The Rise of the European Emperor

Practicing kneeling while wearing a robe in summer made Marin want to die. To be honest, Xia Tian's tribute is indeed suspected of seeking abuse. But Marin is also suffering and can't tell. It was late spring when he came, and he stayed on Taiwan Island for a long time. Even if there is no delay, it will be early summer when we come to the capital.

The best choice is actually to wait until the summer before entering Beijing. But the problem is, time waits for no one. By the time of August in the lunar calendar, which is the beginning of autumn, Liu Jin will be finished. At that time, things may not be so easy to handle. Therefore, Marin had to choose to pay tribute in summer.

Fortunately, Marin was also a knight, and he was physically strong. Otherwise, you must suffer from heat stroke. Like the three thousand officers and soldiers of Tianjin Guards who came to monitor Marin's guards, more than 20 people suffered from heatstroke in three days because they were wearing full armor.

When Marin was undergoing training at Tianjin Wei Dagu Port, the Jinyiwei Dahan General sent by Liu Jin also loaded 9 Galapagos tortoises to the capital.

The hot summer is hard on people. However, for the Galapagos tortoises who have always lived on the Galapagos Islands near the equator, they cannot adapt to the hot and dry climate of the capital. After all, due to the influence of the cold current in Peru, the Galapagos Islands also have a dry and hot climate.

Therefore, the nine Galapagos tortoises looked very leisurely on the carriage converted from a prison car, and even closed their eyes comfortably. As for the crowd watching along the way, they have long been used to it. When they were first caught on board, these tortoises were terrified. But after a long time, these old tortoises found that these strange two-legged animals seemed to have no intention of eating them, and then they didn't care. As for the two most timid, they are already dead. Those who can survive are all brave...

Liu Jin now controls the government and invades the government and the opposition. But he also needs to please the emperor. In order to fit the name of the tortoise "Xuanwu", Liu Jin ordered the nine tortoises not to go through the Meridian Gate and the East and West Gates when entering the Forbidden City, but to go around to the north and go through the Xuanwu Gate.

The Xuanwu Gate in the Forbidden City was called Shenwu Gate in later generations, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was actually called Xuanwu Gate. After all, Xuanwu dominates the north, and it is most appropriate for the north gate to be called Xuanwumen. Changing its name to Shenwumen was a matter of the Kang Mazi period of the Qing Dynasty. Because Kang Mazi's name is Xuanye, in order to avoid taboo, Xuanwumen was changed to Shenwumen. But with this change, the original meaning of Xuanwumen was lost.

Although Xuanwumen is the least famous of the four gates in the Forbidden City, but because the meaning of the tortoise and Xuanwumen is the most appropriate, it is the most appropriate way to let the tortoise go to Xuanwumen.

When the convoy transporting the "Xuan Gui" arrived, Liu Jin personally waited outside the Xuanwu Gate with a large number of factory fans and Jin Yiwei. Moreover, in order to welcome auspiciousness, the middle gates of the Xuanwu Gate were all opened.

There are four gates to the palace, and generally only the emperor is qualified to enter the middle gate. Of course, the queen at her wedding, and the champion man can also go once when he parades in the streets to praise officials. But the latter two basically go once in a lifetime. Only the emperor can go through the middle door every time.

However, because the auspiciousness is quite different this time, it is called Xuangui and deals with Xuanwu. Therefore, Liu Jin specially asked Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao to open the middle door to welcome Xuanwu, who represents auspiciousness.

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was an 18-year-old boy who was very curious about novelty. So, he also came to watch the excitement on the tower of the north gate Kunning Gate (renamed Shunzhen Gate during the Jiajing period) of the Gonghou Garden (called Yuhuayuan in Qing Dynasty) closest to Xuanwu Gate.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao, the bear boy, seemed to go to Xuanwumen to watch the excitement at the first time. However, he is now the emperor, and Empress Dowager Zhang told him to maintain the majesty of the emperor and not lose the majesty of the emperor. In desperation, he couldn't squeeze in the Xuanwu Gate with Liu Jin and others to watch the fun,

I can only go to the tower next to the Kunning Gate, which is actually very close to the Xuanwu Gate, to watch the excitement.

Kunning Gate is very close to Xuanwu Gate, and there is only a large open space in the middle. When the modified prison van carrying 9 Galapagos tortoises drove into the open space between Xuanwu Gate and Kunning Gate, Liu Jin who came to watch was also shocked.

"It really is a black turtle! It really is a black turtle!"

Seeing the huge Galapagos tortoise with his own eyes, the suspicion in Liu Jin's heart disappeared long ago. Originally, Liu Jin was worried that his subordinates were exaggerating. After all, no one can do this trick better than eunuchs. Therefore, Liu Jin believes that even though the tortoise donated by the Beihai Kingdom this time is very large, it is not as big as Marin's letter boasted. After all, this kind of watery description is a common problem of Ming literati. Or, the foreign chief Marin also has this suspicion?

