[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

Mu Bai knew a long time ago that if anyone in this world is the most difficult to deal with, it must be a woman.

But he never knew it could be so enjoyable when a difficult woman was his teammate.

He only needs to hold his younger brother and sit on a small stool together, eagerly watching that dignified and elegant woman show off her power. He doesn't need to do anything else, and Empress Ma will take care of it for him.

Whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, or even extended to all the children and relatives of Zhu Yuanzhang and even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, when it comes to Empress Ma, no one will say a bad word.

Empress Ma married Zhu Yuanzhang when he was still a soldier under Guo Zixing. It can be said that she accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang from the trough of life to the peak.

Unlike many married wives, Queen Ma played a huge role in this process.

Although Guo Zixing valued Zhu Yuanzhang very much, he had a bad temper and a very suspicious personality. At the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's army, he repeatedly made things difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang because of suspicion and instigation. food thing.

The Lord is about to make things difficult for her son-in-law, and even Empress Ma, who is a righteous daughter, can't disobey her. So she took advantage of her status as a woman, and it was difficult for officers and soldiers to search her body, so she secretly stuffed pancakes on her chest to visit her husband.

In order for Zhu Yuanzhang to eat hot pancakes, he stuffed them while the steamed pancakes were still hot, and scalded himself abruptly.Later, in order to ease the conflict between Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing, she even used the dowry left by her father to bribe Guo Zixing's wife and concubines, asking them to speak well for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Old Zhu's property was not rich in his early days, and his family mainly relied on Empress Ma's dowry expenses. Even so, when Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his desire to take in half-child Mu Ying and nephew Li Wenzhong as adopted sons, Empress Ma agreed without saying a word.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang had more and more adoptive sons, brothers, subordinates, and courtiers, and the relationship became more and more complicated. Empress Ma dealt with it many times, and she often interceded for her courtiers to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to raise his noble hands. She pressed it every time.

Everyone in the DPRK knows that if it is about those wronged and embarrassing problems, they can try to find Queen Ma.

But now Empress Ma generally lives in the deep palace and is not very reasonable, except for a few veterans, it is difficult to see her. This is also the cleverness of Empress Ma.

As the saying goes, husband and wife are of the same heart, if she frequently intercedes for others, it will appear that her favor is cheap, and it will also make Emperor Hongwu feel that she is not on the same side as him, and finally feel disgusted.

Good steel should be used wisely, and Emperor Hongwu would give his wife face only when he spoke at critical moments. For example, when the Song family was involved in the Hu Weiyong case last time, Empress Ma and Zhu Biao saved Song Lian's life together.

But now, after more than three years, Emperor Hongwu once again felt the fear of being dominated by his wife.

"It's really not possible," Emperor Hongwu said bitterly, "He is a son of the royal family, and the royal family is also going to participate in the scientific examination..."

"Doesn't that just show that the old Zhu's family attaches great importance to the imperial examination?" Empress Ma spoke slowly, but her words were very clear and convincing: "The emperor's heirs will all take the scientific examination, do the same questions, and arrange the exams." The same team, eating the same meals, don’t such actions better reflect the royal family’s emphasis on imperial examinations and examinees than words?”

"What's more, it can be said to the outside world that Ying'er is going to experience it. If there is anything unreasonable, it can be adjusted later." Empress Ma glanced at the expectant grandson, poured a cup of tea for Emperor Hongwu, and helped After watching her husband sit down, he handed the tea to him and said patiently: "Chongba, you know Yinger's situation. The child has worked so hard to study for so long, just for the exam. You don't want him to go to the exam. It’s like a soldier training for a long time but never even getting the chance to go into battle, what a pity.”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed when he heard the words, and he drank his saliva in distress: "It's not that I won't let him take the exam, but that he didn't get a result after taking the exam..."

"Then I'm going too!" Mu Bai said crisply from behind, he put his younger brother off his knees, rubbed it to Emperor Hongwu's side and said seriously: "I didn't get a result after the exam because of my status, but I don't go to the exam It’s getting cold feet, I can accept no results, but I can’t accept losing without a fight.”

