At that time, it was supposed to be a cloudy and rainy day, but after Zhu Yijun gave the order, the dark clouds gradually dispersed.
The clear blue sky appeared on Purple Mountain.
The sun also appeared in bunches from the white clouds, shining into the forest, also shining on Zhu Yijun's crown, and even shining on the bronze back of the strong man carrying the monument.
That's right.
After Zhu Yijun issued the order, the big stele prepared in advance was carried up by the warriors and began to be erected in Xiaoling.
Zhu Yijun, Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and other ministers all looked at the monument.
At that time, countless rays of light also shone on the monument, giving off a gleaming luster.
"This is undoubtedly a way for future generations to restore the old etiquette!"
"If anyone lets the price of salt and rice go back up, won't they be qualified to come to pay homage to Xiaoling Mausoleum?"
Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei who also came from Nanjing, could not help but sigh in a low voice to Linhuai Marquis Li Zongcheng.
Li Zongcheng nodded and said: "Not only do you not dare to come to Xiaoling Mausoleum, but you also have to worry about whether Jiuquanxia will be blamed by Taizu in the future. After all, with such a powerful emperor setting an example in front of you, even if you copy it, it shouldn't be too bad. .”
Zhu Yijun here also looked at the list that was burning with flames.
Now he is indeed deliberately recording his merits in various ways.
Because it made him feel interesting.
After all, he lacks nothing now, so he can only increase his sense of value through this method.
After Zhu Yijun finished offering sacrifices to Xiaoling, he left Nandu and went to Suzhou.
Before Zhu Yijun arrived, the officials and gentry in Suzhou had already begun to prepare various pick-up arrangements under the command of Suzhou officials, and restrained their children and domestic slaves, fearing that they would be angered like the salt merchants in Yangzhou. The emperor can't even save his life in the end.
Therefore, when Zhu Yijun arrived in Suzhou, there were no surprises. He only saw the bustling city of Gusu, which was crowded with people and full of pavilions and pavilions, which looked quite elegant and quiet in the continuous spring rain.
After Zhu Yijun met the Suzhou officials first, he directly helped Shen Shixing, who was ranked first among the Suzhou township eunuchs, and said with a smile: "Master Shen has gained a lot of weight since returning to his hometown."
"Thanks to your majesty's kindness, I have created this prosperous world. Therefore, I can lie high in the countryside, so I am greedy and indulgent."
Shen Shixing replied with a smile.
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "Who is Wang Shizhen, the leader of the literary world?"
At this time, Wang Shizhen, who had been appointed as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing and became an official, stood up and said: "I have met Your Majesty. The false name imposed by my fellow scholars is not worthy of the name after all, and it only makes Your Majesty laugh!"
"I think you must have made some achievements in the literary world, and that's what scholars do."
"Why should you be so humble?"
Zhu Yijun said something and walked towards the city, frowning as he walked: "Why is the smell of powder so strong in the city?"
After saying that, Zhu Yijun looked up and saw that in many pavilions, there were women who opened the open-tiled windows. They were all wearing heavy makeup, either holding their chins against the railing, or hiding their faces and smiling, but they were indeed stunning.
Moreover, after Zhu Yijun came over, many silk handkerchiefs fell down, and even bellybands!
From a distance, it looks like rain.
"Is Suzhou trying to charm me with its beauty?"
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but asked with a smile.
Since Shen Shixing was closest to Zhu Yijun, he explained at this time:
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Although the Fuyuan and the ministers have all advised not to seduce the emperor with sex, it seems that the advice is useless at present. Since the boom of business and entertainment, although it has benefited many people, it has also made people impetuous. Many people only seek wealth and honor, and take etiquette, integrity and shame more and more lightly. Especially after the textile industry flourished, even women no longer abide by virtue as they did in the early days of the country. They all seek beauty and beauty, and many have gradually become women. What the villagers call a shrew and a slut.”
"Among them, those who are married are mostly shrews, and those who are unmarried are mostly sluts."
"When His Majesty appears now, those who act like this are all unmarried sluts. They would rather be concubines of princes than marry ordinary wives, especially those who are extremely beautiful, and they hope to exchange their beauty for a good price. It's a good position. Even if I go out to the city for an outing, there will be many people who don't mind me being old and come to flatter me. How much more can your Majesty be a young and promising king?"
"I mentioned this to Your Majesty in my secret report. Due to its developed industry and commerce, Wudi has the most customary customs. Please forgive me."
After Shen Shixing said this, Zhu Yijun nodded, then picked up a fragrant handkerchief that fell on his face and handed it to Huang Xun: "Send a few eunuchs to pick up all the things thrown by these women and put them in the Suzhou government office." , let them go to the Suzhou government office to collect it, regardless of whether they lost it intentionally or accidentally."
"yes!"
Here, Zhu Yijun continued: "Go directly to Shen Mansion, so you don't have to wander around the streets anymore."
Shen Shixing said yes, and quickly asked his family to go back and inform them that the emperor would come to stay at home in advance.
Zhu Yijun gave Shen Shixing an order before his southern tour to stay in the Shen Mansion, and said that all expenses would be borne by the inner court. This was considered as a way for the Shen family to use the emperor's money to build large-scale construction projects and purchase various treasures and earn the difference. Chance.
The Shen family is indeed very serious about picking up drivers.
