September 21 is a good day.

This is not what Zhu Yuan said, it was selected by the Ministry of Rites, on this day, it is appropriate to worship ancestors, meet relatives, and move homewarming.

Why?

Zhu Yuan also specially asked a few words, which were judged according to the rules of the zodiacal constellation, such as good luck and evil, and had a complete set of calculation theories.

However, it is not common to recognize ancestors and return to their ancestors, although it is also 'appropriate', but it will not be specially marked on the yellow calendar.

All in all, it's a good fit.

In the mansion on the back lake, as well as the palace side, preparations have begun two days in advance.

On this day, Zhu Yuan also had to get up early again, eat breakfast, and start bathing and changing, a complete set urgently customized by the Ministry of Rites, from the gauze crown to the robe to the shoes, and even the matching ribbons and jade pendants.

Zhu Yuan didn't have time to understand it in detail this time, and when he looked at it in the mirror, he had the impression that it was a very solemn set of cyan robes. The black yarn is painted with gold, the moire jade pendant, and the silk texture on the robe, but it is not a dragon python.

That's it......

People are too thin, even if the clothes fit well, it still inevitably gives people a feeling that they can't hold up.

Abandon.

even gave birth to some similar thoughts to Mr. Zhu: Why don't you pick a stronger body?

Packed up, was carefully watched by a group of Nizi around him, sat on his shoulder, and came to the gate of the Dongkai Lake Mansion, where there was already a large sedan chair waiting, as well as hundreds of solemn guards of all colors.

The destination is the Taimiao Temple in the Imperial City.

It is still the decree of His Majesty the Emperor, today, the ancestor of Zhu Yuan, the descendant of the Zhu family, and the succession ceremony of the Xuyi Wang, presided over by the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Qian Yongren, and the crown prince Zhu Biao watched the ceremony.

The mighty team of hundreds of people left Houhu, although Zhu Yuan, who was sitting in the sedan chair, no longer felt that this was like a dream, but it was still inevitable that there was some unreality, and in a blink of an eye, it was less than a year ago, and he was the prince.

Well.

Not yet.

Yesterday when he entered the palace to talk about things, Lao Zhu specially told him that he would recognize his ancestors first and pass on him, and the matter of being knighted would have to wait for the army to be with the other kings.

There is no hurry.

Anyway, it used to be the hero of Hongwu's three years of being crowned king and the great seal, but this time, because of the change of many things, Zhu Yuan felt that it should be advanced.

It doesn't matter if it's not in advance.

After today, the identity will be finalized, and it will no longer be as unclear as before.

As for the second brother who was passed on to Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuan didn't care so much, this body was all picked up, and there was no need to worry about other things outside the body.

Let's talk about the future.

Referring to the previous history, the lower limit of this life will probably only be a lifetime of seclusion, as long as you don't kill yourself like Zhu Bai, the former king of Xiang, it is not easy to die.

Well.

How did you come up with this?

Skip it, or think about the best, for example, the upper limit.

To talk about the upper limit......

Forget the upper limit, I'm too lazy to toss, I'm tired enough at the moment.

Putting aside the messy thoughts, feeling the movement outside the sedan chair, Zhu Yuan lifted the curtain and looked, this is the Taiping Street on the west side of the imperial city, at the moment, both sides of the road are full of people watching the excitement, crowded next to each other, pointing and pointing.

Seeing this, I remembered the previous two days.

Freehand talked about the daughter of the green lady, a green tea girl came to the door, and then asked the green lady a few words, between the words, I got a certain Zhu Yuan himself almost didn't react for a while, little prince.

Who?

All right.

This is more pleasing to the ear than a petty official.

However, another thing that Zhu Yuan learned from this is that it turns out that his own affairs have always been very concerned between the government and the opposition, otherwise, the eldest girl in the house of a merchant would not know so easily that Zhu Yuan is about to become a court clan.

Well.

It is...... A certain green tea girl, dictated and relayed by Qingniang, is really ...... It's a fitting name.

At the end of the hour, I only got up at this time on weekdays, and today, Zhu Yuan has come to the Taimiao in the imperial city located in the Chengtian Gate.

Prince Zhu Biao is already waiting.

Zhu Yuan got off the sedan chair and saw Zhu Biao, who was also dressed in full costume, and hurriedly saluted.

Zhu Biao took two steps forward to pick Zhu Yuan up, held his arm and said with a smile: "It's all a family, don't be polite, Yuan'er is tired, why don't you take a break before starting the ceremony?" ”

Yuan'er ......

Zhu Yuan's first reaction was very strange.

However, it soon became apparent.

After today, or, including before, after Lao Zhu spoke, he was already an uncle and nephew at the moment.

Well.

Although the age of this body is a little older than Zhu Biao, thinking that he is from hundreds of years later, even if he does not talk about relatives, this is dozens of generations behind, and the current ...... Promoted to only one generation, or take advantage of yourself!

