As time goes by, the day when the emperor canonize the queen is getting closer and closer, and an atmosphere of tension inevitably permeates the government and the public.
As the Minister of Rites, Li Chunfang feels even more responsible. Recently, he has been busy rehearsing the relevant procedures on the day of the canonization ceremony with Honglu Temple, and he does not dare to relax at all.
After all, this is the second time that the Ming Dynasty canonized a queen after many years since the death of Queen Fang. The significance of this is not unimportant.
Li Chunfang couldn't even imagine how she would be able to gain a foothold in the court in the future if something went wrong in this matter.
Therefore, he had to rehearse the specific procedures over and over again to ensure that everything would go smoothly and without any accidents on the day of the canonization ceremony.
In the evening, the etiquette department was on duty in the room.
After Li Chunfang took over the process arrangements for the day of the canonization ceremony from Xu Xuemo, she browsed them with extra concentration.
The copy that was sent to Qianqing Palace was sent back by Jiajing because the process was too cumbersome. Now, this is the second copy.
After Li Chunfang finished browsing all the above contents, she shook her head in a subtle way.
Then, he raised his head, looked in the direction of Xu Xuemo, and then said: "No, the process is still too complicated. Your Majesty said before that the ceremony should be as simple as possible!"
"You know, the imperial concubine has just given birth and her body is weak. Such a complicated process may not be able to bear the burden on the imperial concubine's body!"
After Li Chunfang finished speaking, she picked up a brush soaked in ink and circled a few circles on the process arrangement for the day of the canonization ceremony.
"Even if what I just circled is deleted, it won't have much impact on the entire canonization ceremony!"
"I would like to thank you, Master Shangshu, for your advice!"
After Xu Xuemo responded, he gratefully took over the process arrangements for the day of the canonization ceremony from Li Chunfang.
After that, Li Chunfang's voice was heard again: "By the way, how was the rehearsal of Zhonghe Shao Music in the Jiaofang Division? Last time, there were quite a few mistakes in the Jiaofang Division!"
When Xu Xuemo heard Li Chunfang's words, he thought about it for a long time before he cautiously said: "Master Shangshu, according to the information I received, the Jiaofang Division is currently rehearsing. I believe that this time, it won't be like last time. Already!"
Hearing the words, Li Chunfang responded in a subtle way, and then she looked away and ordered in a cold voice: "Well, tell them to hurry up. If it happens again like last time, I won't be able to spare them!"
"Yes, Lord Shangshu, I will definitely bring your words to you!"
When Xu Xuemo heard Li Chunfang's words, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
"Well, you go down and do your work first. Later, you can bring the revised process arrangement to me, and I will personally deliver it to His Majesty. This time, I can't be beaten back by His Majesty!"
I saw Li Chunfang looking solemnly in the direction of Xu Xuemo and giving instructions.
"As ordered, Lord Shangshu, I will do my best!"
After Xu Xuemo finished speaking, he bowed to Li Chunfang and walked out of the duty room without any hesitation.
Just a few steps out, I saw Xu Xuemo turning back again, looking at Li Chunfang with a worried look, and admonished: "Master Shangshu, I think you should have a good rest!"
At this moment, from Xu Xuemo's perspective, Li Chunfang looked pale, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked very haggard.
After listening to Xu Xuemo's advice, Li Chunfang waved her hands indifferently, and then said: "It doesn't matter, the canonization ceremony is a top priority, I'll just wait until this time is over!"
When Xu Xuemo saw this situation, he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully: "My lord, you should take advantage of this gap and take a rest first!"
Hearing this, Li Chunfang nodded and said in agreement: "Yes, I understand!"
After that, Xu Xuemo retracted his gaze, turned and left the room.
Li Chunfang looked at Xu Xuemo's leaving figure, and couldn't help flashing her face.
A hint of worry.
In Li Chunfang's view, once or twice is enough for things like being slapped back by the emperor. Once too many times, it will inevitably affect her image in the emperor's mind.
Once a person leaves a bad impression on the emperor, that person's career will basically come to an end.
There are so many civil and military officials in the dynasty, and there are so many capable ministers and officials. Who doesn't want to be appreciated by His Majesty and go further?
As the number one scholar in the 26th year of Jiajing reign, Li Chunfang had even stricter requirements for himself. He did not want to leave the emperor with the impression that he was not qualified for the job at hand.
