Shenhao UP Lord

Chapter 231 It's not easy for ministers and concubines
"Do you suddenly feel that the emperor doesn't just do whatever he wants?"

"Come, come, Brother Xu, will you take stock of the emperor's day-to-day itinerary?"

"All kinds of domineering presidents, three palaces and six courtyards, and 72 concubines, as if being an emperor is a good job?"

"In the morning from Yinzheng to Maochu, that is, you must get up at four or five o'clock in the morning. The eunuchs and maids who are waiting will immediately serve you to freshen up. Going to the Compassion Palace, going back and forth is equivalent to morning exercises."

"After the greetings are over, it is the morning class and meal time. The six o'clock morning class is called the daily lecture. The selected ministers will give lectures on the classics of governing the country, or they can study "The Records of the Ancestors" and "Hadith" by themselves."

"I go to work right after breakfast. I don't want to go to court every day like in movies and TV dramas. There are only a few times a year called the Great Court Meeting."

"In real work, ministers were summoned for private chats, sometimes one by one, sometimes three or two together. Although the Qing Dynasty set up many agencies to assist in handling government affairs, none of them had the power to make decisions, and the emperor had to make the final decision."

"It's hard to listen to ministers nagging and review memorials. This is definitely physical work. For example, Kangxi and Yongzheng often worked overtime until late at night, especially Yongzheng, who once wrote a memorial of more than 2000 words. Then But with a brush!"

"There will be a short break at noon. In the afternoon, I will continue to meet with ministers and review memorials. I will get off work until I get off work at six o'clock."

"The eunuch in the dinner respect room will bring a plate with a sign with the concubine's name on it, and whoever finds it will serve the bed that night."

"The highlight that brothers have been waiting for is here."

"The legendary flop!"

"Tonight, the favored concubine takes a bath first, and then is carried to the emperor's bed by the eunuchs. The bedtime is strictly limited. When the time comes, even if the emperor is reluctant, the eunuchs will rush in and carry her away!"

"We are never allowed to stay overnight. In other words, the emperor has to sleep alone every night."

Ding Xu said more and more enthusiastically: "So no matter how fat or ugly the queen is, the emperor must sleep with her on the 15th day of the lunar month. This is the ancestral law."

"What if you ask if you don't pay the public rations?"

"If you don't go to the censor, you will point your nose and scold others."

Fat Tiger was dumbfounded when he heard this. Is this the emperor's treatment that he dreamed of?
Don't you fall asleep just by looking at whoever is pleasing to your eye?
What about one dragon and many phoenixes?

Can Jiangnan still have fun and play happily?

"Okay, let's talk about the emperor after talking about the ministers." When everyone came to the military plane, Ding Xu said: "The ministers of the Ming and Qing Dynasties kneeled all the way up to court. You heard me right, they just kneeled!"

"For example, today the emperor is very happy and chats with you privately for six hours, and you have to kneel on the ground for six hours."

"When you meet an old minister, the emperor gives you a soft felt mat. You can kneel on the mat. What if you are a young man?"

"You understand."

Ding Xu pointed to the big green brick on the ground and said: "So before ministers go to court, they must wrap up their elbows and knees. The kneeling skills must be practiced at home. I heard that Liu Yong's father Liu Tongxun died on his knees!"

"The euphemistic name is kneeling down to receive the transcript!"

"In movies and TV dramas, everything is always destined to be fate. What does Emperor Zhu say?"

"This kind of imperial edict can only be issued a few times a year. It must be a big deal. How about establishing a queen or declaring war with foreign countries? Only those who are selected as Jinshi are worthy of these eight words."

"It's hard for my little friend from Beidiao to go to work at four o'clock in the morning?"

"Imagine the so-called high-ranking ministers at that time. They braved the severe cold in summer, especially in winter, and sat in trembling sedan chairs for two or three hours to go to court, despite the wind and snow."

