"Looking at the palace of Shangyang, it is better than the blessed courtyard of the Immortal Family..." Sikong Ting has been observing the Shangyang Palace that has been built for more than a year.
Of course, what he was lamenting was the past when Shangyang Palace was still in ruins, not now.
But there are some positive things. After two years, the ruins have been cleared and the weeds have been swept away.
Useable materials were selected and piled up in the open space. Craftsmen who didn't know where they came from were repairing and polishing them. It seemed that they were going to be used in the construction of the new palace city. At this point, King Xia was still very frugal.
The palace city has not yet built a city wall, because the terrain is high and it can have an unobstructed view of the outside world.
Sikong Ting discovered that many canals have been dredged and widened, and materials can be transported to the construction site by boat. Of course, the river will freeze and the boats will be on the shore, but after the ice thaws in February and March, transportation can continue.
When the Luoyang Palace was being built, part of the water transport was restored, which was indeed quite a feat.
"If Luoyang is the capital in the future, Bianzhou may decline rapidly." Sikong Tingruo realized that the change of water transportation route was decisive, and the rise and fall of many cities was caused by this.
People come and go on the streets on the south bank of Luoshui River. Wine shops, teahouses, and shops are built one after another. This is a sign of the prosperous population.
Many private houses have appeared one after another in each neighborhood. Some were completed during Zhang Quanyi's time, and some were built one after another in the past few years. It can be seen that the population of Luoyang is indeed increasing step by step.
People doing business will not appear for no reason. As the army and officials gather in Luoyang step by step, there will be more prosperity in the future.
There was smoke rising from the kitchen in the Forbidden Garden. It was the craftsmen cooking.
It is the end of the year, and it is estimated that they will return to their hometown in the next few days, and the construction of the entire Luoyang Palace will come to an end for the time being, and will be fully resumed after the Spring Festival.
The Hehuan Hall was probably the first inhabitable palace in Shangyang Palace. It was located in the Forbidden Garden on the southern edge of the Shangyang Palace ruins. It was equivalent to setting aside a piece of land in the forest to build the Hehuan Hall.
From the outside, it looks like a lot of thought went into the palace.
The most eye-catching ones are the reliefs on the exterior walls. Sikong Ting looked at them for a long time when he came in, but he didn't understand what they were about. Later, when he inquired about them, it turned out that they were about the story of King Xia leading his army to sweep Helong and regain the lost territory.
Is it really okay to praise yourself like this? It’s not subtle at all.
Hehuan Hall faces south and reaches the north bank of Luoshui River. The base of the city wall has been marked out, but it should be built relatively late.
To the north of Hehuan Hall, a small river was dug, passed around the hall and merged into Luoshui River.
To the north of the river, after more than a year of hard work, many buildings have begun to take shape.
Through the thin snow curtain, Sikong Ting tried hard to distinguish, and at the same time, he also tried to correspond with the "Shangyang Wonderland" in people's poems and poems.
"This river should have been newly opened using the silted old river channel. It can be regarded as a small tributary of Luoshui River."
"The towering thing on the north side should be the main hall, Guanfeng Hall. Sitting west and facing east, that's right. The two wooden pillars standing on the east side, if you guessed correctly, should be the main entrance of Guanfeng Hall. Then the main entrance of the palace.
Where is the Tixiang Gate?"
"It is recorded in the book that there is the Guanfeng Gate in the east of the Guanfeng Hall, the Yuri Tower in the south, and the Qibao Pavilion in the north. There are also Lichundai, Yaozhang Pavilion, Jiuzhou Pavilion, etc. inside. They have all been found. Well, they are still under construction."
"The walls of these pavilions and pavilions have been built. How many bricks and tiles were used? They are exactly the same as what I remember in the book. They are all closed courtyards."
"The courtyard to the west of Kanfeng Hall is very beautiful. It's so beautiful under the falling snow. This should be Honeda-in Temple."
"On the west side of Honjiyuan is the Lichun Hall. There are lotus pavilions and hibiscus pavilions in the palace. Unfortunately, it is already a pool of stagnant water with withered flowers and plants. It seems that some mud has been dug out, but the renovation has not been completed. Hibiscus and lotus flowers are in full bloom.
I don’t know when the scenery will recover.”
"Is Gan Tang Yuan to the west of Li Chun Hall? There are only a few houses and the gardens are not in order."
It's hard to see clearly from further away. You can only vaguely see that the trees are very messy and lack beauty. There are also very few buildings. They look like they've just grown up. There doesn't seem to be any signs of major construction.
