Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 213 0208 [Stargazer Dean Zhu]

A few days before the Autumn Society, the festive atmosphere has already been heightened.

The married women went to the streets to shop one after another.Even if you have no money, you have to tie two feet of red-headed rope, and make a new suit for the child by the way.

On the day of the Autumn Society, if the child is underage, his mother will take him to his grandparents' house for the festival.

Every household is making social cakes, and those who really don’t have the money to make social cakes have to cook some social porridge, so as to fool this festival.

Zhu Ming took officials at the prefecture and county levels to the outskirts of the city to offer sacrifices. He led the worship of the god of the society, and Wang Laozhi served as the host of the ceremony.Still only chickens, ducks and fish were used, and there were more types of food sacrifices. After the ceremony, the sacrifices were divided by officials.

In and out of the city, and in rural towns, there are lively activities.

Generally, the nearby big households pooled money to build the stage together, and the performers invited by themselves would change their ways to steal the limelight.Whose performance is the most exciting, it means that the big family is the most powerful.

The small vendors were beaming, shouting loudly.

No matter how poor the people are, the whole family will come to the temple fair after eating.It is also good to watch the show for free without paying a penny, after all, there is usually a lack of entertainment.

Even thieves are mixed among the crowd, and they are happy to be good citizens on this day.

The four male sumo wrestlers married by the Zheng family, Zhu Ming also let them come on stage to compete with the local sumo wrestlers in Puzhou.There are wins and losses, and the performance is average.

Ju Ming sat in the auditorium and felt the festive atmosphere, as if the sea was clear and the rivers were clean and the world was prosperous.

Li Xiaozhong sat on the other side, surrounded by Puzhou gentry.

This guy glanced at Ju Ming from time to time, with a look of complacency on his face.He has already received the definite news that Zhizhou is about to leave, and he probably will leave after celebrating the autumn society.

Zhizhou with flowing water, Li family with iron, this Puzhou is ultimately decided by the Li family.

In the middle of the afternoon, Zhu Ming took all the officials back to the city for dinner. It was a banquet to celebrate the festival, and it was also a farewell party for Zhizhou.

"With this glass of wine, I wish the prefect a bright future!" Tong Pan Tian Ruyong raised his glass.

"Congratulations to the prefect!"

All the officials shouted in a cheerful tone, quite like sending off the plague god.At least half of the officials are looking forward to Zhizhou's departure as soon as possible. This Shangguan is too fucking capable.

Ju Ming raised his glass with a smile: "Congratulations to the official family."

"Congratulations to the official family!" All the officials responded.

Tian Ruyong poured wine for Ju Ming himself, and said with sincere emotion: "If the prefect can stay for another year, the atmosphere in Puzhou will definitely change."

He is really reluctant to part with Zhu Ming, there are too few Zheng parties here, if Zhu Ming leaves office, Tian Ru will have to deal with it alone, and maybe one day he will be dismissed by officials.

Zhu Ming clinked his glasses and said, "As long as Tian Dapan straightens his back, why should he be afraid of being young?"

"Haha." Tian Ruyong laughed awkwardly, he was too timid to mess around.

Huang Guinian and others also toasted one after another.

As for Yao Guangshu, the magistrate of Juancheng County, he didn't give any face to him, and directly treated Ju Ming as air.Anyway, it has already been torn apart, and the harder he offends Zhu Ming, the more satisfied his backer will be.

After drinking until evening, Zhu Ming went home by carriage.

There was an archer from Lei Ze County who had been waiting for a long time and handed the letter to Zhu Ming himself.

This letter was sent by Wei Dian, the capital of Lei Ze County.The content is very simple, thank the prefect for his promotion, and at the same time decline the prefect's solicitation, and do not want to follow the prefect to Jinzhou to take office.

Zhu Ming said: "I received the letter, go back and tell Wei Dutou, let him treat the people well. If you encounter difficulties in the future, you can come to me for help at any time."

"Yes!" Archer bowed and retreated.

Zhu Ming asked Zhang Tong again: "What about you? Do you want to stay in Juancheng, or follow me to Jinzhou?"

