Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-Four
Li Chengliang never imagined that the current Emperor Wanli was not as enthusiastic and concerned about his future as he himself was; therefore, after his Liaodong victory report arrived in Beijing, he sat on the bench in the pile of documents in the Ministry of War , I haven't been in front of Emperor Wanli for a long time.
What happened was not because he gave away all the belongings he sent to Beijing for nothing, and the personnel of the Ministry of War did not report it to him; I had my annual leave, and all the memorials had to be read after the beginning of next spring.
He is a person who pays attention to the taste of life, he likes to leave some blank space for himself in life, and enjoy the leisurely atmosphere; It's been a long time, but it wasn't until this year that he enjoyed independence and freedom. Therefore, he gradually yearned for a leisurely life...
Since he was six years old, he has been given the high hope of "governing the country and the world", and began to receive strict education to "be an emperor". For more than ten years, he has been living in a dignified, monotonous and stressful life. Li - due to the premature death of the two elder brothers above, as the third son of Emperor Muzong Longqing, he was established as the crown prince at the age of six; at that time, his performance was different from other children's intelligence and wisdom, which made the palace Everyone here regards him as a "child prodigy".
Once, Emperor Muzong was riding a horse in the palace, and when he was happy, he let go of the rein and galloped; at a young age, he remonstrated to Emperor Muzong:
"Your Majesty is the king of a country and the king of the world. He is extremely honorable. Riding alone will inevitably make the subjects worry secretly."
After hearing this, Emperor Mu Zong expressed his surprise at his intelligence and understanding, so he got off his horse and rewarded him well.
Moreover, he is very filial to his elders. Every morning, he not only goes to the Huangji Hall to pay respects to Emperor Mu Zong, but also pays respects to Empress Chen and his biological mother Li Guifei rain or shine; I like him, every morning when I hear his footsteps, I am very happy; once Empress Chen was ill, he accompanied Concubine Li to attend to her sickness every day, as soon as he arrived, Empress Chen was happy and her condition was also relieved. It relieved a lot, and he was able to cheer up and talk, so he took the scriptures and asked him, and he answered fluently. Empress Chen was even happier, and soon recovered from her illness. After that, she and Concubine Li Gui also got along better. Harmonious.
At the age of ten, Emperor Mu Zong passed away and he ascended the throne. From then on, he became Emperor Wanli.
Due to the dual psychology of "love and responsibility", "deep hopes and high demands", the Empress Dowager Cisheng disciplined Emperor Wanli very strictly; The Cining Palace moved into the Qianqing Palace where the emperor lived, and lived with the Wanli Emperor.The Wanli Emperor’s education plan started from the establishment of the prince, which was presided over by the first assistant Zhang Juzheng. There were five teachers who lectured on classics and history, two calligraphy teachers and one attendant. In the Wenhua Hall, according to Li, the Empress Dowager Cisheng could not personally supervise the scene, so she sent the eunuch Feng Bao and others to pay attention to the spirit and grades of Emperor Wanli in class in the name of waiting, and if Emperor Wanli accidentally If there is laziness, shamelessness, mischievous behavior, or if the scriptures are not memorized fluently enough, she will scold Emperor Wanli harshly as soon as he returns to Qianqing Palace, and punish him to kneel, often for several hours.
The system of this dynasty has an "early court" ceremony. Every day before dawn, the emperor must meet civil and military officials in the Zhongji Hall to discuss state affairs; but because Emperor Wanli was young, it was changed to every ten days on three, six, and nine days. The morning court was only held, so that there were only nine morning courts per month, which was much less than the original daily morning court; however, despite this, Emperor Wanli was still a child, and he couldn't get up at the fifth watch; therefore, the empress dowager had no choice but to She personally took responsibility for the execution, and every early day she would get up earlier than the birds. As soon as the fifth watch arrived, she would immediately appear in front of Emperor Wanli's bed and loudly wake him up; If she opened her sleepy eyes, she ordered the eunuchs to hug him up, wash his face with cold water, force him to wake up from his sleep, and then drag him into the car to go to the morning court; the eunuchs often work to complete the mission assigned by the queen mother. If he worked too hard, bruises would often appear on Emperor Wanli's wrists, and Emperor Wanli, who was filial to his mother, felt bitter in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on the surface.
