Brocade legend

Chapter 143 The Anecdote of Jiajing's Birth
The later "Records of Wu Zong" records that Xingxian King Zhu Youzhao "has compassion for the people and is very benevolent. There is no rain in the seal, and he often sends government officials and officials to pray for it, and he must pray for the rain. Taste of hunger, They gave out coins and silver to buy rice for relief, and they repeatedly gave out millet for food, so all the work they did before and after was worthless.”

The meaning of what is said is that in the year of famine, Xingxian King Zhu Youzhu ordered people to set up pots and cook food in Longshan Baoen Temple to relieve the famine and disorderly people, so that countless hungry people survived.

It can be seen from the times that King Xingxian cared about the people.

In order to ensure the supply of horses for the Ming army, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has forced farmers in Hebei and other places to act as horse breeders.The corvee burden of horse households is extremely heavy, and they have to pay a high price to ensure that the horses are kept well, which not only delays agricultural production, but also compensates for losses when the horses they raise die or the breeding of stallions fails to meet the quota.The impoverished peasants had to "sell their land and buy men and women to make the most of their number, and the suffering was unspeakable",
At that time, someone described it as "the most troubled grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the most troubled horse in Hebei".

Hebei is close to the capital, and it is the place where Dongchang, relatives, and bureaucratic landlords abused. In addition, land mergers were fierce, and peasant rebellions occurred from time to time.

In October of the fifth year of Zhengde, brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi, farmers from Liumo Township, Wen'an County, Bazhou, Hebei led hundreds of people to raise troops in Bazhou. The local farmers responded positively and quickly assembled an army of tens of thousands of people. In Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Nanzhili, Jiangxi and other places, wherever they went, the officers and soldiers were defeated and fled for their lives, and the "rogue bandits" burned, killed and looted like a bamboo.

At that time, the banditry of Liu Liu and Liu Qi was just like what He Rui, the censor of the Thirteenth Dao, said, "Shandong residents are happy to supply wherever thieves pass by. The food, grass and wares are all due to the people. Those who abandon their homes and follow the chaos are everywhere; Wherever the officers and soldiers passed by, they fled behind closed doors, and were forced by Chu Chu, especially refused to go forward."

In March of the seventh year of Zhengde, Liu Liu and Liu Qi led all the way into Xiangyang, Huguang, and approached Anlu.

When the peasants turned into an army, because there was no one to govern them, they had no scruples, so they resorted to vicious tactics, regardless of the consequences, and even forgot what they wanted at the beginning of the army. , almost no resistance at all.

At the time of crisis, Xingxian Wang Zhu Youzhu not only gave everyone money, wine and meat, but also provided food and rice on a monthly basis in order to boost the morale of the army.The army was assembled, and the prince himself went to the battle to cheer up the morale, so that the rogues heard that Anlu Prefecture was prepared, and dared not enter the country.Effectively defended the state city and protected the people of Anlu from refugees.

Since ancient times, the customs of Chu have favored witchcraft and despised medicine.At that time, the custom of witchcraft in Anlu had a long history.Xingxian King Zhu Youzhan lived in Anlu Prefecture for more than [-] years, so he was well aware of the harmfulness of this custom.

He united with Anlu prefecture and county officials, especially when Xiang Xiang was in charge of Anlu magistrate, both he and Fang Xiang were very enlightening to common people who believed in witchcraft.

Xingxian King Zhu Youzhuo ordered him to select ancient prescriptions and daily knowledge, as well as commonly used effective internal medicine prescriptions. , Compiled "Medical Prescriptions" ten volumes.After Zhou Wencai was ordered by King Xing to collect prescriptions for the treatment of syndromes and treatments of ancient famous doctors and surgeons, they became two volumes of "Surgical Collection and Proving Prescriptions".This book selects the essence of prescriptions and is practical, which is highly praised by surgeons of later generations.

