The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Dang dang. bang bang bang. bang. bang. bang bang bang."

As the beats, harps, and drums play out the rhythm, the sheng, Xiao, Qin, chimes, and chimes gradually join the music. A simple Ming Dynasty elegant music is played in Taichang Temple.

Wei Guangde happened to come over this afternoon to see the work of the Dianbo Hall in recent days. He saw the musicians inside rehearsing music. He stood aside and looked at a group of musicians sitting or standing in the center of the square playing. Behind them were chimes and bells on both sides, and several people were beating there.

In this scene, Wei Guangde told the truth and met Ya Le for the first time.

By Wei Guangde's original time, the inheritance of Chinese elegant music had almost been cut off.

Although some Taoist temples and temples claim to preserve some elegant music, in fact they are only Taoist and Buddhist music and cannot be counted as Chinese elegant music.

Just because of inheritance, they used some ancient instruments, and the arrangement also conformed to the standards of that era, so it gave people the feeling that it was ancient music. In fact, it was indeed ancient music, but it was by no means elegant music.

Wei Guangde doesn't understand Yale, but after reading many books, he still has a general impression.

Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, China's royal family began to use a ritual and music system that matched the patriarchal feudal system and was used to divide hierarchies. From the emperor, princes, officials to scholars, all classes used music and band arrangements on various occasions. , movement levels, etc. are all different.

Therefore, elegant music is actually ancient Chinese court music, or imperial music, which must also meet the requirements of Confucianism.

At the same time, because the occasion is to worship heaven and earth, ancestors, mountains and rivers, the country, the saint Confucius and other ceremonial occasions, the atmosphere is solemn and solemn.

Finally, there are the requirements for musical instruments. Use locally produced musical instruments such as chimes, chimes, sheng, yu, xun, panpipes, harp, harp, qin, se, harp, harp, jiangu, harp drum, bohao, etc. Do not use Various external musical instruments, such as pipa, 筚篥, huqin, jiegu, suona, etc.

Yale's usage and configuration regulations are strict and hierarchical and cannot be exceeded.

This is naturally controlled by Taichang Temple. Who to worship and what standards should be used are all the work of Taichang Temple.

Although I don't understand it, I still feel that there is a sense of rhythm. This seems to be not much different from later generations of music, except that the ups and downs of the melody do not change much, perhaps to show solemnity.

After listening for a while, Wei Guangde gradually lost interest.

When he heard it for the first time, he stopped and listened attentively. The musicians played a few movements and then started to repeat the previous movements. Naturally, Wei Guangde had no intention of listening anymore.

There might be another event coming soon, so I gathered the musicians to start practicing.

Wei Guangde thought in his heart, but these were not his responsibility, they were matters managed by the Taichang Temple Shaoqing and Si Cheng, so he walked around the side of the musician team and walked into the Dianbo Hall.

"Master Yu."

After Wei Guangde entered the door, he saw Yu Shihui, the standing director of Taichang Temple, sitting behind the desk in a daze. Thinking about it, isn't that what Taichang Temple is like?

"Master Wei is here, just in time. These are the documents I have accumulated over the past few days. I have signed them. Please take a look at them and make corrections."

Yu Shihui didn't have any ill intentions towards Wei Guangde. He knew that he was just here for gold plating and didn't care about anything on weekdays, so he was very polite to Wei Guangde every time.

"Excuse me, sir. I have a lot of work to do at the Hanlin Academy to repair books."

Wei Guangde smiled and walked over to sit down and look at the dozens of documents on the desk. He didn't even bother to look through them.

Wei Guangde was very interested at first, but after watching it a few times, he realized that it was all about the allocation of musicians during the ceremony, or the arrangement of handymen and so on.

Then there is the recording of merit, where all the officials and musicians involved must be credited, or hard work, and will be rewarded at the end of the year.

This is all Wei Guangde's work. In fact, even Yu Shihui can do it.

Most of the Hanlin officials in the Ming Dynasty took temporary posts in other yamen. In fact, this was just what they did. They just saw how it was done in practice, and there was no need to worry too much about it.

"Is there another ceremony outside?"

After Wei Guangde sat down, a clerk brought tea, and Wei Guangde asked Yu Shihui.

"It will be October soon, and the "Tatong Calendar" will be promulgated. Naturally, there will be a ceremony, but it is estimated that the emperor may not go to court. There will also be the anniversary of the death of Queen Xiaojie later, and preparations must be made in advance."

Yu Shihui made it clear in just a few words what preparations the musicians outside were making.

