"The emperor has a spiritual platform, so he observes the elephants and observes the auspicious atmosphere." Preface to the poem
The earthquake this time was not strong, and the main buildings in Chang'an City did not suffer major damage. Jingzhao Yin Hu Miao reported that only some houses in the north of the city had collapsed due to disrepair and being soaked by rain.
Qiang. The result of this report was a bit surprising to Yang Biao at first. He thought that Dong Cheng, who was standing behind Hu Miao, would make a fuss about Qi Li. After all, Dong Cheng's character would not sit back and watch the Fu family and the Song family fight for power with him, let alone the Song family.
He will sit back and watch his daughter compete with his daughter for favor.
It seemed that someone had dissuaded him in time and asked him to focus his energy on one place instead of unnecessarily expanding the scope of his criticism.
At the court meeting the next day, after Hu Miao reported the death and injury of Li Shu, the court symbolically went through a process of discussing the rescue plan. In fact, the specific discussion plan had already been agreed upon at yesterday's meeting, but there was just one more
Xiang Zhao ordered the imperial censor Deng Pin to interrogate the prison and release a group of prisoners with misdemeanors. This was to express a sincere attitude of acknowledgment to heaven, and to reform the people and reform themselves.
Immediately after the edict to pardon minor criminals was issued, people began to attack Sikong Shi Sun Rui.
Disasters such as earthquakes have always been blamed on Sikong. This time, Shisun Rui was very straightforward. After saying a few words to express his shame, he directly took the blame and resigned. The emperor sighed with regret and offered a few words of condolences, then he made a court decision.
However, the last person to take over the post of Sikong Lu Shangshu was Taichang, Zhao Wen, the Marquis of Jiangnan Ting.
This seemed to indicate that the emperor was no longer satisfied with being restrained by all parties, but wanted his cronies to come on board and directly control the situation for him.
On the outskirts of Chang'an City, south of Fu'angmen.
The so-called king rises upon orders, so he builds a spiritual platform. The spiritual platform was called Qingtai in the Xia Dynasty, Shentai in the Shang Dynasty, and it was called Lingtai in the Zhou Dynasty. As early as in ancient times, it was the place where the emperor offered sacrifices and hired princes. It was also called the Lingtai in the beginning of the Han Dynasty.
It was called Qingtai, and was later renamed Lingtai by Emperor Xiaowu, who respected Confucianism. Until Wang Mang usurped the throne, Guanzhong experienced repeated wars. Even though Lingtai was located in the suburbs, it could not escape the war.
At this time, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, the Lingtai is still fifteen feet high. It is divided into two levels: an upper platform and a lower platform. The lower platform is surrounded by a corridor-style building. It is the upper platform of the government office where Lingtai officials work daily and organize and collect information.
There are four houses of the same height and height built around it, and in the middle there is another building that is higher than the surrounding houses. It is a place for Lingtai officials to observe astronomical phenomena.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the five simple-style houses fit closely together and are integrated into one. They are soft and powerful, revealing the mystery of the sky.
In his previous life, the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven to pray for good harvests. Compared with the Lingtai, the Lingtai is far superior to the Temple of Heaven in terms of size, style, and magnanimity.
When the north wind blows, a Xiangfeng Tongwu standing on the ridge of the roof moves when it encounters the wind. Seen from a distance, it looks like a bird jumping and spinning on the roof.
"Are all the houses here newly built this year?" The emperor asked aloud as he looked up at the brand-new buildings on the mourning platform.
"However, the Lingtai has gone through wars. Although the earthen platform still exists, all the houses on it were burned down, leaving only some decaying beams and walls." Liu Wan, the order of the Lingtai, responded by his side: "Since the imperial edict, the craftsmen have built it as it was.
Some styles are modeled after the Luoyang Lingtai."
He found that the emperor was still staring at Xiangfeng Tongwu, and he added smartly: "This Xiangfeng Tongwu and the armillary sphere above were all made by Zhang Jun."
The Zhang Jun Liu Wan talks about is Zhang Heng, the Taishi Ling, who was a famous literary giant in the Han Dynasty and an outstanding scientist.
The emperor came here partly for him: "Isn't the Armillary Sphere in Dongdu? How did it get to Chang'an?"
He didn't believe that Dong Zhuo would remember to transport the armillary sphere when he moved the capital. It would be great if Wang Yun could devote his energy to preserving the Lantai Classics, let alone this astronomical instrument.
Liu Wan replied: "The armillary sphere was completed. Although Chang'an was not the imperial capital at that time, one was cast and placed here."
