Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 83 Farming Ceremony (seeking a monthly pass)

Tai Shigong said: "Agriculture, the foundation of the world, is the greatest thing to do." '

The rulers of all dynasties have attached great importance to agriculture.Since the Han Dynasty, every February, the emperor will hold a plowing ceremony; in March, the queen will hold a silkworm ceremony to show her own efforts and encourage farming and mulberry.

In this dynasty, Emperor Hongwu was born as a farmer who had experienced famine, and naturally he was no exception.

In the first year of Hongwu, he set a plowing ceremony for the emperor to sacrifice to the ancestors and plow the fields on the Jihai day of the second month of spring every year.

In February of the following year, Xiannongtan was built in the southern suburbs of Nanjing, and shared with the latter.And under the Xiannongtan, a one-acre three-point farmland plowed by the emperor himself was opened up.

The day before plowing, Zhu Yuanzhang went to Huagai Hall to inspect the grain seeds and agricultural tools used in the ceremony, and then fasted and sacrificed for one night.

Afterwards, these things will be placed in the Dragon Pavilion and carried to Xiannongtan first.

On the morning of the plowing day, the emperor and the crown prince put on the most solemn crown clothes...the ones worn by Qin Shihuang, with a beaded curtain hanging in front of them.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao rode on a dragon chariot, and under the guidance of Fajialubo, they led the accompanying officials and officials to Xiannongtan in a mighty way.

When he arrived at Xiannongtan, the emperor worshiped the gods of Xiannong Taisui, Fengyun Leiyu, Wuyue and Wuzhen, Sidu and Zhongshan in turn.

After the worship, the emperor and the prince changed into cloth clothes and straw shoes in the Clothing Hall, and went down to the fields to perform the plowing ceremony.

In Xiannongtan, drums and music blared together, and Wo Ci and songs began.

Two elders lead the oxen, two farmers hold the plow, and the emperor holds the lei in his left hand and the whip in his right, performing the ceremony of pushing three times and returning three times.The prince followed closely behind with a green box in his hand, and sprinkled grain seeds.

The so-called three-push and three-return means plowing the land three times back and forth, which is a piece of cake for Boss Zhu's old-fashioned way, and it's over without even breaking a sweat.

Then the emperor climbed up to the viewing platform and looked down at the three lords and nine ministers who were working in the farmland to receive the lei and the whip in turn, and performed five pushes and five backs and nine pushes and nine backs.

"Actually, you can't grow crops with this kind of fake method." On the high platform, Zhu Yuanzhang said to the prince: "When we go back, Ying Tianfu Yin will have to take the old farmer with him, and then carefully plow, rake, and plow the land again." Only by leveling the seeds can the seeds be planted properly."

"The ceremony is just a symbol." Zhu Biao smiled and said, "If it is done according to reality, both of us will not be able to go back tonight."

"We can pretend, but your younger brothers can't..." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Next time we will use their harvest to sacrifice to Xiannong, and we can't resort to deceit."

Although he and his father were the only ones on the viewing platform, Zhu Biao couldn't help but look around.

"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the monkey show under the viewing platform, and asked in a deep voice: "How are they doing? Didn't delay the spring plowing?"

"I have settled down. The brothers who went to the fields, the cattle herders, and the cooks all performed their duties and lived a small life." Zhu Biao said distressedly: "I can only eat two meals a day, and they are all dark and dark." Thin. Especially the sixth child, there is only one chin left.”

"Isn't that a bad thing?" Zhu Yuanzhang said happily, "His brothers are there to practice. We let him follow, mainly to lose weight."

"Father, are you sensible?" Zhu Biao shook his head speechlessly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately changed the subject: "Then do they have salt to eat now?"

Asking this question shows that he still cares about the health of the rest of his sons.Don't just care about marking one.

"Yes." Zhu Biao nodded.

