The eunuchs brought a box of books from Chongwen Hall. Li Fuguo opened the box and found three words "Dayan Calendar" written on the yellowed book inside.
Shang Bo and Wei Yuan looked at these ancient books and found out that they were the Dayan Calendar compiled by Monk Yixing.
The Dayan Calendar has been calculated for 98 years. Although it is no longer accurate, it is only a deviation and not completely inconsistent.
As the most important almanac of the imperial court, the "Dayan Calendar" naturally remained in the palace.
It was issued to local officials and people as a book of integrity to guide agricultural production. The most important chapter on astrology is locked in the treasure house of Chongwen Hall.
Fortunately, An Lushan was uneducated and did not search for the Dayan Calendar at all after occupying Chang'an, so the Dayan Calendar was kept in the corner of the library until the Tang army regained Chang'an.
Li Fuguo spread out the Dayan calendar and began to check it with the almanac submitted by Wei Yuan.
The more he checked, the more surprised Li Fuguo looked.
The solar terms of the Year of Wuxu are in line with each other.
The unusual horoscopes of the Year of Wuxu are also consistent.
The solar term next year will match.
The unusual horoscope for next year also matches.
After reading for ten consecutive years, the new almanac presented by the King of Yue is almost the same as the Dayan calendar, with a deviation of only one or two days at most.
The deviation becomes larger after ten years, but it does not exceed five days.
Li Heng, who watched Li Fuguo check, was even more shocked.
The Dayan Calendar is the country's most important astronomical almanac, and Li Heng only saw the entire Dayan Calendar after he ascended the throne.
Li Tan has never seen the Dayan calendar at all!
The person who compiled the Dayan Calendar, Seng Yixing, has long since passed away, and the Prime Minister Zhang Shuo who presided over the compilation has also passed away.
There is no one in the world who has read the Dayan Calendar, but the King of Yue actually compiled a set of almanacs that are similar to the Dayan Calendar!
What does this mean? This means that this almanac was not made up by the King of Yue at all. Maybe it is a more accurate almanac than the Dayan calendar?
Li Heng hurriedly looked through the new almanac submitted by the King of Yue as a tribute, and saw that tonight, on the first day of the first lunar month, a special astronomical phenomenon of "fighting stars entering the fate palace" would appear in the King of Yue's version of the almanac.
The Big Dipper orbits the Ziwei star and advocates killing. It is also the left life star of the Ziwei Emperor star.
The Ziwei Emperor Star symbolizes the emperor, and the Dou Xing has been the focus of observation by astronomical officials throughout the ages.
The Ming Palace is the middle limit of the sky for ancient astronomers. In the ancient prophecy theory, all the fighting stars fall into the Ming Palace area. This is an extremely auspicious sign, symbolizing that hundreds of officials will rule the emperor, and virtuous ministers and good generals will rule.
Auspicious celestial phenomena.
However, there is no prediction of this celestial phenomenon in the Dayan Calendar.
Li Heng pointed to the almanac presented by the King of Yue and said: "The almanac presented by my son is similar to the Dayan calendar. The 'fighting star entering the fate palace' at midnight tonight has not been calculated in the Dayan calendar."
At this time, Prime Minister Pei Mian immediately said: "When the fighting star enters the Ming Palace, it is a good omen for hundreds of officials to go to court and peace in the world. If the almanac of the King of Yue is correct, Si Tianjian should have observed this celestial phenomenon."
Li Heng still had expectations in his heart. If the celestial phenomenon of all the fighting stars entering the Ming Palace happened as stated in the almanac presented by his son, wouldn't it further prove that his emperor was a virtuous emperor who complied with God's will?
Li Heng believed in the new almanac a little more.
And if there is not much deviation between the new almanac and the Dayan calendar, it can be issued to the whole country as a new atmosphere for the new dynasty.
A smile appeared on Li Heng's face, and he immediately said: "Female a thousand households of the king of Yue."
After thinking for a while, the emperor said again: "If it is really as predicted by Tan'er's almanac, and the celestial phenomenon of the Dou Xing entering the Ming Palace occurs tonight, I will give the King of Yue a heavy reward!"
