Chapter 2220 Flower dispute (one hundred and twenty-nine)

Nanjing during the reign of Emperor Yongle did have a prosperous scene and was to a certain extent the center of the Eastern world.

The city wall designed by Zhu Yuanzhang was not completed until his death, and Zhu Di was not too concerned about whether it could be completed in the end. He wanted to do another big project, which was to erect an unprecedented monument to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He engraved his father's great achievements on this huge stone tablet, hoping to use this method to establish the legitimacy of his succession to the throne.

Fang Xiaoru was the best writer in Nanjing at that time. After Zhu Di entered the city, he asked Fang Xiaoru to write the edict for his accession to the throne, but Fang Xiaoru actually refused. It is said that he also wrote the word "usurp" on the paper, so Zhu Di became furious.

Not only did the other party's entire family of filial scholars be executed, but ten other clans were also barbarized.

Scandals about Zhu Di are rarely seen in official history. After all, they are screened. There are many kinds of unofficial histories, and Nanjing people especially like to discuss them. For example, when Zhu Yunwen wanted to cut off the vassal in Nanjing, how Zhu Di pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool on the streets of BJ. There is also a trick called "

"Guamanchao" was even more brutal than the Yi Shi clan, and anyone who had any involvement was arrested and questioned.

Later, the stele of Emperor Yongle was not completed. It was too big and could only lie quietly in the suburbs of Nanjing. Zhu Di revised the "Yongle Dadian", which preserved various documents before the fifteenth century. It can be said that it was unprecedented at that time, and only about Qianlong

The "Sikuquanshu" of the period can be compared with it.

There is also a legend that after Zhu Di moved the capital, he still sent people to Chu to search for Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts. Zheng He's voyages to the West were for this purpose.

At first, Zhu Yuanzhang built a new capital and moved the rich people from Jiangxi and Zhejiang to Nanjing. Zhu Di moved the capital and moved these rich people to BJ.

Although it is said that auspicious snow heralds a good year, the snow scene of the West Lake is about once every three years, and the lake does not freeze. It is so cold in BJ that people will freeze to death if they do not store coal. Moreover, the Mongolians in the Yuan Dynasty have not completely given up. The rich are not motivated by "

Those who "voluntarily" went to the real border, even if Zhu Di offered a five-year tax exemption.

Fortunately, there is also the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which makes it easier for the rich to move with their belongings. After the establishment of the two-capital system, there were mixed reviews. People like Huang Zongxi believed that the people in the south of the Yangtze River were exhausted in order to transport water and food, even though many people moved north.

The wealthy people from the south also began to open up wasteland in the suburbs of BJ, but BJ was still unable to be self-sufficient.

However, the two-capital system has also built the economic development and cultural exchanges of the North China Plain, the Huanghuai River Basin, and the Yangtze River Basin. If it is just for transporting grain, sea transportation, although risky, is economical in the long run, and there is no need to invest in the river itself.

With huge sums of money.

In fact, the smooth flow of the Grand Canal not only ensured the capital's material circulation needs, but also promoted the towns and villages along the canal, which were dotted with dense populations and prosperous commerce. Countless industries such as shipbuilding, porcelain, brewing, textiles, weaving, printing, papermaking, etc. flourished.

The busy Grand Canal united the dynasty and supported its unification.

Water transportation was not only the lifeline of the imperial court's finances and economy, but also a bottomless pit for spending money. Cases of theft on the canal often occurred. If it was an urgent official document, it had to be delivered by horse. It was divided into 600-mile express delivery, 800-mile express delivery, and ordinary official document delivery.

We took the water route, and occasionally newspaper boxes sank into the water. Anyway, the few letters sent by Juren to BJ were all gone.

Kangxi's daily life notes record his first visit to Nanjing. He personally led his ministers, bodyguards, and ministry officials to the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty.

After drinking a cup of libation, he later wrote an article called "On Passing Jinling", just like Jia Yi wrote "On Passing Qin", he commented on the decline of Xiaoling Mausoleum in the Ming Dynasty, believing that "the peace has lasted for a long time, but the public security has been neglected."

", "The Six Dynasties were peaceful, and Fuke was able to revive himself", "After Wanli, political history gradually relaxed, and the cliques and cliques in the eunuchs and temples were trying to frame each other." Then he wrote about the great achievements of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and also wrote the "Government of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

The imperial stele was left in Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty.

Kun Opera originated in Kunshan, but flourished in Nanjing, and then spread along the Grand Canal, including "The Peony Pavilion" written by Tang Xianzu and "The Peach Blossom Fan" written by Kong Shangren.

