"Three hundred miles to expedite, three hundred miles to expedite!"
"Publish the golden list, open the door and let everyone go. Those who obstruct will be severely punished, and those who rebel will be severely punished!"
It was slightly bright in the morning, and in front of the city gate of Anqing Prefecture, there was a billow of smoke. Two fast horses came straight from the smoke to the city gate. Among them, the first postman was holding a roll of documents with a large seal on it, which read "Delivery will be delivered immediately." ", the horse ran straight to the city gate without slowing down.
The rider behind was a little slower, holding a black ultimatum in his hand, in the form of a scroll, with sunflower ebony as the axis. Following closely behind the horse in front, he also headed straight for the city gate without slowing down.
In fact, the rider behind was not the same as the rider in front. They met when they were near Anqing Prefecture. They both set off from the capital. The rider behind left more than two days earlier than the rider in front. However, he arrived. The ultimatum requirement was only 200 miles in a hurry, so I asked the rider behind to catch up not far from Anqing Mansion.
The soldiers guarding the city gate of Anqing Mansion looked at the postmen coming on horseback from a distance, and then looked at the documents they held high in their hands. They did not dare to stop for a moment, and quickly opened the city gate to let them pass.
Finally, the decree to pass on the golden list and grant the title of Anren finally came to Anqing Mansion.
At the same time, when the post horse arrived at Anqing Prefecture after several days of running, Zhu Ping'an, who was far away in the capital, had already completed his three-day training at Honglu Temple, and it was the day to thank him.
According to the requirements of the "Da Ming Huidian", after the three-day training in Honglu Temple, the number one scholar led the Jinshi to express their gratitude. It can be regarded as a test of the effectiveness of the three-day etiquette training in Honglu Temple. This time the gratitude ceremony is a standard court meeting, which means that this day happens to be the day when all civil and military officials go to court. The best way to test the etiquette of a new Jinshi is to express gratitude at the court meeting.
This court meeting was held in Xiyuan. It was not easy for Emperor Jiajing to leave Xiyuan and go to the Forbidden City last time. This time, the court meeting could be held in Xiyuan in accordance with the "Da Ming Conference Code", which satisfied the civil and military officials.
It was only the beginning of the year, and seeing Emperor Jiajing twice was beyond their expectations. You know, in previous years Emperor Jiajing did not even go to court. They didn't even think about seeing Jiajing for several years. Xiyuan is just Xiyuan, don't ask for too much. Emperor Jiajing was able to find time to hold a court meeting while refining elixirs and cultivating immortals. The civil and military officials could not be more satisfied.
This day. Zhu Pingan put on his imperial uniform early in the morning and arrived at the gate of Xiyuan Palace early in the morning.
In this year, it is much more difficult for Emperor Jiajing to go to court than to win the lottery jackpot. The opportunity is not easy, and all civil and military officials cherish it. It didn't take long for the most elite bureaucratic group of the Ming Dynasty to gather in front of Xiyuan Palace.
When the time came, the gate of Xiyuan Palace opened wide, and all the civil and military officials lined up according to their rank. Zhu Pingan led the Jinshi followed closely behind.
This is not the first time Xiyuan has come here. The last palace examination was held in Taisu Hall of Xiyuan, and this time the court meeting was still held in Taisu Hall. The officials of Honglu Temple led the palace guards early and placed a table engraved with dragon patterns about three meters away from the east side of the Taisu Palace Gate.
Looking at this dragon pattern watch case, Zhu Ping'an knew clearly. This dragon-patterned table case is where you can place the gratitude table on behalf of the Jinshi. The above expressions of gratitude are all fixed procedures, and the content of the expressions does not have much room for development. Zhu Pingan’s expression of gratitude had already been written under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple during the training at Honglu Temple.
Soon, Emperor Jiajing's chariot, escorted by the Jinyi Guards, came from a distance.
Jinyiwei's restaurant is called "Lu Bujia". The word "Lu" in "Lu Bujia" does not mean "braised pork", but is the pseudo character for "橹", which means shield. "Han Guan Yi" has a specific description of the specifications of Lu Bu's driving: "The emperor's order of driving is called Lu, and the soldiers and guards lead with armor and shields outside. They are all called Bu, so it is called Lu's book."
The Jin Yiwei armed with large silver shields and ceremonial weapons such as gold melons, crowns, flags, etc. were guarding around the carriage of Emperor Jiajing, accompanied by court musicians. There was endless music along the way.
There was a crack of whip in the clear sky, and Emperor Jiajing appeared on stage.
The civil and military officials shouted long live the tsunami, long live the tsunami, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and knelt down to salute. Zhu Ping'an led the Jinshi to stand at the foot of the steps. He could not hear clearly what was going on in the hall, so he could only kneel down and kneel down again as everyone else did.
The ceremony between the monarch and his ministers was completed. The main topic of this court meeting began. The number one scholar expressed his gratitude on behalf of the new Jinshi.
An official from Honglu Temple walked down the steps and led Zhu Pingan up the steps to the dragon pattern table outside the east gate of the main hall, and asked Zhu Pingan to place the gratitude form on the dragon pattern table.
Zhu Ping'an came to the front and back of Longwen Jiji. Under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, he knelt down and held a thank you form and placed it on Jiji.
After putting down the watch, Zhu Pingan performed the three-kneel-nine-kowtow ceremony again in accordance with the training requirements at Honglu Temple. After the salute was completed, Zhu Pingan returned to his position at the foot of the steps again and led the new Jinshi to stand at the foot of the steps.
"Enter the table"
The praise officer shouted angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, an official from Honglu Temple came out of the queue, walked to the Longwen case, took the thank you note Zhu Pingan had put there with both hands, walked to the main hall, bowed and knelt down, holding Sean in his hands. In the center of the hall.
"Declaration"
The praise officer shouted again with great enthusiasm.
The officials of Honglu Temple knelt down and began to announce their gratitude. They only read out the table of contents and the summary at the end of the gratitude list.
"The newly promoted Jinshi has an audience." The praise officer called out again.
Zhu Ping'an led the new Jinshimen to the main hall and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"You may enter the Hanlin Academy or the Sixth Department of Yamen, and you will be responsible for my writing, and I will be in peace. I will store materials for your virtuous house for your future use. Don't slack off, otherwise I will not be lenient."
Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, looked at the newly promoted Jinshi who were kneeling in the hall, nodded with satisfaction, and opened his mouth.
"I will obey the holy edict." Zhu Ping'an and others knelt down and replied.
After that, Emperor Jiajing stopped talking and cherished his words like gold. The praise officer announced the end of the ceremony. Zhu Pingan and others stood up to thank the ceremony. Then, under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, they came to the end of the civil servants and stood in line.
Generally speaking, once the above table of thanksgiving is completed, then this court meeting will be successfully completed. Emperor Jiajing will return to the palace, and all civil and military officials will return to their homes.
But there is something different today.
After the chanting officer finished reading out according to the procedures, and was about to end the court meeting according to the procedures, a voice suddenly came from the queue of civil and military officials.
"I have this memorial."
A clear voice broke the silence of the hall and attracted everyone's attention.
In the eyes of everyone, an official in his forties, elegant in appearance, and wearing a flying fish suit came out of the queue of civil and military officials. Holding a wat board, he strode out of the queue with a sharp stride and faced Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting high on the dragon throne. I sent out a cry, and I have my own notes.
The voice was clear, sonorous and powerful, the expression was solemn, and he looked at death as if he were home. (To be continued.)
