The practice of kneeling in the robe in the big summer tossed Marin to death. To be honest, the summer tribute is indeed suspected of seeking abuse. But Marin is also bitter and can't say it. It was late spring when he came, and he was delayed for a long time on Taiwan Island in between. Even if you don't delay, it's early summer when you come to the capital.

The best choice is to wait until the summer before entering Beijing. But the problem is, time waits for no one. By the time the eighth month of the lunar calendar arrives, that is, in early autumn, Liu Jin will be finished. When the time comes, things may not be so easy. Therefore, Marin had to choose to pay tribute in the summer.

Fortunately, Marin is also a knight and has a strong body. Otherwise, you have to suffer from heat stroke. For example, the officers and soldiers of the 3,000 Tianjin Guards who came to monitor Marin's guards suffered from heat stroke in three days because they were wearing full clothes and armor.

When Ma Lin was being convicted and trained at the entrance of Weidagu in Tianjin, General Jinyi Wei Dahan sent by Liu Jin also loaded nine Galapagos tortoises into a truck and transported them to the capital.

The hot summer months are very uncomfortable for people. However, for the Galapagos tortoises, who have been living in the Galapagos Islands near the equator, they are well adapted to the hot and dry climate of the capital. After all, the Galapagos Islands also have a hot and dry climate due to the influence of the cold snap in Peru.

Therefore, on the horse-drawn carriage converted from the prisoner car, the nine Galapagos tortoises looked particularly leisurely, and even closed their eyes comfortably. As for the onlookers along the way, they have long been used to it. When they were first caught on the boat, the tortoises were terrified. But after a long time, these old turtles found that these strange two-legged animals did not seem to have any intention of eating them, and then it didn't matter. As for the two most cowardly, they have long since died. Those who survive are bold......

Liu Jin now controls the government and invades the government and the opposition. But he also needed to curry favor with the emperor, in order to fit the name of the turtle "Xuanwu", Liu Jin ordered the 9 turtles to enter the Forbidden City, not to go through the noon gate and the east and west gates, but to go around to the north and go through the Xuanwu Gate.

The Xuanwu Gate of the Forbidden City was called Shenwu Gate in later generations, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was actually called Xuanwu Gate. After all, Xuanwu is the main north, and the north gate is most suitable to be called Xuanwu Gate. Changing the name to Shenwumen was a matter of the Kang Mazi period in the Qing Dynasty. Because Kang Mazi's name is Xuanye, in order to avoid secrecy, he changed the Xuanwu Gate to the Shenwu Gate. But this change has lost the original meaning of Xuanwumen.

Although the Xuanwu Gate is the least famous of the four gates of the Forbidden City, because the meaning of the turtle and the Xuanwu Gate is the most appropriate, it is the most appropriate way to let the Xuanwu Gate go to the Xuanwu Gate.

When the convoy transporting the "Xuangui" arrived, Liu Jin personally waited outside the Xuanwu Gate with a large number of factory fans and brocade guards. Moreover, in order to welcome the auspicious rui, the middle gate of the Xuanwu Gate was opened.

There are four gates of the imperial palace, and generally only the emperor is qualified to go through the middle gate. Of course, the queen at the wedding, and when the champion Lang parades the streets and praises officials, you can also go once. But the latter two basically go once in a lifetime. Only the emperor can go through the middle gate every time.

However, because this auspicious rui is very different, it is known as the Xuangui and deals with Xuanwu. Therefore, Liu Jin specially asked Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde to open the middle door to welcome Xuanwu, who represented auspiciousness.

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was originally an 18-year-old bear child, and he was quite curious about novelties. So, he also came to the north gate of the palace garden (called the imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty) closest to the Xuanwu Gate, Kunning Gate (renamed Shunzhen Gate in the Jiajing period) to watch the excitement.

In fact, the bear child Zhu Houzhao is very similar to running to Xuanwumen to see the excitement for the first time. However, he is now the Son of Heaven, and Empress Dowager Zhang told him to maintain the majesty of the emperor and not lose his royal authority. In desperation, he couldn't crowd in the Xuanwu Gate with Liu Jin and others to watch the excitement, so he could only run to the city tower next to the Kunning Gate, which was actually very close to the Xuanwu Gate, to watch the excitement.

Kunning Gate is very close to Xuanwu Gate, and there is only a large open space in the middle. When the modified prisoner car carrying nine Galapagos tortoises drove into the open space between the Xuanwu Gate and the Kunning Gate, Liu Jin, who came to watch, was also shocked.

"It's really a turtle! It's really a turtle! ”

Seeing the huge Galapagos tortoise with his own eyes, the doubt in Liu Jin's heart had long since disappeared. Originally, Liu Jin was worried that his subordinates were exaggerating. After all, no one has a eunuch to do this trick. Therefore, Liu Jin believes that even if the turtle offered by the Beihai Kingdom this time is large, it is not as big as the one boasted in Marin's letter. After all, this kind of description with moisture is a common problem of the Ming literati. Or, the chief of Fanbang, Marin, is also suspected of this?

