980 [Your Majesty, it's time to repair the imperial mausoleum]
When Zhu Cixi returned to Nanjing to report on his work, he found that a lot had changed here.
The street scene in the city has not changed much. Baoen Temple outside the city has been transformed into Zhongshan Temple. Meizizhou not only has a polder, but also built a stadium.
He went to the Ministry of History to report, and the new official position was confirmed within two days. Such a fast speed must have benefited from Concubine Tian and Concubine Zhu, otherwise he would have to wait for arrangements.
The newly appointed official position is the Chief of the History Bureau of Long'an Prefecture in Sichuan, responsible for the selection and transfer of state historians. In the Ming Dynasty, he was the Zhengliupin Tongpan in charge of the history of a prefecture.
The former prince is 33 years old, and now he is in the sixth rank, which is considered promising. After all, in the past, there were many people in their thirties who still took the imperial examination. However, Zhu Cixi's upper limit is definitely not high.
Even if he is able to reach the third level, who makes his identity so sensitive?{10
Zhu Ciniang was allowed to enter the palace, but she did not dare to visit Concubine Tian, and it was a bit awkward to go.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Ciniang, pays homage to Concubine Shun, Zhu Ciniang." Zhu Ciniang's greeting was very formal. The names of Datong and the New Dynasty basically followed those of the Ming Dynasty.
The concubine is called a certain concubine. If she is dead, she will be given the posthumous title of empress of the surname, or the posthumous title of old empress. Juni was very happy, and said with a smile: "Brother, there is no need to be polite, sit down quickly!"
"Thank you, Empress, for the seat." Zhu Ciniang was a little cautious.
Jun Ni asked: "Has your brother's official vacancy been filled?" Zhu Cixi said: "Yes, he has been filled up. He is the sixth rank and the director of the History Bureau of Long'an Mansion."
"The History Bureau is the best, it's in charge of people," Juni asked with a smile, "Where is Long'an Mansion?"
Zhu Cixi said: "Sichuan."
Juni smiled and said: "Sichuan is a land of abundance."
"It all depends on your Majesty's grace." Zhu Cizhu did not explain too much. Long'an Mansion is located in the northern part of Sichuan, in the area of Pingwu, Qingchuan and Jiangyou.
What a land of abundance, so poor!
Brother and sister haven't seen each other for a long time. After exchanging a few words, they couldn't find a topic. 1
Zhu Cixi looked around and saw a palace maid in the room. She couldn't help but ask: "Sister... how are you doing, my empress?"
Zhu Nanni smiled brightly: "I am very well. My sisters in the palace all take care of me. I have a son and a daughter, and they are also smart. Last time when my younger brother came to the palace, I asked him to send money to my elder brother. My elder brother can
recieved?"
Zhu Ciniang said: "I received it. The postman sent the money to the province, and the province delivered the official documents and brought them to me." It can be seen from Zhu Nanni's smile that she is really living a happy life.
There is indeed intrigue in the harem, but it is basically not revealed, and overall it is relatively harmonious. 3
And even if they fight in the palace, they can't fight against Zhu Nanni, let alone the princesses of Brunei and Portugal. With the status of these three people, even if the queen suddenly died, even if the emperor was very kind to them, it would be impossible for them to fight.
There is no possibility of any further promotion of the title.
Let's put it this way, unless all the other princes and grandsons die, the sons of the three of them will have a chance to succeed.
After chatting for a while, for a total of half an hour, Zhu Ciniang got up and left. As soon as he was a foreign minister, he was allowed to visit relatives in the harem. It was a favor from the emperor. It was really inconvenient to stay for too long.
The female officials and palace maids took Ruo Zhu Cixi away and out of the harem. Guards and carriages were waiting to take him out of the Forbidden City. When passing by the cabinet, they happened to meet the prince's driver.
Zhu Cixi's carriage stopped far away to avoid him. He hurriedly got out of the car and stood up, saluting the prince's carriage, feeling a little mixed in his heart. (11 Unexpectedly, the prince got off the car there and recognized him at a glance.
