"Your Majesty, Yang Xu, pays homage to the Emperor."
"Haha, Wenxuan is here, get up!"
Zhu Di put down the memorial and glanced at Xia Xun.
After this period of time, Zhu Di has adapted to his new status as emperor. If when he first ascended the throne, his words and deeds were still a little reserved and some traces of deliberate majesty were maintained. Now, the majesty and demeanor in his movements are incompatible with who he is.
It has become natural.
He did not deliberately imitate anyone. His majesty was unique to him. It was different from Zhu Yuanzhang's fierce tiger-like aura even when he was lying on the bed. It was also different from the grace and elegance that Zhu Yunwen had cultivated by receiving palace etiquette education since childhood.
He threw away the memorial, leaned back in his chair, and gently tapped Lao Han's legs with his hands. He was still as casual as when he was the King of Yan, and as natural as when he was commanding the three armies in the commander's tent, but he already had it naturally.
A kind of supreme spirit.
"Is the emperor summoning you just to recruit people to Shuangyu?"
Zhu Di waved his hand: "That's not urgent. The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office will take care of the follow-up matters, so you don't have to worry about it."
"Yes! Then..."
Zhu Di stood up: "Let's go, follow me to the Queen's Garden to relax."
"Yes!" Xia Xun felt relieved when he heard that he was taking her for a walk in the Queen's Garden. From this point of view, it should not be an important court matter.
The two of them walked one behind the other, accompanied by several servants, and walked towards the Emperor's Garden.
The Emperor's Garden is the imperial garden. It was called the Emperor's Garden in the Ming Dynasty. Generally, the places where foreign ministers could move were limited to the three main halls of Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen. Foreign ministers were not allowed to enter the rear court, and they could be brought to the rear court.
That's a great honor.
This was the first time Xia Xun saw the scenery of a palace garden. The imperial garden of Jinling Palace not only ensured the majesty of the palace, but also retained the characteristics of Jiangnan gardens to the greatest extent. The pavilions and pavilions were nestled among pines, cypresses and green bamboos.
, dotted with rock pools, the details are as delicate and soft as a folk courtyard forest, but not as small as a miniature landscape.
Xia Xun, who was walking around and saw several famous gardens passed down to later generations, couldn't help but be fascinated by the breathtaking scenery of the Imperial Garden of the Jinling Palace. Every plant and tree in front of him was withered and flourished year by year, and was similar every year.
Different. But the layout and design of the palaces, pavilions and even the gardens will never change, and as a later generation, only he can appreciate all these beautiful scenery.
After Yongle moved the capital, Jinling Palace was still valued and protected as the accompanying capital. After the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Ming Dynasty, Jinling was renamed Jiangning, the Ming Imperial City became the Eight Banner garrison city, and the Ming Forbidden City became the seat of the General and Dutong yamen. During the Kangxi period
, they secretly dismantled some stone carvings from the Jinling Forbidden City to build the Putuo Mountain Temple. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom captured Nanjing, they even demolished the entire Ming Forbidden City and rebuilt a palace of some kind. After such a waste of time,
, the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, including the palaces and palace walls, were all razed to the ground.
"It's so beautiful, it's a pity..., but... history is composed of countless necessities and accidents. If I can use my energy to make even a slight change in the process and direction of history, the future... will still be the same as before.
What does it look like?"
Xia Xun was thinking about it, and Zhu Di, who had been walking slowly and without speaking, seemed to be having an ups and downs in his heart. Suddenly, he stopped in front of the palace pool with carved railings, turned around, faced Xia Xun, and said seriously: "Wenxuan,
I have a secret matter that I want you to do!"
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In a very dimly lit room, several people were sitting quietly.
In fact, there is no need to make the room so dark. If someone suddenly appears here, they will definitely be able to discover their identities. And those who can appear here must be their own people, and they all know each other's identities, but they still don't
The lights were turned on and the doors and windows were closed tightly, so that the room was so dark that they could not even see their faces clearly.
There are four people in the room, sitting at the same table. This scene is quite similar to how Feng Xihui, An Litong, Zhang Shisan, and Liu Xu sat in the small hotel outside Qingzhou City. The difference is that this
The four people have no affiliation, and each of them has great power and prestige. The only thing that is the same is that the depressing atmosphere in the room was the same as when Feng Xihui and others faced a desperate situation.
A person with his back to the door spoke: "Zhang Antai, that loser, panicked when Yang Xu was scared. He hurriedly came to me for advice, but I sent him back. I told him to stand still. From now on, he is not allowed to do anything anymore."
Contact us. Based on the situation that Yang Xu has now grasped, and he has only heightened his vigilance, can he, as a prince, deal with a fourth-rank official of the imperial court at will? Huh!"
The person on his left was silent for a moment and said: "You did a good job. Yang Xu did this to scare us out. Zhang Antai just stood still and made no more moves, so Yang Xu was helpless.
If Zhang Antai goes to see you, it won't attract Yang Xu's attention, right?"
The person with his back to the door chuckled twice: "Don't worry, there are many ways to communicate. How can we meet directly? Even if someone is watching all the moves of the two of us, they won't notice us.
There was some contact.”