The Great Court Meeting promulgated the "Datong Calendar" for next year, and Emperor Jiajing may not have participated in this ceremony very much before. It was probably that musicians played music outside Fengtian Gate and all the officials bowed.

"Tattong Calendar" is actually an almanac that is still sold in later generations, or "Old Almanac", which records dynasty observations and predictions of future farming seasons, as well as dynasties, taboos, laws and other contents. It is then printed and distributed in large quantities and spread to farmers. Hands help agriculture sow and harvest.

The history of the "Datong Calendar" is still very long. Before Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and established the Ming Empire, it was still the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Due to the war, the Yuan Dynasty regime did not issue the "Time Calendar" of the calendar for more than ten years, so The "Tatong Calendar" was first compiled and distributed. In fact, it was compiled according to the "Time-giving Calendar" of the Yuan Dynasty, but it was renamed "Tatong Calendar".

In fact, it can be seen from the naming of the almanac that at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already had the idea of ​​​​aiming to dominate the world and establish a unified dynasty.

In October of each year, the imperial court would promulgate the compiled "Tatong Calendar" for the next year at the imperial meeting, triggering nationwide guidance for agricultural production in the coming year.

In the Ming Dynasty, which was dominated by agriculture, this was naturally a huge event.

After sitting down at Taichang Temple, Wei Guangde returned to his house in a carriage. As soon as he sat down, the maid brought tea, and there were hurried footsteps outside the door.

Wei Guangde looked at the door and saw Geng An coming when the door opened, talking to Zhang Ji outside the door.

Then, Wei Guangde saw Zhang Ji looking through the door.

Wei Guangde nodded at him, signaling for him to let Geng An in to talk.

After Wei Guangde returned home two days ago, he first called Xu Huai, and after a few words with him, he handed him the written letter and asked him to take it back to Nanjing and give it to Xu Bangrui.

In the evening, Wei Guangde called Geng An again, and first asked again about many of the misdeeds of King Hui that Geng An had mentioned before.

This is also a little thought that Wei Guangde had. If Geng An made up a lot of what he said before, then if he asks a few more times, the flaws will naturally leak out.

You must be cautious when serving as an official. This is something Wei Guangde himself learned about being an official.

Especially since the person who is going to be defeated this time is a dignified prince, naturally he cannot take it lightly.

In fact, Wei Guangde felt a little proud every time he thought about how much more trouble he would have if he really pulled King Hui down.

You can fight when you mount a horse, and you can impeach when you return to the court. It depends on who dares to antagonize you in the future. The combat effectiveness is very good.

However, before actually taking action, you still need to be careful.

What Wei Guangde can confirm now is that King Hui is restless and a bit likes to play and run around.

If it were in the Yongle Dynasty, this would be the rhythm of seeking death.

As for those powerful emperors, you vassals still live with your tail between your legs.

Even now, according to the news from Chen Ju, it seems that no prince is as arrogant and domineering as King Hui, who dares to leave the fiefdom without authorization and travel around, even going to Nanjing City and the central capital Fengyang.

Wei Guangde guessed that the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate probably didn't know about King Hui's departure from the fiefdom, otherwise they would have definitely reported it.

They probably knew that King Hui was committing illegal acts in the local area, but the prince could not be prosecuted for this crime, so they stopped.

Just a reprimand and a fine, that kind of punishment really doesn't make much sense.

Wei Guangde had read a lot of documents and naturally knew that when a prince like King Hui left his fiefdom without permission, when he wrote the impeachment letter, he certainly did not complain about violating any ancestral system, such as the prince was not allowed to leave his fiefdom without permission. Initiate impeachment with malicious intent.

In a word, the vassal king who stayed in his fiefdom was disobedient and wanted to plot a rebellion.

If it is confirmed that King Hui really built a Long Live Mountain in his palace and also supported a group of thugs, then the label of rebellion will basically be firmly established.

In the past, the princes did have feudal guards, but they had been abolished long ago.

After that, Wei Guangde ordered Geng An to go to Tongmiao Temple outside the city to find the Tongmiao Sanren. However, Wei Guangde also told him not to tell too much about his situation. The main thing was to build a good relationship and check him out. The reason for the gap between him and King Hui.

Geng An went out for the next two days and never came back.

I must have gained something after running back today and came back to deliver a letter to him.

"Master Wei, Master Wei."

The next moment, after receiving the consent, Geng An ran into the house in three steps and two steps at a time.

"Have you found someone?"

Wei Guangde pointed to the chair next to him, motioned for Geng An to sit down, and then asked.

Geng An was actually a small landowner in Junzhou. He had some land in his name and had a little relationship with the middle and lower-level officials of the government. He was not a scholar.