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Zhao Kuanghuan walked up quickly, raised his hands and said, "It turns out to be brother Zhu. We last saw each other and we haven't seen each other for a long time." "I don't dare," Zhu Ciniang said quickly, "I, Zhu Ciniang, would like to pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhao Kuanghuan smiled and said: "No need to be polite, I still remember that when I was a child, you taught me to climb trees and catch cicadas. More than ten years have passed in a flash." Zhu Cihuan also laughed: "I was not sensible when I was young." i 3
The two of them had nothing to say, so they exchanged a few words and said goodbye. Zhao Han, like Zhu Yuanzhang, was really kind to the prince.
At the beginning, Zhao Kuanghuan was allowed to read the cabinet draft, and he was also allowed to sit in on every imperial meeting. Now he can go directly to the cabinet to observe the administration. He can sit next to a cabinet minister and see how the cabinet ministers work. If the prince sits next to him
, the cabinet ministers would review the official documents and explain to the prince why it should be handled this way.
The cabinet ministers did not find it troublesome, but rather enjoyed it, because during the explanation, they could instill their own political ideas into the prince. 1 Zhao Kuanghuan came to the cabinet and first visited the cabinet ministers.
Those with a relatively close relationship, such as Fei Chun, can still joke with the prince.
In order to "evenly spread the rain and dew", Zhao Kuanghuan studied with different cabinet ministers every day. Today it is Wu Yingji's turn. Mr. Wu Ge is extremely fast at work and speaks very fast. He explains while writing. The content goes straight to the topic, basically no nonsense, just a few words.
Tell the key
"Uh-huh..." Wu Yingji suddenly stopped talking.
Zhao Kuanghuan quickly read the content. After only reading the first few paragraphs, his expression became exciting.
A doctor from the Ministry of Rites asked Shangshu to determine the location of the imperial mausoleum. He also said that the Ministry of Industry should design and build the imperial mausoleum as early as possible.
This was a normal thing. The imperial mausoleum should be built in advance. The construction of Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum was started in the 14th year of Hongwu. The construction of Zhu Di's mausoleum was started in the 7th year of Yongle. He often went to his own cemetery to visit it himself.
The mountain was renamed "Tianshou Mountain".
Several years ago, the ministers suggested surveying the imperial mausoleums. All these memorials were retained by Zhao Han. After a long time, no ministers mentioned this matter again. Now it suddenly appeared again, making it as if Zhao Han was afraid of sudden death.
Wu Yingji thought about it carefully and wrote in red pen on the ticket paper: "Submit to His Majesty for approval."
He couldn't make the decision on behalf of the cabinet, so he asked a member of the Central Secretariat to take the memorial to Zhang Bingwen next door. Zhang Bingwen also wrote "Submit to His Majesty for approval", and then the memorial continued to be passed around the cabinet.
The next day, Zhao Han took it in his hand, glanced at it casually, and Zhu said: "Liuzhong."
A few days later, there was a routine small meeting in front of the emperor.
Chen Maosheng was probably pushed out by the cabinet ministers and took the initiative to talk about the matter: "Your Majesty is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, so there is no rush to build the mausoleum. But the location of the imperial mausoleum is related to the national destiny and the country, and must be determined in advance. This area near Nanjing has the best feng shui.
The first choice is the Purple Mountain. But there is already the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum there, will it be a taboo? If it is not a taboo, where should I choose the Purple Mountain? If I don’t choose the Purple Mountain, where should the imperial mausoleum of the Datong Dynasty be located?"
This is not to select a mausoleum for Zhao Han alone, but to select tombs for all future emperors of the Datong Dynasty.2_
Zhao Han said angrily: "I'll just bury it in Purple Mountain. Feng shui doesn't matter. The main reason is that it's close to the capital. It will be convenient to build tombs and carry out funerals in the future." After saying that, Zhao Han suddenly laughed and said, "What are you doing with this expression? Saints respect ghosts and gods.
