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但还有一株有名的树，很多人都不知道。这棵树在景山的北边，也就是山阴，半山腰处，叫虬龙柏。虬龙柏可不是一般的柏树，因为它下面埋着一只猫。
这只猫名字叫“霜眉”，是一只狮子猫，也就是现在说的长毛波斯猫，他可是嘉靖皇帝的爱猫。
嘉靖皇帝治国不咋地，但却是不折不扣的爱猫人士。古书中记载，霜眉是微青色，双目晶莹，而且特别明白皇帝要干什么。皇帝要出门，或者要去某位后妃那里，霜眉都赶在前边跑，带路。当然，霜眉也经常陪皇帝睡觉，嘉靖对他喜欢得不得了。
后来，霜眉死了。
这么可爱的猫，皇帝肯定是要举办隆重葬礼的，于是，大臣们写祭文，还为霜眉选择了下葬的地方，在景山北边，霜眉的坟，就叫“虬龙冢”，旁边种的柏树，就叫“虬龙柏”了。只是现在，冢与墓碑都不复存在，只剩下了这棵柏树。
那猫为啥又叫“虬龙”呢？虬是种小龙，反正都是龙，猫和龙有啥关系呢？
那是因为礼部尚书袁炜给霜眉写的悼词中，有“化狮为龙”的词句。嘉靖一看，非常高兴，霜眉成龙了，那就虬龙吧。
民间传说，嘉靖还为霜眉做了个黄金棺材，一度还有很多人拿着金属探测器去虬龙柏附近去寻找。但这种说法遭到了景山管理部门的否认，没有的事。这么多年了，要真有黄金棺材，估计也早被挖出来了。
总之，在皇帝的带动下，紫禁城里出现了养猫潮，大内里的猫，据说还都有官阶俸禄，而负责喂猫的太监，有个名号，叫做“猫老爷”。当时还给猫起了很多好听的名字，比如纯白的，就叫“一块玉”，黑身子白肚皮的，叫“乌云罩雪”，白毛黄尾巴的，叫“金钩挂玉瓶”，甚至还有把猫毛染成红色的。
这是喜欢猫的皇帝，还有不喜欢猫的皇帝。这位不喜欢猫的皇帝，是个女的，没错，就是武则天。
武则天为什么不喜欢猫呢？那是因为她玩权术，最后得逞，废掉了唐高宗李治的王皇后和萧淑妃。萧淑妃受到迫害打击的时候，曾经咬牙切齿地说：：“阿武狐媚倾覆至此，愿得一日，吾为猫，阿武为鼠，扼其喉以报今日！”
这话传到武则天耳朵里，武则天当然紧张，除了把萧淑妃弄死以外，还下令六宫中不得养猫。后来人们传说，皇帝的妃子都是猫变的，根儿就在萧淑妃这句话上。
武则天倒没觉得自己是老鼠，但她姓武，所以总把自己和鹦鹉联系在一起。猫见了鹦鹉，有好吗？其实琢磨一下，武则天也未必是真不喜欢猫，她就是迷信，有了心理阴影了。
为了消除掉这个阴影，武则天交给御史彭先觉一个任务，就是调教猫儿和鹦鹉一起吃饭，互不攻击。要是他俩能和平相处了，武则天的这块心病也就去了。
还别说，过了段时间，彭先觉说调养好了，他俩真的在一起互不侵扰。武则天大喜，特意召集百官，前来观赏猫儿与鹦鹉同笼。百官齐聚，啧啧称奇，都说这是祥瑞。可是……猫真不给武则天面子，传看到一半就饿了，把鹦鹉扑倒咬死，三口两口就给吃了。百官大惊失色，认为这对武则天，是绝对的不祥之兆。
本来想治心病，没想到倒添了心病。
书里没说猫和彭先觉最后的结局，只是说：“则天甚愧。”
有时候，猫还真和朝廷的未来、命运联系在一起了。
说完唐高宗时代的事情，再说件宋高宗的事。宋高宗赵构，南渡偏安，有人说他是受了惊吓，反正是不能生孩子，无后。于是，太子就得在宗室之内寻找。这有点像现在的选秀，选来选去，进入决赛的，是一胖一瘦俩小孩儿。宋高宗本来是倾向胖小孩儿的，但说话间，有一只猫走过来，胖小孩脚欠，踢了猫一脚。这下宋高宗不高兴了，猫招你惹你了啊？形势顿时逆转，胖小孩落选，瘦小孩进宫。
这个瘦小孩最后也受了许多挫折历练，终于在多年后正式成为太子，又正式继承了皇位，就是宋孝宗。
对待小动物的态度，能体现一个人的修养，拿现在的话说，那叫文明程度。从这个角度说，猫咪决定命运，还是有道理的。
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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