The emperor's wedding, all kinds of rules, etiquette, and rituals are really complicated and cumbersome.

Although there is still more than half a month, Zhu Xu basically sits in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, waiting for various officials, internal supervisors, and palace maids to ask for instructions, performances, notices, and so on.

First of all, the Hanlin Academy and other chief writers drafted relevant documents and edicts, which need to be viewed, stamped, and approved by Zhu Xu in detail, and each item needs to be serious and meticulous.

Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites came and went, in and out, they were responsible for the manufacture of books, books, treasure seals, jewelry, household utensils, etc., although these have been manufactured, or Zhu Xu looked at them one by one, examined, even if all kinds of books, treasure seals, jewelry had to be counted by him, nodded, and the Ministry of Rites had a good record.

Then there are the celebrant supervisors, Shang Bao supervisors and other preparations for various supplies, which are even more complicated, involving all aspects of the emperor's and queen's lives, too many things and affairs that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, these must be recognized, commanded, and led by Zhu Xu himself.

After these preliminary preparations, it is also necessary for Qintian to supervise the good days, the so-called good days and auspicious days, the world should be in the world, and there are also related to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, the history of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestral system, etc., which are quite complicated.

It was finally settled, and it was time to start the 'Six Rites'.

The six rites are: Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Najib, Nazheng, regular, and personal welcome, and this process also made Zhu Xu hate.

On the twenty-third day of the first month, Zhu Xu dressed ceremoniously early in the morning and appeared in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, the Qianqing Palace was already full of people, each of them was very festive, Zhu Xu bowed down as soon as he sat down, and his voice shouted with joy: "The ministers see the emperor." ”

Zhu Xu sat on the dragon chair, his head was still rising, he was holding on, nodding slightly quietly, without speaking, waving his hand.

"Your Majesty." A group of people shouted like a tsunami, and then got up.

Sun Chuanting, Shen Xun, who stood in the front row, and there were also King Lu, Zhang Guoji, and officials of various yamen in the back, and even palace maids, internal supervisors, etc., there were dozens of people.

On Zhu Xu's right side, Zheng Youyuan held the edict, and in Zhu Xu's gesture, he spread out the edict and announced it loudly.

This kind of edict is custom-made, there is nothing new, and everyone stands and listens quietly.

After Zheng Youyuan finished reading it, everyone looked at Cao Huachun on Zhu Xu's left, and what he said was the point.

Cao Huachun also said a lot of polite words, and it took a while to get to the topic: "Order Sun Chuanting to be the main envoy and Zhang Guoji to be the deputy envoy, go to Zhang's mansion, do Nacai, and ask for the name!" ”

Sun Chuanting and Zhang Guoji naturally knew about it a long time ago, and at this time, they still respectfully bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Xu sat there, his expression was serious, he didn't speak, he was actually very tired. Watching the group leave, still sitting motionless, there are more things to come.

Outside the palace, music sounded, Sun Chuanting held the edict, surrounded by the honor guard, drum band, etc., and went straight to Zhang's mansion.

At this moment, except for Zhang Yun, almost everyone in the Zhang Mansion stood outside the door under the leadership of Zhang Rongsui and Mrs. Zhang, waiting for Sun Chuanting and his party to arrive, walked in accordance with the etiquette, welcomed people in, received gifts, and then began to ask for names, that is, names, birthdays, etc., made a 'table', and then handed it to Sun Chuanting.

At this time, Sun Chuanting and others could not leave, and the Zhang family had to set up a banquet to entertain them, and they could not leave until the afternoon.

Sun Chuanting's circle was for most of the day, and he turned back to the palace and handed over the festival table to Liu Shimin, the celebrant of ceremonies, and Liu Shimin tossed and turned, and then came to the Qianqing Palace to resume his life.

Zhu Xu is still sitting on the dragon chair, he can't approve the book today, he can't do anything else, he can only wait.

Liu Shimin, Sun Chuanting and a group of other people came in, looked at Zhu Xu in the main hall, and played 1510 according to the rules.

Zhu Xu has been taught many times a long time ago, holding a shelf, asking about the situation of 'Nacai, asking for a name' in a serious manner, and then going down on the 'edict'.

After another two days, Najib, that is, both men and women look at the eight characters, and the eight characters are compatible, that is, they can get married. Then the palace will prepare a dowry and a letter of appointment, and then invite Sun Chuanting and Zhang Guoji to bring it over, this is the recruitment.

At this time, Zhu Xu wanted to go in person, it was a formal engagement, there was no food and drink, it was a complicated ritual, and the Zhang family accepted the letter of appointment, the dowry, Sun Chuanting informed the marriage date, the Zhang family gave the gift money according to the letter of appointment, the date, Zhang Yun's female worker, etc., Zhu Xu brought it back.

After this series of events, there is only one final personal welcome.

Walking down in a circle, Zhu Xu who was tossing was choking, he couldn't eat or sleep well, he sat for a long time, his back hurt and his legs hurt, it was inhuman torture.

"It's finally time for the six rites......

Zhu Xu lay on the soft collapse, squinted his eyes, and sighed weakly. He had just sacrificed to the heavens, the earth, and the temple, and the process was too cumbersome and complicated, and he was tired and sore.

It's really tiring to get married, or it's the result of cutting a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

Xiao Yongning stood below, holding a big apple, walking around while gnawing, and grinning: "Uncle Huang, this is the five rites, and there is a kiss......

