On the second day of his accession to the throne, he ushered in the first court meeting presided over by the new emperor.

Hundreds of civil and military officials rushed in, sitting or standing, patiently waiting for the emperor to ascend to the palace.

The moment Zhu Ming stepped into the main hall, the ministers in the front rows saw it clearly, and immediately became different.

Some frown, others bow their heads and ignore them, and some pretend that nothing happened.

The emperor was rude, and the attire was obviously wrong!

The ceremonial officials began to follow the process, and Zhu Ming quickly finished speaking, and it was the turn of the ministers to perform.

Hu Anguo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in standing up: "Your Majesty, the newly revised "Da Ming Law" has just been promulgated, and all kinds of clothing and etiquette are clearly written. Those who are the Son of Heaven should not take the lead in disobeying. ”

Zhu Ming said: "The crown of Tongtian is too heavy, and it is not very beautiful. The same is true of Bai Luo's square heart curved collar, like a baby's saliva cloth. When the Son of Heaven wears these two things, he is like a clown on the stage, more than funny but not majestic enough. ”

As soon as these words came out, many ministers lowered their heads and held back a smile.

It's really a metaphor of "baby saliva cloth" is too vivid.

At the court meeting, the emperor wore the crown of heaven, the crown prince wore the crown of Yuanyou, the minister wore the crown of Jinxian, and the imperial history wore the crown of the pig.

Zhu Ming has always worn the Yuanyou crown to the court, and he has not changed when he becomes the emperor.

The reason is that one is too heavy, and the other is ugly.

There is also the white Luo square heart curved collar, that is, the white collar worn around the neck. Emperors, crown princes, and officials above the seventh rank must wear it at the imperial meeting, while officials below the seventh rank are not eligible to wear it.

The emperor's collar is especially large and conspicuous.

Not only that, the emperor's court dress worn by Zhu Ming today has been narrowed by more than half as a whole, and it is no longer the traditional wide robe with large sleeves. Three points less elegant, seven more points capable.

Zhu Ming took his sleeve and said, "Look, do you save a lot of fabric?" ”

Zhai Ruwen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the uniform system has been determined, and it cannot be changed rashly. Can the Son of Heaven break the law at will, can the obedience officials break the law at will? ”

Zhu Ming nodded approvingly: "What the Prime Minister said is extremely true." There is also a book of the Ministry of Rites, which dares to give direct advice, which is really rare. Each of them will be rewarded with a gold lottery coin. ”

Zhai Ruwen and Hu Anguo retreated, and they were in a very happy mood, not only persuading the new monarch to keep the courtesy, but also receiving the new monarch's commendation.

Who knew that Zhu Ming said again: "Etiquette officer, write it down, I will wear it like this in the future." The Daming costume system was revised again, and the previous Tongtian crown was discarded, and the name of the Yuanyou crown was changed to Tongtian crown. As for the crown hat of the prince, change the Jinxian crown and change it to the Yuanyou crown. ”

"The courtiers' curls are all removed. The courtiers' court clothes were also narrowed. ”

"Wait for the next time I change the "Da Ming Law", write these in."

Chen Dong came out and said: "Your Majesty, you can't change your government overnight. ”

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "I'll also give you a gold color coin." At this end of the day, if anyone advises him next, he will not be rewarded with any more lottery coins. ”

Chen Dong wanted to speak and stopped, but finally retreated silently.

Zhu Ming said: "This is not an overnight change. After the change, it has been like this. ”

With that, the emperor glanced at the ministers to see who could catch the topic.

Xiao Chu and Qin Hui were on the list at the same time.

Qin Hui hurriedly took a half step back and asked Xiao Chu to speak first.

Xiao Chu said: "Your Majesty is pioneering and enterprising, and only then can there be innovation in the uniform system. Change the crown and wear, remove the curved collar, and narrow robes, all of which are cleared of cumbersomeness, in order to show my great intention to move forward. ”

Zhu Ming smiled and bowed, Lao Xiao still understands himself.

