Chapter 252 251 Handing over the Knife

"Dang dang. bang bang bang. bang. bang. bang bang bang."

As the beats, harps, and drums play out the rhythm, the sheng, Xiao, Qin, chimes, and chimes gradually join the music. A simple Ming Dynasty elegant music is played in Taichang Temple.

Wei Guangde happened to come over this afternoon to see the work of the Dianbo Hall in recent days. He saw the musicians inside rehearsing music. He stood aside and looked at a group of musicians sitting or standing in the center of the square playing. Behind them were chimes and bells on both sides, and several people were beating there.

In this scene, Wei Guangde told the truth and met Ya Le for the first time.

By Wei Guangde's original time, the inheritance of Chinese elegant music had almost been cut off.

Although some Taoist temples and temples claim to preserve some elegant music, in fact they are only Taoist and Buddhist music and cannot be counted as Chinese elegant music.

Just because of inheritance, they used some ancient instruments, and the arrangement also conformed to the standards of that era, so it gave people the feeling that it was ancient music. In fact, it was indeed ancient music, but it was by no means elegant music.

Wei Guangde doesn't understand Yale, but after reading many books, he still has a general impression.

Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, China's royal family began to use a ritual and music system that matched the patriarchal feudal system and was used to divide hierarchies. From the emperor, princes, officials to scholars, all classes used music and band arrangements on various occasions. , movement levels, etc. are all different.

Therefore, elegant music is actually ancient Chinese court music, or imperial music, which must also meet the requirements of Confucianism.

At the same time, because the occasion of use is to worship heaven and earth, ancestors, mountains and rivers, the country, the saint Confucius and other ceremonial occasions, the atmosphere is solemn and solemn.

Finally, there are the requirements for musical instruments. Use chimes, chimes, sheng, yu, xun, panpipe, harp, harp, qin, zi, 混, 敔, jiangu, 闼gu, bohu and other locally produced musical instruments. Do not use Various external musical instruments, such as pipa, 筚篥, huqin, jiegu, suona, etc.

Yale's usage and configuration regulations are strict and hierarchical and cannot be exceeded.

This is naturally controlled by Taichang Temple. Who to worship and what standards should be used are all the work of Taichang Temple.

Although I don't understand it, I still feel that there is a sense of rhythm. This seems to be not much different from later music, except that the ups and downs of the melody do not change much, perhaps to show solemnity.

After listening for a while, Wei Guangde gradually lost interest.

When he heard it for the first time, he stopped and listened attentively. The musicians played a few movements and then started to repeat the previous movements. Wei Guangde naturally had no intention of listening anymore.

There might be another event coming soon, so I gathered the musicians to start practicing.

Wei Guangde thought in his heart, but these were not his responsibility, they were matters managed by the Taichang Temple Shaoqing and Si Cheng, so he walked around the side of the musician team and walked into the Dianbo Hall.

"Master Yu."

After Wei Guangde entered the door, he saw Yu Shihui, the executive director of Taichang Temple, sitting behind the desk in a daze. Thinking about it, isn't that what Taichang Temple is like?

"Master Wei is here, just in time. These are the documents I have accumulated over the past few days. I have signed them. Please take a look at them and make corrections."

Yu Shihui didn't have any ill intentions towards Wei Guangde. He knew that he was just here for gold plating and didn't care about anything on weekdays, so he was very polite to Wei Guangde every time.

"Excuse me, sir. I have a lot of work to do at the Hanlin Academy to repair books."

Wei Guangde smiled and walked over to sit down and look at the dozen or so papers on the desk. He didn't even bother to look through them.

Wei Guangde was very interested at first, but after watching it a few times, he realized that it was all about the allocation of musicians during the ceremony, or the arrangement of handymen and so on.

Then there is the recording of merit, where all the officials and musicians involved must be credited, or hard work, and will be rewarded at the end of the year.

This is all Wei Guangde's work. In fact, even Yu Shihui can do it.

Most Hanlin officials in the Ming Dynasty took temporary posts in other yamen. In fact, this was just what they did. They just saw how it was done in practice, and there was no need to worry too much about it.

"Is there another ceremony outside?"

After Wei Guangde sat down, a clerk brought tea, and Wei Guangde asked Yu Shihui.

"It's almost October, and the "Tatong Calendar" will be promulgated. Naturally, there will be a ceremony, but it is estimated that the emperor may not go to court. There will also be the anniversary of the death of Queen Xiaojie later, and preparations must be made in advance."

Yu Shihui made it clear in just a few words what preparations the musicians outside were making.

