Zhu Ping'an left the Meridian Gate and quickly rushed to the General Secretary's Yamen, and found that something was wrong here.
Why are there so many people at the gate of General Affairs Office Si Yamen?! There is an exaggerated queue! There are about seven or eight officials queuing at the door, waiting for the reception officials of General Affairs Office Si Yamen to register and register.
This is very unusual. When I usually come to the General Affairs Office, I have never encountered this kind of situation.
What happened?
The big event that happened recently is the impeachment case of Senior Brother Yang. Could it be said that these officials in the front are like me, not afraid of the threat of Emperor Jiajing's oral order and came to intercede for Senior Brother Yang?
Zhu Pingan, who was at the end of the queue, couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of this possibility.
There is strength in numbers, and with so many officials interceding for Senior Brother Yang, the chances of saving Senior Brother Yang are even greater.
In happiness, Zhu Pingan chatted with the officials in line in front, and then the curvature of the corner of Zhu Pingan's mouth withered.
no!
They came to the General Affairs Office to submit a memorial not to plead for Senior Brother Yang, but because of the solar eclipse!
It turned out that there was a solar eclipse outside at about 1:15 this morning, and they all came to visit Emperor Jiajing and advocated performing rescue rituals.
At this time, Zhu Ping'an realized belatedly. No wonder when he was working in Prince Yu's Mansion in the morning, he felt that there was a lot of noise outside and wondered what was going on. It turned out that there was a solar eclipse.
"When a solar eclipse occurs, you should perform the ritual of rescue. As ministers, we should give advice and fulfill our duties."
After the topic arose, the official in front had a good conversation with Zhu Pingan. This official had talked with the officials in line in front of him and knew that everyone came here to give advice and perform rescue rituals, so he naturally also
Zhu Ping'an was classified as a similar person, thinking that Zhu Ping'an also went to the eclipse for the solar eclipse. Little did he know that a "traitor" had appeared in the queue.
"Ahem, Ranye, Ranye."
Zhu Pingan coughed, nodded, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
""Historical Records of Heavenly Officials" says: The sun changes to cultivate virtue, the moon changes to save punishment, and the stars change to form a harmonious relationship. Every celestial change, excessive is a divination... The supreme one cultivates virtue, the next is government, the next is salvation, the next is war,
The sun that is not directly below is the yang essence, which is the symbol of the king. If the king's movement is slow or urgent, the sun will be slow. If it is slightly more than normal, it will be covered by the moon, that is, the yin is soaked in the yang. It is also like the king's movement that may fail.
In this case, we should be inspired. The Holy One should follow the example and perform the gift of rescue."
I don’t know if the official in front of me was a talkative person, but he started chatting with Zhu Pingan while quoting classics while queuing up.
Zhu Ping'an simply responded with "Yes, yes, yes", but his mind started to think like a brainstorm.
eclipse!
In Zhu Pingan's view, this is a normal natural phenomenon and has nothing to do with people's subjective or objective behavior. However, Zhu Pingan also knows that for the ancients, this solar eclipse was a big deal.
In ancient times, we relied on the sky for food, and farming was inseparable from the sun.
A solar eclipse is when part of the sun disappears.
The sun disappears!!!! What to do with the crops in the fields?! For the ancients who relied on the sky for their livelihood, this was no less than an earth-shattering event. Ancient folk believed that the reason why solar and lunar eclipses occurred was because of an event.
A monster called the Tengu ate the sun and the moon, so when solar and lunar eclipses occurred, ordinary people would beat gongs, drums, and firecrackers to scare away the Tengu and save the sun and moon.
So why does Tengu eclipse the sun and the moon?
The ancients who believed in "respecting heaven and protecting the people" did extensive research. The ancients believed that the sun represented the emperor, the Son of Heaven, and the sun symbolized the emperor. The most typical one is the ancients' theory of the unity of nature and man.
