Chapter 11 Hangzhou, West Lake

"There is a decree in the saint, I go to Hangzhou, regardless of the old and young of the army and civilians, you can look up and talk about it in a whisper." Several of the Imperial Guards slowed down, shouting in unison to the sound of horses' hooves.

The noise rang out from the onlookers one after another, and after a while, they all craned their necks and looked into the distance expectantly.

After the dragon flag passed, there were accompanying armor soldiers holding the Beidou Banner 1, Xu, Gate Flag, Sun Flag, Moon Flag, Qinglong, White Tiger, Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Rain, River, River, Huai, Ji Flag, Tianma, Tianlu, Bai Ze, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu and other flags, wood, fire, earth, gold, water five-star flag, Wuyue Flag, Bear Flag, Luan Flag and Twenty-eight Suzhou Flags, each with six elements; Among them, there are red umbrellas, pheasant fans, Zhu Tuan fans, feather buns, leopard tails, dragon head rods, letter flags, missionary flags, farewell flags, silk flags, halberds, Ge Yan, Yi Hongyu and other various utensils as a guide, slowly passing by. Although the emperor's guard of honor has been simplified, it still amazes the people.

When Zhu Yongxing, who was dressed in bright yellow armor, was closely protected by the guards and showed his figure slightly under the canopy, the people kowtowed, "Long live, long live!" The shouts of the shouts changed from scattered to neat, getting louder and louder, and the sound shook all over the world.

Zhu Yongxing had already gotten out of the car and rode slowly to show his youth and heroism. Of course, he didn't really like the kind of chariot that the emperor rode in.

The chariot is a kind of car that the ancient emperors rode in. In ancient times, the emperor's travel was not a casual thing, the emperor's guard of honor was called "Lu Book", and the big chariot was a part of Lu Book. The book of halogen has appeared in the Han Dynasty, and during the Qin and Han dynasties, the emperor drove a convoy of eighty-one rides; The emperor's support team in the Tang Dynasty was lined up with one hundred and twenty phalanxes before and after; The Song Dynasty was even more powerful, with more than 20,000 honor guards; The travel rituals of the Ming and Qing emperors also prescribed different levels and types.

Judging from these numbers, Zhu Yongxing's guards and honor guards of less than 1,000 people. It's still very simple. Of course, in Zhu Yongxing's opinion, it is noisy and luxurious enough.

It's a pity that there are no loudspeakers! Zhu Yongxing waved to the people on the horse, and he didn't know if they could see it, but listening to the sound, it seemed to be louder.

Whether it's true or not. It's still lively to see, in short, it has increased the momentum and expanded the influence. This is still very beneficial to Zhu Yongxing's original intention of officially determining the martial saint.

They should be genuine. It was I who restored their garments, carried on the traditions of the Han family, saved them from the tyranny and greed of the Tartars, and prevented them from being fooled and desensitized. Although I haven't done much, for the simple people, I can pay less taxes. If you can be less oppressed by the government and enjoy peace, it is enough to be grateful to Dade.

Rejoice, this is the result of my efforts, and I will give you more in the future, so that no matter where you are in the world, you can hold your chest high and be proud to be a citizen of the Ming Kingdom.

to feed all the peoples. Reign supreme in the world. Zhu Yongxing felt the power of the emperor, and also felt the heaviness on his shoulders. His people cheered. The expectations placed on him are that he will be peaceful and permanent, live and work in peace and contentment, and be happy.

From the unification of the six countries by Qin to the reunification of Chinese mainland in the fifties of the 20th century, in the history of more than 2,000 years, statistics were divided into five types: prosperity, rule, small rest, decline, and chaos. The prosperous era and the rule of the world are only one-fifth, but the troubled times account for nearly half of the time.

Under feudal government, wars were most frequent in China; The palace coups were the most numerous, the most violent, and the most brutal; The life of the ruling class is the most corrupt; The largest number of peasant uprisings were forced by the government to rebel against the people. The largest and most devastating to the economy and culture.

In the final analysis, in the past 2,000 years, how difficult is it to maintain long-term peace and stability? Millions of people want a happy life, even if it is hard, as long as it is peaceful, how difficult is it to achieve?

Can you guide this boss empire out of the historical cycle of "its rise is also vigorous, and its demise is also sudden"? Can you gain an edge against Western culture? Can we make the country prosperous for a long time, and always keep the poor and backward, and the shame and beatings away?

