Chapter 1039 Solar Eclipse
Zhu Ping'an left the Meridian Gate and rushed to the general affairs envoy Si Yamen, and found that something was wrong here.
Why are there so many people at the gate of General Affairs Office? ! There was an exaggerated queue! About seven or eight officials lined up at the door, waiting for the reception officials of the General Affairs Office to register and register.
This is very unusual. I have never encountered this kind of situation when I usually come to the General Affairs Office.
What happened?
The big thing that happened recently was the impeachment case of Senior Brother Yang. Could it be that these officials at the front were like me, not afraid of Emperor Jiajing's verbal threats and came to intercede for Senior Brother Yang?
Zhu Ping'an, who was at the end of the queue, couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of this possibility.
There is strength in numbers. With so many officials interceding for Senior Brother Yang, the certainty of saving Senior Brother Yang becomes even greater.
Excited, Zhu Pingan chatted with the officials in line in front, and then the curve of the corner of Zhu Pingan's mouth withered.
No!
They came to the General Affairs Office to submit a memorial, not to plead for Senior Brother Yang, but because of the solar eclipse!
It turns out that there was a solar eclipse outside at about 1:15 this morning, and they all came to visit Emperor Jia Jing to advocate for the rescue ceremony.
At this time, Zhu Ping'an realized belatedly. No wonder when he was working in Prince Yu's Mansion in the morning, he felt that there was a lot of noise outside and wondered what was going on. It turned out that there was a solar eclipse. .
"When a solar eclipse occurs, we should perform rescue rituals. As ministers, we should give advice and fulfill our duties."
After the topic arose, the previous official and Zhu Pingan had a great time chatting with each other. This official had talked with the officials in line in front of him and knew that they all came here to give advice and perform rescue rituals. Therefore, he naturally classified Zhu Pingan as a similar person, thinking that Zhu Pingan also came here for the solar eclipse. Sparse. Little did he know that there was a "traitor" among the people waiting in line.
"Ahem, yes, yes."
Zhu Pingan coughed, nodded, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Historical Records of Heavenly Officials" says: The sun changes to cultivate virtue, the moon changes to save punishment, and the stars change to make peace. Wherever the sky changes, excessive ones are fortune... The supreme one cultivates virtue, then cultivates politics, and then cultivates To save, secondly practice fighting, there is no such thing in the right place. The sun is the yang essence, which is the symbol of the king. If the king's actions are slow or urgent, the sun will be slow. . A little beyond the normal time, it is covered by the moon, that is, the yin is soaked in the yang. It is also caused by the misfortune. The saint should follow the example and perform the rescue ritual. "
Previously. I don’t know if this official is a talkative person, but he started chatting with Zhu Pingan while quoting classics while queuing up.
Zhu Ping'an simply said "Yes, yes", but his mind started to think like a brainstorm.
eclipse!
In Zhu Pingan's view, this is a very normal natural phenomenon and has nothing to do with people's subjective and objective behaviors. However, Zhu Pingan also knows that to the ancients, this solar eclipse was huge. thing.
In ancient times, we relied on the sky for food, and farming was inseparable from the sun.
A solar eclipse is when part of the sun disappears.
The sun disappeared! ! ! ! ! What to do with the crops in the fields? ! For the ancients who relied on heaven for their livelihood, this was nothing less than an earth-shattering top priority. Ancient folk believed that solar and lunar eclipses occurred because a monster called the Tengu ate the sun and the moon. Therefore, when solar and lunar eclipses occurred, ordinary people would beat gongs, drums and set off firecrackers to celebrate the occasion. This comes to scare away the Tengu and save the sun and moon.
So why does Tengu eclipse the sun and the moon?
The ancients who believed in "respecting heaven and protecting the people" have done extensive research. The ancients believed that the sun represents the emperor, the son of heaven, and the sun symbolizes the emperor. The most typical one is the ancients' theory of the unity of nature and man.
