vrcanaries Chapter 269 Bizarre Memorial Reply
Chapter 269 Bizarre Memorial Reply
"For example, during the Kangxi era, there was a governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang who sent mangoes, a local specialty, to the emperor several times, even sending the actual fruit. Kangxi probably got annoyed and simply replied, 'Don't send them next time!' (He insisted on sending them even though he told him not to!)"
"There was also a Hangzhou textile commissioner named Sun Wencheng who submitted a memorial to Emperor Kangxi, saying that Zhu Yiju had raised an army in rebellion. Emperor Kangxi replied: This statement is completely unfounded! I really don't understand it!"
"But actually, someone reported this two months ago, but that person just hasn't updated the information!"
"Moreover, he particularly liked to pay his respects to the emperor. By the time of the Yongzheng Emperor, there were probably dozens of such memorials. The emperor's replies were quite funny. Once, he replied to him: 'I'm doing well! I've even gained a little weight!'"
"Perhaps this man submitted too many memorials to pay his respects, which made Yongzheng remember him. On one of Sun Wencheng's memorials reporting on the weather and grain prices, Yongzheng probably didn't have any specific content and simply replied: 'I am fine.'"
A farming expert from the Song Dynasty: Hahaha, so this memorial didn't really say anything!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: Hahahaha, the fourth brother is quite good at replying!
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: ?_? Having him is also a blessing for me.
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"However, these memorials are nothing compared to the series of reports on rainfall that Emperor Kangxi received, and this person was then serving as the Governor-General of Zhili."
"In June of the 56th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, especially between the 4th and 10th, he frequently submitted four reports regarding the rainfall in his area."
"The key issue is that his memorials were all pretty much the same, so Kangxi eventually stopped replying and simply told him not to submit any more to him!"
"However, just when Kangxi thought things would be better after this year, this person came again in June of the 57th year. Moreover, Kangxi was already aware of the rainfall situation, so he replied: 'Your reports on rainfall are too frequent!'"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (speechless): ...
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: That's all bullshit!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Did he really have to send this memorial?!?
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: So this is what reviewing memorials is like?!?
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"However, there are also some rather funny memorials from other dynasties. We previously mentioned that Emperor Zhu wrote a memorial of more than 10,000 words because he was beaten for writing too long."
"Old Zhu got dizzy when he saw so many words, so he had someone read them aloud. But he didn't expect that when they got to about six thousand words, they still hadn't gotten to the main point. It was too wordy. Old Zhu got angry and beat up Ru Taisu."
"This shows that it's not a good thing that the memorials are too long. There are already so many of them, and reading them one by one would probably be quite frustrating."
A farming expert from the Song Dynasty: I was already annoyed, but seeing this made it even more annoying, hahaha!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: To write such a long novel, he's truly talented! No wonder he became an official!
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"Let's continue talking about the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty called himself the Hermit of Breaking the Dust or the Hermit of Perfect Enlightenment. He said: 'Although I am not a monk, I am still at home! I can still cultivate myself!'"
"So on one occasion, in the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign, he specially convened a Dharma assembly. Now that he was called a lay Buddhist, he had to share his insights. In the end, he accepted fourteen disciples, most of whom were princes and ministers!"
"I wonder what Hongli, who was still a prince at the time, was thinking. Was he feeling extremely uneasy, wondering what his father was up to?"
"In modern times, when we were still cubs, we quite enjoyed playing these role-playing games, but it couldn't compare to the Fourth Prince holding his own Dharma assemblies and taking ministers and princes as his disciples!"
"I don't know if it's because of this, but the Yonghe Temple, which is the former residence of the Fourth Prince Yong, has proven to be the most effective place to make wishes! However, it doesn't include the process, only the result!"
"For example, someone once made a wish there, hoping to get a promotion. Not long after, their boss resigned, and they got promoted. But their salary didn't increase at all. You tell me, isn't this place effective? It didn't come true!"
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: Making a wish in this place is terrifying!
A young martial arts student from the Song Dynasty: Holy crap! This...this...so that's what it means—only seeking results!
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (itching to do something): ...
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: Pfft! This is so silly! Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!
Optimistic Su Dongpo: But he was capable of writing that embarrassing history book back then! That's not surprising!
Zhu Houzhao, the number one troublemaker of the Ming Dynasty: Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! I remember you only made things worse by trying to explain, didn't you? You even had someone give a speech!
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: You don't understand me!!!
In another timeline, the fourth prince, who had not yet become emperor, was furious with the comments on the small screen!
How could these people make him sound so stupid in the future?!
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! (???；)
The fourth prince would never have imagined that his Yongwang Mansion was about to welcome a large number of guests.
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