The farther you look, the more you think, and the more you think, the more pressure you have. The people can cheer for the reduction of taxes this year or later, and they can rejoice in the beautiful hopes, but Zhu Yongxing, who is in a high position, is always awe-inspiring and rarely relaxed.

Because of the food and clothing, because I can eat a few more meats, such a simple happiness is really enviable, but I can no longer enjoy it. With infinite emotion, Zhu Yongxing came to Yuewang Temple.

Yue Temple, mostly called Yue Wang Temple, located at the southern foot of the West Lake Qixia Ridge, was built in the Southern Song Dynasty Jiading 14 years (1221), the initial name is "Bao Zhong Yanfu Temple", tomorrow Shun changed the amount of "Zhong Lie Temple", because Yue Fei chased the king of Hu and called Yue Wang Temple. The successive dynasties have been replaced by the rise and fall of the ages, and now they have been repaired, and the old appearance has been renewed.

Now the pattern of Yuewang Temple is divided into three parts: cemetery, martyr's shrine and Qizhong temple. The cemetery sits west to east, and the Martyrs' Shrine and the Qizhong Shrine sit north and face south; The gate of Yuewang Temple, facing Yuehu Lake, one of the five major water surfaces of the West Lake, between the tomb temple and Yuehu Lake, towering the stone workshop of "Blue Blood Danxin", which entrusts the descendants of Yan and Huang to the admiration of patriotic heroes.

If you count the previous life, Zhu Yongxing should be revisiting the old place. On the west side wall of the main hall, he saw the Ming Dynasty Zhejiang political participation Hong Zhu inscribed "loyal to the country" four big characters, the middle of the main hall is the statue of Yue Fei, now it is the image of the emperor wearing a crown. It's a pity that it was destroyed during the "Cultural × Revolution" in later generations, and then it was changed to a military general's outfit wearing a handsome helmet and a battle robe.

Even the historical and cultural heritage left by the ancestors can be dismissed as the "four olds", and even national heroes have to be dug up and exhumed.

It is a terrible thing for a person to think that he cannot be God, to think that he is always right, that the truth is in his own hands.

And since man is not a god, no matter how wise and wise he is, there will always be times when he makes mistakes. And when no one around him dares to point out his mistakes, or he won't listen at all, an ordinary person will be just a leader, but a national leader will cause a disaster for the country and the nation. A person's will is the will of the state, a person's actions are the actions of the state, a person's anger is the anger of the state, and if a person wants to go to war, he will kidnap the whole nation into his chariot.

I will be intoxicated by the tsunami cheers of the mountain. Got carried away? Will you become stubborn and can't listen to people because you know history? Zhu Yongxing looked up at the plaque hanging in front of the statue of King Yue, "Return my rivers and mountains", and asked himself over and over again.

I have seen the stone tablets of the past dynasties displayed under the stele corridor, and admired Yue Fei's poems, notes and other handwritings in the north corridor, and Zhu Yongxing inscribed in the south corridor "Blue blood pill heart, heroic spirit lasts forever". It coexists here with the inscriptions of celebrities in the past dynasties and the inscriptions rebuilt several times in the Yue Temple.

When he arrived at the tomb of King Yue, Zhu Yongxing saw the four iron-cast figures, cut his hands back, and knelt in front of the tomb, that is, Qin Hui, Wang, Zhang Jun, and Wan Qiyu, who framed Yue Fei. There is a cloud on the tomb behind the kneeling statue: "Qingshan is fortunate to bury the bones of loyalty, and the white iron innocently casts the minister." ”

Now, another iron statue knelt down under Zhu Yongxing's gaze, causing a commotion among the accompanying officials. These commotions were either local officials in Hangzhou, or they did not know that they were going to make Gaozong Zhao into a kneeling statue. placed in front of the tomb of King Yue.

It's ridiculous! A great traitor who was nailed to the pillar of shame in history will still have someone to overturn the case for him in later generations and want to make him stand up. What human rights, what art, what the progress and democracy of the times, it is disgusting to wear and chise.

"Such a faint king, in a corner of peace, ignores the people who are trapped in fire and water; and to preserve his throne. He allowed his father and brother to be captured and imprisoned by the enemy, and even killed the loyal and brave king of Yue who wanted to restore the rivers and mountains. Shouldn't it be spurned. Lingering for 10,000 years? Zhu Yongxing said sonorously, and after expressing his meaning, he spat at Zhao Gou's kneeling statue.

