"Your Majesty, it's time to go to bed."
When Zhu Yijun woke up from his dream, his first action was to close his eyes and go to the pillow to look for cigarettes and mobile phones, because he had a bad habit of reading the news on his mobile phone and smoking a wake-up cigarette after waking up.
Um? Where's the cigarette? Where's the cell phone?
Under the dim light, Zhu Yijun realized that he was not on the Simmons bed in the hotel. What he saw in front of him made him unable to believe his eyes.
He was lying on an extremely beautifully carved wooden bed, and everything on the bed was ocher yellow. In a confused glance, he saw many dragons carved on the bed.
"I...I...where is...where is this?" The clear, bright childish voice made Zhu Yijun's head buzz, and he felt as if his whole body had been hollowed out and panicked.
"Is your Majesty suffering from a nightmare? This is Qianqing Palace, the sleeping quarters of you and the Empress Dowager Cisheng."
"Qianqing Palace, Cisheng...Empress Dowager?" His head was buzzing, and Zhu Yijun suddenly held his head. A large piece of information entered his brain crazily, making his eyes bloodshot and bulging, and his body was dripping with sweat.
"Send it to the doctor quickly!"
"Report to the Queen Mother quickly!"
There was a commotion in the palace, and sharp voices came and went. Suddenly there was a shout: "Why are you panicking? Shut your mouth."
A slightly fat figure walked to the bed and gently held Zhu Yijun's hands. Zhu Yijun looked up at this person in a trance.
"Big companion?" Zhu Yijun blurted out a title, as if it was familiar and flowing.
A kind smile appeared on the visitor's face, "It's my servant here. What's wrong with the emperor? Is there any discomfort in the dragon's body?"
"me……"
Feng Bao had a worried expression on his face. He took Zhu Yijun's hand off his head with gentle force, looked him squarely in the eyes and said:
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"I...I...I am the emperor?"
During the question and answer period, Zhu Yijun slowly regained his composure, and while his brain was running rapidly, he discovered an astonishing fact: he had possessed a child, and had absorbed a large amount of common sense of life and the memory of the knowledge he had learned from the child. He was in a place that would be familiar to future generations. In the bridge section:
I traveled through time and became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun!
Zhu Yijun turned out to be an only son who grew up under a red flag. His parents were both prominent businessmen and had considerable wealth. He was smart since he was a child, and went to a key university. After graduation, he was admitted as a civil servant and worked in a local taxation bureau of a certain city.
Because he was handsome, well-off and good at life, he was promoted to director within more than ten years after graduation. He married a beautiful wife, but before they had children, they divorced because of their bad temperaments.
In the past few years since he was single again, his parents didn't bother to care about him, and he spent all his time living and drinking. Because I love history, I also read some history books just for fun. Unexpectedly, after a good night's sleep, I woke up in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he encountered great changes, he also experienced some storms and quickly regained his composure.
The two talked for a few more words, and Zhu Yijun, who slowly came back to his senses, became familiar with the original memory of his body. Although the information in his mind was still messy, the familiar feeling slowly gave him a sense of security, and he understood his situation. After that, he regained the composure of a young emperor.
From the memory of the original body, I know that today is the second day of February in the first year of Wanli. At this time, Gao Gong was expelled, Gao Yi was dead, and of the three great ministers left by Mu Zong, only Zhang Juzheng remained. It is Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao beside him who now dominate the Ming Dynasty.
"Big companion, just now I dreamed that I arrived in a strange world. When I woke up, I didn't know where I was, which made my big companion worried." Zhu Yijun, who had initially completed the identity change, faced Feng Bao, who he had been familiar with since childhood, and spoke clearly. Said slowly.
"Your Majesty has killed your servant, is it great? Can you use it as an imperial doctor?"
"No need, it's just a dream, why should you be too alarmed? The Queen Mother will inevitably feel compassionate and worried if she knows about it."
