During the slack season, ordinary people have nothing to do. They just gather together and chat and gossip every day, but officials do not have such leisure and have to go to work. Does anyone wonder whether officials in the Ming Dynasty have holidays?
The answer is yes, there is!
But it is well known that the treatment of officials in the Ming Dynasty was very miserable, especially during the period of Zhu Yuanzhang. He came from a poor background and hated corrupt officials the most. He also had very strict requirements for officials, such as only three days off a year, the Spring Festival, the winter solstice, and the emperor's birthday. .
This is quite anti-human. After the reform, there was finally about a month of vacation around the Spring Festival. In the middle and late period, it was relatively complete, with three days of vacation per month, eighteen days of holidays, and almost fifty days of vacation every year. , but the Ming Dynasty abolished various types of family leave, and only stipulated that parents should observe mourning for three years after a major funeral.
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Emperor Chongzhen's court was swaying in the wind and rain, and the official holidays were naturally shortened. In addition, it has been more than a month since the New Year, and the official went to work long ago, while the common people were free. Very, but they have many things to do, not just fighting in the court, that is just part of their job.
The Ministry of Works has several projects to do at hand, the Ministry of Personnel is busy with official assessments, promotions that should be promoted, promotions that should be promoted, and delegations that should be delegated. The Ministry of Household Affairs is busy taking stock of where funds are needed and how much is owed. Last year How much is the income, where is the income coming from, and where is it used. The Ministry of War is busy calculating the military and horse records...
Anyway, the six departments, five temples, two prisons, two hospitals, and the first government are all busy with things at hand. Now it is different from previous years. The performance evaluation is very strict. If you want to eat and drink vegetarian meals, your iron rice bowl will be lost soon.
Generally, court officials are busy with ordinary government affairs, while the big bosses have things that big bosses worry about, such as the upcoming peace talks with the intruders, which is one of their top priorities at the moment, and the other is the war in Sichuan.
The entire court was busy, but it seemed that only the eunuch of Dongchang had the most leisure time. Suddenly he woke up after a strange illness and wanted to do business and open a shop. Then he disappeared. He was not involved in any affairs of the government, and he was nowhere to be seen.
What outsiders didn't know was that he was busier than ever, diving into the inner court office to engage in research and development, and sleeping no more than two hours a day.
However, he is not the busiest person yet.
There is another person who is busier than him, not Emperor Chongzhen, not the courtiers, not Princess Kunxing, not even the craftsmen of the inner court yamen, but Li Muchian, the master of Baiyun Temple.
Baiyun Temple is the most famous Taoist temple in the capital, but why did Li Muchian suddenly become the master of Baiyun Temple?
This is exactly what the people in the capital talk about.
Chang Yu's plan to open a women's pavilion in the Huitong Pavilion was only known to the courtier circle, and there was constant criticism about it, but ordinary people did not know about it, so they had almost no discussion about it. They were more concerned with the gossip in daily life.
For example, Baiyun Temple suddenly changed its master. I heard that the new master's Taoism was transcendental and had a great background. The reason why it attracted the attention of the people so quickly was that after the new master took office, he immediately opened a large dojo for the common people. The prayers and sermons attracted thousands of people to come to watch the excitement.
Soon the identity of this man spread. It was said that he was a direct disciple of Lu Dongbin. He was a master of Taoism. He had helped the eunuchs of Dongchang to be invincible in battles. The chief eunuch of Dongchang should know that he was fighting a war. The invincible one, if he hadn't collapsed early in the Ming Dynasty, and he only had the help of this Taoist to win many battles, how could this Taoist be able to call forth the wind and rain and spread the beans into soldiers... All kinds of miraculous rumors are getting more and more intense, and the people in the capital are going crazy about them. Unstoppable, thousands of people listen to the teachings at Baiyun Temple every day, and those who receive Li Muxian's blessings are even more grateful, and it soon evolved into a talisman that is hard to find for the master of Baiyun Temple.
Even Chang Yu admired Li Muxian's abilities, whether it was Taoist cultivation, Taoist cultivation, or even various types of Qimen Dunjia, not to mention his eloquence that could fool people. In just a few days, thousands of believers came to him. Thousands!
But Li Muchian was extremely tired. He had to preach during the day, and at night he and Tang Ruowang and other technicians had to develop glass for Chang Yu. He had very little time to rest. However, he enjoyed it and enjoyed it.
