Liu Jian followed Emperor Zhengde into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace with an angry face.

As soon as Emperor Zhengde sat down, Liu Jian put on a posture of Mr. teaching students, no, father teaching his son.

Liu Jian said angrily: "The emperor doesn't pay attention to it on weekdays, but this time he actually played the first assistant of the cabinet and the auxiliary minister appointed by the emperor as a monkey." Is the summer and winter moon in Baoding?! Who did the emperor ask his ministers to greet in Baoding? Is the shadow of the summer and winter moon passing by? ”

"How can the emperor's wedding be child's play? The emperor wants to bypass the first assistant of the cabinet? That's it, the big wedding should be 'announced', that is, the edict should be announced to the world one month in advance! ”

"Your Majesty, what about you? But he privately chose the date of the wedding. On the eve of the wedding, let a group of eunuchs inform the officials, nobles, and clans in Beijing?! ”

"The sage etiquette that the minister, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian taught you on weekdays, were you swallowed with wine and meat?"

"You're only sixteen, and you're still young. Although he is the Son of Heaven, he should always seek the advice of the Auxiliary Minister on everything. Your wedding date, after the three auxiliary ministers nodded and agreed? ”

"Your Majesty, you are already the Ninety-Five, the co-lord of the world. It's not the ridiculous prince in the East Palace! ”

Liu Jian spat at and flew around, and the more he scolded, the more out of the circle. He believes that there are no monarchs and ministers in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, only masters and apprentices.

When Emperor Zhengde Liu Jian scolded, he still had a smile on his face at first.

When he heard this, he had no smile at all, and his face turned pale.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Liu Jian, are you done scolding?" ”

Liu Jian was stunned!

Since Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, he has always called Liu Jian "Mr. Liu" and never called Liu Jian by name.

Emperor Zhengde repeated again: "Liu Jian, I asked you if you finished scolding?" ”

Liu Jian said: "The minister is not scolding the emperor, but teaching the emperor." Sage Cloud"

Liu Jian was in a hurry, and almost said "the fault of not raising a godfather". But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them anyway.

"Dangchang!" Emperor Zhengde waved the sleeves of his robe and threw the bronze on the dragon case to the ground.

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Liu Jian, I asked you the third time, have you finished scolding?" ”

The wrath of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, blood and pestle!

At this moment, the domineering aura on Emperor Zhengde's body enveloped the entire Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jian was stunned on the spot.

Emperor Zhengde has always behaved in front of him like a willful, absurd, and wild young man.

At this moment, Liu Jian felt a strong sense of oppression from the king's tyrant.

Liu Jian arched his hand: "The ministers are finished." ”

Emperor Zhengde sneered: "Heh, I'm done, it's time for me to say it." I don't know if Mr. will allow me to speak? ”

Liu Jian was silent.

Emperor Zhengde said: "I asked you to go to Baoding, not to play tricks on you. Rather, to cover the eyes and ears of the Tatar killers! Jinyi Wei reported that the little prince heard that I was going to get married, and sent a large number of killers to infiltrate the Ming Realm, preparing to assassinate Xia Dongyue. ”

"The little prince wants to obstruct the Zhu Ming royal family's plan to spread out and ruin the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty!"

"In order to prevent the little prince from succeeding, I resorted to a false plan. Let Xu Guangzuo secretly take Xia Dongyue back to Beijing. Leaving the car driver in Baoding as a suspicious soldier. ”

"After I set the date of the wedding, I will keep it secret first, and I will inform the ministers tonight, also to guard against the little prince!"

"It's all for Da Ming! For the sake of the country! ”

This rhetoric was taught by Chang Feng to Emperor Zhengde. Sure enough, as long as the matter involved the words "guard against Tatars", Emperor Zhengde immediately occupied the moral high ground.

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Zhengde suspiciously: "Little prince? Tatar killers? The emperor is not making up reasons to perfunctory ministers. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Is it necessary for the king of a country to make up reasons to perfunctory a subordinate? ”

Speaking of the word "subordinates", Emperor Zhengde deliberately accentuated his tone.

Liu Jian was silent.

Emperor Zhengde said: "In addition, the big wedding is not only a state affair, but also a family affair of the Zhu Ming royal family. Can't I even do my housework? Do you want one of your subordinates to nod in agreement? ”

"Also, Mr. Li is aware of this. I haven't bypassed all three of you! ”

When Liu Jian heard this, he regarded Li Dongyang as a traitor to the civilian officials! He blurted out: "Your Majesty, Li Dongyang is a traitor!" ”

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Who is loyal and who is traitorous, I know it in my heart!" I don't need you to remind you! You are my husband, my auxiliary, not my father! ”

When Liu Jian heard this, he suddenly felt a chill to his bones.