The person sitting opposite him said solemnly: "That's good. Yang Xu is trying to sway the mountain. I didn't expect him to be so vigilant. As soon as he found out something was going wrong, he immediately stayed away and ran to the East China Sea. However, we
I didn't want to bring him down just by such a thing. This person is very trusted by the Yan thief. To deal with him, I have to make him lose the Yan thief's favor. If I want him to lose the Yan thief's favor, I have to take one step.
Come step by step, come patiently, he Yang Xu is like a pagoda in Zhenjiang, but when the bricks underneath are evacuated piece by piece, it will collapse suddenly."
On the right, the man who had been silent suddenly sighed softly and said: "I think we were a little reckless and should not regard Yang Xu as our archenemy. Yang Xu is willing to serve the old officials of Jianwen who are in prison.
He still has sympathy for us. Among the Yan thief’s cronies, Yang Xu’s doing this is very commendable. Why bother..."
This man's voice was a bit old, and he was obviously the oldest among the four. As soon as he spoke, the person with his back to the door and the person on his left stopped talking. Only the person sitting in the innermost room, who was the master, stopped talking.
The person on the throne sneered: "If it weren't for Yang Xu, how could Thief Yan be where he is today? The hatred of the late emperor and the hatred of the country's subjugation will all be repaid on him. If this person is not eliminated, my hatred will never go away! Don't worry about it.
Kind face and soft, you and I ended up in this situation, tracing back to the source, Yang Xu is the culprit!
I chose him not because of personal grudges. This person ranks sixth in the list of Jingnan heroes, but his achievements are all partial. He has no foundation in the court. He is the easiest one to overthrow, and his position
Once the princes of various countries are overthrown, their influence will be greater than that of other political leaders. This is the so-called crime of cherishing a treasure. If you don't choose him, who will you choose?"
The old voice sighed quietly and stopped talking.
The man turned to the other two people and said: "There is still a long time. To bring down a person, it can take a year or ten years. This time, it is just a little test. Although Yang Xu is alert, he can
You have only been in the officialdom for a few years. How can you beat us? Hum, good luck, misfortune lies ahead. How many young people who succeed in their ambitions will have a happy ending?"
The old voice said: "So... what are you going to do?"
The man was silent for a moment and sneered...
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"I... obey the order. I will definitely handle this matter properly."
Xia Xun agreed simply. A person who does not forget his filial piety is worthy of respect. Although he was forced by the scholars of the world to insist on the orthodoxy of the emperor, Zhu Di had to make concessions because of his strength. He tried his best to bite him to death because of Xiaoci.
Empress Gao's legitimate son was not allowed to publicly honor and sacrifice his biological mother. However, the filial piety of the descendants did not need to be shown to others. It was enough to remember their ancestors.
Zhu Di has been looking at him seriously. Zhu Di knows that he is someone he can trust. But after all, Yang Xu is also a scholar and has been awarded the title of scholar. It is hard to say that at this point, he will not have any strange thoughts or disdain.
Disdain, or hearing that he is not the biological son of Empress Xiaocigao, will also shake the legitimacy of his throne.
The ancients valued filial piety. He was really afraid that even his own confidants would despise him for his weakness and the surrender he had to do in the face of the general trend of the world. However, he did not see any negative emotions from Xia Xun. On the contrary, he saw from Xia Xun's eyes
What I saw was not only sincerity, but also admiration. Xia Xun not only understood his difficulties, but also admired his filial piety.
The pressure in Zhu Di's heart relaxed and he felt sincerely relieved.
"Wenxuan, you decide the location. You must build the most glorious temple and build it according to the standards of the imperial palace!"
"yes!"
Just ignore it.
Zhu Di said: "You are the Duke of the country, although you are in charge of this matter, but... it is not appropriate for you to request the edict. After selecting the site, you can ask the people from the Ministry of Works to request the edict and calculate the cost. I will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate the money.
The three yamen of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Senglu Division will work together to complete it, and you will be in charge of the overall situation, mediating and scheduling."
The Senglusi is the government office that manages monks. Once the temple is built, there must be monks presiding over it, so they must also participate. Some folklore says that Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk before the rebellion and was well aware of the incitement of monks to rebel, so he did
After becoming the emperor, he vigorously suppressed Buddhism. In fact, it was nonsense. If Zhu Yuanzhang had rejected Buddhism so much, he would not have assigned each of the princes an eminent monk in order to pray for his beloved wife.
In fact, the management of monks and monks has been very strict since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In the Tang and Song dynasties, ancestral temples were established. If someone wanted to become a monk, they had to pass an examination, and the ancestral temple established by the government would issue the monks for confirmation.
Because monks do not need to pay taxes, perform labor, or assume any obligations to the country, and the ancient labor force is an extremely important national wealth, so the number of monks must be controlled, otherwise the common people who deliberately become monks and earn a living will be too much.
Much more.
Not to mention that Buddhism has amassed a large amount of social wealth. There is no need to pay taxes in Buddhism. Even those who become monks and become spies, and then grow their hair long and go home to marry a wife are all very talented. Especially in order to avoid labor and military service, they sign up.
People who want to be monks are almost ready to take the civil service exams. Thousands of troops are crowded like a single-plank bridge. If there are no restrictions, the country will be robbed by monks who are just eating.
Xia Xun said yes again. At this time, a silvery laughter suddenly came from behind the rockery. Two pretty girls in silver silk coats ran out in pursuit, almost hitting Zhu Di's