The recorder of "Records of the Daily Life of Shengzong" lamented, "The emperor's nature was pure and filial, which was unprecedented among ancient emperors."
The emperor's filial piety was also recorded in the manuscript sent back by the accompanying reporter of the "Beijing Daily": "Where the holy chariot is stationed and the Empress Dowager Cisheng is staying, the emperor must first inspect it to see whether the sitting and sleeping utensils and food are complete. If the road
If it is rough, the emperor will dismount his horse and help the chariot."
"...Due to the heavy rain at night, the road was muddy, and the Queen Mother's car got stuck in the mud. The Emperor supported the cart, his shoes were soaked in water, and his dragon robe was stained with mud. He was sweating profusely, and everyone on the left and right was crying..."
"The Queen Mother tearfully praised the Emperor for 'being so sincere and considerate', which is actually 'the ultimate form of filial piety'. If everyone in the world follows the Emperor's example of such great filial piety, great peace in the world can be expected; and the people of our country are so lucky to be born in a land covered by such kindness.
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The Empress Dowager Cisheng, who praised the emperor with tears, also received the emperor's promise that she could let King Lu go to Nanjing for a few days, and the guard eunuch would take him to see the grand scenery of Jiangnan and the beauties of the south. It is impossible to draft a draft, but you can
Let's play semi-free love - if you are right, the royal family will propose marriage.
As Zhu Yijun's time in the country increased, Queen Mother Li's political influence after her retirement had been reduced. Although Queen Zhuang Jingjia was young, her political influence had already surpassed that of Queen Mother Li after giving birth to the emperor's eldest son. For example, Zhu Yijun's tour
Hunting, in fact, left the safety of the capital to the queen to decide, and no courtier felt that this matter should not be done this way.
What Zhu Yijun wants from Empress Dowager Li now is to continuously increase his political influence by creating a "pure filial piety" persona. Of course, Zhu Yijun himself also has a need for family affection, and what he does is not all a show.
The effect was surprisingly good. Zhu Yijun was already famous for "piercing blood to copy scriptures". In addition, he was promoted by various stories such as "Pan Kang in the Inner Palace". In the Chinese society that has governed the world with "filial piety" for two thousand years,
It can be said that his moral aura far exceeds that of Tang Zong and Song Zu.
This is also an important reason why he did not cause an ideological backlash in society despite his wanton reform. Some people who suffered losses could at most say that the imperial policy was wrong, and Zhang Juzheng did not have a good effect. But if he attacked the emperor in his speech, not only would it not cause
Resonance, even a beating is considered light.
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On April 20, the 11th year of Wanli, after a month's journey, the Holy Emperor arrived at Saihanba. Because the emperor only issued a hunting order before the end of last year, the palaces along the way were built hastily, and most of the palaces along the way were built in a hurry.
The government's house was renovated for the nobles to live in. As for the guards and others, they lived in tents throughout the journey.
Saihanba, the end of this trip, has no buildings. Ning Yuanbo had already sent out a large army after the beginning of spring to drive away all the herdsmen where the emperor was stationed. After nine years of continuous fighting in Wanli, there were not many people left here.
Later, under the guidance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Rehe Governor's Yamen used two months to set up the Emperor's Golden Tent by Ruyi Lake. Due to time constraints, the installation and decoration of the Golden Tent was only completed a few days before Zhu Yijun arrived.
"Ruyi Lake" was used as a filming location for "Crescent Moon" in later generations. The water area at this time was about more than 500 acres. It had no name before, because its shape was like a handle of Ruyi. Later Emperor Qianlong named it Ruyi Lake, also known as "Ruyi Lake"
"Taifeng Lake". Zhou Yongsheng, the governor of Rehe, had a similar thinking and also named it Ruyi Lake.
After everyone had settled down, Zhu Yijun accompanied Queen Mother Li to the high mountain on the east side of Ruyi Lake, overlooking Ruyi Lake. It was just when the sun was setting in the west, the water surface was as calm as a mirror, as clear as a bottom, and the sky was full of colorful clouds dyeing the bottom of the lake, and the golden light was shining brightly.
