Shaodi Chunxin

"The journey of the sun and the moon, if you come out of it; the stars and Han are brilliant, if you go out of it. Fortunately, it is even good, singing to sing about ambition."

Fu Yuanqing went up the narrow and steep stone steps, and before he went up, he heard the young emperor's chanting. When he finally walked up to the observatory while holding on to the railing, the sky of Nuoda appeared in front of his eyes.

The sky is high.

Xinghan is misty.

The observatory is like a flat boat drifting quietly in this sea of ​​stars.

The young emperor sat on the ground on the stargazing platform, holding a small urn of rice wine in his hand, and drinking with his head raised.

Today he is dressed in a dark navy blue suit and a light gray scarf. Apart from a delicate blue-gray velvet flower by his ear, he has no other decorations.But young people are like this, without too much decoration, they are already very handsome.

Age is the most extravagant dress.

He wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, looked back at Fu Yuanqing, still slightly drunk, and asked, "Father, have you been to Jieshi? Have you seen the sea?"

Such conversations seem to have occurred before.

Fu Yuanqing vaguely remembered that on a certain summer night in Xiyuan, on the Diaoyutai outside Chongzhi Hall, a ten-year-old Zhao Xu was holding a fishing rod and trying to catch shrimps.But the bright moon hangs high, the night is already deep, and there are no small shrimps to take the bait.

The young man was a little lonely, lying on the white marble railing, looking at the sky.

The Milky Way rises from the corner of the Taiye Pool, and billions of stars shine brightly across the sky and fall in the east.

"Father, have you ever been to Jieshi in the east?" Zhao Xu asked him.

"I've been there." He replied beside Zhao Xu, "Jieshi Mountain is in Guangningwei, not far from Shanhaiguan. If you ride a horse along the post road, you will arrive in a short time. The mountain is green and black, and it is very steep."

Zhao Xu yearned a little: "What about the sea? What does the sea look like?"

"The sea..." Fu Yuanqing recalled carefully, "If you climb Jieshi Mountain, you can see the sea in the distance. A line slowly appeared, and returned with a full load of seafood. The masts were so white that there were countless. However, when they reached the shore, they crowded each other as if they were in a hurry to go ashore. At the bottom of the mountain, there are huge waves turning white flowers. I don’t know where the temper came from. They set off a few feet high, shattered on the scorched rock, and then quickly melted and receded. Day after day, year after year, it never stops.”

When he said this, the young man fell silent, and looked down, Zhao Xu had already fallen asleep lying on the railing, his pants rolled up, sticking wet to his knees, his feet soaked in the pool of too much liquid, and then Floating slightly with the waves.

Fu Yuanqing laughed, squatted down, and moved Zhao Xu into his arms.

He had a knee problem and couldn't pick up the ten-year-old emperor, and there were palace servants beside him to serve him.

But Zhao Xu hugged his neck tightly, calling him vaguely in a haze: "Father..."

"His Majesty?"

"Father, I really want, I really want to go see the sea with you..."

"Guangningwei is not far away. There will be a chance." He was half consoling and half perfunctory.

"Guangningwei is not far from the Forbidden City, but nearly ten years have passed, and the opportunity that my father said has not come." The young emperor looked at the sky and said calmly.

Fu Yuanqing knelt down behind him, bowed his head and said: "Your servant is suspected of deceiving the emperor."

"Get up. I don't blame you." The young emperor said, "It's all outside the imperial city, so let's be more casual."

Fu Yuanqing responded, then got up, knelt down on the mat, and said: "My servant will pour wine for you."

There was only a golden bowl in front of him, he unsealed a new jar of rice wine, and poured a bowl for Shaodi.The young emperor took it and asked, "Does Father drink alcohol?"

Just as Fu Yuanqing was about to resign, he heard the young emperor sigh: "Forget it, you never drink with others, let alone drink with me."

After saying this, the young emperor drank all the rice wine in the bowl, threw the golden bowl on the mat, looked up at the sky again, and said, "Actually, on the day of Master Pu's funeral... I want to go too."

