Chapter 213: Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes (second update)

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August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chen Xingshan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, wrote a letter, proposing to take a two-day holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in order to preserve the favor of the officials, enjoy the bright moon with their families, and reunite the whole family.

Zhu Yunwen saw that the resettlement of the victims was basically stable, the floods had been resolved, and there were no major incidents inside and outside the court, so he ordered each government office to leave a number of people on duty and other officials to rest for two days.

All the officials were moved and called the emperor's sage.

I was moved after just two days of rest. This is not an exaggeration, definitely not...

Speaking of the issue of official vacations, for Ming officials, there can only be one sentence to describe it:

Face full of bitter tears.

In the pre-Qin period, there was no such thing as a vacation. No one went to work. They farmed the land and dug salt. No one would care about you if you were lazy. You could work for three days and sleep for two days. It was up to you. .

For the officials at that time, they were basically hereditary and hereditary. Being an official was daily life. There was no concept of taking a vacation.

Until the Han Dynasty, officials had a vacation called "Xiu Mu". Officials could work for five days and take one day off. This treatment was not bad, and it was much better than the seven days off alone in later generations...

Speaking of "Xiu Mu", the "Mu" here does not mean bathing or bathing. The original meaning of "Mu" is to wash your hair. In other words, after five days, you should go home and wash your hair.

This is also understandable. Officials in the Han Dynasty lived in the palace, so they couldn't wash their hair in the palace, right?

At that time, washing your hair was not something you would do in later generations. It could only be done in two minutes. Everyone had long hair that reached their waists. It took them no time to wash their hair...

After five days, my hair was tangled and oily. I went back and washed it thoroughly. I am a person who represents the image of the government to some extent. After cleaning up, I came back to work.

Officials in the Han Dynasty were happy. Not only did they take a bath every five days, but during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they had already started celebrating the Spring Festival, and they also had holidays on the winter and summer solstice. Officials could even buy holidays with money...

In the Tang Dynasty, officials no longer needed to live in the yamen. After get off work, they would go back to their homes and find their mothers. They could also wash their hair at night, so there was no need for a hair-washing holiday...

But after canceling the holiday, officials were tired from working every day. The court thought that officials were not animals after all and needed to rest, so they set up a "ten-day holiday".

Ten days is a ten-day period, that is, ten days of work and one day of rest.

From a literal point of view, it seems that officials in the Tang Dynasty had fewer holidays and were not as good as those in the Han Dynasty. But in fact, this is not the case. Although people took ten days off, they had many holidays...

Like Yuanzheng (New Year's Day) and Winter Solstice, everyone has seven days off.

Look, Golden Week appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to these two golden weeks, there are four days of Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival, three days of Mid-Autumn Festival, Summer Solstice, and the twelfth lunar month, not counting the beginning of spring and the beginning of winter, which can also be taken off.

There are other Buddhist festivals, Laozi’s birthday, and Confucius’ birthday, which can also be taken off...

There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, and the people of the Tang Dynasty can rest for at least a hundred days. It is not unreasonable for the Tang Dynasty to have a lot of things. Everyone has nothing to do, so they can only find things to do...

Not to mention the Song Dynasty, it can be said to be the most comfortable era for literati, with even more holidays.

"Wenchang Miscellaneous Records" records: "Officials have seven holidays each on New Year's Day, Hanshi, and Winter Solstice, three days each on Shangyuan, Summer Solstice, and Zhongyuan, one day each on Beginning of Spring and Tomb-Sweeping Day, and three days each month for menstrual holidays..."

Moreover, local government offices in the Song Dynasty would have a holiday called "Seal" starting from the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and would not return to work until the 20th day of the first lunar month. People have a month off during the Chinese New Year, but it is nothing like the later generations, which only lasts seven days...

In the Yuan Dynasty, vacations were very popular. Basically, don’t even think about them. All holidays and holidays were cancelled. When you are told to rest, you can rest when you want. If you are not called to rest, then you will work until you die.

But more or less, the Yuan Dynasty still gave them ten days of rest.