"King Xia has the momentum to swallow up the world. With his financial resources, can he only afford this level?" Sikong Ting shook his head, and then laughed again: "It would be good to restore some of the major buildings in Shangyang Palace.
The progress of the construction of Ziwei Palace should be similar, or even more difficult. The Mingtang during the Empress Wu period should never appear again."
Simply put, the architectural complex of Shangyang Palace is mainly composed of closed courtyards, which are combined with each other to form the entire Shangyang Palace. They can be roughly divided into: Guanfeng Palace, Honzhi Palace, Huacheng Palace, Linzhi Palace, and Fenfang Palace.
, the six major building groups of Xiaoshangyang Palace.
The entire Shangyang Palace still had some buildings remaining during the Zhenyuan period, but by the time of Xianzong, it was almost abandoned. When Li Hanzhi, Zhang Quanyi, and Sun Ru were fighting street battles in Luoyang, they continued to demolish buildings to make barricades, and even destroyed them.
The last breath was gone.
Later, Zhang Quanyi restored Shangyang Palace for Zhaozong, which was regarded as repaying the debt. It was really amazing.
After Shao Shude ordered the construction of Luoyang Palace City, Henan Prefecture, Shaanxi Prefecture, and Guozhou Prefecture mobilized a large number of manpower and took turns to go into battle. It has been more than a year now.
From the current point of view, the progress of Shangyang Palace is relatively fast. The seventh largest building complex added by Shao Shude, Hehuan Palace, is nearing completion.
The Guanfeng Hall group including Yuri Tower, Qibao Pavilion, and Lichundai has also entered the advanced stage.
The Honji-in group, which mainly includes Lichun Hall, Gantang-in Temple, Honji-in Temple, Furong Pavilion, etc., has only entered the middle section.
Linzhiyuan group, which is mainly composed of Linzhi Hall, Ganlu Hall and Xianju Hall, has just started.
The Huachengyuan and Fenfangyuan teams have just finished clearing the ruins and leveling the foundation. Only part of the building materials have been transported to the site, and construction has not started yet.
The small Shangyang Palace or the West Palace group is nowhere to be seen, and they haven’t had time to clean up yet.
The construction of Luoyang Palace was indeed restrained in terms of progress. At this time, the people were already accustomed to non-stop conscription all year round, and the manpower that could be used was more than that in peacetime, but Shao Shude still did not abuse it too much, so that
Even the people from various states who participated in the construction were temporarily exempted from military service, allowing them to rebuild Luoyang with peace of mind.
As for whether it is better to go to war or work as a construction worker in Luoyang, any fool can tell.
"Sikong Sima, please come with me." A guard officer came over and said.
Sikong Ting quickly adjusted his robes and followed behind.
After passing through the long corridor, the main entrance of Hehuan Hall was in sight, and Sikong Ting followed him unhurriedly, already starting to formulate his words.
"A few months ago I was a Sikong Inspector, but now I am a Marching Sima. Sikong Dalang is worthy of rising through the ranks. Sit down." Shao Shude stretched out his hand and said.
The decoration in the hall was relatively simple, which actually cost a lot of money. Shao Shude was not interested in these, so he only had some common beds, desks, tables and chairs brought in to make do.
Sikong Ting sat down and said: "His Royal Highness, he raised armies, destroyed enemy towns, and managed palaces. He did everything with ease. Along the way, I saw that the scene in Luoyang has greatly improved. Shangyang Wonderland has become more majestic and even more spectacular."
It's admiration. As the saying goes, if you don't see the emperor's residence, you will know how powerful the emperor is. With Shangyang Palace like this, I think what your highness is thinking about is right in front of you."
"What you said makes no sense." Shao Shude laughed.
"Your Highness." Sikong Ting said with a solemn expression, "The Guanfeng Hall is the place where Emperor Gaozong, Empress Wu, manages government affairs and attends court meetings. Once the construction is completed, Your Highness may be able to hold important events here."
"Is this what Luo Shaowei taught you to say, or is it your own intention?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Highness, this is Luo Shuai's intention, and it is also..."
"Sikong Sima, you have to stand firm." Shao Shude said: "The leader and the rat will not end well."
Sikong Ting subconsciously tensed up and said quickly: "Your Highness, Marshal Luo sent me here for the purpose of protecting each other."
"Xiangwei has moved into Heyang Town, what else can happen?"
"Your Highness." Sikong frowned and said, "Wei Bo Wufu doesn't recognize him. Many people are clamoring to take back the guards. There are undercurrents in the town, and Luo Shuai can't withstand the pressure."
