Zhu Ping'an left the noon gate and hurried to the yamen of the general political envoy, and found that the situation here was also a little wrong.

Why are there so many people at the gate of the Yamen of the General Political Envoy?! It's an exaggerated queue! About seven or eight officials lined up at the gate, waiting for the reception officials of the General Envoy Department to register and make a register.

This is very unusual, and I have never encountered this situation when I usually came to the government envoy to the yamen.

What's going on?

The most recent event is the impeachment case of Senior Brother Yang...... Could it be that these officials in front of the queue are like themselves, not afraid of Emperor Jiajing's verbal threats, and come to intercede for Senior Brother Yang?

Zhu Ping'an, who was at the end of the line, thought of this possibility, and couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart.

There are many people and great strength, and there are so many officials who intercede for Senior Brother Yang, so the certainty of saving Senior Brother Yang is a little greater.

Happy, Zhu Ping'an chatted with the officials queuing in front of him, and then the curvature of the corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth withered.

No!

They came to the Political Envoy to submit the recital, not to intercede for Senior Brother Yang, but because of the solar eclipse!

It turned out that at about a quarter of the hour this morning, there was a solar eclipse outside, and they all came to Emperor Jiajing to advocate the rescue ceremony.

At this time, Zhu Ping'an reacted in hindsight, no wonder when he was working in Yuwang's Mansion in the morning, he felt that there was a commotion outside, and it was strange what happened, it turned out that there was a solar eclipse.

"In the event of a solar eclipse, it should be a salutation gift. As courtiers, we are the ones who speak to us and do our duty. ”

After the topic was raised, the official in front had a very happy conversation with Zhu Ping'an. This official had talked to the officials in the queue in front of him, and knew that everyone was here to give advice and deeds, so he naturally classified Zhu Ping'an as a similar person, thinking that Zhu Ping'an was also sparse for the solar eclipse. Unbeknownst at all, there was a "traitor" in the crowd in line.

"Ahem, yes, yes."

Zhu Ping'an coughed, nodded, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Historical Records • Book of Heavenly Officials" clouds: the day changes to cultivate virtue, the month changes to save punishment, and the stars change to knot. Where the heavens change, the excess is the ...... Taishang cultivates virtue, followed by politics, then rescue, and then repairs, and there is nothing under it...... The day is the yang essence, the image of the king, if the king is slow and urgent, the day is slow. Slightly more than normal, it is covered by the moon, that is, the yin is immersed in the yang. It is also caused by the fact that the Jews are in the middle or missed. The Holy One should follow the precedent and perform the rite of salvation. ”

The official in front didn't know if he was talkative, and chatted with Zhu Ping'an while lining up.

Zhu Ping'an simply coped with the words "yes and no", but his mind was like brainstorming, and he thought about it.

Solar eclipse!

In Zhu Ping'an's view, this is a very normal natural phenomenon and has nothing to do with people's subjective and objective behaviors, but Zhu Ping'an also knows that for the ancients, this solar eclipse is a big thing.

In ancient times, they relied on the sky for food, and farming was inseparable from the sun.

A solar eclipse is when the sun partially disappears.

The sun is gone!!!! What about the crops in the field?! For the ancients who relied on the sky for food, it was nothing less than an earth-shattering top priority. In ancient times, the people believed that the solar and lunar eclipses occurred because a monster called the tengu ate the sun and the moon, so the common people would beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers when the solar and lunar eclipses occurred, so as to intimidate and drive away the tengu and save the sun and the moon.

So why do tengu eclipse the sun and the moon?

The ancients believed that the sun represented the emperor, the son of heaven, the son of heaven, and the sun symbolized the emperor, the most typical is the ancients' doctrine of the unity of heaven and man.

A solar eclipse symbolizes the emperor, and when a solar eclipse occurs, it means that the emperor has a disaster. The appearance of solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and other "excessive" celestial phenomena are caused by the emperor's immorality and lack of government, so whenever the sun, moon and celestial phenomena are abnormal in all dynasties, according to the custom, the emperor and the ruling ministers must cultivate morality, repair the government, and perform routine rescue gifts.

The rite of ambulance is a kind of "rite" in ancient times, and after the development of successive dynasties, a set of complete, strict and standardized procedures has been formed. Qin Tianjian predicted the time of the solar and lunar eclipse in Beijing and other places, and notified all localities in the first five months. Wherever a solar or lunar eclipse lasts for a certain period of time, the salutation ceremony is performed. During the solar eclipse, the civil and military officials of the capital will go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to perform the ambulance ceremony, and during the lunar eclipse, they will go to the Yamen of the Taichang Temple to perform the ambulance ceremony. During the period, it is necessary to clean the government office, set up incense cases, change auspicious clothes, beat golden drums, play music, put incense on incense, perform three kneeling and nine knocking rescue ceremonies, etc.

In short, the ritual of salvation is customary, and as long as the eclipse reaches a certain level, it is customary to perform the ritual of salvation.

Therefore, after yesterday's solar eclipse, these officials will come to the ceremony of remonstrance.

Doing so can not only show that they are responsible, but also serve as their achievements, and they can also brush their faces in front of Emperor Jiajing (except, of course, extremely honest and responsible officials). Historically, many officials have done this during solar eclipses, and the results have been ideal.

Zhu Ping'an understands all of their thoughts.

However, Zhu Ping'an doesn't think so, Zhu Ping'an feels that they are too wishful thinking, and the result will be contrary to their expectations, and the result will make them cry very rhythmically.

Zhu Ping'an knows Emperor Jiajing very well, and it can be said that he is one of the few people in the Ming Dynasty who knows Emperor Jiajing best. In modern times, the official history, wild history, etc., Zhu Ping'an has read too many records about Emperor Jiajing.

The solar eclipse, the salutation ceremony, there are deeper hidden words behind it.

The implicit words of the eclipse are that the king is in trouble, the king is immoral, the king is not good at governance, the king is against the will of heaven, etc., in short, it can almost be equated with the king being at fault. After the solar eclipse, part of the ritual of ambulance is the emperor's moral cultivation activities, and the key to the ritual of cultivating virtue is "bowing", that is, the emperor reviews his own behavior, which belongs to the category of "sinning himself".

Sin yourself?!

Will the proud Emperor Jiajing be?! Would you like to?

Don't think about it, Zhu Ping'an knows the answer, Emperor Jiajing can't even accept Senior Brother Yang's recital, can he "sin himself"?!

Wait a minute......

Zhu Ping'an thought of this suddenly, a current flashed in Zhu Ping'an's mind, and then Zhu Ping'an couldn't stand anymore, and he didn't care that he would be lined up immediately, so he turned around and walked back, leaving the Yamen of the General Political Envoy directly. As you walk, you knead the prepared music in your sleeve.

"Hey, little brother, why are you leaving? It's coming to you soon? ”

The officials queuing in front of them found Zhu Ping'an leaving, and couldn't help shouting at Zhu Ping'an's back.

"I suddenly remembered something urgent." Zhu Ping'an replied as he walked.

"Haha, it can't be that you forgot to bring a recital, right? I think back then, the first time I went to the sparse, I also forgot to bring the sparse. ”

The officer in front smiled in understanding.

"Adults have good eyesight."

Zhu Ping'an smiled back and strode away.