Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 56 Spring Festival
Time passed day by day, and the New Year's Eve was getting closer.

The things that Zhao Wen and Fan Zheng discussed had to be put in the next year. After all, during this period of time, the land was frozen and work could not be started.In addition, migrant workers have to celebrate the New Year, and they can't find anyone during the New Year's Eve.

Zhao Wen stood in the yard, looking at the misty sky with snowflakes floating, stretched out his right hand, and caught a piece of snow.

Snowflakes fell on Zhao Wen's hands and melted quickly.

Li Xiaoying came out of the room wearing a cotton cloak.

"Brother Zhao, why are you standing in the snow? Are you afraid of catching cold?" Li Xiaoying hurriedly held up an umbrella and walked quickly to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen turned around, looked at Li Xiaoying, smiled slightly, and said, "How is it? Is the candied haws I bought for you yesterday delicious?"

"It's delicious, how can it not be delicious." Li Xiaoying blushed, nodded, and said happily.

At the same time, the entire Shuntian Mansion was also hung with red lanterns, and the entire street was full of people coming and going.

Countless hawkers gathered on both sides of the street, shouting hard.

These hawkers also took advantage of the New Year's Eve, planning to sell their goods at a good price and live a prosperous New Year.

The whole capital city is like an ocean of joy.This is exactly the case for Chinese people. Even if the past year was full of troubles, they would not show it during the New Year's Eve.

Pedestrians on the road have smiles on their faces, bargaining with the vendors.

The imperial palace is no exception. This year is the first year of Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne. In a few days, when the New Year's bell rings, it will be changed to Yuan Chongzhen. Therefore, the entire imperial palace is full of joy.

Wang Chengen, who is still just a little eunuch, stood in the imperial garden and shouted to the maids and eunuchs holding red lanterns: "This year is the first year of the emperor's succession to the throne. You all have to be careful on the big day of Lord Changing Yuan, if anyone makes any mistakes, don't blame me for being ruthless."

With a straight face, Wang Chengen shouted at the maids.

Cao Huachun happened to come over at this time, he looked at Wang Chengen who was directing the hanging lantern and said: "Chengen, come here."

Wang Chengen looked back and found that it was Cao Huachun, so he hurriedly put on an extremely flattering expression, and trotted to the front of Cao Huachun.

"Slaves see godfather!"

Wang Chengen made a big gift respectfully.

Cao Huachun looked at the well-organized Imperial Garden by Wang Chengen, and he was quite respectful to himself, so he said, "Chengen, you have been with me for five or six years."

"It's been six years since I returned to godfather." Wang Chengen lowered his head and said respectfully.

Cao Huachun nodded, and said, "Recently, the emperor lacks a servant serving tea and water. I think I'll let you go."

Wang Chengen was overwhelmed by this great surprise for an instant, and was a little stunned in place.

In the palace, being able to serve by the emperor's side was what countless eunuchs dreamed of, but they never expected that such a big surprise would fall on their own heads.

Cao Huachun looked at Wang Chengen who was trembling because of excitement, and said: "I think you are usually quite clever, so I asked you to be on duty in front of the emperor. You have to remember that in front of the emperor, you must be careful when doing things. Proper. Our emperor doesn't want to be like other emperors. Our emperor is ambitious and difficult to serve. If you make the emperor uncomfortable because of some trivial things, then don't blame the miscellaneous family."

Wang Chengen's head was like a chicken pecking rice, knocking on the icy ground non-stop, "Godfather, slaves respect godfather's teachings."

In the center of the Nuan Pavilion, there are three or four exquisite copper stoves, with high-quality charcoal burning inside, making the entire Nuan Pavilion warm.

The charcoal is mixed with fine incense, and the faint green smoke slowly emerges from the mouth of the beast on the copper stove.The whole warm pavilion is filled with refreshing aroma.

Next to the imperial case, there is a candlestick with a lampshade, which illuminates the front of the imperial case.

The young Emperor Chongzhen sat in front of the imperial case, wearing a red uniform and a Wusha Yishan crown, and kept correcting the memorials on the imperial case.

Unlike his elder brother and grandfather, Emperor Chongzhen handed over the memorial to the inspector of ceremonies for correction.He always does it himself, and corrects each letter by himself.

It is precisely because Emperor Chongzhen did everything himself that the eunuchs in the entire Chongzhen Dynasty were not as powerful as the previous dynasty.

Chongzhen finished correcting a memorial, put down the brush, took a sip of the tea Wang Chengen brought for him, lowered his head again, picked up the brush, and began to correct.

Chongzhen took a memorial from the imperial case full of memorials, and slowly opened it.

This memorial is different from other memorials. Most of the other memorials are congratulatory forms, which are to congratulate the emperor on the new year and the change of Yuan Dynasty.

