After the end of the year, the next day is the first day of the first lunar month, also known as the "Yuanzheng Day".
At five o'clock in the morning, at about five o'clock in the morning, first the bells in the imperial city rang, and then the bells and drums rang at the gates of Fangshi, and the doors between the squares and cities also opened. At this time, the officials living in Chang'an all stood up in response to the sound of bells and drums. Today, they all need to enter the palace to pay homage to the emperor, which is the so-called "Yuanzheng Dachaohui."
According to documentary records: Yuan Zhengri’s imperial meeting was the largest and most ceremonial imperial meeting in a year. Not only officials of grade 9 or above must enter the imperial court, but even the envoys of other countries still in the capital must enter the imperial court to pay homage to the current emperor. Even if local officials were unable to return to Beijing, they had to send envoys to demonstrate the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the arrival of all directions.
If the emperor is in a good mood, a state banquet will be held. Not only the ministers of civil and military affairs will attend, but the princesses, horses, and princesses must enter the palace. Even though the women of the dynasty meeting do not enter the dynasty, it does not mean that they can not go to the state banquet. This is a national gift and must go.
The state banquet does not need to be a family banquet, the etiquette is cumbersome, and the time is long. The eldest grandson's queen Gu Nian Wu Hui was pregnant and allowed him not to participate. Only Li Kuan entered the palace alone to participate in the court meeting. If the court is over and the emperor has a state banquet on a whim, then hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys from various countries will gather in the Liangyi Hall.
At the third quarter of Mao's time, the civil officials are in six rows with the six Shangshu as the first station, and they are arranged in order of rank behind them; the generals are headed by the generals of the 16th Guards; the prince is in a row with the prince as the first station, followed by the king of Wu Li Ke and the king of Wei Li Tai. The king of Qi, Li You, is sorted by age; as for the relatives of the emperor who have no official title but no official position, the county king and the state official are the heads.
At this time, all generals and generals are moving toward a unified court uniform. The difference is that the civil official's court dress is embroidered with beautiful birds, and the generals are beasts. Take Changsun Wuji, Li Daozong and others as examples. They have both titles and official titles. Therefore, although they are the official title of the third grade official title, their titles are from the first grade, so the court clothes they wear are embroidered with nine chapters. He wears a purple dress with a golden jade on his waist and a head of sword and dart, and a crown of Jiu Qi on his head.
The second-rank official uniform is a squat, with eight embroidered crowns and purple robes, embroidered with a seven-chapter pattern, and a silver sword at the waist; the third-rank official uniform is a squat, seven-chords embroidered with a five-chapter pattern. Purple-clothed clothes, with a gold-embellished sword on the waist; the fourth-rank official uniform is the crown, with six crowns, wearing a dark crimson official dress embroidered with the three-chapter pattern, and wearing a gold sword; the fifth-rank official dress is the Xuanmian, The mian has five charms, a light crimson official uniform with a gold belt.
As for the official crowns of officials below the sixth rank, there is no decoration or difference, only the color of the official clothes is different. The sixth and seventh ranks are green, and the eighty-ninth rank is cyan. The ornaments worn by the officials below the sixth rank are silver ribbons and stone stones. Belt, no sword ornaments are allowed.
The official title of Li Kuan came from the rank of five officials, and his official title was the king of Chu. Therefore, standing among the rank five officials was wearing the official uniform of the first rank official, which was particularly conspicuous and even a little abrupt. Regarding this, Li Kuan was also helpless. He was the only one among the princes who served as a doctor in the official department.
The hundreds of civil and military officials are neatly arranged, with about 10,000 people, like a National Day military parade. Everyone's face is solemn and solemn, except for the sound of the sword ornaments and the sound of footsteps. Due to the special posts of the six book officials, the number of people is small, so they stand in a row independently. The lower the official rank, the larger the number. In order to ensure the uniformity of the guard of honor, the generals had to be divided into two teams; the same was true for the number of generals and officials, so they had to be divided into four brigades.
At four quarters after Mao, the Taijimen gate opened, and the minister of civil and military affairs entered the hall and stood in front of the Taiji Palace again. At five quarters to 60, with the solemn ritual music sounded, the imposing team of Luangjia filed out from the Tai Chi Palace; the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, and Empress Changsun appeared one after another.
At this time, Li Shimin was wearing a gold-decorated gun crown, a twelve embroidered white bead, and a mysterious dress embroidered with twelve chapters. Unlike the ministers, eight of the twelve chapters are on the clothes, namely: sun and moon. , Star, Dragon, Mountain, Hua Chong, Huo, Zong Yi; four chapters on the clothes, namely: algae, rice flour, red, red, clothing; the collar is woven with a dragon, and the accessories are more complicated and solemn And solemn.
It can be said that the court attire worn by the emperor and the queen was absolutely world-leading at that time, and even modern craftsmanship could not be reached, and it was definitely a masterpiece of the world. All civil and military officials knelt on their knees and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor!"
The deafening voice resounded throughout the Tai Chi Palace, and Li Shimin was very pleased with the magnificent momentum, and said: "All the Qings are flat!"
Then, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs shouted again: "Queen Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
"Please get up!" Empress Changsun said with a smile, and everyone got up again.
"I'll go, this gift is really overwhelming!" Li Kuan cried out bitterly.
It is the first day of the first lunar month, but the ground is still cold and damp. Kneeling on the cold floor tiles is indeed a bit unbearable, and it is not kneeling once. Since Yuanzheng’s pilgrimage is a major event of the country, the rituals performed are all pilgrimages, which are heavier than the usual rituals of the previous dynasty, "three kneelings and nine knocks". The words were shouted out in three times, not after shouting at one time and then saluting.
"Proclaim the edict!" Wu Gonggong, the superintendent of the palace, walked out, and read aloud: "On the first day of the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the emperor and the people, dare to use Xuanmu to announce the emperor God and Houtu god: Since the emperor Gaozu The Tang Dynasty was founded in troubled times, and it has been passed down for more than 30 years. Since Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, the national power has been strong, the people have lived in peace, the four seas have surrendered, and the thousands of dynasties have come to congratulate..."
After the edict of Yuan Zhengri was read out, the officials shouted and praised the current emperor's cultural and martial arts. Then envoys from various countries came to congratulate him, such as: Tubo, Tuyuhun, Uyghur, Nanzhao, Dangxiang, Niboluo, etc., all sent envoys, not only to pay respect to the Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, but also to give a generous contribution. Tribute.
As the king of a country, Li Shimin was naturally overjoyed. He accepted the rebate gift from the envoys of various countries, which was formulated by the Ministry of Rites. Until this time, the ritual of the court congratulations was over, and the follow-up was official business. The first is to commend the ministers who have contributed, such as the generals stationed in the frontiers, and the outstanding achievements of the officials in the DPRK and the central government will get the character "Fu" written by Li Shimin. Red envelopes, and give money rewards such as silk and silk cloth. A genius remembers Chinese in one second 8/1/z/o/m/
As for the six books, they report to the emperor one year's political performance in turn. If the performance is outstanding and there is no fault, it will be praised, otherwise, it will be punished with a salary reduction. In addition, the six books will also announce the work direction for the next year, which is equivalent to a modern year-end summary report and plans for the following year. Of course, it is impossible for the envoys of these countries to know, unless someone divulges them.
Since then, the Yuanzheng dynasty meeting has really ended. Because of the good six reports this year, Li Shimin’s joyous appearance has naturally entered the event after the Yuanzheng dynasty meeting, that is, a feast. All participants in the dynasty meeting must participate, also known as the "state banquet" ( (End of this chapter)