The emperor praised him for his kindness, bestowed gold, silver and jade articles, and ordered Li Shanchang and his son to go outside Kunning Palace to express gratitude.
Li Shanchang was already a little tired at this time, but he still managed to maintain his energy and led his son. Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he bowed down outside Kunning Palace and read loudly: "I hereby express my gratitude to the saint. The heaven and the earth determine the dignity and inferiority of the law, and the yin and yang are matched to determine the high and low. Therefore, the establishment of religion, establishment of governance, and the establishment of the Yilun Law are to serve the world. The ministers are sincere and frightened, and they bow their heads. Her Royal Highness, Fu Wei, worships the emperor's dignity, is strict and submissive in the land, and calms all the nations of Xianning. This sincerity The mother-in-law of Kaiji and Entrepreneurship will live forever!"
"If you are a good minister, you have followed the imperial minister around and flattered him to no avail. I have been vigilant day and night. This is the grace of He Sheng. I don't think of my male Qi's foolishness and mediocrity. I have given the princess to you as husband and wife. I am so proud that the auspicious time is around the corner. I would like to order my male Qi to do so." When the time comes, I will kneel down at the Yi Que Gate and wait."
The emperor and the empress praised him for being kind, and the female officer prepared Jinjue wine and fruit together. The emperor wore regular clothes, and the Queen Yan lived in the clothes. After ascending to the throne, Princess Lin'an came with a phoenix crown and Zhai robes. The female officer poured the wine with the prince, and immediately gave it to the princess to drink.
The next day, the prince-in-law received the ritual ceremony of offering sacrifices, and the Grand Master Li Shanchang and the prince-in-law Li Qi went to the ancestral hall in sacrificial robes. The next day was the wedding ceremony for the bride, and the princess wore a Yanju crown to pay homage to the empress's concubine in the east palace.
All the ladies watched the ceremony, went out from the east gate of the palace to the west gate, got on the small chariot and went to the right gate. Princess Lin'an descended the chariot. Li Qi, dressed in auspicious clothes, personally unveiled the curtain for the princess. The princess ascended the sedan chair, and fourteen female attendants were envoys. , wearing silk caps and gauze with flowers, square robes with flowers on the chest and back, gold and silver peonies on the shoulders, soap boots, and thirty-six female musicians.
The prince-in-law goes first from the west corner gate of the Meridian Gate to the place where the horse is mounted. After the horse is mounted, he goes to the mansion first and waits for the princess to arrive. The princess lifts the curtain and lowers her sedan chair to visit the ancestral hall together.
After the worship, there is the wedding ceremony. In the evening, the wedding ceremony is performed. In the morning, the emperor pays homage to the prince-in-law. In the afternoon, he meets his uncle and aunt. For the next ten days, there are rituals every day.
The tenth day is the last ceremony. The prince-in-law goes to court and pays homage to the emperor first and then to the East Palace. After finishing the meal in front of the East Palace, the East Palace sends a decree to give the prince-in-law a black gauze hat, a gold belt, a silk robe, a pair of boots, two pommels and horses, and the prince-in-law expresses gratitude. .
This is the ceremony for the emperor's daughter to get married, and this should be the case from now on.
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In September of Renzishuo in the ninth year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu, who had always been strong and healthy, suddenly fell ill with high fever and polydipsia. Empress Ma took care of him personally. The prince supervised the country's administration during the day and served decoctions without taking off his clothes at night.
Things finally got better after half a month. At this time, the king of Jin and Chu in the vassal territory had just rushed back to the capital. Lao Zhu was quite pleased with this. After all, it took a long time for the news to reach their vassal. It can be seen that he rushed back without stopping under the stars and the moon. .
Zhu Biao is also happy to see success. After all, his father is a man who loves his children very much. Being able to see his son who has not seen him for a long time after recovering from a serious illness will definitely be beneficial to the recovery of energy and spirit.
However, in comparison, a certain newly promoted prince-in-law and his father, who is becoming increasingly out of character, are a bit ignorant. They have just married a princess, but they have no words to express when they are suffering from a holy illness.
The imperial censor, Zhongcheng, reported: "I heard that your envoys were courteous, and your servants were loyal to you. This is the passage between ancient and modern times. Your Majesty, your majesty, was ordered by heaven to kill the heroes and conquer the four seas, and to establish a peaceful rule for the sake of the people. It has been nine years now. ."
"Since the righteous army's eastward journey, all the foresighted plans, country management and people control have been based on the arbitrariness of the Holy Spirit. As for those who braved the frost and dew, braved the cold and heat, and were forced to attack the bandits in order to expand the territory, it was all the work of the generals, not the planning of the civil servants. , and the whole family in the world, we will reward you for your merits. Li Shan will be honored as a royal master and above, and his life will be as high as civil and military honors!"
"I have recently ordered my son, Princess Qishang, to build a house on the left side of the main house and live there. The Holy Instructions earnestly enunciate, and I ordered the princess to perform the rituals of women and the elders and children to talk about Yilun. Your Majesty, the ancient sage king Sheng Xinyun, is the best, and the kindness He has always been favored by the country and pretends to be stupid. His Majesty ignores the courtier because of his illness. He does not greet him for ten days. He is disrespectful and disrespectful like the ancients. His consort Li Qi does not come to court for six days and announces that he has no son in the front hall. This shows that the filial piety of the good elders is not practiced in the family. Whatever he does, it is a disgrace to the king. How can he be loyal? Please pay it to the judge to correct his crime, so that the father and son of the good elders can be exempted from their crimes!"