But when Liu Jin saw the table-sized Galapagos tortoise with his own eyes, all doubts of Liu Jin disappeared. Moreover, he also showed an excited expression.

why? Liu Jin has invaded the government and the public in recent years, but there have also been too many oppositions. Although these objections were suppressed by him forcefully, it is an indisputable fact that his monopoly was criticized by the government and the opposition.

Therefore, as Marin guessed, Liu Jin, the eunuch Liu, also needs some good news to help him rectify his name. At the very least, it must be proved that it monopolizes the country and the people, and complies with God's will.

And when it comes to conforming to God's will, what else is more appropriate than the appearance of auspiciousness?

However, ordinary auspiciousness is not enough to be recognized by everyone. If, like Song Zhenzong, people forged heavenly scriptures, they would probably be criticized. Because Song Zhenzong's deeds of forging the heavenly scriptures have been known to everyone in the world. Taking it out at this time will not only pick up people's teeth, but will not be recognized by others.

Moreover, there are also grade differences between auspiciousness and auspiciousness. There are many kinds of auspiciousness in ancient times, which can be roughly divided into five types, that is, five levels. In ancient times, it was called "Linfeng Wuling, Jiarui of the king." It is the highest level of auspicious signs. The following are Darui, Shangrui, Zhongrui and Xiarui. "New Tang Book? Baiguan Zhi" contains: "Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, is in charge of books and auspiciousness. Fan Jingxing and Qingyun are Darui, and their names are sixty-four; White Wolf and Chitu are Shangrui, and their names are twenty. Eight; Cangniao and Chiyan are Zhongrui, and their names are thirty-two; Jiahe, Zhicao, and Mulianli are Xiarui, and their names are fourteen.

Among them, the highest level of auspiciousness is Jiarui, who represents the king. Its content is "Lin Feng Wu Ling". And what are the "Linfeng Wuling", they are Qilin, Phoenix, Turtle, Dragon and White Tiger respectively. The appearance of each kind of Jiarui symbolizes that the emperor of the dynasty is the "true son of destiny" and is the Mingjun of the world.

However, unicorns, phoenixes, dragons, and white tigers are legendary beasts that do not exist in the world (white tigers actually exist, but China does not, only India and Bangladesh have white tigers). Therefore, the only highest-level auspicious auspiciousness that can appear in ancient China-Jiarui, is only a tortoise. In order to please Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song did the immoral thing of forging the "Colorful Turtle" with paint, and indirectly triggered the "Renyin Palace Change", which almost killed Emperor Jiajing.

However, most of the auspicious tortoises in ancient China were forged. Or, it's just that the native tortoises in China are deformed. For example, a turtle with albinism can also be regarded as a black turtle.

But the Galapagos tortoise doesn't use those routines. This size, put it this way, can be regarded as auspicious. Without him, the body is too big...

The tortoise is big, and it looks obviously domineering, which is very in line with the arrogance of a king...

Therefore, as soon as the nine oversized tortoises entered the Xuanwu Gate, Liu Jin became excited. Then, as if he had thought of something, he took the lead and knelt down and shouted:

"Jarui! Jiarui!"

Then, Liu Jin remembered a sentence said by the disciples, "Those who are born with green and black origins are also the treasured tortoise of the emperor" (from "Li. Le Ji"). Coincidentally, the tortoises caught by Marin were all blue and black, which perfectly interpreted this sentence.

So Liu Jin yelled at Zhu Houzhao on the tower of Kunning Gate:

"Your Majesty, it is a giant blue-black tortoise, the precious tortoise of the Son of Heaven! This old servant congratulates Your Majesty, congratulates Your Majesty, and congratulates Your Majesty on this blessing! May my Ming Dynasty last forever, and Your Majesty's achievements will last forever!"

Hearing that it was a giant blue and black tortoise, Zhu Houzhao couldn't sit still. He immediately ran down the tower next to the Kunning Gate, walked out of the Kunning Gate, and came to the cart carrying the Galapagos tortoises, watching these giant tortoises.

After careful observation, Zhu Houzhao, who is familiar with the "Book of Rites", also had to nod and admit:

"Sure enough, it's a black and blue tortoise. It can indeed be called Jiarui!"

Then, the brat thought about it—the appearance of such an auspicious auspiciousness proves that he is an incomparably wise Son of Heaven?

"No, I have to show off to the ministers about this matter, they always think I'm a child..." the bear child thought happily.

So Zhu Houzhao ordered:

"Take good care of these mysterious turtles. Tomorrow, I will bring them to the court, and let the civil and military officials see what is the king's Jiarui!"

"My emperor is holy!" Liu Jin hurriedly flattered him.

Liu Jin didn't know, because of the Xuan Gui incident, he avoided the torture of being hacked into pieces in the future...

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