Many people only take a bath once or twice in their lifetime. Wash it once at birth, wash it again at death. If you wash your hair once a year, you are already relatively particular about cleanliness. Jingzhao Mansion has four distinct seasons throughout the year, but summer is still quite hot. How can a person who uses his strength to survive not break out in a sweat? Let alone a year, even if you don't wash your hair for half a year, it would be strange if you don't have lice in your hair if you cover it for a summer. It's easier to say in summer, you can just rinse it with cold water. But in winter, there is no other way.
If you don't wash your hair all year round, plus the oil spilled from your own body, parasites will fly in. When the wind blows in spring and autumn, can the hair be healed of the dust blown in? Can there be less dirt? If you find a maid to serve you, have enough money to buy firewood, or if you have a village at home and can send firewood to a wealthy family for verification, your natural hair will not only be clean, but also shiny. If they are poor people who still have difficulty making a living, how can they possibly be clean? If I can’t wash my skin several times a year, can I reduce the number of lice?
Although the order to cut hair was met with great resistance, it was eventually implemented under the coercion of the imperial power. It's just that Huang Ruifeng has a feeling that he, the emperor, is somewhat radical in his actions on certain things. Like the cut-off order, it could obviously be pushed more gently and slowly, but I, the emperor, chose to push it in the most violent way. Even he felt that it was much more comfortable to cut his hair short. Especially in summer, you no longer have to worry about sweating and keeping your hair wet all day long.
But after all, Chinese people have a tradition of growing long hair for thousands of years. It’s not that we can’t move forward, but this matter concerns the people’s hearts and minds, so it’s better to proceed slowly. Of course, Huang Ruifeng also knows that this matter does not make much difference to ordinary people who are busy making a living all day long. Many ordinary people simply shave their heads to save trouble. As for the so-called filial piety among scholars, it is not mentioned at all in the face of survival. But those officials and gentry who opposed it the most fiercely.
There are also those scholars who hold the right to speak in the world. I, the emperor, had just begun to promote universal literacy right after the rebellion was put down. The imperial court would provide certain subsidies to private private schools and teachers. He also proposed the so-called "Three Five Hundred", which requires children from ordinary people's families to strive to know 500 words and calculate accounts within 500 within 500 days. This kind of thing, which is actually beneficial to the country and the people, has been strongly opposed by the officials and gentry.
Because of this incident, although they shouted that it was a waste of financial resources, the national power was unable to support it. But in fact, everyone knows what they are thinking. It's because if the people were literate, they would be harder to fool and even more difficult to control. Therefore, they will fiercely oppose this matter. As for the suspension order, these people are also the ones who are most opposed to it. Although this matter does not have much impact on their interests. But I'm afraid they will still resist fiercely. The reason is simple: hair loss affects their status.
But when Huang Ruifeng wanted to persuade him, Huang Qiong handed him a thorn with the thorns removed. Tell him that most people become confused as they get older. The same goes for the emperor. Not to mention that he only had the appearance of an ordinary person, even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who was a great and talented man in his time, made many mistakes in his later years. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty made a big mistake in his later years and ruined the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty with his stupid moves. He has been an emperor for nearly thirty years and is now approaching his fifties. He didn't want to make the same mistakes as those emperors.
However, before handing over this country, I will try my best to pull out the thorns on the thorns and straighten out everything that needs to be straightened out. All infamy will be borne by myself. As a father, you should pay more for your son. Since it is necessary to get rid of thousands of years of bad habits, then this heavy burden should naturally be shouldered by him. Huang Qiong's answer completely moved Huang Ruifeng. It is said that the emperor's family is ruthless. Look at his father, who is willing to make such a big sacrifice for himself. How fatherly is he?
It just didn't take three days for Huang Ruifeng to come back to his senses. This is not because his father would rather bear the so-called infamy for himself. I'm afraid what he is more worried about is that in the future people will die and the government will cease. Therefore, he wanted to implement his thoughts as soon as possible. I strive to strive that even if one day, I, the emperor, am no longer here, things will not change in any way. Thinking of this, Huang Ruifeng could only smile helplessly. I realized that despite my experience in the past few years, I had grown a lot, but I was still no match for my father.
Huang Ruifeng didn't know why, but he always felt that since the death of his mother-in-law and Aunt He, his father had acted a little radically. Originally, he discussed many matters with the ministers below and gave them reasons to persuade him. But now, once a decision is made on many things, it is almost rare to discuss it with the ministers. At most, I will give you a notification afterwards. It always gives people the feeling that his time seems to be running out and not enough. Huang Ruifeng wanted to persuade him, but because of his father's temper, he finally gave up the idea.
But even though I have figured it out, the true meaning of what I, the emperor, mean in my words. But Huang Ruifeng still felt that his father had the idea of passing the throne in advance. After having this feeling, Huang Ruifeng suddenly felt a little excited for no reason in his heart. However, this excitement only flashed for a moment, and his heart calmed down. The choice of his father is his own business. Even though he has now tasted the joy of having power over the world, he must still be cautious until the last moment.
