I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 488 The prosperous age
(This chapter should be called "Grand Event", but I can't change it now)
These people used to hate war only because they hated defeat and the huge cost of war, but they didn't really hate war. Now they don't have to worry about the cost of war, and they have won victory after victory, so they have become more radical.
From a utilitarian perspective, being radical at this time can gain the most political capital. After all, they don't have to worry about the war and its logistics. They advocate war in the court and cheer for it. This can not only bring them closer to the emperor, but they may even get credit for planning.
Of course, the above is a more utilitarian perspective. In fact, there are also many radical officials who are completely passionate in their hearts. There is no shortage of such people in China at any time. What's more, Zhu Houxuan has been promoting and spreading nationalist ideas for more than ten years. Nationalist ideas and mainstream Confucian ideas are not mutually exclusive. Many young officials and scholars are also easy to accept nationalist ideas, and the country's strength and victory further stimulate their national pride.

Zhu Houzhao's successive victories not only improved his reputation among the people, but also among the scholars. In addition, distance creates beauty. After all, he did not stay in the capital for most of the year. Even if he stayed in the capital, he would always be with the staff to do deductions. His life was very happy. He did not do those things that bullied men and women in the past. Zhu Houzhao was really a relatively pure person in military affairs.
The much-anticipated ceremony finally began. Thousands of envoys from various vassal states and tribes, as well as ministers in Beijing, gathered in the square in front of the Fengtian Hall, filling it up, to respectfully invite Zhu Houzhao to become the Heavenly Khan.

This time Zhu Houzhao did not refuse and accepted the title of Heavenly Khan. He also gave imperial edicts to envoys from the northwestern, northern and northeastern tribes, all of whom were called Heavenly Khan.

After all, Tian Khan is a title with a strong nomadic color, so the imperial seal was only given to envoys from nomadic tribes in the northwest, north and northeast.

After Zhu Houzhao accepted the title of Heavenly Khan, the entire square in front of the Fengtian Hall was filled with cheers of "Long live the Khan".

Then came the military parade. More than 30,000 troops were already ready to go. The viewing platform under Chengtian Gate had also been expanded a lot. Now even a viewing platform has been built on the roadside opposite Chengtian Gate, in order to accommodate enough spectators to watch the ceremony. The expanded viewing platform can accommodate 50,000 spectators.

After all, this was an era without live television broadcasts. If you wanted more people to watch the ceremony, you had to build a large viewing platform.

Waku was assigned the best viewing seat, and his gorgeous feathers were very eye-catching.

Waku was also very excited. It was his first time to attend such a large-scale event and everything was very new to him.

This grand event should be the most comprehensive gathering of the various vassal states of the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di. Zhu Houzhao spared no effort in organizing this event. In his view, this was not only a grand event for Zhu Houzhao personally, but also a good opportunity to expand the influence of the Ming Dynasty and promote Chinese culture.

Therefore, he started sending people to contact various vassal states several months in advance, so that all the vassal states could be gathered together so neatly.

For the royal group with strong navigation capabilities, the cost of contacting various vassal states is really not high.

The sight of so many envoys from vassal states in strange costumes gathering on the viewing platform under Chengtian Gate not only pleased Zhu Houzhao, but also made the officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty feel honored.

The military parade began. It was not the first time that Zhu Houzhao had held a military parade, but he still enjoyed the feeling of it very much.

The flag-throwing ceremony was cancelled in this parade because it was too aggressive. The ruling class of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had been completely overthrown, and the rest were naturalized Mongolians. There was no need to keep this part. In addition, there were dozens of envoys from vassal states in the parade, so it was not good to be too aggressive. In fact, many people are familiar with military parades, but this one still gave everyone a surprise.

Behind the flag guard team, the armies of various vassal states were also among the troops on parade. These armies had all gone through a period of training and were marching in an orderly manner.

The one that took the lead was the Ming Dynasty’s first vassal state – the Kingdom of Korea.

The Kingdom of Korea was also the vassal state that sent the largest number of troops, with a total of 500 people. Although their clothing was very similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, there were also obvious differences and characteristics. These differences and characteristics gave the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty a great sense of novelty.

Then there are Ryukyu, Chenla, Siam, Champa, Java, and even Humata in southern India.
The armies of these vassal states all made their appearances. The armies of these vassal states were more or less numerous, with hundreds of troops at most and only a few at least.
Each vassal state is a separate phalanx, even if it only has a few people.

The country with the smallest number of people was the Tawanting Sulung Kingdom. Their team had only five people on parade. These were the five people in the Tawanting Sulung Kingdom's delegation except Waku. They were also very willing to be reviewed on such occasions.

When Waku saw the five gorgeously dressed compatriots approaching Chengtian Gate, he could not help but stand up and applaud his compatriots. Waku's action attracted a burst of friendly laughter from those around him.

The armies of the vassal states marched on Chang'an Avenue. They felt very honored to be reviewed by the Ming Emperor. They stood with their heads held high and were full of energy.
The costumes of each vassal state were distinctive, and the Ming people on the viewing platform were overwhelmed and dazzled.
Although some vassal states' armies also made some fools of themselves, the Ming officials and people on the viewing platform always treated them with a very tolerant attitude. After all, they were just the armies of vassal states.
It was the first time for Fei Xinliang, who was standing on the viewing platform, to participate in such a large-scale event. In such a large-scale event, people and the content are always driven by the surrounding atmosphere, and Fei Xinliang was one of them.

"I have broadened my horizons today. I didn't expect that our Ming Dynasty still has so many vassal states. It is rare to see so many nations coming to pay tribute today!" Fei Xinliang said to Yu Chengxun with great excitement.

Yu Chengxun's expression was not much better than Fei Xinliang's. He looked at the troops of the vassal states below and said proudly: "After all, our Ming Dynasty is the Celestial Empire."

The military forces of these vassal states that were reviewed gave the Ming officials and people who were watching the ceremony an immense sense of pride.

Even Zhu Houzhao kept asking Zhu Houxun questions, and he also liked this part very much.
As the armies of the vassal states finished their parade and gradually left the field, the music of the military band changed, and a uniform sound of footsteps was heard, and the guards marched over in neat formations.
(End of this chapter)