Hearing what Zhu Yijun said, Feng Bao breathed a sigh of relief. According to the arrangement, today is the day when Shengjia holds his first Sutra banquet. It would be best if the Emperor is fine.
Since the Song Dynasty, Jingyan, as a ritual system dedicated to giving lectures to emperors, has been very important in political life. The Ming Dynasty paid special attention to Sutra banquets, and the royal family regarded Sutra banquets as "a place where upright people can broaden their minds and inspire their spirits."
Wanli's first feast as emperor will be the first big test for the ministers to check whether he is truly studious, modest, diligent and wise. Therefore, the ceremony is complicated and will test the physical strength and energy of little Wanli. If Wanli was absent from the first banquet due to physical discomfort, it would inevitably arouse suspicion both internally and externally.
Now that Zhu Yijun had calmed down, the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids gathered around him.
First, the little eunuch served the emperor, who was dressed in mid-level clothes, to the clean bucket in the apse, and then returned to the dragon bed to wash up.
When washing, the four maids kneeled before the purple gold basin inlaid with gold and jade (actually inlaid with eight treasures, which Zhu Yijun did not recognize): the four gold basins were divided into two feet in diameter, one foot in diameter, four feet in diameter, and one and a half feet in diameter. of. Use them to wash your hands, rinse your mouth, wash your face, and wash your hands again.
Zhu Yijun slowly recalled the steps of washing, but there was nothing wrong with it.
But when I looked at the four palace maids, I couldn't help but feel a little off-putting - in order to prevent the emperor from being lecherous, Empress Dowager Li placed all the women around her who were over thirty years old and had strange looks.
After washing up, the young eunuch knelt down and raised the tray with the emperor's clothes, and the palace maids surrounded the emperor to dress him.
As a rule, the emperor puts on his casual clothes before breakfast. Casual attire is relatively simple, just wear a piece of underwear and wear a red cloak with gold straight collar and embroidered dragon.
After putting on the great cloak, the emperor sat upright, and the palace maid (who had the highest status among the serving maids) combed the emperor's hair. Since Zhu Yijun had performed a crowning ceremony when he was in the East Palace, he tied his hair with a net scarf and inserted it into his head. Put on the jade hairpin and the Yishan crown.
Although Zhu Yijun's soul is still a modern person, he has lived a good life for several years as the director of the real power department of the real power department. At this time, he was being served by everyone, his expression was magnanimous, and no flaws were exposed.
While I was getting dressed, the eunuch had already informed the Queen Mother. It turned out that after the emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Cisheng led the emperor to live in Qianqing Palace because of his young age.
Last year, the young emperor Wanli and the Queen Mother Li slept in opposite beds and did not live together until the New Year. The emperor lived in the main hall, and the queen mother lived in the Nuange Pavilion in the side hall. ——It’s just convenient for the Queen Mother to take care of the Emperor. The Empress Dowager Cisheng got up early and was already dressed, sitting upright and waiting for the emperor to pay his respects.
After Zhu Yijun finished dressing, a young eunuch named Zhang Cheng bowed and led him. Feng Baofu was at his side. Several people walked dozens of steps from the living room to the Queen Mother's chamber. Along the way, Zhu Yijun looked at the Palace Museum, which he would often visit in later generations, and had only one feeling: "It's brand new!"
When they arrived outside the Queen Mother's living room and Zhu Yijun was standing outside the door, the internal supervisor had already registered and said: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
Zhu Yijun stood solemnly and said loudly: "Mother, are you ready to go to bed? Your Majesty is here to say hello to your mother!"
Since ancient times, China has governed its country with the word "filial piety". A person who is a son of man, even if he is an emperor, cannot make a mistake in this aspect. Zhu Yijun, who had accepted the memory of his original body, naturally remembered the steps he took to greet him and performed the rituals.
"The emperor is here? It's cold outside, come into the palace quickly!" said a pleasant voice from inside the house.
