The throne handover ceremony was held very grandly, with a budget of 5 million yuan.

Of course, compared with the Northern Song Dynasty, it is still very shabby.

A large-scale suburban festival in the Northern Song Dynasty could reach 6 million yuan alone. All the royal family, clansmen, relatives, officials, and soldiers who participated in the sacrifice could receive a rich reward, and even the officials could get some leftovers.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty also has rewards, but the emperor is very stingy, ordinary soldiers can receive three or five hundred yuan, and officials are only twenty or thirty yuan.

Zhu Guoxiang led a group of people to the southern suburbs to worship the sky.

Zhu Ming also led a group of people to the northern suburbs of the sacrifice site.

It's a bit of a waste of time, and it's also a waste of manpower and resources.

Zhu Ming planned to build the Temple of Heaven and Earth in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang, and after the capital was moved, Heaven and Earth would be enshrined together to save time and money.

After the sacrifice was completed, Zhu Ming led the chariot and the guard of honor and the officials and soldiers to go around the east city to handle the handover with Zhu Guoxiang.

The whole city flocked out, first following the northern and southern teams, and then waiting for the prince to come to the east of the city. Countless small merchants and vendors took the opportunity to sell snacks and drinks, and even many sold flowers.

Last winter, people went outside the imperial city to cry, fearing that the emperor would really abdicate, and the atmosphere was sad and sad.

In the spring of this year, people arranged flowers and carried the road, and came to watch the new monarch succeed to the throne, and the people all over the city cheered.

The contrast between the front and back is very strong, but it is all from the true feeling.

Zhu Ming sat in an open-top carriage and wore a prince's dress, with the soldiers in front of him opening the way, followed by the honor guard and drum band, and then the accompanying officials.

Bai Sheng stood tall beside the car, although his whole body armor was heavy, he did not feel tired at all.

He used to be the head of the East Palace guards, and from now on, he will be the commander of the Ouchi guards.

The small town gangsters of the past have now become nobles.

There is one wife and three concubines in the family, and there are eight children, and even the deceased father and mother have posthumously gifted.

In addition to the old white staff, he rebuilt the ancestral tomb a few years ago. I plan to find another time to go back in person and repair the ancestral tomb again.

The ancestral home will also be expanded, so that a son can return home to take care of it.

There are Bai Sheng's houses and land there, which were sold to him by the old Bai Yuanwai when the Zhu father and son occupied Sichuan - in fact, they belonged to Bai Sheng's grandfather before, but they were lost by Bai Sheng's father.

Getting closer and closer to the southern suburbs, Bai Sheng's expression was serious, but he smiled in his heart.

When he first entered Beijing, Bai Sheng also swelled and did not refuse those who gave gifts.

But the prince soon sent for a reward, and the reward was exactly the same as the gift he received. This frightened Bai Sheng's vest and sweated, and he hurriedly returned all the gifts, and never accepted any more gifts from the outside world.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would give him a marquis in the future.

Genghis Khan's four great masters, Kutula, were standing in the envoys of various countries at this moment, watching the prince's car drive over from afar.

The solemn and festive atmosphere, as well as the grand ceremony of the mountain and tsunami, brought a very great spiritual impact to Kutula.

His father proclaimed himself the Great Khan of Mongolia last year, and the ceremony was much shabby, calling the nobles of various tribes to swear an oath to kill cattle, and let many soldiers and horses come to witness the ceremony, and finally eat and drink to finish the matter.

"That's how a good man should be!" Kutura sighed.

Abu and Suleiman have not yet left, they will wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne, and then return with the gifts from the Ming Dynasty.

On Zhu Guoxiang's order, the ceremonial officer greeted Zhu Ming's car, and the two teams were combined.

In the sound of ritual music, Zhu Guoxiang took his son to sacrifice to heaven and earth, telling the reason for his abdication, and telling about the prince's exploits.

