Capital.
Zhu Yunwen has not been to Wuying Hall for a few days. The reason is that there are too few government affairs recently, and they are all flattering articles. There is really no need to waste energy reading them.
In winter, people’s enthusiasm is also frozen.
When the weather gets cold, things get much less busy. People hide at home with their wives and children, and officials are too lazy to look for faults in the northwest wind. In addition, the chief officials in many places are not at home, so they put anything on hold until they come back from a business trip. Work again.
It can be said that a month or two before the Hajj, the local bureaucracy of the Ming Dynasty was in a state of almost "complete shutdown". Everyone was either resting or rushing, and there was no mood to write a memorial to trouble the Emperor.
For example, officials in Shanxi, Beizhili, Shandong and other places use horse-drawn carriages as a means of transportation for those who are more powerful. Those who are less powerful will also find ox carts and donkey carts. If they find it troublesome, they can still run thousands of miles. Road, just think of it as exercise.
But for officials in Guangxi, Fujian and other places, it’s a bit miserable. Let’s take the sea route. It’s windy and roaring, and it’s difficult to walk in a zigzag pattern. No one is willing to take a boat to go north at this time. Besides, there aren’t many in Fujian. Not many officials are willing to ride on big ships or small sailboats.
If you want to go to the capital, you can only walk on two legs. Carry dry food on your back, prepare your shoes, and hit the road. The same goes for my colleagues in Guangxi. It is really not easy to go to the mountains...
At this time when "officials all over the world are on the road", Zhu Yunwen didn't have much to do. The few memorials he received were handed over by the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army, but they were only trivial matters.
Since you have nothing to do, just spend time with your wife and children.
The Imperial College was on winter vacation, and those who were far away from home were sent away by Yang Shiqi. This man attached great importance to filial piety and did not want the prison students to be away from home for more than two years. At this time, there were only a few teachers, officials and cleaning staff left in the Imperial College.
Concubine Ning's belly has swollen a bit. Zhu Yunwen checked it and found that there was no pillow this time. In addition, Ma Enhui had been in a low mood recently, and she was not even interested in sending money to the palace.
Zhu Yunwen called Shuangxi and whispered. Not long after, Concubine Ning, Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, and the untitled Yizhen'er all arrived at Kunning Palace. In Ma Enhui's puzzled eyes, Shuangxi sent over five sets of azure supervisors. Winter clothes.
"This is……"
Ma Enhui didn't know what Zhu Yunwen meant.
Concubine Shu smiled, picked up the winter clothes of the prison students, unfolded them on her chest, and said with gestures: "Queen, we are being asked to pretend to be prison students. Doesn't the emperor want to take us to the Imperial College? Classes there are already closed, but there is nothing wrong with it. People will teach the lessons.”
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "You are bored after staying in the palace all day, and I am bored too. I have nothing to do today. I have prepared a gift for you. Quickly change your clothes so that we can leave the palace."
"Leaving the palace?"
Concubine Ning became excited, grabbed a set of prison uniforms and ran behind the screen. Ma Enhui saw Zhu Yunwen was in high spirits and also took the clothes. Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian were naturally happy, took the clothes and left laughing.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Yizhen'er took off her clothes directly in front of Zhu Yunwen, revealing her enchanting figure, then stretched out her slender hands, and seemed to glance at Zhu Yunwen before she started to put on Jiansheng's clothes. Clothes.
Zhu Yunzhen's eyes almost flew out of his head. Damn it, this woman is a disaster. She has no sense of shame at all. It seems that she needs to find an opportunity to give her a good lesson and teach her the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Enhui walked out and looked at Yizhen'er who had already changed her clothes. If she hadn't cared about her queen's pretensions, she might have done it herself, so she even threatened her several times.
Yizhen'er is heartless and only knows how to laugh. When she smiles, Ma Enhui can no longer get angry. It has to be said that the natural beauty of Yizhen'er's appearance and the pure kindness in her temperament are mixed with a kind of charm. Women will also be a little more tolerant.
"Let's go."
Zhu Yunwen led the people out of Kunning Palace. A chariot was ready outside the door. After the six people got on the chariot, the chariot began to drive slowly. Considering that Concubine Ning was pregnant, the speed of the chariot was very slow and steady.
After leaving the palace, Concubine Ning raised the curtains and looked outside, but she didn't feel the cold wind blowing in. She couldn't help being curious, so she reached out and touched it, and then exclaimed: "Is this glass?"
"Yes, this way you don't need heavy curtains in winter. They can keep the heat in while not blocking the view."
Zhu Yunwen designed glass windows that can be moved, which was not difficult for Ming craftsmen. However, the craftsman considered safety issues and used small copper wires to make a fence. Even if the glass was broken, it would not all fall into the car.
The capital was very lively, the carriages stopped and stopped, and the road was blocked many times. When we arrived near the Imperial College, it was much lighter, and the three horses walked more steadily.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived."
The chamberlain stopped the horse and arranged the benches.
Zhu Yunwen walked out first and helped Ma Enhui, Ning Fei and others out of the car.
Ma Enhui looked at the inconspicuous door in front of her, then looked left and right, and recognized it: "Isn't this the back door of the Imperial College?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "That's right, let's go."
The door opened, and it was Liu Changge from the Security Bureau who opened the door. This guy climbed over the wall and didn't need to report to anyone.
Zhu Yunwen led people into the backyard of the Imperial College. Not far away was a green bamboo, but it was a little wilted. Under the green bamboo was a garden, and the top was also bare. After walking dozens of steps, Yizhen'er stopped, pointed forward and asked, "What is that?"