Zhu Yijun entered the palace solemnly and bowed. "Your Majesty, please give my regards to the Queen Mother!" After saying this, he stood up and saw that the Queen Mother's living area was only fifteen or six square meters. There was a sandalwood Qianggong bed. There were not many places to depict dragons and phoenixes. The decorative patterns were based on happiness, wealth, longevity and happiness. host.
On the east side of the palace, a white jade Guanyin is enshrined and sandalwood is burned. A beautiful woman in imperial attire is sitting on the edge of the bed, twisting a Buddhist beads bracelet in her hand. She is no more than thirty years old. Because Emperor Daxing kept his filial piety, he wore no pearls and his skin was fair.
"Well, hello, Queen Mother. Did the Emperor sleep well yesterday?" The Queen Mother also solemnly behaved and responded with courtesy.
Everything in this world, if it involves etiquette, is not warm at all. The Empress Dowager Cisheng was originally named Li Caifeng. She was the maid of Emperor Longqing when he was in Prince Yu's Mansion. Because she gave birth to Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun, the mother was honored as a noble concubine because of her son. After Wanli ascended the throne, she was given the honorific title Cisheng Empress Dowager, together with the Empress Dowager Rensheng. Queen Mother Chen is tied.
When Li Caifeng was a child, she came from a poor family, and she was used to being cautious and cautious. She never got married in the harem, and she was very strict with the emperor. She respected the etiquette system for fear of being laughed at. Therefore, mother and son have time to enjoy the happiness of an ordinary family.
Zhu Yijun wanted to smile and say a few words, but the memory of his original body was too strong, and he still had a feeling of fear in his heart, so he did not dare to say anything.
After the mother and son exchanged a few words, the Queen Mother stood up, took the emperor on a chariot, and went to Ciqing Palace, where the Queen Mother Rensheng lived, to pay her respects. Feng Baoyin reported that the Chief of Ceremonies had a copy of the title he wanted to read, so Empress Dowager Li let him go.
At this time, the sky is getting brighter, and the white fish belly is exposed in the east. Inside the Forbidden Palace, a ray of red light can also be seen reflected in the east. Zhu Yijun sat on the chariot, silent and thoughtful all the way.
The empress dowager Rensheng, whose surname was Chen, was the successor of King Yu at the beginning. Because she was weak and sick, she was not favored and lived in a separate palace. It can be said that she had no sense of presence in the harem. Even so, in ancient times, women were considered noble by direct descendants, and no one dared to look down upon her when she occupied the position of head of the harem.
Empress Dowager Li abides by the etiquette and treats Empress Dowager Chen like a mother, and she is careful in the morning and evening without any rudeness. When Zhu Yijun was young, because his biological mother was strict with him, he often visited his aunt's house when he had nothing to do, which made him very popular with Empress Chen. According to historical records, Empress Chen was "overjoyed when she heard the sound of footsteps" and she loved the young prince who came to visit her most.
Compared to Empress Dowager Li, who put on makeup on time, Empress Dowager Chen was much more casual, wearing plain clothes and leaning on the bed. When the chamberlain announced that the emperor and Empress Dowager Li were coming, she got out of bed with a smile on her face and greeted the mother and son. people.
The eunuch in charge of Ciqing Palace is Lin Xiaofu. Although his name is Xiaofu, he is in his forties, making him an old man in the palace. He was very happy to see Empress Dowager Chen's appearance. He hurried to the door and opened the curtain with his own hands, welcoming the Emperor and Empress Dowager Li in.
Queen Mother Li first saluted Queen Mother Chen, called her "sister", and then said hello. When Zhu Yijun met Empress Dowager Chen, he felt very close to her. After bowing to say hello, he stood aside and listened to the conversation of the two empress dowagers with a smile.
After taking some time off, Zhu Yijun asked Lin Xiaofu, "The weather has been cold these days. Can the Queen Mother stay warm after going to bed?"