After all, the goal Li Chunfang set for herself was to realize the long-cherished wish of scholars all over the world, successfully enter the cabinet, and become a high-ranking cabinet minister!
Only when you reach that position can you naturally participate in national affairs.
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Xu Xuemo was very efficient. After he went down, he immediately modified the areas that Li Chunfang had circled with a brush before sending them to Li Chunfang again.
"Master Shangshu, what do you think?"
In the room, Xu Xuemo saw that Li Chunfang had not responded for a long time, so he mustered up the courage and asked cautiously.
When Li Chunfang heard this, she suddenly came back to her senses, looked in the direction of Xu Xuemo, nodded, and responded: "Well, that's right, I won't be beaten back by His Majesty this time!"
After Xu Xuemo heard Li Chunfang's comments on this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the process arrangements that were sent to the Qianqing Palace not long ago were returned by the emperor, the Ministry of Rites, from top to bottom, has been highly tense.
After all, with Zhuyu from the Ministry of Personnel in front, the Ministry of Rites did not dare to relax at all.
It's almost the end of the year, who doesn't want to show off in front of the emperor?
You must know that because of the excellent completion of the imperial court's triennial plan, officials at all levels, from top to bottom, received generous rewards.
Because of this, the Ministry of Rites has been working hard to successfully hold the ceremony of canonizing the Queen. Only by getting things done can it be possible to obtain rewards from His Majesty.
Afterwards, Li Chunfang put away the revised process arrangement on the desk and told Xu Xuemo: "Without further delay, I will go to Qianqing Palace and submit this process arrangement to His Majesty!"
"Next, if anything happens with the Ministry of Rites, you will handle it on my behalf!"
When Xu Xuemo heard this, he immediately lowered his head and responded without thinking: "I obey, Lord Shangshu!"
After hearing this, Li Chunfang nodded slightly, then walked out of the duty room and headed towards the direction of Qianqing Palace.
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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
At this moment, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed. At this time, Jiajing had already fallen into a meditative state.
As Jiajing vomited and inhaled, the spiritual energy dissipating between heaven and earth seemed to resonate with him and was absorbed into his body.
During this process, Jiajing's complexion became more and more rosy, and his whole aura became unfathomable and unpredictable.
Soon, all the spiritual energy that escaped between heaven and earth was absorbed by Jiajing.
After that, Jiajing exited the meditative state and slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, Jiajing could only feel the mana surging in the whirlpool of his Dantian, and his limbs and bones seemed to be nourished and became stronger and tougher.
"Well, although the growth rate of mana is very slow, it is still growing. One day, I will definitely be able to break through the bottleneck and achieve the realm of foundation building!"
At this moment, Lu Fang was seen entering Qianqing Palace with silent steps.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang quickly came to Jiajing's side, leaned down, and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, Li Chunfang, the Minister of Rites, is outside asking for an audience!"
After Jiajing heard what Lu Fang said, he slowly stood up from the futon. After pondering for a moment, he turned around and said, "Well, I
Got it, let him in! "
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang responded, she immediately left Qianqing Palace without any hesitation.
At this moment, Li Chunfang, who was waiting outside the Qianqing Palace, was in an extremely anxious mood. From time to time, she glanced at the arrangement of the canonization ceremony in her sleeve.
"This time, be sure not to make any mistakes, otherwise, things will be in trouble!"
Li Chunfang thought so, and a trace of worry flashed across her face.
At this moment, Lu Fang came to Li Chunfang with silent steps and said softly: "Master Shangshu, you can go in, His Majesty is waiting for you inside!"
Hearing this, Li Chunfang quickly came to her senses, saluted Lu Fang respectfully and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Eunuch Lu!"
After that, Li Chunfang took a deep breath, and after calming down her mood, she immediately stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.
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After Li Chunfang entered the Qianqing Palace, she knelt down on the ground with a plop, turned her gaze to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne, and said in a deep voice: "I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Li Chunfang, waved his hand, and said: "Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, Li Chunfang slowly stood up from the ground.
Then, Jiajing looked away from Li Chunfang and asked, "Ai Qing is here today. Is there anything you want to report to me?"
When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately took out the prepared process arrangement for the canonization ceremony from her sleeve without thinking, held it high above her head, and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, here is the process arrangement that has been revised according to the opinions you gave before after the minister came down. Please take a look at it!"