Therefore, Emperor Wanli, who had lost his father at a young age, even though he longed for maternal love in his heart, was very active in expressing his love for his mother with respect and filial piety. The way of expressing maternal love caused him a high degree of fear in his heart, which gradually lengthened the spiritual distance between mother and child, and also made his spiritual world present a emptiness and loneliness without father and mother.
Another pressure comes from Zhang Juzheng.
Due to Zhang Juzheng's excellent performance in the past and his contribution to expelling Gao Gong, the two empress dowagers respected and trusted him more, and Emperor Wanli was promoted to the chief assistant shortly after he ascended the throne; before that, Zhang Juzheng had already been the name of Emperor Wanli The teacher of Jieju - his position is Prince Taifu and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Zhang Juzheng is thirty-nine years older than Emperor Wanli, and his appearance is upright and serious, meticulous, and daunting; in the mouths of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, "Mr. Zhang" has a long history of learning, lofty morality, outstanding ability and loyalty to the country. Therefore, he entrusted all the important tasks to him; and because Zhang Juzheng was entrusted by the late emperor Long En and the two empress dowagers, he worked extraordinarily hard, and he did not take the education of Emperor Wanli lightly except for all important national affairs. .
He personally edited the textbooks, selected lecturers, and taught them in person from time to time. The content of the textbooks was mainly classics and history, and the purpose was to educate Emperor Wanli into a "good emperor"; therefore, the young Wanli Emperor had to recite The great principles of Confucius and Mencius, "Spring and Autumn", "Zuo Zhuan", "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and other profound knowledge that belong to the adult world must be memorized, otherwise, when "Mr. Zhang" frowned, he would I have to kneel in front of the Empress Dowager Cisheng.
Moreover, "Mr. Zhang" who is accustomed to "taking the world as his own responsibility" eagerly hopes that he will become the most promising emperor after Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu in the future, so he is very opposed to his artistic hobbies, such as poetry, calligraphy, Music, art, these are just trivial skills, and have nothing to do with the great plan of governing the country and the world. A ruler should give up these playthings and gossip, and concentrate on state affairs. He even advised Emperor Wanli:
"The Ci of Empress Li in the Southern Tang Dynasty covers the past and the present; Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty is good at calligraphy and painting, Zhuangzong of Later Tang Dynasty is good at performing all kinds of operas, and Empress Chen is good at rhythm. These skills of them not only failed to make the country prosperous and strong, but instead led to The country is ruined—the emperor is wise, you must be taken as a prisoner, and you must not repeat the mistakes of the king who subjugated the country!"
Of course, Emperor Wanli had no choice but to accept these words, and abandoned all hobbies that belonged to "playing with things and losing one's ambition". I played a little bit like a glutton, and the content I wrote turned out to be:
"Careful to heaven, respectful and capable, close to virtuous ministers, far away from sycophants, clear about rewards and punishments, cautious in going in and out, prudent in daily life, austere in food and beverages, trustworthy in collection, respectful, loyal, frugal with money."
Such stereotyped maxims, of course, can only be used as his own motto in the end!
When he was sixteen years old, he held a "big wedding" ceremony, married a fifteen-year-old girl surnamed Wang, and made him queen; he didn't have much feeling about this matter, Because the choice of the empress was chosen by the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and the wedding was carried out in accordance with the red tape that had been practiced in this dynasty for many years. Speechless; Queen Wang was chosen from an ordinary folk family. She had not read too many books, and her appearance was also very ordinary. He could only get along with her in the ideal husband and wife relationship of the ancient sages and sages who "respect each other as guests".
However, the big marriage was not fruitless for him. First, the Empress Dowager Cisheng moved out of the Qianqing Palace and returned to live in the Cining Palace. He felt relieved; then, he found that he had begun to be treated as an "adult" after he got married, which made him jump for joy in his selfishness.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he also felt that he was an adult, his face was fair and plump, his eyebrows were clear and his eyes were clear, his throat was protruding, and the beard on his lips was slightly visible. Of course he was an adult, and he was quite satisfied with his appearance of!
And in his selfish heart, he has a faint wish, that is, to be "in charge" in essence - in the past, he was only the emperor in name, and the power of state affairs was in the hands of "Mr. Now that I am an adult and have read books on governance and peace for so many years, I should be qualified for the great responsibility of governing the country and peace!
