Chapter 384: Chen Youbenzou
“Three hundred miles to rush, three hundred miles to rush!”
“Pass the gold list, open the door and let everyone go, those who obstruct will be punished, and those who rebel will be severely punished! ”
The morning is slightly bright , in front of the city gate of Anqing Prefecture, there was a billow of smoke, and two fast horses came straight from the smoke to the city gate. Among them, the first postman was holding a document with a large seal on it, and the words "delivery immediately" were written on it. 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 shaft. 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 Prefecture 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 spread 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 running for several days, Zhu Ping'an, who was far away in the capital, had finished 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 was held in Xiyuan in accordance with the "Da Ming Conference Code", which satisfied the civil and military officials.
This is the beginning of the year, and being able to see Emperor Jiajing twice was beyond their expectations. You know, Emperor Jiajing didn't go to court in previous years, so they couldn't even see 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.
On this day, Zhu Pingan put on his official uniform early in the morning and arrived at the gate of Xiyuan Palace early.
In this year, it was much more difficult for Emperor Jiajing to go to court than to win the lottery jackpot. The opportunity was not easy, and all civil and military officials cherished it. It didn’t take long for the most elite bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty to gather in front of the Xiyuan Palace. group.
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-patterned table, Zhu Ping'an knew clearly that this dragon-patterned table was where he placed 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 any 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.
The Jinyiwei is equipped with a braised braised pork belly. The word braised in the braised braised pork belly is not braised pork, but the tongji character for "橹", which means shield. "Han Guan Yi" has a detailed 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 Bu."
The Jin Yiwei armed with large silver shields and gold melons, crowns, flags and other ceremonial weapons were guarding the carriage of Emperor Jiajing. They were accompanied by palace musicians, and 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.
After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, the main topic of this court meeting began. The number one scholar expressed his gratitude on behalf of the new Jinshi.
An official of Honglu Temple walked down the steps and led Zhu Pingan up the steps to the dragon pattern table outside the east door of the main hall, and asked Zhu Pingan to place the thank you table on the dragon pattern table. On several cases.
Before and after Zhu Pingan came to Longwen Jiji, under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, he knelt down and held a thank you note 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 watch"
The praise officer shouted angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, an official from Honglu Temple came out of the queue, walked to the Long Wen table, took the thank you note that Zhu Pingan had put there with both hands, walked to the main hall, bowed and knelt down. Holding Sean in his hands, he knelt in the center of the hall.
"Announcement"
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 comes to see you." The praise officer shouted again.
Zhu Ping'an led the newly promoted 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 Imperial Academy, or enter the Six Ministries, and work on 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 Order." 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, and then led by the officials of Honglu Temple to the end of the civil service. Stand in line.
Generally speaking, after the above table of thanks is completed, 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 are some differences today.
After the chanting officer finished reading out according to the procedure, and when he was about to end the court meeting according to the procedure, a voice suddenly came from the queue of civil and military officials.
"I have my own 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 strong steps and faced the person sitting high. Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne, shouted loudly, "I have this memorial."
The voice is clear, sonorous and powerful, the expression is solemn, and death is at home. (End of chapter)