Lu Fang, who was on the side, saw this situation and without waiting for Jiajing's instructions, he immediately stepped forward to take the process arrangements for the canonization ceremony from Li Chunfang's hands and handed them to Jiajing's hands.
"His Majesty!"
"Um."
After Jiajing took over the process arrangement from Lu Fang, he read it with special concentration.
Time passed by like this, and Li Chunfang's heart was in her throat when she saw that Jiajing had not responded for a long time.
"Could it be that there is something wrong with this process arrangement?"
Just as Li Chunfang's thoughts were racing, Jiajing put down the process arrangement in his hand, raised his head and looked in the direction of Li Chunfang, and said encouragingly: "Well, not bad, this time the process arrangement is better than last time. It’s much simpler, so when the time comes, just follow this!”
When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's words, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart that had been hanging on her chest fell to the ground safely.
Then, Li Chunfang leaned down and said respectfully: "All this should be attributed to Your Majesty. Without the suggestions given by Your Majesty, I would not have been able to do so smoothly..."
Before Li Chunfang finished speaking, Jiajing waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, I also know that your Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have been very busy recently for the upcoming canonization ceremony!"
"I see all of this. The canonization ceremony is important, but dear, you should also pay more attention to your health and learn to balance work with rest!"
When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "I heard that you haven't had a good rest for several days and nights for the upcoming canonization ceremony?"
When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's concerned words, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. Then, she lowered her head and respectfully said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I just want to..."
Jiajing took in the expression on Li Chunfang's face, waved his hand, and said decisively: "Okay, no need to say more. Right now, there is still some time before the canonization ceremony, so don't be so nervous!"
"Only if you take care of yourself
Only with spirit can you get twice the result with half the effort. Besides, you, the Minister of Rites, will also be needed at the canonization ceremony! "
Seeing that Jiajing had already spoken up to this point, Li Chunfang could only nod in agreement: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me, I understand!"
Seeing this, Jiajing withdrew his eyes from Li Chunfang, gently rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, and issued an order to expel the guest: "Go down and have a good rest first!"
When Li Chunfang heard this, she immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice: "As ordered, Your Majesty, I will retire now!"
After that, Li Chunfang was seen bowing to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne, and then turned and left Qianqing Palace.
After Li Chunfang left Qianqing Palace, Jiajing looked at the arrangement of the canonization ceremony on the desk, then turned to look at Lu Fang and said: "Lu Fang, come with me to Ganlu Palace!"
When Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, heard this, a hint of joy flashed across his face. He immediately leaned down and respectfully said, "As you command, Your Majesty!"
Afterwards, Jiajing put away the procedures for the canonization ceremony on the desk and walked out of Qianqing Palace at a leisurely pace.
Lu Fang, as usual, followed Jiajing step by step.
Behind the two people, there were also a group of eunuchs and maids responsible for serving. The group of people marched in the direction of the Manna Palace.
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Forbidden City, Manna Palace.
Jiajing and his party had just arrived at the Manna Palace. When the eunuchs and maids who were busy saw the arrival of the holy driver, they all put down their work and knelt on the ground in fear.
"I have met His Majesty!"
"Um."
Jiajing heard the words and responded in a subtle way. He did not look at the eunuchs and maids kneeling on the ground, but took Lu Fang directly into the Manna Palace.
Soon, the news of the emperor's personal visit to Ganlu Palace reached the ears of the imperial concubine Shen, who was walking around the garden with her maid.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Shen's face was full of excitement and she didn't care about anything else. She immediately decided to end her walk and go to greet Jiajing in person.
Later, with the persuasion of her personal maid, Shen gave up the idea and decided to complete the last lap.
When Mrs. Shen finished the last lap and returned to the room, she discovered that Jiajing was holding the infant Zhu Zaiyuan in his arms and teasing him at will.
"I have met your Majesty!"
After Shen's words fell, Jiajing stopped teasing Zhu Zaiyuan, turned around and looked in Shen's direction.
At this time, Mrs. Shen had just walked several times in the garden, so a little sweat broke out on his forehead and he was panting a little.
When Jiajing saw this situation, he immediately stepped forward, handed the handkerchief to Shen's hand, and said slowly: "Let's rest for a while first!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen took the handkerchief from Jiajing's hand with some embarrassment and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Seeing this, the maid on the side immediately walked away quietly. Not only that, she also closed the door of the room with her.
