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Zhao Han remembered that oracle bone inscriptions were found in Anyang, Henan, so he asked local officials to find them.

At this time, Anyang County belongs to the prefecture of Zhangde Prefecture. The specific village where the oracle bone inscriptions are located is completely unknown to the magistrate of Anyang County.Anyang County sent [-] official messengers to search all villages in the county for several years, and finally found the oracle bone inscriptions this year.

The ruins are already being excavated there, and the first batch has been delivered in front of us.

Xiang Yuanbian picked up a bone, but the light was too dark to see clearly.He apologized, moved to the window, and carefully identified it under the winter sunlight.

I couldn't recognize the first character, I didn't even think it was a character, it was more like the tentacles of some insects - it was actually the word "single".

Xiang Dushou also picked up a piece to identify it, and always felt that some patterns looked like words, but it was difficult to confirm what was engraved on it.

Finally, Xiang Yuanbian recognized the writing on the third oracle bone with certainty, and said pleasantly, "This is the character for Er, and what is engraved here is Er!"

Xiang Dushou quickly shouted, "I recognize the character Qin, and there is also a character for Japanese here!"

After some identification, Xiang Yuanbian restrained his excitement, bowed and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, where did you get these keel bones in Henan?"

Zhao Han said: "There is a village in Anyang County. Some people speculate that it is the old capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. These keels may be the tortoise shells used by the Yin and Shang for divination. You two brothers, since you have researched gold and stone, let's stay and study the oracle bones." The Yin Ruins in Anyang, Zan was excavated by local officials, Xiang Dushou, you used to preside over the excavation. Xiang Yuanbian stayed in Nanjing and studied oracle bone inscriptions with other scholars.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The brothers were overjoyed.

They are usually in their hometown, and they also like to collect gold and stones. Zhong Dingwen has collected a lot of rubbings, and those inscriptions are relatively close to oracle bone inscriptions.

The two thanked En and left, and Zhao Han walked slowly to another room.

Since the arrival of the Imperial City Book Collection in Beijing, the concubines have found new hobbies.

Fei Rulan, Tian Xiuying and Liu Rushi often went to the library.Or appreciate antique calligraphy and paintings, or copy famous calligraphy, or read rare collections.

Pan Qimei and Fei Rumei didn't have any interest in this, so what should they do?

At this moment, Fei Rulan and Tian Xiuying are discussing the painting techniques of famous artists in the Song Dynasty.Fei Rulan didn't like Tian Xiuying before, but the relationship has eased a lot recently, and they became acquainted after studying painting skills together.

"Where's Liu Yin?" Zhao Han asked.

Fei Rulan copied the painting while holding her sleeve, without raising her head, she said, "It's next door."

Zhao Han walked over to watch the two girls' painting, chatted and laughed, and then went to the next door to find Liu Rushi.

Liu Rushi was reading, and when he saw Zhao Han coming in, he said with a smile, "Husband, the Wenyuan Pavilion in the Ming Dynasty still has the "Old Tang Book". I have always wanted to read this book, but unfortunately I don't know who to borrow it from."

Sometimes, it can't be blamed for the ignorance and ignorance of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Many books that can be seen everywhere in later generations will never be seen by the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, "Old Tang Book", which is not official history at this time, has not been circulated since the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty.

It was not until the Jiajing period that Wang Yangming's student Wen Renquan accidentally discovered "Old Tang Book" while borrowing books in Suzhou, and it took hundreds of years for this historical book to be rediscovered.

Zhao Han asked, "What do you think after reading it?"

Liu Rushi said: "After reading the "Old Book of Tang", I feel that the "New Book of Tang" is making up stories, and the stories are extremely crude and absurd. But, the "Old Book of Tang" is a bit too detailed. In some places, it seems Transcribe the Tang Dynasty Emperor's Records intact."

Zhao Han sighed: "The history of Tang Dynasty also needs to be surveyed."

These historiographical works belong to the responsibility of a new dynasty, and Chinese civilization has continued in this way.

Dynasties rise and fall, civilizations never die.

Chapter 599 [Head of the State]

There are quite a few people who contributed books. Bibliophiles from the northern and southern provinces brought their bibliographies to the Imperial Academy one after another, and found at least a thousand unique copies in a short time.