"The servant girl expresses condolences for the master, presumably the teacher in the spirit of heaven can also know the grief of the master." Fu Yuanqing said.

"Speaking of it, there is no difference between me and the palace servants in the Forbidden City." The young emperor said, "One end of the chain is tied to the throne of the Forbidden City, and the other end is tied to my body."

"Master, please don't belittle yourself." Fu Yuanqing advised him, "You are rich in the world."

"Everyone says that I am the ruler of the world." The young emperor laughed at himself, "But it is difficult for me to even get out of the imperial city. Since I was a child, you let me read the books of sages and sages, and told me that the people are the most important thing, and the country and society are second. But my people are Who? The servants in the palace, or the ministers in front of the imperial gate every day? Not to mention Jiangshan, I have never even seen them."

"master……"

"Father must be very disappointed in me." The young emperor said.

"Why did the master come to say this?"

"I'm not a good emperor." The young emperor said, "Since I took the throne for thirteen years, there have been no innovations in the country. Tatars are still raging, and Japanese plagues are frequently flooding my coast. The vassal kings and nobles in the thirteen provinces have annexed land, The common people are miserable. Everyone in the government and the opposition has ulterior motives and has their own goals. The courtiers scold me every day, first calling me stupid, and later calling me unfilial. Corrupt officials have killed wave after wave, but they still cannot be eradicated. "

"When I was young, I listened to the lectures of the emperor's master and discussed with you. I was always fascinated by the rule of Yao and Shun. Now I realize that let alone Yao and Shun, I can't even compare with King Zhou You and Emperor Han Jing." The young emperor looked at the red star, "In tomorrow's book, it's inevitable that I'll be scolded to the point where I'm bruised, saying that the heavens will bring disasters to me."

"The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart." Fu Yuanqing said, "If the people's hearts are public, the world will be peaceful. If the people's hearts are private, then justice will be lacking. Even if your majesty wants to imitate the sages, the people you control must be sages. It's a pity that no one is perfect, as long as the word is profit, there will be selfishness, and there will be disputes. Compared with Yao and Shun, the master should know how to control his subordinates, make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, so that the ministers can be used by the master."

"Use it if you can use it, and let it go if you can't use it. I understand." The young emperor nodded, and asked suddenly, "Even if it's you, Fu Yuanqing...should I do the same?"

Fu Yuanqing was startled, and looked at the young emperor.

His eyes were clear, and there was no trace of frustration.

It seemed that what he said just now was his own hallucination...or maybe it was the words that the young emperor blurted out on purpose.

Fu Yuanqing's heart trembled a little, he lowered his eyes and kowtowed: "Fu Yuanqing bears the brunt of it."

The young emperor smiled inexplicably, and said to him, "Pour the wine."

Fu Yuanqing obeyed the order and poured another bowl of wine for the young emperor, the young emperor took it and drank it with his head up, looking at the red star and said: "Bian Jingtian from the Qin Tianjian has just left the star observatory, and he said that the fascinating celestial phenomenon has become a reality." , the demon star is in the court, and I am very fierce. There are signs that the emperor will be buried and the heir will be cut off. Tomorrow morning, this astronomical report will be transcribed by the Six Section Gallery and distributed to each yamen. Fu Yuanqing, I don’t need to say, you know that now Only you will be targeted."

Fu Yuanqing nodded: "Your servant understands. Today Deng Zhangyuan has already said that Fu Yuanqing is the birth of Ying Huo Xing."

"Aren't you afraid?" the young emperor asked him, "The courtiers are waiting to kill you, and they finally seized this opportunity, an opportunity that even the emperor can't refute. They will definitely chase and bark until they tear you apart, even the flesh and blood Not left."

"In the execution ground 13 years ago, Fu Yuanqing had already died. It was the late emperor who entrusted the orphan to let the slaves live for so many years. The slaves have long been prepared to die...but they don't know...that they would do it this way..." He sighed: "I'm not afraid. Maybe I'm not reconciled."

He wanted to die at the end of summer.

Died after the young emperor weak crown.

Maybe he will usher in an imperial decree, or a cup of poisoned wine.