"Well said!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted. He stretched out his hands and pinched his grandson's two paws. After pinching, he was stunned for a moment. The palms of both grandparents and grandsons were quite rough. The hand of a martial artist.

But compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, Mu Bai's hands are rougher.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a soldier in his early years, but after all, he has been emperor for 16 years. He is now practicing martial arts mostly for physical fitness, or for venting when his official duties are not going well, so that the pen cocoons on his fingertips are more obvious than the cocoons holding soldiers some.

On the contrary, Mu Bai, apart from the marks left by the cocoon of the pen and the use of weapons, the child's joints, which are thicker than other children, and the palms of the palms have traces of long-term labor.

The fingertips were worn from picking traps, the palms were no longer smooth due to rubbing the grass rope, there was an imprint left by the horse's rein on the tiger's mouth, and there were even a few white light marks on the back of the hand, which were obviously signs of healing from old wounds.

These are definitely not the hands of a pampered little emperor and grandson, but the hands of someone who is struggling to survive in a desperate situation.

For Mu Bai, although he can't say he is proud of his hands, he really doesn't think there is anything wrong with his hands.

As long as the hands of the people in charge of farming are extremely rough, even the hands of women, that is, Xiumang Village makes a living by raising silkworms. More detailed.

Being able to make money by using paintings made him suffer a lot less than others.But in the eyes of outsiders, Mu Bai's indifferent attitude hurt them even more.

He could have done otherwise. As the third generation of the founding emperor, the emperor's grandsons will inevitably have a lot of learning tasks, but generally speaking, they grew up in rich clothes and fine food, and the most cocoons on their hands may be pen cocoons.

After pinching the mark on his grandson's hand, Emperor Hongwu finally softened his heart.

He knew what Queen Ma's unfinished words were.

For them, the emperor's grandson traveling thousands of miles to take the scientific examination is just a sideshow, or even a show off to prove their achievements, but they know it is not the case.

For Sun Tzu, scientific research is a life-saving straw that he strives to grasp, and it is a road that he is qualified to take after hard work.

That is not icing on the cake, but a timely gift. If he is not allowed to take the exam, it will leave regrets in his life.

Emperor Hongwu himself had such an experience. When he was leading the army under Guo Zixing, he was squeezed out a lot, so he, who was still Zhu Chongba at that time, gritted his teeth and returned the trained army directly, leaving the house and starting a new one.

Of course he succeeded in the end, but the sense of loss of "have to" and "forced" at that time has made him unforgettable for decades, and he has been remembering it until now.

His wife knew of his knot, she just quietly reminded him.

The eldest grandson is so like me, maybe he will never forget this regret for decades in the future ← Hong Wudi thinks so.

"Okay," Emperor Hongwu finally relented, and he sighed: "Then you will participate in the martial arts tomorrow, but your results will not be counted, okay?"

Mubai rolled his eyes, and suddenly he pinched the old man's hand with his backhand, and said softly, "Grandpa, I heard that during the Tang and Song Dynasties, the royal family could also take part in the scientific examination and be an official. Aren't we going to restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties? Can you..."

"No, and there is no need." Emperor Hongwu pinched the tip of his nose, hugged his eldest grandson on his lap, and explained to him the treatment of the Ming clan. He said that the members of the clan in the Tang and Song Dynasties had to take part in the scientific examination because their clan treatment was not very good. Well, but Old Zhu's is different.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s childhood life was difficult. Since then, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, the family has been torn apart. His parents, elder brother and sister-in-law all starved to death. The second brother left all the food to him and went out to beg for a living. Knot died prematurely.

It is precisely because of this kind of bereavement that Zhu Yuanzhang took care of and protected his family members the most in the history of the royal family. He even listed the treatment of every possible royal family relationship, so as to ensure that everyone The offspring can live comfortably without working hard, and they are born to lie down and win.

But Mu Bai heard that his small mouth opened wider and wider. He looked at the cheap father who didn't think there was anything wrong, and then at the cheap grandma who was smiling kindly, and suddenly felt that his previous judgment was not wrong at all.