Thinking so, Zhu Aq hurriedly shook his head: "Your Highness, no need, Yuan'er came all the way in a sedan chair, and he was not tired." ”

"Dad said that you are weak, and the sedan chair ride is also bumpy," Zhu Biao was still concerned, looked Zhu Yuan up and down, and said: "You still have to eat more every day, Ren is thin." ”

"Your Highness Xie cares."

The two young men, who were only thirteen or fourteen years old, learned to greet adults and gave in humbly, and finally under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, they entered the Taimiao, which was much wider and taller than the previous Fengxian Palace.

This was followed by a long set of etiquette developed by officials of the Ministry of Rites after repeated consultations.

First of all, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Qian Yongren read out the edict: "Jigu Emperor, Fu Fang Xia, Bimao built a pro-branch, so the Dan clan is solid, and its origin is still good." I clothed in cloth, suffered from the time of Fujing, bowed to the army, opened the foundation by luck, had a difficult year, and then became a Pi industry, which is the reason for the accumulation of virtue by the heavens and the earth. The future generation Zhu Yuan, erudite and broad-minded, has a strategy, is diligent and prudent, and has a good way to assist the country, and is specially ordered to be included in the genealogy, and read that my brother has no heirs, so as to succeed him. In the play, Erqi thinks about the difficulty of starting a business, the mother forgets the precepts, benefits the cultivation of the body, and will always be the arm of the country, and it is still cautious! ”

After Qian Yongren finished reading the edict, Zhu Yuan thanked him, got up, and turned to Zhu Biao again.

In addition to watching the ceremony, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also represent his father and write Zhu Yuan's name into the family tree.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finished writing, Zhu Yuan thanked him again.

Subsequently, the identity was determined, and he began to offer incense to many Zhu ancestors and ancestors who were enshrined in the Taimiao, and Zhu Biao followed all the way, each of which would be explained as an elder on the side.

It's just that they have been worshiped one by one, and by the time they are all completed, it has been more than half an hour.

Zhu Biao was very considerate and asked Zhu Yuan to rest for a while, and the two of them rushed to the next station together.

Qianqing Palace.

After the worship was completed, at noon, a family banquet was arranged, mainly to recognize relatives.

Zhu Yuan arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Lao Zhu was still busy, and the Ma family had already taken the princes and a few Zhu clan relatives to wait here, starting from King Qin, introducing them one by one, and Zhu Yuan went over one by one.

After the old Zhu family, there is a pair of grandchildren.

Zhu Wenzheng's mother, Wang, and son, Zhu Shouqian.

A pair of grandchildren who were quite restrained and timid, whether it was to Ma or Zhu Yuan, were cautious and polite.

Zhu Yuan understands very well.

If it is said that the ancestors and grandchildren have no grievances against the old Zhu family, it is impossible, and it is difficult to say that Zhu Shouqian's later absurdities are not a kind of rebellion.

Lake Tu Accounts.

Zhu Yuan was also too lazy to argue.

Then, there were two more, the marquis Li Zhen, Li Wenzhong's father, and the other one, Li Wenzhong's wife Bi Shi.

Li Wenzhong has not yet been crowned a prince, and Li Zhen is only a marquis for the time being.

In addition, seeing Li Wenzhong's wife, Zhu Yuan remembered again, and he didn't know if Li Jinglong was born.

In the records I once read, because of the decline of the Li family in the Yongle Dynasty, Li Jinglong's birth and death years are very model.

Speaking of which, if Li Jinglong hadn't been born yet, this time, because of the butterfly effect, there would probably not be any more. At least, even if Li Wenzhong has another son, there is a 1 in 100 million chance that it will no longer be Li Jinglong.

On the "Book of Heaven", whether it is Geng Bingwen or Li Jinglong, Zhu Yuan did not mention it, only said that King Yan roughly raised troops in July of the first year of Jianwen, and the two sides fought for four years, and finally Jianwen was defeated.

It's not for His Holiness to hide it, but considering Lao Zhu's character, he deliberately didn't mention it.

lest someone be taken as a provocate.

Finally, some princesses.

The leaders are Princess Qingyang and Princess Fucheng, however, they are not Lao Zhu's own children, one is a cousin niece, the other is a niece, and the latter is Zhu Wenzheng's own sister.

Both princesses are married.

Because Lao Zhu was sympathetic to his relatives, he should have been the two daughters of the county lord, and he was named a princess with a special exception.

After that, he was his own daughter, but Ma brought one over, the 8-year-old eldest daughter Zhu Jingjing, who was the one who was married to Li Shanchang's son Li Qi, and the others, apparently because they were too young, did not show up today.

In general, Lao Zhu's family, there are really not many people left.

Introducing here, Lao Zhu also rushed back.

Before the meal, once again, it was as a nephew that he met Lao Zhu and his wife, who were both patriarchs and elders.

This was followed by luncheon.

Because there are many children, it is quite lively.

There was also a very interesting episode during the period, Zhu Fan ran over and asked Zhu Yuan for glass toys, saying that the ones that his brother had just given him were accidentally broken.