Ma Enhui and others stopped and looked at the house in the distance. It was an extremely strange house. What caught their eyes was the back and north wall. It should be more than five feet long. The wall was covered with thick hangings. Thick straw mats, square straw mats cover the wall in a very regular manner. And where the straw mats overlap, there are black pipes.
These pipes are no stranger to Ma Enhui and others, because they have long been common in the palace and are heating pipes for new stoves. There are triangular wooden ladders at regular intervals around the house.
At this time, four people walked over from the side of the house, looked at Zhu Yunwen, Ma Enhui and others, bowed briefly, checked around the weird house, turned around and walked away again.
"This is the gift I have prepared for you. Let's go to the front."
Zhu Yunwen looked up at the sun. The sun was very bright, but not very warm.
The group of people arrived at the front of the house. Ma Enhui, Concubine Ning, Concubine Shu and others looked at the strange supplies covered with straw mats and wondered what kind of gifts they were.
Yizhen'er was a little dissatisfied and said: "Isn't it just an ordinary thatched hut? This can be considered a gift? If you go to North Korea, I can let you see thousands of them."
Ma Enhui rolled her eyes at Yizhen'er. She was already a member of the Ming Dynasty, but she still mentioned North Korea at every turn, without any awareness at all.
Zhu Yunwen didn't care, and made a gesture to the chamberlain. The chamberlain stepped forward and shouted: "Open the Nuanhua Pavilion."
The four people who had just inspected the house acted separately. They took down the heavy quilt hanging on the door, arranged it and put it in the compartment aside. Then they picked up the straw bags one by one and hung them on the hooks.
A bright glass room appeared. Through the glass, you can clearly see the flowers blooming inside, which are colorful and exciting.
"This this……"
Ma Enhui, Ning Fei and others were surprised and stepped forward cautiously, fearing that it was a dream.
Zhu Yunwen asked Yizhen'er who was in a daze: "Does North Korea have such a thatched house?"
Yizhen'er felt aggrieved for a moment, then became excited, ignored Zhu Yunwen, and followed Ma Enhui and others into Nuanhua Pavilion, where a scream came out. Zhu Yunwen looked at the skylight on the roof and walked in with a smile.
"Is this a crabapple flower?"
"Is this a plum blossom?"
"..."
"Ah, look, this is a leek?"
"And rapeseed!"
"Could this little yellow flower be a cucumber?"
Ma Enhui, Ning Fei and others couldn't believe their eyes. It was winter and it was almost the twelfth lunar month. How could there be so many flowers blooming? This green vegetable looks so refreshing, but where did it come from?
"How about it? This gift I gave you is not bad, isn't it?"
Zhu Yunwen stood at the door, full of pride.
Ma Enhui was in a good mood, picked a yellow flower, put it to her ear, and asked Zhu Yunwen: "I don't know what magical means the emperor used to make this flower bloom in winter."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly, walked to the cinnabar plum tree on the side, picked a slightly blooming plum blossom, walked towards Ma Enhui, put it on Ma Enhui's hair with his own hands, then picked off the yellow flower, and said: "This cinnabar plum is such a warm flower. This is the best thing in the pavilion. If you want to wear it normally, you have to wait until spring. Now that the flowers are in full bloom, it deserves to be worthy of the queen."
Concubine Ning, Yizhen'er and others were filled with envy. It was obvious that Ma Enhui had won the Holy Heart and no one could shake it.
Concubine Shu took a deep breath, feeling the charming fragrance of flowers and feeling a little intoxicated.
Concubine Xian was in disbelief, and Yizhen'er felt like she was falling into a dream.
Concubine Ning looked at the spring scenery in the garden with a look of fascination on her face and said: "I heard that Monk Harimajing from Uszang (Tibet) is good at magic and is known as a master. Could it be that the emperor summoned the master?" , that created this fairyland?"
Ma Enhui nodded repeatedly and looked at Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen laughed loudly and said: "I really don't know if Harima is really good at transformation. But you reminded me that I should send someone to the capital to perform the magic of transformation for me. Let's see. Is it his Taoism that is powerful, or my Dharma Eyes that is powerful?"
"Then this is?"
Ma Enhui asked doubtfully.
Zhu Yunwen pointed to the glass room and explained: "This is not some magic spell, but just the application of some principles. Everyone knows that spring is warm and flowers bloom, but in the final analysis, flowers do not necessarily need spring, but need warmth. , as long as the flower is given enough temperature, it will think that spring has arrived, and it will bloom naturally..."
Ma Enhui and others looked at each other, feelings, how can people deceive seeds?
Zhu Yunwen continued: "This is a science, whether it is crops or ordinary flowers and plants, it has research value, such as studying the effects of soil, moisture, temperature, fertilizer, etc. on crops. Doesn't the queen like to eat vegetables? In winter, It’s hard to find vegetables, but with this glass house, we can grow as much vegetables as we want in the future.”
In this era without plastic products, it would be impossible to build a greenhouse for a while. We can only use glass greenhouses to satisfy the luxury enjoyment.
The imperial family is just good...
Ma Enhui and others were pleasantly surprised. Although they didn't quite understand what Zhu Yunwen said, they knew that they would be able to see flowers and eat vegetables in the winter.
Zhu Yunwen still miscalculated. He originally thought that the unlucky ones were the rapeseed and leeks, but who knew, the unlucky ones were the flowers, well, many, many flowers...
You don't need to eavesdrop to know that some people are going to take a flower bath at night. Well, flowers have many uses, and taking a bath seems to be one of them...
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