Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Empress Dowager Yongle
In Changle Palace, since the death of the Empress Dowager Dou, the Empress Dowager Dou, who entered the Yongle Palace, is frantically counting the money in the palace. After the emperor's son gradually became pro-government, the money she received gradually decreased, and she felt very uncomfortable, but she had no choice but to pay a little money every day to alleviate it.
At this time, the palace maid in the palace came to report, "There is Fu's Langjun outside the palace, and the nephew of the eldest princess of Yang'an asks to see him." ”
Fu Shi Lang Jun? The nephew of the eldest princess of Yang'an?
Fuquan !!
Empress Dowager Dong, who was close to the age of confusion, was stunned for a while, and then remembered who this person was, and secretly said What happened to this young man?
Thinking of the recent rumors in the palace and the relationship between the Fu family and the Song family, could it be that Queen Song sent him to be a lobbyist? But why didn't he come himself, but sent a child? Of course, Fuquan Zaohui has been passed down from far and near, and the name of "Cure Plague Lang" is known all over the world, and he really can't be regarded as an ordinary child.
Puzzled, Empress Dowager Dong ordered someone to clean up the property in the palace, and then ordered the palace maid to bring in Fuquan, after all, he was a relative, he was still a child, and he didn't see it, and his reputation was not good.
Fu Quan entered the Yongle Palace, and when he saw the Empress Dowager Dong who was sitting in danger, he stepped forward and saluted respectfully with the courtesy of his children and grandchildren: "I have seen the Empress Dowager." ”
Empress Dowager Dong held her right hand and said with a smile: "Get up, it's all a family, don't be so polite." Although the Empress Dowager Dong said this, Fu Quan would not take it seriously, and he was honest and well-behaved, kneeling down and chatting with the Empress Dowager Dong.
Not long after, after a conversation, neither of them got to the point, and Fu Quan also noticed that Empress Dowager Dong seemed to be figuring out her intentions. After thinking about it, he still got straight to the point and said: "Queen Mother, I have an uncle, who is a native of Donghai, Xuzhou, and his name is Elkliang. "There are some things that you can't say more, just stop at the point, after all, it's really not a good thing to sell officials.
Fu Quan said vaguely, but the Empress Dowager Dong was already familiar with the matter of selling officials, and when she heard that there was money to be gained, her eyes immediately lit up, and she said with a smile: "You are a child, that is, filial piety, I know this matter, I will let people out of the palace another day, and you will let Elk Liang contact her." ”
"No." It turns out that giving money to your business of selling officials is filial piety, and Fu Quan couldn't help but despise the queen mother in his heart.
Later, Fu Quan talked to the Empress Dowager Dong about some interesting things outside the palace, got closer to each other, and then said goodbye and left, as for letting the Empress Dowager Dong immediately stand on the side of the Song family, it is undoubtedly not the time.
Watching Fuquan leave, Empress Dowager Dong had a lot of thoughts in her eyes, and then turned her head to look in the direction of Changqiu Palace, not knowing what to think in her heart.
Time flies, and it is close to the end of the year, Fuquan sighs that time is fast, and he has come to this life for a long time before he knows it.
This year, I have experienced too many things, sighed, and thought of the life of the later generations, I can't help but feel a little melancholy, I have basically integrated into the Eastern Han Dynasty, and I may never be able to go back.
In December, it is already winter, and Luoyang City is different from last year's warm winter, and this year is unusually cold. The north wind was howling, and the snow was falling one after another, and after the wind and snow, the outside was covered in silver, and the sky and the earth were white.
Fuquan's family all sat in the backyard of the house, just because it was the only "greenhouse" in the house.
What is a "greenhouse"?
When it came to Fuquan in the Han Dynasty, I learned that the ancients actually had a cold-proof and insulated house, which painted the wall with pepper and mud, the wall was draped with brocade, mainly fragrant cinnamon, set up a fire Qi screen, the fire Qi was mica, there was a Hongyu tent, the ground was covered with a blanket from the Western Regions, and the end was abnormally warm.
However, because it is too expensive, ordinary people have little money to build, so "greenhouses" mostly appear in aristocratic families.
At this time, Fu Quan was taking his two cousins to read, he was very unhappy, if it weren't for the fact that there was only this room in the house, he didn't want to come at all. After all, there is an uncle who is a nerd after the end, and you can't have fun if you want to, and you can't pretend to read.