The Great Court Meeting promulgated the "Datong Calendar" for next year, and Emperor Jiajing may not have participated in this ceremony very much before. It was probably that musicians played music outside Fengtian Gate and all the officials bowed.

"Tattong Calendar" is actually an almanac that is still sold in later generations, or "Old Almanac", which records dynasty observations and predictions of future farming seasons, as well as dynasties, taboos, laws, etc., and is then printed and distributed in large quantities to spread to farmers. Hands help agriculture sow and harvest.

The history of the "Datong Calendar" is still very long. Before Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and established the Ming Empire, it was still the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Due to the war, the Yuan Dynasty regime did not issue the "Time Calendar" of the calendar for more than ten years, so The "Datong Calendar" was first compiled and distributed. In fact, it was compiled according to the "Time-giving Calendar" of the Yuan Dynasty, but it was renamed "Datong Calendar".

In fact, it can be seen from the naming in the almanac that at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already had the idea of ​​​​aiming to dominate the world and establish a unified dynasty.

In October of every year, the court would announce the compiled "Datong Calendar" for the next year at the Grand Court Meeting, which would guide agricultural production throughout the country for the next year.

In the Ming Dynasty, which was dominated by agriculture, this was naturally a great event.

Sitting on duty at the Taichang Temple, Wei Guangde took a carriage back to his house. As soon as he sat down, the maid brought him tea, and hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Wei Guangde looked at the door and saw Geng An coming in through the open door, talking to Zhang Ji outside the door.

Then, Wei Guangde saw Zhang Ji looking into the door.

Wei Guangde nodded at him, indicating that he should let Geng An in to talk.

Two days ago, after Wei Guangde returned to the mansion, he first called Xu Huai, and after a few simple words with him, he handed him the written letter and asked him to take it back to Nanjing City and give it to Xu Bangrui.

In the evening, Wei Guangde called Geng An again, and first asked again a lot of the bad deeds of King Hui that Geng An had mentioned before.

This is also a little thought that Wei Guangde had. If Geng An made up many of the previous words, then if he asked more times, there would be something wrong.

Officials must be cautious and careful. This is a little way of being an official that Wei Guangde himself has realized.

Especially this time, the one to be defeated is a dignified prince, so naturally he can't take it lightly.

In fact, every time Wei Guangde thought about how cool he would be if he really pulled down the Prince of Hui, he felt a little proud.

He can fight on horseback and impeach when he returns to the court. Let's see who dares to mess with him in the future. His fighting power is awesome.

However, before actually taking action, we should still be on guard.

Now Wei Guangde can confirm that the Prince of Hui is restless, likes to play a little, and runs around.

If it was in the Yongle Dynasty, this would be the rhythm of seeking death.

For those powerful emperors, you vassal kings still live with your tails between your legs.

Even now, from the news that Chen Ju heard, it seems that no prince is as arrogant and domineering as the Prince of Hui, who dares to leave his fiefdom without permission and travel around, and even dares to go to Nanjing City and Zhongdu Fengyang.

Wei Guangde guessed that the people in the Censorate probably didn't know that the Prince of Hui had left his fiefdom, otherwise they would have definitely reported him.

They should know that the Prince of Hui was rampant in the local area, but this crime could not bring him down, so they stopped.

Just a reprimand and a fine, that punishment really doesn't have much meaning.

Wei Guangde has read a lot of documents, and naturally knows that when a prince like the Prince of Hui left his fiefdom without permission, when he wrote a letter to impeach him, he certainly didn't say that he violated the ancestral system, and the princes were not allowed to leave their fiefdoms without permission, but used collusion and ill intentions to launch an impeachment.

In a word, the princes who didn't stay in their fiefdoms honestly had a rebellious heart and wanted to plot a rebellion.

If it is verified that Prince Hui really built a Wansui Mountain in his own palace and raised a group of thugs, the hat of treason is basically fixed.

In the past, the princes did have the prince guards, but they have been almost disbanded.

After that, Wei Guangde ordered Geng An to find Tongmiao Temple outside the city and find the Tongmiao Sanren. However, Wei Guangde also told him not to say too much about his situation, but to establish a good relationship and find out the reason for the gap between him and Prince Hui.

For the next two days, Geng An has been out and has not returned.

He must have gained something and came back to send him a letter.

"Master Wei, Master Wei."

The next moment, Geng An ran into the house in two steps after getting his consent.

"Did you find someone?"

Wei Guangde pointed to the chair next to him, motioned Geng An to sit down, and then asked.