Being a prince is really tough!It is even more difficult to be a grandson, and it is even more difficult to meet a grandfather who has no knowledge of mathematics!

Mu Xiaobai held back for a long time, but still couldn't hold back, he clapped his hands, and read in Mu Xiaowen's way of speaking: "It turns out our family is so rich!"

"……Um?"

Everyone looked sideways, and saw the child wrestling his fingers and saying: "I have more than 20 little uncles, if my father is as powerful as my grandfather, I will have 16 younger brothers, and I will have 320 sons if I am as powerful as my father. If you can give me twenty nephews, everyone says that after three generations, my son will have [-] male relatives, my grandson will have [-], my great-grandson will have [-] million, and my great-great-grandson will have..."

He reported a series of figures that made Lao Zhu and his son dizzy. This was not enough. After Lumi was counted, this figure made Emperor Hongwu want to hold his stomach. In addition, the income and expenditure of the female clan ... Emperor Hongwu suddenly felt his kidneys hurt.

Mu Bai in the other room sighed with pure admiration: "Our family is really rich!"

No, no matter how rich you are, you can't pretend like this!

Emperor Hongwu pondered for a moment, then patted the big grandson who was talking around the corner: "Just say what you want to say, don't go around in circles, your grandpa has read all your policy and theory, and knows what level you are."

Mu Bai immediately returned to his normal speaking tone. Although sitting in the old man's arms and talking made him look a little imposing, the child still bowed to his cheap father and grandpa uprightly, saying solemnly: "Grandpa, people In addition to money and benefits, you have to pursue ideals and achievements in life!"

So, the next day, Mu Xiaobai, who pursued his ideals and achievements, stood at the gate of the Meridian Gate again as if nothing had happened, standing with his martial arts buddies.

Here, except for Halati, an insider who is watching him closely, the other candidates don't know that a traitor has been mixed into their team, and they are still nervous and excited to guess what kind of exam questions they will encounter in the future Woolen cloth.

When Zhu Yuanzhang built the palace, the world was not stable. The Daming Palace in Nanjing not only had the grandeur of the capital, but also served as a guard. In addition to being the gate of the Ming Dynasty, the Meridian Gate was also a defensive fortification that could be attacked or defended.

It is inherited from the gate shape of the Han Dynasty, and it presents a "concave" shape when viewed from above. In case of war, this is a natural urn city. Under the exquisite angle design, no besieger can avoid the arrows from three sides, and the inclination angle of the city wall can make the arrows easily Hard to damage defenders.

In addition to the need for defense, this kind of design has another advantage, that is, the sense of power that comes to the face is enough to make every visitor feel timid, which is similar to the high-rise buildings favored by the Xia and Zhou Dynasties.

Therefore, the Meridian Gate also undertook a large part of the swearing-in meeting and the ceremony of presenting prisoners when sending troops to the expedition.The Yan Wing Tower and the smooth city wall stretching out from the left and right can also play the role of refracting sound waves. Whether it is the emperor's speech on the Meridian Gate or the response of the soldiers below, it will be maximized in this environment.

Therefore, in the case of candidates needing to dance with knives and guns, in order to prevent accidents and to allow the princes to obtain the best viewing effect, the martial arts was held at the Meridian Gate.

Those who came to watch the ceremony were not only the ministers, but also meritorious. These people filled the Meridian Gate to the brim. Many honorable families received orders from Emperor Hongwu to bring their children along with them. This made everyone baffled. They were also a little happy, thinking that the old boss was planning to promote his own child, until they saw the young man walking behind Hong Wudi.

As an emperor on horseback whose family and state affairs are the same as the world's affairs, Emperor Hongwu's offspring span is also very large. The eldest son Zhu Biao is twenty-eight this year, and the youngest son is still nursing in the arms of the nanny.

At this time, except for the princes who had already died and the young sons who could not stand, all the princes who were still in Yingtian Mansion appeared on the Meridian Gate in leather uniforms, and even the queen who had seldom appeared in formal attire Attending, this prudent attitude surprised the crowd and made them feel uncomfortable.

