Feelings of Heaven and Earth(25)

Tongtong had been with the queen early in the morning. She also accompanied the queen and met many female relatives. One said she was the Li family of Zhaojun, the other said she was the Cui family of Qinghe, and the next one said she was the Lu family of Fanyang.

Moving on from this, the next person claims to be from the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Looking around the hall, the people sitting with their backs straight and reserved are all from aristocratic families.

Aristocratic and powerful, they are nobles by nature.

Standing here at this moment, Tongtong seemed to understand that Taizu all of a sudden. It was precisely because he understood that he suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

She turned around and walked out of the hall alone. She walked through the large palace and long corridors. She didn't know where she wanted to go.

All the laughter was forgotten. When he turned the corner, he saw the fourth master standing under a hibiscus tree. He stood with his hands behind his hands and looked up at a certain place, lost in thought.

Tongtong knew that he was actually not looking at anything, he was just thinking about something.

The fourth master turned around and saw Tongtong coming. He was not surprised.

Tongtong walked over without saying anything.

The two stood like this for a while. Tongtong turned around and looked at a garden behind the rockery, and then smiled. Although he didn't know where to go, in fact, he still subconsciously thought about going with that person.

Taizu posted it closer.

The nearby garden was the place where Taizu often came after he ascended the throne. It is said that he lived in this garden many times and would come to this garden when he had nothing to do. Taizu was also here when he passed away.

In the garden, after that, no one was allowed to enter the garden. People were left to cook inside, and everything had to be kept as it was when Taizu was there.

Fourth Master asked Tongtong, "Go and take a look?"

Then go take a look! Around the rockery is the gate of the garden, but Tongtong pointed towards the rockery and got in at once. As soon as he entered, he hugged the Fourth Master's arm, and the Fourth Master laughed and pulled her hand.

Go all the way inside.

Even in the same palace, there is no chance to get so close.

He pulled her forward and saw that they were only a few steps away. Tongtong pulled him towards a narrower corridor, "Take more detours!" She could stay so close for a while. Fourth Master held her in his arms,

Walk around with her in it.

The two walked through the rugged corridor, thinking that they would be on the right road after turning, but they didn't expect that when they turned around, they would see a flat wall.

The fourth master suddenly felt enlightened. He raised his hand and touched the wall, then twisted a raised stone. The door slowly opened, and light came in from the outside.

Tongtong walked out first, then froze.

She stepped aside and asked Fourth Master to come out. The two of them stood at the door, looking at the farmyard in front of them, and suddenly felt an unspeakable feeling.

Tongtong took a few steps forward, knelt down to look at the cotton seedlings planted in the yard, and stroked the cotton leaves with her hands. She seemed to see a strong man in rough clothes, wearing straw sandals, standing on the edge with a hoe and looking at him.

She laughs.

For some reason, her nose felt sour at this moment, and her tears fell instantly.

She stood up and continued to go inside with Fourth Master. There was cotton here, rice there, pig pens and chicken coops in the corner, farm tools leaning against the corner, straw hats hung on wooden wedges on the wall, and earthen walls with thatched eaves.

Chaimen, there is a date tree in the middle of the yard, and under the tree is a stone table and bench. On the stone table is a stoneware jar, and next to the jar is a stoneware bowl.

This is the place where Taizu stayed most often during his six years as emperor.

Why stay here? Because this place can always remind him not to be blinded by power and wealth.

Lin Yutong thought of the "extremely chaotic" history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but the more he thought of this history, the more uncomfortable he felt for Taizu.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, wars have never stopped. First, Wang Xianzhi shouted the slogan of "equity" and revolted, and then Huang Chao revolted. Both of them made a huge fuss, but Wang Xianzhi wanted to recruit peace, and Huang Chao,

Whether it is official history or unofficial history, there are quite a lot of them. Why?

Because of the massacre! According to historical records, his subordinates killed people all over the streets, but Huang Chao could not stop it.

Huang Chao ascended the throne in Chang'an, but the result was: "All the embroidery hubs in Huaxuan were sold out, and not half of the noble families in the first class...the inner treasury was burned to ashes, and the bones of the princes were trampled on the streets...[1]"

Huang Chao massacred 80,000 people in Chang'an City, and because of this, more than half of the nobles in Chang'an City died.

He confiscated the property of wealthy households. At that time, this behavior was called "shopping for goods". How far did it go? In the palace, everyone walked barefoot. All the shoes and socks on their feet were confiscated.

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For a poor man, he must have his children to accompany him in the war! He will run wherever the garrison is weak. If he has no rear supplies, he will grab whatever he goes. Even so, he cannot maintain the huge expenditure on food and grass. What should he do?

There are rumors that Huang Chao's army cannibalized people and used "Daimozhai" to process human flesh into military rations. It is said that there were countless civilians who suffered from this.

Then Huang Chao was destroyed, but Zhu Wen, the Emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty at the beginning of the Five Dynasties, had been Huang Chao's general earlier. He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and expanded the vassal town, eliminating the castration problem for the royal family. However, he also took control of the royal family and forced Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty to surrender.

The throne is given to him. This man is ferocious, and he is often dim in his old age. He often brings his children and wives into the palace to express his happiness. He is such an emperor.

