Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 18
[Chapter 18 The Empress Talks about Luck]
midnight.
When the lights in Wan’an County were gradually extinguished and everyone fell asleep, the lights in Zhongjing, thousands of miles away, were still dim. The painted boats on the Ziwei River are full of brilliance, and the banishment building at the end of Tianjie is singing and dancing.
In the center of Zhongjing, the eternal palace lanterns of the Changming Palace shone like daylight. Looking down from a high altitude, the entire Zhongjing City is like a plate of radiant jewels, and Changming Palace is the most dazzling pearl among them.
Behind this pearl, there is a small mass of black. The light of Changming Palace shines in all directions, but it cannot reach the palace next to it. Compared with the light of Changming Palace, the darkness is not obtrusive, on the contrary, it seems to blend abnormally.
Outside the Jingsi Hall, a row of servants and maids stood silently under the long porch, watching each other with their eyes, not allowing the slightest noise. His Majesty, who was always kind, encountered troubles on rare occasions, so he ran to the Jingxin Hall to try to be quiet, and he must not be disturbed by any animal without eyes.
A line of guards of honor winds up, and the center of the guards of honor is a conspicuous phoenix chariot. The golden phoenix feathers on the phoenix chariot were like a raging fire, they were not made by human craftsmen, but the patriarch of the phoenix clan of Wan Yao Kingdom personally pulled them out from his body and presented them to Daxuan.
Hou An, the chief eunuch who was guarding outside the Jingsi Hall, suddenly had a smile on his face, and he walked quickly to the front of the phoenix chariot, and
put his body on his hem: “Welcome to the empress.” The luxurious woman stepped down from the phoenix chariot, glanced at the meals held in the hands of a few guards outside the Jingsi Hall, and frowned slightly: “Your Majesty
hasn’t eaten yet?” After that, I refuse to eat, and the slaves have already arranged the imperial dining room to be open.” The
queen shook her head slightly, took a plate of pastries from the dinner plate, and a jug of good wine, and pushed open the door of the Jingsi Hall. walked in. Hou An hurriedly closed the palace door again from the outside, and stood guarding the palace gate.
The Queen walked into the Jingsi Hall, where several candles were flickering, and figures swayed in the candlelight. She saw Emperor Daxuan sitting in front of a short table, holding a scroll of scriptures and reading. The queen covered her mouth and smiled lightly: “Your Majesty’s book is taken upside down!” The
emperor sighed, put down the book in his hand, glanced at the charming queen who was approaching, and said, “Zitong, don’t make fun of me, my heart really hurts.” ”
“But for that immortal literary heart?” The
emperor smiled wryly: “The one who knows me is Zitong. It’s funny to think about it. I have been Emperor Daxuan for forty years, and I would not think about eating and drinking for a treasure. The late emperor You’re right, I just have too small a heart, and I don’t have the arrogance of an emperor.” The
queen walked up to the emperor, sat down, poured a glass of the wine she had just brought in, and said in relief: “Your majesty is young and difficult, so naturally he can’t compare with the late emperor. What’s more, if it weren’t for your Majesty’s diligence in the past forty years, how could the Daxuan Dynasty be stable now? Your Majesty should not belittle yourself.”
“As for the immortal Wenxin, it is not an ordinary treasure. Only those great Confucianists who have cultivated the three immortal great achievements of success, morality, and speech can be condensed. Daxuan has been in power for six hundred years, and the total number of literary hearts handed down from generation to generation is only 86…” The
emperor took a sip of the wine in front of him He took a long breath, and then nodded: “Yes. These eighty-six literary hearts, whether they have a teacher or a family, really belong to the imperial court, and they are only ten fingers. It is rare that there is no one. Heart, I really don’t want to give it away like this.”
“In this case, why did your majesty agree to Wen Xiang and let Wen Xin choose the master?”
“Old Wen Xiang has devoted himself to the country and protected me for many years. How can I do it when he speaks in person? Rebuttal? Besides, if there is no master Wenxin to choose the master, the ancient ritual is like this, and I can’t stop it.” The
queen smiled again and said: “Your Majesty is too worried. Wenxin chooses the master. It happened, but how much is it really successful? The Confucian family’s heart of virtue has been established for 500 years. During this period, how many times have they invited talents from all over the world to participate in the selection ceremony, isn’t it still enshrined in the family temple? I have said that if no master is chosen, then Wenxin will be placed in the Confucian Temple.”
