The Forbidden City we are in was built more than 300 years ago during the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty.

Although he repeatedly emphasized simplicity, this was not the case at all when it was built.

A total of nearly 300,000 military and civilian craftsmen were recruited and took more than a year to complete.

The good intentions and exquisite construction are unequivocal!

There are Meridian Gate, Donghua Gate, Xihua Gate, and Xuanwu Gate outside, and Fengtian Gate, Fengtian Hall, Wen Tower, Wu Tower, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall inside.

The inner court consists of the Qianqing Palace, the Kunning Palace, and the Six East and West Palaces, which still look majestic and majestic to this day.

In addition, there are also altars and temples for worship in the palace: circular mound, square mound, heaven and earth altar, community altar, Ji altar, community altar, Taimiao temple, emperor temple, meritorious minister temple, etc., totaling more than twenty .

Unfortunately, it was all vacated in the past two days.

Especially the Fengxian Hall, which is dedicated to the ranking of emperors of the Zhu family. Lu Li even went there in person.

It was the place where members of the Ming Dynasty royal family worshiped their ancestors, but unlike the Ancestral Temple, they would only go to the Ancestral Temple when important events related to the country happened. Usually during festivals and festivals, when the harem was established, the emperor would go to the Fengxian Hall to tell the spirits of his ancestors in heaven. , equivalent to a family temple.

Here, Lu Li saw the kings of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty he lived in was very different from the one in history. Not only did it last for hundreds of years, but there were immortals, gods, Buddhas, monsters, and demons.

It is worth mentioning that he went there on purpose.

The purpose is to solve the questions raised in junior high school:

What does Zhu Yuanzhang look like?

The appearance of this Hongwu Emperor in the pictures in later history textbooks can be described as extremely abstract.

He has the famous shoehorn face and seven large moles on it to set off the so-called majestic temperament and imperial appearance.

Could it be that the aesthetics of the ancients were so peculiar?

According to the records in the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Lao Zhu was born with great talent and good looks. It is true that he has his own characteristics, but he is definitely in line with the public's aesthetics and not an abstract alien!

You know, when Zhu Yuanzhang started his career, Guo Zixing valued him very much and specially betrothed Queen Ma to him, ending the bachelor career of his favorite general.

If Lao Zhu looks so scary, how come Empress Ma is willing to commit herself to marrying him and stay with him for so many years?

Because of this, for the first time in his life, Lu Li, a scumbag, had a desire to explore. He looked at the picture and considered it over and over again. Finally, he determined from some small details in the painting that its authenticity was not high -

There is a rectangular jade hanging on the hat of the portrait. This is called Ma Zheng. It became popular only in the Qing Dynasty and matched with the melon skin hat at that time.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce:

The portrait of Lao Zhu with a shoehorned face was most likely made by a Qiqing painter. Out of the political needs of the Qiqing rulers, he carried out a series of necessary smear campaigns against Emperor Hongwu.

Now, I have traveled back to the Ming Dynasty. Although I cannot see Zhu Yuanzhang in person, I can get the real answer through the portraits enshrined in the palace.

After all, Fengxian Hall was the family temple of the Ming Dynasty clan, and outsiders were not allowed to enter at all, so there was no need for any artistic processing. The closer to reality the better, lest future generations would not recognize their ancestors.

The eyebrows are delicate, the eyes are lively and kind.

This was Lu Li's evaluation after seeing the portrait.

There is no way, Zhu Yuanzhang in the portrait has entered his old age, his cheeks are inevitably a little fatter, and he cannot see the heroic and domineering look of his youth, but he is more kind.

To solve a problem that had occurred many years ago, he asked the descendants of the Zhu family who stayed in Jinling to take out the portraits and spiritual tablets one by one and take them home to worship.

Compared with other dynasties, this method is undoubtedly too gentle.

A large part of the reason is probably due to reverence.

In any case, among the emperors of the past dynasties, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, and even Zhu Zhanji, the great sage of the Ming Dynasty, can all be ranked at the forefront.

Especially Lao Zhu, who started with a bowl and ended with a country, not only did he not betray the name of his master, but he also started from a humble beginning, punished the people, saved the people from fire and water, drove out the Tartars, and saved the Chinese civilization from collapse.

In addition, he also included all the Han family's hometowns that had not been recovered since the Song Dynasty into the empire's territory.

Based on this, Lu Li could not do anything to destroy people's ancestral temples. He allowed the descendants of the Zhu family to overstep their bounds and continue to use the emperor's gifts to worship their ancestors.

But only for the previous generations of kings.

"One emperor and one courtier."

Walking on the Wulong Bridge and watching the sunset fall on the palace, Lu Li was filled with emotions.

the other side.

The Supreme Emperor Lu Xu was also in a daze.

This... what is going on?

My father, because of his son's superiority, became the Supreme Emperor and honored his ancestors for nothing. He was already very satisfied.

Now the ministers came over and said, The Holy Emperor has returned power to the Supreme Emperor!

Return to power?

He had just become the Supreme Emperor, and he didn't even have the title to cover it up. He had never been emperor for a day, let alone wielded great power.

Therefore, where does the word "return" come from.

Immediately afterwards, the ministers told the story of what happened in the hall.

What kind of congratulations from the immortals, what kind of old devil from the underworld.

Hearing this, Lu Xu was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He was glad that he did not go to accept the congratulations from the officials, but stayed in the Hou Mansion to preside over the relocation of the ancestral ranks -

According to the pre-arranged arrangement, he, the Supreme Emperor, would sit next to his son during the night banquet and receive congratulations from the officials.

However, as the situation suddenly changed, the night banquet lacked a host. Lu Li had made it clear that he would no longer be involved in political affairs and would focus on areas beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Lu Xu was not worried about whether he could solve the various obstacles that threatened the new dynasty's rule, because in his eyes, Lu Li was omnipotent.

but……

The omnipotent Lu Li walked along the central axis of the palace city, crossed the three main halls of Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen, and arrived at his harem.

Pavilions, flower and grass scenery, uu reading www.uukanshu.com are dotted among the palaces, showing their agility.

The afterglow at dusk shines on the glazed tiles, making people feel like they are in a dream.

It's a pity that it's too deserted.

Looking up, there were a few guards standing here and there.

After all, Lu Li didn't need anyone to protect him.

And there are no eunuchs walking with their legs crossed and their heads bowed.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

In this regard, officials from various ministries hesitated many times, but in the end they did not raise any objections.

You must know that unlike previous emperors, Lu Li's existence is very special. He does not need to add any mythical color to himself because he has performed many miracles in public.

His personal prestige has reached its peak, and he can ignore most of the rules in the world and do whatever he wants.

Because of this, there was only one Qianhu station stationed in such a large imperial city, and the generals were the loyal Zuo Qianhu.

In addition, in order to avoid suspicion, there were not many guards in the harem - Zuo Qianhu knew very well that nothing could escape Lu Li's eyes.

At this moment.

Qingfeng was wearing a complicated dress, sitting on a luxurious chair in a daze.

Next to them, several palace maids stood, waiting for instructions while looking at the surrounding scenery curiously.

What is a loner?

Qingfeng obviously has more say than her husband Lu Li:

I can't find the right person to express my true feelings to.

I can't think of anything to do.

It's like being in jail.
Chapter completed!