After the Ming Dynasty was founded and the world was settled, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang determined to lay a foundation for eternity and build an eternal city. So he vigorously built Jinling City on the basis of the previous generation. It took twenty years and millions of manpower to build the city.
The greatest city in the world
Yes, it is the largest city in the world. It is said to have a circumference of ninety-six miles. The city is five feet high and has thirteen gates. The city is crisscrossed by more than a dozen streets, each of which is extremely wide. Even nine tracks can be accommodated.
At the core of this capital city is naturally the magnificent and majestic Imperial Palace. The palaces and pavilions are as large as tens of thousands of palaces, dotted with numerous bureaucratic offices and luxurious residences of nobles and nobles, which constitute this imperial city, and even
The upper world of the Ming Dynasty
But what really shines with endless charm is the colorful world that belongs to the people of the Ming Dynasty outside the inner city. In order to improve the strength of the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order to move wealthy households from Suzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing, Huzhou and other wealthy places.
Three hundred thousand people were ordered to live in the capital permanently. Craftsmen were also recruited across the country to serve in the government-run factories and bureaus in the capital in shifts, and the city's permanent population exceeded one million.
Look at the winding Qinhuai River, with Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, government offices, stages, residential buildings, archways, waterside pavilions, city gates, layer upon layer; teahouses, gold and silver shops, pharmacies, bathrooms, and even chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep.
, Grain and Oil Valley Shop, everything you need. Grain transport boats, dragon boats, and fishing boats go back and forth in the river. Streets are lined with markets, shops are lined up, cars and horses are crowded with pedestrians, and colorful buildings and signs are everywhere. It is a picture of prosperous, prosperous, and lively city life, flowing.
In the Yuhuatai, Jiming Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Qingliang Mountain, Mochou Lake, Chaotian Palace, Confucius Temple... a series of beautiful scenery that captures the splendor of heaven and earth and captures the creation of ghosts and gods.
In front of the Fengtian Gate in the Forbidden City, the bells and drums rang in unison to summon officials to the palace;
In the painted boats on the Qinhuai River, the low voices of famous prostitutes and talents sang;
In the market in front of the Confucius Temple, there is a noise of merchants and people shouting to buy and sell;
In the Imperial College at the foot of Jilong Mountain, there are the sounds of students reading aloud;
And in the dock restaurant, the voices of envoys and merchants from various countries speaking in foreign languages,
Thousands of voices converge into one voice - Jiangnan Beauty Land, Jinling Imperial State
This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jingshi City
This capital city, built entirely with Taizu's heart, was naturally filled with Emperor Taizu's will. Zhu Yuanzhang divided the capital into three relatively independent areas. The east city is the imperial city, the north city is the garrison defense area, and the south city is the activity area for the common people. IV.
Ten years have passed. Although the spontaneous changes of the citizens have eroded this artificial division into chaos, the closer the place is to the emperor, the more strictly it adheres to the ancestral system.
Once inside the imperial city, everything was laid out strictly in accordance with etiquette and law. No matter whether there was a brick or a stone, there was absolutely no violation of the rules and regulations. Nothing has changed after more than forty years.
The core of the imperial city is naturally the Forbidden City, followed by the Prince's Mansion to the east of the palace. Because it is located to the east of the inner palace, it is also called the East Palace.
The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace is magnificent and noble. Its regulations are second only to Ouchi and higher than those of kings and princes. It embodies the nobility of the owner here, who is below one person and above tens of thousands of people.
However, the prince's face has not shown a smile for a long time. Instead, it is filled with worry, slander, fear, and trepidation. Even though he is sitting peacefully in the study, his heart is not stable.
In order to make the prince feel at ease, several lecturers from the East Palace took turns to recite "Huang Ting" and talk about "Inner Scene" for him every day. Today's talk is about the prince Xima Yang Pu. He has an elegant temperament, is gentle and indifferent, and talks about Huang Lao Taoism.
It is most suitable.
"In front of Emperor Zixiaxu of the Shangqing Dynasty, Lord Yuchen of Taishangdao Dao. He lives leisurely and makes seven words with the pistil pearl, which disperses the five shapes and transforms into ten thousand gods.
This is Huang Ting's "Nei Pian", in which the three folds of the qin heart are dancing with the fetus. The nine qi are reflected in the sky, and the god covers the boy and produces purple smoke.
It is said that the jade book can be studied carefully and chanted ten thousand times for three days. Thousands of disasters can be eliminated and hundreds of diseases can be cured, and the ferocity of tigers and wolves will not be feared..."
The scent of sandalwood and Yang Pu's voice were also leisurely. Sure enough, the prince was no longer so anxious. He showed a fascinated expression and repeated softly: "It is said that the jade book can be studied carefully, and it can be chanted ten thousand times for three days. Thousands of disasters can be eliminated."
All diseases can be cured, no matter how ferocious tigers and wolves are...Master Xiao Yang, is this "Inner Scenery Sutra" really so miraculous that it can make people soar in the daytime?"
"This..." Yang Pu is a Confucian, and his son does not talk about strange powers and chaos. Now, in order to relieve the prince's worries, he read some of Huang Lao's things. He can't deny it, so he can only bite the bullet and say: "Go back to your highness, I will look at the ancient books.
It is common to see people ascending to heaven in the daytime and becoming immortals immediately. I think there may be some brilliant Taoist priests who have practiced hard all their lives and been able to transcend the sea of suffering."
"It's really enviable," the prince said. He was fat, with drooping ears and shoulders, a face like a silver basin, and kind eyes. In fact, he was only thirty-six years old, two years younger than Yang Pu, but because of his obesity and worries, he looked older than him.
Quite a few: "I really want to learn..."
