I, Jiajing, Emperor Longevity

Chapter 26 Guojiao 1561, a series of life

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, Beijing in the 40th year of Jiajing experienced the hottest dog days in 20 years.

At this time in previous years, even if there is no wind in the whole city of Beijing, the Forbidden City will have the "magnificent wind of the king" entering the house because of the feng shui of the heaven and the earth.

But this year, for ten days in a row, the willow branches of the moat have not been shaken in the night.

Except for the concubines and the leading eunuchs of the 24 yamen who had ice cubes to keep them warm, they could still endure the scorching heat.

The other tens of thousands of eunuchs and maids were miserable. They had to wear long clothes and long gowns according to the rules. Many of them had prickly heat growing from their bodies to their faces.

This year, the Department of Shangyao hurriedly brought in a lot of anti-heat medicine from the outside, and finally there was no death from the heat.

There are concubines in the Forbidden City, Jiajing knows.

However, since October of the 21st year of Jiajing (1542), after the major event known as the "Renyin Palace Change" in history, Zhu Houcong had a heart attack.

This was a nasty incident where the concubines and court ladies intended to kill the emperor.

The reason was that Zhu Houcong was suspicious, violent, and moody. The palace people were often punished, and more than [-] people were killed with sticks.

The palace people finally couldn't bear it anymore, and in the 21st year of Jiajing, a palace change was launched.

According to historical records, at the instigation of Wang Ningpin and others, Yang Jinying and other ten court ladies wrapped a yellow silk cloth around Sejong's neck while Sejong was asleep, and then pulled it hard in an attempt to kill Sejong.

Then because of the knot, Shizong could not be hanged, so he stabbed the emperor with hairpins, hairpins and other objects.

At this critical moment, one of the timid maids reported to Queen Fang because of fear.

Queen Fang arrived and subdued the maids.

Zhu Houcong narrowly escaped death.

In the end, all the court ladies involved were executed by Ling Chi, and Concubine Cao Duan and Concubine Wang Ning who participated in the conspiracy were also beheaded.

Afterwards, Zhu Houcong moved to the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan, not daring to live in the palace of the Forbidden City, and became more enthusiastic about fasting and praying.

Gradually, he gave up womanizing.

Therefore, the youngest concubines are in their thirties.

In the 14th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang gave a clear selection method: folk women are over 13 years old and under 19 years old, women are over 30 years old and under 40 years old, and those who have no husband are willing to enter the palace for envoys. The banknotes are paid as road fees and sent to the capital.

The translation is: unmarried women are the candidates for the harem, and married women are the choice for the Liushang (harem female officials).

Not selected for more than 20 years, plus 20 years of solitary guarding in the deep palace, ancient people aged quickly, yellow-faced and resentful women, Jiajing dare not touch such a concubine!
It is still important to practice innate skills.

That night, the two eunuchs on duty at night were sweating profusely. One was holding a wine jar, the other was holding a pine basin, and walked lightly to the outside of the hall.

The two put down the wine jar and footbath, and listened quietly.

There was no sound from inside.

If it was before last year, it would be fine, but since the Lantern Festival this year, all the eunuchs in the palace know that if there is no sound from the Jingshen Abode, it must be the emperor who is meditating and practicing, and must not be disturbed.

The two didn't dare to move, they left the hall door, walked down the steps, lifted up a corner of their gowns and fanned them desperately.

A eunuch muttered in a mosquito-like voice: "God, last year it didn't snow in the twelfth lunar month, and this year it didn't blow in the dog days. It's time to hire someone."

Another eunuch: "I heard that many people have died of heat outside these few days, Shuntian Mansion has started to spend money to make herbal tea and distribute it."

An eunuch: "It's only the body of our Long Live God, the doors and windows are open in the cold sky, and all the doors and windows are closed in the hot sky."

Another eunuch: "The ancestor is also a half-immortal body, and he is the only one who can accompany the Long Live Lord. There is a noise, go quickly."

The two eunuchs hurriedly walked to the door of the palace with light steps, and listened again, and sure enough, the voice of the ancestor Lu Fang came.

An eunuch called softly: "Old ancestor, the slaves have brought the wine and the wooden basin."

After a while, the door of the palace opened halfway slightly, and Lu Fang appeared behind the door, her complexion was rosy, and her skin seemed a little delicate.

Apparently, he has already achieved some accomplishments in the "Sunflower Collection".

The two eunuchs quickly knelt down: "Old ancestor, this jar of wine weighs dozens of catties. Grandchildren, should you move in?"

Lu Fang shook her head and said, "I'm not that old yet."

The two eunuchs replied almost at the same time: "Yes. The ancestors have to accompany the Long Live Lord for 1 years!"

After saying this, they all got up again.

The eunuch holding the wine jar held up the wine jar and passed it through the door. Lu Fang took the wine jar with one hand and the wooden basin with the other hand, and whispered, "Find a cool place to stay. go!"

"Yes." The two eunuchs stepped back.

The doors and windows are closed, not only for insect protection, but also for sealing effect.

Lu Fang returned to Jinshen Abode, and saw that half of the iceberg in the copper basin had melted, so she added some saltpeter into the water tank, and immediately saw a cold air climbed up the copper basin, forming crystal clear ice crystals.

Jiajing was wearing a white muslin short jacket and trousers, and a pair of low-cut black satin shoes, sitting on the bright yellow embroidered pier.

As the eunuchs said, "the body of a fairy", he didn't have a drop of sweat on his body.

Lu Fang brought the wooden basin to Jiajing's feet and put it down, then lifted the lid of the wine jar, and a strong aroma of wine came out.

Jiajing also heard it: "Moutai?"

Lu Fang smiled: "The 60-year-old Moutai was just found out from the cellar of the Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau."

Jiajing: "How many years older than me?"

"Only this kind of aged wine can be called the essence of the five grains, with all the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, can it match the immortal body of Long Live God."

"Let's chill it!"

"Okay! Long live, you can eat it right away." Putting the 60-year-old Moutai in ice water, Lu Fang took out a small glass bottle from the desk and said, "Long live, I will give you another Put it on your feet!"

Next door, a puff of smoke filled the air. Bingbi eunuchs Huang Jin and Chen Hong were sweating profusely, playing with hot pot and skewers.

Lu Fang took the externally applied medicine, picked up a low stool, sat down beside Jiajing, and rolled up his trouser legs.

Two slender legs were exposed, white, but with red and swollen spots growing on them.

This is not from heating, but from eating.

Mercury poisoning!
Lu Fang held his left foot and slowly rubbed the medicine prepared by Li Shizhen, then raised her head: "Long Live Lord, doesn't it hurt?"

Jiajing frowned just now, but now he was completely at ease: "When my skill is perfect, the poison will be forced out. Speed ​​up, I'm a bit greedy."

Drink and eat skewers!
I just don't have a confidant, come and listen to my bragging!
"Lu Fang, you have a drink too."

"Then... let's have fun with Lord Long Live..." Lu Fang sat down, and Huang Jin and Chen Hong waited on him.

"Man! It's like this string... How troublesome life is, one string relieves worries; life is so proud, one string shows pride; life is like a string, after eating a string, you want another string, and one string follows another string of accidents There are endless surprises; life is short like skewers, how delicious it is after a few bites..."

Jiajing said some incomprehensible words, feeling a little drunk!

(End of this chapter)