Aunt Liu Hua was sitting on the desk in front of the hall, and her every move touched everyone's heartstrings.
Why?
Gai is happy again, it seems that Fu Wan has been getting cold recently, ignoring the things in the Yue Riding Camp, and devoted himself to Liu Hua, and has worked a lot. Liu Hua was accompanied by Liu Jian, for fear that something would happen to him, but at this time, Fu Wan sat alone on a table and drank alone, and he was at ease, which made Fu Quan look envious.
Liu Hua said lazily: "The 'warm pot' made by Tan Nu is good, it is warm and comfortable when sleeping, and it can also be carried when you are free, it is warm and comfortable, not as cold as in previous years." ”
"It's extreme, after I use it, I also love it like a female brother, two days ago, I also sent a few pieces to Yang Zhai, I heard that Jizhou is cold this year, I want to come to Yang Zhai This thing should be much better." Liu Jian replied with a smile, and then his eyes suddenly glanced at Fu Quan, the meaning was inexplicable, which made Fu Quan stunned, and said in his heart, How do you want to play tricks on yourself this woman?
Yang Zhai refers to another princess born to Emperor Huan, Yang Zhai eldest princess Liu Xuan, Liu Hua Liu Jian's sister, who married to a wealthy family in Jizhou, because it is a little sister, so Liu Hua and the two are very happy, Fu Quan remembers that in previous years Liu Hua would communicate with the two sisters, and sent property from time to time, which shows the deep sisterhood.
As for the "warm pot" mentioned by Liu Hua, it was Fuquan's inspiration, and the hand warmer bags that often appeared in later generations had not yet appeared at this time.
Later, Fuquan thought of the porcelain at home, so he found a craftsman to spend a sketch to make it fire, and after several tempering, he also made a few small pots that could hold hot water.
The shape of the small pot is flat and round, and there is a slap with a nut on the top, and hot water is poured into it when used, and then the porcelain nut is covered. The water spout is small and has the shape of a pumpkin, and it was later found that there would be water seeping, so it was easy to make a hole inside the lid to prevent leakage.
When you usually use it, you can put a cloth bag of similar size around the "warm pot", carry it with you during the day, and put it in the quilt at night, which is extremely warm and very convenient to use.
Of course, Fuquan has this thing, how can he enjoy it exclusively?
He not only sent relatives in the house, but also brought a batch into the palace, which made Liu Hong, the Song family and the Empress Dowager Dong praise and praise their filial piety. After all, the craftsmanship is not high, many powerful people have used this thing, but Fu Quan sighed for a while, it turned out that the ancients learned to "cottage", and they had to pay copyright fees for themselves in later generations.
—————————————————————————————————————————————— About Greenhouses:
In the Han Dynasty, there was a palace called the Greenhouse Palace, according to the record in the Changle Palace, "Sanfu Huangtu": "The Greenhouse Palace, according to the "Han Palace Que Shu": 'In the Changle Palace'. And "Hanshu Kong Guang Biography" Jin Zhuo Note: "There is a greenhouse hall in Changle Palace. "One is in Weiyang Palace, "Sanfu Huangtu" quotes the "Han Palace Pavilion" cloud, and the greenhouse hall is "in Weiyang Palace". It was built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and is located in the north of the front hall. "Hanshu Huo Guang Biography": "(Changyi) Wang entered the queen mother of the dynasty, and he wanted to return to the greenhouse. This is the temple. The greenhouse hall is a warm hall where the emperor lives in winter, and there are various special equipment for cold protection and heat preservation in the hall. "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" records: the greenhouse hall is painted with pepper and mud, the wall is covered with brocade, mainly fragrant cinnamon, the fire Qi (mica) screen is set up, there is a red feather tent, and the ground is covered with a blanket from the Western Regions. The greenhouse hall of Weiyang Palace is an important palace for ministers and courtiers to discuss politics. "Hanshu Jingfang Biography": "Fang played the homework and the law of the officials, and ordered the ministers and courtiers to meet the greenhouse with the house." "This hall was also the place where the palace kept books. "Sui Shu Jing Ji Zhi" contains: When Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, "the book in the greenhouse is on the Tianlu Pavilion." ”