Xia Xun and Ji Gang walked all the way to the capital, discussing action plans along the way. They both agreed: the most urgent task is to establish the authority of Wansongling first. If this puppet cannot have an effect on the Oara tribes, it will A useless chess piece.
Of course, it is impossible to hope to completely control the Wala through Wansongling. The formation of the forces of the Wala tribes has been developed over the past hundred years. Wansongling is as drastic as it is to completely control the Wala without revolution. Control, this is unrealistic. Mahamu dared to make him sweat, because he recognized this point.
At the same time, it is also not in line with the long-term interests of the Ming Dynasty to ask Wansongling to unify the Oara and become the Western Mongolian Khan with strong authority. The Oara is inherently stronger than the Tatars, all because each tribe supports its master and does its own thing. Only then could they form an absolute joint force. How could Ming help them unify? Even if this khan was a fake, it was not safe. At that time, would he be willing to be a self-reliant king, or would he submit to Ming's command because of his identity as a Han? This is not Obvious thing?
Therefore, they must give Wansongling greater power under the premise of being able to control him, at least allowing him to influence Wala's foreign policies and military operations. To achieve this, it cannot be achieved by peaceful means in the short term. , so it can only bleed.
The assassination plan designed by Ji Gang was sharp and direct, just like his chess-playing style, with wide openings and wide closings, with no front and no back, but it also included careful and cautious arrangements. This was different from playing chess, where Ji Gang was more cautious. Xia Xun listened carefully to his plan, but could not find any major faults. He only raised some objections on two details, and the two discussed it again.
When the two arrived in Beijing, the action plan had already taken shape, and Ji Gang immediately issued an order to tell the people he deployed on the Oara grassland to start taking action.
When Xia Xun and Jigang arrived in Beijing, all the civil and military officials in Beijing came to greet them outside the city. However, the reason why these brothers and sisters were sent to Beijing by the emperor was that the officials in Beijing had their own eyes and ears in Beijing, and there were also reasons why they did not have eyes and ears in Beijing. Colleagues, friends, disciples and old friends, with close correspondence, they had long known the truth and knew that these two were kicked out of the center by the emperor, so their attitude towards them was neither cold nor indifferent.
They all had the same attitude towards Xia Xun, a high-ranking Duke, and they were even more respectful of Ji Gang. Ji Gang felt that he was boring. After attending the reception banquet, he was supposed to go with Xia Xun to meet Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui. When I asked the officials, I learned that King Zhao had gone out of the city for a hunting trip. He had been gone for three days. King Zhao often took ten and a half days to come back after a hunting trip. It was still difficult to determine the time for his return, so he excused himself as being sent by the emperor and being busy with official duties. A site has been selected to build Jinyiwei in Tianjin.
Xia Xun returned to his residence after attending a banquet. His cheap old nephew Xie Chuanzhong had already brought several sons and was waiting there, waiting for his great-uncle to meet him. A relative took over the trade of exotic commodities in the Beijing area, and his wealth continued to grow like a snowball.
His wealth increased dramatically and his horizons broadened. The few gifts he brought to Xia Xun were all priceless and elegant-looking objects. Xie Chuanzhong's mind was so quick that he even brought something with him Everyone knew it clearly. Not only had a generous meeting gift been prepared for Qiaoyun, who was half Xiaoxing and half maid, Xia Xun, but Xian Ya and Xiao Ying also had a share.
Xie Chuanzhong is very wealthy and does not care about these gifts. If Xian Ya has always been a girl and Xiao Ying has always been a guest, it would not be surprising that there are many people receiving gifts. What if one of them is promoted and becomes the Duke's wife? His upfront investment is hundreds of times more effective than rushing to get started.
Xie Chuanzhong, a cheap relative, has always been very respectful to Xia Xun over the years. Seasonal gifts and birthday gifts are never delayed and always delivered on time. Xia Xun has a very good impression of Xie Laocai, and again In addition to his low arrogance, he invited the Xie family and his son to the flower hall to meet each other and hosted a simple meal.
The flower hall belongs to the back house. If you are not an important guest, you will not be invited here. It is an even greater honor to have the Duke of China entertain you for a banquet. Xie Chuanzhong sent a cart full of gifts, had a light meal, and left happily. , when I met familiar friends along the way, I would inevitably say hello and burp a few times during the conversation. When people asked me about it, I would be very calm and casual and say: "Oh, it's nothing. I was just invited to assist the Duke." Had a banquet at home..."
Since Xia Xun came to Beijing in the name of surveying the construction of the imperial city and the selection of the site for the imperial mausoleum, he had to show off, so the next day Xia Xun lingered for a long time, picked a time between noon and noon, and left. A trip to Beijing.
Xia Xun came at such a time just to suit the occasion. He didn't care much about construction matters, but he had to go. He thought there shouldn't be anything important at this time, and there weren't many people in the department. , just deal with it casually and then go home, but when you didn't want to go, there was a quarrel in the travel department.
The people quarreling were not the officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, but the Feng Shui masters invited by the imperial court.
Feng Shui reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was divided into four major schools: Bazhai, Xuankong, Yang Gong Feng Shui and Guolu Yin Yang. Since then, most of the schools are continuations or branches of these four schools. By the Ming Dynasty, Feng Shui schools Although there are many, the Jiangxi school and the Fujian school occupy the dominant position. In fact, the Feng Shui academics of the two schools are inherited from the four major schools of the Tang Dynasty and are in the same vein. However, the Jiangxi school focuses more on the landscape and the shape of the house, while the Fujian school Focus more on the hexagrams.