But when he saw the table-sized Galapagos tortoise with his own eyes, all of Liu Jin's suspicions vanished. Moreover, he also showed an excited expression.

Why? Liu Jin has invaded the government and the opposition in recent years, but there have also been too many opposition. Although these objections were forcefully suppressed by him, it is an indisputable fact that his dictatorship was criticized by the government and the opposition.

Therefore, as Ma Lin guessed, Liu Jin, the chief eunuch, also needs some good news to help him correct his name. At the very least, it must prove that its exclusive right is for the benefit of the people and conforms to the will of God.

And when it comes to conforming to the will of heaven, what could be more appropriate than the appearance of auspiciousness?

However, ordinary auspiciousness is not enough to be recognized by everyone. If you are like Song Zhenzong, let people forge the Book of Heaven or something, it is estimated that they will be sprayed violently. Because, Song Zhenzong's deeds of forging the Book of Heaven are already known to everyone in the world. At this time, if you take it out, not only will you pick up people's teeth, but you will not be recognized.

Moreover, there is also a difference in rank between auspicious and auspicious. There are many kinds of auspicious rui in ancient times, which are roughly divided into five types, that is, five grades. In ancient times, it was called "Lin Feng Five Spirits, the Jia Rui of the King." "It's the highest level of Ruizhao. The following are Darui, Shangrui, Zhongrui, and Xiarui. "New Tang Dynasty Books • Hundred Official Chronicles" contains: "Libu Lang Zhongren Wai Lang Zhangshu and Xiangrui, Fan Jingxing and Qingyun are Da Rui, and their famous objects are sixty-four; The white wolf and the red rabbit are Shangrui, and there are eight out of twenty of its famous things; The blue bird and the red goose are Sino-Swiss, and their famous objects are thirty-two; Jiahe, Zhicao, and Mulianli are under Rui, and their famous things are fourteen.

Among them, the highest-ranking of auspicious Rui is Jia Rui, who represents the king. Its content is also the "five spirits of the phoenix". And what is the "five spirits of the forest and phoenix", they are the unicorn, the phoenix, the turtle, the dragon, and the white tiger. The appearance of each kind of Jiarui symbolizes that the emperor of the current dynasty is the "true son of heaven" and the emperor of the world.

However, the unicorn, the phoenix, the dragon and the white tiger are all legendary mythical beasts that do not exist in the world (the white tiger actually exists, but not in China, only India and Bangladesh have white tigers). Therefore, the only highest-level auspicious rui that can appear in ancient China, Jia Rui, is only a tortoise. In order to curry favor with Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song did the lack of virtue of using paint to forge the "Colorful Turtle", and indirectly caused the "Renyin Palace Change", which almost killed Emperor Jiajing.

However, most of the turtle auspiciousness in ancient China was fake. Or maybe it's just that the turtles native to China are deformed. For example, if a turtle has albinism, it can also be considered a turtle.

But the Galapagos tortoise doesn't need those routines, this size, put it towards this, it can be regarded as auspicious. Without him, the size is too big......

The turtle is large and looks obviously domineering, which is very in line with the king's spirit......

Therefore, as soon as the 9 oversized turtles entered the Xuanwu Gate, Liu Jin became excited. Then, as if thinking of something, he took the lead and knelt down and shouted:

"O Jiarui! O Jiarui! ”

Then, Liu Jin remembered a sentence that the doorman said, "The blue and black fate, the treasure turtle of the Son of Heaven" (from "Li. Music Notes). Coincidentally, the batch of tortoises caught by Marin are all blue-black, which perfectly interprets this sentence.

So, Liu Jin shouted to Zhu Houzhao on the tower of Kunning Gate:

"Your Majesty, it's a blue-black giant turtle, the treasure turtle of the Son of Heaven! Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, this Jiarui! May I be a great future and Your Majesty will be able to make a fortune! ”

As soon as he heard that it was a blue-black giant tortoise, the bear child Zhu Houzhao immediately couldn't sit still. He immediately scurried down the tower next to the Kunning Gate, walked out of the Kunning Gate, and came to the cart loaded with Galapagos tortoises, and watched the giant tortoises.

After careful observation, Zhu Houzhao, who was familiar with the "Book of Rites", also had to nod and admit:

"Sure enough, it's a blue-black turtle, and it can indeed be called Jiarui!"

Then, the bear child remembered - the appearance of such a hanging auspicious sky, does it prove that he is the incomparably holy son of heaven?

"No, I'll have to show off to the ministers, who always think I'm a child......" thought to him.

So, Zhu Houzhao ordered:

"Good life to take care of these turtles, tomorrow, I will take them to the court, let the civil and military officials see, what is the king's Jiarui!"

"My Emperor Shengming!" Liu Jin hurriedly presented his fart.

Liu Jin didn't know, because of this incident of the turtle, he avoided being tortured by thousands of knives in the future......

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