When Zhu Pingan walked into the pergola, all the other officials of the Yu Wang Fu also came to the banquet one after another.
Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty by the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, who drove out the Mongol Yuan and resumed the separate meal system, official occasions of a general nature have adopted the separate meal system, and this reception banquet is no exception, adopting the separate meal system as well.
Separate meal system is more elaborate than the joint meal system, the rules are also more, easy to distinguish between the primary and secondary honour and status hierarchy.
Pergola, Yu Wang’s main seat is located in six points above the ground on the wooden platform, platform from north to south, according to the official position, seniority in order to arrange the Yu Wangfu subordinate officer’s seat, each official a separate table and chairs.
The length and width of the table is the same as the Han and Tang Dynasty, are about two feet wide and three feet long, but the height is not the same as the Han and Tang Dynasty, at this time the table is much higher than the Han and Tang Dynasty, the Han and Tang Dynasty is kneeling to sit in the seat, is now equipped with chairs, you can sit in the seat.
Yu Wang’s main table was three points longer and three points wider than the table under the stage, these were the rules of Ming Dynasty banquets.
“Lord Zhu, this way please.”
The positions for the reception banquet were all set in advance, and Steward Liu guided Zhu Pingan to sit and take a seat at the second most western position.
“Many thanks.”
After Zhu Pingan sat down, he arched his hand and thanked him.
“You are welcome, my lord, please sit down for a moment and use some tea, the banquet will start soon.”After Steward Liu guided Zhu Pingan to a seat, he instructed the maid to pour a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan.
“Thank you.”Zhu Pingan nodded his thanks.
It did not take long for Zhu Pingan to sit down, and the other subordinate officials of the Yu Wang Mansion were all in place one after another, and they were all guided to their seats as well.
Soon, on the eastern side opposite Zhu Pingan, also on the second position, there were also officials seated.
The same second seat at the top, sitting face to face with Zhu Ping An, with an interval of more than two metres between them.
Seated is a year about more than thirty years of age around the middle-aged officials, looks younger than the high arch quite a lot, a face of bright hero, body is very tall, feel about one metre eight, tiger back and ape waist, an official robe to wear out a few points of uninhibited suave feeling, rolled up the cuffs, revealing a section of the arm, arm on the black hair is quite strong, holding a fan, while twisting the whiskers and people laughing and talking, fanning at the same time.
After the bright and bold official took his seat, only then did he realise that Zhu Pingan, the young and fresh face sitting opposite him, not to mention his face, was sitting so far forward, the bright official could not help but look at Zhu Pingan with some surprise, and then came to a sudden realisation, and then nodded his head to Zhu Pingan and nodded distantly to say hello.
Zhu Pingan smiled and returned the greeting with an arch.
After the bright and bold official nodded and greeted Zhu Pingan, he was called by the officials in the back of the table to chat.
Looking at the opposite official, Zhu Pingan was slightly curious in his heart, who was this person, there were no cameras in ancient times, and the paintings were seriously distorted, just by looking at the face, Zhu Pingan was unable to match this official with the characters in history.
Shortly after this bright and heroic official on the opposite side of the room took his seat, someone else also took his seat at the top of Zhu Ping An’s row.
This is an official about forty years of age, looks with the high arch grade about the same, body thin, instrument, looks not inferior and Zhang Juzheng, just older, wearing a goatee, the body of the book is very thick, like a walking bookshelf is, give people a kind of talent and elegance, the feeling of rich learning.
Sitting on their own head, naturally, the official position is not less than their own, seniority and older than their own officials.
In Yu Wang Fu, there are only a few such officials, apart from Gao Gong, it is Chen Yiqin, or Yin Shidan and others.
“My name is Zhu Pingan, I’ve met this lord, I don’t know how to address him.”
After this official took his seat, Zhu Pingan took the initiative to get up and greet the official at the top.
“Oh, you are the newly arrived Zhu Pingan, Lord Zhu.”The top official examined Zhu Pingan up and down with a pair of eyes, nodded noncommittally, lifted his hand to arch it as he sat in his seat, and said indifferently, “This official, Chen Yiqin.”
Chen Yiqin.
So you are Chen Yiqin, Zhu Pingan nodded and once again arched his hand to formally meet with Chen Yiqin, “Greetings, Lord Chen.”
“Ta-Jen Zhu is polite.”Chen Yiqin arched his hand and returned indifferently.
Regarding Chen Yiqin’s slightly cold attitude, Zhu Pingan was not amused.
Zhu Pingan knew that Chen Yiqin was a courtier who had single-mindedly supported Yu Wang to the throne, was loyal to Yu Wang, and thought of Yu Wang in every way.
He was young and new to the official world, and apart from the fact that he was slightly famous for his words, he hadn’t done much else to deserve recognition from the public.
The first time I saw the film, it was a very good one, and I was very happy to see it!
For His Majesty, who has the need to perform the Bun Festival, the word has a role to play, but for His Highness, King Yu, what role does the word have?
Moreover, the story that he himself had been named by His Holiness to be the Scholar-in-Chief of the House of Yu Wang because of a pair of chopsticks had already spread by now.
The people did not dare to criticise Jiajing, but there was no pressure to criticise Zhu Pingan.
There were no chopsticks at the royal meal, and he ate the meat with his hands, and because of this, he was moved to be a ministerial lecturer at the Prince’s residence?
How absurd and ridiculous was this.
A person who eats meat by grasping it with his hands can serve as a Lecturer of the Imperial Prince?
I’m sure Chen Yiqin has heard similar criticism.
The Yu Wang House Lecturer, this is an important position in the Yu Wang House, one of the four most important auxiliary ministers of the Yu Wang, it is related to whether the Yu Wang can ascend to that position or not, so there is no room at all for abusive candidates and fish eyes to mix up the pearls.
Not afraid of God-like opponent, afraid of pig-like teammates.
The same reasoning throughout the ages, although there is no such famous saying in ancient times, but the reasoning is the same.
Chen Yiqin is probably very doubtful that he can take on this responsibility.
In fact, if he were himself, he would be the same.
Therefore, Zhu Pingan did not care at all about Chen Yiqin’s coldness.
As long as he showed his ability to hold this position, Chen Yiqin’s attitude would definitely change.
It was Chen Yiqin’s lifelong wish to unite all the forces that could be united, to cast aside any misunderstandings, and to work together to assist King Yu to ascend to the throne.
In fact, what Zhu Pingan didn’t know was that there was another aspect to Chen Yiqin’s cold attitude towards Zhu Pingan.
In the beginning, the wind rumoured news was that Zhu Pingan would be promoted and relocated to the position of Scholar-in-Chief of King Jing’s House.
Upon hearing this rumour, Chen Yiqin had assigned Zhu Pingan to King Jing’s camp.
But after the imperial decree came down, Zhu Pingan suddenly became the Minister of Yu Wang Fu, which made Chen Yiqin doubt whether Zhu Pingan was in the right place, and even suspect that Zhu Pingan was a pawn that King Jing’s side had purposely sent into Yu Wang Fu.
After Chen Yiqin took his seat, Gao Gong also slowly came, so that Zhu Pingan was a little surprised that Zhang Juzheng also followed along.
Zhang Juzheng is currently not the Yu Wang Fu official.
Moreover, what makes Zhu Pingan even more surprised is that Zhang Juzheng’s popularity in Yu Wang Fu is quite a lot, even better than Gao Gong’s popularity, a lot of officials greeted Zhang Juzheng, and even Chen Yiqin nodded his head to Zhang Juzheng.