With all kinds of strange feelings, the officials also stepped forward one after another, spitting and spitting.

There is a move. Of course, traitors are afraid, and faint kings should also be wary. Don't think that the emperor can do whatever he wants, someone will cover up for his ugliness, and someone will take the blame for him.

However, controversy is inevitable. Around the kneeling statue of Zhao Gou, those who are in favor and those who are against are afraid that there will be a polemic. This is what Zhu Yongxing hopes, and the more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes, the more the fallacy becomes more apparent, and it may not be impossible to form a theoretical breakthrough.

It is a time of war, and the controversy and disagreement are not so obvious, or rather, they are suppressed by the overall situation, and they have not reached the level of fierce strife. However, after the world is stabilized, ideologically, theoretically, doubts and opposition to reform will become superficial.

Now, Zhu Yongxing is full of confidence in defeating the Manchus; But it is more difficult to change people's minds and concepts that have been formed over thousands of years than war. The human heart is the most complex thing in the world, and the mind is also the most deep-rooted thing that is difficult to change.

Moreover, culture has its own inheritance and relative independence. Obviously, it is believed that as long as the material conditions are good, the spiritual culture will naturally improve, and if the material conditions are poor, the spiritual culture will not be able to do well, and in this respect it is imperfect.

However, material conditions should be the foundation, and at least Zhu Yongxing believes that when people are hungry and in rags, it is inappropriate to talk about something similar to "five stresses, four beauties, and three loves."

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Since the Southern Song Dynasty established Lin'an, Hangzhou has become the political, economic and cultural center of the country, with a surge in population and economic prosperity, and has entered the heyday of development. "Lin'an customs, four times luxury, enjoy the endless day. There is a lovely lake in the west, and a river tide in the east, all of which are beautiful. "Tourists in Hangzhou, in addition to pilgrims, also increase the number of envoys, businessmen, monks from various countries, students who go to Beijing to take the exam, and domestic merchants who come to Hangzhou for trade.

Since then, the scenic spots of West Lake have become widely known. At that time, the West Lake rafting tour was extremely prosperous, according to ancient records, "there are no less than hundreds of boats in the lake", "all are exquisitely created zào, carved railings and painted arches, and the line is like flat ground".

The trees by the lake are dotted with flowers, and the flowers are clustered all over the tree, like a colorful mist and red glow, all the way colorful and fragrant. Look down at the fish red water emerald, like the blend of jasper and agate.

On the boating lake, the glitz of the red and green in front of me has receded, and the green in the sky has come into view. The turquoise water ripples thousands of layers of turquoise waves, and the turquoise willows swing up thousands of turquoise silks. Several kinds of green reflections are intertwined in the lake, reflecting the hidden pavilions, abrupt and peaceful mountains and rocks, and the clear sky as green as a wash. In the distance, the mountains are stacked, the grass and trees are thick, the Leifeng Pagoda stands in mid-air as if it is off the ground, and the broken bridge is also looming in the shade of green poplars.

The two large pleasure boats gently paddled across the water in an open space, surrounded by lotus flowers, but unfortunately it was not yet the season to bloom.

"If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, light makeup is always appropriate." Zhu Yongxing only remembered these two sentences, but he forgot the previous ones, it seems that he has no talent for poetry!

"Short long strips and short causeways. There is a yellow warbler just crying. Long Er smiled and said: "I admire the willow tree on the bank the most, as if it has been carefully cut by a craftsman, the soft and slender body, fluttering down, grooming and reflecting the jasper and green makeup." Sister, what about you? ”

"The lotus leaves are infinitely green. The lotus flowers are different red. Mengzhu shook her head with a little regret and said, "If it is a few months later, I am afraid that this lotus flower is the most eye-catching." ”

"When it's time, let's come back to see the lake." Zhu Yongxing gently sipped the tea, thought about it for a while, and felt that the promise was too hasty, at that time, maybe he was busy with the military, and he might not be able to take it out, so he added: "Hmm." You can do it yourself, I don't have so many rules. ”

"Long live tolerance, what should the courtiers below say?" Long Er pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "My sister and I are already concubines, even if we don't care about our identity, we don't dare to make trouble for Banzai." ”

"There's always a reason." Zhu Yongxing said disapprerovingly: "Those courtiers want to lock me up in the deep-walled palace, and they don't listen to civil affairs, and only watch those untrustworthy performances. He thought that the country was safe and secure. Hmph, I'm not as they liked. ”

There are no maids on the boat. is the guard, Zhu Yongxing and the others are easy to wear, and they are not afraid of being heard by outsiders, they don't even pay much attention to the image, reclining, crossing Erlang's legs.

