The 22nd auspicious day of the zodiac in the seventh month of the ninth year of Yongle.

The people, who already knew that there was a ceremony of nations today, left their homes before dawn, ready to grab a good position.

But you go early, and someone goes earlier than you.

Because there was no curfew during this time, some anxious people went in the middle of the night.

And those better viewing positions have long been occupied by those rich children and servants.

The loft hotels on both sides of the road were fully booked three days ago.

So that those who go late have no choice but to continue to walk to a place with fewer people, intending to find an ideal location.

As a result, from the city gate to the Zhengyang gate, there are crowds of people on both sides, not to mention the ideal viewing position, and there may not be a place to put a foot.

"Knock knock ......"

"Bell Bell Bell ......"

As the time reaches the auspicious time, the bells and drums on the bell tower are ringing.

The desolate bells, the momentum of the drums, with the blessing of the sound device on the bell tower, spread far and wide, and even dozens of miles away people can faintly hear.

"Squeak..."

The glorious palace gate was slowly pushed open, and the inner passage of the palace appeared in front of everyone.

"Stomp, stomp..."

The sound of neat footsteps, amplified by the city gate hole, came from far and wide.

"Whoa!"

A big banner with clear characters poured out from the city gate and waved in the wind, and the four people lined up neatly, and the Han generals with red tasseled spears hanging in their hands walked out with neat steps.

"Good!"

I don't know who praised it, and under the atmosphere, there was a burst of applause at the scene.

The Han generals who had already lined up and were standing at the gate of the imperial city on duty listened to this deafening cheer, and their chests straightened again.

"Stepping on ......"

A eunuch walked out of the inner door under the gaze of everyone, perhaps for the first time to be watched by so many people, he was more or less nervous.

But thinking of his godfather, he finally helped himself win this opportunity, and if he was embarrassed, he would be completely disappointed.

Once the godfather is disappointed, it will be difficult for him to climb up again.

Taking a deep breath to suppress the tension, the dust in his hand shook slightly, and the eunuch faced out of the city and preached loudly:

"The heavens are mighty, all the nations are surrendered, choose an auspicious day, and congratulate the heavens!"

"By the Holy Order: Open ~ Dian!"

The sound is melodious and penetrating.

I have to say that the eunuch who chooses people is a good eye.

Although this eunuch was a eunuch, his voice was not so sharp, but there was a hint of grandeur.

Everyone who watched the ceremony couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they heard this voice, so praised!

If this person does not make any big mistakes in the future, this good voice alone will have a bright future.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As soon as the eunuch's voice fell, a deafening cannon sound sounded on the Zhengyang Gate, and at the same time, the solemn court music also came down from the city gate.

Yu Guang kept looking at the eunuch on the roof of the building, and saw a red lantern hanging up, in shape, and raised his voice again.

"Holy Arrival!"

Hearing this, upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside the city, whether it was the officers and soldiers, the eunuchs and palace maids, as well as the subjects and ordinary people who watched the ceremony, they all fell to the ground.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The old man who walked out with his wife one after the other, heard the deafening three shouts, and his spirit couldn't help but be excited.

It has been nearly ten years since he became the emperor, but he still feels that he is still in a dream, for fear that when he opens his eyes, he will return to Beiping City and return to the days when he was monitored.

That memory has become a lingering nightmare for the old man.

Everyone thought that the old man at that time was holding back.

In fact, no one knew, and he was really scared at that time.

One by one, the feudal kings were stripped of their titles, and one by one they died or were imprisoned.

The old man was really afraid that he would pretend to be crazy and stupid, and Jianwen would see it and implicate the whole family.

Thankfully, he won.

Looking at the figure standing without a single person in the city, the old man's heart was full of pride.

Looking back at the direction of the Taimiao, the old man muttered: "Dad, have you seen it, Yongle is far better than Jianwen!" ”

Taking a deep breath, he didn't go to the throne, but strode to the female wall, looking at the people kneeling down and raising their hands slightly.

"No rudeness!"

Then, the old man glanced at the personal eunuch next to him.

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and shouted in accordance with the regulations.

"The head of the Great Ceremony of the Declared Nations, the King of Yue, Zhu Gaoyu, will meet you!"