His eagerness to move was palpable, but a small occasional indulgence and willfulness suppressed his wish.
When he was eighteen years old, because he casually whispered a few words to several young eunuchs, saying that the life was monotonous, boring, and boring, which made him feel bored, so the young eunuchs secretly arranged for him. In fact, it was nothing more than buying some fine wine and exquisite side dishes in the west city of the palace, but because it was carried out in a relaxed atmosphere, Emperor Wanli enjoyed the most unfettered entertainment in his life. I was in a very happy mood at the banquet, so I felt a little bit drunk unconsciously.
The feeling of being slightly drunk is the best, and the long-suppressed young mind is revived, and he has the desire to sing loudly; however, he has never appreciated the beauty of music, and he can't sing at all; The two court ladies sang, but the two court ladies claimed that they could not sing. Emperor Wanli had a good time drinking, but now he felt a little disappointed. Under the persuasion of eunuchs and court ladies, he cut off a section of their long hair half drunk and half joking.
The whole process was nothing more than an occasional laughing game of a young child, but because the person involved was the "Emperor Wanli", this led to serious consequences. After learning about this incident, she was very angry, and she immediately summoned Emperor Wanli to give him a severe punishment.
When he heard the order from the empress dowager, Emperor Wanli hadn't woken up yet, mentally still in the feeling of being slightly drunk last night, everything was so beautiful; but when the eunuchs knelt before the bed to wake him up, When he was told that the Empress Dowager was summoned, he broke out in a cold sweat from fright.
Hastily rushed to the Cining Palace, Emperor Wanli knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager Cisheng without saying a word, bowed his head and pleaded guilty.
The Empress Dowager Cisheng had already turned pale. When she saw Emperor Wanli kneeling in front of her, she sneered at first, and then cursed sharply:
"How did you, the emperor, do it? Drinking too much in the middle of the night, how decent is it?"
She scolded all the way, from the behavior of Emperor Wanli who was sorry to the ancient sages and sages to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, to the late emperor, the empress dowager Rensheng, and herself, and even to the loyal "Mr. All the people in the world; as the Son of Heaven, for such failure of inspection and morality, she really owes the great trust of the heavens—she scolded her for several hours, and the anger in her heart still hasn't subsided.
Emperor Wanli was so scolded by her that he couldn't even raise his head. In front of the maids and eunuchs, he suddenly felt ashamed, but he didn't dare to express anything. He knelt on the ground for a long time, his knees were already numb, he could only turn over Repeating a sentence over and over again:
"The queen mother calms down—the son knows he was wrong—he must correct himself in the future!"
However, the Empress Dowager Cisheng did not immediately forgive him because he knelt down to admit his mistakes and repented; she sent a word to "Mr. …
This incident dealt a great psychological blow to Emperor Wanli. Not only was he humiliated in front of the eunuchs and maids, but his entire spiritual space became a wasteland. Moreover, he was very sad to find that Feng Bao, who had always been the most able to take care of him in life and whom he regarded as his "big companion", was actually sent by the empress dowager to be by his side. His eyes and ears, he made small reports to the Empress Dowager Cisheng about everything, and he called him his "big companion", but he refused to hide even such a small matter, which made him feel betrayed!
As for the Merciful Empress Dowager, who had longed for her maternal love, his fear and alienation increased several points—he was only eighteen years old, and he still couldn't appreciate the Merciful Empress Dowager's good intentions. The Empress Dowager Cisheng came from a humble background. When she was selected to enter the palace, she was just a court lady. She was fortunate enough to have a child, and then became an empress dowager by chance. It was a one in a million chance. She not only cherished and appreciated The generosity of the heavens made her feel more responsible; her son became the emperor, and she certainly hoped that he would be a virtuous monarch since Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu, and a future national leader, as predicted by all the ministers. The historical mission rests on him, so of course she has to strictly discipline her—in this way, the relationship between mother and child becomes more distant. Under the surface of filial piety, Emperor Wanli's selfish desire for maternal love has become an eternal regret.