In fact, during this period of chaos, how could we ever see a good emperor?

Once there is a war, who will suffer? Everyone in the world will suffer, regardless of the aristocratic family or the common people.

Looking back on history, starting from the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, and then to the Jin Dynasty, at that time there were the families of princes and ministers. By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were aristocratic families such as the Cui family of Qinghe and the Lu family of Fanyang.

By the Tang Dynasty, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty itself was of noble origin.

The royal family of the Tang Dynasty suppressed the aristocratic families, but it was only suppression. This led to the loss of the aristocratic families, and the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was an important reason.

Tai|zu put an end to such wars. He killed the warlords of the feudal town with butcher's knives in their hands, but he never killed the common people or the noble families.

Then, he ascended the throne! After becoming an emperor, he stayed in a thatched cottage for a long time... Why? Because he was the emperor who truly had the feelings of a commoner.

During the war, he felt it was right not to harm the family.

The world was at peace, and in the face of all kinds of injustice, he always reminded himself not to forget his original intention just because he became the emperor. He was afraid that he felt that Liu Bang was not a civilian emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not a real civilian emperor. And he wanted to

Be a true civilian emperor.

But such an emperor died in the family that was saved because of him.

How ironic?

All the guests in the hall today are not innocent.

Fourth Master sighed and called Tongtong: "Bow down!"

Tongtong looked around, but there was nothing to worship. But what does it matter? Xin Cheng, even if he didn't even have a bowl of cold water, he could still feel the true meaning.

The two stood up and faced the direction of true north to perform the salute.

An emperor like him can afford this gift.

The Queen Mother carried water from the back of the house and saw two children paying homage with solemn faces.

She put the bucket down gently and didn't go over. Tongtong also heard the noise and thought it was the palace servant who was taking care of the place. When the ceremony was over, he turned around and saw the Queen Mother in linen clothes. Next to her was a

The wooden barrel was still wet, it was obviously just filled with water.

The two of them hurried over to meet her. The Fourth Master helped carry the water, and Tongtong went to help the Queen Mother, "Why are you here?"

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "You broke into my house and asked me why I am here?" She went to sit on the stone bench and asked the two of them to sit down, "How did you get in?"

This is actually a courtyard surrounded by high walls and bamboo groves. Everyone knows that there is a courtyard here, but who has ever come in? There is indeed a gate outside. I am afraid that when you enter through the gate, you will not see this small courtyard.

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Tongtong pointed towards the rockery and said, "I came in by accident." Queen Mother Gui smiled and said, "That's because I was careless and didn't close the compartment door." She looked at the two of them and didn't ask any questions. She just stood up.

, "Since I'm here, it must be God's will. If you don't feel bored, just stay a little longer."

After saying that, she went straight into a room, and Tongtong followed her in. It turned out to be a kitchen. There were all kinds of items in the kitchen. Your Queen Mother washed her hands and went to make rice dumplings.

Tongtong did not rush to help, but only stayed by the side. Queen Mother Gui laughed, "I am not good at wrapping, and the food is not delicious... But he can always finish it, and he always praises me for the delicious food...

... Later, I did less of it. Now, I can only do it once during festivals and offer it to him."

She made the rice dumplings in an orderly manner, wrapped them up, and lit a fire to cook them. The rice dumplings were small and cooked very well. It only took the time to cook a pot of rice, and the fragrance of rice and bamboo filled the small kitchen. The Queen Mother picked two and peeled them.

Come out, give one to Fourth Master, and then give one to Tongtong, "Try it, are you done?"

Half rice and half red dates. The red dates are soaked in the glutinous rice, making it extremely sweet.

Tongtong kept nodding, "It's delicious!"

If it tastes good, your Queen Mother took it on a plate and went to the main room.

The decorations in the main room were no different from those of ordinary farmers. She placed the rice dumplings on the table and took the realgar wine from the basket, "The rice dumplings are the red date rice dumplings you like to eat, and the wine is the realgar wine from the Dragon Boat Festival. I know you don't like realgar wine."

But it’s the festival, so it doesn’t hurt to have a drink..."

The room was quiet, no one answered.

Tongtong and Fourth Master withdrew and retreated far away to celebrate the festival. She just wanted to say a few words to her husband quietly.

The Queen Mother heard the commotion, but did not look back. Instead, she poured two glasses. After drinking one herself, she said: "You have been here for so many years. Fortunately, the children in our family are not bad. Soon... soon...

I'll... When your great revenge is avenged, I will go find you! You see, so many people have entered the palace... After that, there will be more people who will enter the capital... There are two people, loyalty and righteousness.

My child, I’m afraid we’re going to do something soon...if you leave, there will still be them...and they..."

During the meal, the Queen Mother came out and went straight to the cotton field. She said to the two of them, "Let's go back. Isn't there a palace banquet? Go! I don't like the excitement, but I like it here."

Tongtong asked, "Didn't the eldest princess enter the palace? You..."

"She has long forgotten where her home is!" The Queen Mother knelt down and pulled out the grass sprouts that had just emerged from the cotton field. "Tell her to wait!" She urged the two of them, "Go! Children's homes are home.
To be continued...