"The Injustice of Dou E" is a Yuan opera, which was popular earlier than Kun Opera. The singing style is "Bei Diao" and is also popular in the Grand Canal.

The actor who plays the emperor on the stage needs to appear in makeup, but the emperor off the stage can still act without makeup.

Nick didn't want to be suddenly arrested like Cao Xi, or worse. The admiral received news yesterday that he was leaving for BJ. It seemed that everything went well with his defense in Nanjing.

Does this mean that Nick has to go with him? Or should he take this opportunity to find a boat and leave? To avoid "falling into a trap".

In the end, Nick decided to take a risk, and Juren had the same idea, so they boarded the official ship to BJ together.

Wan Ning always seemed unhappy. Maybe she was still worried about Cao Xi, who had already gone to the capital ahead of them.

Ju Ren also looked a little melancholy. He said that during the Ming Dynasty, there was no official palace in Beijing, so outside the palace, the most eye-catching thing was the Princess Palace. After Yongle moved the capital, there was a wave of housing construction in the capital. Many

Juzhaomingyuan is located near Shichahai.

The princess's mansion is built by the court, while the prince's mansion is generally built by itself, with subsidies from the court. Important officials of the imperial court have the opportunity to receive rewarded mansions, but this is public property and will be taken back when the important officials pass away.

Nick didn't know whether he was thinking of the "attacker" who worked as a maid in Minister Cullen's wife's house, or whether he was thinking of participating in the imperial examination with him, marrying the daughter of a bachelor, and his son marrying a princess, and later being given the gift of suicide.

He Shen, but this unpleasant trip will soon be over, Nick's excitement is beyond words.

As the boat gradually approaches BJ, the scenery on both sides of the river also changes. The terrain has undulations and is not as flat as the Jianghuai River.

The entire ancient city is wrapped in lush green woods, the lush effect is like the dense forest around the mausoleum, with temples and luxurious residences hidden in it.

The scenery seen from the south of the city is like this. If a tourist enters from the north, the tall city walls will block his view. Not far from each section of the city wall is an arrow tower. The shape of the arrow tower is novel and magnificent.

There is no big river passing through BJ City, and the canal that originally led to Jishuitan has dried up, so their ship cannot sail directly to the end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which is also the starting point of BJ - Shichahai.

They disembarked and boarded the sedan, just like the emperor abandoning the ship and landing at Qingjiangpu. The up and down road made the sedan bearers suffer a lot.

After passing through the city wall and entering the city, the impression given by seeing the tall city wall from a distance will be wiped away. The roads in the city are quite spacious and straight. The exterior walls of most houses are mottled with time and look a bit...

It is dilapidated, the well is in the middle of the road, the sewers are open and smelly, and there are randomly dug holes at the corners of every side street, and an unpleasant odor wafts out from there. This shows that

The elegance of refined living pursued by wealthy Chinese has yet to reach the public.

Although "Yongle Dadian" has a rich collection of information, it is difficult to print because of too many volumes. Therefore, only one copy remained during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally destroyed at some point, making this copy particularly precious.

Already.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the copy was stored in the "Huangshichen", and during the Yongzheng period it was moved to the Hanlin Academy Classics Library in Dongjiaominxiang.

When it came time to compile the "Sikuquanshu", Emperor Qianlong accepted the suggestion of AH academician Zhu Jun and compiled the books and materials from the "Yongle Dadian" that are rarely circulated and difficult to see into the "Sikuquanshu".

The "Yongle Dadian" stored in this way can be used.

However, when the Minister of Military and Aircraft Yinglian sent people to check the library, they found that only 9,000 copies of the book were left, and more than 1,000 copies were missing. After a meeting with relevant personnel, it was found that the book was missing when it was put into the library. It may have been repaired during the Kangxi period when the library was opened.

At that time, the editors borrowed it from the treasury for review but did not return it, so Qianlong ordered Gao Jin, the governor of Liangjiang, and Sanbao, the governor of Zhejiang, to send people to the homes of Xu Qianxue, Wang Hongxu, and Gao Shiqian, who were the editors of the palace, and at the same time sent people to various places.

After purchasing books that had been lost to the public, "Yongle Dadian" was finally collected after a lot of trouble.

In order to compile ancient books from the "Yongle Dadian", Liu Tongxun Yinglian, the military minister and the president of Sikuquanshu, and others requested instructions, requesting that the house on the west side of the guard gate of the Hanlin Academy be used as an office for proofreading the "Yongle Dadian". At the same time, due to the "Yongle Dadian"

The book is vast and has many clues. Qianlong decided to select 30 staff members from Hanlin Academy officials to serve as branch offices, and sent several military aircraft drivers to be responsible for extracting books, while officials from the Classics Department were responsible for recovering the books.