Finally, he stood on the altar and handed the Great Seal of the Emperor to Zhu Ming.

Zhu Ming held the emperor's seal, handed over the seal to the official for safekeeping, and went to the bottom of the altar to change his clothes.

First, he took off the crown of the prince himself, and then opened his arms and let the ceremonial officer help take off the prince's dress.

The new Son of Heaven dress was brought over and quickly changed outside the altar.

The crown of the Son of Heaven, the Xuanyi and the white belt......

Xuanyi is naturally black, and it has been the case since the Qin and Han dynasties. However, the pattern has been changed this year, with a red sun on the left shoulder and a white moon on the right shoulder, implying that the sun and moon are on the shoulder.

Zhu Ming stepped back on the altar and offered his way to heaven and earth as the new king.

Zhu Guoxiang stood on the side with a smile on his face, and suddenly felt as light as a swallow, as if he had unloaded a burden of hundreds of catties.

The sound of etiquette and music changed again, and hundreds of civil and military officials stepped forward to bow to the new king.

Including the envoys of various countries, they also knelt down one after another.

Suleiman lay on the ground, solemn music came to him, and the sound of the mountain shouting in his ears stirred his blood boiling.

Below the Seljuk sultans, there were many smaller sultans.

As the nephew of the Great Sultan, Suleiman not only had the inheritance of a small state, but even the inheritance of the Seljuks (very far behind). He now feels that the Sultan succession ceremony is too child's play, and if he can ascend to the throne one day, he must follow the Ming etiquette and make changes.

Fujiwara Tadamune, led several Japanese nobles and monks, also knelt on the periphery of the viewing platform at this moment.

They have only one feeling: Da Tomorrow is really awesome!

Fujiwara Tadazong came to Kaifeng, and he didn't learn much about his real skills, but his dress changed greatly. Even the beard imitates Prince Zhu, with a smooth chin and a delicate mustache on the upper jaw every day.

His daily work now is to play everywhere in Kaifeng and study the opera music of the Ming Dynasty.

Then I took the time to read the books, and only read the Confucian classics annotated by Prince Zhu.

When he returns to Japan, he will be able to become a great Confucian and a master of fashion art. Being recruited by the Heavenly King (Emperor) to serve in bed, that is a sure thing, maybe he can be a secretary because of this.

At the end of the ceremony, Zhu Ming left the altar and took the initiative to hold Zhu Guoxiang's hand.

Both father and son are wearing the Son of Heaven dress, but Zhu Guoxiang belongs to the old style, and Zhu Ming is wearing the new style.

They walked out hand in hand, such a harmonious picture moved many Wenchen inexplicably.

Today's holy scriptures will leave a strong mark on the history books.

It can even be said that it is unprecedented, it has not been before, and it will be difficult to reproduce it in the future.

As for the transfer of the throne in the former Song Dynasty, it was pure farce, and no one wanted to mention it.

The army and the guard of honor led the way, and all the personnel left the venue in turn.

There were also four elephants in the honor guard, which were sent by the tribute of Dali.

The use of four elephants as a guard of honor does not know when it originated, anyway, it has been like this in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Father and son rode in an open-top carriage and smiled and waved to the people along the way.

Zhu Guoxiang waved his hand and said in a low voice: "I will live in Kaifeng for another half a month, and I will take people to Zhongnan Mountain to have a look, and then personally participate in the design of the villa." ”

"Come back quickly, I still need you to supervise the country." Zhu Ming said with a smile.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I told you, there is no reason for the emperor to supervise the country. ”

Zhu Ming said: "Then I will appoint the crown prince and let the prince supervise the country." But the crown prince is too young to handle government affairs, and you govern as the emperor. ”

Zhu Guoxiang didn't answer, but asked, "What should I name there?" Villas and other businesses are definitely not good, I live there for a long time, not occasionally to relax. So the most suitable mountain villa, how about the Rim River Mountain Villa? ”

Tang Dynasty officials liked to build villas, usually lived in Chang'an, and went to the villa to relax whenever they had time.

