In addition to the main hall with the throne and two pavilions on the east and west sides, the Qianqing Palace also has two floors in the back half of the main hall. The four rooms on the upper floor and the five rooms on the lower floor can all be used as bedrooms.
Of course, there will be a number for identification.
It is said that the Zhou Rites records that the emperor lived in six bedrooms, which were originally supposed to be six "palaces." Now the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City has been customized as the emperor's residence, and these bedrooms have been integrated into it. It's just a meaning.
There is also a precautionary function: if an assassination occurs, people will not be able to figure out which room you are sleeping in for a while, right?
That's why Zhu Qingping quietly asked him which bed he wanted to sleep in tonight.
Zhu Houcong vaguely remembered a rumor told by Lao Qin that after Jiajing was assassinated by a palace maid, he was so frightened that he put three beds in each room, so there were 27 beds in total.
Is it true? There are so many of them now?
Zhu Houcong was curious for a moment.
I've been busy with so many things today, but I really haven't seen the more detailed layout of the Qianqing Palace.
After walking in through the door leading to the back of the Nuan Pavilion, I saw that the first floor was divided into several small rooms by bookcases, screens and other things.
Between the five bedrooms on the first floor, there is still space for other functions.
On the left and right sides, there are also stairs leading to the second floor, but they are probably of the same layout.
Zhu Houcong looked at the "bedrooms" on the first floor and was speechless.
There was only one decent "big bed" inside, but it was much more deformed than the double beds of later generations.
It seems to be over 3 meters long, but only about 1.56 meters wide.
As for the three beds in each room...are you talking about the other two couches?
He felt that the layout of the Yangxin Hall where Yongzheng later moved was better. The front hall was the front hall, the back hall was the back hall, and there was an independent small courtyard. It was not like being in a single hall on a high platform now.
But the Yangxin Hall currently does not exist. That location is the imperial dining room and some supporting value rooms. Let’s get some money to repair it first this time?
Then you have to find a good excuse, and it's best to kill multiple birds with one stone...
Thinking about this, Zhu Houcong said while returning to Nuan Pavilion: "Sleep in any room, right? I know, just make arrangements first. By the way, wake me up at 4:00 tomorrow morning."
"...Your Majesty, you have to tell your servant or Huang Jin. If anything happens, your servant will know where to look for it."
"...Xiaozhong." The number is also so unremarkable.
So Zhu Qingping went to make arrangements, while Zhu Houcong was busy until the end of the day when he finally completed the preparations for tomorrow.
The eunuch who was waiting for him to take a bath came over and was busy waiting on him. This made Zhu Houcong feel that since he had returned to Qianqing Palace and was no longer planning to go out, he could take a bath and change clothes first.
It can't be helped, he has never been emperor.
He still didn't like having other people waiting on him when he was taking a shower, even Huang Jin.
I can't enjoy it at this point, but in the Ming Dynasty's court, there was no such thing as letting maids take baths: this was what Chiang Kai-shek had warned.
Zhu Houcong didn't know that Empress Dowager Zhang had planned to set a trap for him today.
Everything is ready. There is not a single eunuch or maid left in the small part behind the main hall. They are all on duty inside and outside the main entrance of the main hall, or have returned to the nearby direct room.
As Zhu Houcong walked there, he suddenly felt empty and lonely.
Maybe it will be much better after the wedding next year.
That way, there will be women to help with the bathing and someone to warm the bed.
Not now. Which palace maid would dare to climb onto the dragon bed at will? Only the concubine who is summoned to sleep has the right to climb up first.
Zhu Houcong walked into the bedroom in the middle of the lower floor. When he walked in, the curtains on the dragon bed had been lowered.
I think every room is like this.
Lying on the bed, in terms of comfort, it is absolutely incomparable to the high-end bedding of later generations. At least this pillow is...
I sighed a little, and the fatigue accumulated during this period came back.
This was his first night as emperor. Maybe because he knew he would be emperor very early, he didn't feel anything except tired and sleepy.
After all, we set off from Liangxiang early this morning, and seventeen chapters have already been written on this grand day of enthronement.
He fell asleep quickly and slept soundly.
That's because inside the main entrance of Qianqing Palace, Huang Jin and Zhu Qingping were guarding one on the left and one on the right.
He slept soundly that night, and many people inside and outside the palace were frightened by this new king.
In the early morning of the next day, Mao Cheng asked the emperor to arrange when to go to court. He didn't sit there for long when Yang Yingkui came over and told him: The eunuch from the clerk's room of the Secretary Li Supervisor went to the Ministry of Revenue and Taipu Temple to transfer the Taichou and Chang Chang. Accounts of surplus treasury.
The emperor is checking the accounts!