Zhang Tong was a little entangled. He felt that it was very cool to follow the prefect. From time to time, he could suppress bandits and arrest people. Life was colorful and exciting.But I don't want to be too far away from home, after all, there are wives and children at home.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Tong asked, "Can I bring my wife and children with me?"

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Of course."

"Then I'll go with the prefect." Zhang Tong was determined to go out to see the world, and it was inevitable that he would be short-sighted in Puzhou.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the sun is like blood.

A group of officials sent Zhu Ming to the bank of the Yellow River. He had only been in Puzhou for three months, and he was about to wave goodbye.

Instead, there are three more followers.

Zhang Ting, who is superb in swordsmanship, Yang Pu, who is like a chicken and a dog, and Shi Yuangong, who is delusional in rebellion.

After the autumn water passed through, the old course of the Yellow River became dry and shallow again, and only small boats could pass through it.The riverbed above the ground, extending all the way to the embankment, is full of silted dry sand.

Zhu Ming boarded the embankment and looked to the north, stood there for a long time, and finally turned and left.

When he took office, Ju Ming walked along the Guangji River in the south, but now he leaves from the north along the Yellow River.

Following the old course of the Yellow River, we walked sixty miles forward, and after three days of dawdling, asking a passer-by from time to time, we finally arrived at Kaidefu City.

This is also called Puyang, and it is also Chanzhou of the Chanyuan Alliance.

"Emperor Zhenzong came here personally." Ju Ming looked at the city and sighed.

After Shi Yuangong left Puzhou, his mental state improved a lot, and he felt as if he had flown out of a cage.He said in a mocking tone: "To form an alliance in Chanyuan, to enshrine Zen and Mount Tai, is a great achievement beyond the ages."

Zhu Ming glanced back and said, "You can find a needle and thread to sew your mouth."

Shi Yuangong immediately shut up, he has followed the prefect for many days, and he still hasn't figured out the way yet.He could faintly sense the prefect's ambition, but felt it was nonsense, how could such a person rebel?If I were myself, I became a magistrate at a young age, and I would never dream of rebellion.

Therefore, Shi Yuangong had only one guess: the prefect must feel that the Song Dynasty was about to perish, and was seeking a way out in advance.

All the princes of Dagon Dagon think that the Song Dynasty is full of flowers.

Only a bankrupt scholar in Shandong like Shi Yuangong can detect a trace of signs of subjugation.Unfortunately, in the eyes of Shandong scholars, the "theory of the collapse of the Great Song Dynasty" has been around for hundreds of years, and the collapse is still going on.

To the south of Kaide Mansion is Xingren Mansion. Wang Jie, the prefect who left Beijing with Zhu Ming, is also frantically tossing about in Xingren Mansion.

Wang Jie didn't care about anything else, and urged the wealthy households to give horses every day.

All the prefectures in Shandong have horse foreheads, but you can just get some bad horses to make a difference.

Wang Jie, on the other hand, thought of making meritorious service, intimidating and luring him to search for good horses.Historically, this guy donated more than 100 horses, all of which could be used as war horses, and were notified of awards by the court, and because of this, he was "specially transferred to an official".

This was stimulated by Li Wenzhong, and 30 ganoderma lucidum were exchanged for a transfer envoy.

There are not so many Ganoderma lucidum in Xingren Mansion, so Wang Jie put his idea on the horse.

Snakes have snake ways, rats have mouse ways, everyone wants to make progress.

That night, Zhu Ming lived outside Puyang City and did not enter the city to disturb the local officials.

After waiting for several days, an official ship finally set off, and the boat could go to Tokyo along the Yellow River.

……

In Tokyo, Dean Zhu is currently studying astrology.

The main reason is that he is bored. Apart from cultivating fine seeds and occasionally serving as the emperor's gardener, Zhu Guoxiang doesn't know what to do with himself.

One night, he was left in the palace by Song Huizong, and went to observe the starry sky together.

Zhu Guoxiang asked some questions, and the astronomical officer of the Imperial Academy answered them enthusiastically, and also taught him the most basic knowledge of astrology.

