Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Majesty of the Ming Army
In Gyeongbokgung Palace, Zhu Cihong got up early in the morning. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info greeted everyone with a smile and went to the Qinzheng Hall. Inside, Wu Fu, Gao Mingheng and other officials have already gathered.
Zhu Cihong bowed his hand to everyone and apologized: "Let you Aiqing worry, it's me, I can't help it, I'm not going, I'll come to apologize early in the morning." ”
Seeing this, the ministers dared to stab the next step, and they all got up and said, "Your Majesty is serious......
"The ministers have a sincere heart, Your Majesty knows, and the ministers are satisfied......"
"It's all ...... that ministers should do"
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Wu Fu, Gao Mingheng and other ministers saw Zhu Cihong like this, of course, they didn't dare to answer on their faces, but when they saw Zhu Cihong's attitude, they all ironed in their hearts.
At least, this shows that Zhu Cihong is not the kind of person who can't communicate at all like Emperor Zhengde.
As soon as I thought of this, the atmosphere in the venue was cheerful.
Everyone gathered in the Qinzheng Palace, enjoyed the breakfast provided by Zhu Cihong's imperial kitchen team, and then began to pick up the itinerary and began to look at the next itinerary.
Speaking of this arrangement, in fact, it also made everyone's hair white.
Whether it is the officials of the Ming Dynasty or the erudite Confucian sect of North Korea, they are full of bags when they hear the words of the state visit, confused and dazed, and do not know what to do.
After all, this is a completely unprecedented.
Even, to mention carefully, the last time an emperor from China arrived on the Korean Peninsula was when Tang Taizong conquered Goguryeo.
Although Goguryeo and the current Joseon state are not the same concept, it is true that everyone does not know how to arrange it.
In this regard, Zhu Cihong is actually not very clear in his heart. However, after paying attention to similar news in later generations, they finally settled down on their ideas, and as for other details, naturally there are officials from the two countries who are busy with their own work.
As for whether the ministers in charge of the Ming Dynasty, such as Wu Fu, Gao Mingheng, Chen Zhenhui and others, will be worried about gray hair, it is not the category that Zhu Cihong should be concerned about.
He always believed in the power of his minister.
And in the end, the result was indeed quite satisfactory to Zhu Cihong. As a result, in the East, a land that was considered ignorant and backward by Europeans in later generations, it was the West that grew up with modern diplomatic etiquette.
The most important thing in the etiquette of a state visit is the welcome ceremony.
In fact, the welcoming ceremony was half completed yesterday, that is, yesterday King Li Kangzong personally went out of the city to greet him. It's just that Zhu Cihong himself delayed the time, and after everyone entered the city, it was dark when they saw the people on both sides of the road for civil and military officials. I didn't have time to proceed with the next step of the welcome ceremony.
For this reason, the North Koreans themselves are quite relieved.
Because, this step is to play the national anthem and review the guard of honor. And, of course, the gun salute. The national anthem is easy to do, and in such a big country, it is not difficult to choose a few musicians. is that the national anthem set down by the Ming Dynasty before is some elegant music that makes Zhu Cihong feel great emotion and aesthetics, and the ancient style is there, and the ornamentation is enough to choke.
As for the military strength of the DPRK, everyone naturally knows it. For this reason, Fenglin Dajun came back with several senior instructors from the Army Academy.
Da Ming directly put forward the willingness to teach the honor guard by hand.
Although Daming's kindness is obvious, there is no doubt about the expression of understanding.
But it is clear that small countries also have dignity.
The military may not be strong, but can't it be done to save face?
For this point, Li Qianzong has some confidence. It's just that......
When Lin Qingye played and took Li Kangzong to see the performance of the Ming army's honor guard, Li Kangzong himself retreated, thinking that it would be okay to train dozens of soldiers left and right, so he quickly responded, and became more nervous about whether he could train the honor guard.
After all, this determines the decency of the DPRK.
If you are sincere in your work, you must naturally do your best and serve thoroughly. If you go to the field and don't say anything, Daming will also despise and displease.
Now that there is an extra day to train, Li Qianzong is a little more relieved.
Zhu Cihong set off with the courtiers and went to the square of Changdeok Palace.
Everything was ready, and Zhu Cihong walked into the palace gate. A total of twenty-nine salutes roared in unison.
According to historical practice, in fact, twenty-one salutes should be fired. Because it's a liturgical tradition that goes back to the British. Most British warships in the seventeenth century had twenty-one guns. On the sea, when two ships meet, if they want to show no malice, they will fire twenty-one salutes to show goodwill, indicating that they have no intention of attacking. If you want to go to a country to refill water and supplies, when you enter the port, you must also fire a cannon to release the ammunition inside.
Zhu Cihong apparently came by land, but in fact he arrived in Korea first through the naval division, and the transportation task was the flagship of the First Fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division stationed in the Incheon military port, the Dengju, which was a large ship with 29 guns.
Naturally, the number was set at twenty-nine.
After the salute was fired, Zhu Cihong began to inspect the honor guard of the Korean army and the navy. Inside, Zhu Cihong also saw several familiar figures. Obviously, due to the lack of enough backbones, Li Yanzong was really worried that something would go wrong, so he simply let the Ming army instructors who came to help directly form a group to enter.
In this regard, Zhu Cihong smiled and waved his hand to review.
The national anthem was played, the salute was fired, and Zhu Cihong walked relaxed on the square of Changdeokgung Palace, reviewing the North Korean honor guard.
The North Korean honor guard handed over by the Ming army walked on the square, accompanied by Zhu Cihong's footsteps, showing off flowers and changing postures.
In the hands of the soldiers of the honor guard, the customized Zhongxing rifle from Daming was first placed with the tip of the gun facing up, then slowly lifted, slowly leaned forward, and then slowly lifted, and finally half raised in the air.
The most amazing thing is, of course, not these individual movements, but the coordinated movements of the 151 honor guards, and the majesty is infinite.
"It's a good job." Zhu Cihong admired.
"Your Majesty the Great Emperor Xie." Li Yanzong accompanied him and said with a smile.
Zhu Cihong nodded, but when Gao Mingheng came over, he lowered his eyes and said, "We must reward the soldiers well." ”
Li Kangzong responded in confusion: "Your Majesty is merciful. ”
Gao Mingheng understood the meaning, and also recognized this honor guard with obvious traces of the Ming Dynasty, and knew that there was the credit of the Ming Army instructor in it.
Gao Mingheng is an official who grew up in the traditional promotion system of the Ming Dynasty. Previously, it was difficult to understand the glory of Takeo Takeo.
It was only later, after following Zhu Cihong's command, he gradually changed his opinion.
Today, seeing that the honor guard was so purged and very powerful, a sense of glory suddenly rose in his heart, and he said in his heart: "The majesty of the Han army is dazzling through the ages." The prestige of the Ming army will also begin today, and the world is looking sideways! ”