Qin Hui followed and said: "The former Song Guanpao, the twilight is dull, and it is inconvenient to do things. His Majesty changed it well, and the minister suggested that the regular clothes should also be narrower. ”

Zhu Ming's smile was even worse: "You can wear it casually." Whether it is wide or narrow, you choose. ”

Qin Hui immediately retreated, quite excited in his heart, knowing that his fart was on target.

He planned to get the tailor to change his clothes as soon as he got home. The more capable the change, the better, the more spirited the change, the emperor will definitely like it.

No minister was a fool, and when they saw the emperor smile, they all knew what the new monarch wanted to do.

Today, I deliberately wore court clothes indiscriminately, which was nothing more than two purposes.

One is to deter the ministers and remind the officials that the emperor has changed; Second, in order to establish a new style, don't engage in flashy things in the future, and the officials who are able to do things will be appreciated by the emperor.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

A large crowd of officials shouted in unison, all of whom wanted to go home and change their clothes.

Zhu Ming said: "Let's disperse and go to their respective offices." Qin Hui come with me. ”

Many ministers looked at Qin Hui with envious eyes.

Qin Hui's footsteps were brisk, as if he was stepping on clouds, and he bowed his hand to other officials all the way, and then followed the emperor out of the hall.

Zhu Ming stepped onto the imperial chariot: "Sit up." ”

"Xie Guan's family." Qin Hui was so excited that his body trembled slightly, and he stepped on the imperial chariot cautiously, and sat opposite the emperor.

Zhu Ming said: "I have already seen your Shangshu. Why did you suddenly think of surveying and mapping? ”

Qin Hui replied: "When the minister was familiar with the official roads and water conservancy of the whole country, he found that some of the "Maps of Counties and Counties under Heaven" in the former Song Dynasty were not very accurate. ”

Ancient Chinese maps can be broadly divided into two types.

One is scaled, much like modern maps, and with very high accuracy. If modern people see it for the first time, it is estimated that they will mistake it for a map surveyed by satellites.

This kind of map can only be seen in the collection of the central imperial court and by high-ranking officials.

One is scaleless, and the mountains, rivers, and castles must be drawn into it.

This map can be used by both the local government and the private sector. Where to go, how many miles apart, all are marked, mainly used to go out.

The Song Dynasty's "Map of the Counties and Counties of the World" was written by Shen Kuo, with a proportion of 1/900,000. It includes two general maps of the country (one for each size) and 18 maps for regions. The total plan is 4 meters long and more than 3 meters wide.

Shen Kuo took 12 years to draw these maps.

He was degraded twice on the way, one of which was still placed in the management of the house, and he was even insulted and abused by his wife.

In the case of setbacks in his family and career, Shen Kuo insisted on compiling the "Map of the Counties and Counties of the World". He was allowed to enter Beijing to present to the emperor, and was given 100 pieces of silk cloth, allowing him to move freely in Xiuzhou, but he was still not allowed to leave Xiuzhou.

Qin Hui said that Shen Kuo's mapping was somewhat inaccurate, and that was mostly the reason why he was grounded.

Zhu Ming asked, "Where are these maps?" ”

Qin Hui said: "The minister borrowed it to the Ministry of Industry, and it has not been returned for the time being." ”

"Go to the Ministry of Industry!" Zhu Ming shouted to the driver.

The emperor came to the Ministry of Works in person, and officials came to pay their respects.

Because Zhu Ming took the carriage all the way, some officials of the Ministry of Industry were even halfway back from the scattered dynasty.

Qin Hui's expression was serious, but he was proud in his heart.

There are more than half of the officials in the Ministry of Industry, all of whom are confidants of the cabinet minister Zhao Yan, and Qin Hui's personal prestige has not risen quickly.

Today, Qin Hui brought the emperor, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry must be more convinced of him.

Several officials stood on stools, carefully opening the full picture.

The map of three or four meters long and wide, and it is accurately surveyed, brought Zhu Ming a great visual impact.

