Concubine Zhuang Li Xianhui lives in the East Sixth Palace. There are two imperial concubines there. In addition to Concubine Zhuang, there is also the imperial concubine Mu Zhen.
When Yao Ji arrived at Concubine Zhuang's palace, she met and found out that Mu Zhen was also here. Mu Zhen was also accompanied by her son Zhu Zhanqi and her concubine Duan Xuehen.
The second prince Zhanqi could already walk, and was being led by Duan Xuehen, walking around with a shaky step. At this time, Mu Zhen ignored the child and just watched Duan Xuehen playing with the child.
Yao Ji could tell at a glance that Concubine De was very close to the Imperial Noble Consort, because she also loved the Imperial Noble Consort's son.
However, Yao Ji knew the inside story when she was in Yunnan. Duan Xuehen was supposed to have the surname Mu, but she was raised by Duan Yang, so she took the surname Duan. Duan Xuehen and Mu Zhen were cousins, and the second prince was Duan Xueh
Recently, Zhu Gaoxu has been running every night and has maintained his weight and energy. But he rarely cares about the specific affairs of the DPRK.Gao Xianning, minister of Dali Temple, recommended a sixth-grade official to Zhu Gaoxu. It is said that this person supported the reform and was quite talented.The man's name was Song Li. He was born as a supervisor of the Imperial Academy and had a low reputation. He was able to become an official because he caught up with the good times. During the Hongwu period, the court was in short supply of civil servants, and many people with no serious reputation were selected to serve as officials.Song Li served as a local official, an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and managed floods. His highest position was the Minister of Works during the Yongle period. However, he stood in the wrong place during the "Deposed Prince" period. Although Wu Dechu was exempted from the death penalty, he was demoted t
Amid the noisy sounds and smoke filled with the pungent smell of coking coal, Zhu Gaoxu wandered around. He roughly understood the process of making coins and what techniques the mint used.It's just that Zhu Gaoxu didn't fully understand the specific production process for a while, which didn't matter; just like Song Li, who was in charge of this matter, he probably didn't understand everything either. He just had to find the right person and arrange everything.Zhu Gaoxu walked out of a room and stood next to a water gate. He took out the two copper coin samples given by Song Li from his sleeve pocket and looked over them again.The exquisite copper coin has a smooth surface and bright color. There are four large characters on each side, as well as some small characters. The front side reads "Wu De Tong Bao" and the bottom has four small characters "Central Bank"; the back side reads "Tianxia Tongxing" and the bottom has a small line of numbers. Because it
After a long discussion in the living room in the courtyard, Zhu Gaoxu said he wanted to dust off his clothes and take a rest. He left the living room and went to another room in the courtyard, followed by two trusted eunuchs.Zhu Gaoxu changed his clothes and washed his face while the eunuchs fetched water.But Zhu Gaoxu did not show up again, so he sent Zhang Sheng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, to prepare another carriage and select some followers. After everything was arranged, he went out through the back door and left the mint.After a while, the eunuch Cao Fu went to the courtyard to announce the decree, asking the civil and military officials who were resting to follow the emperor back to the imperial city. Naturally, the emperor could no longer appear in public.Perhaps some officials would feel a little strange and suspect that the emperor was not on the imperial carriage, but it didn't matter. It was relatively easy for the emperor to
There were some willow trees planted behind the attic, near the wall. At the turn of autumn and winter, the branches still had long green leaves, but they were no longer as lively as they were in spring, and there were many dead leaves on the brick floor under the trees that had not been cleaned up in time.When Enhui saw this scene, she couldn't help but be moved, and her heart was shrouded in an elusive depression.She gently raised one arm and lowered her head to see her wrist and hand exposed from the sleeve of the light grey cotton gown. Her skin was white and still delicate like a woman's. Unfortunately, she was afraid of comparison. If she compared it with the tight skin of a teenage girl, the difference would be a little obvious.She pondered and said, "I have experienced many ups and downs over the years. I am like a withered flower and a withered willow. My family has fallen into poverty. I am just trying to make ends meet. Your Majesty, why do you
Most of the emperor's public activities had symbolic meaning. For example, the annual "Plowing" ceremony at the Xiannong Altar does not produce anything, it is just a show. However, it symbolizes that the imperial court attaches great importance to agriculture and serves as an advocate and role model for billions of officials and people in the world.Another example is when Zhu Gaoxu went to inspect the mint a few days ago. He mainly paid attention to the matter itself, but he also knew that officials would have more interpretations.Now he summoned the nobles and important ministers of the court and suddenly went to Xiaohongshan for hunting; a series of actions made the courtiers more aware of what the emperor wanted to do recently.The Zhili area near Jinling is densely populated and has almost no decent hunting grounds; if the emperor likes to ride around and hunt, he would probably prefer Peiping. The place where the capital can hunt is Xiaohongshan. Whe
At the Xiaohongshan hunting ground, the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji gave advice in a tactful way, and Zhu Gaoxu understood it. Zhu Gaoxu was not unfamiliar with such admonitions. At the monthly imperial lectures, there was no shortage of officials giving advice through the words of saints and historical facts.Zhu Gaoxu paced between the bookshelves in Rouyi Hall, calmed down, and recalled Xia Yuanji's words again.He had to admit that from a certain perspective, Xia Yuanji's proposal made sense. The court had finally managed to keep the vast majority of the common people working on the land, and had even resorted to ideological control methods such as "education" to maintain the ruling order; if the new policy failed, it might have unexpected side effects.Xia Yuanji's political views also believe that the threat of nomadic civilization is the natural threat to agricultural countries like the Ming Dynasty. If one's vision is limited to the experience of
In December, the Kyushu region of Japan had already seen a few snowfalls. When the head of the Ouchi family, Ouchi Morimi, went to Shima County, it happened to be a sunny day.Shima County belongs to Chikuzen Province, located in the northern part of Kyushu Island, west of Hakata Bay. For the Ouchi clan, this place is far away from Yamaguchi Castle in Suo Province and is a relatively remote place.To the north of the Imazu Village garden in Shima County is an arc-shaped coastline. It is neither a good port nor very prosperous; but there is a relic called "Yuankou Defense Fort" which is very famous.This was the place where the Japanese army fought a desperate battle with the invading Yuan Dynasty army more than a hundred years ago.Ouchi Morimi rode a horse and led a group of followers into a forest not far from the coast. During the war, this area should not have been in the woods; but times have changed, and now the ruins have been covered up by tree
After the Lantern Festival in the third year of Wude, everything in the world came back to life, and the court began to carry out important affairs. Zhu Gaoxu had to send General Sheng Yong and other generals to Korea first; until the end of the next month, the fleet carrying the main forces of the government army and the navy would set sail from the ports downstream of the Yangtze River.The Longjiang Harbor was shrouded in a damp mist, which made today's farewell ceremony less grand. The treasure ship moored at the pier vaguely revealed its huge body and tall mast, and the looming scene was like a mirage.Zhu Gaoxu led the civil and military officials and waited in a pavilion by the river for a while, and then Sheng Yong, Ping An and Liu Sheng came. The pavilion was very small, so Zhu Gaoxu walked out in the direction where the three people were coming.Sheng Yong and several others knelt on the ground and performed the grand ceremony first.Zhu Gaox