“How is this Confucian Temple different from the imperial court?”
“Taking a step back, if there are really talented people who let Wenxin choose the master, it means that I, Daxuan, will add another great Confucian seed. It is difficult to judge whether the great Confucianism or Wenxin is more beneficial to the dynasty.” The
emperor nodded slightly . : “Yes, what Zitong said is reasonable.” But the frown between the brows never eased.
Seeing this, the queen thought for a while: “Your Majesty, do you have other concerns?” The
emperor stood up, took two steps, and said, “I do have a little thought.”
After speaking, the emperor walked to a stone wall in the Jingsi Hall. In front of the screen, with a wave of his sleeves, a stream of white air shot out from the emperor’s hand and hit the stone screen. There was a flash of white light on the screen, and the patterns of nine giant tripods slowly appeared on it, but only six of them were filled with white light, and the seventh tripod was only about one-third of the white light, and the rest and the remaining two Dingdu showed a gloomy color.
“Your Majesty!” The queen stood up in surprise.
This wall of national destiny is the treasure of the Daxuan royal family, and it can reflect the luck of the Daxuan.
“Nine tripods prosper, eight tripods dynasty, seven tripods strong country!” The emperor looked at the wall of national fortune in front of him, and said softly, “Back then when Emperor Lin was in power, luck overflowed the nine tripods, monsters did not dare to be kings, and all races came to court. Qihuang After the death, the two tripods of luck were destroyed; the first emperor succeeded to the throne, made great efforts to rule, five times of northern expedition, three times of southern expedition, the barbarians dared not look south, and the demon clan dared not go north, finally condensed a tripod of luck…”
“When I succeed to the throne, I have been working hard for forty years, but I only have six and a half tripods and a half of luck, barely maintaining the appearance of peace. If the luck drops again, I will be in danger of going down to the country.” The
queen walked to the emperor and stretched out her hand Holding the palm of the other party, he said softly: “The first emperor’s Northern Expedition and Southern Expedition overdrawn our country’s fortune, and his sudden collapse damaged the foundation of our fortune. After that, the three kings seized the throne, Huo Xiang messed up power, and the world was in chaos again.” Years. I heard from my father that when His Majesty ascended the throne, there were only four tripods left in the country’s fortunes, and it was a precarious appearance. It was His Majesty who set things right and worked diligently for decades, leading Daxuan from four tripods to five Ding Xia Guo, and from Wu Ding Xia Guo to Liu Ding Taiping. In the eyes of my concubines, Your Majesty is no worse than the Lin Emperor!”
The empress’s sincere words warmed the emperor’s heart, and he shook his head: “I have neither the great talent of the emperor, nor the grandeur of the previous emperor, only the word of diligence, and I can barely be a conservative monarch. I am worried about the emperor… “The
empress looked serious, thinking of her troubled prince, she quickly explained: “The emperor has worked hard recently…” The
emperor waved his hand slightly, helped the empress up, and said: “I don’t blame him. It’s just that if I die If the royal family has a more literary heart to suppress, the luck will be more stable. This is my selfishness.” The
queen was shocked, and said quickly: “Your Majesty will be prosperous in the future, and you must never say such unlucky things again. Say.”
“The emperor has his own number of days.” The emperor said indifferently, “But there will be a day when the literary heart can only be assisted, and those who really rely on it are those important ministers.”
After finishing speaking, the emperor looked at the wall of national fortune: “If luck can be restored Just a little more, it will be fine…” After the
emperor finished speaking, the Jingsi Hall fell into silence.
…
The first eunuch Hou An’s squeaky voice sounded outside the palace gate: “Your Majesty, Minister Wen is begging to see you.” The
Queen’s voice came from the hall: “Your Majesty is tired, let Minister Wen go back, and see you at the court tomorrow.”
Hou An seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then replied: “Minister Wen specially instructed that there is a method to increase the luck of the dynasty!” There was
a rush of footsteps in the hall, the door of the hall was suddenly opened, and the emperor rushed out.
The queen followed behind, holding a pair of shoes, and shouted: “Your Majesty, shoes…”
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