He hurriedly knelt down: "The minister was impulsive just now, and he offended the emperor a lot. Please also ask the emperor to forgive the sin. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "There are still three hours before the wedding ceremony begins." I don't want to be in a bad mood because of your lesson on a big day! ”

"The emperor is in a bad mood on the wedding day, which affects the luck of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Liu Jian, I will send you a few words at the end, don't treat me as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty! You're not Cao Cao! Even if you want to be Cao Cao, I'm afraid you don't have Cao Cao's ability! ”

These are a few very heavy words.

Liu Jian suddenly realized that the young Son of Heaven in front of him had regarded him as an enemy!

Emperor Zhengde waved his robe sleeves: "I am married, if you don't want to come, hand over a leave of absence and go home to recuperate!" The Grand Celebrant is Mr. Lee. Retire! ”

Liu Jian's lips fanned, wanting to say something.

Emperor Zhengde didn't give him a chance to speak at all: "Stand down!" Liu Jian, do you want to resist the decree? ”

Liu Jian was helpless and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

He walked to the brightly lit front courtyard. The eunuchs and palace maids were busy, and the front court was particularly lively. But he felt cold.

For the first time since the death of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian felt that he might lose the power in his hands.

After a while, he comforted himself again: The emperor is just playing with a child's temper. Even if he wanted me to leave the court, I was afraid he wouldn't be able to do it.

I am the leader of the heavenly officials. Without me, how would he rule the heavens? Without civil officials, how can he govern the world?

Liu Jian made a mistake - the mistake that everyone likes to make from a peddler to a high-ranking official: take himself too seriously.

Changfu. Zhang Yonghuo hurried over.

Chang Feng didn't sleep at all. I met Zhang Yong in the living room.

Zhang Yongdao: "Spread the emperor's edict and ordered Chang Feng to be the official of the big wedding." Chin this. ”

Chang Feng was overjoyed when he heard this!

The importance of the herald in the grand wedding is second only to that of the grand celebrant officer.

According to the old practice, the chief celebrant was generally the first assistant of the cabinet, and the herald officer was generally the second assistant of the cabinet. Further down is the officiating marriage officer, who is generally served by the Ministry of Rites.

Emperor Zhengde asked Chang Feng to serve as the official of the system, which shows how much Emperor Zhengde attached importance to him.

Chang Feng took the order first, and then said: "Father-in-law Zhang, Liu Shoufu has returned to Beijing." According to the rules, he should be the chief ceremonial officer, and the second assistant Li Dongyang should be the heir officer. How can the emperor let me?"

Zhang Yongdao: "Ahem, don't mention it." Half an hour ago, Liu Jian broke into the Qianqing Palace to face the saint, and taught the emperor a lesson, without the courtesy of no one and a minister. was so angry that the emperor dropped all the copper, and he almost opened the dragon case. ”

"The emperor said that Liu Jian is not worthy of being a grand official. The official of the grand ceremony shall be the in-laws of your house, and the official of the system shall be served by you. ”

Chang Feng said: "In other words, the emperor and Liu Jian tore their faces? ”

Zhang Yongdao: "Wrong! It's Liu Jian who is shameless! Who does he think he is? The Emperor? ”

"Forget it, don't talk about him. I have brought you a head of the Ministry of Rites to teach you the duties and etiquette of the herald. ”

After speaking, Zhang Yong clapped his hands: "Zhai Luan, come in." ”

Zhai Luan is an acquaintance of the Chang family. He is a native of Shuntianfu, and he has known Chang Ponu since he was a child, and he is half a hairdresser. Chang Ponu entered the gold list in the same subject as him, and had a friendship of the same year, and the two sat at the same table at the Qionglin banquet.

After winning the Jinshi, Zhai Luan was first selected to be a Shuji Shi in the Hanlin Academy.

Emperor Zhengde wanted to support a group of young officials who were loyal to him. Chang Ponu decisively recommended Zhai Luan in front of Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde transferred him out of the Hanlin Academy and went to the Ministry of Rites to train.

To talk about it, Chang Po Nu is seriously regarded as a noble person on Zhai Luan's way.

Zhai Luan arched his hand towards Chang Feng: "Chang Shibo." ”

Chang Feng smiled and said, "Virtuous nephew Youlao, I want to be your student tonight." ”

In the first year of Zhengde, the seventh day of October, Yinshi.

