The scenery at the end of April is just as described by Li Qingzhao: “green is fat and red is thin”.
The only scenery that Ma Enhui could see while imprisoned in Fengyang was a few trees in the yard and the weeds in the corners. The branches and leaves on the treetops were already lush and dense, full of vitality.
The people that Ma Enhui usually saw were the mute old palace maid who brought her meals, the old eunuch who could hardly hear and did odd jobs like cleaning the yard, and the eunuch doorman who guarded the yard. She could also occasionally see the eunuch Wu Zhong.
As a trusted eunuch of Emperor Jianwen, Wu Zhong should have been executed long ago. But Wu Zhong had a adopted son named Huang Gou, who worked in the Hanwang Palace at the beginning of Yongle and found some ways to save Wu Zhong's life. After that period, no one in the upper eunuchs remembered Wu Zhong, a eunuch and a slave.
Although both were guarding the mausoleum, Ma Enhui was
In May, everything in Yunnan is full of vitality, and the weather is very warm as long as it is clear.In the Han Palace, Zhu Gaoxu came to the study room in the front hall early in the morning. There were civil officials such as Mr. Li and Hou Hai, as well as generals such as Sheng Yong, Ping An, and Wang Bin on his left and right.The eunuch Wang Gui came in with two puppies, one was a pure white pug with flat ears and big round eyes, and the other was a pure yellow native dog. When the civil and military officials saw this, some said that the King of Han was in a good mood, and everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.Soon, Guo Wei led the four-year-old Zhan He to the door. Everyone looked at them and saluted Princess Guo Wei.Someone must have taught Zhan He beforehand. He walked into the room, clenched his fists with his little hands in a decent manner, and said in a childish voice, "My son, I pay homage to my father
In late May, Mr. Li, Sheng Yong and Ping An jointly wrote a strategy. Zhu Gaoxu took a general look at it and thought it made sense, so he immediately summoned several of his trusted civil and military officials to discuss it.The time was not quite right. When Mr. Li delivered the files, it was almost evening. When everyone arrived at the study room in the front hall, the sun had just set. But this was the quietest time of the day.Yunnan is lush with vegetation in summer, and the most special thing is that there are many insects and birds. During the day, various birds chirp, and at night, insects come out to join in the fun. Even in the Han Palace, you can hear frogs croaking from time to time.Only during the brief period from sunset to nightfall, the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects miraculously cease, and the world becomes unusually peaceful.When Zhu Gaoxu walked outside the study in the front hall, he saw that soldiers were standin
The Jiaozhi rebel envoy and his party finally arrived at Kunming City, and they will enter the city from the east gate. Zhu Gaoxu, dressed in cloth, stood on the city tower and saw the group of people on the official road in the distance, some riding horses and some sitting in cars.Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to greet them at the city gate, so he didn't identify himself in civilian clothes. He just happened to come here to take a look. The morning sun was right in front of his face, and he squinted his eyes to see the approximate number of those people.Next to him stood Duan Xuehen in Tsing Yi, with a big hat covering most of her face. Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at her. He was tall and looked down at Duan Xuehen, so he could only see her mouth and chin.The lips are slightly thick, the chin is slightly pointed, fair and delicate. After the big hat covered the rest of her face, only her mouth and chin could be seen; Zhu Gaoxu felt even more that she looked exactly
There were only a few trees in the courtyard, but there were birds chirping among them.Duan Xuehen buried her head, her right hand tightly covering her left wrist. She felt like a prisoner being interrogated, and was being made to confess some secrets. When her scars were seen just now, she not only felt very embarrassed, but also felt ashamed, vaguely like the last time when the mad Zhu Gaoxu saw the part of her that she didn't want to show to others."What's going on?" Zhu Gaoxu asked. There was no blame in his tone, but Duan Xuehen could hear the heartache and pity.She looked up and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu quickly, and saw that there seemed to be some worry in his eyes. She still didn't want to answer, so she kept silent. But she suddenly felt that in her heart, she might secretly hope that Zhu Gaoxu would carefully notice the scars. In this way, she could feel his sympathy besides the embarrassment.Zhu Gaoxu changed the question, "Who bit it?"
Zhang Sheng, who had been sent to Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, to present a gift to Ning Wang Zhu Quan, returned to Yunnan. The gift he presented was a play script that Du Qianrui had copied in person, in order to thank Ning Wang for writing the play for her.Zhang Sheng brought back two pieces of not-so-good news.Prince Ning accepted the script, but politely rejected Zhu Gaoxu's solicitation. This result was expected, and Zhu Gaoxu had not held much hope before. Prince Ning at this time was much smarter than the Prince Ning in Tang Bohu's era.As the sun climbed high in the morning, the temperature gradually rose, and the heat exacerbated Zhu Gaoxu's irritability.In the study, Zhang Sheng was recounting what he saw and heard in Prince Ning's mansion. "When I met Prince Ning, he was wearing a Taoist robe and discussing Taoism with Heavenly Master Zhang Yuchu in the alchemy room. I presented the play script copied by Madam Du herself. Before
Gu Cheng, Marquis of Zhenyuan, is ill and has been summoned to the capital to recuperate. He has a mansion in the capital and is now living in his own house.The Gu family had not lived in the capital for a long time, and the mansion looked desolate and dilapidated, but it was just right for Gu Cheng. The emperor sent a royal doctor and some servants to take care of his daily life and recuperate, so Gu Cheng was surrounded by people from the court.He understood that he was probably under house arrest.Gu Cheng, who is seventy-eight years old this year, has a relatively open mind about his own life and death; he doesn't care too much about being reduced to such a situation. But he was still very angry, and it was Zhang Fu who was angry!Zhang Fu speaks well in Yunnan and will definitely speak for Gu Cheng in court. But what did Zhang Fu say? He directly wrote in the memorial that the burning of the Guizhou Army's rations was very strange. It implies th
You can see gilded palace double eaves and colorful lacquer paintings everywhere. The moon-white pleated skirts of the palace ladies and the fly whisks in the hands of the eunuchs shuttle among them, which is very suitable for the scene.Zhang Fu walked out of Qianqing Gate along the road and followed the eunuch to continue walking south. He had nothing to say to the eunuch and was very silent along the way, still thinking about his own affairs.There are very few ministers coming here in the palace, and all they meet are palace people. When the eunuchs and maids see the Duke wearing an eight-beam crown, they will bow and avoid them, so Zhang Fu doesn't need to pay too much attention to them.He recalled what happened when the emperor first ascended the throne. At that time, he was very upright and escorted Qian Xun, the chief official of the Han Palace, who came to persuade him to surrender, back to the capital. Unexpectedly, the emperor and his ministers i
Mrs. Xu was always disliked by her mother's family, which made her father Xu Zhang unhappy. Her relatives don't have a good look on her.Aunt Xu was also a relative, but because she was married off, she didn't care so much about Madam Xu's affairs, and often said words of comfort. So whenever there is a chance, Mrs. Xu loves to come to her aunt's house. She came again yesterday...At the moment, Madam Xu is squatting behind a bookshelf and shivering. Her uncle He Fu had his back to the bookshelf before, but "General Chen" came in again and found her somehow!After hearing her uncle's order, "Don't you come out yet," Madam Xu finally stood up, buried her head and walked out of the bookshelf."It turns out it's you!" He Fu seemed to be slightly relieved, "Why are you hiding here?"Madam Xu was very scared, but after all, she had seen a lot of the world and spoke clearly. "With my aunt's permission, I went to the study to read and spend my time. Une