A solar eclipse symbolizes the emperor, and the occurrence of a solar eclipse means that the emperor is in trouble. The occurrence of solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and other "excessive" celestial phenomena are caused by the emperor's lack of morality and lack of governance. Therefore, whenever the sun and moon appear in the past dynasties,
When the celestial phenomena are abnormal, according to the custom, the emperor and the ministers in power must cultivate their virtues, cultivate their governance, and perform routine rescue rituals.
The ritual of rescue is a kind of "ritual" in ancient times. After the development of the past dynasties, it has formed a complete, strict and standardized procedure. The Qintian Supervisor predicts the solar and lunar eclipse times in the capital and other places, and notifies the local authorities in the first five months.
Everywhere. Whenever you see a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse that lasts for a certain period of time, you must perform a rescue ceremony. During a solar eclipse, all civil and military officials in the capital must go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to perform a rescue ceremony. During a lunar eclipse, they must go to the Taipei Palace.
Changsi Yamen performs a rescue ceremony. The rescue ceremony requires the participation of all civil and military officials, including Shuntian Prefecture, the Ministry of Rites, Luan Yiwei, Qin Tianjian, etc. During the period, the government office must be cleaned, the incense table must be displayed, auspicious clothes must be changed, golden drums must be beaten, and music must be played.
A series of procedures including offering incense and performing three kneels and nine knocks to rescue the patient.
In short, the ritual of rescuing is a common practice. As long as the solar eclipse reaches a certain level, it is customary to perform the ritual of rescuing.
Therefore, after the solar eclipse occurred yesterday, these officials would come to give advice, words and deeds of rescue.
Doing so can not only show that they are responsible, but also serve as their performance, and it can also brush their faces in front of Emperor Jiajing (except, of course, extremely upright and responsible officials). In history, many officials did this when a solar eclipse occurred.
, the effect is ideal.
Zhu Pingan understood all their thoughts.
However, Zhu Pingan didn't think so. Zhu Pingan felt that they were too wishful thinking, and the result would be completely different from their expectations, and the result would make them cry very rhythmically.
Zhu Pingan knew Emperor Jiajing very well, and could be said to be one of the few people who knew Emperor Jiajing best in the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, Zhu Pingan read too many records about Emperor Jiajing in official history, unofficial history, etc.
There is a deeper hidden word behind the solar eclipse and the rescue ritual.
When performing a rescue ritual during a solar eclipse, the implicit meaning is that the king is in trouble, the king is unvirtuous, the king is not good at governing, the king is against the will of heaven, etc. In short, it can almost be equated with the king's fault. After a solar eclipse, part of the rescue ritual is:
The emperor carried out moral cultivation activities to fight against disasters, and the key to the ritual of moral cultivation was "blame", which means that the emperor reviewed his own behavior, which fell into the category of "sinning against himself".
Sinner?!
Will the proud Emperor Jiajing do it?! Will he do it?
No need to think about it, Zhu Pingan knew the answer. Emperor Jiajing couldn't even accept Senior Brother Yang's memorial. How could he "sin himself"?!
etc……
Zhu Pingan thought of this sudden pause, and an electric current flashed through Zhu Pingan's mind. Then Zhu Pingan could no longer stand, and didn't care that he was about to be queued up. He turned around and walked back, leaving directly.
General Secretary Si Yamen. As he walked, he crumpled the memorial he had prepared in his sleeve into a ball.
"Hey, little brother, why are you leaving? Will you be here soon?"
The officials in line in front noticed that Zhu Pingan had left and couldn't help shouting at Zhu Pingan's back.
"Suddenly I remembered an urgent matter." Zhu Pingan replied as he walked.
"Haha, you didn't forget to bring the memorial, did you? I think back then, when I went to class for the first time, I also forgot to bring the memorial."
The official in front smiled and expressed understanding.
"My lord, you have good eyesight."
Zhu Pingan turned around, smiled, and strode away.