The emperor is finally going to move from the "hidden mansion" to the Forbidden City. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the first time since the emperor became the emperor to leave the "hidden residence" of the alley of Lifanyuan; At the same time, if there are no accidents, it should be the last time - there is no very special reason, and she should not be lucky with her "hidden mansion" again in her lifetime.

Although, this "hidden residence" is located in the southeast corner of the imperial city, very close to the Forbidden City.

Unless, like Sejong, she completely changes the nature and function of her "hidden residence".

When the emperor left the Forbidden City, that is, as the princess of Rong'an, he "surrendered" Prince Xuan, from the Donghua Gate out of the Forbidden City, from the Dong'an Gate out of the Imperial City, however, as the emperor, back to the Forbidden City, she can no longer take the same route, she must take the "main gate", that is, from Tiananmen Gate into the Imperial City, from the Noon Gate into the Forbidden City.

When planning the route of the emperor's move to the Forbidden City, someone once suggested that it was better to go around in a circle, first enter the Daqing Gate, take the chessboard street, and then enter Tiananmen Square?

Daqing Gate is the outer gate of Tiananmen Square, and strictly speaking, Daqing Gate is the "first gate of the imperial city".

If you really go like this, this circle will be bigger: after Luan drives out of the alley of Lifanyuan, he enters East Chang'an Street, goes east to Dongdan Pailou, turns south, goes to Chongwen Gate, turns west, goes to Zhengyang Gate, turns north, and enters Daqing Gate.

When Prince Xuan reviewed this route, he said in a joking tone: "Isn't this taking off your pants and farting?" No need, after entering Chang'an Avenue, you can go west to Tiananmen Square. ”

"Take off your pants and fart" sounds vulgar, but it's actually a euphemism.

The subtext is: Why do you have to enter through the Daqing Gate? It's not the emperor's big wedding and his daughter-in-law! Walking like this, it seems to be solemn on the surface, but in fact, he has surrendered his identity! Also, going around this big circle, making it look like a parade, the emperor moved, and it was not the princess who "surrendered", sending makeup to the big guys!

Make it look like ...... My wife is the emperor, as if "the middle is insufficient, and the form must be outside".

Hum.

On the same day, at the beginning of Yin, the entire Chang'an Avenue began to be under martial law, the West Chang'an Street was the messenger of the infantry army to lead the yamen, and the East Chang'an Street was full of soldiers of the Xuan Army, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, one by one, with their chests held high, and the nails were pierced in the cold wind of the early winter morning.

The emperor's Luanyi, also all by the Xuan Army Guards Corps of the ceremonial soldiers, the situation and the two palaces of the queen mother out of the patrol, the same, even the emperor's royal chariot, is also a carved pattern, gilt silver "golden carriage", the style is also like the two palaces of the queen mother's "golden carriage", but the carving is more complicated, the decoration is more luxurious, even the arc frame connecting the front and rear wheels, is also painted gold and silver.

Also, the "golden carriage" of the queen mother of the two palaces, driven by six Arabian horses, the emperor's "golden carriage", driven by Arabian horses, is also an Arab horse, and the gods are also ordinary horses, the difference is: first, there are two more horses - a total of eight; Second, the horses of the "golden carriage" of the queen mother of the two palaces are dark chestnut, but the horses of the emperor's "golden carriage" are white - the whole body is snow-white, and even the hooves are white.

Eight horses, exactly the same.

This is called "mellow", according to the rules, only the Son of Heaven has to specialize. That's it, the key is that people who know know that the coat color of Arabian horses is mainly dark, white is extremely rare, and a pure white Arabian horse is very rare, not to mention eight? The same Arabian horse, the same divine horse is extraordinary, but because of the different coat colors, these eight white "mellow horses" are compared to the dark chestnut horses that drive for the queen mother of the two palaces, ouch, I don't know how much higher this value?

Of course, there are more of our own mouth horses, Western Regions horses, and white fur horses, but if nothing else, just the appearance, how can we compare with the tall, elegant, and divine horses of Arabian horses?

These eight pure white Arabian horses have been talked about by Beijingers for a long time.

Originally, many people felt that the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces went out on patrol, omitting the honor guard of the regular card, and letting the Xuan army of the guards do it for the sake of "frugality" - at least, that's what the edict said. However, the emperor moved the forbidden city from the hidden residence, and the front and back were all over the place, so why bother to "thrift" so far? In this way, what else do you want Luan Yiwei to do?

However, seeing these eight pure white Arabian horses, many people said that these eight "mellow horses" alone overwhelmed the colorful halogen books and honor guards of Luan Yiwei.

Of course, some people still mutter, if we continue like this, will one day, Luan Yiwei be completely erected and become a "deaf man's ear - ornament"?

Some people also expressed their understanding, "It's still in the national mourning period, and it's not very appropriate to put those colorful things out, right?" ”

A small number of people look at it more deeply: the increase and decrease of the halo book, the ceremonial guard, and the style are one thing, and who is the one who "holds the Luan Honor Guard" is another thing - now, in fact, the one who "holds the Luan Honor Guard" is actually the Xuan Army, not the Minister of the Luan Honor Guard!

