Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1085, the importance of sleep

"Liu Jin, what else do you need?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin who stood up, smiled and asked.

Other ministers who were about to go home also looked at Liu Jin one after another.

"Your Majesty, I have been thinking about one thing, and that is our early court system and work system."

Liu Jin replied respectfully.

"Oh, early court system, work system?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately became interested. Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the early dynasty system is a system that has been passed down since ancient times. The emperor and ministers have to get up early every morning to deal with state affairs."

"From the beginning of the early dynasty system, the original intention was to urge the emperor and the ministers in the court to pay attention to national affairs. As the saying goes, the day's plan lies in the morning, and national affairs should be given high attention. The early dynasty is also to remind the king and courtiers to shoulder It shoulders the burden of the country's prosperity and the country's community."

Liu Jin stood up and thought for a while before speaking slowly.

In fact, the early dynasty system existed very early, but it was more humane before the Song Dynasty. The early dynasty was later, and everyone could sleep longer.

Secondly, during the early court, ministers can sit and discuss state affairs with the emperor, instead of standing or kneeling to attend the morning court.

But when it came to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was himself a workaholic, and he was not tired of working more than ten hours a day.

At the same time, he was an emperor who hated officials extremely. For this reason, he formulated many harsh laws, invented many systems that did not exist in previous dynasties, and paid officials very low salaries.

And some changes were made in the early court system. According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, in the early court, the ministers had to get up at midnight and cross half of the capital to the Meridian Gate. At three o'clock in the morning, the ministers arrived outside the Meridian Gate and waited.

When the drum on the Meridian Gate Tower rang, the ministers had to line up. When the bell rang around five o'clock in the morning, the palace gate opened, and the officials entered in turn. After crossing the Jinshui Bridge and forming a line on the square, they waited to enter. Morning in the hall.

It can be said that this system is really disgusting. When you get up in the middle of the night to go to the morning court, you have to wait for several hours just to wait outside. One or two days is better. The key is that the morning court lasts for many years, day after day. .

Even the most energetic politicians will find this a very tiresome thing. Think about it, how painful it is to be called up to go to the morning court after the hey is over.

It's not just that the ministers are tired, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are notorious for not falling in love with the early court, that is, hardworking emperors like Emperor Hongzhi will insist on going to the early court every day, and other emperors often spend three days fishing and two days Posting on the net, meeting Emperor Zhengde, Emperor Wanli, etc., who have not been in court for more than ten or decades, hate this early court.

It’s better when the weather is hot in summer, and it’s cooler when you get up early, but if it’s autumn and winter, the temperature in Beijing is very low, and it’s really uncomfortable to get up and go to court in the morning.

You can imagine how sour it feels to stand outside the palace gate and wait for hours in the middle of the night when it is snowing heavily and dripping water turns into ice.

Even if these ministers are all wearing mink coats, brocade and satin, it is difficult to resist the cold weather.

In spring and summer, it is difficult to understand the sourness of getting up and going to court in the cold spring or heavy rain.

In addition to greatly advancing the time for the early court, Zhu Yuanzhang also formulated a cumbersome early court system. The ministers had to stand up and kneel to perform affairs, so that all the ministers had their knees tied The things are made of mink fur, otherwise many elderly ministers would not be able to get up after kneeling for a long time.

It can be seen from these that the Ming Dynasty's early dynasty system was disgusting. Many places were deliberately made by Zhu Yuanzhang to punish these ministers.

Such a system is not only hated by the courtiers, but also by the emperor. He wakes up too early, and day after day, year after year, the emperor is also having a hard time.

You must know that not only ministers must pay attention to the etiquette of the early court, but even the emperor. For example, the emperor must sit upright and maintain majesty at all times, otherwise the censor can spit on you.

Everyone wants to change the early dynasty system, but no one has dared to bring it up until now, mainly because the early dynasty system is an ancestral system, which cannot be easily changed, even the emperor must follow it .

Now hearing Liu Jin talking about the early court system, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Liu Jin is lazy~"

Not only did Emperor Hongzhi think so, but so did Zhang Mao, Liu Jian and others. Liu Jin was notoriously lazy.

"However, the early morning time is really too early~"

"The emperor needs to get up at Yinshi, and the ministers have to get up in the middle of the night to catch up with the morning court."

