My father is Jiajing

The morning light breaks through the clouds, illuminating the world.

"Om-"

The long-lasting trumpet emits a low, solemn and sacred sound, as if welcoming the immortals from heaven to the earth.

"Snapped--"

The whip that was roaring in the sky also responded with a bang in the air at this moment, as if reminding people to step back and be in awe.

Emperor Jiajing, who had made preparations early, had already combed his hair for today with the help of Huang Jin.

At this moment, he was tidying up his clothes with the help of a group of attentive palace maids.

Emperor Jiajing sat in front of a huge bronze mirror that was polished to a smoothness as good as glass, looking at himself in the mirror as if through a layer of golden filter.

Emperor Jiajing carefully looked at every detail of himself in the mirror. He looked at his graying temples, the wrinkles on his thin cheeks, and his black and white beard.

"Am I old?"

Emperor Jiajing asked a question to Huang Jin, who was serving him.

At this moment, Huang Jin was still carefully helping Emperor Jiajing take care of the hair that would eventually be tied into the crown.

After hearing the question from Emperor Jiajing, a happy smile appeared on his face. He smiled comfortingly, "The Emperor is not old at all."

Emperor Jiajing added: "But I see white hair and wrinkles."

Huang Jin smiled and replied, "The Emperor's hair is not white, nor are his wrinkles, but his majesty. The Emperor is a deity from heaven who has come to earth. He is a great and powerful deity who is like the Three Pure Ones and calls them brothers and friends. Aren't they all like the Emperor, with a calm and otherworldly deity's demeanor?"

"So, the emperor's white hair is not white hair at all, but the appearance of an immortal like the Three Pure Ones. Those wrinkles are not wrinkles, but the compassion of the immortals for the world."

Emperor Jiajing's mood improved as he listened to Huang Jin's explanation. When he looked at his own white hair and wrinkles again, he seemed to really see some of the majesty and compassion of an immortal.

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "You are right. I think so too."

After laughing happily, Emperor Jiajing sighed again, "I can finally put down my heavy burden and enjoy the happiness of family life."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "Is the Emperor planning to take care of the grandson himself?"

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "I will not do such a thankless job. I just want them to come to me at a fixed time every day to kowtow and pay their respects, and help me read the manuscripts sent by the Hanlin Academy."

Huang Jin couldn't help laughing again after hearing this.

Now, almost all of Emperor Jiajing's thoughts and energy were focused on the "Jiajing Supplement to the Yongle Encyclopedia" which Zhao Zhenji was in charge of.

Whenever Zhao Zhenji compiled a new manuscript, Emperor Jiajing would ask Zhao Zhenji to send it to him for his review as soon as possible.

It can be seen that in the heart of Emperor Jiajing at this moment, this is his top priority in the future.

Moreover, according to the request of Emperor Jiajing, an original copy of the newly added "Yongle (Jiajing) Encyclopedia" was also required to be placed together with the original "Yongle Encyclopedia".

So everyone could see that Emperor Jiajing wanted to take the "Yongle Encyclopedia" and the newly added "Jiajing Chapter" to the underground, so that he could continue to appreciate this masterpiece in another world!

At the same time, this was also an important political operation for Emperor Jiajing to show that he had achieved as much as Emperor Chengzu.

It can be said that this will be the only thing that Emperor Jiajing will continue to pay attention to after he abdicates.

In this regard, both the court officials and Zhu Zaigui himself fully cooperated and were satisfied.

After all, this set of books, whether it is a beautiful copy of the original to take with Emperor Jiajing to another world, or a new compilation, will be a great cultural project that can be passed down for thousands of years.

And those who can participate in this project will surely become famous through the ages with this great book.

Therefore, whether it is copying the original "Yongle Encyclopedia" or adding the Jiajing chapter to the Yongle Encyclopedia, this is a political event that cannot be ignored for the court.

After Huang Jin combed Emperor Jiajing's hair and made sure that there was not a single unruly hair hanging out, he gently reminded Emperor Jiajing, "Emperor, it's done. It's time to put on your crown."