After the early impeachment, the government and the public were in an uproar. Li Shanchang and his son knelt outside the Meridian Gate to plead guilty. The current Prime Minister Hu Weiyong and others knelt outside the Jinshen Palace to plead for mercy. This situation made Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu look at each other in surprise.
Zhu Biao frowned and said: "It is the intention of the ministers not to allow the Lin'an couple to enter the palace to attend to the illness. There is no shortage of them in the palace to hinder them. Li Qixian does not hold any court affairs. If he is not summoned, there is no need to go to court early. As for Li Shanchang, he cannot go to the memorial hall." It is indeed a bit wrong to say hello, but after all, he is a veteran official, so he should not cause such an uproar."
"Is this what Hu Weiyong meant?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion was a little sallow, but his eyes were still as sharp as ever. He looked outside and said: "Li Shanchang's stay in the capital is beneficial to Hu Weiyong. It is impossible to say that the old guy did it himself."
"It has long been seen that he does not have a word of truth in his mouth now. He has the same virtue as Liu Bowen, for fear that we will stay in the capital and watch under our noses. Humph!"
This makes sense. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to go with the flow and remove him from the position of Grand Master, and then cut his salary by several thousand dan. Zhu Biao stopped him and said: "If big crimes are not punished, the law cannot be established. If minor offenses are not forgiven, no one can be punished." After all, Li Shanchang is the founding minister of the country, so why not just let him have his way? His overthinking problem has not lasted for more than a day or two."
"What's more, even if my father doesn't care about his merits, he still wants to think about Lin'an. It's hard to be criticized. Not long after the princess's first marriage, her father-in-law's husband was dismissed from office."
"Our daughter will have her own royal palace to live in and be pampered."
Even so, the anger of the disease subsided. You Qi thought that Li Shanchang was much older than him. With his old age and weak mind, he wanted to stay away from the waves and made a faint move. It was not impossible. Be considerate.
In this way, the impeachment of Yushitai was retained, and some treasures were rewarded. Shanchang and his son burst into tears with gratitude...
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In the spring of the tenth year of Hongwu, the remnants of Tubo robbed Wuszang's tribute envoy Gong Ge Suonan and sent their heads to the Ming Dynasty. The emperor was furious and ordered the Duke of Wei Deng Yu to be the general to conquer the west, and the hussar general Zhang Cundao to be the deputy general to lead an army to conquer Tibet.
In April, the army vowed to go out and led its troops to Gansu. It was divided into three groups and launched an all-out attack on Tubo. There was no strategy and no main attack or feint attack. After Deng Yu ensured the logistics supply, he let the army crush them all the way. .
He invaded the hinterland of Tubo in one fell swoop, chased the remnants of the enemy to the Kunlun Mountains, captured tens of thousands of troops, and plundered 5,000 horses and 130,000 cattle and sheep. Wuszang did not even have a chance to swing left and right.
King Pazhu, who only saw Uszang, was frightened. He gathered the tribute treasures again and sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty to express his loyalty. As for other forces that were originally affiliated to the Ming Dynasty in Uszang, they all became quiet and roused themselves to expand their own power. Influence.
The good news was delivered to the capital, and the Holy Spirit was overjoyed and gave him a red python warm robe and a jade belt.
But at this time, Liu Bowen, who had been ill for more than a year, was informed by his son Liu Lian that he was terminally ill and might not die soon.
After Liu Bowen returned to his hometown from Sichuan, he only drank wine and played chess without talking about his achievements.
After the eight years of Hongwu, Zhu Bennran thought that just like Chang Yuchun, everything would be fine, but he did not expect that he fell ill after all. It can be seen that Liu Bowen's body did have problems. I remember that in the sixth year of Hongwu, An imperial doctor who rushed to Sichuan for medical treatment also said after he came back that he was seriously ill when he was young and lost his vitality. It was difficult to cure him with medicine and stone, and he would not live long.
Lao Zhu probably didn't expect that this minister he had disliked all his life would actually leave this time. On the one hand, he sent an imperial doctor to Qingtian, and on the other hand, he ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for his death in accordance with the Duke's regulations.
Before the imperial doctor arrived, Liu Bowen passed away. In the morning of the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang personally sealed his coffin and concluded: "Sincerity Hou has learned a lot from heaven and is a man, with both civil and military talents. His spirit is upright, his talent is vast, and he can gallop in the discussion." Throughout the ages, in times of turmoil, one has to control one side."
"I am generous in showing my vision, first of all, setting out the strategy, outlines the outline of the state, and deploying troops first. If you are able to speak, I can review and use it, and the style has been overcome to this day. All the achievements have been achieved."
Zhu Biao added: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, he laid out the king's principles, was loyal and prudent, and was outstanding in assisting his ministers."
After three days of imperial edict, he was given a posthumous gift to the Crown Prince and Grand Master of the Imperial Academy of Guanglu. He was posthumously granted the title of Duke of Chengyi. In order to stabilize the people and establish government, he was named Cheng. His posthumous title was Wencheng, and he was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
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(End of chapter)
