At the turn of summer and autumn, the climate in the south is no different from summer, but the autumn atmosphere is already evident on the northern grasslands. The water grass near Bui'er Lake gradually loses its beautiful green color and appears yellow from a distance, and the grass begins to produce seeds.
The Tatar tribes that had been relocated by the Ming army's northern expedition a few years ago had long since returned to their respective pastures. The Asut tribe, where Alutai was, returned to the lush grassy area near Buyuer Lake. The eunuch Huang Yan was naturally among them.
He was lingering on the fishing shore, bored, sometimes sitting cross-legged, sometimes lying on the barren sand.
Tatars often eat meat and dairy products, so Huang Yan not only did not gain weight, but became even thinner. The cloth he wore was so dirty that the original color could not be seen. The animal skins hung on his body made him look like a beggar. His face was tanne
In early July, Zhu Gaoxu's large team arrived at Fengyang, the capital of the Central Capital. They will stay in the city for two nights, and after Zhu Gaoxu leads the civil and military officials to the imperial mausoleum to offer sacrifices tomorrow, the team will set out to continue their journey northward the day after tomorrow.There is an imperial city in the city, because Fengyang is the hometown of the Zhu family and the place where the ancestral tombs are located. However, there is basically no emperor living here. When Zhu Gaoxu came to worship his ancestors, he of course lived in his own imperial city.The imperial city of Zhongdu was well built. Although the materials used were wood and jade, and the scale was not as good as that of the imperial city in the capital, it had all the necessary palace buildings, including the towers and three main halls with glazed tile double-eaved roofs. After Zhu Gaoxu entered the imperial city by car, he felt that it w
"Chen Xianzhen's voice." Eunuch Cao Fu looked embarrassed and timid. "Before Youshi, I met her once."walked forward, following the sound of the pipa and the woman's singing that trembled in the cool air . Cao Fu immediately called to several Jinyi guards who were on duty nearby and followed Zhu Gaoxu.Among the dark houses hanging on the top of the hill, lanterns gave off pale light, which became dimmer as we walked further. Only the sound of playing and singing added a bit of vitality to the silent night.Zhu Gaoxu had never heard this piece of music before, but the lyrics were from the original text of "Pipa Xing", so he was very familiar with it.Zhu Gaoxu had almost forgotten Chen Xianzhen, whom he had not seen for several years. Now that a poem by Bai Juyi was sung, Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood Chen Xianzhen's mood before they met, and he understood her deeply, which seemed a bit magical.Several people came to the outside of a corridor
Early in the morning, Yao Ji followed the emperor and officials to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum. The round trip and ceremony took several hours, and it was already noon when they returned to the imperial city of Zhongdu.After lunch, Yao Ji changed out of her blue-bottomed wide robe and the heavy phoenix crown, and then asked someone to find an old eunuch who lived in a nearby place to lead the way to meet Mrs. Guo's residence. The followers carried a box, which was a gift prepared for visiting Guo Yan. There were silk, new copper coins, some rouge and powder, and various supplies in it.Everyone walked into a courtyard, and when Yao Ji saw Guo Yan coming out to greet them, she was immediately a little surprised.Guo Yan had changed a lot after not seeing her for a few years. She seemed to have aged a lot, her skin was pale and dull, and there were fine lines on her face, and the skin around her nose was obviously sagging. She wore plain clothes and
Yao Ji looked at eunuch Cao Fu calmly. Cao Fu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "After the emperor summoned Chen Xianzhen, he waited for almost two seconds."Mu Zhen's voice said, "What is she doing, dressing up?"Cao Fu shook his head, bent down and said, "Self-search. The Concubine De in the Imperial Concubine's Palace did the search herself. It took so long, I'm afraid every corner has been touched, so Concubine De can handle this matter."Yao Ji felt vaguely happy when she heard this. She understood that no matter how favored Chen Xianzhen was, he would never be able to gain Gao Xu's true trust, and how long could he only be fresh? Gao Xu was originally very courageous, but now he is the emperor after all.Thinking of this, Yao Ji looked sideways slightly, and sure enough, she saw Mu Zhen also seemed to have a slight smile on her face. The imperial concubine was very generous, but Yao Ji felt that under her clean and beautiful sm
The large group of troops went northwards and when they reached a river junction, they left the banks of the Wo River and marched along a canal. The canal had been dredged recently, and some new soil and silt were piled up on the banks, and the saplings on the banks were also newly planted.Zhu Gaoxu rode away from the team, and the imperial concubines such as Yao Ji and Mu Zhen also changed into tight clothes and rode with him. There were no cities around, and the horse team passed by several villages and went back to the river bank along the dirt road.This place belongs to the Henan Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office, and the terrain is very flat. However, the surrounding vegetation is very rich, and the small woods, crops and ridges block people's vision. There are harvested wheat piles and yellow rice fields on the land.It is autumn, with clear and cool weather and a breeze.When people reached the main road on the bank of the canal,