This memorial is actually a memorial to report worries, and it was submitted by Yang He, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi.

Chongzhen looked at the memorial and frowned tightly.

Wang Chengen stood quietly aside, looking at Chongzhen's appearance, he didn't dare to speak out.

The memorial reads: "Since August last year, there has been no rain in Shaanxi. After winter, there has not been a single piece of snow falling. The sky in many places is full of red clouds, the river suddenly stops flowing, and the water in the well suddenly becomes turbid. I am afraid that there will be a sign of severe drought, and I hope the court will make preparations early."

Chongzhen looked at the memorial, heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Wang Cheng'en, "Go and get the chief minister of the cabinet, Shi Feng, for me."

Wang Chengen bowed his body, stepped back and walked out of the warm pavilion.

After a while, Shi Fenglai, the chief assistant of the cabinet, walked into the warm cabinet.

"Did Aiqing hear about the severe drought in Shaanxi?" Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly asked when he saw Shi Feng coming in, not caring to put down the brush in his hand.

Shi Fenglai was taken aback for a moment, and thought, "Severe drought in Shaanxi? I ​​haven't heard of it, and the officials from all walks of life in Shaanxi haven't signed up."

"Your Majesty, I don't know. I haven't received any papers about the severe drought in Shaanxi in the cabinet office. I don't know where your Majesty heard about it?"

Shi Fenglai cupped his hands and said respectfully.

Chongzhen looked at Shi Fenglai's face and his tone, and felt that his words did not seem to be fake.

Chongzhen heaved a sigh of relief, and handed over the memorial on the table to Wang Chengen.

Shi Fenglai took the memorial from Wang Chengen, and read it at a glance.

After a few breaths, Shi Fenglai closed the memorial and handed it to Wang Chengen respectfully.

"Your Majesty, what's on this memorial doesn't explain anything. It's just a vision from heaven, and it can't be taken as real."

Shi Fenglai said slowly.

Chongzhen leaned forward, looked at Shi Fenglai with interest, and asked, "There is a vision in the sky? How do you say this?"

Seeing Chongzhen's interested expression, Shi Fenglai rolled his eyes and said, "It is written in this memorial that there are thousands of miles of scarlet clouds in many places in Shaanxi. Think about it, Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty respected the virtue of fire and respected the red color. And this red Xia Ze and I secretly made peace with Chao Huode again. Your Majesty has not been enthroned for a year yet. In a few days, it will be a major event to change the Yuan Dynasty. Under such circumstances, Shaanxi and other places suddenly have thousands of miles of red clouds. What does this mean? What does this mean Your majesty is the son of heaven, and is protected by heaven and blessed by your ancestors. The red clouds that descended from the sky when your majesty changed the Yuan Dynasty are God's approval of your majesty."

Shi Fenglai saw the joy gradually appearing on Chongzhen's face, so he struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "This scarlet cloud symbolizes that our Ming Dynasty will be rejuvenated in the hands of Your Majesty, and it is a real auspicious omen."

As soon as Shi Fenglai finished speaking, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting loudly: "I congratulate Your Majesty, and congratulate me."

These officials in the late Ming Dynasty had no other skills, but their ability to talk nonsense was strong.

This Shi Fenglai insisted on calling a precursor of a severe drought an auspicious omen, and completely concealed "the river stopped flowing and the well water was turbid".

Chongzhen looked at Shi Fenglai who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Aiqing is flat, Aiqing is flat. I think what Aiqing said is very reasonable, very reasonable. The whole Ming Dynasty is now in good weather, how could there be a big What about the drought? I think Yang He doesn't understand the true meaning of "Thousands of Red Clouds."

Logically speaking, it is impossible for any wise monarch to believe Shi Fenglai's words.

But for Chongzhen, who was determined to become Yao and Shun, that was not necessarily the case.

When Chongzhen heard that the vision came because of him, he automatically and selectively forgot the words behind the memorial.

Now Chongzhen is holding back his anger and is preparing to fight a big battle. How could he believe the nonsense of the so-called "severe drought" under such circumstances?
Chongzhen looked at Shi Fenglai and thought to himself: "The entire Ming Dynasty has been made into a mess by that thief Wei Zhongxian, and I have just ascended the throne, and there is such a strange phenomenon. It seems that I am really suitable to be the emperor. If the prince was me at the beginning If so, then the entire Ming Dynasty will not be reduced to this point."

Chongzhen looked at Shi Fenglai and said with a smile: "What Aiqing said won my heart, but I hope you can rot this news in your heart. I don't want to be said to be a Taoist who believes in auspicious omens and worships gods." The emperor."

(End of this chapter)