Chapter 1123: August in the capital
August of the solar calendar is the hottest time in Beijing, this day, the sky over the city of Beijing that has not rained for a long time is full of haze, there seems to be a heavy rain coming, but from the morning to the afternoon, the rain has not fallen, the huge Forbidden City is shrouded in a haze, it seems a little depressing, that is, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military is also like the frosted eggplant, wilting, not only that, at the foot of the ancient lively and extraordinary imperial city, there is no endless flow on weekdays, all kinds of shouting, the shouts have stopped, the street does not see the crowd in and out, it seems emptyIf it weren't for the occasional walk out of the six yamen wearing court clothes, the entire Forbidden City would look like a dead city.
On the central axis of the Forbidden City, there are three main halls in turn: Fengtian, Huacani, and Jinshen. At this time, in the majestic and solemn palace, Zhu Zhanji was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with narrow sleeves with a plate neck, wearing a crown, and the Zhu pen in his hand was quickly outlining something, and there were two eunuchs standing beside him, one opened the recital, and the other was responsible for reciting aloud, and the master and servant also cooperated tacitly, compared to the outside, there was no slightest heat here, to say that there was this effect here, and thanks to Yang Zheng Yang, since the last time the emperor went to the Yang family's mansion, he greatly appreciated the Yang family's summer tools, and specially let him enter the palace, although Lord Yang is not a craftsman, But I know some ideas, I said the thoughts in my heart in detail, and then the skilled craftsmen in the palace, exerting infinite imagination, made the huge temple of the body into a "cool house", using a similar way to push the fan wheel to shake, slowly sending cool air into the house, or using machinery to send water to the roof, and then down the eaves, making an "artificial water curtain", the house will naturally be cool.
This method is much more effective than "artificial fans" and "impeller air dialing", and it is a kind of progress from both a scientific and technological point of view and a humanistic point of view (even if the latter progress is incidental). In the Ming Dynasty, the construction of "cool house" has entered a new stage, some civil and military officials, in the morning of the next day, feel the coolness here, many literati greatly appreciate, what Huodu villa, open seven wells in one hall, all carved it, cover it, sit on it in summer, seven wells are cool, do not know the heat. "It's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's also to the point.
At this time, Zhu Zhanji's pen is flying, since he started to deal with the two vassal kings of Han and Zhao, there is less threat on the side of the couch, and he is more and more proficient in handling government affairs. “
Zhu Zhanji glanced at it and said, "What's this called?" “
The eunuch smiled and said: "Lord Yang said that this is called ice cream, it is said that when it was a Tartar, there was a Fanbang man named Marco Polo, when he came to China, he was rewarded by the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, and happily tasted the royal cold drink "ice cheese" (it is made of juice, milk, ice cubes, etc.). Later, Marco Polo brought the technique of making "ice cheese" back to Italy, and then somehow spread it to another country, where people thought it was a good thing, and suddenly came up with the idea of using ice cubes, adding some of his experiments to add some honey, milk and pearl powder to the ice, and as a result, this ice cream was made. According to Lord Yang, ...... eating this special heat-down? “
"Yes, this little brother Yang knows a lot?" Zhu Zhanji listened curiously, put down the Zhu pen in his hand, took a few bites, only felt that it melted in his mouth, and there was a faint sweetness when he tasted it, it was rare to be cold and abnormal, and eating a bite in such a hot summer can indeed play a role in quenching his thirst, and nodded and said: "This kind of thing to relieve the heat is also let the concubines in the palace taste it!" ”
The eunuch said: "Back to the emperor's words, the old slave has already been ordered, and it will be sent early this morning!" ”
Zhu Zhanji hummed, quickly ate the ice cream in his hand, only felt indescribably comfortable, nodded, picked up the Zhu pen again, and said, "How many more folds are there?" “
The eunuch glanced at it and said, "If you go back to the emperor, there are still three folds?" “
Zhu Zhanji suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then start, right?" “
The eunuch didn't move, glanced at Zhu Zhanji and said: "Your Majesty, these three folds, you don't need the old slave to read them, the cabinet vote is going to say, these three folds, just need the emperor to look at them?" “
As for the cabinet's vote, Zhu Zhanji has been very compliant since he came to the throne, and when he heard this, he put down the pen and said, "Submit it?" “
The eunuch respectfully submitted the three pieces to the imperial case, Zhu Zhanji frowned and opened it, the first piece was the imperial "Imperial Training" completed in the first month of this year, this "Imperial Training" was written by Zhu Zhanji himself, a total of 25 articles. Its chapters are Junde, Fengtian, Fazu, Zhengjia, Harmony, Benevolence, Economics, Diligent Government, Frugality, Warning, Virtuous, Knowing People, Removing Evil, Preventing Micro, Seeking Words, Sacrifices, Heavy Agriculture, Promoting Learning, Reward and Punishment, Dethronement, Compassionate Punishment, Cultural Governance, Armed Equipment, Imperial Protection, and Medicine Bait. Xuanzong prefaced, and then said that the descendants were the descendants, the purpose was to leave the emperor's guide to future generations, and according to the meaning of the cabinet, it would be awarded to the emperor's children as much as possible, so this matter only needs to be seen by the emperor.
Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "This piece of music will be sent down according to the opinion of the cabinet!" “
The eunuch answered, took the fold with both hands, and went respectfully.
On the seventh day of the first month of this year, Xuanzong issued an edict to the household department to affirm the law of Tuntian. He said: Now that there is nothing to do in the sea, the sergeants should all be stationed in the fields to grow grain, except for a part of the garrison according to the number. If the income is sufficient for food and clothing, the state can save the cost of raising soldiers. Moreover, the sergeants are not accustomed to hard work on weekdays, and once they encounter a conscription, they will be afraid of difficulties and think of evasion. Let them grow grain in the fields, serve in labor, and practice martial arts in idle farming, and there will be no hidden danger of arrogance and laziness. The military department sent the old officer to supervise Tuntian, and ordered the imperial history to patrol in time. It has been more than half a year since this incident, and it is not known what the effect will be, and the cabinet wants the emperor to issue a holy decree to ask.
Zhu Zhanji swept his eyes and wrote down the words "I already know" with a red pen, then put it aside, and began to open the third fold, only to take a look, the emperor's brows wrinkled, just a few days ago, Qintian reported a solar eclipse, to say that this kind of thing, it is not the emperor's business at all, but in the eyes of the people, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, with all kinds of natural disasters, they all think that it is a warning from God to the Son of Heaven, especially the solar eclipse and the moon.
It is believed that if the Son of Heaven is immoral, he will have a solar eclipse, and if the criminal law is chaotic, he will have a lunar eclipse; In order to respond to the changes in the sky, the imperial court should implement the "Rite of Salvation", that is, "Eat to cultivate virtue, lunar eclipse to cultivate punishment, six so that there is a solar eclipse, it is considered that the emperor is immoral, to hold a solemn ceremony, beat the drum to salute, and correct the wrong behavior, that is, the emperor has to review himself, and then write a check to God, tell God his mistakes, so that God will not condemn himself."
To say such a thing, it is not a big deal, but the ignorant people do not know these natural phenomena, but fortunately the people do not know, if everyone knows that this is not at all the emperor did anything sorry for God, but a natural image, the fear of the Son of Heaven will be much less, so the emperors of all dynasties, knowing that this is a trick to deceive people, but they hyped it up, in the final analysis, it is to rule the people to have more awe of the Son of Heaven, but this matter is also troublesome, The emperor needs to make a big fuss, and he has to write a few articles that are too good to be good for God, which not everyone can write. Many of these ministers also asked whether the emperor did this.
This matter in the first two days, the ministers have begun to argue, many ministers think that it is just an ordinary tengu eating day, there is no need to make a big fanfare, not to mention the loss of labor and money, there is no practical effect, this is the strongest reaction to the household, and some officials led by the official believe that this is a warning from God to the Ming Dynasty, the emperor as the son of heaven, must make a review, otherwise there will be a greater disaster, the two sides argued, and finally pushed the matter to the cabinet, the cabinet adopted a compromise method, I feel that what the household department said is reasonable, and the official is also very reasonable, and if it is neutralized, it is that this matter does not need to be done in a big way, just send someone to write a few gorgeous chapters, and then hand it over to the emperor to burn to God, and this method immediately won the unanimous consent of the household department and the official.
The matter is settled, but the selection has caused controversy, this is not a flattering errand, but there are some benefits to doing it well, and it is not something that ordinary people can do, without excellent literary talent, it is impossible to write this sycophant. So there are only a few people arguing.
The first person was selected from this year's new champion Ma Yu, a native of Zhuwei Village, Linqu County, whose ancestors were Ma Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Fufeng (now Xingping, Shaanxi), General Fubo, and Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu) Zhongxing Eastern Han Dynasty, so Ma still calls himself "Fubo Family" or "Fufeng Family". Ma Yuan was scattered all over the world in later generations. At the end of the Song Dynasty, there was a person who was close to the horse, and he was a professor of Qingzhou Fuxue, and he entered the Yuan Dynasty. Sheltered in Linqu, so he thought it was home. Jinsheng Zhen, Zhen Shengqing, Birthday Celebration Tiansi, Tiansi Shengjingxin, Jingxin Shengshixian, Shixian is the father of Ma Yu. From the near to the sage, the sixth generation is Confucian, mostly to teach as a profession, all have hidden virtues, and the sage is called a good person by the township.
Ma Yu is twenty years old in Xiucai, Yongle eighteen years, Zhongshan Shandong Township Examination third place, at the age of 26, in Shandong Shilin, very prestigious, but also the year was optimistic about the top candidate, and Ma Yu is also this goal, the next spring to go to Beijing to participate in the examination, on the way to get sick, delayed, return.
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