People walked along the canal and gradually reached the west of Kaifeng City. The Yellow River was just ahead. The cavalry of the central army protected Zhu Gaoxu and other officials, and they rode their horses to the south bank of the river first.The river bank was built very high and thick, and there were several parallel protective dikes. Zhu Gaoxu abandoned his horse and walked up the steps on the embankment. The civil and military officials had to follow him up the slope. After a while, some officials who were not in good physical condition were out of breath.After a long time, everyone finally walked onto a river bank. Zhu Gaoxu took a long breath and looked around. After a while, he looked down at the soil under his feet and found many branches and sacks in the soil.At this time, Gao Xianning said, "Your Majesty, that is the material left by the willow roller. There must have been a river breach in this place, causing a flood, so the water control
The civil and military officials were still discussing in the main room of the tile-roofed house. The people who spoke the most were Gao Xianning and He Kuisi, who were also the most knowledgeable and intelligent people around Zhu Gaoxu. However, Zhu Gaoxu did not say anything for a long time. He paced back and forth near the desk, thinking and listening to the ministers' words.At this time, several people were discussing the authenticity of various signs. The most credible thing is, of course, that the incident in which Arutai took the initiative to declare himself a vassal and be granted a title happened in the capital, and seeing is believing.Secondly, Arutai intends to support Adai from Horqin as the Great Khan, and there is a Mongolian prince among the remaining Tatars of Hami Guard. The reliability of these information is limited. But it’s not completely untrustworthy. At least the news has a source and is not groundless.The most mysterious and unre
The Ming army soldiers lined up in two rows of infantry on the periphery, with spears, shields and lances ready for battle. The Tatars, Hami Mongols, civil servants, and camels were crowded in the middle, watching the enemy army in the wind and sand with horror.The archers in the formation were ready and waiting at the back. The Hami Mongols, who were few in number, also had weapons and took down their bows and arrows to prepare for defense.Behind the infantry there were some gunmen who were busy loading, and someone was passing on the fire and lighting the match ropes one after another. There was no sign of any enemies along the way, and the gun was usually empty, probably because the igniting powder was easily blown away by the wind. The sergeants moved quickly, but some people's fingers were visibly trembling in the hurry.A group of cavalrymen rushed over, and the Ming army generals were already shouting and ordering everyone to hold their line and not
The sky gradually darkened and the lights came on. Gao Xu held Miao Jin's hand and followed the crowd into the concert hall.People were all dressed up, especially women, who were all dressed up. Some wore traditional clothes such as ruqun or aoqun, while others were dressed in modern fashion. Each figure seemed to be wandering between the classical and the modern.Among them there are many foreigners, probably all of whom came to Taicang to attend international conferences.In terms of fun, people might prefer to watch a movie rather than enjoy such pure music. However, there were still many listeners tonight, and the auditorium gradually filled up.Perhaps some of them value the rarity of concerts and do not attend them often, while others simply value their style.Gao Xu's main happiness comes from Miao Jin's company. Imagine if he came alone or with someone unrelated, his feelings would be much worse. He is willing to be with Miao Jin and exp
There were long commercials playing on TV, but no one changed the channel.Miao Jin was doing chores and preparing ingredients for lunch. Gao Xu began to check his various instruments, which were all measuring tools he had collected a while ago.There is a ray detector, which, according to the manual, can detect radiation, including ultraviolet light, laser and other electromagnetic waves. There is a torsion balance experimental device, which can measure the gravitational constant. And an air measuring instrument.There were also some uncommon small devices. In short, except for the large instruments that were difficult to carry, he tried his best to buy all the instruments that could test general constants.Miao Jin would occasionally look over here curiously, but before she asked, she might have guessed what Gao Xu was going to do.Gao Xu would tell her clearly as long as she asked. Because when he was going to look for the cave in Huangshan, h
Gao Xu usually doesn't like watching TV. But today, when Miao Jin was watching TV in the living room, he was gradually attracted by the TV program, so he stopped what he was doing and sat next to Miao Jin.There was a studio on the TV screen, with two hosts, a man and a woman, talking about the animation "Zootopia" like a crosstalk. It was neither news nor entertainment, but a show that mocked reality.Miao Jin saw Gao Xu sitting over and said, "This TV station should be more inclined to the left-wing viewpoint."Gao Xu asked, "Why haven't I heard of the distinction between left and right wings?"Miao Jin said, "It is originally an imported product. That is how foreigners describe Ming Dynasty politics. There is no clear distinction between left and right in China. So we generally don't use such words. It is normal that we don't hear them normally."She glanced at Gao Xu and continued, "This classification first appeared in the parliament during