As long as someone guides you, the 28 constellations are easy to identify, and you can remember them after observing them a few times.

In addition to 28 nights, there is also Sanyuan.

Miyaki is easier to remember, and has a special image.

In Ziwei Palace, there are the emperor, the prince, the concubine, and the harem.

There are Sifuchen, Shangshu, Dali, Nvshi, Shangcheng, Shaocheng, Shangfu, Second Lieutenant, Shaobi and so on.

Further outside, there are five emperors, princes, three princes, nine ministers, generals, officials, and Zongzheng.

That is to say, the center of astrology in ancient China is just like the constellation map of the heavenly court.There is even an establishment of cooks (Heavenly Chef Star), otherwise who will take care of the meals?

There are also stars representing territories, such as Wuyue, Bashu, Donghai, Nanhai and so on.

The more Zhu Guoxiang watched it, the more interesting he became. Every night, he got up to observe the star map.

"Zhu Xianggong, the lens has been polished, and the total is 12 yuan." The craftsman presented the crystal lens.

"Thank you." Zhu Guoxiang called for money.

In ancient China, when the lens appeared, it is difficult to verify.

Purely based on the actual object, the earliest unearthed lens is a "single-piece inlaid round handle magnifying glass" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.From the name given to this object by archaeologists, its specific characteristics are known, that is, a magnifying glass with a handle and a frame.

Framed glasses were first unearthed in the Song Dynasty. There are copper frames, horn frames, tortoise shell frames, and even glasses cases made of snake skin.

But these are reading glasses. For example, Ouyang Xiu has myopia, and reading glasses can't help at all.

After the mirror grinder left, Zhu Guoxiang took out many cylinders.

He doesn't know the focal length of these concave and convex lenses, so he can only adjust them in pairs during use.

The cylinder can be retracted and disassembled, which is also made by craftsmen.

Zhu Guoxiang continued to adjust and changed several lenses, and finally made a relatively satisfactory pair of binoculars.

telescope?
Sorry, Zhu Guoxiang didn't dare to make it out, for fear of angering the emperor.That old man begged the gods all day long, if he was allowed to see the true face of the moon, who knows what kind of thoughts he would have.

"Prepare the car!"

Zhu Guoxiang came to Fanlou in a carriage and went straight to the top floor.

"Which room do you want to sit in?" The man followed up and waited.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "No need, I will go around by myself."

He is not here to consume.

Standing on the flying bridge connecting the two tall buildings, Zhu Guoxiang raised the telescope and pointed it directly at the palace. He wanted to test the farthest observation distance of the telescope.

Constantly adjusting the focus, I could actually see the maid.

Zhu Guoxiang was smiling all over his face, and he had the pleasure of voyeurism. He was so bored, he had to find some fun by himself.

After observing the palace for a while, he began to observe the streets again.

This kind of perspective is very strange, Zhu Guoxiang has been watching for more than ten minutes.When he put down the binoculars, he found a few people standing beside him, all of them were rich and powerful businessmen who came to Fan Lou to seek pleasure.

"What is in Mr. Zhu's hand?" A middle-aged man asked.

Zhu Guoxiang felt a little familiar, probably some official in the court, he said perfunctorily: "Pipe the leopard in the pipe, just take a look."

This thing has military value, and Zhu Guoxiang doesn't want to spread it to the outside world, otherwise it will be bad if it falls into the hands of Jinren.

After chatting casually, Zhu Guoxiang fled with a telescope.

When I got home, I saw my son.

"When did you come?" Zhu Guoxiang asked in surprise.

"Just a few minutes after arriving," Zhu Ming glanced at the things in his father's hand, "Binoculars?"

Zhu Guoxiang handed it over: "Try it."

Zhu Ming looked around with his hand, and put it in his arms: "You don't want to present it to the emperor, do you?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "When you need it, you donate it, and when you don't need it, you hide it. The emperor is not my father, so I think about him for everything good?"

"It's best if you don't donate it. If you donate it, it's for the Jin Bing." Zhu Ming held the binoculars in his pocket, and he didn't even think about taking them out. He confiscated them immediately.

(End of this chapter)