Zhu Gaoyu, who had been waiting in the queue of ministers for a long time, hurriedly stood up for work, and saluted first before replying loudly: "The minister is here!" ”

The old man looked at Zhu Gaoyu, who was in good order at this time, and nodded slightly with satisfaction.

Although this kid is a little unreliable and likes to cheat his father, there is no shortage of rules in formal occasions.

"I am in charge of the Great Ceremony of Nations, I don't know how to prepare."

Zhu Gaoyu kowtowed again: "Back to my father, the ceremony of all nations is ready, and the envoys of various countries are already waiting outside the city, waiting for your summons." ”

The old man nodded with satisfaction again, but he did not open his mouth to announce the call, but waved his hand to Zhu Zhanji, who had been accompanying him.

Zhu Zhanji, who usually has no studies and has always been the little tail of the old man, bowed his hand, stepped forward, stood by the city wall and faced the city, and preached loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, announce the envoys of all countries, and meet you." ”

Zhu Gaoyu, who was waiting for the order, heard the voice of his eldest nephew, looked up and looked up, just in time to meet Zhu Zhanji's gaze.

This kid was full of spirit, and there was a faint smug in his eyes.

Zhu Gaoyu smiled meaningfully, and said secretly in his heart: "You just pray that the person who notified you will come a little later, so that your canonization ceremony can be carried out successfully." ”

"The retainers take the order."

Kowtowing to answer the order again, Zhu Gaoyu got up from the ground, took the reins from the hands of the left army, turned over and got on his horse under the gaze of everyone, and ran out of the city with several officials of the Ministry of Rites.

"This little cub is a little proud, with my understanding of the fourth child, I'm afraid he will be angry."

Zhu Gaoxu, who accompanied the old man to watch the ceremony, looked at Zhu Zhanji, who returned to the old man's side and spoke with him, and whispered in Zhu Gaosui's ear.

Zhu Gaosui grinned when he heard this, revealing his trademark big teeth, "Wouldn't it be better to be angry?" ”

"Hehe..."

The two of them laughed instantly.

Zhu Chubby, who was dressed in formal clothes in front, glanced back at the two laughing brothers, and the two hurriedly pretended to look down at the city.

Zhu Chupang sighed lightly, looking at the eldest son who was with the old man and his mother, talking to the two old men, a trace of sorrow flashed between his eyebrows.

This son and the fourth brother are almost the same age, and they were both born in Yanwangfu, and the experiences of the two are almost the same.

But in terms of mental nature and vision, there is a world of difference.

This son of his own family, relying on the favor of the old man and the old lady, travels all day long, debauchery.

As for his fourth brother, he is also favored, but he knows what he should do.

Thinking that in the short time since his fourth brother came back, he was a craftsman battalion and a sea sailor, as well as a chamber of commerce that was about to open for business.

The fief of the fourth brother was in the southernmost part, far away from the imperial court.

With the power of his fourth brother in his hands, coupled with his far-reaching gaze, Zhu Fatpang couldn't imagine what a terrifying force he would develop into more than ten years later.

And more importantly, the old man wants to move the capital north.

In that way, the fourth brother of his own family will be even more high, and the emperor will be far away.

Zhu Chupang didn't dare to think that if the old man and him were gone one day, how would this son, who only knew how to play around, resist him, the fourth uncle.

What makes Zhu Chupang even more annoyed is that his son has recently fallen in love with crickets and runs around with a few bedbugs every day.

Zhu Gaoyu: It has nothing to do with me, I played with it, and he made it up himself.

Thinking of the possible results in the future, looking at the back that was getting farther and farther away, Zhu Fatpang couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Is history going to repeat itself again?"

Along the way, Zhu Gaoyu led people to move forward.

The people who were blocked by the officers and soldiers on both sides of the road couldn't help but burst into cheers when they looked at the imposing Zhu Gaoyu.

Recently, the name of King Yue has been very loud.

As a prince, he and Zheng He went overseas to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

After traveling for nearly two years, as soon as the front foot arrived home, the back foot took down Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who made people talk about it.

Even the conflict that night was turned into a joke and widely circulated by beggars and storytellers in the streets and alleys.

Zhu Gaoyu is naturally clear about these things.

Someone is going to him.

It was his first thought when he found out.

This method of killing has been played rotten in later generations.

A prince is so famous, and he still holds power in his hands, which has to make people think about some bad things.

Now it seems that the people are full of praise, Zhu Gaoyu can swear to the sky with his toes, and it won't be long before rumors spread that he intends to compete for the crown prince's position.

If it were another prince, he would definitely be nervous about it.

However, Zhu Gaoyu not only did not stop it, but did not even send someone to investigate.

The greater the fame, the greater the benefit to him.

In just this period of time, his volume has skyrocketed, and the fields of illusory space have grown to more than 100 pieces.

Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help but sigh because of this.

No wonder so many people like to be red in later generations, and the happiness of making a fortune in a muffled voice is really cool.

Under the cheers of the sandwich road, Zhu Gaoyu led the people of the Ministry of Rites to the outside of Jinling City.

Here, the envoys of various countries who have been rehearsing for many days have changed into the clothes of their own race, held various tributes, and waited quietly.

"Meet His Royal Highness King Yue, His Royal Highness is blessed with Jin'an!"

When Zhu Gaoyu's figure appeared in front of them, the envoys of various countries who had rehearsed many times fell to the ground one after another, and greeted them loudly in the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty, who was not very proficient.

Zhu Gaoyu bowed his head slightly, jumped off the horse and said loudly: "The emperor has issued an edict and envoys from various countries will enter the city in turn to worship and pay tribute." ”

"Commandment!"

The envoys kowtowed again, and then got up and lined up according to the rehearsals of the past few days, ready to enter the city to worship the Ming Emperor.

"Fire, enter the city!"

Seeing that the envoys were lined up, Zhu Gaoyu turned over his horse and raised his horsewhip slightly towards the city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Six cannons shot into the sky with a deafening roar.

The colored silk specially loaded in the cannon was carried into the sky by the impact of gunpowder, and then fell like a rainbow rain.

"Tick-tock..."

As the colored silk fell, the envoys representing each country and a force personally held a huge sign and walked in the forefront.

It is written in their script and in the Ming script, with the name of their country.

Behind them, the accompanying servants played musical instruments with national characteristics, and the women danced cheerfully, leading the Ming soldiers who helped to carry the tribute to the city.

Looking at this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Gaoyu's mouth.

People from foreign countries used dance to please the subjects of the Ming Dynasty.

The people will think how afraid these aliens are of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, if you are not afraid, who will sing and dance to please you.

Looking at the team slowly entering the city, a trace of regret flashed in Zhu Gaoyu's eyes.

It's a pity that there are no white pigs and, and if there were, this eternal ceremony would be complete.

Although there are some regrets, Zhu Gaoyu is not in a hurry.

He believed that day would come sooner or later.

And he firmly believes that on that day he will no longer be the leader, but sit on the tower, watch the ceremony, and be worshipped.

"Wow, this is an alien, who looks like us? It can't be a mistake. ”

As the envoys entered the city, there were bursts of cheers.

Especially those young ladies who are dressed in cool clothes and dancing all kinds of dances attract the eyes of the men on the roadside.

Of course, there is no shortage of bar spirits.

A few people in the crowd, seeing this group of aliens, with skin colors similar to them, raised their own questions.

But the people around didn't even bird them.

In normal times, maybe they will say a few words to these bartenders.

Now that all the beautiful and coolly dressed young ladies are dancing in front of them, how can they still have the heart to raise the bar with these guys who can only play tricks and have no skills.

These dances in front of me are not something that ordinary people can see.

During the Ming Dynasty, women were very conservative, and when they went out one by one, they had to dress as strictly as they could.

And the people who go out are all elderly women, and generally little girls and daughters-in-law rarely go out.

Like the one in front of me, who shows his waist and thighs, except for his daughter-in-law, he doesn't spend a lot of money to go to a special field, and he can't look down on it at all.

The onlookers on both sides of the road, from 85 to 15 years old, had round eyes one by one, and their eyeballs were eager to fly past.

