Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 38 Accident
Previously, he planned to build it entirely with wood.It turns out that there are several core components that are better made of iron.

In the end, the sample made by the carpenter was taken back to Nanjing City and asked to be crafted by the blacksmith, which took extra time.

The busy Liujia Village has to complete the project before the rainy season. It is still not enough to rely solely on the people in the village, even if men, women, old and young work together.

Fortunately, the seven aunts and eight aunts in Liujia Village who are married are all in nearby villages.Therefore, Zhang Yifan took the initiative and paid to hire laborers, so that young laborers from neighboring villages could come to Liujiacun to contribute.

Zhang Yifan has to take care of almost everything and is very busy.Therefore, when Zhu Jingjing asked him to inform his sister-in-law to come and see it, he didn't think much about it and just came to see it.

In fact, the best thing is to let people see it after the renovation of the whole village is completed, which will be even more shocking.But he reckoned that if the Chang family members were here, even if Zhu Jingjing didn't go back and tell the story, others would report it.

No one among the busy people noticed that the sun had a halo in the sky.

If in modern times, there would be a weather forecast for this kind of thing, people who wanted to see it would naturally be able to see it at that time, and those who didn't want to see it would simply ignore it.

In ancient times, there were also yamen with similar functions of "weather forecasting", but their names were not meteorological bureaus, but Qintianjian, which specialized in observing the stars.

The emergence of solar halo is definitely a big deal for them.

Chinese people have said since ancient times that the sun represents the emperor, and any change in the sun corresponds to something happening to the emperor.

For example, halos, prominences, thorns on the sun, dark clouds at midday, white rainbows penetrating the sun, etc. The appearance of these phenomena on the sun's surface will cause disasters to the emperor and endanger the country.

In this case, the emperor often refused to obey, avoid the main palace, withdraw from entertainment, reduce meals, regulate and restrain himself from daily behavior, and engage in political activities of cultivating virtue.Either an amnesty edict was issued and prisoners were released, or taxes and servitude were reduced or reduced, the people were subsidized, and sometimes officials were even ordered to carry out disaster relief activities in Guanxing.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor, and he was no exception after Qin Tianjian reported the star change.

In addition to his routine of wearing plain clothes, avoiding the main hall, abstaining from entertainment, reducing meals, and being more diligent in his duties, he also issued an edict asking for outspoken opinions.

These matters are all matters above the court. Zhang Yifan originally had nothing to do with him and was still busy with his own affairs.

However, who told him that Jingjing was actually the Princess of Ming Dynasty!As soon as she ran back, she was originally going to report the good news to the Crown Princess, but she didn't expect it and she was immediately grounded.

Including the East Palace, it can even be said that officials related to the royal family and the court, especially the civil servants who pay attention to these, have all been affected.

No, in the study room of Prime Minister You's Mansion, two people, an old man and a young man, were drinking tea and chatting, smiling and obviously in a good mood.

The older one among them said to the younger one: "Youer, go back and mention it to your father. Tomorrow I will ask my subordinates to edit a copy of the book and send it to Pingyao County, Shanxi. With a little provocation, I believe that Ye Boju will then speak out and submit a letter."

This You'er, whose full name is Li You, is the eldest son of Li Cunyi, the Prime Minister of Taipu Temple. He married the old man, the daughter of his brother, the Right Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, as his wife.And this Li Cunyi is the younger brother of South Korean Gong Li Shanchang.

At this time, Li You listened to his words and of course understood what he wanted Ye Boju to do, so he said with a smile: "Uncle is really scheming. In this way, if Ye Boju can succeed, that would be the best. If you mess with The disaster has nothing to do with us. Haha!" "I didn't expect to encounter a star change. This is really God's will!" After hearing this, Hu Weiyong stroked his long beard under his forehead and laughed immediately.

Li You laughed, then remembered something and said, "Then King Yan will soon marry the daughter of Duke Wei!"

At this point, he stretched out his fingers and said, "Look, the eldest son married the daughter of King Kaiping as the crown princess; the second son first married Guanyinnu, the sister of Wang Baobao, the former King of Qi in the Yuan Dynasty, as his concubine, and then married Wei Guo The daughter of the duke is the second concubine; the third son marries the daughter of Marquis Yongping, and there are a bunch of sons and daughters behind him, who knows how many more people will be dragged over!"

"Haha, what's there to worry about?" Hu Weiyong heard this and said nonchalantly, "It would be weird if he didn't do this. Do you know why your cousin divorced his wife?"

"Why?" Li You said a little strangely after hearing this, "I'm also wondering. Just say it's against the moral principles of a woman and divorce my cousin-in-law. It doesn't seem right!"

Hu Weiyong took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then said calmly: "Uncle, you are anxious. He is the first contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but he is excluded from the imperial relatives. Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude to that uncle." It’s a hint!”

"What's the hint?" Li You still didn't understand and asked with some confusion.

After hearing this, Hu Weiyong did not explain further, but simply said: "Just wait and see who your cousin will marry!"

After hearing this, Li You wanted to ask again, but he heard someone from the Hu family coming to the door to report that a certain official had come to Beijing and came to see him.

After hearing this, Hu Weiyong sent Li You away, and then went to meet the officials who came to visit him.

If he was thinking of treason at this time, it would definitely be an exaggeration.

However, after he took over the power of the prime minister, especially when the other prime minister only knew romance, under his control, he would inevitably go against the imperial power.

In other words, as the head of a hundred officials, he will naturally compete with the emperor for power. This is a conflict between prime ministerial power and imperial power.If you encounter someone who cannot restrain your desires, then this conflict will be more intense.

As the prime minister of the Ming Empire, I can naturally feel that the founding emperor is working hard to stabilize the imperial power. This means that his power as prime minister will be damaged. If he wants to see the imperial power stabilized, that would be weird!

When Ye Boju was still in the Imperial College, he often pointed fingers at the court and was self-righteous. Some of his remarks were quite extreme, but he failed to understand the real meaning behind the matter.

I heard that after going to Pingyao, Shanxi, his habits did not change and he often drank to criticize current events.

For this reason, Hu Weiyong has already chosen him. With a little provocation, Ye Boju will probably write generously and do the so-called unfaithful thing. Haha, let's wait and see the show!
He was very happy, but the man in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had become the emperor from the poorest poor, was not in a good mood.The change in the stars heralded the emperor's loss of virtue, which was a blow to the head of him who had been working hard.

No, even though it was late at night and it was time for sleep, he still tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.In order to stabilize the imperial power, he really worried.

(End of this chapter)