Such a death is considered worthy of death.

The young emperor put down the empty bowl, frowned and stood up.He walked around the armillary sphere and walked to the edge of the observatory. Under the stage, the Nine Gates Imperial City was peaceful, and the lights in the windows of the residents were like stars.

"Fu Yuanqing, have you never thought about what you will do in the future if you become an official?" The young emperor finally asked him.

"To become an official?"

He didn't die well, how could he become an official?

But he couldn't answer the emperor's question like this, so Fu Yuanqing thought hard for a while.

In the beginning, he had nothing on his mind.

Then he heard a voice...

He saw the sky and the sea of ​​stars, as well as the sound of non-stop waves beating against the rocks, very much like the sea he had reached before.

Dots of white sails faintly appear from the sea and sky in the sunset when returning home with a full load.

"If there is such a day..." Fu Yuanqing said, "I would like to imitate the sages and kill the Japanese pirates to pacify the East China Sea. If this is done, I can sail the sea into Nanyang, dredge the Southeast Sea Road, seal the kingdom of barbarians, and let the barbarians overseas know that I am great." Duan Tian Kingdom, pay tribute to come to court." [Note 1]

He was still immersed in impossible extravagant hopes, and heard the voice of the young emperor coming from his ears.

"Kill the Japanese pirates... Ping Donghai... Drive the sea... Enter Nanyang..." The young emperor's voice was a little ethereal, "You want to follow the example of the three treasure eunuch [Note 1]."

"Yes." Fu Yuanqing came back to his senses, feeling a little embarrassed by his imagination, "I just said it casually, master doesn't need to—"

"Do you still want to take Chen Jing with you?" The young emperor asked him, "From now on, you will travel around the world on the treasure ship of Daduan Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, it's just a delusion." Fu Yuanqing explained.

"Father, the chain that came out of the Forbidden City not only tied me, but also tied you. The difference is, as long as you ask me, I will break the chain for you at the risk of the world, so what's the matter?" But in my father's heart...in my father's future, I will not be there." The young emperor laughed like he was crying. "Father, have you ever thought about me? You know that I'm tied up in the Forbidden City, and you need to go on a long voyage. Fu Yuanqing, facing me makes you so bored?"

Fu Yuanqing was slightly stunned, and stood up: "Your Majesty, this servant has never thought of this before."

"Father asked me to forgive Chen Jing, forgive Deng Xuan and the others, and I will be lenient. I don't want to add an emblem to the queen mother because she bullied you and punished you, and I don't agree with her. Why can Gengqin do it? Empress, that's because my father hand-picked it." The young emperor said, "More than that, I haven't heard what my father has said in these years. I almost obey you... But my father is wary of me in my heart, saying that I 'Praise and kill' you, saying that I will definitely kill you to shock Shengwei."

Fu Yuanqing stared at him blankly: "Your Majesty..."

"I never wanted to be Yao and Shun, I can't be a Mingjun!" the young emperor said, "I am in charge of the government every day, and you praise me for being hardworking. I am hardworking and studious, and you praise me for being diligent. I don't listen to others, my father said. I will become a saint in the future. Father must abide by morality, and I can also be a wise emperor. Do you really think that I want to be Yao and Shun? Since I was young, I pretended to be polite and calm, and I just wanted to please my father!"

"Your Majesty!" Fu Yuanqing's expression changed, "Your Majesty is careful, Your Majesty must never say such disorderly words!"

The young emperor's eyes were red and bloodshot all over the place. At this moment, the emperor seemed a little alone... even his shoulders were trembling under the sky.

He smiled in sorrow, showing even more madness and desolation: "I have something more shameless to say... I have never cared about the Sixteen Seals, and it is not a big deal that it has been kept in the Supervisor of Rituals."

"More than that, even if it's the throne, even if it's the Zhao family, as long as it's my father's word, it doesn't matter if I hand it over." The young emperor said.

[Note 1: Sanbao eunuch: Zheng He, also known as Ma Sanbao.Fu Yuanqing borrowed this sentence from Zheng He's Baidu Encyclopedia. 】