"Oh?" Shao Shude asked with some interest: "According to your opinion, Luo Shaowei doesn't care much about defending the two states?"
Sikong Ting was suffocated, then remembered what Shao Shude had just warned him, and immediately said: "Yes. I understand what Commander Luo means. He doesn't have enough confidence in defeating Xia Bing, and he is not very enthusiastic about regaining the two states of Xiangwei."
"The position is very stable this time." Shao Shude said with a smile: "It's understandable that Luo Shaowei is hesitant. I know this. You go back and tell him that Xiangwei is already a prefecture of Heyang. Without an imperial edict, how can he re-enter the situation?"
Return to Wei Bo? I told you, the saint will definitely not allow it, so let him stop tossing it."
Sikong Ting's face was not very good, and he persuaded again: "Your Highness, Commander Luo also said that if the two states are returned to Xiangwei, the Luo family will always be the vassal of the Shao family and will be loyal. If you violate this oath, there will be thunder from heaven."
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"You talk stupid things all day long." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Sikong Sima, your position just now is not stable again, please control it. There is no need to talk about those empty-headed things between me and Luo Shuai. Fan
Minister? I only have internal ministers, court ministers, and foreign ministers, and absolutely no vassal ministers. The disaster of the vassal town is so close, why don't you quit? Besides, if I promise Luo Shaowei as a vassal minister, what will the generals at home and abroad think? Li Yanling, tell me.
, what would you think if I gave Luo Shaowei the governorship but not you?"
"Your Highness, Lao Li is not very capable and cannot be the governor. I can just do farm work for Your Highness." Li Yanling replied immediately after hearing this.
Shao Shude glared at him.
Old Li understood and said: "However, we old brothers have gone through life and death, licking blood with the blade of the knife, fighting from Guanbei to Helong, then to Guanzhong, and back to Henan. We have tried our best, but in the end we are not as good as Luo Shaowei, a young man. Indeed,
I’m not convinced. If this continues, as His Highness’s prestige grows, everyone only dares to feel resentment in their hearts but dare not express it with their mouths, which is not a problem at all. The general’s courage will make the general resentful and slack in the war, and the sergeant will not be able to mention it.
If you work hard, I'm afraid you will lose the battle in succession."
Sikong Ting was speechless after hearing this, because it was the truth.
The general is slacking off and not running the army well, and the sergeants are just careless. If there is no enthusiasm during the battle, God knows what the outcome will be. Sometimes the victory or defeat is just a hairline. You can't let outsiders parachute in to command ten people.
Wan Lao's troops, right? Can they win the battle like that?
For example, Wang Maozhang, who was stationed in Haizhou, surrendered at this time. Because his old subordinates were alienated and unwilling to contribute, you made Wang Maozhang the marshal and commanded an army of 100,000 to fight Li Keyong. Can he command it well?
Thinking about it, you know it's impossible. Even if you change his name to "Wang Jingren", it won't work. He has no prestige, can't be suppressed, and can't command well. Maybe he made some mistakes that he shouldn't have made because he was eager to perform and prove himself.
Let people achieve great victory.
"Didn't Luo Shaowei intend to obey his father's orders and attach himself to Li Keyong? What's the point of sending you here again?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
"Go back to your highness. Luo Shuai just wants to protect himself." Sikong Ting replied: "The yamen soldiers like King Jin, but Luo Shuai feels that King Jin can't succeed and is in a dilemma, so he sent me here."
Still a wallflower jumping left and right!
"Luo Shaowei is quite knowledgeable," Shao Shude said with a smile.
According to Sikong Ting's words, Luo Shaowei seems to be coerced by the Yamen soldiers and can't help himself. But this is half true and half false. Is Luo Shaowei really not greedy for the wealth of the Jiedushi? He himself is a wallflower, Wei Bo
From top to bottom, it's just wallflowers.
"Your Highness, why bother?" Sikong Ting couldn't help but persuade: "Your Highness wants to do something big, and Luo Shuai is willing to obey His Highness. As far as I know, Wang Rong and Lu Yanwei also have the same view. All you need is..."
"You don't understand." Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "Go back. Tell Luo Shaowei that the Yamen soldiers are the source of all evil. If you continue to tolerate them, I'm afraid your family and life will be in danger. I think he is still sensible, so I haven't found him in the past two months.
I warned you in trouble. Go back. If Li Keyong comes, the battle will be fought, so what?"
Sikong was speechless.
"If you really can't stay in Weizhou, come to Luoyang. You can have a house in Jishanfang." Shao Shude said again.