Johnson was speechless after hearing this, and he would never be able to bear it if he wasn't!

Zhou Hui couldn't help but smile and said, "There are too many dramas in the Qing palace recently, and there are all kinds of domineering presidents, such as the three palaces and six courtyards, and the seventy-two concubines. It seems that being an emperor is a good job?"

"I will briefly tell you about the emperor's daily itinerary. From the morning of Yin to the beginning of Mao, that is, when we get up at four or five in the morning, the eunuchs and palace maids are waiting to take care of the clothes immediately. After the clothes are finished, we have to go to Cining Palace to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager. This is a rule formed by Emperor Kangxi. Walking from Yangxin Palace to Cining Palace is equivalent to morning exercise."

"After the greeting, there is morning class and meal time. The morning class at 6 o'clock is called a daily lecture. The ministers are selected to teach the governing national scriptures, or study the "Ancestor Records" and "Hadic Traditions" by themselves."

"The imperial kitchen is the busiest during this period. We have to prepare breakfast for the emperor. Even for breakfast, there will be more than twenty dishes, because the Qing royal family only has mornings and two main meals at noon. After morning classes, they will have meals in Xiyuan or Donghunting Pavilion."

"You have to work after eating. I don't want to attend morning courts every day in film and television dramas. It's called a grand court meeting, and it doesn't happen several times a year. The offices are summoned by ministers, sometimes one by one, sometimes three or two together. Although many institutions were set up in the Qing Dynasty to assist in handling government affairs, they had no right to make decisions and had to ask the emperor to finally decide."

"It's definitely a physical job to listen to the ministers' nagging after listening to the memorials. For example, Kangxi and Yongzheng often worked overtime until late at night, especially Yongzheng, who once wrote more than 12,000 words in a memorial, but it was a brush!"

"12  The second meal time is also more than twenty dishes. There is a short lunch break. I continue to meet the ministers in the afternoon and review the memorials until I get off work at 6 o'clock."

"During dinner, the eunuch in Jingshifang will bring a plate with the name of the concubine. Whoever turns to the night will be served. He will take a bath first, and then be carried to the emperor's bed by the eunuch. The bedtime is strictly limited. Once the time comes, even if the emperor is reluctant, the eunuch will rush in and carry the person away. He will never be allowed to stay overnight. The emperor is alone every night."

"Even if the queen is fat or ugly, the emperor must go to bed on the first day of the first day of the 15th day of the year. This is the family law of the ancestors. In order to improve the status of his wife, if he does not go, the censor will point his nose and curse people."

"If you are not allowed to lift the emperor's quilt when you are sleeping, you must crawl under the emperor's quilt, from under your feet, and then crawl out again. Go back to your own bed or the maid's bed beside the palace. You are not allowed to sleep on the dragon bed unless the emperor is kind enough, you can slept on the foot under the dragon bed and watch over the night of the emperor."

"Before the concubine left, the personal eunuch would ask the emperor: Do you want to stay? If you answer: stay, the concubine can leave directly. Otherwise, if you don't stay, you have to drink contraceptive medicine. The emperor will judge whether this woman is qualified to give birth to a dragon, son, phoenix and grandson."

Johnson was stunned when he heard this. Is he becoming the emperor?

Zhou Hui took a sip of water and continued, "Ministers of the Ming and Qing dynasties knelt on the whole process. Even if the emperor summoned you alone for six hours, they would have to kneel on the ground for six hours. If it was an old minister, the emperor would be kind and give him a felt mat, and he could still kneel on the mat."

"Young people have to kneel on the ground. Before many ministers went to court, they had already secretly wrapped their elbows and knee pads. They had to practice kneeling frequently at home, otherwise they would not be able to faint after kneeling for a while."

"Liu Yong's father Liu Tongxun knelt down alive. Later, when Liu Yong became a teacher, he loved to be late and leave early, did not teach seriously, and did not correct homework. Qianlong was very angry and cursed: Because of your father's face, you were the prince. Why do you dare not be dedicated?"

"The emperor got up early, and the ministers dared not sleep in. The capital cities of the Qing Dynasty were divided into inner cities and outer cities, and only Manchus were allowed to live in the inner cities. Han ministers basically lived outside Xuanwu Gate, and the distance from their residence to the Forbidden City was very long. They usually had to get up at two or three in the morning to set off."

"Now, the Beijing migrants feel very distressed to go to work at around 4 o'clock? Imagine the ministers at that time. Especially in winter, they braved the cold and walked for two or three hours in a sedan chair to go to court, catching up with the wind and snow..."

Johnson couldn't help but shudder, and he couldn't even think about it!

