

Under Lin Haoran's arrangement, Jiajing, who was wearing a dragon robe, first entered Renshou Palace to worship the god of agriculture and the tablets of clouds, rain, wind, thunder and other gods, and completed a set of rituals to worship the gods.

After the ceremony, Jiajing came out of Renshou Palace, and led hundreds of civil and military officials to burn incense in front of the Tugu Altar and worship.

Lin Haoran kept paying attention to the hour, and came to the emperor and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please go to the Tugu Altar!" ”

Jiajing, who was wearing a dragon robe, nodded slightly, and then walked up the stairs from the south with extraordinary grace and came to the Tugu Altar, while the cabinet ministers and Jiuqing officials behind followed up, while the other officials did not move.

There is a piece of land in this square altar, and the area is quite exquisite, which is the standard "one acre and three points" land.

The official of Honglu Temple sang: "Jin Lei" (the name of the plough in the Zhou Dynasty)"

Lei Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, had already prepared to bring up a plough from the west side of the earthen valley altar, two farmers dressed as generals of the Han Dynasty supported the plough on both sides, and two elders brought a ox.