The whole capital was foggy. The officials had already changed into their court clothes and lined up in a neat queue at Jinshui Bridge.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites have already set up the throne, the system and the festival in the Fengtian Temple. The Han generals of the Jinyi Guard, all dressed in armor and holding honor guards, stood like spears in front of the Fengtian Palace.

At three o'clock, Emperor Zhengde put on his crown robe. A group of officials lined up neatly to enter the palace, and first went to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace to give Emperor Zhengde three bows and nine bows.

Liu Jian stands at the head of the civil service class. He still had the cheekiness to attend the wedding.

If Shousuke is absent from the emperor's wedding, it will send a strong political signal to the following: Shousuke is about to lose power.

Even if Liu Jian held his stomach, he had to join in the excitement.

Emperor Zhengde sat in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

The officials bowed three times and bowed nine times. The ceremonial official Li Dongyang and the official Chang Feng came to the main hall with one holding the festival case and the other holding the system.

The two bowed to Emperor Zhengde four times and greeted him.

Then Chang Feng got up, changed his position, and faced Li Dongyang. Chang Feng said in a loud voice: "Passing on the emperor's edict, Xia Dongyue, the daughter of the military governor and Xia Ru, is hereby selected as the queen, and the secretary is ordered to welcome the queen with the festival." Chin this. ”

Subsequently, Li Dongyang's hand held the festival case, and Changfeng held the case, passed through the middle gate of the main hall and went straight to Fengtianmen.

The weight of the case and the section is not light. Li Dongyang is a literati, and his hands are a little sour.

It was not until the Guangting in front of Fengtianmen that the two were able to put down the case and the festival case, and put it into the lottery to take the queen into the palace.

The two were followed by the officiating marriage officer, Wang Hua, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Wang Hua said loudly: "The ceremonial officer and the heirloom official change their clothes!" ”

Li Dongyang and Chang Feng entered a temporary clothes shed in the Guangting in front of Fengtian Gate, changed into court clothes, and changed into gift clothes.

Li Dongyang changed into a python suit. Chang Feng changed to a flying fish suit.

The python costume is the highest level of the Ming Dynasty, and its dignity is second only to the dragon robe handed down by the emperor. It is the highest reward for the clan, the Ming Dynasty, the inner envoy and the eunuch.

"History of the Ming Dynasty and Public Opinion Records" records: Giving pythons is not easy for civil and military officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, a civil official product was originally a rarity. The civil official gave a python costume and was a rarity among the rarities.

Liu Jian has been the first assistant of the cabinet for so many years, but he has not been able to receive the python suit.

Emperor Zhengde gave his second assistant Li Dongyang a python suit before the wedding, and the signal transmitted to the outside world could not be more obvious.

The two of them changed into their robes, and got two tall horses. With the Han general's guard of honor, Caiyu, and Taichang Temple musicians, he went straight to the place where Xia Dongyue temporarily lived, and the Dingguo Mansion.

On the way to greet relatives, the music of Taichang Temple is not actually a kind of elegant music. It's just the ordinary "dripping dripping" trumpet. Pick up and blow a tune with the people's families.

Inside the Dingguo Mansion.

Liu Xiaoyan burst into tears while helping Xia Dongyue dress up and change into Zhai clothes.

Ming with the Zhou ceremony, the queen's Zhai dress is cyan, painted with nine lines of Zhai pattern. The sash is also cyan. The jade pendant and silk sac are the same as the prince's system.

On the feet, there are green socks and gold shoes.

But Xia Dongyue only wore Zhai clothes, not the crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes. The official name of the crown is "Coronation". The coronation was to be held in a wide court in front of the Mukden Gate.

Before the lottery, there was naturally a lot of crying and crying between the righteous mother and daughter, and the emotions were overflowing.

Xia Dongyue's tears are from the bottom of my heart. Liu Xiaoyan's tears are nine and a half false, and half true. Almost all of them are hard squeezed out.

Xia Dongyue, under the leadership of eight female officials, won the lottery.

Li Dongyang pulled his throat and shouted: "The queen enters the public opinion, and the phoenix enters the palace!" ”

The long procession went straight to the palace.

The hour is ticking. The light of the morning sun spread all over the wide court in front of the Fengtian Gate.

Xia Dongyue was in front, Li Dongyang and Chang Feng followed closely behind, and entered the front court.

Xia Dongyue bowed to Emperor Zhengde.

Wang Hua, the officiating marriage official, recited the words aloud: "The way of the country, the family is the foundation." The Ethics of Husband and Wife, the Righteousness of the Universe"

After reading the thousand words of etiquette, Wang Hua retreated.