Including Lead Hill Fischer.

Fei Yinghuan and Lou's couple, taking the opportunity of presenting the book, came to Nanjing to visit relatives. They hadn't seen their daughter for several years.

Walking in the alleys of the Forbidden City, Mrs. Lou looked at the majestic palace walls and couldn't help but sigh, "Going back more than ten years, I never thought it would be like this. I heard that He'er rebelled in Luling. I was almost scared at that time." Dizzy, I'm afraid it will lead to disaster."

"Madam still has courage. If my husband is at home, I will definitely cut off contact with He'er immediately." Fei Yinghuan smiled. .

Fei Yinghuan has been really unrestrained these past few years, he doesn't care about anything, and lives in Hangzhou with his wife, concubine and young son, enjoying peace and happiness.He has already visited the scenic spots in Hangzhou, and occasionally went to Suzhou, and even went to climb mountains in southern Zhejiang.

Literature has not been left behind either. Dozens of poems are published every year. Regardless of whether the abbot is good or not, Hangzhou literati will rush to pass them on.

The couple were taken to a courtyard in the southeast of the Forbidden City, where they stayed tonight.The quilts were all replaced with new ones, and some court ladies were sent to wait on them temporarily, and they will wait until tomorrow to attack and visit relatives.

There is an area in the Forbidden City where foreign ministers can live, mainly in the following situations

First, if the cabinet ministers and central staff need to work overtime in an emergency, it is inconvenient to leave the palace at night and go home, so they stay overnight in a specific room.

Second, the ministers were temporarily summoned to discuss matters with the emperor until night, and they could also stay overnight in the Forbidden City.

The maid in charge of serving the couple is not a maid in the harem, but more like a handyman in the Forbidden City.The leading female officer took out a waist card and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that if the head of state wants to read books, he can go to Wenyuan Pavilion to borrow books. This is a library card."

Fei Yinghuan couldn't sit still when she got the library card.

Lou smiled and said, "Go, I'll walk around here."

Fei Yinghuan went out with the female official. The female official seemed to have received an order to be a tour guide for the king all the way. Move in after the age."

Chunhe Hall, the Prince's East Palace, is not far from the Wenhua Hall where the cabinet works.

Fei Yinghuan smiled and nodded, the prince, his good grandson.

After walking for a while, the female officer pointed to the front and said, "This is the Wenhua Palace. The cabinet ministers and Zhongshu Sheren work here on weekdays."

cabinet?

Fei Yinghuan, who had never been a court official in his life, was a little jealous when he heard the name of the cabinet, and asked, "Can I go shopping?"

"Yes." The female officer smiled and led the way.

In some details, the Forbidden City in Nanjing is different from the Forbidden City in Beijing, which has been constantly revised, and it is also very different from the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty.

The Wenhua Palace in the Ming Dynasty was originally the prince's office and the place where the prince studied and studied, so it is relatively close to the East Palace.If a cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty was suddenly named a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, and the emperor was still in poor health, it can generally be understood as a minister of Tuogu.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the princes were often young, and even the emperor deliberately did not appoint a prince.For example, Jiajing, in the early years, did not establish a prince, so the prince site of Wenhua Palace was abolished and became the place where the emperor held sutra banquets. Jiajing also built a side hall here to store medicines for alchemy.

The change in the function of the Wenhua Palace marked the complete collapse of the prince training mechanism in the Ming Dynasty, and the prince could not be familiar with government affairs before he ascended the throne.

Now, Zhao Han directly identified the Wenhua Palace as the office of the cabinet.

The main worship hall, the east and west side halls, and the Chuanxin hall where Confucius was sacrificed before the banquet were all transformed into cabinet offices.Although there are still many vacant offices, as the affairs of the state become more complicated, those vacant offices will definitely come in handy.It is not like the Ming Dynasty, where offices were added all the time, and some cabinet offices were even moved outside the Forbidden City.

Fei Yinghuan came back to his senses suddenly, and asked, "Where the Wenhua Palace has become the cabinet, will the prince's office be gone?"

The female official said, "On the west side of the Hall of Spring Harmony (East Palace), a new Yuanliang Hall has been built, which is the place where the prince takes care of affairs."

