Southern Capital, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Dingwu, whose eyesight was severely reduced, touched the glasses in his hand and hesitated whether to wear them.
This glasses is Zhou Shixiang specially asked the craftsman to use crystal for Emperor Dingwu to make, originally he thought that there were no glasses in this era, and he didn't want this thing to have it as early as the Xuande period, but it was not called glasses, but called "叆叇".
The cost of "叆叇" is high, and most of the lenses are made of crystal, which ordinary people cannot afford to use, so they have not spread among the people, and are only used by high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
However, despite the existence of glasses, people in this era do not know the cause of "myopia", and most people treat vision loss as a disease, and as a result, many myopic patients do not think that they can improve their vision through external objects in their lives.
Emperor Dingwu suffered with his father and brother since he was a child, and after he became an adult, he lived a life of upheaval, and his body collapsed early due to perennial malnutrition and fear, and his eyesight also deteriorated severely, so even if his body was healed and recuperated in these two years, he could never recover.
The so-called root has been damaged, and the symptoms are not cured.
There are rumors in the outside world that the reason why there is no queen today is probably the same as that of Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou back then, because of the physical changes caused by being hunted down.
This rumor was ridiculed by some people, but it was also deliberately promoted by some people, because if it was Zhao Gou today, then who was Yue Fei.
If this Yue Fei didn't want to end up in the Storm Pavilion, would the people sympathize with and support him.
Zhou Shixiang had no intention of exploring the reason why Emperor Dingwu had no queen, and after knowing that Emperor Dingwu had difficulty seeing, he thought of myopia glasses, so he specially asked the craftsman to make frames with gold, polish the lenses with crystal, and send people to send them to the palace.
The things sent by His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the palace did not dare to slack off, and Pan Yinglong, the celebrant of ceremonies, specially presented these glasses to Emperor Dingwu.
"You say this thing can really make me see clearly" Emperor Dingwu was a little skeptical, and even vaguely felt that this thing would hide any poison and poison needles, but he studied and studied, and he didn't find anything wrong.
On the contrary, when you look at the lens, the image in front of you is so clear.
This shocked and intrigued him.
Pan Yinglong said respectfully: "Emperor, the old slave specially asked someone, there were glasses in the palace before, but they were called Zang, it is said that after wearing them, they can really see foreign objects clearly."
It's a pity that the old slave didn't bring this thing out of the palace back then, otherwise, the emperor would have been able to see it clearly.
Pan Yinglong is definitely not referring to the Nanjing Imperial City, but the Beijing Imperial Palace.
"Oh, this thing has been around before."
Emperor Dingwu nodded, took his glasses and looked at them repeatedly, and finally had the courage to put them on.
Looking up at everything in front of me, it was like a dark room suddenly lit with a candle, bright and clear.
"Your Majesty, I can really see it clearly" Empress Chen and Gonggong Pan stood on the side, looking at Emperor Dingwu with a hint of nervousness in their smiles.
Emperor Dingwu looked at the two of them in a daze, and his heart was indescribably happy.
For the first time in many years, he was able to see people so clearly from such a distance.
He clearly saw the white hair on Pan's head, the wrinkles on his forehead, and the calloused hands of Empress Chen, who could no longer be restored.
Alas, what a bitter queen.
Emperor Dingwu thought of the days when Empress Chen accompanied him to endure hardships and hardships over the years, and when he had a little bit of food, he couldn't help but have red eyes and a sour nose.
Seeing this, Empress Chen thought that there was something wrong with this mirror, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked nervously: "Your Majesty, if there is any discomfort in this mirror, don't wear it." ” "I can see clearly, but I feel a little dizzy."
Emperor Dingwu calmed down, to tell the truth, his eyes could see clearly, but he felt that his head was a little uncomfortable and dizzy.
Pan Yinglong knew what was going on, and said busily: "Emperor, don't worry, this is a normal reaction after wearing glasses, and it will be fine after a long time." ” "Yes, I see."
Emperor Dingwu took off his glasses, looked in the mirror and muttered, "This is a good thing, but he is not a good thing." ” Hearing this, Empress Chen and Pan Yinglong were stunned, who was "he" in the emperor's mouth, and they didn't know.
"The dragon dives into the cape and is frightened, and he jumps in the abyss for the time being; Waiting for the gathering of the wind and clouds, and the soaring Liuhe will determine the future.
Hmph, he still showed the true face of a thief, but I really believed that he was not the second Sun Kewang, and wanted to be of the same heart with his monarchs and ministers, restore the old capital in the Northern Expedition, and leave a piece of eternal stories of monarchs and ministers. ” Thinking of this anti-poem written by Zhou Shixiang in his early years, Emperor Dingwu became more and more depressed in his heart, and in a fit of anger, he threw his glasses in the corner of the imperial case and almost fell to the ground.
"I don't need the thief's things, you give me back" Empress Chen sighed secretly, carefully put the glasses in her hand, and glanced at Pan Yinglong.
The latter hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Emperor, that anti-poem may not have been written by King Qi, as far as the old slave knows, the person who wrote the poem was a person named Hong Xiuquan." ” Emperor Dingwu shook his head: "Gonggong Pan, you don't have to say good things for him, when I was in Guangzhou, General Wang Xing once told me that Zhou Shixiang had been to a village called Jintian in Guangxi. ” Hearing this, Pan Yinglong didn't know what to say, because he knew that the anti-poem was indeed written by Zhou Shixiang.
Combined with the recent rumors outside, Zhou Shixiang's entry into Beijing this time is probably not just to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Emperor Dingwu was a little annoyed and forced himself to support his sick body, and after pacing back and forth in the hall for a few steps, he suddenly turned to look at the silent Pan Yinglong, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "King Jin has returned to the country, you say, can I send someone to contact him and King Shun's side, always thinking of the emperor's brother's affection, Guo Ge Lao said that the constitutional order reform, although I agreed, but Zhou Shixiang is really willing to do this step, if he still wants more, I can't really give up the Jiangshan Sheji left by my ancestors."
No matter what, I have to give it a try, so that even if I die, I can always go to see Emperor Taizu with peace of mind. ” "This" Pan Yinglong was secretly frightened, but finally nodded slightly: "Don't worry, the old slave will arrange this matter." ” "Your Majesty, this can't be done."
Empress Chen was already discolored, and if Zhou Shixiang knew that the emperor had secretly sent someone to contact King Jin and King Shun, what would his reaction be.
Are the kings of Jin and Shun really willing to raise troops to protect the Ming Dynasty and turn against the Taiping army?
Empress Chen didn't want her husband to be in danger, and if she could decide the matter, she would rather her husband not be the emperor.
Emperor Dingwu didn't listen to Empress Chen's persuasion, he blushed and said: "You go to Changle, she is about to get married, there are some things that it is inconvenient for me as an uncle to come forward, and it is inconvenient to tell her, I have to work for you, an aunt, to Zhang Luo for her."
In the end, Dingwu sighed again and said to Empress Chen: "Alas, you tell Changle for me that my uncle can't stand her." ”oshow7 t1706231537: