For example, the colors of the imperial robes in the future were black in the Xia Dynasty, white in the Shang Dynasty, red in the Zhou Dynasty, black in the Qin Dynasty, red in the Han Dynasty, yellow in the Tang Dynasty, and red in the Song Dynasty. The color of clothing should be red.
It can be predicted that the clothing of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants will all advocate red in the future. The price of red satin cloth will definitely skyrocket, and the jewelry made by the palace will also change. This means that what goes up will be different.
There is another thing related to Zhu Biao himself, and that is the hierarchy of the princes and concubines in the East Palace. In fact, it was originally decided at the time of the founding of the country that only talented people, selected attendants, and ladies would be the only ones under the crown prince. All other titles would wait for the princes to take the throne. Will be rewarded separately.
However, now it is not only the princess of Goryeo, but also the daughter of Li Shanchang, etc. It would be a bit unpleasant to just give the title of talented person, so Zhu Biao decided to stick to the Tang system for the time being.
Below the crown prince, there are two Liangdi, six Liangyuan, ten Chenghui, sixteen Zhaoxun, and twenty-four Fengyi...
The day passed quickly, and seeing dusk fall outside, Zhu Biao stood up and said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who also looked sleepy: "Etiquette and law are the foundation of the country and the people, and cannot be ignored. Now the general rules must be more detailed. It has not been decided that you will discuss it carefully with the Hanlin scholars tomorrow, and we must strive for excellence."
"I will bear in mind His Highness the Crown Prince's teachings."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "That's it for today. Dear ladies, thank you for your hard work. Go back to your homes and have a good rest. Liu Jin, please arrange for someone to escort you."
After some polite refusals, the officials of the Ministry of Rites first sent the prince out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and respectfully watched the driver drive away before they all rubbed their sore waists and returned home to rest. There were still many classics to check tomorrow.
Zhu Biao was tired while sitting in the car and ate preserved fruit snacks. He was mentally exhausted and physically exhausted. He read those obscure classics for several days and felt that his brain was burning.
The car finally stopped in front of Fengtian Gate, which was heavily guarded. Zhu Biao didn't bother to accept their layers of searches inside the car, and walked directly into the palace. It was much smoother to see everything at a glance.
He was just about to go to the Jinshen Hall to report what he had done today to his father, but before he could pass through the Fengtian Hall, he was stopped by an eunuch: "This servant is going to pay homage to Master Qiantui. The Holy Father has given instructions that the prince does not need to pay homage when he enters the palace. He can go directly back to the East Palace to rest."
Zhu Biao bowed in the direction of Jinshen Hall and said, "My son, I obey the order."
Then Liu Jin was asked to hand over the memorial he wrote in the Ministry of Rites to the eunuch: "This is written by the Minister of Rites. Please go and present it to the Holy Emperor for reading."
"promise"
Zhu Biao suddenly felt much more comfortable without having to go back and forth. He turned around and led Liu Jin and others towards the East Palace. He had to have a good meal and then go to bed quickly.
After returning to the East Palace, it was as usual, everyone was waiting for his return, and the temperature of the soup for washing and the meat served were just right.
Chang Luohua prepared some dishes for his husband and said: "In a few days, the princess of Goryeo will be included. I am going to place her in Chunhua Palace. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Zhu Biao nodded casually and said: "You can take care of the arrangement. It's okay to let her follow you and set the rules. She can follow your wishes."
It is impossible for women in the harem to love each other. They naturally have sharp conflicts of interest. Zhu Biao will not naively think that he can just wait for everyone to live a happy life together with a bowl of water. That would be too contemptuous. Humanity.
What's more, as there are more and more women with different personalities, appearances and figures, Zhu Biao is not a saint who forgets his love. He can reach the state of treating the world as a humble dog and treat them with absolute fairness.
It is inevitable that there will be those who like and dislike the harem, but he is not an ordinary person, and it does not matter if he has many concubines. The order of honor and inferiority in the palace must be maintained. After all, he does not spend too much energy on the harem, so he respects his wife and suppresses his concubines. the best choice.
In the past two years, he has also seen Chang Luohua's character. He knows that his wife is not the kind of jealous and extreme woman. After all, she is the daughter of a general. She is naturally heroic and has the potential to be a mother to the world.
After dinner, Zhu Biao took a shower and then went to bed comfortably. He had to go to court tomorrow morning, so it was better to go to bed early and get up early. This was how he had been living these past few days.
Zhu Biao got up early the next morning when the crescent moon was still hanging in the night sky and the stars were shining brightly. He saw that winter was about to begin. The days were getting shorter and the nights were getting longer, and the dawn was getting later and later.
I washed and changed my clothes, had breakfast, and then walked towards Fengtian Gate. It was still a little late today. All the civil and military officials had already come out of the squad room and were walking towards Fengtian Hall in an orderly manner.
There were censors watching closely on both sides. If Zhu Biao was not the prince and came in a hurry at this time, he would inevitably be punished for neglect. Zhu Biao walked straight to the front of the civil and military officials and stepped into the Fengtian Hall first.
Behind Zhu Biao, Hu Weiyong and others followed one after another, but most of the officials stood firm and solemnly outside. They did not enter the main hall to participate in the morning court, but stayed in front of the hall around Lord Dan.
This is also the rule that was just set a few days ago. When the Ministry of Rites reports to the imperial court, etiquette and law come first, and solemnity is the most important thing between the emperor and the emperor. I first consulted the common people, and ordered hundreds of officials to serve on my left and right, until the order of the class was lost, which was contrary to the solemn court etiquette.
Therefore, according to the new regulations, when hundreds of civil and military officials enter the court, except for officials such as attendants, Zhongshu Sheng, Dadu Dufu, Yushitai, commanders, and ministers of the six ministers, etc., are allowed to go to the palace, the other civil and military officials below the fifth rank should be lined up in front of the palace to the left and right of Danbi. , if there is a violation, the correction officer will correct it.
After kneeling down and offering congratulatory greetings, Zhu Biao walked up the imperial steps and stood in his position of half king and half minister. He turned sideways and stood facing the ministers. With the loud and clear sound of the braid of the whip-wielding eunuch inside the hall, today's morning dynasty officially began.
First, the Ministry of Rites reported yesterday's results one by one, and then Duke Yingguo Fu Youde came forward to report: "The governor's office reported that there are 27,825 soldiers in the capital. This year is about to pass, so we will report Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "The officers and men have made great contributions in guarding the imperial city. I order the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office to discuss rewards. The Ministry of Household Affairs will cooperate as appropriate."
"promise"
Zhu Yuanzhang then said to Hu Weiyong: "Yesterday we read the Zhongshu Provincial Memorial Paper. In modern times, Hu customs were so fierce that when family members died, they were burned with fire and their bones were thrown into the water. This made the filial son and grandson unbearable, and also hurt the customs. , should be strictly prohibited.”
"If the people are poor and have no land to bury, they can choose a wide area near the city and set it up as a free grave for them to bury. If there are officials who are traveling far away and cannot be buried, the officials will make efforts to have them buried."
Hu Weiyong stood up and bowed and said: "The Holy One is benevolent and loves the people. All the people in the world should admire the majestic kindness of the King and Father."
Zhu Biao usually watched the rest of the trivial matters quietly. After all, he was still in the stage of practicing state affairs by coming to the ministers to listen to the speeches of the various ministers. He had not surpassed Lao Zhu to supervise the state affairs, so he was not needed for most things. When dealing with or expressing opinions, it is better to listen more and watch more.
Suddenly Zheng Yi, the supervisory censor, stepped out and said: "To inform you, Your Majesty, I believe that the capital is the foundation of the world and should be looked up to from all directions. The design of the title should be such that it is respected on the inside and humble on the outside, heavy on the inside but light on the outside."
"Today, the prefectures of Nanjing and Beijing are called the same as the prefectures of Waisan, which completely loses the unity of internal and external affairs. I think it is appropriate to change the prefecture of Yingtian to Nanjing Yin and the prefect of Kaifeng to Beijing Yin. In this way, the state system will be respected and the title will be appropriate."
Zhu Biao suddenly heard that Beijing was startled, and then he came back to his senses and remembered that he was talking about Kaifeng Mansion. In March of the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da led the Northern Expedition to capture Henan. At that time, many civil and military officials suggested setting the capital. After all, Bianliang was the ancient capital of eight dynasties, especially the capital of the Song Dynasty, which was orthodox to the Han family.
When Lao Zhu was recruiting troops in Yingtian before the Northern Expedition, he set up two big yellow flags at the camp gate, with two signs on each side. The words on the flags read: The mountains and rivers are about to reach the land of China, and the sun and the moon reopen the Great Song Dynasty. The writing on the card says: Nine days, the sun and the moon open up the ecliptic, and the Song Dynasty's land and mountains are restored to treasure.
At that time, Lao Zhu did have this idea. In April, Lao Zhu went to Bianliang City to inspect, but came back disappointed. Bianliang had been in disrepair for a long time, and even the city walls were in tatters. He wanted to repair the city. It's impossible, the only option is to push it back to reconstruction.
After Lao Zhu returned to Beijing, he ordered that Bianliang Road be renamed Kaifeng Prefecture, and Henan Zhongshu be divided into provinces, with Kaifeng Prefecture as the provincial government. In August of the same year, Kaifeng Prefecture was upgraded to Beijing and became the capital, and Kaifeng City was rebuilt.
So Kaifeng Mansion is indeed the current Beijing city, but no one has ever mentioned it. After all, it is too dilapidated and the reconstruction has not been completed, so it is always called Kaifeng Mansion directly, but rarely named Beijing.
Tu Jie, Zhongshu's political advisor, stepped forward and said, "I agree that the prefects of the two capitals should be particularly promoted due to their noble status. This is also a precedent in the Song Dynasty."
The Minister of Rites whispered a few words to the two ministers next to him and came forward to second the proposal. Officials such as the Hanlin Academy naturally also rushed to support this kind of thing. Most of the local civil servants came from the Hanlin Academy, and there were two grades. High is naturally good.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any objections. The capital was right under his nose. Let alone a slight improvement, what could he do if he directly mentioned the first and second grades? In a political center like the capital, it was difficult for a prefect to achieve anything. A prefect who could maintain a stable tenure was his ancestor. Accumulating virtue.
At this time, Zhu Biao turned around and bowed to his father and said: "I would like to report to my father, I have something to say."
After hearing Zhu Biao's words, the court instantly fell silent, and the officials who were about to step out to second the proposal silently closed their legs. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was opposed to this matter, then it would be useless for them to second the proposal.
As long as His Highness the Crown Prince speaks on such a trivial matter of permission or disapproval, His Majesty will definitely agree even if it is to maintain His Highness' dignity. It is impossible to undermine His Highness' dignity for such a matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang also turned his attention to his son. He was a little confused that there should be no problem in this matter. Why did his son, who was always taciturn in the morning, want to intervene? But it didn't matter. It didn't matter whether he agreed or not.
"Prince, tell me, we are listening."
"Yes, I also agree with Zheng Yushi's words. The magistrate of South Beijing City should indeed be promoted, but I think that I should go to Kaifeng Prefecture to accompany the capital, and promote Beiping Prefecture to Beijing, and I will serve as the companion capital of the Ming Dynasty."
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