"Your Highness must not have this thought. You must know that cultivating Taoism and becoming an immortal can only save yourself and will not help the world." Yang Pu shook his head decisively and said: "Your Highness cultivates the Holy Tao and saves the people of the world. The merits of the Immortal Tao are far beyond what you can achieve."
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"Cultivation of the holy way can save the world?" Zhu Gaochi said with a sad look on his face: "You can't even save the people around you, how can you talk about saving the world?"
"Your Highness" Yang Bo looked at the Crown Prince sadly. A whole year has passed and His Highness has not yet recovered from the heavy blow.
It is difficult to be a prince for a powerful emperor, and it is even more difficult if there is a better and more favored brother watching covetously from the side. These words are not hypocritical, but are the reflection of Zhu Gaochi's ten years as prince.
True portrayal...
Although he was established as the prince as early as the first year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi knew very well that his father wanted to establish his younger brother Gao Xu, King of Han, instead of himself. This is also easy to understand. His father Zhu Di was an extraordinary warrior.
The emperor, who is over 50 years old, is still as strong as a young man. He can perform hard skills, tame powerful horses, march thousands of miles, and amaze the world.
And he is not only a fat man, but also a lame. He has to be supported by two people to even walk, let alone ride a horse and shoot an arrow. He is simply a useless person. How can he win the eyes of his father? The younger brother Gao Xu is not like that. Not only is he born with
My father is as tall and tall as he is, and he is talented and brave. He is also very good at leading troops in war. It is self-evident who my father will favor.
In fact, the battle between the two for the reserve position was filled with sparks from the very beginning.
When Zhu Di wanted to establish the crown prince, he consulted the officials as usual. As a result, the generals unanimously supported Zhu Gaoxu. After all, they fought side by side during the crisis. They were close buddies who carried guns together... and even went to prostitutes together.
The civil servants all supported the prince. Their belief was very firm - since ancient times, if the elders are abolished and the younger are established, the country will be in chaos.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and it was Jie Jin's "shengsun" that made Zhu Di inclined to appoint Zhu Gaochi.
However, in addition to appearance and body, Zhu Gaochi is also completely opposite to his father in character. He is gentle, loyal and kind, but Zhu Di is talented and heroic. Zhu Gaochi has always respected and even worshiped his father, but Zhu Di is also cruel and perverted.
Zhu Di was very angry with him, especially his cruelty to Minister Jianwen, which he despised and often gave advice.
The reason is very simple. I killed the killer just so that you can have a stable position in the future? You want to pretend to be a good person while enjoying the success and let me bear the infamy. You are really not a son of a man, so everyone in the world can give advice, but the prince cannot give advice. But
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but remonstrated, which made his father furious and prepared to depose the prince.
At the critical moment, Xie Jin made another great contribution. He asked a famous painter in the capital to make a screen with a picture of a tiger leading a group of tiger cubs, making a father-son love gesture, and then presented it to the palace. After hearing the news, Zhu Di went to watch it in person and accompanied him.
His Jie Jin suddenly stood up, splashed ink and wrote a poem on the screen:
The tiger is the supreme beast, no one dares to offend its anger. Only the love between father and son, looking back step by step,
Xie Jin was indeed the most talented man in the Ming Dynasty, and once again deeply moved the emperor. Yongle looked at the painting and the poem, and was silent for a long time, and then he never mentioned the matter of deposing the prince again.
Zhu Gaoxu's expectations were once again frustrated, but he was not without gains. In order to compensate for this son who had been let down many times by him, Zhu Di doted on him almost unprincipled - Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to give up the vassal, okay, then don't go first, follow me
Expedition to Mobei to fight the Mongolian Tatars
Zhu Gaoxu belongs to the battlefield. When he followed Zhu Di on the expedition, he performed very well and won Zhu Di's favor. He actually let him choose where to stay. This was a great grace. But Zhu Gaoxu was even more incredible. He said I can't do anything.
If he doesn't go, he will stay in the capital to serve his father. Zhu Di was reluctant to be separated from his son for a long time, so he actually agreed to his request.
This completely boosted the morale of the Han Dynasty group. From then on, they contacted party members, recruited ministers from the DPRK and China as their minions, and launched a series of attacks on the princelings.
The first one to be knocked down was Xie Jin, who was the first to die. This was inevitable. In addition, the great talent Jie Jin did not stick to trivial matters and fought for the prince in everything. As time went by, the emperor did not like him either. Zhu Gaoxu saw the opportunity and married
The misfortune resolved Jin, and finally his father demoted him first to Guangxi and then to Jiaozhi... and he was almost sent to the ends of the earth.
Three years later, the emperor lost his temper and promoted Xie Jin to the right chief envoy of Guangxi. Xie Jin thought that he had an opportunity to regain the holy family, so he took the opportunity to go to Beijing to make an announcement. In fact, he wanted the emperor to keep him. Who knew?
He walked a little slowly on the road, and when he arrived at the capital, Zhu Di had already patrolled the border. Xie Jin had no choice but to pay a visit to the prince, and then returned disappointed.
Who knew that this matter was discovered by the King of Han, who slandered him and said that he "went out to serve the emperor, secretly showed up to the crown prince, and returned home without anyone paying homage to him."
While the emperor was out on patrol, he went to the capital to secretly meet the prince, and then secretly went back. No one believed him even if he said there was no conspiracy... This made Zhu Di furious, and he sent Xie Jin to prison for the crime of "having no courtesy."
The King of Han was well versed in maneuvering, and his decision to bring Jie Jin down was not as important as the bad influence on the prince. Don’t forget, this was a two-sided move. At that time, the prince did not shut out his benefactor and his number one adviser.
Instead of meeting him privately, if Xie Jin is guilty, what about the prince?