1466-1473, Tianqi's lively childhood and other events
21 August 1466
Tianqi was sent to bed without his supper, he really must learn not to argue with his playmates when
he is the Emperor
12 October 1466
Bad news, the peakraken sunk ... must test out the waterproofing more carefully next time
23 September 1467
Sigh, some neighbours are such a bore ... I mean it was only a small party and we went to bed quite early
8 October 1467
Some people ... I mean, yes we forget to clean up afterwards but this is so over the top .... they have no sense of proportion
19 September 1468
Some people take a lot of convincing ... but we all agreed in the end, its my beach hut and I can have late night parties with no one interfering
14 October 1468
Am I not the one ... with Tianqi in my care its amazing how fast his lessons are going
[H – this, somehow, is what is worrying me, sigh, better get involved again ... is there no peace for the wicked?]
17 December 1468
Oh this is impossible, I mean we all agreed last time that it was my beach house and that I could have parties there
[H – look take it from an expert, there are parties, even rowdy parties, then there are the sort of things you get up to, no wonder the neighbours are complaining]
14 October 1470
Demands, demands, bah, ruling China is so tedious, I think its time for a well deserved break
16 October 1470
Good, thats the beach house issue resolved, now I do need a proper holiday
2 June 1471
Oh, these people are so boring, now they want me to prove I own the beach house ... I'm busy, why don't they just leave me alone?
19 August 1472
Oh, Tianqi can be so tiresome, all this bickering. He's been sent to bed with no suppers and told to write out a 100 times ... "I must not test the scissors used for trimming the peacock's nails on my class mates" I start to wonder just what sort of ruler he will be
18 October 1472
He is becoming a real pest, I think I need extra guards, even the peacocks are scared of him, I mean him on that three wheeled chariot, he almost had me down the stairs
[H – ah, thats my boy]
If this carries on, he's back to Nanking and will no longer receive my personalised education ... as if I care