Fei Yinghuan stepped into the side door of the Wenhua Hall, and saw a Chinese scholar in the small courtyard.

Zhongshusheren was holding a stack of documents, and he didn't take Fei Yinghuan seriously, thinking that he was a foreign minister who had been summoned to the cabinet to discuss politics.He nodded to Fei Yinghuan, then started to trot again, as if he was busy delivering documents to some department.

In each office here, there are many Zhongshusheren, and the secretaries in the Forbidden City are all called Zhongshusheren.Not only the cabinet, but also the Royal Imperial Household and other departments.

Fei Yinghuan walked around and saw all kinds of Zhongshu students, and they all seemed to be busy with their affairs.It was not easy for him to disturb, let alone contact the cabinet ministers, and he left Wenhua Palace after opening his eyes.

Wenyuan Pavilion is further south. Like Wenhua Palace, it is also a complex of buildings, housing many books and national archives.

Fei Yinghuan showed his waist card and went in. In view of the destruction and loss of a large number of books in Wenyuan Pavilion in Ming Dynasty, the management of Wenyuan Pavilion is more strict and standardized today.Generally, books are not allowed to be borrowed, but here, even if they are borrowed, they must be registered in detail.

Fei Yinghuan went back to his residence after reading until evening.

Lou asked curiously, "How is it in the Forbidden City?"

Fei Yinghuan said, "I only went to the Wenhua Palace and Wenyuan Pavilion, which is worthy of the royal atmosphere. Wenyuan Pavilion has a huge collection of books, which is vast, and I don't know which one to read first. Many books have never heard the names."

Lou asked with a smile, "Do you want to stay?"

Fei Yinghuan was said to be acting, and he also laughed and said, "Your Majesty wants to compile the "Complete Book of the Beginning of the People", not only revise and include the "Yongle Dadian", but also add books from the 300 years of the Ming Dynasty. This must be an unprecedented masterpiece, and my husband is a Confucian scholar." How come you don’t want to participate in it?”

Lou reminded, "Don't ask your daughter to speak for you. You go straight to ask the emperor for permission. The emperor grew up under our watch. With his temper, it would be better to go straight. Letting your daughter speak is the worst policy."

Fei Yinghuan pondered for himself, nodded and said, "That's the reason."

The next day, the couple were invited to the Imperial Garden, where they finally saw their son-in-law and two daughters.

"Father, mother!"

Fei Rumei rushed forward directly, without the reservation of a concubine at all.

Lou was very happy. Her daughter's appearance showed that she was doing well in the palace, and her personality was still as lively as before.

Fei Rulan was much calmer. She followed Zhao Han, accepted the salute and greeting from her parents, and then smiled and talked to her parents to make things happen.She is a queen, she must carry it, otherwise it will be disrespectful.

"Mother-in-law, father-in-law, please sit down." Zhao Han smiled.

"Don't dare."

The couple quickly responded, but they dared not agree to such a friendly address.

Seeing that they were a bit cautious, Zhao Han asked, "How is the father-in-law?"

Fei Yinghuan said, "I built a house by the West Lake, and I feel comfortable reading and swimming in the lake. I also met many literary friends and created a Xizi Literature Club, aiming at revitalizing Vietnamese and Chinese literature."

"That's good, I'm afraid that the two elders won't get used to it." Zhao Han said.

Zhao Han asked again, "Can Hangzhou still be prosperous?"

Fei Yinghuan replied, "Business is becoming more and more prosperous. The Qiantang River estuary is too silted up, and large sea-going ships cannot enter. The goods along the Qiantang River are transported to the eastern suburbs of Hangzhou for storage, and then transported to Ningbo by offshore merchant ships. Not only does Ningbo have a port, but Zhoushan has also built a secondary port. Zhoushan also has a Buddhist pagoda with a height of more than [-] feet, which can be seen by ships at night."

This kind of pagoda actually functions as a lighthouse, and there are quite a few in the coastal and river areas.

After chatting about Hangzhou, Zhao Han asked, "Have the two elders ever returned to Qianshan Mountain?"

Fei Yinghuan said, "I have to go back every Chinese New Year."

Zhao Han asked, "Are the ancients still safe?"

