readx(); Early the next morning, the gate of the North Pole Gate of the Beijing Division was opened, and the civil and military officials above the fourth rank in Beijing rode horses or rode cars to the Huangzhuang of Xiaotangshan in the north of Beijing, and a long queue was formed on the official road. They all went to participate in the "pro-planting ceremony".

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It's March now, and as soon as the sun comes out, the sun shines on the earth, and the temperature rises rapidly. These officials and gentlemen, who are accustomed to being pampered in Beijing on weekdays, still feel difficult to walk such a long way even if they ride a car and horse, so some people complained: "Brother Nian, there has always been only a 'pro-cultivation ceremony', how have you ever heard of the 'pro-planting ceremony'?" ”

The other shook his head and said, "It's good to be a saint today, but it's just too young, and I always do things a little rashly and too inconsiderately. In fact, this tree planting is also a serious matter, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu advocated farmers to plant more trees. But this tree planting is a farmer's business, and we are the officials of the imperial court, and we are in important positions, so in order to plant a few trees, is it not because of a small loss? ”

"What Brother Nian said is extremely true!" The person who spoke first hurriedly continued, "Even if the saint wants to set an example for the people of the world, follow the pro-ploughing ceremony, and plant two trees in the Xiannong Altar to make an appearance, why bother to come after running such a long way!" ”

Most officials were also resistant to the event, and there was a lot of friction along the way. Xiaotangshan is only more than 30 miles away from Beijing, and the official road has just been repaired, so it is very easy to walk, but when these officials have arrived, it is already the time of business.

But the emperor and several concubines, as well as all the ministers have been waiting on the embankment of the Nansha River, and the emperor still has a lot of sweat on his forehead, obviously he has been waiting for a long time. These people were so frightened that they hurriedly dismounted and dismounted the sedan chair, and stood respectfully and respectfully at the bottom of the embankment.

Seeing that everyone was finally almost here, Zhu Youzhen glanced at these "ministers of the humerus" with contempt, and turned to Wen Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and said to Meng Surong: "Sir, you can start." “

Wen Zhenmeng hurriedly strode forward and said loudly: "All the ministers are quiet, announce the edict of His Majesty the Emperor!" Fengtian carried the emperor and said: "The Book of Rites has clouds: the moon of Meng Chun, Shengde is in the wood..."

Then Wen Zhenmeng began to talk at length, talking about nothing more than the benefits of planting trees, and the significance of the emperor planting trees himself. In fact, Wen Zhenmeng himself was simple and generous, which was quite different from the struggle for power and profit of most Donglin Party members. When Zhu Youzhen invited him to Changchun Garden and discussed with him that the Ministry of Rites would hold a "pro-planting ceremony" and make a decision, Wen Zhenmeng was very happy and agreed.

Zhu Youzhen asked him to draw up an edict and specifically instructed him to be "more detailed." Wen Zhenmeng's heart is also real, plus he was originally a great Confucian in the world, this edict is really written with thousands of words, from the three emperors and five emperors to the present, it took more than half an hour.

In this way, the officials standing below can't stand it. At this time, it was noon, although the spring sun was not particularly poisonous, but these people were pampered and pampered, how could they bear this sin, and after a short time, they were sweating and dizzy. If you want to be lazy, the partial emperor and the concubine are on the embankment, and the emperor is motionless and stands straight, how dare they, the courtiers, move?

Finally survived until Wen Zhenmeng finished reading the edict, these people were relieved, thinking that the emperor should "plant it himself", plant saplings in the planed pit, fill two shovels of soil, and pour a bucket of water, and it should be over.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "You Aiqing have worked tirelessly to come to Xiaotangshan to participate in the pro-planting ceremony, and I am very relieved. It's all here, and those who are moving the people can't just go back. So, I planted trees with the others. Willow is not only necessary for river work, but also labor-saving to plant, very easy to survive, 'unintentionally inserted willow willow into the shade'. Today, everyone will have a 'heart to plant willows', and each person will plant willows. Three or five years later, the trees are shady, but isn't it adding a grand scene to Beijing? ”

When everyone heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded, and they dared to do it! But the emperor spoke, and he took the lead in doing it himself, and even the queen and several imperial concubines changed into the costumes of ordinary peasant women and started together, who dared not obey?

However, some people are still lucky, and when they were magistrates, they also pretended to plant trees. But it was all that someone had dug in advance, and they only had to put the sapling in it, shovel two shovels of soil, and water it, and the tree would be considered planted by him. It's not that big to have a single piece of land, and if it is planted like this, it will be a matter of a few trees, and it can barely be done.

But when they came to the area where the shovels were distributed and understood what to do, they were dumbfounded. It turned out that this time it was not a willow sapling, but a cutting. The specific method is to cut the willow branch into cuttings that are half a foot long, and ensure that there are more than three buds on each cutting, and then insert them directly into the soil.

It seems simple to say, but the "seedbed" used for cuttings, that is, the land, requires the efforts of these officials. First of all, you need to turn over one foot of soil, and then make a furrow after leveling, the ditch is half a foot deep, and the surface is six feet wide. Then the cuttings are inserted sequentially at intervals of one foot apart and two feet apart, and then watered according to the plant and stepped on with the feet.

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In fact, the workload of planting willows is much worse than heavy physical work such as digging ditches. But it's such a job, and these officials can't do it! Someone shoveled a few shovels of soil, and blood blisters formed on the palms of their hands, and they grinned in pain; Someone just inserted a few cuttings, and his waist couldn't straighten up, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks, panting heavily. There are also people who pinch their fingers and count, according to such a cutting method, at least three or four hundred cuttings are needed for one point, which must not cost the old life!

But the ministers peeked in, but found that the young emperor was shirtless, and while the shovel in his hand was flying up and down, he was still talking and laughing with the people around him, although he was covered in sweat, he didn't look tired at all. The queen and several imperial concubines were responsible for watering the cuttings, running before and after, and they were very busy. It's like a war, the emperor has personally charged into battle, and the people below have to be stubborn no matter how afraid of death!

After a long time, let alone others, even a dozen ministers can't stand it. It can be seen that Zhu Youzhen has no intention of stopping, Li Biao, Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming and other Donglin ministers exchanged glances, and pushed Qian Longxi to Zhu Youzhen and said: "Your Majesty sweats and plants yourself, and the ministers enthusiastically follow suit, which can set an example for the world." If it is late today, His Majesty should also spare no effort to protect the dragon's body, and there are also old Mai Li Tu among the courtiers. Is this pro-planting ceremony a ceremony that can be regarded as a ceremony? “

Zhu Youzhen smiled after hearing this: "If you are tired, please take care of yourself, I will finish the willow branch for you." Anyway, the government has a secretary and other disposals, and I have to be an idler here, hahahaha! ”

Qian Longxi is such a smart person, he immediately fell to his knees in fright when he heard it, and even shouted "Don't dare"!

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