Chapter 118 Parade to praise officials
Not only Zhu Youcheng, but also many people in the capital are looking forward to the days of parading and praising officials. The reason is very simple, because firstly, there are too few entertainment projects in the capital, and it is rare to have fun to watch; secondly, I heard that Zhu Youcheng is a handsome man, so I have to watch it.
The Ministry of Rites prepared a white horse for Zhu Youcheng. The horse was beautiful, snow-white all over, and had no hair, and his eyes were black and bright. When the yellow horse that Zhu Youcheng rode, he could not move his footsteps when he saw such a beautiful horse, he just took the horse's head to arch the white horse's neck. Unfortunately, the white horse was very arrogant and ignored the yellow horse. At this time, he noticed that the white horse was a mare, no wonder the yellow horse wrapped around like a fly's blood.
When Zhu Youcheng saw Huang Piaoma's unambition, he comforted him: "It is more beautiful than you, but you run faster than it."
Huang Piaoma seemed to understand his words, spread his four hooves and ran away. The Ministry of Rites was allowed to have fun in the downtown area, which would be amazing. Zhu Youcheng pulled the reins and the Huang Piaoma people stood up. Fortunately, Zhu Youcheng's legs were tightly clamped, otherwise he would fall off.
Zhu Youcheng hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I know you are very strong. When the praises are over, I will discuss with the Ministry of Rites and take the white horse home. You can kick it if you want, and bite it if you want."
Wang Tu stood beside him, smiling as a flower, and said, "Mr. Zhu, I'll give you this horse. There are many horses in the Ministry of Rites, one more, one less. However, it's a common practice to parade on a white horse. It's better for Lord Zhu to change to this horse tomorrow."
If there is a advantage, he will not take away the heaven and the earth will be destroyed. In addition, the bad people's marriage is too immoral, so Zhu Youcheng naturally nodded and agreed.
Huang Piaoma seemed to understand the conversation between the two, and pressed her face down again, pestering the white horse.
Ignoring what these two beasts were doing, Zhu Youcheng joined the Ministry of Rites to discuss the march.
It turned out that the Sandingjia, namely the top scholar, the second-level candidate, and after Tanhua was released, he was qualified to be a magistrate, namely the Ministry of Rites. Officials of the Ministry of Personnel held the imperial edict in their hands to open the way in front, followed by the drum and music guard team, the top scholar or the second-level candidate. Tanhua wore a red robe, a cap and a palace flower, and rode a tall horse through the lively streets of the capital. Because he held the imperial edict, both officials and the people had to kneel and kowtow three times.
When the top scholar was parading, he originally beat the three-stick gong, but Zhu Youcheng was also a fourth-rank official, so the gong he beat should be five-stick and a half-stick gong. What is five-stick and a half-stick? It means that when he finished hitting the fifth rod, he covered the gong surface with his hands and stopped the echo of the gong.
As for the ceremonial cards, there are more. In addition to the official title card - two Siye cards and one Punishment card, there are three yuan and first-class cards, two top-ranked cards, two Huiyuan cards, two Jieyuan cards, and finally one winning six yuan card in a row, which has several more ceremonial cards than the ordinary top-ranked cards. These cards have to be made, so the date of praising officials was extended for two days.
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Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Early in the morning, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to urge him.
Zhu Youcheng did not dare to be negligent, so he rode Xiaobai out - Xiaobai was the name Zhu Youcheng gave the white horse.
Xiaobai and Dahuang - the yellow horse. These two animals were locked together and they actually developed feelings for each other. Seeing that Xiaobai was about to leave, Dahuang was a little reluctant to leave. Zhu Youcheng comforted him: "Dhuang, it's not about sending Xiaobai away, but about going out to do business and coming back later."
Dahuang seemed to understand Zhu Youcheng's words and rubbed his nose against his hand, which was considered a response.
Zhu Youcheng walked quickly and arrived at the Ministry of Rites in a short while. He saw that the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel had been waiting there, and the drum band and the guard of honor were all ready.
Seeing Zhu Youcheng coming, officials from the Ministry of Rites quickly took Zhu Youcheng to the back hall.
Feng Menglong is now the head of the Ministry of Rites and is very familiar with Zhu Youcheng. Seeing that it was inconvenient for Zhu Youcheng to change clothes by himself, he stepped forward to help. Feng Menglong helped him take off his python robe and put on a fourth-grade red robe. The red robe is also made now. Because Zhu Youcheng was not strong enough and the regular official robe could not be worn, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to tailor him his clothes. The clothes were easy to make, but the official repair was difficult to handle. The Ministry of Rites hired an embroiderer to embroider for two days and two nights before embroidering it. This was Zhu Youcheng, the favorite minister of Emperor Tianqi. If someone else had changed, the Ministry of Rites would not care about such things.
Zhu Youcheng's civil servant position was from the fourth rank, and the military officer position was also from the fourth rank, so the Ministry of Rites prepared him the fourth rank civil servant's replenishment clothes, and the embroidered Yun Yan on the replenishment. The embroiderer's craftsmanship was amazing. These two Yun Yan appeared vividly and were about to spread their wings and fly out of the replenishment.