Even if his waist was pinched purple by his daughter-in-law, he bared his teeth and grinned intently.

Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was commanding the envoys to follow in turn, was helpless when he saw this situation.

When Zhu Gaoyu first proposed this idea, he was sternly opposed.

In his words, it was too offensive and inconsistent with etiquette.

But Zhu Gaoyu replied directly, "It's immoral and inconsistent with the law, so I haven't seen you literati, don't run to the Qinglou!" ”

"Everyone who is diligent can't wait to live inside, and you are vulgar and elegant, and the common people will be immoral when they see it."

Lu Zhen was speechless.

There's no way, he goes a lot, if he goes down again, and exposes the fact that he often goes to the Qinglou and watches the dance, then he will be miserable.

In order to hide his black history, Lu Zhen gritted his teeth and acquiesced.

If there is immorality, there will be immorality, so you should not pay for prostitution.

The price of these interracial beauties in the Qinglou is not low, and now they have the opportunity to watch it for free, and as a responsible official, they can see it more than once, and they have taken advantage of this kind of benefit, and they are still blind.

The men were attracted by the dancing ladies, and the women were jealous at the same time, but they were also attracted by the gorgeous tributes.

Colorful gemstones, ivory inlaid with gold and jade, colorful coral, and all kinds of exquisite ornaments that can hook their hearts, don't want to hook them.

If it weren't for the officers and soldiers guarding in front, these women would have rushed up and embraced all these beautiful things into their arms.

Men and women are relaxed and happy to watch, and the lively and active children are also watching intently.

Of course, they don't look at beautiful women like their fathers, after all, they don't understand what they are.

They weren't as attracted to the shiny gold thing as their mother, and in their minds, it didn't seem to be of much use except for its good looks.

What caught their eye was the variety of animals brought by the envoys.

What tigers, dogs, bears, all kinds of beautiful birds, and all kinds of cute little animals, see the little ones cheer happily and slap themselves.

At the same time, the mouth is like a hundred thousand whys, and the inquirer is attracted to the father of the beautiful woman.

What kind of animal is that? Why does it look like this?

How do they know, plus they are attracted by the dancing young lady, so they can only deal with a few vague and casual words.

The largest number of envoys was the Sultanate of Bengal.

In order to curry favor with Da Ming and get those weapons as soon as possible, the old king put his mind on it.

not only let his eldest son come over in person, but also took great pains to get a white elephant and dedicated it to Zhu Di.

In Southeast Asia, the white elephant is a symbol of nobility.

For the sake of a white elephant, the various forces even do not hesitate to start a war.

The Sultanate of Bangladesh has put a lot of effort into making a name for itself.

When the white elephant carrying the offerings walked into the city, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

Ancient times are not modern times, there are zoos everywhere, and the animal world is shown on TV.

Many ordinary people, in addition to chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, that is, people living in mountains and forests, can see tigers and bears.

Some people have never seen elephants, which have become extinct in the Central Plains, and even have no idea what elephants look like, how tall and how big they are.

Now that the tall white elephant appeared in front of them, many people were confused, thinking about what kind of animal this was, and it was so tall.

"Hmm!"

The white elephant, who has been trained many times and has a high IQ, saw the shocked and bewildered eyes around him, raised his nose proudly, and let out an elephant chirping.

The prince of the Sultan of Bengal, who was walking at the front with a sign, looked at the shocked appearance of the people around him by the white elephants, glanced at the other envoys walking in front, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Hmph, if you don't have a little money, why should people take care of you.

When the Bengali procession entered the city, the prince looked back and signaled.

The servants who followed the white elephant respectfully handed the bananas in the fruit basket to the old man on the side of the road and the child who was staring at the elephant.

Such a scene was highly appreciated by the people.

As for where did the bananas of the Sultanate of Bangladesh come from?

Except for Zhu Gaoyu, who has the perverted position of the field space, no one else has the ability to get it.

In order to get the bananas, the prince of the Sultan of Bangladesh paid five times the price.

For this reason, the prince of the Sultan of Bangladesh is painful to think about.

Spend five times the price to buy the fruits of the country's rotten streets, and no one is the one who is wronged.

(End of chapter)