The sky is one color. The tents are like white clouds emerging from the sky, dotted on the grassland at the foot of the mountain. The lakes and mountains are so beautiful.
Empress Dowager Li sighed happily and said: "I am thirty-eight years old, but I have never experienced such a beautiful scenery. Today, I chose you, Our Lady of Mercy, to get it first." After a pause, she continued: "The emperor has never been out of the capital before.
, I feel indifferent after seeing this beautiful scenery.”
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he thought that this flaw would be exposed inadvertently. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "My son once had a dream and was taken by his father to overlook the famous mountains and rivers in the world. The so-called travel to Cangwu in the morning, and the North Sea and snow-capped mountains and rivers in the evening.
, I have seen some of the sea of clouds and strange waterfalls. This kind of scenery is worse than what I saw in my dreams."
Empress Dowager Li nodded and said: "That is your blessing, but I cannot envy you. I have experienced this wonderful scene, and my life has not been in vain." When she spoke, she was touched by the emotion of missing Mu Zong, and her eyes were red.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "If the mother likes this place, my son has an idea." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li looked up at him and said, "What idea?"
Zhu Yijun said: "My son, after looking at the political gains and losses of the past dynasties, if he wants to 'control the situation before chaos and protect the country before danger', the monarch must not grow up in a deep palace and not know the hardships of farming and the suffering of the people. But if you want to understand the situation below, make
There is smooth traffic up and down, so staying in the Forbidden City is not possible."
"Therefore, I want to establish a system of hunting patrols. Every year, I and subsequent emperors will travel to the frontiers to hunt and teach martial arts; or to supervise local areas and inspect governors. Throughout the ages, there has never been an emperor who has not patrolled the world and made the country strong. This is the case here.
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"The imperial court has decided to conquer the north, from here to the Sea of Hell, which is thousands of miles away. Although most places are inaccessible, the population increases as you go south. Therefore, it is necessary to build another palace in the north of the capital, and the emperor will personally care about it - in the future
How about building a palace here?"
When Empress Dowager Li heard this, her heart was about to explode with joy. But she said: "Such a waste of national money will inevitably make a lot of noise."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "It won't be built all at once. Allocate money slowly and build slowly. There must be a place for my mother to stay when she spends her summer vacation in the future, so she won't have to live in a tent. I'm still thinking that with the northward expansion, this
A palace still needs to be built to the north. A hunting palace will be built at Jinlianchuan, the former capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. After the restoration of the Western Regions, there will also be a palace in the Luntai area - the future emperor will also have to live there every few years.
Some days."
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li's face was full of pride. She said to Zhu Yijun: "The emperor will patrol the south and the north in the future. He will look down upon the wilderness and glorify the foundation of his ancestors. But it is all your contribution."
Zhu Yijun touched his head and laughed and said: "Have you never seen the ocean before? It is boundless and the water is in big chunks. In the future, the expansion will be to the south, to the sea - the overseas land. I will also visit it in the future.
Mother, please take care of yourself and take care of yourself. It will be a unique experience to take a boat ride with your son and watch the giant Kun play in the water."
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li looked fascinated and said: "The big Kun the emperor mentioned is a whale?" Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Exactly. Last year Zhang Yuangong's fleet had killed a dozen of them, and now the lamp oil and candles in the palace are all gone.
It’s made of whale blubber.”
Empress Dowager Li laughed and sighed: "The Duke's wife sent some combs a few days ago, which are made of whale bones. She said that the ribs of the big fish were more than ten feet long. I don't know how the body grew so big!
I don’t know how to catch fish.”
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The two talked about it, and waited until the sun set before returning to their respective golden tents to have a meal and rest. For the next two days, Zhu Yijun was in a state of repair. Except for meeting with the governor of Rehe and several other important officials, he did not do any government affairs - a rare break.
Take a vacation to soothe your tired body and mind.
On April 23rd, the sky was fine. Zhu Yijun got up early and braced himself for the highlight of this hunting tour - pacifying hundreds of tribes, coercing all tribes, and implementing the plan to conquer the north!