But in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was a workaholic and continued to

I also hope that my officials are workaholics and only have three days off a year:

Spring Festival, Winter Solstice, my birthday.

easy to understand.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied and the officials refused.

My daughter here is getting married and needs a day off.

Lao Zhu is not allowed!

The children over there have to go through the enrollment procedures and take a day off.

Lao Zhu is still not sure.

My mother is critically ill and needs a day off.

Lao Zhu is still not sure.

Well, you have to work all day and stay up late, and you don’t get overtime pay. You don’t even know that your wife has run away, and your children don’t look like you. How is this okay?

After several years of turmoil, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw that there was a problem and had to take a step back. He started his winter vacation in December. He went home and came back to work in the first month.

The one-month winter vacation eased the conflicts between courtiers and Zhu Yuanzhang.

But mitigation does not solve the underlying problem.

By the time of Zhu Yunwen, officials still had very few holidays. Except for the prescribed Spring Festival, Winter Solstice, winter vacation, well, Zhu Yunwen's birthday, and the newly established National Day, there were no fixed rest days.

Zhu Yunwen pays more attention to efficiency when it comes to work. As long as officials get things done and get it done, officials do not need to work overtime. Even the matter of officials asking for leave is left to the cabinet and the Ministry of Human Resources.

After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the reunion festival, and Zhu Yunwen does not intend to be busy with government affairs, but is ready to spend time with his family.

Kunning Palace.

Zhu Yunwen and Ma Enhui gathered their brothers Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxuan, Zhu Yunxi, and concubines Ning, Xian, and Shu from the harem to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

Zhu Yunxi can be regarded as a talented person, with extraordinary conversation and gentle personality. He takes great care of Zhu Yunxi, who is only fourteen years old, and Zhu Yunxi, who is eight years old. At this time, he is holding Zhu Wenkui and telling the story of Chang'e flying to the moon.

Ma Enhui took the moon cake sent by the maid, brought it to Zhu Yunxi, and said: "Chang'e's flight to the moon is so sad. If she hadn't been greedy for the elixir, she would have been stuck in Guanghan Palace without being able to return home or be reunited. According to me See, Chang'e flying to the moon is telling people not to be greedy, lest they regret it."

Zhu Yunxi had a toothache, so he had to beat himself up for anything. Wasn't this just a warning to himself not to be greedy for the throne anymore? I'm not greedy either...

Zhu Yunxi, who smiled a little reluctantly, took a piece of moon cake and said: "The queen has gained the most. Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir. The blue sea and blue sky are in her heart every night. This is what she said."

"Sister Queen, this mooncake is really good."

Zhu Yunxi took a bite and said happily.

Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes, took off the jade pendant from his waist, and said to Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxu: "Before the Ming Dynasty, moon cakes were also known as Hu cakes, small cakes, and reunion cakes. Su Shi of the former Song Dynasty had a poem that said, small cakes are like chewing the moon. , there are crisps and glutinous rice in it. However, the Mid-Autumn Festival snacks in the Song Dynasty were not mainly moon cakes, but mainly 'autumn tastes' such as pomegranates, dates, chestnuts, oranges, and grapes."

"It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that mooncakes became a common thing. When Taizu conquered the Ming Dynasty, mooncakes became a must-have item for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Can any of you explain the details of this? Well, this jade pendant is the lucky draw. .”

Zhu Yunxi didn't wait for his brother Zhu Yunxi to say, and quickly replied: "I know, this matter has something to do with Taizu."

"Speak carefully and clearly."

Zhu Yunxi encouraged Zhu Yunxi, and Zhu Yunxi confidently told: "At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Taizu raised troops to drive out the barbarians, and the people responded one after another. However, the Yuan court still controlled many places, and the people were under control and did not dare to join Taizu's army. Counselor Liu Ji then offered to let the people kill Yuan Ting's steward and join Taizu."

"Liu Ji spread a nursery rhyme, singing: 'Don't laugh, pay attention to Chongjiu; before noon on Chongjiu, the head will fall to the ground.' When the people heard that there was a disaster in Chongjiu, they prayed one after another. Later they heard that moon cakes are eaten on the night of the full moon. It can eliminate disasters and solve problems, so I went to buy mooncakes."

