The founding ceremony designed by numerous Confucian scholars, including Ding Cangsheng, was exceptionally intricate, despite Chu Xisheng's repeated requests to simplify all rituals.
By the time the entire ceremony was completed, it was already evening.
Even someone like Chu Xisheng, who possesses the Blood of Ten Thousand Ages, felt slightly fatigued; let alone Chu Yunyun, whose physical condition was a bit inferior to Chu Xisheng's.
As everything concluded, and the two returned to the imperial palace in formal attire, they each collapsed into their seats, too lazy to move for a moment.
The main source of exhaustion was mental; the various complicated rituals greatly annoyed Chu Xisheng.
If it were up to Chu Xisheng, he would have simply issued an imperial decree and accepted a brief court tribute, without making it too complicated.
However, the ministers, including Jian Cangfeng, strongly advised against it, and even Chu Yunyun believed that etiquette must not be abolished.