"Day after day, year after year, this is a difficult test for the emperor and ministers, and more importantly, it seriously damages the health of the emperor and ministers."

Liu Jin changed the subject and immediately talked about the morning time.

"Serious bodily harm?"

When Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Zhang Mao and others heard this, they immediately smiled. Then Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and said, "How did you hurt everyone's body?"

"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"

"According to the research of Daming Medical College, sleep is very important. If a person does not sleep well and does not sleep enough time, the body will be prone to diseases. If a person does not sleep well for a long time and the quality of sleep is poor, not only Weak and sick, and it will affect life expectancy.”

Liu Jin took out a research report, these research reports from Daming Medical College.

Daming Medical College researches many fields, including one that specializes in sleep. Some slaves were selected to intervene in the sleep of these slaves for a long time, and then came up with such a research report.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone couldn't help being slightly surprised. Emperor Hongzhi took the research report and read it carefully, and soon frowned.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other ministers quickly circulated it to each other, and each of them frowned after reading it.

There is no doubt about the authority of Daming Medical College, especially after curing Emperor Hongzhi's intestinal carbuncle, it has represented the most advanced medical technology of Ming Dynasty.

In this research report, the situation and results of the experiment are listed in detail, and it is highlighted that among the slaves participating in the test, those slaves who lack sleep and poor sleep quality are not only prone to illness, but also often Easily becomes irritable and restless.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"

"Sleep is a very important thing for our human body, and adequate sleep is conducive to physical and mental health."

"And the health of the emperor is naturally the most important thing for our Ming Dynasty. The princes in the court are the humerus of the emperor, the pillars of the Daming country and the country, and they are also related to the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty."

"However, because of the early dynasty system, both the emperor and the ministers in the court have to get up very early, and sleep cannot be guaranteed. The dragon body of the emperor and the bodies of the princes in the court are all damaged. Said, it is obviously disadvantageous."

Naturally, it is impossible for Liu Jin to start from the system itself. The focus is still to speak from the health of Emperor Hongzhi and the health of the ministers.

No matter who it is, they value their own body the most, especially the emperor and the ministers in the court, all of them are the top people in Ming Dynasty, so naturally they value their body more.

"Your Majesty, you work hard to govern, work diligently and love the people. You are a holy king through the ages. You have to review the memorials until late at night every day. You have to go to the morning court again before you have a good rest."

"One or two days is fine. If this goes on for a long time, it will definitely have an impact on His Majesty's dragon body."

"If you can properly change the morning affairs, such as changing the morning time to Chenshi, Your Majesty can sleep for more than an hour every day."

"Don't underestimate this extra hour. According to the research above, sleeping an extra hour a day will not only make your body healthier, but also live longer."

"If the morning time can be changed to Si time, not only can your majesty sleep for an extra hour every day, but your majesty can also exercise for half an hour early every day, and keep exercising every day. Proper exercise and sweating are also good for our body. , This is also the research result of the Daming Medical College.”

"The time has been pushed back a bit, and the ministers can also sleep more. The ministers are healthier, and they can better deal with state affairs, share worries for His Majesty, and do their best for the country and the country."

Liu Jin first patted Emperor Hongzhi's flattery, and then expressed his own suggestion, talking about the benefits of postponing the early court.

Well, the main article is about Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi has always been weak. Since the operation last year, he was advised by the professor of Daming Medical College.

Emperor Hongzhi made adjustments in many aspects such as diet, work and rest, and the most important one was the introduction of sports and exercise. After exercising every day, sweating, the whole person can feel refreshed, and his body is getting better and better. it is good.

"You lazy bastard, you obviously don't want to go to the morning court, but you are talking about these things clearly and logically."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and couldn't help laughing.

He himself is a diligent emperor, and he has always insisted on going to the early court, unless there is something special, or he is really uncomfortable, otherwise he insists on going to the early court.

However, he had to admit that what Liu Jin said made sense.

The body of the emperor and ministers is very important to the Daming country, and sleep is very important to the body, which is naturally pushed over. This postponement of the early dynasty seems to be very important to the Daming country.

　Do you think that if you travel to ancient times and become an emperor, you can persist in the early dynasty?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)