The first Spring Festival Gala of Ming Dynasty was held in Huangji Hall.
It's snowing heavily and it's too cold outside, so we can only hold it indoors.
The Huangji Palace is the largest palace and can accommodate the largest number of people.
However, the reason why we chose to hold this unprecedented party in Huangji Palace was to highlight the importance Emperor Chongzhen attached to this party.
Because of the purpose of Huangji Palace, very important events are usually held here.
For example, the emperor's enthronement, the canonization of the queen, the prince, etc., as well as major court meetings, generals' expeditions, etc., will be held in the Huangji Palace.
Emperor Chongzhen held the first Spring Festival Gala of the Ming Dynasty in the Huangji Palace, and his intention was very clear. The importance of this Spring Festival Gala could at least be compared with that of the ceremonial imperial meeting.
The same is true. Everyone who was able to attend the meeting was very excited and arrived very early, unlike Zhang Mingwei, who was stuck and left.
When Zhang Mingwei arrived at Huangji Hall, he saw that Huangji Hall was full of people, but there were palace maids and chamberlains arranging the positions, Han generals standing guard, and Jinyi guardsmen patrolling. Everything was in order.
The open space in front of the throne is a venue for performances. In addition, people sit in order according to their merits and official positions. In front of everyone, there is a table with fruits and snacks. Everyone present at the meeting was full of excitement, but they sat in a well-behaved manner.
Over in the side hall is the place where the art soldiers put on makeup and prepare.
Zhang Mingwei also saw Zhu Yuyao, who was in military uniform, giving instructions there.
In response, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head: What a girl!
But if you think about it seriously, this seems to be a major event in Zhu Yuluo's life.
After all, this party was elevated to the level of a national event by Emperor Chongzhen. If it is held in the Huangji Hall, it will definitely leave a mark in the history books.
Whether the event is successful or not is indeed very important to the responsible Zhu Yuluo.
With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei didn't want to bother her, so he just left her busy.
On New Year's Eve, it's time for you to relax, sit in your seat, crack a melon seed, drink some wine, and wait to watch the show.
By the way, let’s make a deck of playing cards later, and you can also watch the show while playing cards!
Oh, it seems that this is not good. This is in a live setting. If you watch a show while playing cards, it would be too disrespectful to the literary and artistic workers.
Zhang Mingwei thought happily, and then wanted to find his seat.
But at this moment, Fang Yizhi behind him whispered to him: "Teacher, do you want to show your Majesty this coin first?"
Zhang Mingwei laughed when he heard this. He understood that the father and son were thinking about watching the party, and he became more stubborn.
So, he was ready to speak.
But who would have thought that Wang Erbiao suddenly appeared at this time, with an attentive smile, and greeted Zhang Mingwei first: "Happy New Year, my lord!"
"Eunuch Wang, happy New Year!" Zhang Mingwei heard this and returned the greeting.
"My lord, your seat is over here, please come with us!" Wang Erbiao smiled and stretched out his hand, asking Zhang Mingwei to follow him.
When Fang Yizhi and Fang Kongzheng met, they couldn't help but be speechless.
Zhang Mingwei turned to look at the two of them first, and said with a smile: "Don't think about anything else. You have been busy for a year, so just relax. Today is New Year's Eve!"
"Yes, mentor!" After hearing this, Fang Kongzhen and his son bowed and went to sit below Song Yingxing.
Afterwards, Zhang Mingwei turned around and prepared to follow Wang Erbiao. But when he looked at the direction, he was a little dumbfounded and asked Wang Erbiao, "Are you sure?"
Because he discovered that Wang Erbiao actually took him to the dragon chair.
"Long live the Lord, I told you that the Duke should be by your side so that you can talk!" Wang Erbiao saw him like this and quickly explained with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei was a little speechless. This is the Chinese New Year, and you won’t let yourself go?
While I was thinking about it, I heard the voice of the chamberlain, Emperor Chongzhen was here.
So, they first greeted Emperor Chongzhen.
I saw Emperor Chongzhen dressed quite formally, accompanied by the queen and two noble concubines, and the princes and princesses also came with them, including the whole family.
Seeing that Zhang Mingwei had not gone to his seat, Emperor Chongzhen personally came over and took Zhang Mingwei's hand and said: "Sir, I am very happy today. Please watch and talk with me!"
Anyone else would be happy, because originally, he would never be able to survive this year again.
Just like that, Zhang Mingwei was pulled to the side of the dragon chair. On one side were Queen Zhou, the concubine, the prince and the princess, and on the other side was Zhang Mingwei. There is also an empty seat, which belongs to Zhu Ainao. She does not sit next to the prince and princess.
