After Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony in the main hall, the next event was the military parade of the army and air force.
However, the scale of preparations for the Ming Dynasty's military parade was relatively large, and there was no tradition of parades when the Ming emperor ascended the throne.
Therefore, the Army and Air Force were held on the second day of the coronation ceremony, and the Navy's ship review was held on the fourth day after the ceremony.
That is, the second and fourth days of the first lunar month of the AD year.
Although everyone who has the opportunity to attend the military parade knows that there will be big events tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
But the first night of the AD year became a sleepless night for many people.
Every piece of news announced at Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony deserves careful analysis by political and diplomatic officials, as well as anyone who pays attention to the international situation.
It's not just foreigners who worry and consider changes in their future environment.
There is also a group of young people in the Ming Dynasty who have political leanings and are also very concerned about the policy direction of the Ming court.
Now is the Chinese New Year holiday.
Many "like-minded" people got together in advance to drink tea and wine and chat about politics.
Gong Zizhen and Wei Yuan have now become friends.
The two of them also got together today, listening to the radio and chatting with another fellow member, Wu Zhiyuan.
Wu Zhiyuan is a native of Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. He once won the championship in the small civil aircraft short takeoff and landing competition hosted by Zhu Jingyuan.
The key is that I was lucky enough to have a few direct interviews with Zhu Jingyuan, who was still the Prince of Dashi at the time, and it was also published in the major newspapers and magazines at the time.
He himself has skills and brains, and now he has become the president of the Songjiang Civil Aviation Association.
However, his own thoughts have not changed, and he is now a loyal reader of major military and political newspapers and magazines.
Listening to the news on the radio today, Wu Zhiyuan said excitedly to his two friends:
"Your Majesty, please cheer up! Your Majesty indeed has ambitions for the world, but it's just that it's not convenient for you to say it out loud as a prince or prince!"
Gong Zizhen did not react:
"Brother Wu, why did you say this? Didn't His Majesty's edict say that the Grand Duke is the title of the year and the Grand Duke is the concept and goal?
"This is the pursuit of fairness and justice, the pursuit of justice, the pursuit of the world of great harmony that the ancients pursued!"
Wu Zhiyuan immediately smiled and waved his hand and said:
“According to His Majesty Emperor Shizu, these are bright, great, and correct nonsense.
“It’s just something you say to ordinary people in public.
“It’s a polite statement that is absolutely correct in itself, but has no practical meaning at all.
"The emphasis is on the last words. The key is that the Ming Emperor has the obligation to supervise the actions of other royal families and courts.
"This is presupposing the great cause and reputation of directly interfering with the European and American countries!
“When the Thai and Western countries have some internal troubles, they don’t even need to cause trouble——
"As long as our Ming Dynasty is ready, we can create a reason based on this claim.
"For this reason, we will send troops to the Western and Eastern countries and directly and completely unify the whole world!"
Gong Zizhen seemed to be enlightened:
"That's great! You and I are really in the prime of our lives! It's a pity that we are too old to join the army!"
Wei Yuan shook his head with a smile and said:
“Hey, in the past dynasties, conscription was often forced, and even children and the elderly were required to go to the battlefield.
"Our Ming Dynasty is doing well now. We only have young people around the age of twenty, and they are still picky.
“The Army requires literacy, the Air Force and Navy require a primary school diploma, and even a high school diploma is required to fly a plane.
"Officers must have studied in specialized military middle schools or even universities..."
When Wu Zhiyuan heard this, he said proudly:
“Our eldest son will go to college next year, and now he has decided to attend the Aviation Academy.
"If a war breaks out in four or five years, my eldest son will have the opportunity to fly a plane to the battlefield."
Gong Zizhen suddenly realized, and at the same time said a little annoyed:
"Brother Wu's children are just right. The eldest in my family is only ten years old.
“Now that our Ming Dynasty has such a huge advantage, it’s hard to believe whether the war can last for five years.
"Look at that naughty kid... This is really annoying..."
Wei Yuan held the wine glass and shook his head:
"Brother Gong's child still has a chance, but I can't catch up anyway...
"But the premise is... His Majesty really does intend to take action against the countries in Thailand and the West.
"If His Majesty really only pursues justice, and even sincerely mediates the conflicts between the countries in Thailand and Spain.
"Then we are really happy for nothing..."
