In the Luoyang Palace, which was only separated by a wall, as night fell, Cao Fang also rushed to the palace with a group of maids and chamberlains in the palace.
After all, spending time in Hualin Garden during this season requires a lot of effort and trouble. Although it is very cool to stay under the shade of the trees, there is also a palace where emperors rested in Hualin Garden.
But mosquito bites are a big trouble. Although the pain is very small, if there are too many mosquitoes, it will be unbearable, let alone resting in the garden palace.
After all, no matter in ancient times or today, no matter men, women, old or young, everyone has to face a common enemy during summer - mosquitoes.
Because I was in a hurry, I didn't prepare any mosquito nets, smoke, sachets, etc. I only brought hunting bows and arrows and other equipment and hurriedly came here to vent the emotions that Cao Zhaobo had suppressed everywhere.
The most important methods used by ancient people to repel mosquitoes were mosquito nets, smoke and sachets, while biological mosquito repellents were the least practical.
The earliest record of mosquito nets in ancient China can be found in the Book of Songs.
There is a poem in "The Book of Songs·Zhaonan·Xiaoxing": Su Su Xiao Zheng, hugging quilt and crotch. Zheng Jian, a master of Confucian classics in the Eastern Han Dynasty, interpreted "crotch" as the bed tent around the bed, which plays a physical isolation role.
The second method is chemical mosquito repellent, burning plants, smoke, and sachets.
In ancient China, only nobles and princes could use mosquito coils, and it was difficult for ordinary people to afford mosquito coils.
Therefore, for thousands of years from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Song Dynasty, Chinese people had no effective way to prevent mosquitoes in summer. They could only use smoke to prevent mosquito bites.
As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, the method of fumigating mosquitoes was put into use. "Zhou Li" introduced the method of expelling mosquitoes in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Its name was "Jianshi", a professional mosquito repellent official in the imperial court.
According to the records in "The Rites of Zhou", the mosquito repellent officer "Jian" used fire to drive away mosquitoes while reciting incantations. The raw material for burning was Mangcao. The smoke from burning Mangcao could poison mosquitoes.
Mang grass is very toxic, and the ancients also used it to kill mice. In an era of backward productivity, using natural plants to prevent mosquitoes is a very efficient choice.
Later, people discovered that in addition to burning smoky grass, mugwort and wormwood also had a very good mosquito repellent effect.
Mugwort and mugwort don't emit much smoke and are healthier than grassgrass.
Gradually, mugwort withdrew from the historical stage of anti-mosquito protection in ancient times, and mugwort and mugwort became the main force of ancient working people to prevent mosquitoes.
Because mugwort and wormwood are effective in repelling mosquitoes, ancient working people used their ingenuity to make wormwood and wormwood into special anti-mosquito tools and match ropes.
Match rope is a rope made of mugwort. After drying in the shade, it is coiled up and lit when used. It is used to burn and smoke, which can be used to repel mosquitoes and can also be used to start fires.
The diameter of the match rope is about two centimeters. According to the reel, a reel of match rope weighs about four or five kilograms.
The third is to use biological methods to repel mosquitoes.
Biological mosquito repellent is a method used by ancient people to eliminate mosquitoes based on the laws of nature. Generally speaking, the animals that eat mosquitoes are dragonflies, frogs, etc. Dragonflies are natural insects and are not easy to raise. Therefore, frogs became the method used by ancient people to repell mosquitoes biologically.
main means.
However, the number of mosquitoes that frogs kill is limited after all, and it is impossible for them to occupy the mainstream of mosquito prevention.
In ancient times, the mainstream method of preventing mosquitoes was still to use mosquito nets, smoke, and sachets to repel mosquitoes.
Cao Fang only wanted to stay here for a while and then returned to the palace. He couldn't stay here all day. After all, this would only leave a bad image in the minds of the courtiers, who thought he just liked hunting.
A man who is willing to be a hedonistic emperor and has no intention of being a promising king is not worthy of assistance, and will give up the rest of those who are loyal to the emperor.
If you continue to push Cao Zhaobo's side, you are going too far in plain clothes, and the gains outweigh the losses. After all, the current Cao Zhaobo is not the one who only knew arrogance and domineering, nepotism, was called a stupid pig, and had no strategy in his heart.
Cao Zhaobo has no independent opinion again. Cao Zhaobo has really changed a lot after putting down the rebellion of Sima Taifu. He is not as easy to be confused and deceived as before.
If I were to imitate the King of Chuzhuang in the Spring and Autumn Period, he would not fly for three years, soar to the sky, and be silent for three years, and then become a blockbuster.
Although it is possible to confuse Cao Shuang, his traitor elder, to buy some time and accumulate strength to deal with Cao Zhaobo, the traitor in the future.
However, if he follows the example of King Chuzhuang, the highest authority of the Wei Dynasty will further be concentrated in the hands of Cao Zhaobo, the prime minister of the Wei Dynasty.
Even after three years, his trusted father-in-law Zhen Wen had accumulated enough strength to deal with Cao Zhaobo.
However, there is no guarantee that Cao Zhaobo will discover their plot within this time, causing them to fall short at the last moment, leaving Cao Fang's people completely exposed under Cao Zhaobo's nose.
At that time, the power in the court will be concentrated on Cao Shuang's side, and Cao Fang will truly become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board.
The last few people who were loyal to him in the court ended up either being forced by the general trend to go to Cao Zhaobo's side, or they were defeated by Cao Zhaobo, and were eventually crushed by the general trend of Cao Zhaobo's thieves.
The whole clan will be buried with him. Of course, this number will be much smaller than now. After all, Cao Fang at that time also lost more support from the courtiers because he imitated King Zhuang of Chu and indulged in drinking, hunting, and playing with things.
It is impossible to resist Cao Zhaobo, but if we continue on our own path and gradually win over the courtiers,
It was possible that at the last moment she would have enough strength to compete with Cao Zhaobo, and still have a chance to win and take back the power of the Wei Dynasty from Cao Zhaobo. After weighing it, Cao Fang finally gave up on following King Zhuang of Chu and planned to continue on her own path.
After Cao Shuang invited him to attend Cao Mansion's celebration dinner but was rejected, it was already afternoon, so he went on a trip whenever he wanted.
Although Hualin Garden is close to the imperial palace after all, it is in the huge city of Luoyang, but the emperor is the king of a country after all, and his travels must be carefully arranged, and he cannot do whatever he wants.
The accompanying guards and ceremonial guards must have many people in order to fully display the royal majesty.
This garden also has a lot of history. It was first built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang City and burned the city, palaces and Fanglin Garden in Luoyang City.
After Cao Wei established its capital in Luoyang, it gradually repaired the destroyed palaces and began to comprehensively rebuild and expand Luoyang City. Of course, it also included large-scale garden construction, including Fanglin Garden, the most important royal garden in the Cao Wei period.
There are large Jingyang Mountain and wide Tianyuan Pool in Fanglin Garden. Later, it was renamed Hualin Garden to avoid the name taboo of King Cao Fang of Qi Dynasty. Halls were added, trees were widely planted, flowers and trees were planted, the mountains and waters were beautiful, pavilions and pavilions made it awe-inspiring.
Spectacular.
After Cao Fang got lucky and succeeded to the throne of the Wei Dynasty, he avoided the taboo of King Fang of Qi and changed his name to Hualin Garden...