"On August 15th, people opened the mooncakes they bought.

There was a note inside, which said, "At midnight of the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the people will kill the steward." Later, the people killed the steward and became Taizu's soldiers. "

Zhu Yunxi smiled with satisfaction, handed the jade pendant in his hand to Zhu Yunxi, and said: "Well said, I will give this jade pendant to you, please keep it in mind. History must not be forgotten, and the people must not be deceived."

"It's a good saying that history should not be forgotten and the people should not be bullied. It seems that you also care about the people."

Zhu Yunwen walked over, and when he saw Zhu Wenkui running over, he opened his arms.

Zhu Yunxi was shocked and knew that he had said the wrong thing. "History should not be forgotten and the people should not be bullied." Anyone can say this, but he can't.

When Zhu Yuanzhang chose his successor, there were only two people qualified to take the throne, and that was Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunwen.

According to the rules of the eldest son, the throne should belong to Zhu Yunxi, but Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunwen in the end.

As a son of the royal family, he does not forget history and worries about the people. At a small level, it means remembering history and being kind. At a big level, it means holding grudges and having the world in mind, and he wants to rebel against the throne.

Zhu Yunxi was afraid and uneasy, so he knelt down quickly and explained: "I was just feeling emotional for a moment and said what I said out of heart. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunwen hugged Zhu Wenkui, walked to Zhu Yunxi, pulled him up, and said calmly: "You are right, where is the crime? Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family is reunited, there is no need to be polite."

"Your Majesty, the sweet-scented osmanthus duck is ready. You can go and invite the Queen Mother."

Ma Enhui motioned Zhu Yunwen to try the moon cake and said lightly.

"Although the Queen Mother doesn't like meat food, she especially likes osmanthus juice. Don't let the supervisor pour all the food on the osmanthus duck."

Zhu Yunwen asked.

"I know it well and have made arrangements. Let's go quickly."

Ma Enhui urged.

Zhu Yunwen did not let Ma Enhui take Wen Kui away. He hugged Wen Kui directly and left Kunning Palace with other brothers to invite the Queen Mother.

A bright moon, the whole world looks forward to it.

Liu Changge stood on a high place, looking up at the bright moon.

Suddenly, a goshawk flew out of the bright moon, hovered in the sky, then swooped down, grabbed a fat rabbit and flew up.

puff!

The arrow shot through the goshawk's neck and fell weakly.

"My lord, you have good archery skills."

Yang Cheng from the Security Bureau Qianhu on the side praised.

"You are Qianhu, fifth grade, and I am experience, sixth grade. You can't call me sir."

Liu Changge took back his long bow and hung it on the side of the saddle.

Yang Cheng shook his head and said: "In Yang's opinion, adults are still adults and will not change due to official positions."

Yang Cheng admired Liu Changge.

He single-handedly sought justice for the soldiers who died in the Ming Guards!

For such a person, not to mention his experience, even if he has no official position, Yang Cheng also admires him as before.

Liu Changge pointed to the city in the distance and said, "Is that the city of Daning?"

"That's right."

Yang Cheng replied.

Liu Changge held the horse's reins and walked slowly under the moonlight, saying: "We are coming to Daning this time. There are a few main things. You should remember them clearly."

"Sir, please speak."

Yang Cheng asked respectfully.

Liu Changge's eyes showed a bit of worry, and he said: "First, the Security Bureau needs to investigate the transactions between the customs and the three guards of Duoyan to see who is providing supplies and supplies to the three guards of Duoyan."

"Secondly, now that King Yan has surrendered, the most powerful among the vassal kings is King Ning. King Ning is also a good strategist. We need to deal with him carefully and monitor King Ning to find out his whereabouts."

"Third, investigate the three Duoyan guards. These people are born with rebellious nature and may not always be stable. Especially Tuolu Hucha'er of Duoyan guard is extremely ambitious and must be guarded against!"