Emperor Zhu Youxiao's upcoming wedding news spread all over the world, all provinces came to congratulate with heavy gifts, the first to arrive in the capital was Shaanxi Governor Zhou Zhenglong, his gift was nine eyes and white forehead of the tiger, the governor personally escorted the tiger chariot from Shaanxi to watch the ceremony, when entering the capital, the nine heads kept howling, the tiger provoked the citizens to compete to watch, tsk amazement, there is also a full of the imperial history book impeachment, Zhou Governor said that the emperor wedding, Shaanxi sent nine evil tigers seems to have a bad omen, for this Zhou Governor said that the emperor sent nine evil tigers in Shaanxi seems to have a bad omen, for this Zhou Governor said a sentence to refute the imperial historians: " The prosperity of the country went abroad, and the tiger roared and shook the country's prestige. "What the Ming Dynasty has lacked since Nandu is this kind of tiger power, and sending the tiger is to add tiger power to the little emperor.

Chen Liangyu, the governor of Shanghai, took advantage of the management of the port and sent ten carts of gifts, all of which were rare Western imports, clocks, gold and silver tableware, easter eggs, mink, ivory products, and so on.

Jiangnan Weaving Cao Yin patted his chest and promised to be responsible for supplying all kinds of clothes and satin needed for the wedding; Officials from other provinces also rushed to Beijing with their own specialties, not only officials, but also feudal princes, clansmen, and wealthy families from all over the country also raised gifts and rushed to the capital to watch the ceremony.

For a time, the 6 waterways leading to the capital were busy. Not every emperor can catch up with the scenery of a big wedding.

The emperor, who had already married an adult before ascending the throne, only held a ceremony to canonize the queen and did not hold a make-up wedding after becoming emperor.

Therefore, this wedding is a grand event that the Ming Dynasty has not encountered in a hundred years, not only the dynasty alarmed the surrounding countries, but also sent people to congratulate the vassals of the Ming Dynasty: North Korea, Annam, Tibet, ** living Buddha, needless to say, have sent heavyweight personnel and sent a large number of rare treasures.

Even those countries and regions that had enmity with the Ming Dynasty, such as the Manchu Dynasty, Western Xia, Mongolia, and Taiwan, the Zheng family also sent people to congratulate.

Among the friendly missions to He, the largest was the Song mission led by Liu Ziguang's old friend Wen Jun, followed by the embassy from the Eastern Ying Kingdom, and the industrial products, luxury goods, fruits, folding fans, long knives, and geisha of the Song Dynasty were all the favorites of the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital.

The second is the small missions of the Rakshasa Kingdom, England, Spain, Portugal and other countries, and then the missions of the countries of the Western Regions of the South Seas, some countries are unheard of at all, but I heard that the Ming Emperor had a big wedding, and some people temporarily fought to join in the fun, wanting to mix some rewards and get some oil and water.

For a time, the inns and restaurants in the capital were full, and the price was five times higher than usual, and more than those ordinary people found business opportunities, and rented out their houses to make extra money, and the flow of people on the banks of the Qinhuai River was much more than usual.

As a powerful party, such a grand event cannot, of course, the owner of the Peng factory is in poor health and can no longer support the overall situation, and the daily work of the iron factory is in charge of Peng Jingrong, so the task of entering Beijing had to be handed over to the second lady Peng Jingwei, and ninety-nine special steel swords of the Lian Feng were sent to the capital under the escort of the iron guard; Other famous factories also brought out their own specialties: the congratulatory gift from the Wuchang Shipyard was a new type of steamship, and the congratulatory gift from the Qishuyan Machinery Factory in Changzhou was four huge bronze Weng Zhong.

Weng Trung was originally a strong man named Nguyen Ong Trung during the time of Qin Shi Huang. According to legend, he was 1 zhang and 3 feet long, brave and different from ordinary people, Qin Shi Huang ordered Weng Zhong to guard Lintao and shock the Huns.

After Weng Zhong's death, Qin Shi Huang cast a bronze statue for him and placed it outside the Sima Gate of Xianyang Palace. The Huns came to Xianyang to see the bronze statue from afar, and thought it was real, and Ruan Weng Zhong did not dare to approach.

Therefore, later generations called the bronze or stone man standing in front of the palace, temple and mausoleum

"Weng Zhong". On the road leading from the Purple Mountain to the Ming Tomb, there are four pairs of stone statues, two pairs of Wenchen and two military generals. Wenchen is solemn and solemn, and the military generals are mighty and solemn, symbolizing the emperor's martial arts in the underworld after his death.

The stone Weng Zhong of the Ming Dynasty filial piety tomb is one zhang high and two high, it is said to be the tallest Weng Zhong, but this time the bronze Weng Zhong sent by the Qishuyan Machinery Factory is as high as three zhang, the whole body is covered with armor, the face is lifelike, because the volume is too large and inconvenient to transport, Changzhou Qi family also specially designed a special flat car for the railway to transport it to the railway station outside the capital, and then by thousands of migrant workers, five hundred horses pulled into the city, Weng Zhong lay just enough to enter the city gate, four tall bronze statues are ready to stand outside the noon gate, let the barbarian state of the coming dynasty see the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

The capital is so lively. The men and horses of the two factories, one guard and three parties were not idle, and the spies were as excited as flies in the thatched hut.6 The successive feudal officials became their targets, and whether they could hold their positions after the success of the incident depended on the support of these governors and governors who held the power of the provinces.

Only Liu Ziguang not only paid attention to these feudal officials, but he was also very interested in the countries around the Ming Dynasty, he did not want this institution to be only for domestic political services, spying on the political, military, and economic intelligence of other countries should become one of the important responsibilities of Nanchang in the future.

