| name | imperial-inspection-tour-protocol |
| description | Use when planning a royal inspection tour or standardizing governance across regions. Structures a five-year inspection cycle covering four cardinal directions with ritual obligations, measurement standardization, and audience protocols. |
Imperial Inspection Tour Protocol
A five-year cycle of systematic inspection tours covering the four cardinal directions of the realm.
Overview
The emperor conducts inspection tours to verify governance, standardize measurements, perform rituals, and assess local conditions throughout the territory.
Steps
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Preparation
- Select auspicious days for departure
- Gather the five jade tablets (五瑞) as credentials
- Prepare ritual items and gifts
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Eastern Tour (Second Month)
- Travel to Dai Zong (Mount Tai)
- Perform fire ritual (祡) to heaven
- Conduct mountain and river rituals in order
- Meet with eastern regional leaders
- Standardize: calendar, measurements, weights
- Review: five rituals, five jades, three silks, two live animals, one dead animal as gifts
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Southern Tour (Fifth Month)
- Follow same protocol as eastern tour
- Assess southern governance
- Perform regional rituals
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Western Tour (Eighth Month)
- Follow same protocol as eastern tour
- Assess western governance
- Perform regional rituals
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Northern Tour (Eleventh Month)
- Follow same protocol as eastern tour
- Assess northern governance
- Perform regional rituals
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