At the grand court meeting, Zhu Yijun swept the ministers' faces expressionlessly. At this time, the ministers knelt on the ground. Their aim was also obvious, that was, they hoped that Zhu Yijun would go to worship the heaven and ancestors, and to inform the world. To put it bluntly, it was to show their merits and establish their reputation. Of course, if the Fengshan Mountains of Mount Tai were not ruined, Zhu Yijun would definitely have to go to Fengshan of Mount Tai.

"I know your dearest heart!" Zhu Yijun said slowly: "Let's all be calm!"

When all the ministers stood up, Zhu Yijun spoke, "Since my dear attitude is so firm, I will not refuse. The cabinet and the Ministry of Rites will prepare for this time."

At this time, Zhu Yijun could no longer refuse, otherwise he would not be able to explain.

Things were settled like this. Zhu Yijun began the ceremony of worshiping heaven and ancestors. It took two months from the beginning to the completion. Zhu Yijun didn't know what the Ministry of Rites formulated this thing. Anyway, it was formulated. It was large in scale and complex in the ceremony.

I don’t know if it is to show my existence, but the Ministry of Rites has put in a lot of effort this time.

In recent years, the Ministry of Rites has not had a high presence. This time, it took the initiative to move back. The entire ceremony cost a total of 400,000 taels. After taking it out, it was beaten back by Zhu Yijun. It was too expensive. Although I have money now, it was not spent like this, and I reduced my expenses.

The Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet were silently doing things. Of course, some ministers could not bear it anymore and wrote a letter to advise.

It is wrong for the emperor to be so frugal, so how can he save it? It’s just that these opinions were ignored by Zhu Yijun.

Just kidding, what is important to save money? 400,000 taels, stop making trouble. In the end, Zhu Yijun approved 100,000 taels, and the originally large-scale activities shrank by more than half. Zhu Yijun was satisfied with it. He spent less money, so the process was not so complicated, so he could be easier.

Zhu Yijun is busy sacrificing heaven and ancestors here, while others are not idle over there. The Ming Dynasty began a new round of great development.

The Martial Arts Corporation is studying new equipment, and is working hard to study the rear-loading guns and steam engines. The pharmaceutical factory on Li Shizhen has also begun to be built. Although the scale is not large, this is a real synthetic pharmaceutical factory. Its status and historical role are immeasurable.

When the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, the group came to the gate of the capital.

Of course, this group of people was not someone else, but the pilgrimage group of Japan. The leader was the younger brother of the current Emperor of Japan, that is, the younger brother of Emperor Houyang Cheng. In this era, the emperor of Japan was basically a decoration and had no use at all.

During the Warring States Period, the fight was in a mess. Everyone was loyal to their respective families. Who cares about who the Emperor was?

The Warring States Period in Japan was actually similar to the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China. The status of the Zhou emperor was really low and he couldn't even eat. The same was true for the Emperor of Japan. His life was so miserable that he was not as majestic as the "Eternal Series" of later generations. After Oda Nobunaga took office, in order to stabilize his rule, he swept the emperor's family out of the pile of waste paper.

To raise the status of the emperor, you are playing the trick of using the emperor to command the princes. This is probably why the Japanese like the Three Kingdoms and can learn something.

After the Honnoji Incident, Toyotomi Hideyoshi took office. In order to consolidate his rule, Toyotomi Hideyoshi attached more importance to the Emperor's lineage and gave more money. He began to offer the Emperor's lineage as a tablet. Because Toyotomi Hideyoshi was from a humble background, he needed the Emperor's glory to add points to himself, so he was more respectful.

In history, in the Tokugawa Shogunate era, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not respect the Emperor's lineage so much.

The Tokugawa shogunate announced Article 17 of the "Regulations on the Laws of the Public" which in detail restricted the power and actions of the emperor and nobles.

The Law clearly stipulates that the Emperor "takes knowledge first" and does not need to interfere in state affairs. All the appointments of court officials, the clothing, crowns and belts of the emperor's princes, the emperor's patrols, etc. must obtain the consent of the shogunate. The only provision in the Law that retains the emperor's power is Article 8: The Emperor has the right to decide the year name according to the "principal rules of this dynasty".

Thus, both formally and in reality, the power of the royal family was completely deprived of by the shogunate.

It looks a little bit like constitutional monarchy, but it is not the case at all. The shogun is hereditary, and is essentially a feudal imperial system. It’s just that this emperor refers to the shogun of the Tokugawa family, not the Emperor’s lineage.

In this life, the emperor's situation was similar. After the Japanese Empire was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese Emperor's situation was once again in embarrassment.

The current Japanese emperors are far less powerful than later generations, and they are also afraid that the Ming Dynasty will kill them. The head of the mission to visit this time was Prince Yajo Miyaki Tomohito, who accompanied Prince Yajo Miyaki Tomohito, and Tokugawa Ieyaki. Anyone can come, but it is impossible not to come, because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty named him.

Whether it was Tokugawa Ieyasu or Prince Yajo Miyagi, they were all shocked along the way, and were shocked by the power of the Ming Dynasty.

I won’t say how many roads I have walked along the way, and what I have seen and heard along the way is beyond their imagination.

The four-wheeled carriage on the road and the smooth concrete floor, they didn't know how many cities they passed along along. There were countless people in each city, vendors everywhere, and there were extremely many kinds of goods. There were a lot of people who had seen them before, which made the two people's hearts sink to the bottom.

When the team came to the capital, the mood of the two men instantly became very complicated.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.

"Emperor, the Japanese mission is here!" Zhang Jing came to Zhu Yijun with a booklet and said respectfully: "This is the list of the mission."

Zhu Yijun nodded, reached out to take the list of the Japanese mission. After taking a look, Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows. There were really a few acquaintances on it. Prince Yajo Kyōhito is an acquaintance! You know, he almost became the emperor, and Emperor Houyang Cheng almost gave the throne to him.

When Zhu Yijun saw that Prince Yajo Miyaki was coming, Zhu Yijun remembered another thing, that is, both Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi like to accept the emperor's son as adopted son.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was marrying a daughter. Anyway, he was controlling the emperor in various ways. Zhu Yijun did not have this idea. His idea was more direct and powerful because Zhu Yijun was preparing to establish a shogunate in Japan. Yes, yes, it was the shogunate, but this shogunate was not the shogunate of the Japanese emperor, but the shogunate of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!