Zhu Biao finally arrived at the official office of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites is already over sixty years old, heard that His Royal Highness the Prince has come down, and hurriedly led people out to greet him, and invited Zhu Biao to the house after seeing the ceremony, but his heart was restless.

On the way, the Ministry of Rites knocked on the side and asked, whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little dissatisfied because of the cumbersome wedding ceremony.

Of course, Zhu Biao is not so boring, the prince's wedding is also a wedding after all, and Zhu Biao doesn't care if it's too cumbersome. However, the canonization of kings and the ceremonial treatment they received are major events, and they also affect the problems of the Ming dynasties in the future.

According to the rules of the previous generations, the king of the world is called the emperor, the king of a country is called the king, the prince is the first rank of the king, and the prince is also the king of his subject country.

Zhu Biao said that he came for the prince's ceremony, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu suddenly twitched in his heart, afraid of what would come, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came an hour late, then the chapter would be handed over.

Zhu marked that the princes of the early Ming Dynasty were in charge of both military and political affairs and people's livelihood, and their subordinates were equipped with a minister of literature and a minister of military affairs, with the minister of literature in charge of state affairs and the military minister in charge of the army. The palace was guarded by fifteen thousand or six soldiers, and the prince could command his own garrison.

And the etiquette received is also extremely noble, Zhu Biao looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and said: "Fu Shangshu, can the specific etiquette of canonizing the prince be set?" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't care how depressed he was in his heart, and replied with a still warm look: "Returning to His Royal Highness the Prince, it has just been drafted and is preparing to play the Holy Lord, if the Holy Lord approves it, then the Ministry of Rites will begin to arrange it." ”

Zhu Biao nodded with a smile and said, "Can you let this palace take a look?" ”

Fu Shangshu didn't dare to object, this is not a very confidential matter, not to mention His Highness's status, he naturally knows: "The minister will let people show His Highness, the minister has long heard that His Highness is erudite and talented, and he just asked His Highness to correct it." ”

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded, old and immortal is a thief, these court officials are very shrewd, and someone brought it after a while, Zhu Biao looked at it carefully, Fu Shangshu said on the side: "The saint also has a lot of guidance, asking for honor to the princes." ”

After listening to it, Zhu Biao knew that this was the Ministry of Rites Shangshu who gave him another vaccination, and it seems that the etiquette formulated by the Ministry of Rites is very noble, and even a little excessive, but no matter what, Zhu Biao still has to express his position.

The first page that Zhu Biao opened read, "The prince is the prince, the gold book is awarded the golden treasure, the year is ten thousand stones, and the government is placed in the official family." There are 3,000 guards and 19,000 soldiers, who are subordinate to the military department, and they are the first in the crown and the flag, and they are the first class of the Son of Heaven. The prince and the minister bowed and bowed, but did not dare to bow down

That is to say, the prince's guard of honor and etiquette is second only to the emperor, the princely ministers should bow to the prince and bow down, and dare not bow down, when the prince enters the court to see the Son of Heaven, the princes and ministers must bow down and kneel, and kneel to the prince to welcome the prince.

Zhu Biao's face remained unchanged, but he looked up at the book of the Ministry of Rites, only to see that he took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his head with some trepidation, Zhu Biao lowered his head and continued to read.

"The crown of the prince is like the East Palace, and the first crown is made of five colors"; "Crown Jiuhan, Jiuyu, Golden Hairpin Guide, Red Group Ying, Two Jade Jade"; "The crown, Xuanbiao Zhuli, the front is round and the back, and the front and back are nine.

Prince's Treasure: The system is the same as that of the Crown Prince. Its treasure with gold, turtle button, according to the circumference of the square five inches and two minutes, thick one inch and five minutes, the text said "the treasure of a certain king".

The following is the specific steps of the ceremony, Zhu Biao is not interested in those, the key is here, the prince's honor is too precious, this is the standard for the crown prince, in this way, how can the crown prince's preciousness as a prince be reflected? Where is the dignity and humility of kings and ministers?

Zhu Biao closed the booklet and looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu who did not speak, Fu Shangshu suddenly had a headache, it was better to provoke a thorn because of the wedding.

But giving such a noble etiquette to the prince is also the meaning of the saint, but this is a great disrespect to His Royal Highness the Prince, and now he is sandwiched between the father and son, and the two ends are not human.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu is also very uncomfortable, it stands to reason that this is the emperor's will, so he doesn't have to care about others, but the particularity of the prince of this dynasty makes him have to worry about it.

Zhu Biao actually didn't care what kind of courtesy his younger brothers received, after all, they were also nobles, and he was confident that his younger brothers would be honest, but he couldn't help but think about it for the future.

His father felt sorry for his son, and raised the status of the prince too high and too high, probably thinking that the eldest son would inherit the country, and the rest of the sons could also be honored for a lifetime, but Zhu Biao pressed the princes, and the descendants of future generations may not be.

Especially to accept the ministers to bow down, that is the treatment of the king, how can the ambition not swell after a lot of suffering, not to mention that the officials kneel more, and the thoughts are more, since they are all kneeling, it is better to pick a kneeling comfortable, Bo a dragon merit.

Zhu Biao knows why his father and emperor secretly said that he would let him come to the court to govern today, Zhu Biao is angry and funny, pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to family affection, and loves his children very much.

But this incident has a deep impact, and the prince is on the same level as the crown prince, so what if it is those elder princes in the future? Is it that the crown prince still wants to salute them, but what if it is the emperor's elder prince?

Zhu Biao picked up the drafted piece and flipped it to the end, on which was the formulated royal internal etiquette, and Zhu Biao exhaled after reading it.

Looking at the Ministry of Rites, he asked, "If there is an uncle and prince in the palace, should it be the palace salute first or the prince and uncle salute first after meeting?" ”

The face of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu stiffened, but he still said: "His Royal Highness the Prince should bow down to the family, bow four times, and the uncles will sit in the west." ”

Zhu Biao's eyes narrowed and asked, "If there is still an uncle and prince in the saint, how should I salute?" ”

The Ministry of Rites replied in a low voice: "In the court, the monarch and the minister salute, and the palace performs the family salute." The uncle and brother sat westward and were bowed by the Son of Heaven. ”

Zhu Biao slowly stood up expressionless and said: "The Ministry of Rites has a good opinion, it is worthy of being an old man in my dynasty, this palace is going to go out to find someone to ask for advice, when will the etiquette collapse to this point." ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu knelt on the ground tremblingly and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, this is the will of heaven, how dare the old minister disobey!" ”

But Zhu Biao still had a cold face, it was not easy to manage the affairs of the clan, no matter how high the status of the prince was, how could they reprimand and punish them if they committed a crime, the king is the king, the minister is the minister, even if it is the emperor's relatives and relatives.

If you make rules, you can't mix personal feelings, Zhu Yuanzhang wants his children and grandchildren to live comfortably, he can understand, but he can't support it, even if it includes his children and grandchildren, Zhu Biao is a little affectionate, he doesn't care about those children and grandchildren who have not seen it, he cares more about the stability of Daming.

He doesn't expect his descendants to be all over the world, but he hopes that the emperors of later generations can concentrate on developing the country, instead of wasting their minds on restricting the clan, and he doesn't want to see his descendants lying on Da Ming like maggots and sucking blood.

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