Now all the officials were silent.
Even the civil servants who have the power to hear and speak about things don’t understand astronomy!
They had no way of judging the authenticity of the almanac presented by the King of Yue.
King Qi Li Xi looked at Yushi Zhongcheng Cui Qi with a hidden look.
Cui Qi pretended not to see it, but shook his head slightly.
Seeing Cui Qi shaking his head, King Qi looked at the prince again.
I saw that Li Chu was also expressionless, without any reaction.
King Qi, who had a bad temper, finally suppressed the anger in his heart.
The King of Yue was the last one to present a gift. The officials in the palace could not judge the gift from the King of Yue, and the entire Hanyuan Palace fell into a strange silence.
Seeing that the ministers did not speak, Li Heng just accepted the almanac and announced his resignation. The Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting finally came to an end.
The aftermath of this great court meeting will last for a long time, and the biggest one is whether the celestial phenomenon of "the fighting star entering the fate palace" will happen tonight?
If the celestial phenomena are really consistent with the almanac presented by the King of Yue, then the almanac of the King of Yue can surpass the elixir of the East Palace and the red coral tree of the King of Qi, and become the most precious gift of this Zhengdan Dynasty!
On this day, a strange phenomenon occurred in Chang'an City.
The court ministers all moved the dinner party to the courtyard. After having some wine, they raised their heads and looked at the sky, staring at the bright Big Dipper stars in the sky.
Even the imperial palace's Zhengdan night banquet was moved to the Liangyi Building in Taiji Palace, because this is the tallest building in Taiji Palace and the best location for stargazing.
In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion in Longyou, Zhou Shi was eating fruits and looking at the sky with his homemade astronomical telescope.
He asked Wei Yuan: "Brother Wei, are you right? How come there is a celestial phenomenon of fighting stars entering the fate palace today?"
Wei Yuan smiled slightly and said: "This is not calculated by me, this is calculated by a computer. The so-called Dou Xing entering the fate palace is just a special arrangement of stars in the Ursa Major. This can be calculated by mathematics."
In the East Palace, Li Chu also held the family banquet in the courtyard. He looked at the fighting stars in the corners of the sky. Can the fighting stars really reach the center of the sky before midnight?
Li Chu didn't understand astronomy either, but Taoist Yuan drank and said:
"Your Highness, please rest assured. It is very rare for a fighting star to enter the Ming Palace. The last time this happened was in the early years of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
"Now that the fighting stars are still in Tianyuan Corner, the King of Yue's almanac must have been made up, probably just to make up the auspiciousness to make His Majesty happy."
Li Chu picked up the wine glass. He naturally hoped so, but his younger brother, the King of Yue, could always do things that others could not do.
In Prince Qi's palace, Prince Qi looked at the stars in the corner of the sky with a wine glass in his hand, laughing wildly.
"The Dou Xing enters the Life Palace, haha, there is only one hour until the time of birth. Can the Dou Xing fly to the Life Palace?"
"Rule Cui Zhongcheng, wait until the end of the Zhengdan Festival, and mobilize the Yushitai to impeach the King of Yue!"
But before King Qi finished laughing, the Big Dipper suddenly started to move faster.
In the Tianjian of the Imperial Palace, an old official looked excitedly at the Big Dipper moving in the sky. They were flying towards the "Fate Palace" area in the middle of the sky!
In the princess's mansion, Princess Yanguang also looked at the stars moving in the night sky with a smile.
The prime ministers, the six ministers, Jing Zhaoyin, and officials of the Tang Dynasty all became astronomy enthusiasts overnight, staring at the stars in the sky.
"The hour has come!"
When the clock knocker sounded, King Qi raised his head and saw the stars hanging neatly in the sky, like an upside-down spoon, hanging straight in the middle of the sky!
The wine glass in King Qi's hand fell to the ground!
The fighting star enters the life palace!
Li Heng in the palace had a busy day today. At this time, he was sitting on the roof of Liangyi Hall and fell asleep lightly.
The old officials of Si Tianjian staggered towards the Liangyi Palace, shouting: "The fighting star enters the Palace of Life! When hundreds of officials come together, good luck will come to the world!"
