In fact, the Palace of longevity, now is not called the Palace of longevity, but should be called the Palace of eternal life.
Jiajing emperor dreamed of eternal life with heaven and earth, so named the bedchamber for the Palace of Eternal Life, until Jiajing forty years, Shang Beauty in the bedchamber when a whim, in the Palace of Eternal Life in the sable tent to try to set off a small fireworks, to a small romance, the results played a big game, the fireworks burned down the Palace of Eternal Life, the next year after the Palace of Eternal Life, the Jiajing emperor only after the new construction of the Palace, the name was renamed to “Palace of Eternal Life”.
Although the Palace of Eternal Life next door in the Wuyi, but Zhu Pingan as a foreign minister, can only be used in this way to see Jiajing Emperor, by the chamberlain will be asked to see the folders to the Palace of Eternal Life, get Jiajing Emperor summoned, Zhu Pingan can go in.
Yongshou Palace is Jiajing Emperor’s bedchamber, foreign ministers without summoning into the emperor’s bedchamber, that is a death act, not to mention foreign ministers, even if the emperor’s brothers and uncles without summoning into the emperor’s bedchamber that is also a capital offence.
For any emperor, without summoning into the bedchamber, are belong to the scales taboo.
For example, during the Qing Dynasty, one of the reasons why Emperor Kangxi abolished the Crown Prince (the eldest son, Yinreng) was that when Emperor Kangxi was travelling in the Seychelles, the Crown Prince approached his tent at night and peered in through the cracks.
Unsummoned into the emperor’s bedchamber, one may confuse the royal bloodline, the harem is not the emperor’s favourite, but also can not see the man’s consort, all like wolves like tigers, if not careful, the emperor’s head on the grassland; two may threaten the emperor’s personal safety, unsummoned into the emperor’s bedchamber, what are you going to do? Rebellion assassinate the emperor? To know that the Qing Dynasty consorts are naked was rolled into the quilt carried into the harem.
So, after Zhu Pingan wrote the folding, he went to look for the chamberlain who is also a small eunuch in the Wuyiqian Si Zhi Zhi.
“Please ask the eunuch to pass through the Bing, Zhu Pingan, the attendant reader of the Hanlin Academy, the straightening officer of the Department of Wuji, and the inspector of the Taicang silver storehouse, seeks an audience with His Majesty.”
Zhu Pingan handed the written folders to the chamberlain who was at the Wujing Hall, asking him to report to the Yongshou Palace, requesting an audience with Emperor Jiajing.
This small eunuch who was straight in the Department of No-Ease Palace had a long and clear brow, probably because he had been deprogrammed from a young age, his androgenic hormones were several if not nonexistent, and his voice was also feminine and soft.
“Oh, it’s Zhu Taotai ah, miscellaneous family this box is polite.”
After the little eunuch received the folding, he did not even look at the folding, but just looked at Zhu Pingan with a smile on his face, lazily raised his hand as if he was beating a mosquito, and said in a thin voice.
“I’m sorry to ask the eunuch to report to you, but Zhu Pingan, the inspector of the Taicang Silver Depository, seeks to see His Holiness, regarding the matter of the Taicang Silver Depository’s inspection.”Zhu Pingan arched his hand again and repeated.
Taicang?
Who cares if you’re Taicang or Daicang.
The little eunuch narrowed his eyes, opened the fold and swept a glance, then carelessly placed the fold back in Zhu Pingan’s hands, shaking his head with a leathery smile, “Your Excellency Zhu wishes to request an audience with His Holiness ah ……However, it may be necessary to disappoint Lord Zhu, please forgive the miscellaneous family for not being able to do anything today.”
Regarding the arrogance of the little eunuch, Zhu Pingan was not angry.
There were many such eunuchs in the palace who did not take the eye of the beholder, and they could not help but feel a sense of superiority as they served the most powerful emperor of the Ming.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, these eunuchs also convergence, but the more the more arrogant, to later become the eunuchs dictatorship of the most serious dynasties, Jiajing emperor his brother period of “eight tigers” of the first Liu Jin, power to almost usurp the throne, although the emperor learnt his brother’s lesson, the eunuchs and much more severe, but the eunuchs of the power but did not cut much, slowly, the eunuchs, the eunuchs of the emperor’s power.Although the Jiajing Emperor learnt a lesson from his brother and was very strict with the eunuchs, the power of the eunuchs was not reduced much, and slowly the status of the eunuchs came up again.
