About to ascend the throne and establish a nation …
Zhou Qingfeng stood in front of a mirror, motionless. The people around him were busy, but his mind was wandering. He had thought a lot these days, and his mind was in a mess. Even the news of a great victory from the front could not make him feel happy — — I am just a mortal, how can I be the emperor?
Ruling a huge country, becoming a hero that attracts the attention of the world, and establishing unprecedented achievements, this was the dream of every teenager. But Zhou Qingfeng felt that he was not qualified to shoulder this responsibility.
Before ascending the throne, Zhou Qingfeng had to go to the Temple of Heaven to pray. He had no interest in this matter at first. But praying for the peace of the country and good weather was also one of the emperor's jobs. The people wanted to see him do this, so he had to go. If he did not go, the people would be uneasy.
"Who said that the emperor can do whatever he wants? There is no freedom. "Zhou Qingfeng muttered in his heart. The female official next to him came in and bowed: "Your Majesty, the carriage is ready, please depart."
Zhou Qingfeng looked back and saw the female official's cautious attitude, he felt uncomfortable. He was still living in the Forbidden City, and the structure of the front court and the back court had not changed. But he really did not like to live in other people's house, and he did not like to be surrounded by a large group of eunuchs and palace maids.
It was said that there were tens of thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, but he did not know if it was true. In any case, Zhou Qingfeng could not stand it. Regardless of other people's objections, he still changed the palace into a government organization, and a large number of the palace courtyards became the offices of the units. As for the original palace maids and eunuchs, they were all dismissed and replaced with two to three hundred female officials and service staff.
The palace implemented a female official system, choosing educated and reasonable adult women to take up the post. They received salaries and were serious civil servants. Originally, the Empress was in charge of the harem. But now, the Empress chose Xu Bing, who wanted to be the Premier of the state, and did not care about the affairs of the harem.
Although there were fewer people, there were all kinds of etiquette. There were even rules about what to wear and how to walk. Zhou Qingfeng couldn't stand this and directly ordered for the etiquette to be simplified. He even abolished the ritual of kneeling — kneeling to the heavens, kneeling to the earth, and kneeling to the ancestors, but not to him. You can come and kneel after I'm dead and hung on the wall.
In the past, the Emperor had to take the imperial carriage when he went out in the Imperial Palace. It was because the old Emperor could not casually move his golden thighs. Zhou Qingfeng was furious when he thought of how Daming and the other cowardly emperors had been raised into pigs because of this and that. He directly smashed the luxuriously decorated imperial chariot and gave the order — — any descendant of the Zhou Clan who dared to sit in the chariot would have their legs broken. It was useless anyway!
Encountering such a difficult emperor, his subordinates were really unlucky. In any case, the rules of the previous dynasty didn't apply to him. He didn't like what he saw and didn't like what he saw. Even when he slept, he had to decide how many people he slept in his harem, who he slept with, whether he slept early or late, how he slept, it was all up to him.
I'll do whatever I want, it's none of your business!
Who my dick wants to play with, I can't decide for myself?
Every day, there were people writing this and that, asking him to restore the etiquette of the wise sages, asking him to have the air of an emperor, asking him to think for the country. Every time Zhou Qingfeng saw these high-sounding words, he would be filled with anger. How the f * ck is this being an emperor? He was clearly being re-educated by the poor and lower-middle class.
"A bunch of short-sighted people, don't they know what the future is?" Zhou Qingfeng walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity and even snorted coldly. The female officials beside him were so frightened that they trembled. They didn't know how they had offended this emperor who was full of trouble.
Inside the palace, he couldn't sit in an imperial carriage that relied on people to carry it, and walking was too slow. Riding a horse didn't seem too appropriate either, so he could only take a carriage. The newly built vehicle factory in Tianjin specially ordered a dozen or so super luxurious carriages for him. Four tall white Arabian horses pulled the carriages — — someone once wanted to use six horses. He immediately scolded, "Why do you need two more? Are you going to pay for the horses? "
He had never seen such a stingy emperor!
Zhou Qingfeng didn't even wear the imperial robe, he just went out in a modified Chinese-style formal dress. After he got on the carriage, he found that there was actually someone else in the carriage. Wearing a dress and dressed like a doll, Ye Erniang was bowing to him and calling him Your Majesty.
"Why are you here?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
Ye Erniang said aggrievedly, "The Empress said that I was too young to go to the publicity department, so I will follow you from now on as a personal secretary and take care of your daily life."