"I finally arrived at the Forbidden City, but the officials could not move forward immediately. They had to wait at Donghua Gate. No matter how big the official you were, they had to walk in before the horse-drawn monument. At the time of Mao, it was five o'clock in the morning, and the gate opened and the officials entered one after another."

"According to the rules, except for the ministers who sent the main documents on the same day, no one else could light the lights. So if there were officials who had the permission to light the lights in the palace, many people would definitely follow behind him to slut, just like an eagle catching a chick."

"At five o'clock in the morning in winter, I couldn't see my five fingers. I caught the wind and rain. An official once walked in a dark and smeared on the rainy day, accidentally fell into the Yu River and drowned alive!"

"I finally got to the court. Unlike the Qing palace dramas, many ministers squeezed into the hall to hold meetings together. In fact, except for some very high-ranking officials, most of them still have to stand outside the hall. If you are unlucky today and meet the Imperial Gate and listen to the government, you will be embarrassed. All ministers have to stand on both sides of the Qianqing Gate."

"The court meeting started, with three bows and nine bows. After a complicated etiquette, I didn't let my body dizzy and shock. I spoke, stood, and made every move. If I accidentally committed the crime, the censor on duty slapped him in the face on the spot."

"What should I do if I have three urgent needs? Sorry, hold it in!"

"If you can't hold it back, you can imagine the outcome. Therefore, the minister rarely eats food before going to court, and he dares not drink water. He is hungry and cold and suffocating..."

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something, stared at the floor carefully, and kept stomping on it a few times. He made a sharp sound and laughed: "The ministers of the Qing Dynasty were all slaves, and the preface of the king must kneel down. If the emperor rewarded someone or asked him to speak in the court, the minister would take off his top and knock on the ground with his head, and he had to kowtow and make a sound. This is called kowtowing."

"So many halls have special cover steamers, and kowtows are the easiest to sound on them. Otherwise, even if the head is broken, the emperor may not hear it. The old fried dough sticks will bribe the eunuchs and inquire about the location of this Feng Shui treasure land early."

Johnson also remembered the former Confucian Princess, and still remembered that Xiaoyanzi found out what it was called? Yes, it’s easy to kneel!

I originally thought it was a fictional joke, but I didn't expect it to be...

It was almost noon. Seeing that Johnson was in high spirits, he would definitely not propose to have a meal if he was 200 yuan a hour.

I took out my phone, found a few photos, and continued to explain: "These are many memorials in the Qing Palace Archives. They are very interesting, just like our current reply."

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: This is a local product from Baodao called mango, dedicated to you by the Emperor

Kangxi: I know, this kind of thing is useless, don't give it to me again

A month later...

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: This is a local product called mango, dedicated to you by the emperor

Kangxi: I understand. I haven’t seen mangoes before. I originally wanted to see them, but after reading them, I found that they were useless. I don’t want to give them away in the future!

This is obviously flattery.

...

Fujian Navy Admiral: Report to the emperor that there is a woman from Baodao who has been reborn as a treasure

Yongzheng: Have read it (this is a memorial to be published?)

This is a pain in your idleness and a sense of presence!

...

Hangzhou Weaving: Report to the emperor that Zhu Yigui gathered his troops to raise an army!

Kangxi: Cao, what the hell is your words?

...

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: Report to the emperor that a traitor from Baodao gathered to stir up trouble!

Kangxi: On the slightest day, this matter is a bit big, and I am writing a decree to recruit and appease.

According to historical records, Zhu Yigui reported in April, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang reported in early May, the Qing army logged in in mid-June, and the overall situation was pacified in June, and the Hangzhou weaving dog day only told the emperor in July...

Governor of Zhili: This is the rain in early June in Baoding Prefecture and other places in Shuntian Prefecture.

Kangxi: It was raining everywhere, and there were too many memorials reporting Yuqing, and I had known about the situation in the capital and northern Beijing for a long time.

Governor of Zhili: This is the rain in early June in Baoding Prefecture and other places in Shuntian Prefecture.

Kangxi: I have already replied

Governor of Zhili: This is the rain in early June in Baoding Prefecture and other places in Shuntian Prefecture.

Kangxi: I have already replied

Governor of Zhili: This is the rain in early June in Baoding Prefecture and other places in Shuntian Prefecture.

Kangxi: It rained heavily again in Beijing and northern Beijing on the 12th. I have heard that, so there is no need to report it again!

Governor of Zhili: This is the rain in mid-June in Baoding Prefecture and other places in Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places. The river is in good condition and there are no locust plagues.

Kangxi: Damn... I know the rain on the 27th, don't continue reporting... Ahhhh...

Governor of Zhili: Can I go back to the capital to celebrate the emperor’s birthday?

Kangxi: No need to publish

Zhili Governor: On March 13, the minister came to celebrate the emperor's birthday?
Chapter completed!