The next day was the first day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Hongwu.

On this day, Boss Zhu will hold a New Year's Day court meeting in the Jinluan Palace to accept the congratulations of hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys of the vassal state.

Moreover, in September of the first year of Hongwu, Boss Zhu set the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting, which was slightly similar to Dengji...... That is to say, the specifications of the New Year's Day Dynasty are extremely high, which is similar to the emperor's enthronement ceremony, which can be described as extremely grand.

At the same time, the feudal kings of each region would also hold their own Zhengdan court meeting in the palace of their respective feudal kings. At that time, the civil and military officials of the province and the subordinate officials of the royal palace will wear court clothes to attend solemnly, and the etiquette is quite similar to the Zhengdan Dynasty of the palace, of course, it must be lowered according to the etiquette system.

This is the first time Zhu Zhen held a New Year's Day meeting, although he was also in Kunming last year, but at that time he did not have the title of King of Dian, but as the king of Chu and the king of the sea, as the supervisor of the southern army.

The name is not right, Yunnan has not yet been appeased, of course he will not hold any court meetings, and give those officials and scholars the opportunity to arrange themselves.

But this year is different, he is already a serious king of Dian, and he is a powerful prince who controls the civil and military affairs of the province and rules the southwest on behalf of the imperial court.

It is reasonable to hold a grand court meeting to announce to the local officials and people of the province that Yunnan has been returned to the king of the Ming Dynasty!

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In fact, Zhu Zhen is okay, he has participated in the Great Dynasty since he was born. Even if I remember counting at the time, I have participated in more than ten times. It's completely familiar with the road, and you won't be overwhelmed.

At a loss were the officials who were preparing for the meeting. There is one of the civil and military forces in Yunnan, and none of them have worked in the Ministry of Rites or Honglu Temple, and they have never had any experience in this area, so they can only compare the "Notes on Rituals" and follow the memories of the past when they participated in the court meeting.

But Shi Luo Guanzhong, the head of the palace who was specifically responsible for the layout of the venue, had never even entered the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, let alone participated in the court meeting. How can the two political envoys not sweat?

lest he don't understand the rules and make jokes, Pan Yuanming came to the palace just after the end of the day, and wanted to help Mr. Luo command, so as not to completely absurd the layout of the venue.

But when he arrived in front of the Yin'an Palace, he found that he was too worried, and saw that Mr. Luo was sitting on the Taishi's chair and commanding Ruoding, and the eunuchs and officials were divided into more than a dozen groups, each performing their duties, busy but not chaotic, and even in good order......

Some are on the platform in front of the palace, setting up the king's silver throne and Ming fan halogen book.

Some of them place various instruments on both sides of the Dan Majesty that play Zhonghe Shao music. Those zhengs, shengs, and chimes are dizzy to look at, and Luo Guanzhong actually knows where to place them......

In addition, there are all kinds of guards, banners, whip-wielding guards, and eunuchs, all of whom have their own duties, and they cannot make any mistakes in their positions.

There are also eunuchs in the elephant house who are responsible for raising large animals, and they should also be washed and cleaned, covered with gold and armor, and led to the square in front of the palace to line up to make a strong reputation.

Yunnan lacks everything, but all kinds of rare animals are available, and His Royal Highness is good at this, so last year, the toasts offered eight elephants, ten pandas, and sixteen rhinoceros......

When Pan Yuanming came in, he was running into eunuchs leading elephants, rhinos, and pandas through the motions, so that the animals could familiarize themselves with the environment in advance......

Looking at those elephants like houses, taking heavy steps, passing in front of him step by step, Pan Yuanming was worried for a while, lest these big animals suddenly go crazy and trample themselves into meat pies.

Luo Guanzhong calmly commanded the eunuchs to move and stand, and instructed them to let the elephants bow to the northeast first, and then bow to the throne......

