On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, make dough and on the twenty-ninth day, steam the steamed buns.
This year's twelfth lunar month is the big month, so the 30th is the New Year's Eve, and the 29th is the Little New Year's Eve.
This day is the last day of the New Year, and it is also the busiest day before New Year's Eve. You have to visit the graves to pay tribute to your ancestors, pay homage to various gods, and receive relatives and friends who come to pay their respects.
Bang bang, from time to time, the sound of firecrackers outside came into the Forbidden City. Naughty children from unknown families gathered in groups with scattered firecrackers, lit them on the ground and ran away, no matter where they were.
In response to this, the guards outside the imperial city just smiled lightly and did not drive away or stop him.
It's the Chinese New Year, and everyone is celebrating. What's the big deal if a child sets off firecrackers on the wall of the emperor's house?
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The sound of firecrackers outside caused Liu Jin in Yong'an Palace to scratch his head and ears.
He couldn't get the slightest interest in the sumptuous breakfast table, so he just wanted to have a good time with his uncles somewhere where no adults were watching.
"I know you want to play. Let's go after dinner!" The old man glanced at his precious great-grandson and nodded on the table, "Here, eat this burnt cypress!"
"Ancestor, why do you want to eat this?" Liu Jin soaked the fried cypress in the porridge bowl and pressed it with a small spoon.
"This all has to have an allusion!" The old man said after eating, stroking his beard, "Grandpa Yue, do you know that?"
Liu Jin nodded quickly, "Of course my grandson knows about Mr. Yue Wang!" He said, grinning with half of his teeth showing, "Here's the great hero!"
"Then do you know how Prince Yue died?"
"Qin Hui killed him!" Liujin said loudly.
"This oil-burning cypress is fried Qin Hui. He killed Grandpa Yue and the people hated him, so they kneaded flour into Qin Hui and threw it into the oil pan to fry!" The old man continued, "The day he killed Grandpa Yue happened to be
The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month. So from then on, we Han people must eat oil-burnt cypress on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month!"
"Oh!!" Liujin nodded as if he understood, then suddenly blinked and asked, "Ancestor, why did Qin Hui want to kill Grandpa Yue? Doesn't he know that Grandpa Yue is a hero?"
"This..." The old man was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Liujin continued to ponder and asked, "Qin Hui is a minister, Grandpa Yue is a traitor, and they have the emperor of the Song Dynasty above them? Since Qin Hui is a traitor, and he wants to kill loyal ministers, why doesn't the emperor stop him?"
"This..." The old man was stopped by the question, and he thought for a long time before speaking, "There are many things going on here, and I won't be able to explain them for a while!"
"Why can't you explain clearly? The teaching bachelor said that if Wang Fa and Tianli exist, there will be nothing in the world that cannot be explained clearly..."
"Okay, okay!" the old man waved his hand, "hurry up and set off the firecrackers!" He said, shouting to the outside world, "Pu Bucheng, bring a few more people to follow, don't destroy our good grandson!"
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"I will also eat this oil-burnt cypress today!"
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi put down the tableware in his hands, ate the last bite of oil-burned cypress, and after drinking tea, he smiled and said to the courtiers in front of him, "Only when the top has ideas, the bottom will be effective."
People do what they like. Take Qin Hui, for example, who only shared the king's worries. But he was hated by the people for hundreds of years. However, Song Gaozong, the emperor who would rather live in peace than avenge his family and country, did not have many people.
scold!"
It was almost the New Year, and the emperor was obviously in a good mood, and he joked casually. The ministers in the Nuan Pavilion also smiled.
It was not easy for an official in the Ming Dynasty. Although at the end of each year, starting from the New Year, the yamen began to seal boxes one after another. But at the time, the Supreme Emperor had set a dead rule: holidays should be holidays, and office should be office. Holidays should not be delayed because of the Chinese New Year, nor should they be delayed because of the holidays. Not working.
In short, you are not allowed to be idle during the New Year.
Early in the morning, Hou Yong, the minister of official affairs, Xia Yuanji of the rites department, Ping An, the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, and others were waiting outside the Qianqing Palace.
