For another example, the book has five volumes, from 16 to 20 volumes, and the official position of the inner government (also known as the rules and regulations of the inner government) to the strategies of the inner government, the strategies of the inner government, the strategies of the inner government, the strategies of the inner government, the strategies of the inner government, the appreciation of the inner government and the strategy of eating well are recorded in detail. As we all know, the Ming dynasty royal family achieved the ultimate in luxury, using a large number of craftsmen and artists to build the so-called "city within the city" and a large number of palaces, halls and gardens. Apart from the so-called "big interior", what other "south interior" and "west interior" are there? Their scale, area, architecture, grandeur and exquisiteness are amazing. However, people in the Ming Dynasty didn't leave us many works in this field, and Records of the Historian's Proceedings obviously made up for this deficiency, leaving us with valuable first-hand materials for studying the palace architecture in the Ming Dynasty.
The account in the book is quite detailed, such as the first section of Volume 17, "The Inner Rules": "The outer layer of the Imperial City is called Daming Gate to the south, opposite Zhengyangmen and Yongdingmen. A little east and north, cross the left gate of Gong Sheng, and the east is called Chang 'an left gate. Then cross the Yu He Bridge to the east, and go north and east from Xijiao Road in Wang Fu. It is called Dong 'anmen, south, to Ji Ling Palace, to the west of the ash factory, and to the right. Inside the Red Gate, to the north of the gate, you can smell the Drum Tower. There are six outer doors and 72 red walls. " The clear and orderly orientation shows the author's familiarity with palace architecture and ingenious narrative skills. What is recorded in the book about the diet, entertainment and hobbies in the daily life of the imperial court not only makes readers know that there are so many institutions in the imperial court in feudal society serving the daily life of the emperor and his concubines, but also understands how extravagant the ruling class in feudal society is, and also provides important information for our folklore research.
For example, the book records some customs such as "dragging the bed" on the ice in Shichahai, Dragon Boat Festival, driving cars at the end of the year, beating drums to save people during the solar eclipse, etc. Because these customs are similar to those of Beijing residents at that time, our folklore researchers can refer to the customs at that time according to these records, and more importantly, some customs records in the book can correct some mistakes of future generations. For example, on the first day of the first month, many people think that these customs were introduced from Manchuria in the Qing Dynasty, but this book proves that they existed from Beijing to Wanli in the Ming Dynasty at the latest. In this case, the argument that "eating flat food" and "biting spring" were introduced from Manchuria in the Qing Dynasty is shattered. In addition, the book also introduces the lettering of Li Sijian's well factory, because the author lists the catalogue of Confucian classics in the inner government, which can make people see their origins.
The eunuchs, officials and women in the palace all love books, which can let us know a side of cultural thought at that time. The book says, "There are scholars in the imperial city who read four books, the Book of Songs, and the Book of Songs. Look at Xing Li, Tong Jian and Jie Li, a thousand poems and Tang Xian's three-body poems. Learn calligraphy, learn couplets, and add "Treasure of Ancient Chinese Literature" and "Essence of Ancient Chinese Literature". People who are very smart and will can read the meaning of university, be virtuous and noble, have the heart of a saint, and outline. Xu xinshuoyuan. Also in between. Few people have dabbled in the five classics and the general examination of documents. This is a book with a board of directors within the government. Read the first part of rhyme and sea in the first year to find difficult words. Anyone who doesn't know the allusions is difficult to write. He will search for them himself, not afraid of being tired. Since then, he has been reckless, careless, lazy, arrogant, barely arched, but not empty, and has been good. The popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the jade of Yunfu, are all happy to see buyers. As for Zhou Li, Zuo Zhuan, Mandarin, national policy, history and Chinese, there is no board in the inner court, which is a bad habit. " "A glimpse of a spot" can really see a side of cultural thought at that time.
