Chapter 1279: The Emperor is Bitter

The buildings of the Imperial City have just been rebuilt, the main hall of Guide has been completed, and the surrounding annexes required for sacrifices are also being renovated, but it is clear that this place is suitable for the gods to live in, but not for people. Before the sacrifice, Zhao Yu had to fast and bathe for seven days, but the military situation in Xiangyang was urgent and he was not allowed to stay longer, so he was compressed to three days. In addition, because it is the emperor's personal sacrifice, the surrounding local officials have to come to accompany the sacrifice, and they also can't stay here for a long time, so they will do special things.

After the inspection in the imperial city was completed, Zhao Yu moved to the palace. It is said that before the southern crossing, the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty came to stay here, and the end of the Jin Dynasty also made the palace, and later became the annex of the county king of Mengyuan, so it has been preserved to this day, but the scale is much smaller than before, only the three halls and the left and right houses are retained.

Zhao Yu has no intention of researching these, along the way, although he is the emperor can get special care, but he also has to endure bumps, sleeping in the wild, eating is naturally very simple, and bathing is even more luxurious. And after another day, my body was already sour, and I just wanted to take a good shower, eat a comfortable meal, and sleep well.

Regarding the little emperor's habit of taking a bath, not only Wang De, the chief manager of the inner house, is very clear, but also everyone in the Shuai Mansion at the beginning. At that time, even if the conditions were very difficult, as long as there was time, the little emperor would take a bath every day, a large wooden barrel, and a large pot of hot water could make him very satisfied. And when it's hot, even the cold water doesn't care, and even in the river, it has to be washed.

However, as the little emperor succeeded to the throne and grew older, the empress dowager strictly forbade him to swim in the rivers, lakes and seas. This is not only for safety reasons, but also in the "Book of Filial Piety" that "the body hair and skin are subject to the parents, not to show people" is also the ethics remembered by the ancients, and the dragon body naturally cannot be easily shown. However, the little emperor's habit of bathing has not changed, and he will generally take a bath twice in the morning and evening in the palace, not counting the possibility of taking a shower at any time when it is hot.

In fact, the emperor's bathing is very troublesome, not only to arrange the bathing place, but also to put some medicine in the bath water, which needs to be prepared in advance. Therefore, the busiest thing in the palace is the Shangyi Bureau of the Shangliu Bureau, because in addition to the routine bathing twice a day, His Majesty must also be ready to greet him at any time, which means that the bath is always tidy, and hot water and clothes are prepared.

Naturally, there is no condition to wash every day when he goes out, but Wang De does not dare to slack off, the bathtub must be carried in the accompanying materials, and he must find ways to ensure that the little emperor can take a hot bath. When choosing a driving station, whether there is a bathroom and whether it is good or bad has also become an important selection condition, and Zhao Mengjin of course knows the little emperor's habit, so he has already renovated the bath room to welcome the car.

"Oh, it's so nice here!" Zhao Yu went to the bath room after a little settling down, he looked left and right to see that the bath room here is really good, the bath is three zhang long, five zhang wide, and about five feet deep, which is similar to the modern children's swimming pool. The whole bath is made of more than a dozen huge pieces of white marble, the carefully carved pattern also plays a role in anti-slip, there is a high platform in the center of the pool, on which is a jade bottle-shaped sculpture, there is water constantly gushing out from the mouth of the bottle, scattered into the pool.

Zhao Yu took a look at the design and felt that the design can be described as chic and exquisite, and after a little thought, he knew that someone next door would feed the mixed water into the pool through the dark trough, and when it was full, it would overflow through the dark hole cut in the pool wall and flow down the waterway to the outside. In this way, the water temperature is constant, the water is always clean, and there is no overflow of water outside the pool.

"The water could be hotter!" Zhao Yu raised his legs and walked into the pool and sat on the steps, submerging his body in the water, only showing his head outside.

"Official, the weather is hot, the heat is too strong, the water is too hot, and it is easy to catch heat!" Wang De touched the pond and said.

"Eh, it's because of the hot weather that the heat in the body is going to be dispersed, and I'm too tired these days, the water is hot to relieve the fatigue!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.

"Yes!" Wang De agreed, turned around and ordered the little yellow door next to him to add more hot water, and said, "Your Majesty, can you let people loosen their muscles and bones, that will be more relieving!" ”

"No need, everyone is tired of traveling for days, so let's rest early after we settle down!" Zhao Yu was half-lying in the pool, waving his hand with great enjoyment. Don't get me wrong, even if it is the emperor, it may be because he is the emperor, and the massage is also those little yellow doors, not the beautiful little palace maids in the imagination.

This is determined according to the nature of the emperor's profession, as the emperor of a country, his physical condition will be worried about countless people. The emperor not only has to deal with government affairs, but also has to extend the dragon vein, and the bath not only has his own exclusive bathhouse, but also has a special chamber to serve. And if there is a situation because the emperor is too much and does not use his energy to deal with the government affairs, whether it is the court or the harem, there will be voices of opposition. In addition, there are also societies in which men and women do not kiss, which is also inconsistent with etiquette, even if ordinary palace maids take a bath, they can't see the emperor's dragon body.

