Zhu Gaoxu had not been to Xuanwu Gate recently. One morning, after he came out of the Imperial Concubine's Palace, he went straight to the Imperial Gate to meet with the ministers.
Then he took the eunuch Hou Xian and went to the Rouyi Palace in the west; Rouyi Palace was located to the north of Wuying Palace.
The former Queen of Annan, Chen, and her son Chen Zhengyuan lived in Rouyi Hall. They had come to Beijing with the family of the Prince of Han not long ago, and were settled in the palace and lived here temporarily.
Rouyi Hall is not located in the harem area. Emperor Taizu used to stay here, read books and chat with his old friends. But later emperors rarely stayed here.
"Your Majesty, should I send someone to inform Chen to welcome you?" The square-faced eunuch Hou Xian said beside the sedan chair.
Zhu Gaoxu said, "No need, I will meet the chief and deputy envoys of Jiaozhi Province first."
Hou Xian hurriedly said, "I will arrange i
Queen Chen came to the back of the main hall of Rouyi Palace, but was stopped by eunuch Hou Xian. Hou Xian said, "Wait a minute, Queen. The Emperor is inside discussing military and national affairs with the envoy Chen Jikuo. Please wait, I will go in and report later."Chen knew a few days ago that Chen Jikuan had sent another envoy; but she had just learned that Zhu Gaoxu was in Rouyi Palace, so she rushed over."Thank you, eunuch." Chen said kindly.As soon as the voice fell, a sound came from the palace. The sound was so loud that it could be heard clearly even outside the palace gate. Hou Xian, who was just discussing military and national affairs, suddenly looked embarrassed. Chen looked at him, her face changed, and she was upset. Of course she knew what was going on, but it was not easy for the so-called "envoy" to be in such a state on the first visit; Chen Jikuo used the beauty trap, and the woman sent to the palace must be innocent."Well...
A few days ago, Xie Jin returned to Beijing to report on his duties. He was accompanied by not only the envoy of the Jiaozhi Province rebels, but also a military general: Jin Shitou.Jin Shitou, together with Ruan Zhi from Annan, was sent by the Han Dynasty to Jiaozhi Province and went to Dongguan City (Thang Long) to persuade the army to surrender. They went to Jiaozhi Province to do secret things. Later, Ruan Zhi, a native of Annan, saw that something was wrong and ran away first; Jin Shitou did not run away and was arrested by the local civil and military forces.However, after Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and Jiaozhi Province received the imperial edict, Jin Shitou was quickly released without charge by the government.Jin Shitou didn't do a good job in Jiaozhi Province, but he did work hard. In addition, he had other merits in the past, so when he came to Beijing this time, Jin Shitou was not punished, and was immediately granted the title of "Defense
At noon, after having lunch, Ma Enhui drank some tea in a flower hall; then she lay on her side on a couch and took a nap.She asked the palace maids to prepare things last night and to visit Guo Yan today, but Ma Enhui was not in a hurry today.Ma Enhui and Guo Yan were strangers and this was their first meeting, so they didn't have much to say. There were a few hours in the afternoon, so they could just go over there slowly.She rested for a while, got up, took the clepsydra, and watered the flowers and plants, and then went to dress up. She wore a light red wide-sleeved shirt on the upper body, a light blue vest on the outside, and a white six-piece long skirt underneath.Ma Enhui knew the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty very well. She was no longer the empress, and did not even have a legitimate title, so she chose light colors for her dresses; the material she used was fine silk and satin, which was in line with the rules. After all, she was still a
Ma Enhui's mood before going out and after returning to her yard were completely different.Previously, she could take a nap peacefully, and even watered the flowers before going out, appearing to be indifferent to the world and tranquil. However, at this moment, she became very irritable, and when the maid handed her tea, she complained that it was "too hot", and when she put down the teacup, the tea splashed out."You can go down." The maid Qiao'er said to the palace maid who was serving tea and water.After the maid left, Qiaoer came forward and said to Ma Enhui, "Did Mrs. Guo make you angry?"After hearing this, Ma Enhui immediately turned to look at Qiao'er and asked, "Did you hear that?""No." Qiao'er said hurriedly, "I was not at the door at that time. I was somewhere else, talking to the maid in Madam Guo's courtyard!"Ma Enhui nodded, believing what Qiao'er said. Generally speaking, in the palace, everyone likes to associate with p
After the family members of the former Han Dynasty came to Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu found his old family to sleep with him every night, plus the newly named imperial concubine Mu Zhen.Thinking of Yao Ji's kindness last night, Zhu Gaoxu spread the word that Yao Ji stayed with him all night. Zhu Gaoxu had been busy in the outer court for a day today, and he returned to Qianqing Palace before Youshi; but he was not idle, he was busy drawing a big map, which was the world map that he had thought of more than a month ago.His calligraphy is quite good, but his paintings are not up to par. Because Taizu didn't like his princes and grandsons to play with these things, only calligraphy was an exception.Fortunately, it was easy to find people who were good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting among the civil servants in the court. Zhu Gaoxu only had to draw a rough idea and then ask someone to draw it again.Next to the wall of the main entrance of Qianqing Pa
The rough sketch of the world map drawn by Zhu Gaoxu was handed over to Qi Tai, the Minister of War, and it was completed in a few days. Qi Tai was proficient in calligraphy and painting. Although he used fine brushwork, the map itself did not require artistic attainments, so he drew it quickly.Zhu Gaoxu mostly referred to the names of later generations when naming the unknown places. Anyway, most of the place names in later generations were transliterations, so the names given by the Ming Dynasty at that time did not have much influence. Only "Asia" was renamed "Shengzhou".The wall on the front of the East Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace is finally no longer incongruous. There is a large map in the middle and two smaller maps on the left and right, which looks just right.When the ministers who came in to discuss the matter saw the "world map", most of them looked a little worried.After the discussion in front of the emperor, the ministers ret
Qi Tai and his student Gao Xianning left the palace. It was not yet You hour, but the sun was already setting in the west. Seeing that it was neither too early nor too late, there was nothing much that could be done at the government office, so the two of them got into a car, with teachers and students in the same car, and headed back home.Qi Tai did not want to go home too early. When he thought of his big house which was empty with only servants and maids, he felt no hope at all. During the Yongle Dynasty, Qi Tai was named as a traitor in the "Jingnan" manifesto, and his family members were all dead."People like us are just trying to survive in this world, and life is bound to be a bit heavy." Qi Tai sighed without any reason.Gao Xianning, who had his back to the direction of the carriage, nodded slightly in agreement. He looked at Qi Tai, who was like a teacher and a friend, calmly.Qi Tai also glanced at Gao Xianning and asked, "Now that the cap
Zhang Xin was simply "a man of predictions", and he was impeached within a few days.But no one believed that Qi Tai was behind this, because the person who wrote the letter to expose Longping Hou Zhang Xin was Chen Xie!Who was Chen Xie? During the reign of Emperor Taizong, he disobeyed the emperor and was buried alive outside Fengtian Gate for seven days and seven nights, with only his head exposed. However, he did not die. Emperor Taizong thought it was God's will, so he released him and restored him to his original position, still serving as the Right Secretary of the Criminal Department until now.It seems impossible for such a person to be ordered around.Chen Xie's voice was like a loud bell. Inside the Fengtian Gate, he loudly exposed Zhang Xin: Zhang Xin had occupied more than 80 miles of Lianhu Lake in Danyang and more than 70 hectares of official land in Jiangyin!After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting on the throne, found Zhan