I also respect Feng Shui and stay away from it. The dragon veins of the imperial mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty were plowed and torn by coal diggers every day, and I didn’t see any civil servants in the Ming Dynasty say anything bad about Feng Shui.” 1
Chen Maosheng said: "There is a saying among the people that in the Ming Dynasty, there were constant disasters, and in the end the country was defeated and the country was destroyed. It was because of the feng shui caused by the coal miners."
Chen Maosheng is the one who sticks to his true intentions, but he still believes in Feng Shui and ghosts and gods. He feels that the imperial tomb should be carefully selected in order to preserve Datong forever.,13
Zhao Han joked: "Fortunately, our country is not settled in Beijing, otherwise coal would have to be dug everywhere, and the country and the country would be unstable after just a few shovels." The ministers were speechless. They thought this matter was very serious, but the emperor did not have a formal statement.
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Zhao Han suddenly stopped smiling: "The imperial mausoleum should be located at the east foot of Purple Mountain. It should not disturb the people there." Fei Chun asked: "Then the location of His Majesty's mausoleum has also been determined?"
Zhao Han shook his head: "I won't be buried there."
All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. Zhao Han had chosen the location of the imperial mausoleum for the Datong Dynasty, but he didn't bury it in the Purple Mountain. What does it mean?
Zhu Shunshui thought that Zhao Han was planning to build a large-scale mausoleum, so he quickly admonished him: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have been benevolent and caring for the people, and you have kept everything simple..." 1
"Stop it," Zhao Han didn't wait for Zhu Shunshui to finish, "I don't value those things, and I won't imitate Qin Shihuang." "What does your Majesty mean..." Liu Ziren couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Han suddenly stood up and said in a powerful voice: "The first emperor of Qin used the entire Lishan Mountain as his mausoleum, and Lémonde built countless tombs. In my opinion, they are all too petty. I want to use the sky as my bed and the earth as my bed."
Make it a mausoleum, and use the sun, moon, mountains and rivers to protect the tomb!"
What does it mean? 1
The ministers were completely confused and expressed that they did not understand.
Zhao Kuanghuan looked at Ruofuhuang dumbly. Although he didn't know what he meant, he seemed to be very powerful.5
Zhao Han did not explain at all, and there was no need to explain. He only said: "Since you are anxious, I will also make arrangements. Order the Ministry of Industry to build 30 large buildings each in Nanjing, Shanghai, Dengzhou, Lanzhou, Manila, and Malacca."
Stone tablets. One big one and twenty-nine small ones. The big tablet is twelve feet high, five feet wide and one and a half feet thick. The small tablet is nine feet high, three feet wide and one foot thick. No inscriptions are needed for the time being. These stone tablets
, the quantity is definitely not enough, I will make a batch when I am about to die. At that time, I will tell you where the stone monument should be and what should be engraved on it."
The more the ministers listened, the more confused they became. They simply stopped asking. Anyway, the emperor had so many tricks that they would never be able to figure it out in their lifetime. Zhao Han's idea was very simple. Before his death, wherever his territory expanded, his tombstone would be there.
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Burn the ashes and the dragon robe together, divide the ashes into nine parts, choose eight border areas and Nanjing, scatter the ashes on the ground and plant trees, so you don't have to worry about being dug up and whipped.'
Thirty large stone tablets were erected at each place where the ashes were scattered.
On the front of the main stele is written "Mausoleum of the First Emperor of the Republic of China in Datong", and on the back is "Yongzhen Heshan". Twenty-nine small stelae are all engraved with the contents of "Datong Collection", and no word is allowed to be changed. 36
In the forest of steles everywhere, people are allowed to worship.
Especially in the Forest of Steles in Nanjing, while people were sweeping the emperor's tomb, they could also review the "Datong Collection"! 17 It was a very outrageous plan, but Zhao Han found it very satisfying.
Even if the Datong Dynasty is overthrown and the old Zhao family no longer rules China. After the dynasty changes, the Chinese people will still come to worship him, and the mention of Zhao Han as emperor is full of dignity.