Mingjun. Is it the reputation that can be earned by following the rules but not doing anything? If the people live and work in peace and contentment, and have no worries about food and clothing, then what does it matter if the Ninth Five-Year Plan is more casual and enjoys some? Her own woman is locked up in the deep palace all day long. I can't bear to look at it, can't I?

The breeze was blowing, Zhu Yongxing and the two imperial concubines were talking and laughing, and the lake and mountains were rare and comfortable.

There is a painting boat coming slowly, there is the sound of singing and music on the boat, Hangzhou, West Lake, although not as good as Qinhuai Fengyue, but it is still the "gold cave" of singing and dancing.

"What you sing, it's weird and good." Mengzhu listened carefully and asked with great interest.

Zhu Yongxing didn't understand it, it seemed to be a local dialect, babbling. In later generations, I am used to watching blockbusters, and I really can't look down on the current entertainment.

"The flowers fall and the water is red, there are thousands of sorrows, and there is no word to complain about the east wind... There is a heart to fight like no heart, but the amorous but ruthlessly annoyed... The shy flower explains, the gentle jade is fragrant..."The maid from Jiangnan explained softly for Mengzhu and Long'er, "Back to the concubine, this is singing the story of the West Chamber." ”

"The Legend of the West Chamber" is quite famous, and this word is well written. Zhu Yongxing asked with a smile: "What kind of dialect is this, if only I could understand it." ”

"Long live Hui, this is the Kunshan dialect." The maid replied respectfully: "If you change the sea salt cavity, you can understand it if you sing it in the official language." ”

"Hehe, China is too big." Zhu Yongxing shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This dialect, that dialect, sometimes out of the province, is the same as a foreign language. It's still good to speak officially, and people can understand it anywhere. ”

Regarding dialects, Zhu Yongxing is also very conflicted, it is definitely not possible to lift the ban, and he can only advocate official dialect, that is, Mandarin. First of all, there are certain requirements among the officials, so that no official will start playing, and an interpreter must be brought.

“… The mood was dizzy and tired, and the dream soul flew into the Chu balcony... (On that day) the moon was bright on the willow tops, (but early) people about after dusk... May all the sentient beings in the world become dependents..."

Zhu Yongxing, Mengzhu and Long'er looked at each other and smiled, but this last sentence was in line with their state of mind.

"If you like to hear it, you can call it a team, or like in Guangzhou. Don't be yourself, and I will feel that I am a loss to you. Zhu Yongxing picked up the two soft wattles and smiled contentedly.

Mengzhu withdrew her hand, but Zhu Yongxing grabbed it tighter, so she had no choice but to smile bitterly. Long Er tilted his head, leaned on Zhu Yongxing's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that the night view of this West Lake is the most beautiful, why don't we—"

Spending the night on the lake? Another upside down, it's really exciting, it's quite exciting! Zhu Yongxing opened his mouth and wanted to agree.

"Stay until dark, enjoy the night view, and then go back!" Mengzhu listened to it sincerely, and tactfully advised: "Long live the action, the relationship is heavy, and you can't act rashly." ”

Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly, he was going to spend the night on the lake, and he was afraid that the officials of Hangzhou and the guards they brought would have trouble sleeping and staying up all night by the lake. Well, when I return to Nanjing, I can get a big boat in my own lake and enjoy the strange customs with the two concubines. Well, it's even better to take Beijing, where the imperial palace is very big and there are many things to do.

In addition to playing, there is also food. Zhu Yongxing thought about it, put the two concubines on the left and right, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, let's go around Hangzhou City and taste this special food." ”

"Little chicken crisp, Song sister-in-law fish soup, West Lake vinegar fish, shrimp fried eel noodles, Indian cake, oil dong'er, green onion bun juniper......" Long Er said in one go, which surprised Zhu Yongxing.

"Have you inquired about everything?" Zhu Yongxing groaned slightly, and then he knew what was going on, and he couldn't help but be a little funny.

Long Er shook her head with a smile and said, "It's not the concubine who inquired, but the girl Rou'er." I've already bought a lot of maids, can I stay so honest? ”

"I said why don't you see her running around." Zhu Yongxing suddenly realized that this daughter, who is eccentric, brings him some surprises from time to time, is it a surprise, and it is not very like.

…………… (To be continued......)