"Replying to the emperor, the earth dragon keeps burning, and the servants dare not slack off."
When the two queen mothers saw that Zhu Yijun was paying attention to the daily life of the queen mother like a little adult, they couldn't help but feel kind and happy, and they both looked at Zhu Yijun with a smile. Empress Dowager Chen had a loving smile on her face, and Empress Dowager Li recited a Buddhist sentence in a low voice. Zhu Yijun didn't realize it and still asked:
"Xiaofu, where are you from?"
"Back to the emperor, I am from Shaanxi." Lin Xiaofu secretly wondered why the emperor asked about these people.
"I heard that there is a folk method of coiling and burning the Kang, which is very beneficial to the waist and legs in winter. Have you heard about it?"
It turns out that in the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's harem did not sleep on Kangs but on beds: heating in the palace was done by burning charcoal fire at the mouth of the fire chamber outside the palace, and the heat heated the entire palace through earth dragons coiled under the entire palace, although the room temperature was relatively high. , but because the palace is elevated, the heat rises to the top of the palace, and the bed is at a certain height from the ground. Weak people often feel cold because they cannot take advantage of the floor heat.
As soon as Zhu Yijun asked this question, the two queen mothers were already stunned. These two people had slept on a kang before entering Prince Yu's palace, but had they ever thought about sleeping on a kang in the palace?
After hearing this, Lin Xiaofu smiled bitterly and said, "Back to the emperor, how are you going to sit on the bed in this palace?" He just thought that he was a child, so he subconsciously made a perfunctory statement.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun's face turned serious and he said: "You slave, why are you so perfunctory? If you know the method of Pan Kang, please tell me in detail. If you don't know, just say "I don't know", and I will ask myself." Why do you ask me, 'How is the kang set up in this palace'?! I know that, so why do I need you in charge!"
The voice was bright and clear, with a clear childish tone, but every sentence was so heart-breaking that it made Lin Xiaofu fall to his knees with a plop and bang his head.
Empress Dowager Chen was the most kind-hearted and wanted to speak when she saw this, but Empress Dowager Li had bright eyes and hurriedly pulled Empress Chen and pursed her lips to see how the emperor would deal with it.
"Well, get up and answer." Seeing Lin Xiaofu kneeling down and kowtow, Zhu Yijun was not used to it and asked him to get up.
Lin Xiaofu got up and stood upright without any intention of slacking off.
"Go and find the skilled craftsmen in the palace and think carefully about the method of making a kang. If it can be done, the empress dowagers of the two palaces will do it carefully to prevent the empress dowagers from getting cold after they go to bed. There are only two: one is that the charcoal fire is still outside the palace. , the two smokes are also outside the palace, so as not to pass through the smoke to the Queen Mother, and the others are subject to the Queen Mother's orders."
"Old slave, take the order." Lin Xiaofu responded in a low voice, bowed and stepped back.
The queen mothers of the two palaces were deeply pleased to see that the emperor was handling palace affairs in an orderly manner for the first time. The eunuch in charge of daily life recorded the emperor's deeds in detail, and it was inevitable that he would perform an act of filial piety that could be praised as a saint.
Why did Zhu Yijun attack Lin Xiaofu? It turned out that after he understood his new identity, he was also thinking hard about how to intervene in the history known as the last afterglow of the Ming Dynasty.
Just now I saw Feng Bao asking for instructions from Empress Dowager Li to deal with the memorial of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. I didn't ask myself about this emperor - even though I knew that for my young self, what Feng Bao did was not inappropriate, but he still couldn't help but be unable to participate in political affairs. of panic.
Along the way, I was thinking hard about how to break the situation, and I could only work on "precocious wisdom", so I was as artificial as before. Moreover, "If you don't sweep one house, how can you sweep the world?" Only by understanding the affairs within the palace can we intervene in the court outside the palace. In addition, Zhu Yijun attacked Lin Xiaofu. To put it bluntly, he was trying to deceive Empress Dowager Chen and not care about the harem. She was just a soft persimmon with a high status.