Therefore, after Zhu Yijun said this, the Shen Mansion became even busier for a while. Sun Shen Shaofang, the president of Shen Shi, called all the people in charge of the government to him again and said: "The news just came back, your Majesty has nothing to do with the beauties who are fawning on the street. I am nostalgic, so I am informing you that those who are preparing to perform in the palace should dress up modestly and elegantly, so as not to offend His Majesty when the time comes."
"yes!"
On Zhu Yijun's side, Shen Shixing continued to smile at Zhu Yijun in the royal carriage and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. There are rumors in this town that a woman was planning to throw a stick after your Majesty's arrival."
"Really, why did you throw the stick?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Shen Shixing said: "The story of Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing has been very popular in Wudi recently, so I originally planned to throw wooden sticks when opening the window, but later the prefect's Yamen specially issued a notice. Throwing wooden sticks was regarded as an attempt to assassinate, so no one dared Throwing wooden sticks was changed to throwing silk handkerchiefs and other soft things when Your Majesty came today."
Zhu Yijun burst into laughter after hearing this.
The queen, who was sitting behind the screen in the chariot, couldn't help but smile after hearing this. Then she looked at the increasingly dense rain of silk handkerchiefs outside and shook her head.
Snapped!
Just as the queen shook her head, a loud noise came from the front.
Not long after, Zhang Jingxiu came forward and said: "Your Majesty, a woman jumped from upstairs into the curtain."
"Did you hit anyone?"
Zhu Yijun asked hurriedly.
Zhang Jingxiu replied: "No!"
Zhu Yijun asked again: "How is that woman? Is her life in danger?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, because the building is not high, it looks like the fall only caused broken bones."
Zhang Jingxiu continued to reply at this time.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "That's good, let the medical officer in charge lead someone to carry her down for treatment."
"I have admired your majesty for a long time, but your majesty refused to stay and went directly to other places. Therefore, I had no choice but to die for your love to save the pain of missing you! I hope your majesty will remember that there was a woman called Susu outside Changmen in Suzhou who shed tears for you. But farewell!”
At this time, a woman's cry came from outside.
This made Zhu Yijun couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Let the Jin Yiwei go upstairs and watch to prevent another person from committing suicide!"
"yes!"
Then, Zhu Yijun said to Shen Shixing: "As Master Shen said, the great prosperity of business also has its drawbacks, especially the new rites that regard people's pursuit of their own happiness as a proper etiquette, which has indeed made many people appear different from before. performance, especially women. However, from my point of view, it is not accurate to describe them as shrews and sluts. It should be that more and more women of this race are beginning to pursue more rights or greater vanity. , just like men, they face their own desires more and more and dare to express their desires."
"His Majesty's Holy Light, Lu Gong of Nansinong (Lv Kun, Minister of Household Affairs of Nanjing) wrote a "Pictures of Girlfriends" for this purpose to promote women's virtues. It was also because of this phenomenon that he deliberately taught his own women well, but the effect was very little. , I and other local officials are also full of worries about this, and they don’t know whether it will be good or bad if this continues."
Shen Shixing said.
Li Chengliang said at this time: "Your Majesty, it's a pity that Yuan Fu is not here. If this matter is discussed, Yuan Fu is the most qualified to speak."
Zhu Yijun only smiled slightly, and then said: "In my opinion, this phenomenon of women becoming more and more arrogant and arrogant is quite worrying if it is limited to the two hundred years of history of this dynasty, but if we look at it since the beginning of Chinese history, , but we can find that this situation is nothing new. Before the rise of Neo-Confucianism, it was common for women to be arrogant and perverse, and it was even more obvious in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, for this reason, before the rise of Neo-Confucianism, there were quite a few women who messed up the government. Condition."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. This is what worries me. It is enough to cause chaos in the family, but I am afraid of causing chaos in the country in the future."
When Shen Shixing saw that Zhu Yijun directly talked about women disrupting government, Shen Shixing followed up and started talking about what he really wanted to say.
Princess Rongyi, who was hiding behind the chariot screen with the queen, couldn't help but get up after hearing this. The queen held her back and shook her head.
Only then did Princess Rong Yi sit back, pouted, and whispered: "Is this why you want to say that women's lack of talent is a virtue and not allow us to study?"
The queen smiled, and then whispered to her: "Believe in your father! Since he has no intention of fooling the people, he naturally has no intention of fooling the women of the world."
Zhu Yijun just nodded at this time: "But as the saying goes, it is better to block than to open up. If you want to turn women into fools just to prevent women from interfering in politics, it will also damage the fate of the entire country. You must know that everyone in the world is born from their mother, let alone Most of them are taught by their mothers. If a woman is stupid and doesn’t know what it means to be smart, then Meng’s mother will have difficulty with the wisdom of the three movements, and her mother-in-law will have difficulty with the art of lettering. In this case, there will be few loyal and good sages in the family. Therefore, we cannot ignore the basics and ignore the weak. We must educate and educate the girls. Be virtuous and knowledgeable, and make them understand that desires can exist, but they do not have to be extinguished, but they must be restrained!"
"Those who have a husband should not be humble because they are good at weaving, dyeing and other skills and support the family. Those without husbands should not be ignorant of danger because they are vain and seek wealth. The prerequisite for achieving these is to teach them to be independent in personality. "(End of chapter)