But judging from the fact that he sought justice for his beloved daughter, Wei Guangde still admired him.

In the Ming Dynasty, daughters did not have much status. The Tang Dynasty was no longer prosperous. It was better to have a daughter than a son.

"I found it, and I also saw Liang Gaofu." Geng An said a little excitedly.

"Are you from Junzhou?"

Wei Guangde looked at him and asked curiously.

"That's not the case. He is from Xiangcheng, just next to Junzhou."

At this time, Geng An shook his head and said: "But I vaguely remember hearing that there was a pharmacist Liang who was very good at dispensing medicine and specialized in treating families with difficult children. When I went over to see him this time, everyone said that it was him.

I just didn't expect that the character from many years ago was now a Taoist priest in the capital. "

Is it difficult to govern your heirs?

When Wei Guangde heard this, his first thought was to treat the symptoms of infertility. Thinking about Emperor Zhengde and Emperor Jiajing, they seemed to have this problem of having an heir.

Emperor Zhengde had no heir, which directly took advantage of Emperor Jiajing.

Although Emperor Jiajing had five sons, three died in infancy and now only two are left.

Then Wei Guangde also thought of something, that is, Liang Gaofu was not a Taoist priest before, and he obviously became a Taoist priest to cater to Emperor Jiajing.

"hehe."

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but laugh, but he quickly put away his smile because he thought that he seemed to be doing the same thing. In order to be promoted, he seemed to be trying every means to slap Emperor Jiajing's ass.

"Did you find out anything else?"

What Wei Guangde was asking now was naturally about the turmoil between Liang Gaofu and King Hui. He couldn't figure out what happened between them, so he was not sure whether he could bring Liang Gaofu over to help, so that everyone could join forces to defeat Hui.

What he wants is fame, what Liang Gaofu wants is to vent his anger, and what he wants is to be beautiful, but only if others are willing.

"No, this time it was mainly about getting acquainted. He knew I was from Junzhou and was very enthusiastic. He invited me to visit him after I finished my business here."

Geng An said immediately.

"That's it."

Wei Guangde was a little disappointed. If Liang Gaofu was really the King of Hui, it stands to reason that he would not even speak politely to the people of Junzhou.

Maybe I was overthinking it.

Soon, Wei Guangde thought again that a person of his status would not take his temper out on Sheng Dou Xiaomin.

"Wait two days for me to find Zhang Ji and get a hundred taels of silver to spend."

Before Wei Guangde finished speaking, Geng An's knees softened and he knelt down and said: "Master Wei, please be kind and help me plan to avenge my daughter. The younger one doesn't need to spend your money. I still have dozens of taels." The money is enough, even if it is really not enough, I will ask an adult to borrow it.

When I return to my hometown, I will pay off your debt even if I sell my house or land. "

"Of course I have to pay back the money I borrowed from you. The main thing is to bring more money so that I can have a good relationship with Liang Sanren."

Wei Guangde waved his hand. Although he had his own purpose in attacking King Hui, it didn't mean that he wanted to be a bad guy and had to pay for it himself.

"This time when you come into contact with the Liang San people, you should scold King Hui more and tell some of the vicious things you know about him in Junzhou, such as occupying private houses and seizing civilian women.

Didn't you say that because of your daughter's incident, all the people in Junzhou are almost gone now, and there are complaints among the people, so you just follow him and scold him to see his reaction. The most important thing is to find out whether there is still any relationship between him and King Hui. Is there any connection? Is there really a rift? It would be better if we could find out the reason."

Wei Guangde taught him a few words in a low voice. Geng An approached Liang Gaofu. He couldn't just go up and ask him about his relationship with King Hui. He could only go round and round to find out Liang Gaofu's attitude towards King Hui.

If the two people really had a rift that was irreparable, Liang Gaofu would definitely show it, and would even inquire about the details carefully, and then find an opportunity to tell the emperor about it when he was refining medicine with Emperor Jiajing.

After talking a few more times, Wei Guangde felt that he could prepare a memorial and then ask Geng An to write a petition and send it to Emperor Jiajing.

First let Liang Gaofu inform Emperor Jiajing, and directly expose the matter of King Hui's leaving the fiefdom without authorization, and then report him about building Long Live Mountain in the palace and training private guards. It is estimated that Emperor Jiajing should send someone to conduct a thorough investigation. .

Leaving the fiefdom without permission is undeniable. Everyone in the palace knows it, which is enough for him to lose his title of prince, or at least be demoted.

If you add a Long Live Mountain and a drill guard, it will be enough to destroy him.

Wei Guangde thought in his heart that now is the time to pass more knives to Liang Gaofu.