"Originally, there was a copper watch for measuring the shadow of the sun. It was a foot high and a foot long. It was made during the reign of Emperor Xiaocheng." Liu Wan hesitated for a moment and said, "A few years ago, it was used to carry Dong Ni and cast it into small coins. Today,
It no longer exists.”
Among the officials the emperor usually met, there were some who were in awe of him and dared not speak or even stuttered. There were also some who responded to him easily, but they were all cautious in their words and actions, for fear of making mistakes if they said too much. But he had never seen such a talkative one.
, out of the corner of his eye, the emperor caught a glimpse of Liu Wan's cowering expression but couldn't help but talk endlessly, and felt very interesting.
In fact, Liu Wan was quite uneasy in his heart. The emperor was traveling in plain clothes and in a light carriage, which really shocked him when he first came. After he came to his senses, Liu Wan began to figure out the reason for the emperor's trip.
"Yesterday you went to the memorial hall and said that on the night of the earthquake, there were stars in the sky." The emperor climbed up the stairs and said nonchalantly: "You were carefully choosing the words and sentences in the memorial and quoting the scriptures. It would have made me faint. If you were
My writing ability can be half as good as your speaking ability, so why should I do this?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The sky was really weird that night. It was in the sky. Logically speaking, it should be a sign of moving the capital. But now that there is peace in Guanzhong and disputes in Guandong continue, there is no reason to move the capital. Therefore, I have thought about it again and again, and then I decided to move the capital from the star.
The basis is found in the scriptures." Liu Wan cleared his throat and said: "When the comet comes out, it moves to the city and the capital. If you guard the grain, you will be rich, and when you enter, heroes will rise."
After hearing this, the emperor actually already had the answer in his mind, but he deliberately asked: "When the sun eclipses and the star falls, it is banished to the sky. Is the star you are talking about entering or staying? He answered clearly and did not hold anything back.
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Liu Wan swallowed his saliva and replied: "Your Majesty, you are the guardian. I am a man who has applied for the army. The grain will be abundant and the country will be peaceful."
"Good." The emperor smiled and was delighted with this good celestial phenomenon. With this celestial phenomenon, it was enough to offset the impact of the earthquake in the capital.
Immediately, the emperor scolded softly: "Since it is a good omen, why did you send me a seal of approval? The words in it were so ambiguous and vague, which is below the standard of waiting for the stars. You have to think carefully about your words today.
Another memorial will be delivered to the central government."
The purpose of handing it over to the central government instead of to me was obviously to show these words to the ministers. Liu Wan understood the difference belatedly and cursed himself for being too cautious. When the celestial phenomenon was ambiguous, it
Shouldn't it be up to you to interpret whether the omen is good or bad? And I actually seriously thought about what the star sign was for, resulting in me missing such a rare opportunity to claim credit. Just imagine, if after the earthquake and disaster, the spiritual platform appeared again
A good omen, wouldn't it just be able to alleviate the bad effects of earthquakes?
Fortunately, it was not too late to make amends. Liu Wan immediately responded: "I am confused. Such a good omen should be announced to the world."
The emperor nodded and did not mention the matter again. He patted the railing with his hand, walked vigorously to the spiritual platform, and said smoothly: "The waiter observes the weather of yin and yang, looks for the four seasons, and checks the sun and stars. This is what you are waiting for."
It is the duty of the Lingtai to entrust you with the new calendar, how is the compilation going?"
Liu Wan was particularly good at prophecies, astronomy, and calendar calculations. The emperor arranged for him to be the director of the National Astronomical Observatory, which can be regarded as putting him to the best use: "It was not a day's work to propose a new calendar. Previous people have never made calendars."
It is not a number calculated from generations of people observing the celestial phenomena, summed up from drawings and books. Now that the Lingtai is newly built, most of the drawings and books originally stored at the Luoyang Lingtai have been scattered. If you want to observe and calculate again, you have to work for several years."
The calendar can directly affect the solar terms, and an accurate calendar can guide agricultural production and other social activities. In today's Little Ice Age, the climate is abnormal. It was originally the time of the Waking of Insects and the Spring Equinox, but the earth is still cold. This seriously hinders farmers from following the past.
Farming based on calendar and experience. Not knowing the farming time, or even missing the farming time, will bring consequences to the agricultural society, which are more serious than the direct impact of extreme weather.
The emperor urgently needed a new and accurate calendar to implement and guide production, so that the farming season could not be missed and production could be guaranteed. But he also knew that the calendar required accumulation of data and astronomical observations over time. Now Lingtai is starting from scratch, without any basic data.
, there is no need to rush. If we end up with a shoddy calendar that has been rushed out, it will be counterproductive. 11