Of course, it is too late to do these things at the moment, and the task is to carry out a coup d'état to sweep away the eunuch party and the post-party. After Peng Jingwei came to the capital, she handed over those special celebration swords to the Ministry of Rites, and then lived in the back house of the Lian Feng, originally she wanted to live with her little sister Xu Yuanhui, but she is now the queen, and the Guogong Mansion is busy with chaos, how can she have the time to receive outsiders.

The procedure for the emperor's wedding is: Na Cai asks the name of Nagina and the proclamation period is also called

"Six Rites". Nacai is to give gifts, discuss marriage, and invite matchmakers to explore the wind and reality. Asking for a name is a ceremony to ask the other person's name and date of birth

Whether the "fate" is appropriate. Of course, these are just a situation, can the emperor not agree to the dowry?

As for the eight characters of the birthday, it has been studied by the Ministry of Rites for a long time, and it matches the emperor's eight characters very well. Since the identity of Miss Xu's queen was confirmed, the whole government of the Duke of Wei has been mobilized, and no one can be idle to renovate the mansion and engage in environmental sanitation; Although not

"Transgression" is as brilliant as the palace, but it also has to be dazzling, and it is as bright as possible for people to look at

"The right door" feelings. Just the whole house, the whole family, the three new lines inside and outside are busy enough, not to mention the lanterns, Zhang Luoxi, the feast is widely scattered

"Wedding card". On the day of Nacai and asking for names, the officials of the Ministry of Rites drew up etiquette procedures and norms, and arranged the ceremony venue with a large group of eunuchs and palace maids.

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"Changyi" furnishes the guard of honor outside the Qianqing Gate, and the woman is happy to be on the Dan Majesty of the Ganqing Palace. In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, two tables are temporarily set up, and an apricot yellow satin tablecloth is spread on one table

"Section" is placed on the other table

"Asking for names" edict. The gifts to be sent to the Wei Mansion were also displayed in broad daylight.

The Qianqing Palace was decorated with magnificence and the officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison announced in a long voice: The auspicious time has come! Zhu Youxiao, wearing a red dragon robe, made a grand appearance surrounded by ministers, guards, and eunuchs, and walked into the main hall of the Ganqing Palace in the sound of music.

The princes and ministers bowed to the ground and shouted long live. The Xuan official stood on the east side of the Dan Majesty with an edict, and loudly announced the edict, appointing the two angels of the principal and deputy to go to the Wei State Mansion to ask for their names.

In the sound of the music, the two angels are feasting and edicting. Licheng Zhu retired from the school. The deputy envoy of the envoy holds the edict of the name; The honor guard and drum band opened the way in front of the gift-giving officials, followed the second envoy's buttocks, and came out of the Qianqing Palace to blow and beat, and rushed to the Qian Mansion.

Xu Zengzu, the Duke of Wei, knelt at the gate to receive the angel and was ordered to accept the gift of thanksgiving. A name asking ceremony was held on the matter, and Qian Shangshu wrote the girl's name, resume, birthday and other items

The "table" is presented to the angels. After the ceremony, the Xu family feast entertained the angels. Full of wine and food, the angel led the team back to the Forbidden City.

Enter the noon gate and stop outside the Taihe gate

"Section" and

The "table" is handed over to the celebrant and the eunuch, and the task is successfully completed. The celebrant and eunuch held the festival and went to the Qianqing Palace

"Imperial Order". Zhu Youxiao to the prince and minister

"Edict" to collect and ask for names. After these two procedures are completed, Zhu Youxiao will do it

"Shangzhongli" This year, when he was sixteen years old, he held the crown ceremony, even if he was an adult, he could wear the crown of heaven, marry his daughter-in-law, and personally take charge of the government.

During the ceremony, Empress Dowager Li and other royal elders watched the ceremony; The princes and ministers knelt three times and bowed nine times to express warm congratulations.

Licheng Zhu went to the temple to worship his ancestors and then knelt in the queen mother's dormitory to thank him for his nurturing. Zhu Youxiao has done it

After the "Shangzhong Ceremony", the auspicious day and auspicious time selected by the Qintian Supervisor will be carried out and the Naji and Nazheng will be performed. Najib is supervised by Qintian, and a hexagram is auspicious, and Nazheng is to send an engagement gift.

The palace still had to hold corresponding ceremonies, and sent angels to the Wei Mansion with gifts and relevant documents.

This time, the old and young of the Xu family poured out of the nest and knelt outside the gate to pick up the angels. The emperor's gifts included gold, silver, silk and jewelry, and jade, not only from Xu Yuanhui's state mansion, but also from the family members and slaves to everyone.

The real drama took place on the day of the wedding. These days, Liu Ziguang can be regarded as having seen the pomp and circumstance of the big wedding, which is the big wedding, it is simply the Olympic Games, the entire capital and even the surrounding economy have been driven, and the rare and exotic beasts offered from all over the city are concentrated in the red mountain outside the Shence Gate in the north of the capital, and the common people go to watch in groups.

Merchants from Jiangbei, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, the Western Regions, and Nanyang set up stalls near the wharf in the west of the city, there are livestock markets selling camels, horses, elephants, and hunting dogs, there are grocery shops selling goods from the north and south, and there are people selling maids and slaves.

Peng Jingwei finally had the opportunity to enter Beijing alone, of course, she couldn't stay honestly in the Lianfeng, she ran to pester Liu Ziguang every day, and asked him to take him out to play, a brother-in-law shouted, not to mention how tired it was, but Liu Ziguang didn't have this idle time, and now it was on the eve of the war, how much work was waiting to be done, but Sun Gang began to be reluctant to give up since the first time he saw Peng Jingwei, Liu Ziguang was happy to become the beauty of a person, and simply asked Sun Gang to accompany Peng Jingrong to go shopping.