Emperor Jiajing nodded gently and said, "Put it on. I haven't worn this imperial crown for a long time."

Huang Jin smiled slightly, holding a solemn and luxurious Thirteenth Emperor's Crown, which represented the emperor's supreme authority, and carefully placed it on the head of Emperor Jiajing.

After putting on the crown, Emperor Jiajing felt a little uncomfortable.

Not only was the crown heavy, but the thirteen beads on it would also shake uncontrollably, requiring the wearer to keep his body and neck straight and sit upright to keep the beads in place.

It can be seen that this kind of crown of the emperor, which is more ceremonial than practical, is usually worn by no emperor.

Even the emperor who was diligent in offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors was sometimes reluctant to wear such an overly grand crown to do so.

But even so, there were always some ceremonial ceremonies that the emperor could not slack off on, forcing him to wear these uncomfortable crowns and attend in person.

For example, in the Emperor's abdication ceremony and the Crown Prince's enthronement ceremony that will be held today, he will have to wear this extremely grand twelve-chapter-patterned emperor's crown to appear.

Huang Jin helped Emperor Jiajing check it from top to bottom. When he was sure that there was no problem, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and looked at the clock in the abode.

This gorgeous and solemn gilded clock is a high-end luxury timekeeping tool produced by Shunyi Industrial Park. It is much more advanced than the original timekeeping tools such as water clocks and hourglasses.

However, there are also constant minor problems, due to the fact that the internal components are not precise enough and the material performance required for the components does not meet the standards.

Therefore, this type of clock often has some minor problems in quality and function.

But none of this matters!

The important thing is that it can move by itself. Based on this point, no matter how many flaws and problems it has, wealthy people who can afford to use or buy it can tolerate it.

And they are also happy to pay for any subsequent repairs and maintenance costs.

It can be seen that human beings’ attitude towards new things has not changed much from ancient times to the present.

This is just like the robot enthusiasts of hundreds of years later. Even if the robot's movements are stupid like a mentally retarded person, there is still no shortage of enthusiasts willing to spend a lot of money to consume and experience them. And this flashy and problematic table clock produced by Shunyi Industrial Park is almost the same.

Its target customer group has never been poor people who like to comment and criticize its technical and other issues.

Rather, it is a group of high-quality, high-consumption people who are full of countless imaginations about future technologies and are willing to support and care for them with practical actions.

Therefore, the gap and happiness between people will always be difficult to communicate.

Ordinary people think that high-end luxury goods have many problems, are expensive and impractical, and those who are willing to buy them are complainers, while they themselves, who cannot afford or use them, are rational and smart people.

But the reality is that ordinary people do not have enough financial resources to support this new technological product, so they are forced to be rational.

If ordinary people could have enough wealth, then these rational ordinary people would definitely consume and support such high-end stuff based on their own preferences and spiritual needs, just like the complainers they commented on before.

To describe this situation in simple terms, it's like the difference between players who spend money on games and players who don't spend any money.

People who don't charge at all think that those who play games with no money are just stupid people with lots of money. They spend so much money just to play a game, and then spend the money on fancy things like buying flashy skins and clothes.

With this money, you can buy more equipment, combine some gems, and increase some attributes. Isn’t that great?

But does Krypton lack these?
Obviously, there is no shortage of them. After having these pleasures, if you still want the spenders to spend money, you have to provide them with these unique skins and clothes to bring them new pleasure and sense of accomplishment.

So now the luxurious and novel automatic table clock provides these emotions.

Even though the wealthy families who bought the clock knew that it was flashy and had many problems, they still couldn't lose face.

They can’t lack what others have!

Therefore, after making this clock, Shunyi Industrial Park quickly achieved profitability and had more funds to recruit more talents to research technology, improve processes, and enhance the core competitiveness of its products.

So don’t complain that something is too expensive or too bad. As long as it represents advanced direction and advanced productivity, some problems and flaws are acceptable.

After Huang Jin looked at the time on the clock, he immediately glanced at the traditional clepsydra time next to it.

After confirming the time, Huang Jin said again: "Emperor, the auspicious time is almost here."