The high emotions of Gong Zizhen and Wu Zhiyuan suddenly dropped a bit.
Wei Yuan's reminder is indeed reality.
After all, Wu Zhiyuan's statement is just speculation. No one knows the truth about whether there are any hints or preparations in the emperor's edict.
But the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the former Prince of Dashi, is indeed famous for achieving peace, mediating conflicts, and pursuing peace.
Even in the eyes of the people, the emperor's throne was mainly earned through the victory of the peace talks.
This likely left the emperor with some potential habitual strategies.
Therefore, for radicals like Wu Zhiyuan, the current situation is actually not very optimistic.
Wu Zhiyuan and the three of them actually understand these principles.
After the scene became quiet, there was a burst of firecrackers outside the window.
Today is destined to be a sleepless night. Not only are various political influences keeping politicians awake, but ordinary people also have their own ideas and lives...
Today is the coronation ceremony of the new emperor of Ming Dynasty.
And today is also the first New Year’s Day of the Ecumenical Year.
Finally, it is the first New Year's Day in the new calendar.
The most important thing is - today is the Chinese New Year -
The meaning of these things in real life is directly related to all ordinary people and affects each other.
So starting from this morning, almost all people in the Ming Dynasty and even the whole world, as well as people from most other countries and ethnic groups, have started their own entertainment and celebration activities.
While Wu Zhiyuan and the others were listening to the radio, their children were playing in the yard outside.
Firecrackers also sounded from time to time on the street.
At night, the sound of firecrackers became even louder, and gorgeous fireworks continued to appear in the night sky.
More Ming Dynasty and ordinary people in the world actually don't care much about so-called wars, nor do they care much about various international affairs overseas.
They also didn't think too much about the edict on the radio. They just thought that the emperor's Grand Duke's reign was quite good.
The concept of pursuing justice and fairness and fighting evil is also a good one.
In addition, the current state of the Ming Dynasty is still in its prosperous age, and all aspects of the situation are still prosperous and developing.
The lives of ordinary people have undergone subversive changes compared to more than ten years ago, and they continue to improve every year.
And all of this is closely related to the contribution of the current Ming Emperor.
Zhu Jingyuan's prestige among the people is very high, and the people of Ming Dynasty also have money and time to have fun.
Therefore, the people of Ming Dynasty are sincerely celebrating the coronation ceremony of His Majesty the new Emperor, and at the same time they are also celebrating the New Year of the new calendar determined by His Majesty the Emperor.
Everyone’s holidays will be increased again next year.
The sound of firecrackers and fireworks from all over the Ming Dynasty, as well as dinner parties and celebration activities in various places, lasted until the second half of the night before gradually reducing the intensity.
In fact, many places were busy until the next day.
Many people had dinner the next morning, rested for a few hours, and then continued to listen to the news on the radio.
The Army and Air Force parades are about to begin.
The military parade was held in the huge Sheji Square in Yingtianfu New City of the Ming Dynasty, between the New Three Main Halls and the office areas of various imperial ministries.
A road running east-west is left in the middle of the square, with auditorium seats rising in height arranged on both sides of the road.
The official military parade begins at 10 am.
However, the preparations for the troops to be reviewed actually started before dawn.
Ordinary people from Ming Dynasty who had the opportunity to watch the military parade on the spot had already arrived at the scene at dawn, found their seats and waited.
Representatives of civil society from various countries in Thailand and Western countries also arrived at the scene at dawn and were arranged in a separate area.
Of course not in the middle of the auditorium, nor at the edge, next to the representatives of the Ming vassal states.
The core royal family members of the Thai and Western countries, the top nobles at the level of grand dukes and princes, and the top bureaucrats at the level of prime ministers and ministers can wait in the indoor rest area.
At 8:30 in the morning, they were led by the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple personnel to the platform of Fengtian Hall.
The platform foundation of Fengtian Hall is also called the foundation of Sheji. Its total height is more than 100 meters.
If everyone were to go directly to the top of the platform to watch the ceremony, it would be equivalent to standing on the top of a thirty-story building and looking at things on the ground.
During the military parade, various chariots passed on the ground of Sheji Square, and they must not have been able to see clearly from above.
However, the foundation of Sheji is not a complete and integrated rectangular parallelepiped. It is larger at the bottom and smaller at the top. It is divided into four large layers from bottom to top and from outside to inside.