When Lao Zhu heard this, he reprimanded him on the spot.

Zhu Yuan was even more embarrassed.

Other people at the scene may be in the dark, Zhu Yuan and Lao Zhu are very clear that on the "Book of Heaven", Zhu Yuan is a descendant of King Qin.

The ancestor ran to the distant grandson to ask for toys......

This picture, don't say that Lao Zhu can't stand it, Zhu Yuan can't stand it either.

It's too inconsistent.

However, I still made up my mind in private, and when I went back, I would send some more, of course, to His Royal Highness the Prince.

This is the end of the family feast, and the matter is not over.

Please ask for a tablet.

The family has also made arrangements in advance, and Freehand personally stared at the whole process, and sorted out a courtyard as an ancestral hall.

This tossed and turned until the evening, and the matter finally ended.

After officially visiting the ancestral hall for the first time, Zhu Yuan's idea was that when the Chinese New Year was celebrated this year, he would definitely worship his ancestors.

The next day.

On the twenty-second day of September, I woke up and felt that the attitudes of the Nizi around me were different, and I didn't feel anything else.

Things have to go on.

Relatives.

This was ordered by Lao Zhu at yesterday's family banquet, and he met him in person, and in private, he had to move around again.

Moreover, it is still necessary to go in order according to the distance between relatives and relatives.

The first day was Nanchang Wang's house.

Well.

It is Zhu Wenzheng's house.

Zhu Wenzheng's father was posthumously named the king of Nanchang, but Zhu Wenzheng was nameless and scoreless, and Zhu Wenzheng's mother, Wang, did not get the identity of the princess of Nanchang, let alone Zhu Shouqian, who was also not knighted for the time being. But it is undeniable that this is the closest one in kinship outside the Lao Zhu family.

The scene was a little deserted.

Wang is still very cautious, feeling more timid than Qingniang, and always looks at his grandson by his side, as if he is afraid that in a blink of an eye, people will be gone.

The next day was Li Wenzhong's house.

If you press the title, the two princesses, but anyway, it is the result obtained by the Ministry of Information and Rites, and Zhu Yuan will follow it.

This time it was very lively.

Li Zhen personally entertained Zhu Yuan, said a lot of words, and during a meal, the two sides seemed to have known each other for many years.

Before leaving, Li Zhen also said that he would write to his son to talk about Zhu Yuan, and said that when his son came back, he would come to visit Zhu Yuan.

This was followed by the families of the two princesses.

Princess Qingyang, because Huang Chen, the concubine who served as the commander of Huai'anwei, was not there, and did not eat, Zhu Yuan just gave a gift, said a few words, and left.

Princess Fucheng and her husband were there, so they had a meal.

The relatives who have completed all the rounds have come to September 26.

During this time, it rained.

The weather is cooler.

There are only two days left before the day of the imperial examination.

Still didn't go to court, got up in the morning, Zhu Yuan rushed directly to Jinling University in the north of Houhu to check the final preparations for the imperial examination.

Today is the main check for the printing of the test papers.

In a courtyard of Jinling University, a few days in advance, a group of craftsmen were confined here, carving test paper templates, and printing.

What needs to be printed is just a math paper.

The other policy, Zhu Yuan and Lao Zhu discussed, on the day of the exam, it was directly announced, and the scholars were asked to write it.

This is also for maximum confidentiality.

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu initially felt that it was too bad to prevent people, but Zhu Yuan's opinion was just the opposite, and it was the most important thing to set the rules as early as possible.

Even if this generation is fine, what about the future?

It's a hundred years to think about.

Lao Zhu did not object again, including the name of the lake in the process of marking the test papers, this is a very mature imperial examination process, and it must not be let go.

The three examiners have personally seen nearly 20,000 test papers that have been printed, and the extra ones are, of course, to be prepared.

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Speaking of which, in the days leading up to the exam, people have been coming from all over the world. Zhu Yuan's attitude towards this is to accept all orders.

Lack of people.

The exam paper is fine, and then there is the exam room.

The weather has not been good these days, and everyone's expectation is that the day after tomorrow will be a sunny day, so that the test can be held in the open air.

If it's too cold, or if it's raining, just leave it inside the house.

Therefore, two sets of plans were also settled.

If you want to ensure the success of the imperial examination, the key is manpower.

Zhu Yuan said to Lao Zhu, and Lao Zhu gave 3,000 tiger guards to Zhu Yuan with full power.

Well.

This group of people mainly only moves tables and benches, and on the day of the exam, they will serve as invigilators.

In terms of details, Zhu Yuan also had a dispute with the other two, Zhu Yuan's idea, when the time comes, 3,000 tiger guards will wear armor and hang knives, and they will be fully armed to invigilate the exam.

Let's see who dares to cheat!

Qian Yongren and Tao An resolutely opposed.

Insulting Sven.

In the end, Zhu Yuan gave in, and when the time came, 3,000 people needed to change into daily casual clothes.