Outstanding Feng Shui masters from these two schools were sent to Beijing. There is no doubt that the location of the imperial palace will be rebuilt on the basis of the original imperial city. Their main task was to select the royal mausoleum. Not long after the death of Queen Xu, they were They were sent to Beijing. They traveled around Beijing and explored for several years. Now they finally came up with a plan. As a result, there were too many plans. Representatives of the two major schools had different opinions. There were also different opinions within the two major schools. There was a dispute in the department.
The officials in the department either knew nothing about Feng Shui or only had some basic knowledge. Naturally, they could only sit back and listen to the thunder and let them do their best. But when it was time to report to the emperor for a final decision, they could not put all the details into consideration. All these opinions were reported, and they had to sit there and listen carefully. Just when they were feeling dizzy, someone came to report: "The Duke Fu Guo has arrived!"
The officials were overjoyed to hear that now they had someone to blame. They quickly invited Duke Fu in. No matter where the imperial mausoleum was chosen, he would decide, and he would be fine. Xia Xun had just arrived at the department. With a loud bang, the main door opened wide, and a large group of department officials swarmed out. Seeing Xia Xun, their faces lit up with smiles, and they all bowed and saluted: "Hello, my lord!" "I've met your lord!" "It's polite to be a lower-ranking official." Lord, please come in, please come in..."
Xia Xun was curious, how could these officials be so arrogant before and then so respectful?
Xia Xun was inexplicably surrounded by these officials and came to the main hall. He saw a lot of monks, Taoist priests, and Confucian scholars in the main hall. Some were holding compasses, and some were raising fly whisks. All the disciples of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism had gathered. It was really wonderful.
Rare. When they saw Xia Xun, everyone came forward to salute. Xia Xun was surprised and said with a smile: "What are the Xingbu doing today? Why did they invite so many people from outside the country?"
Zhang Wentao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, sighed: "The Duke of the Kingdom does not know that since his mother-in-law's funeral, the Emperor has ordered the Ministry of Finance to cooperate with the Feng Shui masters sent by the court to choose Kyrgyzstan for burial. My Lord, you also know that this Kyrgyzstan is a good place.
, it is not only the burial place of the empress, but also the emperor must be buried with the empress after he has lived forever. How dare the lower officials not pay attention to it?
In the past few years, the officials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology accompanied the masters to travel throughout the northern mountains and rivers, and finally selected some auspicious places. However, the auspicious places selected by the masters were all different. The lower officials had few talents and little knowledge of Feng Shui, so it was really difficult to have any luck.
It’s a decision, my lord, you’ve come at the right time, it’s up to you to make a decision on this matter!”
Xia Xun felt bad when he heard this, and then he realized why they were so happy to see me, Feng Shui? You don’t understand, and neither does my brother!
, I heard that the renovation of the Imperial City has already taken shape? I think I still want to stay in the Imperial City. Just let Zhang Shangshu make the decision on choosing Kyrgyzstan..."
Xia Xun said that he was about to run away, but Zhang Wentao was unwilling to let him go, so he grabbed him and said: "My lord, please be patient. This matter is urgent. My lord must help me make an idea!" Zhang Wentao said as he spoke.
, while waving his hands, he said: "Master Bai Lin, first tell the Duke the story of the Jirang Jia you have chosen!"
A fat monk wearing a bright red cassock stepped forward, bowed his head and said: "I come from the middle of Sichuan, and he is the successor of the Feng Shui School of the Eight Houses School of Masters in the Tang Dynasty!"
Zhang Shangshu said: "My lord, Bai Lin in Sichuan, is very famous in the Bashu area!"
Master Bai Lin said proudly: "I used the Eight Diagrams to set up the nine stars to match the eight houses, combined with the movement of the flying stars in the Nine Palaces, and carefully calculated using the Yili of "He Tu" and "Luo Shu", and selected a lucky site, located in Tujiaying outside the mouth. This is
The place has excellent feng shui, it..."
Xia Xun was confused after hearing this, and thought to himself: "It's both Bagua and Yi Jing. Isn't this Taoist knowledge? Why is it taught by a great monk?"
As soon as he thought of this, a Taoist priest wearing a nine-beam Taoist crown, a Bagua fairy robe, and a water-fire silk ribbon around his waist floated out and shouted: "Hey! That's nonsense! My Ming Emperor's surname is Zhu.
Zhu has the same pronunciation as "pig". If Zhu enters the butcher's house, the only way is to slaughter him? You only talk about the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, Flying Stars and Eight Houses, but you don't know that you have violated the local taboo. Although this place is auspicious, it is not suitable for me, Zhu Ming.
The royal family chose it as the mausoleum!”
Zhang Shangshu hurriedly explained: "This Taoist priest, whose Taoist name is Dongshan Ling, is a famous Feng Shui master in Damaoshan, Jiangxi."
Dongshan Ling gave Xia Xun a heads-up and said: "The Feng Shui technique learned by Pindao is based on the nine stars of Luoshu, and is based on the natural landscape. Combined with the theory of three yuan luck, it uses dragons to set up acupoints and flying stars to spread the disk.
Calculations such as collecting mountains and bringing out evil spirits can help you deal with things like a god. I chose a good place, at the foot of Yangshan Mountain in the southwest of Changping County, here..." (To be continued, no pop-up text, clear page, browse quickly.