"What a waste of talent." Zhou Qingfeng sat on the soft cushion of the carriage. The female officials outside the carriage had to come up and ask, and then the carriage slowly started under the escort of more than a hundred personal guards.
Inside the carriage, Ye Erniang asked him if he wanted to drink something? Or eat something? She even asked if he wanted to massage his legs. Zhou Qingfeng immediately complained impatiently, "Actually, I really don't want to be an emperor. Look at this life, a bunch of people around me, they all act according to my mood, and they also like to figure out the emperor's will. To hell with the emperor's will! "
Ye Erniang was startled, as if she wanted to say something, but she could only hold it back, so her face turned red. Zhou Qingfeng knew this girl's problem, so he said, "Say it if you have something to say."
"Why are you deceiving yourself?"
Ah …?
"Is it interesting to live in a lie?"
What?
"You obviously want to be an emperor, but you have to pretend to be impatient for others to see. So hypocritical, don't you feel tired of lying to yourself? "
Hiss …, you damn girl!
Zhou Qingfeng was speechless by Ye Erniang, and he was both angry and annoyed. He grabbed the girl and asked, "You should be fourteen after the New Year, right?"
"Yes."
"These two years, I have raised you to be clean and beautiful. Shouldn't you express your gratitude? "
"What should I express?"
"Girl, your mouth is really too poisonous. If you were outside, I'm afraid you wouldn't live more than two months before being beaten to death. Let me be a good person and accept you. "
"What do you want to do?"
"First of all, I want to shut your mouth."
The carriage rumbled forward. As his personal bodyguard, Ye Na rode on a big horse outside the carriage. She heard the chatter inside the carriage, and every now and then, she would groan in protest. When the carriages arrived at the Temple of Heaven, Zhou Qingfeng got off the carriage with a refreshed face, but Ye Erniang sat in the carriage angrily without saying a word.
Ye Na stuck her head out of the carriage door, and saw the girl was so angry that her cheeks were puffed up, and her face was red, but she was about to cry. Ye Na felt sympathy for her. She hurriedly asked, "Did he bully you?"
Ye Erniang didn't speak, but continued to puff up her cheeks, as if she was about to explode.
"You dare to say it. If he bullied you, we will tell the empress, and someone will teach him a lesson."
Ye Erniang still didn't speak, and her cheeks were still puffed up. Her face was so red that it looked like it was about to drip blood.
"Don't be afraid, he just likes to bully people, and he has a lot of tricks. I can avenge you later."
Ye Erniang couldn't stand it anymore. She took out a glass from the wine cabinet in the carriage, spat it out, and then gasped for air. Ye Na's face also turned red, and she scolded angrily, "That bad guy, he actually did this to you. I thought he only bullied me like this … "
Ye Erniang's eyes were already full of tears, and she said, "Bad guy, he said that I was already 14 years old, and could be considered half an adult, so I could repay him. I also wanted to see if he wanted to give me a birthday present. Who knew that he wanted to shut my mouth, wu wu wu … "
Surrounded by a large group of people, Zhou Qingfeng entered the Temple of Heaven. He was in a good mood, and his steps were relaxed. He was here to offer sacrifices to the heaven, and the process was nothing more than slaughtering the sacrifices, offering the gifts, and praying with the written sacrificial text. Under normal circumstances, the ancestors would show their spirits to show that they were still paying attention to their descendants in the mortal world.
However, Master Zhou was so busy that he didn't call out any ancestors in the end, under the gaze of the officials. The weather was fine, and there were no clouds in the sky. There was no thunder or rain, and there was no movement at all.
They didn't give him any face!
The Temple of Heaven was built in the Yongle era, and the main body of the temple was called the Hall of Great Enjoyment. Zhou Qingfeng stood on the white marble steps in front of the Hall of Great Enjoyment, overlooking the thousands of officials and people in the square in front of the temple. With the help of the sound amplifying magic tool, he laughed and said, "Today we offer sacrifices to the heaven, but in fact, we offer sacrifices to our ancestors. For us, the descendants of Huaxia, ancestors represent history, inheritance, culture, and identity.
What are ancestors?
It's our origin. The records in history tell us where we come from, and also determine where we will go. I've always been proud of having countless great ancestors.
The Yan and Huang Emperors started in the Yellow River valley, defeated countless barbarians, and occupied the first territory of Huaxia.
