I want to be a grandson

Chapter 479
"Your Highness, Ma Shanggong has arrived and is waiting outside the palace." In Wenhua Palace, Wang Zhong reported.

Zhu Yunxi stopped the pen in his hand, raised his head and said, "Please."

Just one word of please, Wang Zhong knew how to deal with it.

A woman was over forty years old. Although she was called "Shang Gong", she was not wearing the clothes of a maid in the palace. Under the leadership of the maid, she entered the hall and saluted: "My maidservant pays homage to His Highness the Emperor Taisun." , Your Highness Wanan!"

Zhu Yunxi put down the pen in his hand, with a calm face, and said politely: "Ma Shanggong invites you, there is no need to be so courteous, give me a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The reason why Zhu Yunxi was polite was because the woman in front of him was unusual.

Her name is Ma Pengying, and she is one of the five female astronomers (the other four are Ban Zhao, the daughter of Chu Yan, Wang Xihui, and Wang Zhenyi) who have left their names in history.

In the 25th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang: "Send Chen Erzai, the inner minister, to hold two hundred ingots of treasures, four inside and outside, call for the title of Shang Gong Si Gong, and the official award of the crown."

In history, he also served as the teacher of Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunqi, and at the same time ordered the local government to "give sixty stones of rice" every year.

She was specially invited by Zhu Yuanzhang. She is good at astronomy and arithmetic, and is a famous talented woman in Ming Dynasty.

The maid brought the brocade stool, and Ma Pengying sat down after saluting.

Zhu Yunxi asked: "Ma Shanggong, I heard from the following that you have been at the observatory of Jiming Mountain for more than ten days a year. The wind on the mountain is strong and the night is cold. You should pay attention and take care of it."

Ma Pengying saluted and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I will save it for slaves."

Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, or that the scholars would criticize her, so she was given the official position of "Shang Gong Si Gong", a formal five-rank official position.

Although she belongs to the palace according to her official position, her real duty is to work in the Qin Tianjian, and she often goes to the observatory to observe the stars.

Nanjing's earliest organization for observing astronomical phenomena can be traced back to the Liu and Song Dynasties of the Southern Dynasties.Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty Liu Yu first set up "Riguan Terrace" on the top of Jilong Mountain, also known as "Sitian Terrace".In the Southern Dynasties, Jilong Mountain was not only a royal garden, but also a high-lying mountain.

During the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Zhengyuan, an observatory was also built on the top of Jilong Mountain.

After Nanjing was established as the capital in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang specially set up an official office in charge of observing astronomical phenomena, calculating solar terms, and calendars. It was first named "Taishijian", then "Taishiyuan", then changed to Sitianjian, and finally "Qintianjian".Therefore, at that time, the place for observing astronomical phenomena on Jilong Mountain was also called "Qintiantai".

In the 18th year of Hongwu, the observatory was officially built on the top of Jilong Mountain, which belonged to Qin Tianjian and was called Qin Tianjian Observatory.

At that time, the observatory was set up on the "plain on the top of the mountain. The terrain is rectangular and slightly longer than it. There is a one-story house with a south-facing door, which is the astrologer's living room. There is also a slightly higher platform with a square shape, so the instruments are displayed. The utensils are all placed on the open-air platform."

So Ma Pengying is a real female official.

According to historical records, "Taizu was proficient in astronomy, and every time he taught his descendants with his fingers, so Chengzu and Renzong knew astronomy."

Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to astronomy, and he often read it himself, and gave astronomy books to his descendants.

Zhu Yunxie politely talked with her about astronomy for a while, and Ma Pengying said in a timely manner: "Your Highness, this servant is checking the sky at the observatory, but the observatory lacks an armillary sphere. I wonder if Your Highness can inform the court to set it up so that observation can be counted..."

Zhu Yunxi did not expect that she would take the initiative to ask, but it is not complicated to make an armillary sphere, as long as a sum of money is allocated, so he said: "This is not difficult, Wang Zhong, inform the Ministry of Industry that only two armillary spheres are needed."

"Yes, the servant obeys!"

Ma Pengying also expressed his gratitude for this. For her, His Highness's actions are to support her "scientific research", so she is naturally happy.

Only then did Zhu Yunxi express his thoughts, "Ma Shanggong, the lonely king set up a school outside Donghuamen, where orphans over five years old from all over the world are gathered here to teach them lessons.