Mrs. Lou replied, "Master Fei Shan of Hanzhu Academy has recently suffered a stroke and has been bedridden, and his mobility is quite inconvenient. I heard that he is old and haggard, and I fear that time is running out. Fei Ruyi has rushed back to Qianshan to take care of him."

"Oh, what a pity." Zhao Han was indeed a little sad. Principal Fei had treated him well in the past.

There is also Cai Maode, the former Jiangxi school supervisor, who is also a good person, and once planned to accept Zhao Han as a disciple.

This Mr. Cai has been dead for several years.

The defending army offered the city to surrender, and Li Zicheng broke through the city and entered.Cai Maode led the officials and soldiers to fight, but he refused to escape after breaking out of the encirclement, so he chose to commit suicide to serve Chongzhen.There were 16 officials who committed suicide together with him, including dozens of family members.At that time, Zhao Han had already conquered Nanjing, so he could go south and join Zhao Han.

Chongzhen went too far, only giving Cai Maode the posthumous title of "Zhongxiang", but he was unwilling to give another posthumous gift.

It is equivalent to the emperor acknowledging your loyalty, but complaining that you lost the city and land, and there is no way to get any reward after death.

At that time, there were very few people who could commit suicide for the emperor. Even if no actual reward was given, a posthumous official title would be fine, at least to make loyal officials more beautiful after death.As a result, everyone saw that Cai Maode, together with sixteen officials, died vigorously but was hated by the emperor.

When Weng and his son-in-law talked about their old friends, the more they talked, the more embarrassing they became.

It was almost noon when Fei Yinghuan suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I would like to contribute a little bit to compiling the Complete Book of the Beginning of the People!"

Zhao Han thought for a while, nodded and said, "Alright. But the compilation of "The Complete Book of the Beginning of the People's Republic of China" will not be discussed until the "History of the Ming Dynasty" is ready. The head of the country can go back and make some preparations. .Hmmm... the head of the country should be in charge of the Jibu, so we can start from this aspect."

Fei Yinghuan was overjoyed that he was appointed to be in charge of the collection department, making him one of the major deputy editors of the book.

Just as Fei Yinghuan was about to get up to thank him, several female officials and maids ran over in a panic, "Your Majesty, the prince fought with someone, and was... injured."

Zhao Han smiled instead of anger, "It's very strange that someone dared to beat the crown prince. From my point of view, the crown prince might strike first. Ask why, and don't punish those children indiscriminately. It's normal for children to fight. It's not serious, it's nothing serious."

Chapter 600 [Huangcheng Primary School]

Huangcheng Primary School will start classes this summer.

For the time being, there are only the first grade of elementary school, with two classes in total, 30 students in each class.

The teaching materials are similar to those of private schools, but an additional interest class is added every day.Music, painting, archery, swords, military formations, etc., seven days a week, with one day off every week, interest classes come in rotation on a daily basis.

The lecturers are all famous teachers and great Confucians.

Martial arts subjects are taught by the emperor's personal guards.

Every morning, there is also a gymnastics session, where the teacher plays Baduanjin with the students.There is no physical education class, and the sword formation in the interest course is physical education.

For this reason, student dormitories and teachers' dormitories were specially built next to Huangcheng Primary School.

Students live in dormitories and can only go home on Sundays.Even princes and princesses, as long as they go to school, they must stay in the dormitory, and the maids are not allowed to accompany them to serve them. If there is anything, they can find the female dormitory officer.

The location of Huangcheng Primary School and dormitory is very interesting.Going north through the Meridian Gate is the Forbidden City, and going south through the Chengtian Gate is the central yamen, which are next to the Sheji Altar, Taimiao, Yinghun Temple, Emperor Temple and other buildings. .Occasionally, there are naughty students who will go to the Taimiao to hang out. Once they are caught, they will be slapped.

"Whoa, whoa!"

The female officer in charge of the dormitory would blow a whistle to remind the students to get up at [-]:[-] every morning.

There are four 10 minutes for dressing, washing and eating.

At [-]:[-], teachers will come and take the students to the playground to play Baduanjin.The so-called playground is actually the square in front of the Sheji Altar. In case of major sacrificial activities, the square will be full of civil and military officials.

Zhao Kuanghuan got up yawning, two roommates were already getting dressed, and one was fast asleep.