Because it is far away from the city, it is mostly built in the mountainous area, so it is named "a certain other industry" and "a certain mountain villa".

This kind of poor man who is relatively large and has no financial resources can only be named "so-and-so thatched cottage".

In Zhu Guoxiang's imagination of the villa, the team had already come to the outside of the Xuande Building along the royal street.

The Xuande Gate was wide open, and the car entered from the main entrance.

The father and son ascended the tower and once again received the prostration of their subjects.

The edict was then read.

The first, the edict of the abdication of the old emperor.

The second is the edict of succession of the new monarch.

In the third part, the new monarch put the emblem on the emperor, the queen and the princess.

The fourth is to canonize the queen and the imperial concubine.

Fifth, the edict of tax reduction.

As soon as the edict of tax reduction was announced, the people outside the imperial city were instantly sensational, and they immediately called friends and ran to tell each other.

Because of the small people in the city, there are also many miscellaneous factions.

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, some of it had been canceled, and now some of it has been canceled.

The merchants were even more ecstatic, and the miscellaneous taxes they needed to pay were also largely abolished. Rich businessmen don't really care, but small and medium-sized businessmen are inexplicably excited.

"Bang bang bang!"

Inside and outside the city, shops everywhere are crackling and lighting firecrackers.

The ceremony finally came to an end.

Civil and military officials, go to the Great Xiangguo Temple for dinner.

Envoys from various countries went to the Sifang Pavilion for dinner.

Officers and non-commissioned officers went to the barracks for dinner.

The servants who hurriedly went before and after also returned to the yamen to eat and drink for free.

There is plenty of food and wine, and there are rewards to be received.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

As the prefect of Kaifeng, Zheng Fatzi naturally wants to eat and drink.

From time to time, officials came over to congratulate Zheng Hong. Although his sister-in-law is not the queen, she was awarded the title of imperial concubine, and Zheng Fatzi is barely considered a national uncle.

The more Zheng Fat Man drank, the more excited he became, and soon he staggered and couldn't stand up straight.

Once upon a time, he was the son of a wealthy businessman, and he had no hope of fame without learning. In order to marry my sister to a son who is sentenced to be a general, I have to lick my face and stick to flattery, where did I think there would be today's scenery.

Of course, the big case has only been over for a year, and the Beijing officials do not dare to openly give gifts.

They just came to get close, even if they wanted to make friends with their uncle, they could only invite them to a banquet at ordinary times. Watching a play and drinking together is already a limit operation, and now no one dares to give away a singer.

In the Daxiangguo Temple, the wine is surging to the sky, and mutton and pork are served in turn.

The Buddha statues in the halls everywhere are solemn and solemn, and they do not appear to blame the Buddha for the smell of wine and meat.

The abbot also led the monks to be busy before and after, and entertained the distinguished guests wholeheartedly, for fear that they would not be served properly.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the main income of Daxiangguo Temple was as follows: usury, donations from believers, banquets, printing Buddhist scriptures, accommodation business, operating shops, and collecting rents from fields.

It has always been a smell of wine and meat in Buddhism, and there is even a special pig killing room.

Now, usury is not allowed to be released, the land has been confiscated, and the shops have been sold. Even in the square of the Great Xiangguo Temple, the booth fee is also collected by the government.

The income of Daxiangguo Temple was cut by more than half by the imperial court.

The rest of the income is also strictly regulated and must be paid honestly.

"Amitabha!"

The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple proclaimed the Buddha's name, looking at the officials who pushed the cup and changed the lamp, but his heart was infinitely worried.

The imperial court wants to move the capital, and many people understand.

Because the political envoy of Henan and the prefect of Luoyang were already repairing the Luoyang Imperial City last year and cleaning up the weeds in the Luoyang Palace.

After moving the capital, how did Daxiangguo Temple undertake the imperial court banquet?

(End of chapter)