Zhu Ming really didn't understand this, and asked, "How did you draw this?" ”

Qin Hui said: "In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a great Confucian Pei Xiu, who created the method of 'mapping the six bodies'. The first is the fraction (scale), the second is the quasi-wang (direction), the third is the road (distance), the fourth is the height (elevation), the fifth is the square evil (slope), and the sixth is the straight (the field is up and down and the map distance is converted). ”

"When drawing, first fill the map with squares, and the sides of the squares represent the number of miles. It is necessary to send someone to survey and map on the spot, usually using a guide car. The guide car not only points out the bearing, but also calculates the mileage when the wheels turn. If you need to climb over mountains and mountains, you need to use other methods to calculate. ”

Zhu Ming praised: "Good way." ”

Qin Hui saw that the emperor liked it, and hurriedly said: "The secret pavilion also has a picture of the Tang Dynasty's "Hainai Huayi Map", and all the states are in the picture. ”

"Take me right away!" Zhu Ming was overjoyed.

So Qin Hui stepped on the imperial chariot again and took the emperor to the secret pavilion.

The national collection of books in the Northern Song Dynasty is mainly in the Chongwen Academy. The east corridor is the library of the Zhaowen Museum, the south corridor is the library of the Jixian Academy, and the west corridor is the four libraries of the History Museum. Officials usually come here to search for classic materials.

In addition, there is the Secret Pavilion, which is a special collection of books from the national collection.

If an official wants to enter the Secret Pavilion to read a book, he must obtain the emperor's approval.

Zhu Ming walked into the Secret Pavilion Library Building, and the ground, doors and windows were cleaned very cleanly. But he walked to a remote corner and stretched out his finger to wipe the bookshelf, but his fingertips were covered with dust.

Zhu Ming didn't punish anyone, but said casually: "The secret pavilion must be well maintained." ”

Qin Hui pointed to a large bookshelf: "The Picture of Hainai Huayi is on it." When the minister was looking for a map, he found a pair of "Yu Trace Map" in Chongwen Academy, which was engraved at the beginning of Zhao Ji's succession. It is also noted that the "Yu Trace Map" only intercepted a part of the "Hainai Huayi Map" in the Tang Dynasty, and the minister came to the secret pavilion to look for it and found it. ”

"Take it off and open it carefully." Zhu Ming said.

This time, it was a few guards who carried it away in batches.

They are spread out on the ground in order of numbering, and soon stitched together into a large map.

Zhu Ming almost blurted out "".

The complete map is stitched together, about 100 square meters. It extends to the steppe in the north, Cochin in the south, the Korean Peninsula in the east, and Central Asia in the west.

There are more than 100 large and small countries, and there are also a large number of minority regimes.

Unfortunately, this map was drawn during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, and many extraterritorial territories were drawn during the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that there was a lack of information at that time, and the information was not complete, and many places in Central Asia were relatively vague, and only a certain country was roughly indicated.

Zhu Ming asked the guards to bring a wooden ladder with wheels, which was usually used to fetch books.

He climbed to the top of the wooden ladder and sat down, looking down at the huge map of 100 square meters on the ground, and his eyes were moist under the quiet gaze.

Except that there are no latitude and longitude lines, it is a "modern (local) accurate mapping map of Asia".

After a long time, Zhu Ming said: "Go and invite the Emperor Taishang, as well as the important ministers of the cabinet and the temple." ”

Cabinet and General Administration officials came the fastest, because they were the closest.

To enter the Secret Pavilion, you must obtain the emperor's approval, who has nothing to do with coming here? And the map is still hidden in the corner, and it is so large that it has to be stitched together. Even after Qin Hui found out, he only opened one or two of them.

One counts as one, and all the officials present saw it for the first time.

Xiao Chu burst into tears and muttered to himself: "This Sheng Tangye? ”

Zhu Guoxiang, who had just retired, was called for some reason.

Before he could speak, he heard his son point to the ground and say, "Look, the Emperor." ”

Zhu Guoxiang glanced at it, his expression was surprised, and then he shouted to his son: "Come down quickly, replace me up." Also, bring my binoculars! ”

The dignified Emperor Ming, in front of the ministers, was torn off the wooden ladder by the Emperor Taishang.

Zhu Guoxiang climbed to the top of the wooden ladder and sat down, and soon the telescope was also delivered, so he picked up the telescope and looked at the map carefully.

The distance was too close to be focused, and the guards pushed him away with the wooden ladder.

(End of chapter)