Zhu Xu tilted his head and looked at the little girl who was a little gloating, and said angrily: "If you continue to dangle in front of my eyes, I will take you with me in the future." ”

The little girl's eyes immediately widened, and she quickly ran over and said, "Can I follow to greet the kiss?" Can you? Can you? ”

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched, reached out, grabbed her little head, rubbed it fiercely, and said, "Let me out, I don't want to see you again in the next half a month!" ”

The little girl grabbed Zhu Xu's hand, pushed it off vigorously, and said with a smile while holding her head to comb it: "Didn't people see that Uncle Huang was tired and came to talk to Uncle Huang?" Uncle Huang, I went to Kunning Palace to see it, the big red happy characters, couplets, a hundred children's accounts, a hundred children's quilts, dragons and phoenixes are happy......"

The little girl said with a small mouth, obviously she had really been to Kunning Palace, these were all written down by her and deliberately displayed in front of Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu ignored her, because he thought of more troubles later, not only to welcome relatives, but also to enter the cave room, and to face to face and toss awkwardly for half an hour - before going to bed.

When I think about it, I feel so tired, and I can't wait for this marriage to be over!

The little girl walked around there, smiling, and suddenly approached Zhu Xu and said in a low voice: "Uncle Huang, do you want me to help you go and see how your aunt is doing?" ”

Zhu Xu squinted at her and said, "Stay honest with me, if you make trouble for me now, there is a shortage of people on the coal mountain, and I will send you to dig a pit." ”

Xiao Yongning didn't care about such a threat, she held the apple and nibbled on it, looked at Zhu Xu, and kept blinking.

Zhu Xu took a breath, got up again, and said angrily: "Okay, go back honestly, I won't have time to take care of you in the next month, hurry up." ”

After speaking, he picked up the tea on the side, took a sip of it whether it was hot or cold, looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Is there anything going on outside?" ”

Cao Huachun took a step forward and said, "Back to the emperor, Yun, Nan, Gui, Zhou, Gan. The governors of Su and other provinces, the governors will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, except for the old port, the two provinces of Luzon, and the governors of other provinces, the governors will arrive in Beijing within five days, that is, on the fourth day of the second month, the cabinet, and the lords of the six ministries have arranged the reception ceremony, allocated the manpower, and the celebrant is also prepared, please rest assured. ”

Zhu Xu knew the meaning of 'rest assured', and the whole Ming court hoped that he could concentrate on getting married, and never let anything happen again.

"Well," Zhu Xu stood up, moved, and said, "It is estimated that they will not come to bother me in the past few days, let them keep an eye on it, what about the envoys from all over the world?" ”

Cao Huachun thought for a while and said, "Chahar's national teacher Nikru has entered the customs and arrived in Beijing two days later, and it is said that he brought a letter from Lin Dan Khan. The two kings of Korea have already left, and the Ryukyu side has been waiting, and it is time to go ashore quickly. Burma, the envoys of the southern palm have passed the clouds. On the side of the southern and Japanese kingdoms, their emperor and shogun wrote several letters, dissatisfied, hard-lined, and even threatened to go to war again. ”

Zhu Xu snorted coldly, turned his back, looked to the east, and said lightly: "The Japanese people are self-oriented, and the sea trade is locked by me, this is to jump the wall in a hurry!" Ignore it, drag it out first, military exercises and the like do not allow them to participate, let them continue to be arrogant. On the Kyushu side, let the birabayama keep it for a long time, the Jinyi Guard, and the navy should think of a way to give some secret support to those chaotic people, their civil war cannot be stopped, and the Kanmon Strait side is watching, how many soldiers the shogunate has sent, who commands, combat style, habits and hobbies, all have to be found out to me......"

"Yes." Cao Huachun said without hesitation.

For the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Xu is not in a hurry, watching them exhaust their strength and then clean up, but at the moment, there is one that must be cleaned up first - Chahar!

The Ming Dynasty is recuperating and recuperating, rectifying internal affairs, and the same is true for Chahar, which has not annexed the nearby tribes in the past two years, although it is quite respectful to the Ming Dynasty, but the increasingly expanding Chahar has become the biggest threat to Liaodong, and there are signs that Lin Dan Khan has made a lot of small moves recently, and the infiltration of Horqin has intensified, and the intention is obvious.

Zhu Xu weighed Chahar's strength in his heart, how long would it take to send troops? What are the odds? Can it be eradicated in a war?

The Ming Dynasty sent troops, and the Taining Wei stationed in Horqin from the west, Dolgon, and Zhao led the sect from Shen. Yang east out, Tumu Fort Mangui from the south, a total of nearly 100,000 troops, 500 artillery.

This battle is very important to the Ming Dynasty, just like the 15th army of Wanli to conquer Nurhachi, the victory naturally does not need to be said, if defeated, the situation in the entire northern Ming Dynasty, especially in Liaodong, will deteriorate rapidly, unpredictable.

Chahar now has about 200,000 households, with a maximum of 50,000 troops, and with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it should be said that it is very simple to eradicate it.

The soldiers have always been deceitful and can't be reasonable, Zhu Xu thought carefully for a while, looked at Cao Huachun and said: "After Niklu arrives in Beijing, find an opportunity to bring him to see me." In addition, Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, Dolgon, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, Xiong Tingbi, Dolgon, Zu Dashou, etc., find a time for them to come and see me together......"

Cao Huachun knew Zhu Xu very well, and knew that there must be something important, so he hesitated: "Your Majesty, is it after the wedding?" ”