During the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, hundreds of schools of thought contended, and hundreds of flowers blossomed, laying the foundation of our Han culture.
The first emperor unified weights and measures, and determined the embryonic form of our territory today.
The political and military achievements of the successive emperors of the Han Dynasty pushed our civilization to a peak, and determined the identity of the Han people.
Until Daming's Zhu Hongwu expelled the Tartars, restored China, and pulled our people out of the abyss of suffering.
In history, there are countless civilizations and nations that have been destroyed. No one is immortal, prosperous, and undefeated. The reason why we can exist for thousands of years is because our ancestors have always been vigilant in times of peace, and they have pioneered and advanced. They cut through thistles and thorns, carried heavy burdens, and forged a beautiful country for us.
But … many people revere their ancestors, but they don't understand them at all. They only know how to repeatedly talk about their ancestors, and have a stupid look on their faces, saying, "Our ancestors have been great." They cling to the things left behind by their ancestors, and regard them as the standard, forbidding any changes. Everything they do, and everything they say, they have to ask their ancestors.
If their ancestors don't agree, they can't do anything. If others don't follow the rules left behind by their ancestors, they will criticize them, stomp their feet, and scold them. These people who say that the laws of their ancestors can't be changed are all cowards, trash, and useless people. Because the ancestors don't like such good-for-nothings.
In the past …
King Wuling of the Zhao Dynasty was a hero in the Warring States Period, and didn't ask his ancestors.
The First Emperor of Qin worked hard for six generations, raising his head to rule the universe, never asking about his ancestors.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Xiongnu in the north, and didn't ask his ancestors.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty expanded his territory, destroyed the Turks, conquered the Western Regions, and integrated the various races, and called himself "Heaven Khan", and didn't ask his ancestors.
Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty started from a humble background, and raised troops to fight against the Mongols and Yuan Dynasties, and rebuilt China, without asking his ancestors.
It is because of these ancestors who didn't ask their ancestors that we have rites, poetry, and books, the Songs of Chu and Han, and the fragrance of tea, and the magnificent Chinese civilization that has lasted for thousands of years. "
At this time, Zhou Qingfeng said, in the sky, "The clouds follow the dragon, and the wind follows the tiger." The wind blew, and the clouds surged. The 'Great Enjoyment Hall' where he was at emitted a strong green gas, and a pillar of light shot into the sky. There seemed to be countless figures moving in the sky, listening attentively.
The tens of thousands of people in the square were watching, and their hearts were in awe, but there was no sound. Zhou Qingfeng didn't notice this at all. He continued, "Those who call their ancestors day and night have never experienced the state of mind of their ancestors. Those who cling stubbornly to outdated conventions have never achieved anything comparable to their ancestors. Those who seem to revere their ancestors have instead disappointed them the most.
Today, we take out some cattle and sheep, move out some rice, and write a few nice articles, and we want to please our ancestors? Do our ancestors care about these things? We should take out something that our ancestors have never seen, never seen, and never heard of!
We should sail out to the sea, and explore the wilderness; we should march with swords, and conquer foreign lands that our ancestors have never set foot in; we should write new books, and research technology that our ancestors have never known; we should craft, and produce things that are far beyond our ancestors' imagination. We should even go to the four seas to catch turtles, and to the nine heavens to pluck the moon.
As people of the present, we should do things that our ancestors have never done, and make contributions that our ancestors have never done, and walk the road that our ancestors have never walked. Let our ancestors be proud of us, let our descendants enjoy our shade, and let the world praise our greatness. We should stand up proudly, and fight for a new world. Let the illustrious name of our ancestors be passed down forever.
This is the best way to worship our ancestors! "
Before his voice died away, thunderous laughter came from the sky.
Throughout the dynasties, the ancestors had been watching the earth from the sky. Countless sages and heroes of the past clapped their hands in joy. For the ancestors, the happiest thing was to see their descendants work hard and surpass themselves, and each generation was stronger than the previous one.
In the end, Zhou Qingfeng said, "Unfortunately, the Qin Emperor and the Han Emperor were slightly lacking in literary talent; the Tang Sect and the Song Ancestor were slightly lacking in coquettishness; the proud son of heaven, Genghis Khan, only knew how to shoot eagles with a bow; they are all gone, and today is the time to count the outstanding figures!"
"Hahaha …" The world was filled with laughter.
Zhou Qingfeng's body turned into a dragon, and he looked down on the vast expanse!
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