Zhou Wencai compiled five medical books successively, "Selected Essentials of Medical Prescriptions", "Collection of Surgical Prescriptions", "A Brief Introduction to Materia Medica and Food", "Knowledge of Different Materia Medica" and "Sequel to Materia Medica and Food". The preface of the writing shows how much King Xingxian attached importance to medicine.

The move of King Xing's Mansion enriched the medical knowledge of the people in Anlu, and had an impact on the social custom of favoring witches over doctors. When people got sick, they no longer invited wizards to delay treatment, but went to medical clinics for medical treatment. Therefore, countless people were alive.

Xingxian Wang Zhu Youzhu lived in Anlu Prefecture for 26 years, and had five children with his concubine Jiang and concubine Wang.His eldest son, Zhu Houxi, died just five days after he was born, and was posthumously named Yue Huaiwang; the first daughter of his lineage died in the 14th year of Hongzhi, and died of illness at the age of four, and was posthumously named Princess Changning.The second daughter of the concubine died of illness when she was ten years old in the 16th year of Hongzhi, and she was posthumously named Princess Shanhua.

Only one daughter and one son survived, both born to Concubine Jiang.

When the eldest son of King Xingxian Zhu Youzhu died, he was very anxious because he had not yet had a son who could inherit the throne until he was 31 years old.Taoist priest Chun, a good friend of King Xingxian, comforted him and said, "Heaven descended from the noble man, he must choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, so why worry about it?"

During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Chundao lived in the Xuanmiao Temple, and his Taoism was very high.

Chun Daoist, whose Dharma name is Yuanyou, is a mysterious Taoist who practiced boundless Taoism since he was a child. He is very famous in Anlu, and King Xingxian often travels with him.

According to the secret archives: King Xing fell asleep one day, saw Chunyi entering the palace, and Jue asked the left and right, saying: "Is Chunyi here?" 'Russia reported the birth of a son in the palace! ".

At that time, Xingxian King Zhu Youzhu became close friends with him, and the two often talked about the past and the present together, enjoying the scenery and playing chess.On the [-]th day of August in the second year of Zhengde, the two played chess. When the interest was high, King Xingxian suddenly felt exhausted. In a haze, he seemed to see Chun Daoist entering the Fengxiang Palace where Concubine Jiang lived. He was startled and angry. , a roar, woke up, it turned out to be Nankeyimeng.

Suddenly, a newspaper reported: "Master has ascended to heaven."King Xingxian was still in astonishment, and another court lady came to report: "Congratulations, lord, the son is born!" This son is the future Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcong.

Because he had a son in the middle age, and there was only one son left, and because of Nanke Yimeng, King Xingxian took great pains in cultivating his son, who is now Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong.

When Jiajing Zhu Houcong was five years old, King Xingxian taught his son to read and write.Emperor Jiajing was extremely talented and intelligent. "King Xingxian dictated poems, and he recited them without counting them. The words were read and written, and he asked about the feast of watching food. He and his husband were suffering from the hardships of the people, and the farming was difficult, so I didn't understand it."

King Xingxian taught him poems and books since he was a child, and Jiajing could recite them only a few times by dictation.King Xingxian also taught Emperor Jiajing all kinds of etiquette, and took him to travel among the people to understand the hardships of people's livelihood.

In August of the eighth year of Zhengde, Xingxian Wang Zhu Youzhu asked Zhang Jingming, Yuan Zonggao and other officials of the Chief History Department: "What book should the prince give first?"

Yuan Zonggao and other officials replied: "It is better to start with the "Book of Filial Piety".King Xing readily agreed.

When Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong was a little older, King Xing personally explained the "Book of Filial Piety" to him, so that he could "understand the general idea of ​​the "Book of Filial Piety".

Xingxian Wang Zhu Youzhu also accepted Zhishi's suggestion to honor Zheng Liji, and asked Zhao Ming to be the teacher of the son, and selected Duanjin's servant Huang Jin and other eunuchs as companions.

After this education, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong soon had his own unique insights into filial piety.

(End of this chapter)