But for astronomy, there is no suitable candidate so far. Teacher, preaching and teaching to solve doubts, the lonely king wants to invite Ma Shanggong to teach them, what do you think? "

Ma Pengying replied: "Your Highness has orders, slaves and maidservants must obey them!" He said sincerely: "Your Highness has a kind heart, and this kind deed will be admired by the world."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, this was his first move on Ma Pengying, and there will be other concerns in the future.

After the new year, children over five years old from various nursing homes were gradually sent here, so Zhu Yunxi built a big school outside Donghua Gate.
In this school, according to the different ages of orphans and their literacy level, there are several classes.

Zhu Yunxie plans to open up different disciplines when they are older, so that they can choose freely so as to provide themselves with talents.

And astronomy is also a discipline.But what can be done now is to arouse their interest, use various subjects as an aid to let them understand, and divide them into subjects after they have mastered a certain amount of knowledge...

Afterwards, Zhu Yunxi summoned Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites, and several "cabinet members" from Wenhua Palace to discuss the matter of this year's spring.

It was finally decided to adopt province-by-province admissions for Jinshi. As for the final distribution, whether it should be distributed equally or according to the proportion of candidates, I left it to them to argue.

The final results are definitely not much different. For those major scientific research provinces, even if they tilt two or three places, it will not help. In this case, Zhu Yunxi is too lazy to take care of it.

It is not for a king to be comprehensive and detailed.

After dealing with the government affairs for a day, Zhu Yunxi got up in the evening, washed off the ink stains on his hands, and returned to the Spring Harmony Palace.

The weather is gradually warming up, and the temperature is just right, which makes people feel very comfortable.

After dinner, Zhu Yunxi sat on a chair and read a book again. I have to say that there are too many chaffs in the books the woman reads!

Zhu Yunxi was reading and drawing with a brush, and would put a cross in that piece if he encountered something that didn't agree with him, which meant that this article was not desirable, and would never be adopted by anyone who compiles books in the future.

Xu Miaojin approached him with a lamp in his hand to add some light to it. Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi said, "Have you finished cleaning?"

"Well, is Your Highness still reading these books?"

"Some things in the books that your daughters are reading are really out of date. When you usually read, if you read some shit that doesn't make sense, mark it down."

"It's already getting dark, Your Highness will be busy tomorrow, so let's rest early."

Zhu looked at her and smiled wickedly, "What's wrong with Ma'am today? Why are you sleepy so early, could it be..."

Xu Miaojin blushed, bowed her body and accepted a gift of blessings, "Your Highness, this concubine has been feeling unwell for the past few days..."

"Ah...that's it..."

Zhu Yunxi immediately showed a disappointed expression. There are always a few days of inconvenience at her daughter's house every month. In ancient times, menstruation was very important. Whenever it came, they could not sleep in the same bed, lest it would be unlucky and affect the mood. transport.

Although Zhu Yunxi doesn't care about this, there are rules in the palace, and the general environment is like this, so he can only follow it.

Xu Miaojin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, when my concubine was in poor health, His Highness rested at the place of sister Mingzhu. Lady Zhang and Lady Ma have been in the palace for such a long time, and Your Highness has never been there..."

Xu Miaojin said this because when she had menstruation before, she invited His Highness to sleep with Zhao Mingzhu.

As for Zhao Mingzhu entering the palace earlier than herself to serve Zhu Yunxi, she already knew that this was the rule in the palace, without Zhao Mingzhu there would be others.

After the emperor's grandson got married, the three ladies were carried into the East Palace through the side door, and their grades were only ladies.

But Zhu Yunxi said: "Don't, I just like being here with you, and I don't want to go anywhere!"

Xu Miaojin's heart warmed up, and she immediately felt very happy. Although he couldn't serve His Highness now, he still cared for him so much...

Therefore, he became more determined to "drive him out", "His Royal Highness, it has been more than three months since the two ladies entered the palace, and His Highness has never been there once. If this word gets out, others should say that the concubine is kind." Jealousy, there is no room for others, and has been occupying His Highness and not letting you go...

Your Highness, just think about it as a concubine, the concubine has arranged for Lady Zhang to sleep tonight, so your Highness can go there..."

"Why did you claim it on your own? I didn't even agree, so I have to be punished! Or...you stay with me first..."

"Your Highness, don't make trouble..." Xu Miaojin pushed his hand away, and began to persuade again, "Even if Your Highness doesn't think about yourself, you should also think about your concubine. If you get a reputation of being jealous, your concubine will be ashamed to see you in the future." people...