Geng An was actually a small landlord in Junzhou. He had some land under his name and had a little relationship with the lower-level officials in the government. He was not a scholar.

However, Wei Guangde still admired him for seeking justice for his beloved daughter.

In the Ming Dynasty, daughters did not have much status. It was no longer the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It was better to have a daughter than a son.

"I found it. I also saw Liang Gaofu." Geng An said a little excitedly.

"Is he from Junzhou?"

Wei Guangde looked at his expression and asked curiously.

"That's not the case. He is from Xiangcheng, just next to Junzhou."

At this time, Geng An shook his head and said, "But I vaguely remember hearing that there was a pharmacist Liang who was very good at making medicine and specialized in treating those families with difficulty in having children. This time I went there and saw him. Everyone said that it was him.

I just didn't expect that a person from many years ago would become a Taoist priest in the capital now."

Specializing in treating difficulties in having children?

When Wei Guangde heard this, the first thing he thought of was to treat the symptoms of infertility. Thinking about Emperor Zhengde and Emperor Jiajing, it seemed that they all had the problem of difficulty in having children.

Emperor Zhengde had no descendants, which directly benefited Emperor Jiajing.

Although Emperor Jiajing had five sons, three of them died young, and now there are only two left.

Then Wei Guangde thought of another thing, that is, Liang Gaofu was not a Taoist priest before, and he obviously became a Taoist priest to please Emperor Jiajing.

"Hehe."

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde laughed, but soon put away his smile, because he thought that he seemed to be doing the same thing, and in order to get promoted, he seemed to be trying every means to flatter Emperor Jiajing.

"Did you find out anything else?"

What Wei Guangde asked about now was naturally the dirty things between Liang Gaofu and King Hui. If he didn't know what happened between them, he couldn't be sure whether he could pull Liang Gaofu over to help and join forces to overthrow King Hui.

What he wanted was fame, and Liang Gaofu wanted to vent his anger. It was a beautiful thought, but he had to be willing.

"No, this time it was mainly to get to know each other. He knew I was from Junzhou and was very enthusiastic. He invited me to visit him after I finished my business here."

Geng An said immediately.

"Is that so."

Wei Guangde was a little disappointed. If Liang Gaofu was really King Hui, he should have been rude to the people of Junzhou.

Maybe he was overthinking.

Soon, Wei Guangde thought again that people of his status would probably not vent their anger on the common people.

"Wait two days and ask Zhang Ji to give me 100 taels of silver to spend."

Before Wei Guangde finished speaking, Geng An knelt down with his knees weak and said, "Master Wei, please be merciful and help me plan revenge for my daughter. I don't need to spend your money. I still have dozens of taels of silver. If it's not enough, I'll borrow from you.

When I return to my hometown, I will pay you back even if I have to sell my house and land."

"Of course I have to pay you back. The main thing is to bring more money so that I can have a good relationship with Liang Sanren."

Wei Guangde waved his hand. Although he had his own purpose in dealing with King Hui, it didn't mean that he had to be a good guy and pay for it himself.

"When you go to contact Liang Sanren this time, you should scold King Hui more and pick out some of the evil things you know about him in Junzhou, such as occupying houses and women.

You said that because of your daughter, the people of Junzhou are almost all gone and the people are complaining. You should scold him and see his reaction. The most important thing is to find out whether there is still a connection between him and King Hui, and whether there is really a rift between them. It would be better if you can find out the reason."

Wei Guangde whispered a few more words of instruction. Geng An leaned against Liang Gaofu. He couldn't just go up and ask about his relationship with King Hui. He could only find out Liang Gaofu's attitude towards King Hui in this way.

If the two really had a rift and it was irreparable, Liang Gaofu would definitely show it, and even inquire about these details in detail, and then find an opportunity to tell the emperor when he was refining medicine with Emperor Jiajing.

After saying it a few more times, Wei Guangde felt that he could think of a memorial, and then let Geng An write a petition and send it to Emperor Jiajing.

First, let Liang Gaofu tell Emperor Jiajing about it, and then I will directly expose the fact that Prince Hui left his fiefdom without permission, and then report that he built Wansui Mountain in the palace and trained guards privately. I guess Emperor Jiajing will send someone to investigate thoroughly.

Leaving his fiefdom without permission is a fact, and everyone in the palace knows about it. It is enough for him to lose his princely title, or at least be demoted.

If Wansui Mountain and training guards are added, it will be enough to abolish him.

Wei Guangde thought to himself that now is the time to hand Liang Gaofu more knives.