However, few people know that the same Arabian horse, pure white coat, is just hard to find, but not much more expensive than dark chestnut - in fact, because of the reflection of dark coat, in the eyes of many, it is more beautiful than light coat.

Find all these eight "mellow horses", and it takes more time, not money-

Our Prince Xuan, but a long time ago, he began to look for a pure white Arabian horse, at that time, the emperor was still Princess Rong'an, and he had not yet been "surrendered" to him.

Hey.

The emperor is about to enter the palace, and the people in the palace are all extremely excited.

Our first female emperor of the Qing Dynasty and our second female emperor of China are about to officially appear!

Yuyan, in fact, many people have admired her, but at that time, she was still Princess Rong'an after all, and she was not the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was she?

Also, a question that everyone has been discussing privately for a long time, but has never been able to grasp the essentials, is about to be "revealed"!

The people in the palace have two things that they haven't been able to understand.

First, why did the emperor take the Qianqing Palace as his bedroom, but he did not handle government affairs and meet courtiers in the Qianqing Palace, but went to the Yangxin Palace to "pay off"? In other words, why is the emperor's living and office not in the same place? These two are running around, aren't they...... Toss?

The Qianqing Palace is huge, and the functions of living, working, and holding major ceremonies are both.

Needless to say, the east and west warm pavilion - that is, the east and west secondary rooms - the "back room", is the living place, upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside, divided into several rooms, is a large "suite", complete functions, east side, west side, love to live there are all become, take turns to live, it doesn't matter.

Office, east and west warm pavilion, are two in one pattern, unusually spacious, and the "front room" is different from the "back room", not spaced into several rooms, a big one, what use, are very convenient. For example, when you meet with your ministers, you can see him ten, eight, or even a dozen or twenty at a time.

The reasonable division of labor between the east and west sides is that one side is used to receive his subordinates, and the other side is used as the emperor's private study - of course, the emperor's private study can also be used to receive his subordinates.

If you want to receive your subordinates, you have to put up a throne, and then erect a screen behind the throne to cover the "back room". Now, the "front room" of the East and West Warm Pavilions not only did not place thrones and screens, but set up a kang couch under the south window, so naturally they were not going to use this place to receive their subordinates.

As for the holding of major ceremonies, it is the Ming Hall with the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming".

In fact, the palace of the heart also has the function of living, working, and holding major ceremonies at the same time, although the regulation of the palace does not have to be the grandeur of the palace, but, the pattern is actually more reasonable: the palace of the heart is a palace in the shape of the word "work", the front hall office, the ceremony is held, the apse lives, and the middle is connected by a closed corridor.

If it is said that "convenience" should be "integrated" in living and working, then whether it is the Qianqing Palace or the Yangxin Palace, either one is a suitable place for the "integration" of living and office, however, the emperor - perhaps ...... The royal husband? ——But he chose the most inconvenient plan: living in the Qianqing Palace and working in the Yangxin Palace.

When the weather is good, it doesn't matter much, but if the weather is bad, this "upper value" and "lower value" will be quite difficult - you have to brave the wind and rain or the wind and snow.

Wenzong also only used the Yangxin Hall as a simple office space, but after all, he used Changchun Palace and Taiji Hall as his bedrooms, and the Yangxin Palace was only separated by a road, and he stepped over in a few steps.

The Qianqing Palace and the Yangxin Palace, although theoretically they are also "separated by one street" - separated by a long street in the west. However, the regulations of the Qianqing Palace are grand, after leaving the palace, you have to go through the Maoqin Palace, the newspaper office, out of the Yuehua Gate, after crossing a long street in the west, first enter the Zunyi Gate, and then enter the Yangxin Gate, before you can enter the main hall of the Yangxin Palace, there are many more roads to go, and you are not exempt from the invasion of wind, frost, rain and snow.

This question has been discussed for a long time, but there is still no consensus, thinking about it, if the emperor or the emperor himself does not say it, there will probably never be a real answer.

However, there is another thing that I didn't understand originally, but as mentioned earlier, it is about to be "revealed"!

This is the emperor's costume.

The emperor's "court clothes" have been determined: how the previous emperors wore them, Emperor Hongxu wore them, without making any changes.

But what about "regular service"?

The emperor's "court clothes" are the same as those of his predecessors, and there is no too awkward feeling, because the difference between men and women in "court clothes" is not big, for example, the queen's "court clothes" are not substantially different from the emperor's "court clothes" in terms of style.

The "regular clothes" are different, the difference between men and women is very large, and it is impossible to ask the emperor to change to men's clothes!

Then ...... What did you wear in the past (as a princess), and what will you wear in the future (as an emperor)?

Well, it doesn't seem impossible......

But...... There's still something wrong with that.

For example, does the emperor still comb the "flag head" and wear the "flower pot bottom"?

*(To be continued.) )