You, a child who is not yet fifteen years old, are not only so eloquent yesterday, but you can also understand account books?
Do you know how to check accounts?
Could it be said that the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies will have to arrange the arrangements again?
The emperor had not yet decided when to go to court, so Mao Cheng and others hurriedly wanted to ask Yang Ting to discuss it with them.
All the officials in the Liubu Hall were on pins and needles: Although it was the proper meaning of the title to check the emperor's family fortune after he ascended the throne, why didn't he appoint someone from among the civil servants to do the check?
It is not a good sign for eunuchs to check the emperor's accounts!
The elders seemed to be more calm, and they sent someone to send a message to them to calm down.
"The elders said that it is a good thing for Your Majesty to check the accounts. Qian Ning ransacked his house and found tens of millions of wealth. Although Jiang Bin's property has not yet been sealed, the amount is huge. Your Majesty is very talented and has great judgment. You can clearly understand the background of our Ming Dynasty family. If you understand, you will understand which people cannot be trusted."
Mao Cheng understood what the ministers meant: It would be unreasonable for Your Majesty to evade important matters and go to the trouble of the ministers. After all, the evil deeds of Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and other treacherous officials are there.
But Wang Qiong's face was gloomy and solemn: The cabinet was planning to use the results of the emperor's audit to further implicate certain people in the Qian Ning and Jiang Bin cases, right?
Also sent back was His Majesty's reply: We will start viewing the court on the 27th and ask the Ministry of Rites to bring out the etiquette first.
This made Mao Cheng even more convinced that His Majesty understands etiquette: there are special rules for attending court affairs during mourning periods.
In the afternoon, when Mao Cheng sent over the funeral etiquette, the Clerk's Office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies sent a large number of eunuchs to the Liuke Gallery to pick up a lot of memorials and archives from various places in the past few years and carry them box by box.
Entered the palace.
Yang Tinghe and others, who wanted to wait until Shenshi and leave at the end of the day, stood at the Zuoshun Gate and looked at the eunuchs who lined up in a long line and walked across the Neijinshui Bridge not far away.
Returning to the Wenyuan Pavilion, the emperor ordered Zhang Zuo, the newly appointed director of rites and in charge of the clerical affairs, to pass on the message: There are still backlogs of memorials, and they should all be sent over first. They will not approve or return them for the next few days, and will discuss them at the court meeting on the 27th.
After looking at the pile of memorials, Mao Ji said strangely: "Your Majesty is still unfinished, so why don't you send the other memorials that have been accumulated over the past month?"
This was accumulated after Empress Dowager Zhang said, "Many major matters will be dealt with after the heir succeeds to the throne" in order to avoid suspicion or because she was lazy and incompetent.
In the past month or so, Yang Tinghe mainly fixed the night of the election and implemented several major events with the Queen Mother's decree. Later, there was no decree or seal, but some things could no longer be overstepped.
The votes were all given. Originally, they wanted to wait until the emperor came to govern the country before handing them over, asking the emperor to make an urgent and serious decision. But in view of the experience of the past two days, they were afraid that the emperor would just reject them all.
Let them give you suggestions for new tickets.
They didn't give any comments on the several memorials submitted today, they just wanted to see the emperor's attitude towards many matters.
As a result, now, except for the memorial letter from Shi Chao, which I received a reply to, all the others have been accepted, and I am addicted to reading the memorial letter.
I don’t know whether this is joy or sorrow.
After thinking for a while, Yang Tinghe suddenly said: "I'm afraid it's not just about reading the memorial, it's also about corroborating it with the accounts in the various treasuries."
During this period of time, there was no emperor pressing down on the memorials. I was thinking that the new young emperor would be next, and the people who submitted the memorials could all speak freely.
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji's expressions changed: "What does Your Majesty want to investigate? There is such a big movement..."
Yang Tinghe was worried: "In any case, the movement is so big, His Majesty alone cannot investigate it."
"Mr. Ge, should we just use these backlogged memorials as an excuse to go and see him?" Jiang Mian suggested.
Yang Tinghe slowly shook his head: "Your Majesty is very suspicious of us now, so let's wait and see what happens. If you have a clear conscience, why should you be afraid?"
"I'm afraid that the minister will gain influence again!" Mao Ji also agreed with Jiang Mian's suggestion, and even provoked him, "Mr. Ge, why are you afraid of suspicion and avoiding things?"
Is this because he is afraid that some civil servant will be found out if his crotch is not clean? No, this is because he is worried about the signal that the emperor reuses eunuchs to check accounts alone.
It’s just that the emperor was suspicious. Didn’t Yang Tinghe even dare to go over to explore the situation?
Yang Tinghe looked at Liang Chu: "Uncle Hou, what do you think?"