While this work was proceeding smoothly and intensely, an unexpected case of theft of "Yongle Dadian" occurred. At that time, Huang Shouling, a compilation official and Shujishi, was assigned to compile the essays "Archaeological Questions" and "Tanzhai Tong" in the Dadian.

"Part 2". The proofreading during the day was not completed. When he got off work in the evening, he wrapped the original 6 volumes of the ceremony in a wrapping cloth and took it with him, planning to go home and proofread it overnight. When he arrived at Mishi Alley, he suddenly felt a stomachache.

It was diarrhea. He hurriedly asked to stop the sedan and walked into the toilet. When he came out and got on the sedan, he suddenly found that the book he had brought home was no longer in the sedan. Someone passed by the sedan and took it away. He then

I looked around and found nothing, so I had to report it overnight.

Emperor Qianlong was very angry when he heard about this. He said in his edict: "Yongle Dadian" is a rare book in the world, and the compiler was not allowed to take it home privately. Besides, Chaoyan has a table to eat every day, and everyone is full.

Drink enough and concentrate on work. In one day, the school supplies are enough to complete the tasks. There is no need to go home and continue studying. The two people in the Military Aircraft Department take responsibility. If the editor takes the book out without knowing it, he should

If they were guilty of negligence, if the editor had informed them, both of them should be punished with the same crime. Yinglian was asked to step up the investigation of the lost books and not to lose a single copy. For this reason, Huang Shouling was punished after discussion by the Ministry of Punishments.

The penalty is to be demoted one level and remain in office, and one year's salary will be deducted.

Ying Lian and others sent various people to search and investigate in various places in the capital and even Zhili. After some investigation, the book disappeared like a stone and there was no news, and they were full of anxiety. At this time, things suddenly turned around. On the evening of July 15th, The six volumes of Huang Shouling's lost canon were delivered to the imperial guard on duty on the bank of the Yu River, and the original books were recovered. It is speculated that the book had been lost for more than a month, and the book thief must have gone to a bookstore or paper shop to sell it after taking the book. Because this person knew that the book belonged to an official, and the inspection was now very strict, he did not dare to keep it. But the merchants could also see that it was an official document, and they did not dare to ask for it. The thief was afraid that the book would cause fire, so he had to throw it into the river at night The side was returned to the officials.

Because of this incident, Qianlong instituted a strict registration and management system for books. In addition to writing book lists and creating files, they must be inspected every day, and no one is allowed to take them out without permission.

Fortunately it was summer and the weather was hot, otherwise the "Yongle Dadian" might have been burned by thieves as fuel instead of being thrown into the Yu River.

Judging from the architectural layout of the Chinese capital, the entire city is divided into the Forbidden City, the Imperial City, the inner city and the outer city. The outer walls of the imperial city are painted red and covered with yellow tiles. The inner city is guarded by tall walls. Today the inner city It is still regarded as a battleground, although it has become a veritable market.

The outer city, that is, the southern suburbs of BJ, is also surrounded by city walls because there are two altars for worshiping heaven and praying for valleys. Many merchants traveling from south to north will stay here. Some people regard this boundary as a variety of goods. A distribution center where a wide range of goods are sold throughout BJ City. There is no strict military control in this area, and it soon became an entertainment place for idle rich people. Qianmen, Xianyukou and Dashilar are where the rich people in the city spend their time. ideas.

After passing through two city walls, they arrived at the admiral's residence in the capital, which was a military camp outside the east gate of the imperial city and only a stone's throw away from the Russian Library. Not far from there were three lamasery. There is also the famous Jingshan Mountain, with five pavilions arranged symmetrically on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire Forbidden City.

One of the three Lama Temples is the Lama Temple. If the Lama Temple is indeed the legendary office location of Nianganchu, then living in the admiral's home can easily be monitored.

The Admiral's house was not big, at least not as big as the Princess's Mansion or Heshen's house. Considering that it was impossible for him to arrange Nick and Wan Ning at home at the same time, Nick asked the Admiral where he wanted to live.

"I have considered your difficulty." The admiral said, "I have found a job for my daughter in the palace. The emperor did not refuse my request. My daughter will go to the palace tomorrow to learn court etiquette. You can stay with me. Bar."

European courts also sent young men and women to the palace to learn etiquette, but Nick looked at Wan Ning, who always had a calm expression. Is this the real reason for her sadness?
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