Yesterday's Emperor Wenju was not so cautious, and Wenju's mention of the little emperor's grandson yesterday completely stole Wenju's limelight. It is said that even yesterday's parade of Jinshi was very deserted (wrong), Your Majesty, this is important Wu Qingwen must speak out!

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Suddenly someone with strong eyesight spotted Hua Dian, he poked his colleague beside him and said in a low voice: "The one below is very short, isn't he the little emperor's grandson?"

"You read it wrong... hiss... it seems to be true!" The officials who participated in yesterday's palace examination couldn't help but gasped, their postures were still, but their eyes were wide open, trying to see clearly The appearance of a young boy with no family.

Compared with the Wenju Palace Examination, which is full of great music and gifts, the opening of the Wuju Palace Examination is led by a series of rapid drums and horns. When the horns sounded, the Jinyiwei and the standard-bearer guards present all held their guns and sticks to the ground. With a low sound, the golden horn and the man's voice instantly pulled everyone into the memory of the flames of war.

Quite a few of the second generation of Hou's army instantly noticed that the aura of the old man was different. They straightened their backs and narrowed their eyes. It became the scarred and bloody armor that my father treasured in the warehouse, and his gaze was as sharp and unstoppable as an eagle's old man.

The auras of people will affect each other, but for a moment, the military officers on both sides of the Yanchi Tower also echoed the same rhythm.

At this moment, they are not distinguished nobles, noble families, or vulgar warriors as the civic officials call them. They are warriors who open up territories, armored warriors, heroes who never retreat, and they are military officials of the Ming Dynasty. , is also the strongest iron arm in this country.

They used their own ceremony to express "welcome" to the young people below, and at the same time, they used their own gestures to teach these newcomers the first lesson of entering the court.

Mu Bai raised his head, his eyes were burning, he clenched his fists, even though he didn't mind studying, he could adapt to all aspects of civil servants' etiquette, but he really liked and missed the battlefield the most.

Emperor Hongwu took a few steps forward, raised his hand abruptly, and the audience fell silent. Under the vast and clear sky, everyone's eyes were only left with a touch of golden light.

"In the 16th year of Hongwu, March [-]th, I was invited by Tianfu to meet warriors from all over the world." The emperor lowered his head, and looked at the bright eyes of his grandson from afar, and smiled slightly: "My grandson also participated in this exam. As for the difficulty, the standard is the same as that of the candidates, but in order not to affect the rest of the candidates, it only counts the results and is not included in the ranking."

After a pause, Emperor Hongwu suddenly said amidst the whispers of the crowd: "Zhu Xiongying, do you have any objections?"

Mu Bai, who was called by his real name in the public, took a deep breath, stepped out with his little ears flushed with shame, nodded towards the Meridian Gate under the shocked and incredulous eyes of his friends, and responded loudly: "Sun I have no opinion!"

Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor, participated in the civil and military examinations of the Ming Dynasty at the same time as a child, creating a new chapter in the imperial family's participation in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to ensure fairness, Emperor Hongwu ordered all the royal families to set up a separate list, and all treatment and rules were the same as those of the common people, only the results were not counted.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a total of 16 people from the collateral lineages of the Ming Dynasty obtained the status of juren, 14 people entered the palace examination, and one person won the second place.

Later generations commented that this move provided a way for the Ming royal family to select talents from their own family. Although it still did not depart from the trend of "family under heaven", combined with a series of management regulations on the clan by Emperor Hongwu, the Ming royal family became the royal family of all dynasties. The most talented people come out in large numbers, and there are many trends of blooming and fragrant overseas.

Overall the pros outweigh the cons.

And all this is just because the grandson of the emperor settled a bill for his grandfather who is not very good at mathematics.

The author has something to say: Old Zhu’s family is really good at giving birth, →_→ but they can’t help it. After a few experiences and lessons, the clan is restricted to the tightest, and they have nothing else to do except to give birth to a disaster. .

In the late Ming Dynasty, the expenses of raising the clan were almost the same as military expenses, so some clans starved to death.

Mu Xiaobai's comment: If you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid to travel all over the world. My friend really didn't lie to me! !