When Emperor Jiajing heard that the auspicious time was approaching, he turned around and glanced at the clock and clepsydra in the temple.

Then he laughed and said, "This clock is still quite accurate today. I thought I would have to find someone to adjust and repair it again."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "This is definitely not necessary. The senior academicians in Shunyi Industrial Park are not useless. How can they keep letting such expensive things go wrong?"

"If it continues like this, I think His Highness will definitely ask Gao Gong to personally supervise and see what they are doing."

Emperor Jiajing laughed again.

Now Zhu Zaigui handed these matters over to Gao Gong, although Gao Gong seemed reluctant to do so at the beginning.

But when he learned in depth about the economic benefits created by these scientific and technological inventions in Shunyi Industrial Park, Gao Gong immediately adjusted his attitude.

He understood Zhu Zaigui's trust and reliance on him, and realized the important value and significance of Shunyi Industrial Park.

"Hel me up."

Wearing a complete set of imperial crown, Emperor Jiajing's movements became somewhat inconvenient and he needed someone to support him to walk steadily.

Otherwise, the thirteen pearls hanging from the crown on his head would make him dizzy and unable to walk.

Huang Jin hurriedly helped Emperor Jiajing up by the arm, and several young and strong eunuchs beside him carefully assisted him.

After all, Huang Jin is not young anymore, and it is still unclear whether he can walk steadily on his own.

Therefore, these young and strong eunuchs had to be prudent and stand by to protect and look after Emperor Jiajing and their ancestor Huang Jin!
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, at best they will have no hope of making a success in this life, or at worst they may lose their lives!
Of course, if they can protect Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin safely and complete today's ceremony without any mistakes, then this will also be a great achievement on their part.

When the time comes for the eunuchs in the palace to be evaluated and judged, they will be more competitive than other young eunuchs and will be able to take up leadership positions ahead of other young eunuchs and realize their political ambitions of becoming future great eunuchs!
You should know that eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty had the right to participate in politics starting from the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.

During the reign of Emperor Yingzong, regardless of whether Wang Zhen was a good or bad person, he was at least a role model for future eunuchs to understand that as long as they worked hard, they could still reach a level that influenced the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, during the Ming Dynasty, each of the eunuchs was extremely hardworking, intelligent, and cautious.

Their ultimate goal is to one day become the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, who is no less powerful than the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and realize the great Confucian ideal of "governing the country and pacifying the world."

In this way, Huang Jin carefully helped Emperor Jiajing out of the temple, and then went to the main hall of Wanshou Palace.

At this moment, all the doors of the main hall of Wanshou Palace were open, and the outside air poured in unimpeded, making the entire hall appear extremely spacious and bright.

Emperor Jiajing stood in the palace and looked at the scenery outside the palace. He couldn't help but sigh: "Today's weather is so good. The sun is so warm, and there is no wind or cloud. It's really a blessing from God!"

Huang Jin smiled and said, "Of course God is benevolent. God is also the Taoist friend of the Emperor in heaven. He knows that the Emperor is going to do something big today, so he will definitely help the Emperor prepare the scene and the pomp."

Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and turned back to look at Huang Jin, "You are the only one who knows how to talk. I am a Taoist friend of God."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "What this servant said is all true. The Emperor is also a god, and the God of Heaven is also a god. When you were in heaven, you must have been a great god who was on an equal footing with the God of Heaven, the Great Emperor!"

Emperor Jiajing said happily: "Okay, okay, when I return to heaven, I will definitely take you with me and appoint you as a high-ranking official in my palace. I will let you serve me and help me manage the miscellaneous affairs in the palace."

Huang Jin immediately said happily: "Then I would like to thank the emperor for his decree."

Emperor Jiajing laughed again, looking at the sedan chair being prepared outside, "Let's go, we are leaving too."

When Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, his expression immediately became serious, and he bowed to the outside, "The Emperor is coming!"

As the emperor shouted, all the palace servants, guards and ceremonial personnel inside and outside the Wanshou Palace bowed in unison, waiting for Emperor Jiajing to set off!

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