Each floor shrinks inward, and the top of each floor forms four corridors, or small open-air platforms, surrounding the Fengtian Hall building.
The height of the first floor corridor platform is 20 meters, which is a very suitable high-end viewing platform.
The nobles, bureaucrats, and scholars of the Ming Dynasty who could watch the ceremony on the stage, as well as the royal families, nobles, and bureaucrats of various countries in Europe and America were also arranged on this floor.
At nine o'clock in the morning, all the people who could go up to the stage to watch the ceremony were present.
As the emperor, Zhu Jingyuan will of course be the last to appear.
However, at nine o'clock in the morning, Zhu Jingyuan had already changed into the emperor's military uniform—the Wu Bian uniform.
All the princes of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers of the nine ministers, the first-rank bachelors and the military ministers, the generals of the same status in the five military governor's offices, the shopkeepers of the imperial houses and financial groups who enjoy the same treatment, as well as the top craftsmen and scholars who enjoy the same treatment and honors .
They also changed into their formal clothes at this time, and led by Prince Zhu Jianfeng and Grand Uncle Shen Fu, they came to the emperor's lounge to invite the emperor to attend the ceremony.
Zhu Jingyuan accepted their joint worship, and then took them to another hall to invite the Supreme Emperor Zhu Jianyan and the Supreme Emperor Zhu Zhongliang.
After the three generations of emperors gathered together, they took the prince, nine ministers, bachelors, military ministers, shopkeepers, scholars, and craftsmen to the second platform of the foundation of the country.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Yang Yuchun, the commander-in-chief of the military parade and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, came to Zhu Jingyuan in full military uniform and full of energy.
Yang Yuchun beat his chest vigorously and saluted while loudly reporting:
"Your Majesty! On the second day of the first month of the Ming Dynasty, the armies of the Ming Army, Air Force, Marine Guards and Naval Aviation are ready for review. Please give me your instructions!"
With a serious expression but with obvious appreciation and expectation, Zhu Jingyuan took a special token from the accompanying military minister Zhu Zhaoxie.
Yang Yuchun stretched his hands forward and spread his palms upward.
Zhu Jingyuan personally put the token into Yang Yuchun's palm, and at the same time gave a direct order:
"Start marching drills."
Yang Yuchun held the token with both hands and responded loudly:
"Got the order!"
Yang Yuchun stood up straight, saluted Zhu Jingyuan again, then turned around and left the scene in large strides.
Soon, the sound of a huge broadcast sounded throughout the audience.
While announcing the official start of the military parade, the situation and order of the troops being reviewed were introduced.
Everyone present, including Zhu Jingyuan himself, now cheered up and turned to look to the east of the square.
However, most ordinary people instinctively look towards the ground.
Only Zhu Jingyuan and those who actually participated in the planning of the military parade looked directly to the sky.
Although the Army was indeed the first to set off, the first team to appear in the square were the fastest Air Force fighter jets.
But other ordinary people soon realized this.
The sound of the aircraft engine and the introduction on the radio made them understand what was going on.
Not long after the broadcast announcement, groups of single-engine propeller fighters appeared in the eastern sky.
When some people subconsciously wanted to count, they quickly discovered that the width and length of the fleet of these aircraft were really too big.
When the first batch of planes arrived directly above the square, the spectators still found no sign of the end of the fleet.
The fleet seemed to extend from where it appeared to the top of the square.
It's like a river of airplanes.
The audience below were stunned one after another as the river flowed.
The necks of kings from various countries, including William III and Nicholas, and generals from various countries, including Nelson and Gneisenau, unknowingly became stiff.
Almost everyone is thinking in their hearts, guessing and imagining:
"How many planes are there?"
"How many aircraft did Ming Dynasty prepare to participate in the military parade?"
The broadcast in the square answered their questions very well:
"The Ming Dynasty Air Force and the Ming Dynasty Naval Aviation Force dispatched a total of 10,000 fixed-wing aircraft of various types for review.
"All planes will continue to pass over Sheji Square at roughly similar speeds...
"The first thing everyone sees is the Air Force's single-engine fighter team..."
At this time, the audience, who had been stunned for a long time, finally got a chance to vent their emotions.
The overwhelming cheers of the people of Ming Dynasty quickly resounded throughout the audience.