Pan Yuanming, who saw it, was amazed, but asked puzzledly: "I see that the elephants at the palace court meeting don't seem to bow down?" ”

"They don't know how to tam elephants." Luo Guanzhong said lightly: "I can only avoid this step......

"That's right, we in Yunnan just don't lack elephant taming masters." Pan Yuanming said with a smile.

"While the elephant knelt down, he stretched out his nose and chirped, but the prince hasn't gotten up yet, so let's skip it." Luo Guanzhong said again.

Pan Yuanming was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and he couldn't help but admire the five bodies on the ground. "This official really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he is worried in vain. I didn't expect Mr. Luo to know etiquette so well......"

"Hehe, no one knows etiquette better than old decay." Luo Guanzhong pushed his glasses and raised his head proudly.

"That is, Mr. Luo has no problem being a secretary of the Ministry of Rites." Pan Yuanming said with half a compliment.

He said in his heart that there are really no idlers around the prince...... A person who has never participated in a court meeting can prepare for the most solemn court meeting with just a thin copy of "Notes on Etiquette".

Pan Yuanming didn't know that Luo Guanzhong had just never participated in Boss Zhu's court meeting, but he didn't participate in Boss Zhang's court meeting, and even presided over the preparations a few times, so he was naturally familiar with it.

And the more he knows, the more he knows that no one can grasp all the details of a court meeting with such complicated etiquette.

Even if the same person prepares two court meetings of the same size, it will never be exactly the same.

So as long as it's pretty much the same, it looks like that. As for the details, even if there are discrepancies, who can see them?

The key is to have strong self-confidence and convince everyone that you know best. In this way, even if he finds that the scene is different from his memory, then he will definitely think that he has misremembered......

This is the only method that Luo Guanzhong learned from the sixth child, and he has tried and tested it repeatedly.

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By the time everything was ready to stop, it was already dark.

After the melodious sound of bells and drums, the gate of the palace with vermilion lacquer and gold nails slowly opened, and Fu Youde, Mei Sizu and other noble ministers, as well as the province's civil and military, the royal officials, and the representatives of Yunnan local officials, all entered the palace and set up in shifts in the square in front of the palace.

Among the local officials who participated in the court meeting this time, in addition to Guizhou Xuanxiang and Liu Xuanzhu, there were also a number of people who came to meet with him many years ago.

For example, Mude, Otao and the like did not go back at all, but stayed in the provincial capital and waited for this day.

These local officials are also wearing the vermilion court clothes of the Ming Dynasty and wearing a beam crown on their heads, which looks no different from the liuguans.

Of course, there are no women among the liuguan, and in addition to Haoxiang and Liu Ranzhu, there are several female toasters among the local officials......

But they are not very good-looking, so Zhu Zhen treats them as the same as male toasts.

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At the end of the day, in front of the silver table.

The four eunuchs lined up in all directions, and waved the long whip with all their might, and sounded eight whips. It means that the vassal king rules the eight directions on behalf of the Son of Heaven......

Another function of the whip is to town. As soon as the whip sounded, the hundred officials quickly stopped talking to each other, tidied up the official robes of Liang Guan, and held their heads high.

After the eight whips, the square in front of the hall was silent......

Then the musicians of the Royal Palace Classical Music Institute played melodious and solemn Shao music. In the sound of Shao music, His Royal Highness the high-sounding King of Chuhai Dian made a grand appearance.

Zhu Zhen wears twelve crowns on his head, wears a square heart curved collar silk robe, and his leather belt, sword, and ribbon are the same as the crown prince.

In front of him was the official of the Imperial Treasure Office, who was in charge of keeping the Prince's Golden Seal.

Unlike ordinary vassal kings, Zhu Zhen's brothers only have one gold seal, but he has three gold seals, which are held by three treasure officials.

Each gold seal represents the identity of a Ming prince. Three pieces represent that he is the only three princes of the Ming Dynasty.

Under the real two, the third ...... in the world

(End of chapter)