"They have no money, where can they get the salt?" Zhu Yuanzhang became suspicious again. "Wouldn't it be Han Yike who secretly gave it to them?"

"Lao Liu will pick some herbs while the cattle are herding, and Lao Wu will make them and go to the market to exchange things." Zhu Biao hurriedly explained.He knew the truth, but he definitely helped hide it from Lao Zhu.

"Han Yike is a fool, so he doesn't know how to sneak some salt into them?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily from another angle: "What if those boys can't get salt? They will be swollen!"

"..." Zhu Biao is so sweaty, if he tells the truth, his father will definitely scold Han Yike for falsification again.

The lesser of two evils.At least with Lao Zhu here, it's better to be regarded as a dead-headed person.

"Aside from the matter of your younger brothers, what else has he reported?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"I didn't say anything." Zhu Biao shook his head.

"The whole thing is a lump of elm!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily again: "Don't he think about it? We gave him the right to keep secret, is it just for the convenience of looking after the prince? Why don't you say something else by the way?"

"Maybe Han Zhixian took office not long ago, and he didn't find anything." Zhu Biao said.

"It's been half a year, not too short." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head decisively and said, "Besides, he is the magistrate of Fuguo County. What can Fengyang Mansion hide from him?"

"That may be all right." Zhu Biao said softly.

"Boss, do you believe this?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "Our military commander's mansion is dirty, but Fengyang's hometown can still be clean?"

"Oh..." Zhu Biao sighed.

In fact, he didn't quite understand why the emperor was so obsessed with digging black material from Fengyang?
Because it is obvious that even if the black material is dug out, there is no way to thoroughly investigate it, but it may scare the snake... unless you are ready for a showdown with the Xungui Group.

But now, Wang Baobao is still alive, Yungui has not recovered, and the younger brothers have not grown up, obviously it is far from the time for a showdown.

"Biaoer, our old Zhu family doesn't have a long life. Your father is 48, how many years do you have to live? Don't keep protecting your brothers." Zhu Yuanzhang also sighed and looked in the direction of his hometown in the north Said: "We have to force them to become a weapon quickly, so that they can be independent sooner. Only then can our Zhu family's country survive and pass on."

"Yes, father." Zhu Biao nodded. He has read history books, so he naturally knew that Ming Dynasty was approaching the most dangerous juncture of a new dynasty.

At this time, the ruling days are short, and the hearts of the people have not yet fully surrendered, and the idea of ​​"the Son of Heaven, whoever has a strong army and a strong horse" still remains in the hearts of a generation.

And the world is not at peace, and it is impossible to thoroughly cleanse the heroes and officials who hold military power and political power.And these heroes and powerful ministers are equally clear that their destiny has reached a crossroads, and they don't know whether what is waiting for them is a dead dog, or a monarch and a minister?

At this time, these heroic officials who have gained wealth by taking risks are the easiest to take risks again.

It's just that the founding monarchs are often the most talented and general people who can fight, and they can suppress them with their great prestige among the army and the people.

But after the founding monarch dies, or is very old, it often enters a dangerous outbreak stage.If it can't survive, the new dynasty will be completely finished.

Such examples are too numerous to enumerate. Why did Qin II die?Why did Liu Bang go to Pingyingbu with his dying body.

How was Cao Wei usurped by the Sima family?Why did Song Qiliang and Chen change frequently?Then there was the equally short-lived Sui Dynasty.

In fact, the change of Xuanwu Gate in the Tang Dynasty, from Li Yuan's standpoint, was it not a mutiny against his own regime by the military group coercing the second child?
After listening to so many books, it is impossible for the father not to realize that this huge crisis is approaching the Ming Dynasty he worked so hard to establish.

"The children of the poor should be in charge of the family early! Tell Ping Bao'er to find a way to make your younger brothers more difficult and speed up their growth!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally ordered: "For example, find a way to make them starve..."

Zhu Biao almost fell off the viewing platform after hearing this.

Dad, let's be human...

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