The capital of the Ming Dynasty, Houhu Lake, is full of flowers.
The dragon chariot stopped and Zhu Yunwen walked out. He looked back at Fenghu and Ma Enhui, Shufei, Ningfei and Xianfei who were walking out of Buhu. He pointed to the island in the distance and reminded: "There are Lingzhou and Yingzhou. Let’s go on foot and enjoy the scenery of the long embankment.”
"Your Majesty, the scenery here is beautiful."
Ma Enhui looked at both sides of the long embankment. There were green willow trees hanging down toward the lake, as if they were gently stretching out their hands to touch their own unique style.
"No."
Concubine Shu Luo Yan'er echoed.
It may sound shabby, but the "Imperial Garden" in the Imperial City of Nanjing is actually just a "flower garden." To put it bluntly, it's just a field where Zhu Yuanzhang could experience farmers farming in his spare time.
After Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, although the harem had some money, it did not establish a real "imperial garden", and there were not even many good places for "tourism".
The beautiful Xuanwu Lake was set up as a forbidden area by Zhu Yuanzhang. No one could enter during ordinary times, let alone the queen and concubines in the palace.
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Zhu Yunwen transformed Xuanwu Lake and made it a forbidden place among forbidden places, but he did not prevent him from bringing his wives to relax.
When spring comes and the flowers are in full bloom, isn’t it a waste if no one appreciates them?
Although Huanzhou is the location of the Artillery Division, a large number of peach and pear trees have been planted around it. They are in full bloom at this time. Ma Enhui, Luo Yaner and others are walking among the flowers, like a painting. .
Zhu Yunwen made a gesture to take a picture, and then treasured this scene deep in his mind.
Among the twenty-four solar terms, the Spring Equinox connects with Qingming Festival - the most nostalgic season of the year.
"When the swallows come to the Spring Society, the pear blossoms lag behind the Qingming Festival. There are three or four spots of green moss on the pond, one or two oriole sounds at the bottom of the leaves, and the day is long and the flying catkins are light..."
Zhu Yunwen deeply felt the romance of the ancients, and these romances came from life itself.
"I wonder if I had a good dream last night. It turns out that I won the battle with grass today, and the smile comes from both faces. Does the emperor want to see us fighting with grass?"
Concubine Ning's pretty face was rosy and she smiled softly.
"Fighting grass?" Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "Okay, but we want to fight with force rather than with literature."
"If we want to fight by force, the Emperor will have to find him."
Ma Enhui also became interested.
"Haha, of course.
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Zhu Yunwen did not plan to do government affairs today, but wanted to accompany them well, so he happily agreed.
The so-called grass fighting was called "Tai Baicao" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and "Dou Cao" or "Baicao Dou" in the Tang Dynasty. It is a folk game derived from gathering herbs, where exotic flowers and plants are competed against each other.
In literary battles, winning or losing is determined by the novelty or variety of the herbs, or by naming the herbs.
In martial arts fighting, both parties first pick grass with a certain degree of toughness, then cross each other into a "ten" shape and pull hard to win.
In fact, grass fighting is definitely not a game for women and children, and adult men are particularly fond of it.
For example, Li Bai is a master of grass-fighting. He wrote in "Qing Ping Le": "On a spring day in the forbidden court, the orioles' feathers are covered with new embroidery, and the grass is skillfully begging for flowers to fight, and the only bet is that the bucket is filled with pearls and jade."
It is estimated that this wine master is quite good at fighting herbs. He won a lot of things in gambling, and went to exchange for wine money...
There is also Li Shangyin. This guy took a fancy to someone else's Feng Huang Chai, so he went to "fight grass". The so-called "Xiao Mo went with a cage. Mulberry Road separated the Huaihe River. How to fight with grass and gamble for Feng Huang Chai..." "
However, in this field, Zhu Yunwen was obviously no match for Ma Enhui and others. None of the flowers, plants, roots and stems that Zhu Yunwen found were their match. Unwilling to admit defeat, he broke off a wicker stick to compete. As a result, he was given a blank look, and finally lost. The plantain given to Luo Yan'er...