Therefore, except for those promiscuous emperors, there are only two kinds of people who serve the emperor to bathe, one is the inner servant, and the other is the emperor's concubine. And the concubine only has the opportunity to accompany her when she is sleeping, and there is no chance at other times. That is, the emperor wants to massage and rub his back, and the work of this massage is usually entrusted to two or three palace maids. This is also because two or three palace maids can supervise each other to prevent palace maids from being unfavorable to the emperor, and by the way, to prevent individual palace maids from breaking the rules and tempting the emperor.

But these actually mainly depend on the emperor's personal self-control, in addition to the important occasions of sacrifices, enthronement, and the death of the emperor, no one cares how the emperor takes a bath, and the ministers are powerless to interfere with the emperor's private life. Especially for an impenetrable emperor like Zhao Hao, who runs the inner palace, it is difficult to find out some news in the palace, and it is even more difficult to live in his private life.

"The official family is kind to the little ones, it is really our blessing, and it is also their duty!" Wang De said and took the tray containing snacks and fruits from Xiao Huangmen's hand, and gently put it in front of His Majesty, and the wooden tray floated steadily on the water, which was convenient for the little emperor to enjoy.

"Wang De, what do you mean by being an emperor, I don't want to do it, I'm too tired!" Zhao Yu glanced at the food on the tray, picked up a piece of dim sum, and suddenly sighed.

In the eyes of the world, the emperor is a symbol of power, controlling the life and death of others, and the promotion of officials under his control determines the life and death of the people. However, in fact, being an emperor is still a very hard job, especially if you want to be a good emperor who is diligent and loves the people, the high concentration of power makes him have to face endless work every day.

"Don't say such things to the officials, it will be easier to wait until the victory is still in the future, and you won't be so tired!" Wang De was stunned when he heard this, waved his hand and pulled all the people in the room back, before he forced out some smiles.

"Go back?! After returning to Beijing, it is better to be relaxed in the foreign battle, and I feel depressed when I think about returning to that cage! Zhao Yu said with a wry smile.

After returning to Beijing, he will participate in the court meeting, although it has now been changed to a small court on five days, and a big dynasty on the horizon, but the completion of the court meeting does not mean that everything will be fine? It would be naïve to think so. Military affairs cannot be decided in a few words, so there are various discussion groups after the court meeting, and they continue to discuss national affairs with important ministers one by one.

After talking about national affairs, there are still piles of concerts in the palace waiting for their own approval. Although Zhao Yu does not need to be like the rumored Qin Shi Huang, there are thousands of catties of bamboo slips just to look at every day, and there are at least three or four pages of content on each page that can be read. What's more, the concerto is not as simple as just reading it once, and some of the concertos have to be carefully read, analyzed, pondered, and come up with suggestions for dealing with them. And this kind of day is not just a few days, more than ten days, but the daily life of the emperor, how terrifying it is to think about it.

In addition to handling government affairs, the emperor also has a lot to do. Since the Son of Heaven is the son of God, he needs sacrifices, he needs ceremonial activities at four o'clock and eight festivals, diplomacy, liaison officials to hold activities, meetings with clan relatives and liaison feelings, gathering with close ministers from time to time, and of course, working hard to have babies with a large number of women in the harem, and ...... Hey, I'm tired just thinking about it!

"The little one knows that the official family is hard, but the official family is the king of the Holy Ming, how can he abandon the people and the country!" Of course, Wang De is watching the hard work of the little emperor, but what can he say. If you follow Your Majesty's words, if you don't get killed by the Queen Mother and the Empress, you have to let the ministers drown in their spit.

"Be a good emperor? Is it really that easy to be a good emperor? Zhao Hao took a bite of the snack, and his face was even more ugly.

Zhao Yu really didn't want to be the emperor, but at that time, in order to survive, he was also mentally prepared, but the truth was still beyond his expectations. He knew that the core charm of the emperor or the supreme power was the maximum freedom and resources compared to others, but in fact, it was true that the emperor had the most resources compared to others, and freedom was relative, and sometimes he felt that this was not proportional to the contribution of a good emperor.

In addition to the pressure of daily life, the emperor's psychological pressure is also quite large. From time to time, I have to worry about the rebellion of my courtiers and relatives, and I have to rack my brains in order to secure my throne; It is also necessary to carefully distinguish the true and false loyalty of the people below; When there are no children, there is no successor, and I am ashamed of the worries of my ancestors; After having a child, you have to prevent your sons from fighting too hard for power; Even when he is about to die, he can't take it lightly, and he has to prevent some people, and these may be brothers, sons, wives and concubines, hoping that he will die early, it's really tiring!

"Your Majesty......" Wang De was a little confused, why did His Majesty say such frustrating words for no reason today.

"What's so good about a good emperor, you have to be vegetarian when you eat a piece of dim sum!" Zhao Yu took the dim sum to Wang De's eyes and said angrily.

"This ......" Wang De was even more confused, thinking that the little emperor was resentful because the dim sum was vegetarian, but he couldn't eat meat during the fasting period, but it seemed that it was a little too much for such a thing......

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