Raising his head and looking at the twinkling stars in the dark night, Huang Ruifeng sighed. Now that he has been in power for several years, he has already tasted almost unlimited power. He asked himself now, if he asked himself to give up all this now, he might not be able to do it at all. My current self has become less and less like my former self. Now think about it, if the mother-in-law was still alive, I'm afraid she would be unhappy. Originally, I wanted to make Aunt He the queen to my father, but I never made my mother the concubine.
Originally, I had been feeling somewhat uncomfortable in my heart. Originally, I thought that my mother-in-law was never as good as Aunt He in the heart of my father. Now it seems that the father wants to pursue the title himself. Let the mother-in-law see that whether she wanted it or not, he had become her proudest son. Now that he wanted to understand his father's thoughts, Huang Ruifeng realized that in his heart, the emperor never deliberately strived for anything despite his mother-in-law's appearance. But it has never been less than Aunt He and his aunt.
It was just when Huang Ruifeng was thinking wildly and feeling more and more that his father's thoughts were too unpredictable and too difficult to fathom. A large cloak was quietly draped over his shoulders, and at the same time a voice came from behind: "Your Majesty, the weather is already a little cold at night. If Your Majesty is admiring the moon, you should wear more clothes. Now Your Majesty is in charge If you fall ill, which is important in the court, won't you miss out on important national affairs? At that time, your majesty will blame your concubine for not taking good care of the prince. "
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Huang Ruifeng turned his head and saw his wife standing quietly behind him. He gently held his wife, now a mother of two children, in his arms. When they first met on the street, the greenness on her face had long since disappeared, and she looked more mature. He gently squeezed her wife, who was still pretty and charming. He turned his nose and chuckled: "Yaoyao, she has not changed after so many years. She is still my king's virtuous wife and has always cared about me. Being able to meet Yaoyao back then was the luckiest thing in my life."
Regarding her husband's words, Princess Yong smiled and said: "I am so jealous, how can I dare to say that I am a good wife? Fortunately, the prince only brought back a few. If he had brought back a few more, I would not even know about it." How long can this jealousy last? In fact, I also know that in addition to Brother Bodhisattva and Yun Niang, His Majesty should decide between the prince and those others. This matter is not something that the prince can decide. Besides, don’t say The prince, the emperor's beloved son, is one of those ordinary wealthy people who don't have three wives and four concubines."
"It's the prince's brothers, except for the uncle who only has Princess Fu in his heart. Now, aren't they all taking concubines? A few days ago, the princess of Prince Yi also complained to the concubine. Prince Yi now not only takes concubines She had two concubines, and even flirted with her biological sister. She got angry several times to no avail. The prince is going to do big things in the future, and he is more qualified to take more concubines than those brothers. As the head wife, I should take more concubines. You should be tolerant and there shouldn't be any jealousy. But I just feel a little uncomfortable in my heart."
The grievance contained in his wife's words made Huang Ruifeng somewhat distressed. Originally, I only had one wife, but from the last Northern Expedition, I brought back four of them. Not even a buffer for my wife. My wife is actually very generous, but no matter how generous a woman is, it is basically impossible for her not to be jealous in this matter. And although his wife had been cold to him for a while, she didn't say anything to Brother Bodhisattva and others. When I went south, I happened to catch up with Brother Bodhisattva who was having difficulty giving birth. It was his wife who went to beg the eldest sister-in-law in the middle of the night to rescue her.
Gently holding his wife in his arms, Huang Ruifeng was gentle. After kissing his wife's little face, he said: "Yaoyao, I also know that I have wronged you in the past few years. Back then, I didn't say a word, so I took him with me. Several women came back. Although things happened for a reason, I don’t want to make any excuses for my philandering. But Brother Bodhisattva and Yun Niang did happen for a reason. I promise Yaoyao that no matter where I go in the future, I will never go back. Accept the concubine. From now on, I will only have a few of you, and I will never add one more person."
But when he said these words, Huang Ruifeng didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly. Just as he finished speaking, a female voice came from the wall over there: "Master Huang, do you think the three of us can't find you if you hide in Jingzhao Mansion? You are the esteemed prince. What can the prince of the court do? If you don’t mean that to us, then don’t mess with us. We are not ordinary women who you can get rid of by picking up your pants after messing with us? Today, you must give us A sister’s explanation.”
"Do you know that in the past two years, we have traveled almost all over the country to find you? If I hadn't met the Bai family girl again, I would have never known that the person who has been with me for more than half a year is actually a member of the current dynasty. Prince Yong and Princess Yingyang. I never thought that you, a majestic prince of the Great Qi Dynasty, could be so deep in the city."
Hearing the female voice coming from the wall, Huang Ruifeng looked up and was stunned. After a long time, he said with a speechless face: "Why are you three here, and how can you get together? Also, Miss Zheng, what are you talking about? When did I provoke you three? Between us? Time, but we only met a few times. Last year, my king's guards saved you. Didn't you already make it clear at that time? If you continue to talk nonsense, I will send someone to call your parents and discipline them well. you."