Regarding Zhang Juzheng, he had another feeling in his heart; he knew very well that after experiencing this incident, "Mr. Zhang"'s attitude towards him would return to the same restraint he had when he ascended the throne at the age of ten eight years ago; He is a primary school student of "Mr. Zhang". He must study the principles of governing the country and the peace every day according to the curriculum scheduled by the teacher, and give up all the trails, pastimes, and entertainment that have nothing to do with the national economy and the people's livelihood—he knew that he thought he could already do it. I was treated as an "adult", and because of this incident, I went back to being controlled as a child, and I had one more homework compared to the time when I was a child, which is to read "Mr. Zhang" three times a day. "A remonstrance written by myself.
Of course, he, who was entrusted with the great hope of becoming a generation of virtuous monarchs, could only silently accept all of this, and barely suppressed his spiritual distress; but, being intelligent by nature, he soon came to a conclusion through secret observation, Although the Empress Dowager Cisheng and Zhang Juzheng strictly forbid him from any indulgence and capriciousness in other aspects, they don't seem to interfere much in terms of female sex; of course, he also guessed the Queen Mother's intentions. No good news came out; as the queen mother, she was always eager to embrace her grandson, so naturally she would not object to him having more concubines; after realizing this, Emperor Wanli unconsciously felt a ray of joy in his heart, and he secretly said Xi Zizi told himself that there was finally one thing that could develop freely—although it was just sexual desire.
In this way, he somehow became a father.
The child's mother is a maid of the Compassionate Ning Palace, her surname is Wang, she is very old, her appearance is very mediocre, and her status is not high among the palace ladies of the Compassionate Ning Palace; Greetings from the Empress Dowager, just as the Empress Dowager was taking a nap, he was so bored waiting, but it happened that the palace maid brought up some fresh fruits, and on a whim, she was lucky.Afterwards, he saw that the court lady was old and ugly, and felt useless in his heart; originally, the court ladies inherited the rules of the palace, and there must be rewards, and the servants in the study room would also record the time and rewards in detail, as The basis of future files; however, this time, Emperor Wanli strictly forbade the people around him to tell and write down this incident because of his cowardice; .
Who knows, people are not as good as heaven, and this court lady is pregnant because of this; moreover, the paper can't cover the fire, the Empress Dowager Cisheng soon found out about this, so she took the initiative to mention it to Emperor Wanli. over this matter.
In the palace where tens of thousands of people lived, he was actually the only real man. Emperor Wanli couldn't deny it even if he wanted to, so he just lowered his head silently and waited for the development below.
However, this time, instead of severely reprimanding him, the Empress Dowager Cisheng said to him in a negotiating tone:
"If you are pregnant, you are pregnant with the dragon species. According to the practice of this dynasty, make her a concubine, right?"
Emperor Wanli was slightly stunned by the reaction of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, but he was completely unwilling; however, he never dared to disobey the empress dowager's wishes, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.
The Empress Dowager Cisheng certainly guessed in her heart that Emperor Wanli disliked the palace maid as old and ugly, and did not want to make her a concubine, so she persuaded her son politely:
"It's a pity that I don't have a grandson to hug me at such an old age; if she gave birth to a boy, wouldn't it be a blessing to the ancestral temple and the country? Moreover, after giving birth to a prince, according to the practice of this dynasty, mothers are more precious than sons Well, it doesn't matter what her origin is? Besides, you made her a concubine just to give her and the child in her womb a title, and you didn't want you to keep her alone every day! You can set up as many Young and beautiful concubine, Yiguang heir!"
What really moved Emperor Wanli's heart was the following two sentences. Of course, he also understood that this was an "exchange" between the Empress Dowager Cisheng and him, so he readily agreed to the Empress Dowager Cisheng and made the Wang family his concubine. .
With the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, he established nine concubines at one go, and two months later, he kept his promise and appointed Wang as Concubine Gong; gave birth to his first son.
Because it was a product of accidental impulse, he didn't have much affection for this child. He didn't have the joy of being a father for the first time, and it was difficult to show his natural fatherly love; he named the eldest son "Chang Luo" , it is only carried out in accordance with the ritual system - his next generation is the "Chang" character generation as usual, and the second character is arranged in the order of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, gold and water, which is next to the water. Therefore, only water is left to consider. The word next to it, so "Luo" was quickly delineated, and he felt that his responsibility was over.