"After finally getting to the Forbidden City, you can't enter right away. You have to wait at the Donghua Gate. No matter how old an official you are, you have to walk in before the dismounting monument. Maoshi is five o'clock in the morning, and you can only enter when the gate opens."

"According to the rules, except for the minister who delivered the main official documents that day, no one else can light the lamp. So if there are officials with special permission to light the lamps entering the palace, there must be many people behind them?"

"Is there a lamp?"

"Hey, it's five o'clock in the morning in winter, you can't see your fingers, and it's windy and rainy. It's said that an official once walked in the rain and accidentally fell into the Yu River and drowned!"

"50 meters from door to door, a row of small bungalows. Once the inner palace is locked at night, there are only five men in the palace at night."

"The emperor, two imperial physicians, and two military aircraft Zhang Jing."

"Just ask if you are afraid?"

The mouth was dry but the complaints were very refreshing. After a short break, he continued: "The court meeting begins, three kowtows and nine prostrations, after a set of cumbersome etiquette, you don't have to use your physical strength to directly faint and go into shock, believe it or not?"

"Speaking, standing, and gestures are strictly regulated. If you accidentally make a mistake, the censor on duty will directly slap your face on the spot."

"You ask what should I do if there are three emergencies?"

"Sorry, hold back!"

"What if you can't hold back?"

"Hey hey hey!"

He stepped on the big green brick with his feet and said, "Do you know how the kowtow came about?"

"If the emperor rewards someone or asks him to speak in court, the minister must take off his crown and kowtow to the ground. He must kowtow and make a sound to be considered qualified."

"As for three bows and nine knocks?"

"It will kill people!"

The time of complaining always passed quickly, and there was still more than an hour before get off work, and everyone hurried to the last stop, the archives.

"I'm curious why Brother Xu is here?"

"Have you seen so many memorials?"

"Today we will see what is meant by the daily banter between monarchs and ministers!"

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: This is a native product of Baodao called mango, dedicated to you, the emperor.

Kangxi: Got it, this kind of thing is useless, don't give it away anymore.

After a month...

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: This is a local product called mango, dedicated to you, the emperor.

Kangxi: Got it. I’ve never seen mangoes before. I wanted to check them out, but after reading them I found they were useless. Don’t give them away anymore!

……

Admiral of the Fujian Navy: Report to the emperor that there is a woman in Baodao who is not ignorant of picking up gold
Yongzheng: Read it
This is a pain in the butt when I’m idle, and I want to gain a sense of presence!

……

Hangzhou Weaving: Report to the emperor, Zhu Yigui has gathered a crowd to rise up!

Kangxi: Damn, what the hell are you talking about?

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: Report to the Emperor, there are traitors in Treasure Island who have gathered to cause trouble!

Kangxi: Today, this matter is a bit big. I am writing an edict to recruit people.

According to historical records, in April of that year, Zhu Yigui reported to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang in early May, the Qing army landed in mid-June, and the overall situation was settled in June. But the Hangzhou Weaving Dog Day was only told to the emperor in July?

……

Governor of Zhili: This is the situation when it rained in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places in early June.

Kangxi: It is raining everywhere, and there are too many memorials to report the rain or shine, and I have known the situation in Beijing and Beijing for a long time.

Governor of Zhili: This is the situation when it rained in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places in early June.

Kangxi: already replied
Governor of Zhili: This is the situation when it rained in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places in early June.

Kangxi: already replied
Governor of Zhili: This is the situation when it rained in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places in early June.

Kangxi: It rained again in the capital and north of Beijing on the 12th. I have already heard about it, so there is no need to report it!
Governor of Zhili: This is the situation when it rains in mid-June in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places. The river conditions are good and there is no locust plague.

Kangxi: Nima...you know about the rain on the 27th, don't continue to report...ahhhhh...

Governor of Zhili: Can I return to the capital to celebrate the emperor’s birthday?

Kangxi: No need to book

Governor of Zhili: On March 3, the minister came to celebrate the emperor's birthday?

Kangxi: Get lost, don’t come!

(End of this chapter)