Xu Youzhen and Zhan Yang once again arrived outside the Zhang Mansion with their mighty team.
This time, the shops on both sides of the road and the houses in the alleys were hung with red lanterns, and they were full of joy.
Of course, this is an independent act among the people.
And Xu Youzhen, Zhan Yang and others arrived at Zhang Mansion.
The first thing was to give out red envelopes and gift money. This time, in addition to the Zhang family, even the people who were watching around the Zhang Mansion received the royal red envelope from the hands of the father-in-law and the royal guards in the palace. For a moment, In between, it was very lively.
Then, Xu Youzhen read out the imperial edict and set a date for welcoming him in person in two days.
Since then, the six rites of receiving gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, receiving invitations, asking for appointments, and welcoming in person, only the most important part is left.
Zhang Mansion hosted a banquet to entertain the angels.
Xu Youzhen, Zhan Yang and others returned to Qianqing Palace to resume their duties, and then everyone received red envelopes from His Majesty the Emperor.
Zhang Bao continued to read out the decree. The British Duke Zhang Mao left the capital today to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum. Xu Yongning, the Dingguo Duke, went to the Great Sacrifice Hall to inspect the defense, repairs of the streets along the way, the arrangement of tributes in the hall, and the enshrinement of the gods.
The two of them took the order and exited Qianqing Palace.
Before Emperor Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, heaven and earth were worshiped together, and the place of worship was not the Circular Mound Altar, but the Great Sacrifice Hall. After Emperor Jiajing, heaven and earth were worshiped separately, and the Circular Mound Altar was also repaired on the basis of the Temple of Heaven.
After arranging the Duke of England and the Duke of Guo, Zhu Jianshen was not idle. He led his ministers and ministers on foot from Qianqing Palace to the Ancestral Temple outside the palace to worship their ancestors.
Outside the Forbidden City, civil and military officials had already been waiting here, lined up on both sides.
His Majesty the Emperor, wearing imperial robes and leading his distinguished ministers, slowly walked out of the Forbidden City. He knelt down to welcome him, but did not say long live. In silence, he watched Zhu Jianshen enter the Ancestral Temple alone.
Zhu Jianshen entered the Imperial Ancestral Temple and met the ancestors of the old Zhu family, and then informed Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Taizong Wen, Great Grandfather Emperor Renzong, and Grandfather Emperor Xuanzong about his wedding. When Zhu Zhanji was in front of him, Zhu Jianshen once again mentioned those years of his father Zhu Qizhen, those things...
After kneeling down and worshiping one by one, Zhu Jianshen walked out of the Ancestral Temple...
After offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, Zhu Jianshen returned to the Qianqing Palace and once again accepted the worship of hundreds of officials. Today's affairs were finally over.
After a busy day, Zhu Jianshen had no time to rest. The lecturer explained some procedures for worshiping the heaven tomorrow. Zhu Jianshen listened more seriously this time.
Early the next morning, the officials waited outside the palace gate again.
All the officials lined up in order, and even Shi Heng and other generals did not dare to say anything.
According to the etiquette, when offering sacrifices to heaven, apart from the sound of drums and music, there should be no noise.
After a while, the bell rang from the direction of the Great Sacrifice Hall. As the bell rang, the palace door opened wide.
Zhu Jianshen walked out of the palace city along with the sound of the bell.
Then all the officials knelt down to greet him.
This time, Zhu Jianshen had a serious look on his face, wearing the emperor's crown and walking slowly.
He didn't say anything. After passing by the minister, the minister stood up and followed Zhu Jianshen.
And the bells have been ringing in an orderly manner.
The bell will only stop ringing after His Majesty the Emperor returns to the palace.
The emperor still had to walk this way.
This is much further than the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but Zhu Jianshen has been exercising and didn't feel anything. But the pampered civil servants who followed him there were more or less intolerable. However, worshiping ancestors and heaven before the wedding For such a major matter, officials on the list would not dare to ask for leave.
Along this road, more than 2,000 royal guards and tens of thousands of soldiers were deployed, and the people who lived on the road that His Majesty must pass through were also moved out in advance.
While many officials struggled internally and couldn't help but feel physically exhausted, they finally arrived outside the Great Sacrifice Hall.
Zhu Jianshen raised his head and looked at the Great Sacrifice Hall, sighing in his heart.
This is the wisdom of our ancients.
The appearance of the Grand Sacrifice Hall is magnificent and majestic and has the potential to reach the sky. It is quiet and elegant yet has a sense of movement. It has a three-story pointed roof with double eaves, a three-story white marble altar, and 28 large pillars surrounding the three-story hall. The caisson and the eight child pillars surrounding the caisson are all represented by circles. ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
The triple eaves and triple base represent the saying that "there are three levels of heaven" and emphasize the close connection between "heaven and man". All these circular structures express the idea of "reaching the sky" and also show "respect to heaven and gods". concept.
Duke Dingguo Xu Yongning hurriedly came down and guided Zhu Jianshen into the great sacrificial hall...
Zhu Jianshen read out the proclamation compiled by the officials of the Ministry of Rites in the grand sacrificial hall, and then worshiped the heaven and earth. It took an hour to complete the process.
Since then, worshiping ancestors and heaven before and after the wedding album has come to an end.
Zhu Jianshen went out before dawn, and returned to the palace at noon.
After this tedious process, even the strong and energetic Zhu Jianshen felt a little tired.
But there is no such thing as marrying a wife without trouble.
In ordinary people, the groom usually takes the wedding team to pick up the bride at his father-in-law's house.
But this method didn't work when it came to the emperor. Because the emperor had a distinguished status, he could only let a minister with children serve as his representative to welcome the bride.
The angel who welcomed the bride was the British Duke Zhang Mao. He had a son and a daughter at the age of sixteen, which was considered to be in compliance with the regulations.
On the other hand, at this stage, the reputation left by Zhang Fu has been completely inherited by Zhang Mao.
In a blink of an eye, the official wedding day came.
The entire Forbidden City was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Sufficient firecrackers were prepared in major palaces such as Fengtian Hall, Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and Huagai Palace, as well as at the palace gates, just waiting for the wedding team to return.
As soon as Zhang Mao came back, he put on a brand new python robe, then went to the Palace of Qianqing to receive the order, and led hundreds of eunuchs and maids out of the palace.
The wedding team, the queen's guard of honor, the guards, and the drum band were all waiting outside the palace gate.
The drum band was in front, the angel Zhang Mao was holding a gold book and a gold treasure in the middle, and the queen's honor guard was behind them, and they once again marched towards the Zhang Mansion in a mighty manner.
At this time, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from everywhere in the capital.
And Zhu Jianshen was not idle after the wedding team left.
First he went to pay homage to the empress dowager, the empress dowager Sun, and then went to pay homage to the empress dowagers Qian and Zhou.
On the big day, Queen Mother Qian also put on her dress and said some blessings to Zhu Jianshen from the elders to the younger ones with a smile on her face.
In so many years, this was the first time Zhu Jianshen saw Queen Mother Qian smiling at him.
At the moment, I felt a lot better. For Queen Mother Qian, I had to give birth to my eldest son as soon as possible, establish the foundation of the country, and let her and her father reunite in Nangong as soon as possible...
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