The two palaces talked for a while, and Empress Dowager Chen left a meal. Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "Amitabha, sister is interested. I should have eaten at my sister's place, but because the emperor has a Sutra banquet today and has made some preparations, I will not eat here today and come back another day."
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Chen couldn't help but worry, and sighed: "The emperor is still young, so he dare not ask the gentlemen to ask questions about difficult books to memorize. The emperor must also be careful." Empress Dowager Li smiled and agreed, leading the emperor to bow and leave.
The emperor also followed etiquette when eating. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's meals were provided by the eunuchs in turn. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty held great power and had no desire to leave their family wealth to their descendants, so they had no choice but to spend large sums of money on satisfying their appetites. Therefore, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were all obsessed with delicious food. It is said that "whenever they sit together to eat and drink... they eat together to be full, and they eat bones together... they list fruits, drink tea and sit for a long time, or to strive for refinement and victory." Their tastes are tricky. , which is not something ordinary cooks can satisfy. Guanglu Temple and Shangshan Supervisor basically did not bear the responsibility for the Jiajing Emperor's diet and instead provided the food for the palace staff. The emperor's food was provided by the eunuchs with real power such as Si Li Jian, Yu Ma Jian, and Dongxi No. 2 Factory, who took turns using their own private kitchens. supply.
But after Jiajing, Emperor Mu Zong re-observed the ritual system and restored the old system. This dining scene is extremely grand: there is only a long table in the hall, which is more than ten feet long, with dozens of various kinds of meals listed on it.
Originally, when Zhu Yijun was eating, a small band composed of palace maids and internal guards would play music - it is probably the same scientific principle as playing music when feeding cows in modern times. In the sixth year of Longqing's reign (last year), Wanli listened to Zhang Juzheng's suggestion and disbanded the band.
At this time, Zhu Yijun traveled from modern times. In the past, his breakfast was basically two fried dough sticks and a bowl of tofu (salty). He was not used to this kind of waste. He wanted to reform, but also thought that he had already performed well today. Too much is not enough, so there are no words.
After eating a sesame seed cake and a bowl of noodles, Zhu Yijun was full. Seeing that Empress Dowager Li was a vegetarian, she picked a few chopsticks and put vegetarian vegetables in Empress Dowager Li's bowl. Mother and son finished eating, left the table, washed their hands and rinsed their mouths, and presented the meal to the palace attendants without mentioning it.
After a lot of tossing, the time is almost here. Because there is a Sutra banquet today, Zhu Yijun does not look at the court. The opening of the Sutra banquet is scheduled for the second quarter of the lunar month, and the venue is the Wenhua Hall.
The royal family of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the emperor's sutra feast. Yesterday, before being transported, Zhu Yijun had gone to Fengxian Hall, Hongxiao Hall, Shenxiao Hall and other places to pay homage to his ancestors, and even ran to burn incense in front of the main tablet of his father, Emperor Longqing. I prayed and told the ancestors that I, Zhu Yijun, have grown up, and there will be a scripture feast tomorrow. I will definitely study hard and make progress every day.
Even so, the Sutra banquet is not a grand ceremony according to the etiquette system, and ordinary clothes are worn according to the etiquette. The emperor's regular clothes are different from casual clothes. Zhu Yijun took off his casual clothes and cloak, and wore regular clothes under the service of the palace maids, mainly Yishan crown, Gun dragon robe, foundation and white shoes, etc.
After putting on her regular clothes, Empress Dowager Li personally fetched a plate of fragmented jade hooks, jade pendants, jade hengs, punch teeth, huangs, jade flowers, jade drops, etc. It weighed at least two or three kilograms, and surrounded Zhu Yijun. I was so busy that I finally finished installing a bunch of small parts.