Jiajing early, Zhang Zong do chief minister, the palace eunuchs see Zhang Zong are far to bend over and salute, Zhang Zong also love to ignore; to Xia Yan do chief minister, Xia Yan into the palace, the eunuchs are straight body look at Xia Yan, Xia Yan will also nod to the eunuchs; to Yan Song do chief minister, Yan Song will take the initiative with the eunuchs to greet them with a bow, but also from time to time to stuff a red envelope.
From this we can see the eunuch status, changes in mentality. These eunuchs ah, are spoilt.
“Please also show the eunuch.”
Zhu Pingan placed a piece of broken silver in the little eunuch’s hand in passing as he received the folded document into his hands.
When the little eunuch pinched the silver in his hand, he accurately pinched out the silver’s portion, five taels of silver, and the smile on his face vividly grew a few points with this ingot of silver.
“Heh heh heh, miscellaneous family not to give Zhu adults pass is not for difficult Zhu adults, but for Zhu adults good, today na, the saint is in a bad mood, in the morning when the Zhejiang Road Royal Secretary Li Chenghua Article of the officials to examine the five things, were stopped outside the second door, send folded Wan Gonggong was counted down a meal not to mention, Li Royal Secretary was also Yan Pavilion reprimanded a pass.”
The little eunuch put the silver into his sleeve, glanced around to see that no one was paying attention, then c*cked the orchid person tugged on Zhu Pingan’s sleeve, came close to Zhu Pingan’s ear and said in a thin voice.
“Many thanks to the eunuch for telling me, otherwise Ping An is afraid that he will have to repeat the same mistake as Royal Secretary Li.”Zhu Pingan arched his hand and thanked him.
“No where, no where, the miscellaneous family is also cast in the same light as Lord Zhu.”The little eunuch smiled and shook his head.
Kindred spirits?
Zhu Ping An rolled his eyes in his heart, on his face, he looked like he was honoured, and then asked “I don’t know if the eunuch knows what the saint is worried about, although Ping An is foolish, he also wants to share the saint’s worries.”
“Does Lord Zhu know what all the adults in the Hall of No Ease are writing today?”The little eunuch narrowed his eyes and asked rhetorically.
“But green words?”Zhu Pingan said.
“Yes and no. …….”The little eunuch shook his head with a slight smile and a mysterious look.
“Please also ask the eunuch to clear up the confusion.”Zhu Pingan said and silently stuffed a silver ingot into the little eunuch’s hand.
It’s a good idea to do what you want.
Zhu Ping An “likes” to deal with this kind of people who have hobbies.
The little eunuch pinched the silver in his hand, the smile on his face was even more vivid, put the silver into his sleeve, looked at Zhu Ping An and asked softly, “Does Sir Zhu know what day is coming up in two more days?”
Zhu Pingan shook his head, I only know that another three days is the day when the Taicang Silver Vault will replace the vault door, as for what day is another two days, I don’t know.
“Two more days will be the 19th day of the 6th month, the very day that Cihang Zhenzi became a Daoist.”The little eunuch explained.
Cihang Makoto?
Zhu Pingan was stunned for a moment, after pondering for a moment, he thought of some classical immortal novels that he had read in modern times, and then remembered the person of Cihang Zhenran, there was also this person in the “Feudal Revelations of the Gods”, he was under the disciple of Yuan Shi Tian Zun, and one of the “Twelve Golden Immortals” of the Taoism, Cihang Zhenran, also known as the Cihang Guanyin, was one of the most classic immortals in the ancient Chinese legends, his Taoist temple was located in Putuo Mountain, Lok Tai Shan.He is also known as Cihang Guanyin, one of the most classic deities in ancient Chinese legend. His Taoist temple is located in Lujia Cave, Putuo Mountain, and he uses the Three Jewels Jade Ruin and the Pure Glazed Vase.
Does this image look familiar?
Is it the same as the Goddess of Mercy?
Generally speaking, the general public is the Cihang real person and the Goddess of Mercy is considered to be the same person, only the Taoist called Cihang Taoist, the Buddhist called the Goddess of Mercy, the folk called the Goddess of Mercy.
However, there is a difference between the two, especially for Taoist and Buddhist religious professionals. Ci Hang Taoist and Guan Yin Bodhisattva are different gods and Buddhas, and there is a very clear and distinct difference between them.