Put on the replenishment and tied up the jade belt. The people in the hall shouted the color together. Zhu Youcheng saw that his eyebrows were bright, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his spirit was flying. He was so cute when he wore the combo official robe.
Zhu Youcheng rode a white horse, the drum band beat five and a half gongs, and the guard of honor set out.
The people were already on both sides of the road. When they saw officials from the Ministry of Personnel leading the way with the imperial edict in their hands, they knelt down and saluted, shouting long live the mountain.
After the officials of the Ministry of Personnel passed, they stood up and discussed in a low voice.
A man who claimed to be a master of all things listened carefully and was amazed, saying, "Did you hear it? Five and a half gongs. Listen, one gong, two gongs, three gongs, four gongs, and five gongs. Listen carefully, this is the last gong, right, only half gongs."
The people next to him asked, "What does these five and a half gong mean?"
"The seventh-rank county magistrate appears, three-rank gong, sixth-rank gong, five-rank gong, and the fourth-rank gong is six-rank gong. Oh, the top scholar has already been awarded the fourth-rank gong. Although he is from the fourth-rank, it is also the first case in the Ming Dynasty."
A sharp-eyed citizen pointed to the ceremonial card and said, "Wow, there are so many official titles of the top scholar."
Someone said: "The official of the Ming Administrative Academy, the official of the Ming Military Academy, the official of the Ming Jinyiwei Punishment envoy..."
"You were wrong, aren't you? Where was anyone in the Ming Dynasty who had both civil and military positions?" asked a scholar.
"Why didn't you? The current Liaodong governor Wang Zai-duo, Prince of Jin, served as the Liaodong General Secretary, Minister of War, and Right Deputy Censor, with three positions: both civil and military affairs."
"Hahaha..." the scholar laughed loudly and said, "The three positions of Liaodong General, Minister of War, and Right Deputy Censor are all civil servants, and there is no military position."
The man blushed and said, "The top scholar and the top scholar are both civil and military, and the fourth rank is awarded the title of the fourth rank. It has set a precedent for history. Even if you combine both civil and military positions at the same time, it is not surprising. There are also brands behind, the top scholar in Guihai, and another brand, the top scholar in Guihai. The top scholar in civil and military are the only example in the history of the Ming Dynasty. It seems that Zhu Youcheng was reincarnated as Kuixing, who came to the earth to assist the Ming Dynasty. It is right. The Ming Dynasty's revival is expected, and the Zhongxing is expected."
Such conversations abound in the crowd.
Women in the Ming Dynasty were generally more restrained, but seeing that Zhu Youcheng was a handsome and beautiful boy with a gentle smile on his face, he couldn't help but feel excited. Some girls couldn't help but feel a little in love with spring and quietly took care of their clouds.
A middle-aged woman saw that Zhu Youcheng was as gentle as jade, but she was sweating like pulp in the sun. Her motherly nature was flooded with her heart. She took out an apple and threw it over and said, "Zhuangyuanlang, the weather is too hot, please eat an apple to quench your thirst."
Seeing that the affection was hard to refuse, Zhu Youcheng leaned over to take the apple, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, took a bite, bowed his hand and said to the woman, "Thank you, aunt, how sweet the apple is."
This action is like poking a hornet's nest. Women on the street threw the fruits in their hands. Even if Zhu Youcheng had thousands of arms, he could not catch so many fruits, so he had to let them fall to the ground and be stepped on by the guard of honor that followed him.
These fruits include local fruits, some high-priced fruits shipped from the south, both seasonal fruits, and some off-season fruits that have been stored for a long time. However, some women are not very authentic and throw away the bananas they bought. The colors of these bananas are green and green, and they look raw. You think Zhu Youcheng is a god, and you will ripe when you touch the banana. If Zhu Youcheng doesn't know the banana and eat one, your tongue will be afraid that it won't be numb for a few days.
Zhu Youcheng couldn't help but remember the allusion of throwing fruits into the car. When Pan An, a handsome man from the Western Jin Dynasty, went on the street, the woman was fascinated by his appearance and threw fruits into his car. She could always return with a full load. If I had known that I could enjoy Pan An's treatment, we would also bring a car out. I would be very happy to let me know that I love fruits.
Seeing that the women were all kind, Zhu Youcheng was not inconvenient to let the guards stop him. He was a little glad to praise the season for the official in spring and the fruits were not too big. If it was summer, it would be miserable. By the way, I heard that there was a larger fruit in Southeast Asia, called durian, which was comparable to a mace. If there was a durian... Zhu Youcheng shuddered, but fortunately Zheng He did not bring back the seeds of this fruit when he went to the West.
The streets are filled with fruits and fruits, and parading in Kuaguan has turned into a carnival.
At this moment, a tragic call came from the front: "Young Master Zhu, how wronged I am!"
The street was silent, and the parade suddenly stopped. Zhu Youcheng saw a woman kneeling in front of him through the crowd.
Who is actually coming to stumble when you are in a happy mood? Don’t you know that the most proud thing in life is to be a list of titles and praise the officials and parade the streets?
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