flstandardbreds Chapter 151 Yongzheng: Porcelain Dog Keeping and Cosplay
Chapter 151 Yongzheng: Porcelain Dog Keeping and Cosplay
Lin Ke searched for a few more pictures of Emperor Yongzheng cosplay. People from different time periods saw Emperor Yongzheng in strange clothes on the screen and were immediately amazed!
This outfit looks so strange!
"It should be noted that the most well-known hobby of the fourth brother is his love for outlandish costumes, and his calligraphy and paintings with different images have been left in the Palace Museum's collection."
"His series of paintings in strange costumes are called 'Yinzhen Enjoying Life' paintings. For example, he is wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk, as if he were a Taoist priest."
"For example, this painting is called 'Li Bai Wandering and Singing,' in which the fourth brother is dressed as Li Bai, standing by the river reciting poems."
"Looking at it this way, there are quite a few people that the fourth brother imitates, such as Ji Kang, Su Shi, and even lamas, farmers in the mountains and fields."
"However, it is said that this set of paintings was painted before the fourth prince ascended the throne. Since the Imperial Household Department during the Yongzheng period could not find the date of this set of paintings, there is reason to speculate that it was painted before the emperor ascended the throne."
"So some people say that the reason why the fourth prince painted this set of pictures was for his father, Emperor Kangxi. These images, such as Manchu soldiers, Mongolian nobles, Tibetan lamas, and Central Plains literati, showed Emperor Kangxi what a tolerant person the fourth prince was!"
"Moreover, Emperor Kangxi himself was a person who was tolerant of all kinds of cultures. This fourth prince is indeed a bit cunning! But he is so diligent in his pursuit of the throne, and he continues to be diligent in his duties every day after ascending the throne. He is truly a chosen one!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Prince Yi of the Qing Dynasty, Yinxiang: Fourth Brother! It still has to be you!
The other princes: We can't roll it anymore!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: This is too much! The problem is, he did even more work after becoming emperor!
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: Does he actually enjoy working?!
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"However, on the other hand, Yongzheng's daily life consisted of nothing but reviewing memorials. Regardless of whether it was thundering, windy, or rainy, he would stay at home in the Forbidden City or the Yuanmingyuan."
"Staying at home means staying at home and not going out. As mentioned before, Emperor Yongzheng wrote comments on more than 40,000 memorials in one go. You can tell how much of a homebody he was from that number!"
"Although the fourth brother's biggest hobby every day is dealing with government affairs, he still has hobbies to relax, otherwise he would really be exhausted!"
"Yongzheng had two hobbies—porcelain and raising dogs. Let's talk about the porcelain he made first."
"Among the porcelains of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns, I personally quite like the court porcelains of the Yongzheng reign. His requirements for the craftsmen were only that they be elegant and simple, not vulgar."
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: ? ? ?
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty: My aesthetic sense is excellent!
"For example, in the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign, a servant made an inkstone and presented it to the emperor. The fourth prince took one look and criticized it, saying: 'This inkstone is not well made. It is much better to make it simple and elegant. Why did you carve flowers on it? It looks vulgar!'"
"Moreover, in terms of writing, Yongzheng also adhered to this minimalist style. In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, someone made a ruyi for him and engraved the four characters 'Long Live the Emperor.' As soon as Yongzheng saw it, he said: 'Remove these four characters; it looks vulgar!'"
"His son, Emperor Qianlong, was completely different from him in this respect. Qianlong preferred those styles with vibrant colors. It seems that during the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong reigns, the father disliked it, but the son loved it."
"Another little-known fact is that the archives of the Imperial Workshop in the Hall of Mental Cultivation contain many records about things that the Thirteenth Prince ordered to be made, such as: Prince Yi ordered the making of... things."
"Things like armor, dragon beds, inkstones, enamel porcelain, etc. It seems that in addition to being equally diligent in their duties, these two brothers also enjoy tinkering with design and such."
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty: This looks so good!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Style? To each their own!
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"Another hobby of Emperor Yongzheng was keeping pets. Speaking of pets, many figures throughout history have had their own beloved pets. There is a saying that pets are treated better than people, and this is absolutely true!"
"Let me give you a few examples. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Duke Yi of Wei. He had a special hobby: raising cranes. And his hobby was not just a normal hobby; it was an obsession."
"Duke Yi of Wei not only built a luxurious cage for the crane and prepared fine feed for it, but also hired many famous doctors for it. In addition, palace maids had to groom the crane's feathers regularly."
"Later on, even the soldiers' warhorses and chariots were ridden by cranes, the training grounds were turned into crane fields, and military supplies were used as crane feed."
"If this continues, no matter how strong the country is, it is impossible for a monarch to squander his wealth like this. Therefore, his actions have aroused righteous indignation among his ministers and resentment among the people. Hence the saying, 'A good crane leads to the loss of a country.'"
"During the Song Dynasty, scholars especially loved cats. The poet Lu You even named a cat and wrote a poem about it. It is said that if you wanted to keep a friend's or neighbor's cat during the Song Dynasty, you had to prepare a dowry and visit them."
"And the dowry usually consisted of a packet of brown sugar, a bag of salt, or a fish, which was then strung together with willow branches."
A Ming Dynasty soldier: Is he alright?
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: I've heard of that! It's just too outrageous to even think about!
A young master from a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Kittens are all so cute!
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"However, although the fourth prince's dog-raising practices were not too outrageous, they were not too bad either. For example, in terms of food, according to Zhang Tingyu's 'Chenghuaiyuan Yu', when Yongzheng ate, whether it was rice or flatbread, he would not waste even a few grains of rice or crumbs."
"However, when Yongzheng was raising dogs, in addition to the ten taels of sheep intestines prepared by the Imperial Household Department, he also fed them beef. This beef was probably grassland beef from Mongolia, not the kind of cattle used for farming in the countryside."
"However, the dogs that Emperor Yongzheng kept were greyhounds, so it's highly unlikely that they were fattened up!"
"Yongzheng also named his dogs Baifu and Zaohua. Unbeknownst to him, in the fifth year of his reign, he ordered the Imperial Household Department to make a silk-lined tiger headgear for Zaohua (Records of the Imperial Household Department's Workshops)."
"The other dog, Baifu, also had a silk-lined Qilin headdress. Emperor Yongzheng even skinned tigers, leopards, and other animals to make dog clothes."
A spoiled young master in the Song Dynasty: Truly, a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs!
"As for housing, there are records in the Imperial Household Department's archives that the Fourth Prince designed many dog cages, dog sheets, and dog blankets. To some extent, even humans can't be so meticulous. However, Yongzheng really doted on him."
An old farmer from the Ming Dynasty: My goodness! These things! I'm not even as good as a dog!
A peasant boy from the Tang Dynasty: As someone in a high position, with money and power, what can't I do!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: He's not that meticulous about himself!