The solar eclipse symbolizes the emperor, and a solar eclipse means that the emperor is in trouble. The occurrence of solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and other "excessive" celestial phenomena are all caused by the emperor's lack of morality and lack of governance. Therefore, whenever the sun, moon and celestial phenomena are abnormal in the past dynasties, it is customary for the emperor and the ministers in power to practice virtue. , Xiu Zheng, routine rescue ceremony.
The ritual of rescue is a kind of "ritual" in ancient times. After the development of past dynasties, it has formed a set of complete, strict and standardized procedures. The Qin Tianjian predicted the timing of solar and lunar eclipses in the capital and other places, and notified all localities in the first five months. Whenever you see a solar or lunar eclipse that lasts for a certain period of time, you must perform a rescue ceremony. During a solar eclipse, all civil and military officials in the capital would go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to perform a rescue ceremony, and during a lunar eclipse, they would go to the Yamen of Taichang Temple to perform a rescue ceremony. The rescue ceremony requires the participation of all civil and military officials, Shuntian Prefecture, the Ministry of Rites, Luan Yiwei, Qin Tianjian, etc. During the period, the government office must be cleaned, the incense table must be displayed, the auspicious clothes must be changed, the golden drums must be played, music played, incense burning, and three kneelings must be performed. A series of procedures such as knocking for rescue ceremony.
In short, the ritual of rescuing is a common practice. As long as the solar eclipse reaches a certain level, the ritual of rescuing must be performed according to custom.
Therefore, after the solar eclipse yesterday, these officials will come to give advice, words and deeds of rescue.
Doing this can not only show that they are responsible, but also serve as their performance, and it can also brush their faces in front of Emperor Jiajing (of course, except for officials who are extremely upright and responsible). Historically, many officials did this when solar eclipses occurred, and the results were ideal.
Zhu Pingan understood all their thoughts.
However, Zhu Pingan didn't think so. Zhu Pingan felt that they were too wishful thinking, and the result would be completely different from their expectations, and the result would make them cry very rhythmically.
Zhu Pingan knew Emperor Jiajing very well, and could be said to be one of the few people who knew Emperor Jiajing best in the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, Zhu Ping'an read too many records about Emperor Jiajing in official history, unofficial history, etc.
There is a deeper hidden word behind the solar eclipse and the salute of rescue.
When performing a rescue ritual during a solar eclipse, the implicit words are that the king is in trouble, the king is unethical, the king is not good at governance, the king violates the will of heaven, etc. In short, it can almost be equated with the king having faults. After the solar eclipse, part of the rescue ceremony was the emperor's moral cultivation activities to fight against disasters. The key to the moral ceremony was "responsibility", that is, the emperor reviewed his own behavior, which fell into the category of "sin".
Guilty self? !
Will the proud Emperor Jiajing do it? ! Do you want to?
No need to think about it, Zhu Pingan knew the answer. Emperor Jiajing couldn't even accept Senior Brother Yang's memorial. How could he "sin himself"? !
Wait...
Zhu Pingan suddenly paused when he thought of this, and a surge of electricity flashed in Zhu Pingan's mind. Then Zhu Pingan could no longer stand, and he didn't care that he would be queued up soon. , turned around and walked back, directly leaving the general affairs envoy Si Yamen. As he walked, he crumpled the poem he had prepared in his sleeve into a ball.
"Hey, little brother, why are you leaving? I'll be with you soon?"
The officials in line in front noticed that Zhu Pingan had left and couldn't help shouting at Zhu Pingan's back.
"Suddenly I remembered an urgent matter." Zhu Pingan replied as he walked.
"Haha, didn't you forget to bring the memorial? I think back then, I forgot to bring the memorial when I went to school for the first time."
The official in front smiled and expressed understanding.
"Sir, you have good eyesight."
Zhu Pingan turned around, smiled, and strode away. (End of this chapter)