However, during the birth of the eldest son of the emperor, he got an unexpected harvest, which brought great comfort to his heart and sustenance to his spirit—"love" grew up in his heart .
Shu concubine among the nine concubines he registered, surnamed Zheng, named Rouyun, was fifteen years old. He is good at flute, zither, pipa and several musical instruments; compared to the honest, mediocre, rigid queen, the ugly Wang Gongfei, and even the clumsy and vulgar ladies in the palace, he is simply the phoenix among crows; therefore, he fell in love with him immediately. She, without her around, felt unhappy.
The lonely heart that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly enriched, and with the nourishment of love, the family affection that he had always lacked seemed not very important. As long as he was with Zheng Shupin, his heart was greatly enriched. Therefore, Zheng Shupin began to pamper the harem and was by his side day and night. If it wasn't for the fear of "Mr. Live a sweet and beautiful love life...
But in this year, just one month before the birth of the eldest son of the emperor, a great change happened in the court, that is, "Mr. Zhang" died of illness.
In the beginning, "Mr. Zhang" was only suffering from a minor abdominal disease. He thought that he could be cured by extending the doctor's careful diagnosis and treatment. What Emperor Wanli had to do was to issue a few edicts to inquire about the illness and reward him with gold and silk as medical expenses. , to show respect and courtesy to "Mr. Zhang".Unexpectedly, the condition of "Mr. Zhang" was getting worse day by day, and gradually he was unable to go to the court. Instead, the court sent people to send official documents, large and small, to his home, and asked him to give instructions on the sickbed; Finally, he became critically ill.
Hearing the news of "Mr. Zhang"'s illness over and over again, Emperor Wanli was very panicked; the country's major events in the past ten years had all been controlled by "Mr. Zhang", he couldn't imagine, what if After losing "Mr. Zhang", what will he do as the emperor in the future?
Over the years, everything has become a habit of relying on him-so he immediately ordered all officials to pray for "Mr. Zhang" and immediately conferred the title of "Mr. He began to hope for divine power, or the glory of being promoted to help "Mr. Zhang" get rid of his illness.
However, there was news that "Mr. Zhang" could hardly swallow porridge. He immediately sent someone to visit and ask about the world's major events and successor candidates, but he was restless and anxious like a bird that had lost its wings. Even with Zheng Shubin's gentle words, he still couldn't sleep well all night, and his eyelids almost never closed.
The news of "Mr. Zhang"'s death finally came, and he immediately felt as if he had lost his soul and his heart was emptied. A sense of loss filled his heart; for several days, his The past events of "Mr. Zhang" kept appearing in his mind; when he was young, "Mr. Zhang" who was as old as his grandfather taught him to read, taught him how to be a good emperor, and taught him how to be a good emperor with the ancient legend of Yao, Shun and Yu. Tang waited for the lord Mingjun to come to encourage him - he has always respected and feared "Mr. Zhang", and regarded him as a god-man; moreover, the great responsibility of governing the country rests on the shoulders of "Mr. Zhang", but "Mr. Zhang" After all, he died, leaving him with hesitation, loss, and grief, which he could hardly extricate himself from.
Under his instruction, the funeral of "Mr. Zhang" was of course held with great care and honor; however, after the funeral, his emotions still failed to return to normal for a long time.One day, when Uncle Zheng saw that he was still in a daze with the manuscript of "Mr. Zhang", she couldn't help but chuckled softly, and persuaded him by saying:
"My lord, Mr. Zhang has already ascended to heaven, but the sky hasn't collapsed and the ground hasn't been cracked. Why are you so sad? Why bother? Look, since Mr. Zhang ascended to heaven, the sun still hits the east. Those who come out and go down to the west, there are still people to take care of the affairs in the court. The Ming Dynasty is still smooth and the weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and it is no different from when Mr. Zhang was there. On the contrary, Long Live, you can’t eat well because of Mr. Zhang’s death. , people have lost a lot of weight; look at Yichen, you are the only one in the world, Long Live, and you are very different after Mr. Zhang's life and death!"
The words reminded Emperor Wanli, and he suddenly felt that after the death of "Mr. Zhang", nothing changed in the world. There was no earth-shattering, and the sunrise and sunset were still the same. My own emperor didn't really fail because of the absence of "Mr. Zhang"!
So, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, put his arms around Zheng Shubin's shoulder and said with a smile:
"Yeah! You're right, why can't I turn my head around?"
Zheng Shupin said with a coquettish smile:
"Long live, you are a 'fan of the authorities'!"
Emperor Wanli laughed loudly, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Now I've figured it out—thanks to you reminding me, I have to reward you with something nice. Tell yourself, what do you want me to reward you with?"
Zheng Shupin snuggled into his arms sweetly, and said to him tenderly:
"The concubine only wants the Lord Long Live to accompany the concubine forever, and does not want the reward from the Lord Long Live—even if the Lord Long Live must reward the concubine with pearls, gems, antique calligraphy and paintings, the concubine still wants Lord Long Live accompanied the concubine to enjoy it together!"
Emperor Wanli smiled and said: "Of course I want to accompany you to enjoy it! I heard that there are many good things hidden in the palace. I don't know the details. I have to call an old eunuch to ask when I have time. People have opened the library, you can pick what you want!"
Zheng Shubin couldn't help being surprised when she heard this:
"Long Live Lord, you grew up in the palace since childhood, how could you not know about the collection in the palace?"
This question brought back memories of Emperor Wanli, so he told Zheng Shupin:
"I was established as a prince at the age of six and entered the East Palace. The late emperor chose for me a well-educated Confucianist named 'Mr. Zhang' to teach me to study. After he ascended the throne, I was still educated as before; 'Mr. Zhang' asked me to focus on the way of the sages and sages. , there is no need to be distracted by some trails that have nothing to do with the national economy, lest you lose your mind by playing with things..."
Having said this, he suddenly paused; because when he recalled that "Mr. Zhang" had curbed his leisure and entertainment activities, another thought also came to his mind, that is: "Mr. Zhang" is no longer around. , no one is in charge of him anymore, he is only allowed to learn to be an emperor, and he is not allowed to do or think about other things!
Suddenly there was a sense of relief in his heart, a feeling of liberation that he had never experienced before - "Mr. Zhang" was no longer there, and the invisible force emanating from "Mr. The pressure on him has disappeared—on second thought, the Empress Dowager Cisheng has not interfered or restrained him because of health factors—he subconsciously let out a long breath.
"In the future, I can truly 'govern' in matters of state—well, I can do whatever I want in other matters..." His thoughts turned in his mind, and he told himself clearly: "In the future, I can be independent in everything Already!"
Zheng Shupin, who was snuggling in his arms, almost guessed what was on his mind when she saw the change in his expression, but she pretended not to know and asked him:
"Long live, what are you thinking?"
Emperor Wanli came back to his senses, and looked down at her charming bright eyes, but what he didn't want to say, he said in detail in her alluring eyes:
"I was thinking, I used to be a puppet emperor, and I will be a real emperor in the future—there are many things that I couldn't do before, but it will be easier to do in the future!"
So, he told Zheng Shupin: "I hated two things the most since I was a child, one is 'morning court' and the other is 'jingyan'; Pulling me out of bed, no matter how cold it is, splashing cold water on my face. If I wake up, the eunuchs will either pull me or hug me out of the palace gate and step on the chariot, which often makes my body ache. You can’t even complain, or you will be scolded by your mother. In Jingyan, a group of old men sat there, slurring some pedantic principles that even they themselves couldn’t do. After reciting it, if I doze off occasionally, or if I don’t remember their words, they will report to my mother-I have hated this for a long time, but I can’t help it; now it’s good, I can decide for myself Things have happened, sooner or later these two dog rules will be abolished!"
Zheng Shubin listened to the words for a long time, and then remained silent for a long time, but couldn't think of anything to respond to, so she had to say vaguely first:
"There is no rush for anything, these two things, let's discuss it with the ministers slowly!"
Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "Of course, in case someone goes to report to the queen mother again, the matter will not be completed!"
Now that he is old, he already understands the principle of slowness and smoothness, and it is easier to achieve the goal by detours; moreover, he also knows how to use an unassailable reason to block other people's mouths in order to complete his own way of doing things— —Before the abolition of the early court system, he used various festivals to give himself a holiday. The Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays lasted up to ten days, and the annual holidays began as soon as the twelfth lunar month.
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