The reason is simple. Chang Yu finally fulfilled his promise and gave himself a ride.
Li Muxian has been following Chang Yu for more than half a year, making suggestions in front of and behind the scenes. It can be said that Chang Yu's illustrious military achievements are indispensable for his contribution, but the reason why he works so hard is not to cheat money by eating and drinking. In the eyes of everyone, although he is unreliable But Pu has a lofty dream, to rebuild the Lu Ancestral Temple, to light up the Daomen, and preferably to unify the Daomen and take the position of national master.
This is also the cake Chang Yu drew for him!
Although he made a lot of money during this period, he always felt that his goal was getting further and further away. Just when he was panicking, happiness suddenly came.
If you want to be a national teacher, you must first become famous all over the world! Otherwise, how could the Taoist sect choose an unknown wandering Taoist priest to unify the Taoist sect. Li Muxian guessed what Chang Yu was thinking. He wanted to make himself famous first and then rise to the top.
But Chang Yu said, don't think too much, it's just for business.
What business?
Once you become famous, it will be easier to issue co-branded items in the future.
Li Muxian didn't understand what a co-branded item was, but it didn't matter. He was right to follow the rhythm of the little eunuch.
More than half a month passed in a flash. The emperor was busy with state affairs, the courtiers were busy with government affairs, Li Muchian preached about making glass, the prince spent almost every day at the football field with a group of noble disciples, Chang Yu plunged into the inner court to work on designs with Princess Kunxing, and even All aroused the curiosity of Queen Zhou, and she also participated in it from time to time and enjoyed it.
During this period, Chang Yu also used his connections, power and money to the extreme. Everything he needed and his goals were successfully implemented in the shortest possible time, such as the store being renovated.
There are three stores facing the street, with carved beams and painted pillars, and glass doors and windows. The indoor scene is vaguely visible but not very clear. It attracts passers-by to stop and peek out of curiosity, but they can't see the decoration inside clearly. All they see is a gold plaque hanging on the main door with nails nailed on it. There is a trademark with a golden phoenix crown and words.
Kun?
After a little questioning, I found out that this place should be related to women, but I didn't know what it was used for.
In the past few days, several dignitaries in the capital received a special invitation letter.
To be precise, there are ten noble families, including the Duke's Palace, the Marquis Palace and the Earl's Palace. One thing they have in common is that they all have daughters, and this invitation letter is sent to their daughters.
Why is the invitation letter special?
Because it uses royal yellow paper and is very beautifully made, there is a stamp on it and there is a kun inside the phoenix crown. It turned out to be an invitation sent by Princess Kunxing, inviting the daughters of these distinguished families to attend a party.
The daughters who received the invitation were pleasantly surprised. The invitation from the royal princess, and only ten people were invited, was extremely honorable. Apart from anything else, this invitation letter was highly collectible, and even the daughter could not put it down and played with it.
The daughters were very happy to receive the invitation from the royal princess, and their parents were also overjoyed. It was a good thing to be invited to the palace to meet the princess. This was also the royal family's favor for them, but they had some small scruples in their hearts. After all, this kind of thing had never happened before. .
When the news spread, it naturally aroused the envy, jealousy, and hatred of other nobles. There are hundreds of noble families in the capital, and there are none who don't have several girls. But they only invited ten. You can't say you are envious and jealous. Impossible, and then they received news that the party was not in the palace but in the Huitong Pavilion. At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the so-called women's pavilion set up by the great eunuch was actually to get Princess Kunxing. Just a place to play.
Although the princess is noble, she is indeed imprisoned in a deep palace with high walls. She has no freedom and no friends. She desires freedom and joy more than anyone else, but she cannot make friends with ordinary people, and the palace is not accessible to ordinary people at any time.
Therefore, the emperor who loved his daughter opened up a place for her in the Huitong Pavilion, so that she could invite friends to come here to drink tea and chat, and this kind of place was convenient for those rich people to come without losing her status. Status, after all, the Huitong Pavilion is not accessible to ordinary people.
The relationship between the princess and the royal family can enhance the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, which is naturally desirable for noble families. The benefits are indescribable and can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Of course, some old antiques may object, which means there are absolutely no girls in their family, or they were not invited.
It turned out that it was actually used as a princess annex. It seemed that the eunuch was mistakenly blamed. Public opinion suddenly changed. Many court officials who opposed the reconstruction of the women's pavilion began to disagree.