The grand ceremonial officer Li Dongyang said loudly: "Send the congratulatory sheet handed over by the governor of the Chinese army, Tongzhi Xia Ru, to the celebrant supervisor!" ”

A Han general stepped forward, took the congratulatory watch from the emperor's father-in-law, Xia Ru, and turned to the direction of the celebrant supervisor.

Chang Feng, the official of the system, received a yellow silk cloth and said in a loud voice: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the system is said." Xia Dongyue, the daughter of Xia Ru, the governor of the Chinese army, is virtuous and virtuous, and has a noble character. She is hereby canonized as Queen. Chin this. ”

A group of civil and military officials shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Queen Chitose, Chitose, Chitose! ”

The reading of the edict ends. Li Dongyang shouted: "Coronation!" ”

The two female officers walked up to Xia Dongyue. The crown of the four phoenixes of the Nine Dragons was put on the head of Xia Dongyue.

At the end of the coronation, Li Dongyang said again: "Canonization ceremony!" ”

An official of the Ministry of Rites came to Li Dongyang with the queen's gold book in his hand. Li Dongyang took the queen's golden book and knelt down with both hands to present it to Xia Dongyue.

Xia Dongyue took the gold book and handed it to the female official next to her to put it on the top of the book.

From this moment on, Xia Dongyue officially turned the pheasant into a phoenix and became the mother of the Ming Dynasty.

The music of Taichang Temple played the elegant music. This time, it was not a dripping trumpet, but a serious bell and drum music.

Li Dongyang led Queen Xia to bow four times in front of the incense case.

Four bows are completed. Wang Hua shouted: "Your Majesty, the queen goes to the Taimiao to pay homage to the ancestors and ancestors." ”

Emperor Zhengde and Xia Dongyue got into the chariot hand in hand, and the chariot marched towards the Taimiao Temple in the southeast. The hundred officials followed behind the chariot.

The two paid homage to their ancestors and ancestors in the Taimiao Temple and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

It was nearly noon after a series of tedious ceremonies.

In these cumbersome rituals, Emperor Zhengde and Xia Dongyue are like two tool men. There was no verbal communication.

Next, it finally came to the most exciting part - entering the cave room.

Whether it is a common family or a royal family, the cave house is the last step of the wedding.

Emperor Zhengde and Empress Xia changed their regular clothes first. Queen Xia wears a double phoenix and dragon crown, and wears a coat, a xia veil, and a bow robe.

Emperor Zhengde wore a black gauze folded upward scarf and a robe with a disc collar and narrow sleeves.

The two sat opposite each other in the dormitory. The rest of the civil and military officials went to the Fengtian Temple to eat the wedding wine, oh no, it was a big feast.

Deacon Liu Jin held a large figurine full of vegetables and placed it between Emperor Zhengde and Empress Xia.

The maid poured the wine into the gourd. The gourd is a drinking utensil for the ceremony.

Liu Jin shouted: "Please the emperor and the queen make a joint ceremony!" ”

The ceremony is not about handing over a glass of wine. It's a husband and wife drinking together.

Of course, it's not like you just come up and drink it, it's very particular.

The two drank the first scoop of wine first. Then he symbolically ate the fish and meat.

This was followed by the second scoop.

Several eunuchs served the "Five Grains Harvest Rice" mixed with five grains.

The two of them symbolically ate a bite of the five-grain harvest rice, followed by the third scoop.

After three scoops of drinking, the closing ceremony is completed.

Then the emperor and empress changed their clothes for the third time. This is the last change of clothes on the wedding day.

Then there's the gourmet ceremony. This etiquette is peculiar. In layman's terms, it is to eat leftovers.

"The food of the emperor and the follower, and the food of the emperor." To put it bluntly, the emperor wants to eat the leftovers of the queen just now, and the queen's maids want to eat the leftovers of the emperor just now.

Finally, finally, it's time for the most exciting step.

The eunuchs and palace maids retreated. Emperor Zhengde and Empress Xia sat in front of the dragon couch.

Emperor Zhengde held Empress Xia's green little hand: "From today on, I will be one with you and your husband, sharing the same bed and sleeping together." ”

Empress Xia blushed with shame.

Emperor Zhengde smiled evilly: "Husband and wife are one, I will teach you." ”

Zhou Gongzhi's officials are all from the past, everyone understands it, and the specific process is not interesting, so I won't repeat it.

When the brocade mattress of the dragon couch was happy, Queen Xia really became the woman of Emperor Zhengde.

The wedding is over!

Next, Emperor Zhengde wanted to hit Liu Jian by surprise! Pro-government!

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