As for Prince Zhu Cixiang, I'm sorry, he hasn't come back from Yingtian Mansion yet, so he won't be able to attend the first Ming Dynasty party.
Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the people below who were wearing civilian clothes and military uniforms. These things that were usually not seen in the palace were now seen. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he said: "I Since I came to the throne, the current situation has been difficult. Although I have tried my best, I still feel that I am unable to do what I want..."
At this point, he turned his head and glanced at Zhang Mingwei, and then continued emotionally: "Fortunately, God has sent me sir to help me turn the tide, so that the world is peaceful today. Of course, the Ming Dynasty is now peaceful and the people are safe, and there are no more military disasters, and everyone here is I am very pleased with your efforts. Come on, cheers!"
After hearing his words, no one except Wang Chengen would think that God really sent Duke Xingguo down, thinking that it was just a statement rather than a statement of facts. They were moved by Emperor Chongzhen's words, and immediately picked up their wine glasses. Regardless of whether they knew how to drink, they all responded respectfully, and then drank it all.
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them and drank the whole drink. Then, he laughed and said, "Come, let's see what's different about the show prepared by my daughter!"
As the chief director, after hearing her father's decree, Zhu Yuyao quickly began to make arrangements for the party to start.
New songs and never-before-seen skit performances are all refreshing to everyone.
The sketch is emotional and makes people feel as if they have experienced the hardships of people's livelihood.
For most people, no one was immune to the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and everyone was more or less affected by the troubled times.
Especially the people in front of them, because they are short of time, so the only people who can come are people from the Gyeonggi region, and they are even more exposed to disasters such as military disasters.
Thinking about a few years ago, it was really like hell at that time. The situation was precarious. We were either worried about bandits and bandits, or were worried about bandits and robbers.
Many families were fine on the first day, but the whole family was gone the next day. Even the whole village, the whole city may be lost.
In this situation, regardless of high or low, even the family of Sun Chengzong, the former emperor's master, would be completely wiped out.
At that time, I really didn’t expect that I would be able to live a peaceful life in this life.
Remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness, these people in Huangji Palace couldn't help but cherish everything in front of them.
As for these people in the Forbidden City, they have never experienced the panic outside the city, but when they saw the scenes shown in the sketch for the first time, they were very touched. It turns out that the lives of the people outside are so precarious. !
I have to say that the way of expression in sketches makes people feel more immersed. So much so that during this Chinese New Year, many people quietly wiped away tears when they recalled the past.
Then, the song of a completely different era once again shocked those who had never heard it before in Huangji Hall. The impassioned nature of these songs makes people feel as if they are taking on the role of an iron horse, fighting bloody battles to defend their hometown and enjoy peace.
The catchy melody, when it was sung for the second time, even many people who had never sung before were able to hum along with it, "Going through the Golden Ox Road with high spirits, protecting peace, defending Shu, and protecting my hometown. A good man from the Ming Dynasty..."
Suddenly, many people felt their blood boiling, filled with the pride that a man should go to the battlefield!
Later, several new sketches were compiled for the New Year, mainly showing the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the peace of the people, which also made people feel emotional.
Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to keep Zhang Mingwei by his side and wanted to talk to Zhang Mingwei while watching the show. Unexpectedly, he was attracted to the show as soon as it started, and it wasn't until the adapted version of "Tonight to Remember" was finished that he came back to his senses.
He is like this, the concubines in the harem, and the princes and daughters are all like this. It wasn’t until after reading it that I remembered: “Ah, it turns out it’s over!”
Although she was reluctant to leave, Queen Zhou was most proud. Because all the artistic soldiers performing the show are her daughter's subordinates.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the art soldiers who were lucky enough to participate in the Huangji Palace performance, led by Zhu Yusao, came out together to congratulate Emperor Chongzhen on the New Year.
"Hahaha..." Emperor Chongzhen was very happy. He stood up immediately and said with emotion, "Good, good, good, very good!"
Excited, he immediately gave the reward. Including Zhu Aelao, there are a large number of gold and silver silk and satin.
Queen Zhou and others will naturally give out rewards, which can be regarded as a kind of red envelope.
It was also at this opportunity that Emperor Chongzhen began to say to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, these shows are great! For the first time in so many years, I discovered that watching performances can also be a very enjoyable day."
There are really very few entertainment programs in this era. The most important thing is that those entertainment programs are too ordinary. How can these programs brought by Zhang Mingwei from later generations make them feel fresh and new.
Therefore, Zhang Mingwei had actually guessed the effect of this program early on.
At this time, seeing how excited Emperor Chongzhen was, he suggested to him: "Your Majesty, why don't we tour the country tonight with these programs so that everyone in the Ming Dynasty can watch them. I think this will help them I cherish this hard-won peace even more! Let them know that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!"