Li Heng was awakened by the sound. He put on his clothes and walked to the window to look at the Big Dipper hanging in the middle of the sky.
"It's really the time of Zi, when the fighting star enters the palace of fate! Is Tan'er's calendar accurate???"
Li Heng murmured: "When hundreds of officials bow to the throne, the world will be blessed!"
"God bless me, the Tang Dynasty!"
On the second day of the first lunar month, news came from the palace.
The king of Yue had merit in presenting the almanac, and the emperor gave Longyou countless treasures.
At the same time, the King of Yue is allowed to recruit talented people from Longyou, and those with grades below six will be given official status by the court!
When this news came out, everyone in Chang'an was shocked.
Today's feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty are far less unruly than those of later generations.
Those who could be appointed in the feudal towns were all military attachés. Even in the three towns in Hedong in Anlushan before the rebellion, the power to appoint and remove civilian officials was still in the hands of the imperial court.
Although Longyou is remote, it is still a Tao in the Tang Dynasty, and there are many official positions in it.
The King of Yue used to have the power to open a palace and appoint military commanders in Longyou.
However, all the civil servants in the Jiedushi Mansion were officials of the Jiedushi Mansion, and only a few had official status.
In theory, the governor and county magistrate of Longyou can only be appointed by the imperial court.
It's just that the previous governors and magistrates of Longyou were ousted by Li Yan in various ways, and they all obediently handed over their power.
It is also because Longyou is a border land and the people do not have much resistance. If it is an inland state or county, I am afraid that Li Yan may not be able to pull this trick off.
Therefore, Li Yan's current control of Longyou still has some unjustified meaning.
The officials appointed under his command were not actually among the officials of the Tang Dynasty. If he left Longyou, he would not be able to continue serving as an official.
This is also the reason why Longyou cannot absorb talents other than players.
Now the emperor has issued an order to allow the King of Yue to appoint civil servants below the sixth rank.
Then Longyou is attractive to many people.
In addition to entering the official career through the imperial examination, there is also a way to enter the official career.
The prime minister cannot guarantee that his son will be a good candidate for study. Many children of high-ranking officials enter the officialdom through the door.
Although Menyin was discriminated against in the officialdom when he entered the officialdom, he still became an official.
If Longyou can appoint officials below the sixth rank on his own, then senior officials in the court can arrange for their children to serve as officials from Longyou.
It's a huge benefit to work in Longyou to get some qualifications, and then be transferred back to Chang'an through operations!
Even Prime Minister Pei Mian was a little moved. His son was useless. Maybe he could be arranged to go to Longyou for "gilding"?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after this court meeting, the pattern of three dragons seizing the throne has been formed.
The crown prince conferred the title of King Hong, which was regarded as a title blessed by the prophecy.
The King of Qi got the power to form a guard, which could be regarded as grasping the military power to form a guard in Chang'an.
The King of Yue gained the power to appoint officials below the sixth rank of Longyou, which was considered to have completely gained Longyou.
The prince gained face, and the King of Qi and the King of Yue gained face. It seemed like a win-win-win situation, but the most anxious of the three was King Qi and Li Xi.
Not only was the King of Qi being robbed of the limelight by the prince, he was also robbed of the limelight by the King of Yue!
After Li Xi received the news, he lost his temper fiercely.
After kicking over his desk, Li Xi calmed down.
He just has a bad temper, but he is not a fool.
There is only one winner in the road to seize the throne, and the fate of losers will be eternal disaster.
After calming down, Li Xi realized that he did not have much advantage in this battle.
The King of Yue was entrenched in Longyou, and he wanted territory and talent. Now he had the power to appoint civil servants in Longyou, and he could win over a group of ministers.
Not to mention the prince, who already had the power to recommend talents, and Li Chu had the support of military generals and the prestige of suppressing rebellion.
As for the Li family, they only had their mother in name only, and the eunuch Li Fuguo who was allied with Queen Zhang.
"Li Tan, Li Tan, King Gu really underestimates you!"
King Qi smashed the clock that was left in the backyard of the Longyou Governor's Mansion and said viciously.