Of course, the most narrated and striking thing in the book is the dictatorship of Yan Jue Wei Zhongxian. Because the author wrote this book to avenge himself, he spent a lot of ink to expose the dark inside story of Wei Party dictatorship. In the two dynasties, it was difficult to describe pepper, suffering from imprisonment, sending virtuous people to be good at politics, foreign clues, family business management, the beginning and end of Kewei dynasty, the wings of betraying sages and the establishment of blackheads. Many inside stories are little known. If it weren't for the records in Historical Records, our later readers might never know how chaotic the eunuchs were in the Ming Dynasty and how fierce the struggle within the ruling class was. In the book, it is emphasized that Hakka and Wei Zhongxian are good at politics, empresses and eunuchs share weal and woe, and how the palace formed such a tragic situation of "obeying guests and refusing guests".
The book also records how the eunuchs in the outer court are insidious and shameless, and even the cabinet records Gu Bingqian and Quan Feng have to please and obey them. What is even more heinous is the crimes of slaves such as "Five Tigers", "Five Tigers" and "Ten Dogs". For example, it is written in the volume Xi Clues of the Outer Courtyard. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Guangwei was criticized by his ministers for enjoying the temple fair ceremony in Mengdong and threw himself into the arms of Wei Zhongxian. He used pen and ink to pick out the names of complaining families one by one, and circled them with three points, followed by two points and then one point. At that time, some important figures in the cabinet, such as Ye, He Ruchong, Qian, Cheng, Miao Changqi, etc. , have been called. After the order, Wei Guangwei gave it to Wei Zhongxian, asking him to find a way to repel the emperor. At the same time, Wei Guangwei wrote about the person who planned to use it. Anyone who is ready to use his own portal, such as Huang Kejian, Wang, Ruan Dacheng, will put a red circle on his name. The closest one will add three circles, the second one will add two circles and the third one will add one circle. These lists will be reported after the circle is completed.
Cui Chengxiu and others also presented Wei Zhongxian with books such as "Lindong Dianjianglu", among which 108 people in "The Water Margin" were distributed to the gentry at that time in the name of high heaven and low earth, in order to attack the Lindong Party at that time. The eunuch party not only refused to attack the foreign minister, but also brutally persecuted the queen, concubines and others. For example, in A Brief History of Pepper in the Two Dynasties, it is recorded that Lady Zhang, the princess in danger, is extremely beautiful and deeply loved by Xizong, but she is jealous by Hakka and Wei Zhongxian, who are both looking for opportunities to harm her. We'll talk about it later. When she was pregnant and failed to give birth on schedule, Ke Di took this opportunity to destroy her in front of Zong, and lied that she would drive away all the maids and eunuchs around Zhang Niangniang, leaving Zhang Niangniang alone in the empty palace, isolated from fire and water, which led to Zhang Niangniang's lack of water and rice for several days, which coincided with heavy rain. Zhang Niangniang was thirsty and hungry, and struggled to climb to the roof to drink water. Since then, Zhang Fei. In addition, there are detailed records of the love contest between Wei Zhongxian and Wei Dynasty, the restoration of Quanfeng after losing his official position, and Wei Zhongxian colluding with Hakkas to force Wang An to death.
After Zhi Zhong Zhi was written, it became excellent material for many literary works. For example, One Hundred Poems of Qin Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty was written according to the book and the relevant parts of Jade Mirror and New Pond. Since the early Qing Dynasty, many works describing palace buildings have been based on "deliberate records", such as Gao Shiqi's Notes on Jin Ao's Refusal to Eat, and many of them are supplemented and narrated according to this material.
In addition, although Zhi Zhong Zhi is an ordinary history book, due to the literary talent of writer Liu Ruoyu, many narratives in the book are quite vivid and detailed, full of literary color. For example, in Volume 14, "Ke Wei Lue", when describing the origin of Wei Zhongxian, the author wrote: "Honest and virtuous, less lonely and poor, lustful, gambling can drink and laugh, like fresh clothes, galloping horses. People who can't read are often called fools. It is also a short-term thing to be able to break, and it is embarrassing to guess for your own use. A good monk worships Buddha, a monk who hides manjusri temple outside Xuanwu Gate is called Qiuyue, and a monk whose Buddhism is more humble is called Gao Qiao, all of which are respected by the sages. If a monk is a poet, wine and meat are snobbish. " A few words can outline the character.