Gao Xu's drama project has less than half the investment of the animation project, with a total investment of about 40 million yen for 15 episodes; the profit expectations are also completely incomparable to those of animated films. As Wang Siqi and most people believe, the fastest way to make money is still the movie box office.But Gao Xu has invested more energy in costume dramas.The crew built a filming site in the Western Regions. From 509 to the first half of 510, a production period of less than a year, Gao Xu flew twice to personally observe the filming site. His subordinate Sun Jing also stayed in the Western Regions for a long time, passing various information back to Taicang.A large media company in Taicang has signed an exclusive premiere agreement with Dream Incubation Studio.The terms are a bit complicated, but the key is to adopt a cooperation model with floating copyright fees. When the series is almost finished, a pay TV station und
The glass window on the outer wall is located in the east direction, so the sunlight cannot enter the studio in the afternoon. Therefore, Gao Xu often has a slight illusion that it seems to be later than the actual time.At this moment, the phone in his coat pocket rang. Gao Xu's phone rarely received calls because he had set the Do Not Disturb function, so no calls could be received from numbers that were not saved. He took it out and saw that it was a person who he did not contact often but had saved the number a long time ago, Sun Jing.Gao Xu stood up from his desk, walked to the corner by the glass window, glanced at Wang Cheng not far away, and answered the phone.Sun Jing's voice asked, "Are you still busy with work?"Gao Xu said, "Yes, I am working on two projects at the same time, so I am a little busy. How is Mr. Sun doing recently?"Sun Jing, "Very boring. I don't have to go to work, but I've been idle for so long that I feel like I'm
This was the second time Gao Xu and Xiao Yu had a meal together. Last time they were at the company cafeteria, and today they were at a roadside fast food restaurant.After finishing work at the agency, Gao Xu drove off the main road and found a parking space. Then he randomly found a restaurant where he could eat and walked in with Xiao Yu.It was very lively inside, with all kinds of customers, including well-dressed office workers and some homely citizens, men, women, young and old, making a big noise in the room, mixed with the loud shouts of the shop assistants passing on information. Although the air conditioner was on, the shop was open and there were many people, so it was still very hot inside.There were several dishes to choose from, all of which were simple and convenient. Gao Xu and Xiao Yu gave up on the braised pork intestines with radish, and roast duck was too greasy, so they chose roast chicken.The roasted chicken skin was cut into p
After many twists and turns, Gao Xu finally contacted the director named Ma Xuan.Ma Xuan has an account on the Internet where he posts some career news. Gao Xu's assistant Yu Ni left messages and sent messages, but it took several days for her to get a response. Gao Xu came to the hall and looked through the information records on Yu Ni's computer."He doesn't seem very proactive." Yu Ni said.Gao Xu said , "You claim to be the assistant of the investor of "Dream Seekers", but he may not believe you. If our studio also has such a certified account, it may save some trouble."At this time, Shidai Heng walked by and greeted him, "Mr. Liu."Gao Xu nodded and said, "We are trying to contact Ma Xuan, the director you recommended."Dai Heng came over and said, "He should have received a lot of similar messages. And there is indeed some false information on the Internet. For the purpose of advertising, people may lie about their identities, which
The people who work here, including Dai Heng who has only been here a few days, seem to have gotten used to the environment.The studio was in good condition. The morning sun shone in through the French windows, and the room was clean and tidy. In addition to the solid wood desk and bookshelf, and a full range of domestic electrical appliances (Made in China products are more expensive), there were also comfortable leather chairs.Gao Xu was in Xiao Deng's office at the moment, sitting on one of the leather chairs, holding a tablet and reading the text he had just copied from Xiao Deng's computer. Of course, he couldn't help but listen to the sound of her keyboard at the same time.He put down the tablet, picked up the cup next to him, and found it was empty. So he stood up and walked to the water dispenser, filled up half a cup of hot water, then took a tea bag and put it in the cup to soak for more than ten seconds, then took it out and put it next to him.
The next screenwriter who came to the studio for an interview was named Dai Heng, who should be a relatively unknown person.Gao Xu looked out from the glass wall and when he saw Dai Heng, he immediately guessed that this person was probably not married yet. Dai Heng was wearing a brand new suit, a white shirt with a small cross collar, and a pair of casual leather shoes that didn't match. The most unpleasant thing about Dai Heng was his long hair, but unlike the image of Ekin Cheng, Gao Xu felt at first glance that Dai Heng was not suitable for that hairstyle. Some hairstyles look good, but they are picky about the face.But these are not problems. Now that the people have arrived, Gao Xu needs to get to know them a little bit.Gao Xu pressed the phone on the desk, "Xiao Yu, ask him to come to the office to meet.""Okay." Xiao Yu said into the phone outside, his voice coming from the desk inside.Dai Heng came in from the door with a bag on his