"Who dares to talk nonsense?! His legs must be broken! Let's see who dares to chew his tongue!"

Zhu Yunxi said a few words, and seeing her insistence, he had no choice but to say: "Well, you can just ask someone to bring her here."

Xu Miaojin didn't take the order, and persuaded: "Your Highness, although they entered the palace through the side door, getting His Highness's attention is the top priority in life after all. If they are too rash, it is not good after all. Besides, they have never been to Chunhe Palace. , it is inevitable to be nervous..."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, let's go there in person, shall we? When will you be so proactive..." Zhu Yunxi muttered with a look of reluctance.

"Your Highness..." Xu Miaojin blushed, but fortunately, there were a few palace maids serving daily in the room.

"It's the concubine sending you off to Your Highness respectfully."

"..."

Tonight Zhu Yunxi came to Miss Zhang's place. As soon as she entered the room, she could smell the faint fragrance in the room, obviously it was carefully prepared.

"My concubine pays homage to His Highness the Emperor Taisun..." A lady knelt on the ground, looking down with her head down.

At this time, all the maids retreated and closed the door, leaving only two people in the room.

Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand to help her up, and a smile appeared on Zhang Yanran's face immediately. It was this pretty face that was still a little uneasy, a little panicked, and a little nervous.

"Why are you so nervous? Since you have been in the palace for so long, the lonely king has been busy with government affairs. Today, the concubine Taisun reminded the lonely king to remember. You don't blame me, do you?"

Zhang Yanran hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't dare. Your Highness has everything to do every day. I understand that, so I dare not complain. Moreover, Concubine Taisun takes great care of my concubine. I am very grateful..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction. The reason why he said this was Xu Miaojin's reminder was that he wanted her to remember the kindness in it, so that Xu Miaojin would be safe under Xu Miaojin in the future, so as not to be a moth.

And Zhang Yanran also understood this truth, so she also talked about her gratitude to Xu Miaojin.

It is best to be so reasonable and understand things.

Zhu Yunxi took her hand and sat on the edge of the bed. In order to relieve his nervousness so that he could be more involved later, he chatted with her, "Are you from Yongcheng? Who else is there in the family?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, my concubine is from Yongcheng, Henan, my father is the deputy commander Zhang Gongming, and there are two brothers in the family..."

That's right, it's her.

A noble woman who has gone through the six dynasties in history, now becomes her own concubine, letting her desire and desire, what could be more satisfying than this?

Zhu Yunxi nodded with a smile, and stretched out his hand to embrace her, "It's getting late, shouldn't we rest?"

"It's... my concubine, I obey you..."

His face turned red in an instant, he didn't dare to look up, and wanted to look at his toes, but unfortunately his sight was blocked...

His body was also trembling slightly, and his hands were mixed together, constantly changing positions.

Zhu Yunxi knew that Wu Dong was real, and she would always be nervous, so she stopped being polite, stretched out her hand to untie the belt, and pressed herself down...

In fact, before she entered the palace, whether it was at home or the nuns sent by the palace, she had already taught her about the affairs of the palace, and there were a few books with pictures at the bottom of the box...

After entering the palace for such a long time, I have gone through the whole process in my mind over and over again as to how to serve, and I have already become familiar with it.

But when it really happened, I was a little overwhelmed, but I was a little shy at first, but then I couldn't care less, and started to respond according to the teaching I had received.

Regardless of whether Zhu Yunxi is sympathetic or not, he must do this tonight. If he really feels sorry for her and leaves, she will become the laughing stock of the entire palace the next day!

Others will say that His Highness stays up at the door because he dislikes her...

The "teaching" received by the main wife is different from that of the stingy!
Marry a wife, marry a virtuous person, take a concubine.

A wife needs to be dignified and generous, cautious and observant of etiquette, so that one day she can be the mother of the world and become a role model in the palace.

But the concubine's room is different, it is to entertain people with sex and use various methods to please them, so they will work harder, even if the other party is in a general mood, she has to serve her as hard as she can.

As long as there is a request from above, she will definitely meet it, and there is no excuse at all...

Perhaps this is also the charm of the concubine's room...

No matter what Zhang's status in history is, how much she is a mother in the world, but now, she is a concubine.

In the position of the main wife, even if it is the end, you have to hold it!This is determined by a person's status, but now, she doesn't have so many scruples...

Tomorrow night, I will go to Miss Ma's room...

The emperor's grace is so mighty,
Uh, I am forced to be exposed to both rain and dew, right?

(End of this chapter)