Instructing the maid to spread a blanket by the lake, Zhu Yunwen lay among the flowers by the lake, looking at the dappled sunshine with a smile in his eyes.
After being busy for a long time, it’s time to relax.
"One hundred and fifty days of cold food and rain, twenty-four flower trade winds. The current flowers are crabapples, pear flowers, and magnolias. The Qingming Festival is not far away, and it is time to change to tung flowers, wheat flowers, and willow flowers."
Ma Enhui looked at the pear blossoms in her hands and said softly.
Concubine Ning looked at the pear blossoms falling in the wind and said, "There are hundreds of flowers in spring, why don't we use flowers as the theme and pass down the Flying Flower Order?"
Ma Enhui smiled slightly and said: "Who knows how talented Concubine Ning is, but this suggestion is always a good one. What do the two sisters, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian, think?"
"Since Concubine Ning is interested, we will do it."
Concubine Xian replied when she saw Luo Yan'er nodding.
Zhu Yunwen put his arms on his pillow and said softly: "In that case, let me open the door. The flowers have faded to red, green and apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water is surrounded by people."
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Hui blew away the pear blossoms and said: "The moon melts in the pear blossom courtyard, the catkins pond has a gentle breeze..."
Concubine Xian's face was slightly red, she looked at Zhu Yunwen, and said affectionately: "I took a look back at the flowers, half of them are cultivators and half of them are you."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Concubine Xian and smiled when he saw her unavoidable gentle gaze.
Seeing this, Concubine Ning couldn't help but stand up, made some movements, and then said to Zhu Yunwen who was looking over: "Still peach blossom face, low eyebrows..."
Zhu Yunwen knew that there was a hidden sentence behind it: "Half ashamed and half happy, wanting to leave but also reluctant. When I wake up and realize that it is a dream, I am extremely sad." This is a poem about longing and dreaming, but I have not been neglecting you during this period. Well, as for that...
Concubine Shu, Luo Yan'er, chuckled. Concubine Xian expressed her affection and Concubine Ning expressed her longing for each other. However, she still did not miss any opportunity. She couldn't help but clear her throat and said: "The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year..." "
Zhu Yunwen simply closed his eyes and didn't look at anyone.
This Flying Flower Order, you just fly flowers, why fly "me"...
Above Yingzhou, cherry blossoms dance lightly, as if falling into a fairyland.
Zhu Yunwen, Ma Enhui and others stole a free day from morning to evening, lingering on the scenery of Xuanwu Lake.
While boating, the waves disturb the sunset, which is even more beautiful.
It wasn't until the lanterns were first lit and the sky turned slightly cooler that Zhu Yunwen took a few people back to the palace.
On the second day, the Second Artillery Bureau delivered a document to Wuying Hall. After Zhu Yunwen read it, he summoned Xie Jin and Xu Huizu and said, "Just take a look. The Second Artillery Bureau reported that some craftsmen have improved the artillery and let the artillery The killing angle is more flexible, and the killing distance is greatly increased, and you can get a thousand taels of rewards."
"really?"
Xie Jin and Xu Huizu were extremely excited and quickly read the documents.
Xu Huizu couldn't wait and asked: "Your Majesty, please go to the Second Artillery Bureau to have a look!"
Xie Jin nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the blank rice paper on the table and said: "For such a big matter, I should have gone to the Second Artillery Bureau to test it myself, but tomorrow is the palace examination. I am drafting the questions for the palace examination and it is inconvenient to leave. I ordered you two to go and investigate." After the examination, I will inform the Second Artillery Bureau. After the palace examination, I will come to commend the craftsmen in person."
"I accept the decree."
Xie Jin and Xu Huizu agreed.
PS: I believe that the emperor also has a spare time life, and it is true that he occasionally adds some elegance.