After sitting down and resting for a while, Mr. Shen stepped forward, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of hot tea for himself and Jiajing respectively.
After doing this, Mrs. Shen carefully took Zhu Zaiyuan from Jiajing's arms, with a look of anger on his face: "Your Majesty, let Yuan'er sleep well, and don't tease him!"
After that, Mrs. Shen put Zhu Zaiyuan back on the bed, then leaned on Jiajing's shoulder and asked: "Your Majesty, there are so many things going on in the court recently, how come you have time to come to my concubine?"
Jiajing naturally heard the sour meaning in Shen's words, and saw him gently pinching Shen's face with his hands, and said with a serious face: "No matter how busy the affairs of the court are, I have to take time to look at them. Look at my beloved concubine and my son!"
When Shen heard this, her face was full of joy, and she saw him peck Jiajing's face like a dragonfly touching water.
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Finally, Mrs. Shen raised his head and looked at Jiajing curiously. He blinked and asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, I heard from people in the palace that the court recently discovered a corrupt official. And fifteen million taels of silver were found from his home. Is this true?"
Jiajing took in the expression on Shen's face. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said in agreement: "Of course it's true. The court spent two full days and countless carriages to bring it to the end." Transport that silver back to the treasury!"
"One of those carriages is so big!"
When Jiajing said this, he also gestured with his hands to show the size of the carriage.
Perhaps because Jiajing's actions were too funny, Shen was made to giggle.
Jiajing naturally couldn't let go of this opportunity, so he scratched Shen's creaky nest with his hands.
It wasn't until Shen couldn't hold on any longer and begged Jiajing for mercy that Jiajing gave up.
After that, Shen was seen nestling in Jiajing's arms, and the two of them started chatting casually.
The topics range from the stars in the sky to the parenting experiences heard from hearsay. In short, the topics are all kinds of weird and all-encompassing.
Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, Jiajing took out the process arrangement for the canonization ceremony.
After seeing the arrangement of the canonization ceremony that Jiajing had taken out, Shen's face was full of curiosity. She raised her head and looked at Jiajing and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Hearing this, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and responded unhurriedly: "This is a simplified process arrangement for the day of the canonization ceremony. The previous process was too cumbersome, so I turned it back!"
"Next, just follow this and get familiar with it!"
Although Jiajing didn't say it explicitly, Shen could already feel the concern in his words. His Majesty was clearly thinking about her body.
After that, Mrs. Shen's face could not help but turn red, and she said shyly, "Yes, I understand!"
After the two of them rubbed elbows for a long time, they saw that it was already getting late. Jiajing immediately said goodbye and left in order not to affect Shen's rest.
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As soon as Jiajing walked out of the room, Lu Fang, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came up to him, leaned down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty!"
When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Lu Fang, nodded, and said: "Well, let's go, Lu Fang, come back with me!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After answering, Lu Fang followed Jiajing's footsteps and walked along the stone-paved road in the direction of Qianqing Palace.
The sky had already darkened, and a bright moon hung high in the sky. The lanterns everywhere were lit at the right time, emitting an orange light. A group of patrolling Imperial Guards passed by in the distance from time to time.
Jiajing and his party walked like this on the roads paved with neat stone slabs in the Forbidden City.
At this moment, Jiajing retracted his gaze, turned around, looked at Lu Fang, and asked, "By the way, Lu Fang, nothing happened in the court recently, right?"
After Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, after recalling it for a long time, she cautiously responded: "Your Majesty, except for the incident involving Yan Maoqing, nothing major has happened in the court recently!"
After that, Lu Fang looked in the direction of Jiajing with a troubled expression. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly said: "By the way, Your Majesty, I accidentally heard a rumor, I don't know whether to tell it or not!"
Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang, raised his eyebrows, and then said, "Lu Fang, there's no need to beat around the bush with me, just say what you have to say!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she suddenly felt confident. After carefully considering her words, she finally spoke: "Your Majesty, there are rumors that someone came to Mr. Xiao Ge and asked him to help, and sent him a sum of money!"
"After Mr. Yan Ge learned about this, he severely reprimanded Mr. Xiao Ge and ordered Mr. Xiao Ge to return the money intact!"
When Jiajing heard what Lu Fang said, his face was filled with an inexplicable look, and he smiled and joked: "Oh, there are actually
In this matter, it seems that Mr. Yan Ge is quite principled! "
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