At this time, seeing that the emperor was in a good mood and telling a joke with Zhao Song, Xia Yuanji smiled and said, "What the emperor said is true. The unjust killing of the hero and the negotiation for peace actually originated from Song Gaozong. It is also recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty that Gaozong once said to his ministers personally, I have lost all my virtues while in office, and I rely on you and others to cover it up."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "More than losing his virtue? Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty was afraid of Hu Ruhu, and he was greedy for pleasure. He had neither the ambition to live on his salary nor the plan to rejuvenate through military power." As he said this, the villain gradually restrained himself, and said with a bit of a sigh, "Jingkang is a shame. It's still not snowing, when will the hatred of the ministers be eliminated? Haha, he doesn't care, he will laugh at it for eternity and he is not afraid of it!"
At first, Zhu Yunxi just wanted to tell some jokes to his ministers on a whim, so as not to have a straight face during the Chinese New Year. But when he mentioned Song Gaozong, he couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind.
The Southern Song Dynasty was peaceful in a corner, and Emperor Gaozong stayed in harmony and sought peace.
In history, intruders broke into the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself to die for his country, but he did not lose his integrity. How about Nanming, which established King Fu as Emperor Hongguang?
The same is true for half of the country. The innate conditions of the Southern Ming Dynasty are much better than those of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. At least the Ming Dynasty has been the establishment of the two capitals for more than two hundred years. The civil servants are still there, and the wealthy people in Jiangnan are much better than the Southern Song Dynasty in terms of mobilization ability and economic ability. .
But what’s the result?
To say that the Southern Song Dynasty was spineless, it is even more difficult to say that the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty were afraid.
Emperor Qianlong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty once commented that Yue Wumu, with his outstanding loyalty and wisdom, led his troops to the north and defeated them in all battles. But what is the purpose of the troops he summoned with twelve gold medals, but he did not know that he was the emperor?
I mean, Tiezi, what do you think?
The officials of the Ming Dynasty established King Fu in Nanjing, which is comparable to Song Gaozong's southern crossing. However, history has said that Gaozong was thrifty and benevolent. His successor was more than enough to keep the rules, but not enough to correct chaos. When he was first established, he was still able to do something, but later he was able to tolerate shame and hide his grudges. Forgetting relatives brings ridicule to the world. If King Fu is ignorant, his sounds and appearances are just for entertainment, and he is always ignorant of the prohibition of banquets and poisons. Comparing the two princes, Yi and Qi, King Fu is really not as good as Gaozong.
When people talk about Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, they look down on Zhao Gou for his lack of ambition. But when people talk about Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty, they are full of sneers.
In fact, to be precise, it was not Nan Ming that was ridiculed, but the already rotten Ming Dynasty, its alienated monarchs and ministers, and the Han scholar-bureaucrats who only knew how to fight among themselves.
"The past events of the previous dynasties of Zhao and Song Dynasty should also be taken as a warning to our dynasty!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, "Don't think that just because our dynasty expels the Tartars and restores China, we can sit back and relax. We must not forget about the war, and we must live in danger! "
The ministers didn't know why the emperor suddenly made such a sigh, but they could only bow their heads and agree. However, they also disagreed in their hearts. In their opinion, the Ming army was more than a hundred times stronger than the Zhao and Song Dynasties. The Ming Dynasty would have been troublesome if it didn't go to the Tatars. God’s grace is mighty.
"The emperor is far-sighted and what he said is sobering!" General Secretary Xin Yande suddenly said at the end of the group of ministers.
"Oh? What do you think?" Zhu Yunxi smiled.
"The Song Dynasty died at the hands of the two emperors Huiqin and Huiqin. It also died because it was content and unwilling to make progress!" Xin Yande said, "It also died due to the dispute between the old and new party members!"
As he spoke, he met Zhu Yunxi's gaze and said, "The internal fighting among the party members made the country's policies unsmooth and scattered people's hearts. But when Emperor Gaozong settled in Jiangnan, the first thing he had to face if he wanted to preserve his foundation was the mutual verbal and written criticism between the new and old parties.
Things. The conservative reformist faction and the Northern Expedition peacemaker faction were constantly fighting. When the Jin soldiers were pressing down on the border, they could still be united. After the Jin soldiers were reorganized, they sprouted again. To put it bluntly, let alone Gaozong, he was a middle-level man.
Even if Song Taizu Taizong is reborn, there is nothing he can do!"