Taizhou ziweixing

Because the courtier didn't want to write an article, he refused on the grounds of bad life. This courtier is Miao Yuan, and he used this reason according to Yongzheng's hobby.

Miaoyuan, whose real name is Zhizhi, is from Taizhou, Jiangsu. In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, Miaoyuan took part in the examination of rites and explored flowers in high school. His literary talent is particularly outstanding. At that time, Miao Yuan's memorial to Yong Zhengdi was: "I am doomed this year. After May 18, a lucky star flew into the palace of life, which embarrassed me, but blamed me even more ... I asked the king to learn from my stupidity and give me a blessing. Don't send me an article. " Through the disaster year, I saved my wealth, and I thank the Lord. "

In this passage, Miao Yuan said that he had bad luck this year, and disaster befell him. Please don't send him to write an article. After the disaster, we must work hard and repay the debt. What kind of rejection is this? Obviously, I am lazy, but I still have to say such a grandiose reason.

Moreover, we have watched many TV dramas and know that Yongzheng is a very ungrateful king. He devoted his life to reviewing the throne and handling state affairs. In our opinion, he is a king with no hobbies and interests, but in historical records, Yongzheng is a king who likes to study five lines of gossip very much, and this hobby should be one of the more wonderful kings in history.

It is recorded in The Royal Family and Magic in Ming and Qing Dynasties that Yong Zhengdi studied metaphysics such as alchemy and eight-character numerology, was keen on fortune-telling, and even approved eight characters for ministers as an important window to assess his virtue and talent. He divided the eight characters of all ministers into upper, middle, middle and upper nine. Upper middle school, middle school and lower middle school; Down, up, down, down. Being classified as a superior minister, promotion and reuse are just around the corner; Being classified as an inferior minister almost means "going into the cold palace."

Miao Yuan, as a courtier, also wisely refused what he didn't want to do according to Yongzheng's hobby.