Chapter 231 Emperor Ming
Southern Chu returned to a period without an emperor.
However, this time, the Eighth Wise King Zhao De was very popular.
Every day, a group of pilgrims would visit the Arhat Temple, find the Arhat Hall where the Eight Wise Kings meditated, kneel before the door, and implore them to return to secular life. They knelt for three full hours before leaving in dejection.
These pilgrims come from the lower class and are all ants.
Some were scholars who had failed in the imperial examinations, some were prostitutes who had fallen into prostitution, some were businessmen who had failed in business, and some were abandoned women who had met the wrong man...
They felt that only the Eight Wise Kings could understand the sufferings of the people.
Therefore, Chen Ming'an and Lou Li each faced great resistance when they wanted to choose another emperor.
If the ants are unwilling to be ants, they will start a riot regardless of the consequences.
Unfortunately, no one took the lead in the riot, and everyone was able to survive, despite the difficulties.
Zhu Huaizhen went to Luohan Temple to join in the fun.
She held a bamboo silk umbrella, pursed her lips, and remained silent.
She always felt that Zhao De was still lacking a gust of favorable conditions to ascend the throne.
What is the east wind? She was too lazy to think.
She knew that if Zhao De ascended the throne, he would definitely disgust her.
She didn't need to waste her time on Zhao De.
Thinking of this, she went back to listen to the opera.
Orioles chirp at dawn in the jade trees of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai waterside pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse. Here, amidst the mossy, blue tiles, I once slept in a dreamlike state; I've witnessed fifty years of rise and fall. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake, and owls roost on Phoenix Terrace. Dreams of the ruined mountains are the most real, the old land hard to lose. I don't believe this map is changing manuscripts. I'll compose a lament for Jiangnan, and sing it until I grow old.
She listened to "Peach Blossom Fan" a little absent-mindedly and could not hear a few words.
She still couldn't help but think about how to take advantage of the east wind.
Alas, if Zhao De had not become this short-lived emperor, how could Southern Chu have been in turmoil?
As a result, before Zhu Huaizhen could figure out the reason, Zhao De had already taken advantage of the situation.
The east wind is a gentle fragrance.
The ingredients of gentle fragrance are agarwood, orchid, clove, jasmine, magnolia, osmanthus and honey.
Fresh orchids, jasmine, magnolia, and osmanthus flowers are placed in a stone mortar and pounded into a floral paste. Cloves are ground into a fine powder, and agarwood into coarse grains. The fine clove powder and coarse agarwood grains are then mixed together and placed in the floral paste and further pounded. A suitable amount of honey is added to form incense pills, which are then pressed into incense cakes. After being pressed dry, they are then dried to produce the finished product, which is mostly used for fumigation.
A young girl who was in love with the Eighth Wise King sneaked into the Arhat Hall and forced the Eighth Wise King to have physical contact with her.
The Eighth Wise King broke his vows and had to return to secular life.
As soon as he returned to secular life, there were countless injustices in Jiangcheng waiting for him to judge.
Although he did not enter the court, he was willing to run around for the common people, and his reputation for virtue spread further and further.
As for the young girl, the Eighth Wise King wanted to marry her, but she disappeared without a trace, just like doing a good deed without leaving a name.
"No name?" Zhu Huaizhen shook his head and laughed.
Zhu Huaizhen didn't think that the young girl was a hired helper of the Eighth Wise King.
I'm afraid that a certain noble family has secretly surrendered to the Eighth Wise King.
Sure enough, when the Eighth Wise King ascended the throne, the head of the Nanyang Zheng family suggested that although the title "Xian" was good, it was followed by the word "Emperor", which made it sound like "Xian Di" and lacked the majesty of an emperor. It would be better to use the word "Ming", which also had a good meaning.
Emperor Xian of Chu readily agreed and handed over the arrangements of the coronation ceremony to the Zheng family of Nanyang.
The Zheng family of Nanyang is the largest family in Southern Chu, surpassing the Xiao family of Lanling.
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