"Your Highness, this is not necessary. The palaces and palaces are connected. If a fire breaks out, it is likely to cause a catastrophe!" Guan Hetai was the first to object.
Zhou Chengping also immediately seconded the proposal, and only then did Zhao Yanxun realize that he had oversimplified the problem.
The buildings of this era were all brick and wood structures, and there are no modern fire-fighting facilities. Once a fire breaks out, it will be extremely difficult to control the fire.
If one mistake is made, the fire will burn down the entire palace, and Zhao Yanxun will have no place to cry.
"Then what good ideas do you have?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Chengping said: "Your Highness, maybe we can renovate the garden!"
"What's the point of this?" Zhao Yanxun was puzzled. He didn't think this method was very good.
"No matter how beautiful the garden is, if a certain empress doesn't like it, the prince can still rebuild it according to her wishes!"
"Compared to the formal palace, the renovation of the palace garden...may not attract too much attention!"
Zhao Yanxun did not comment, then looked at Guan Hetai and said: "Guan Changshi, what do you think?"
"But it's up to Your Highness to make the decision!" Guan Hetai replied, neither objecting nor agreeing.
"Okay... then let's do it!" Zhao Yanxun said.
"Guan Changshi..."
"I'm here!"
"This matter is extremely important. You will be responsible for it personally and let the people from the Gongzheng Institute do their best to handle it!"
"yes……"
At this point, Zhao Yanxun said again: "If there are not enough craftsmen in the Gongzheng Institute, you can go to the city to recruit them!"
"Not only masons, but also craftsmen who smelt iron and dry salt, we should also recruit as many as possible!"
"If the situation really gets out of hand, you must know how important these craftsmen are!"
In response, Zhou Chengping and Guan Hetai both nodded, obviously agreeing with Zhao Yanxun's statement.
"Your Highness, it's not difficult to strengthen the wall and gate. It's not difficult to do it quietly..."
"But you said that if you want to connect the residence of the royal family members with the royal palace, then you must build a new wall. This is too eye-catching!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yanxun said: "Then we will put this matter on hold for now and prepare the materials first. If the situation changes, we can build a new one immediately!"
This was the safest way, and neither Zhou Guan nor Zhou Guan said anything more.
Although the end of the world has arrived, Zhao Yanxun must take into account many things while the current order is still functioning normally.
A vassal king with no real power like him must handle his relationship with local officials carefully, otherwise Zhao Yanxun will only gain more than he loses if they restrict him strictly according to etiquette and law.
"What else do you want?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
Seeing that these two people were silent, Zhao Yanxun asked them to leave, and all affairs in the palace were handled by them.
Zhao Yanxun stood up from the throne, stepped down from the throne, and walked to the back of the palace. Next, he also wanted to visit the palace.
On the other side, Xue Baoyun was walking alone in the garden. The garden in the palace was larger than he imagined.
Especially the lake in the center of the garden brings the scenery here to a higher level. Even the Royal Garden cannot compare to this place.
"Your Majesty, how about we also go to Peach Blossom Island in the middle of the lake?" the accompanying maid said with a smile.
At this moment, Huang Rongrong and Lin Jingyu were already walking on the corridor leading to the island in the middle of the lake, and the laughter and laughter reached Xue Baoyun's ears.
"There's no rush, just take a look around!" Xue Baoyun said casually.
Soon, I saw a maid walking quickly, it was the jade bamboo brought by Xue Baoyun's mother's family.
"Empress..." Yuzhu called out.
Xue Baojun glanced at Yuzhu and said slightly dissatisfied: "I asked you to get tea, why did it take you so long?"
Yuzhu held the tea tray and said quickly: "This slave is negligent, please punish me!"
Seeing Yuzhu being scolded, the maids nearby were secretly happy, thinking that their chance had come.
"It won't happen again!" Xue Baoyun said in a bad tone.
As soon as these words came out, the accompanying maids and eunuchs all felt their hearts sink, which clearly shows the majesty of Xue Baoyun in the inner house.
"Everyone else is waiting here!" After saying this, Xue Baoyun walked directly to the pavilion on the side.
The pavilion is built on the edge of the lake. Under the sun now, the sparkling waves on the lake are very beautiful.
Sitting in the pavilion, Xue Baoyun looked at the scenery in the distance and asked casually: "What did you hear?"
While pouring tea, Yuzhu reported in a low voice: "The prince and the two chief historians discussed the attitude of the officials in Longyou!"
"The prince and the two chief historians both said they wanted to cooperate with the Longyou officials, but they couldn't think of a good way to get in touch with the Longyou officials!"
The royal family is powerful but not powerful, and has basically no contact with Longyou officials. It is indeed difficult to establish a relationship.
Just listen to Yuzhu continue to say: "Later, the chief official Shi said that you can use money to bribe officials!"
Hearing this, Xue Baoyun quickly asked: "What did the prince say?"
After thinking about it carefully, Yuzhu said: "Your Majesty didn't say anything!"
He didn’t say anything, so he had this intention? Xue Baoyun speculated in his heart.
"What else did the prince say later?"
"The prince also said that the inner courtyard wall and gate of the palace should be strengthened, and the residence of the palace staff should be connected with the palace!" Yuzhu answered cautiously.
It is extremely dangerous to eavesdrop on the proceedings of the palace. If Zhao Yanxun discovers this, he will die or die.
So Yuzhu was extremely nervous at that time. Being nervous might lead to mishearing, so she had to think carefully at this moment.
"A single alliance? The two chief ministers agreed?" Xue Baoyun was a little surprised.
Yuzhu nodded, and then replied: "It seems to be to guard against monsters!"
Monster? Although Xue Baoyun has never seen it with her own eyes, she already believes that such a thing exists.
Not to mention the fact that Lin Jingyu and Huang Rongrong had seen it with their own eyes, the guards' private discussions, and the imperial doctors' oaths, Xue Baoyun had to believe it.
"The last two chief historians said that the construction of the courtyard wall must be carried out in a low-key manner, but the purchase of masonry and wood cannot be hidden, so we need to find a cover for this matter!"
The palace had just been renovated, and Zhao Yanxun began to demolish and build randomly. The local officials would definitely be very dissatisfied if they found out.
So Xue Baoyun quickly asked: "What method did they come up with?"
"The prince said that we should burn down the two palaces so that we can use the palace to be rebuilt as a cover!"
Xue Baoyun's expression froze, and he secretly thought that Zhao Yanxun could think of what to do if the palace was burned down and the entire palace was burned down.
"What do the two chief historians say?" Xue Baoyun looked worried. She was really afraid that Zhao Yanxun would come here.
"The two chief ministers proposed to renovate the palace garden as a cover on the grounds that the ladies don't like the style of the garden!"
Nodding, Xue Baoyun also felt that this method was appropriate.
"The prince must have agreed to this request!" Xue Baojun said with a smile.
"Princess, you know everything!" Yuzhu handed over the rainbow fart.
Xue Baoyun looked at the lake and saw Huang Rongrong and Lin Jingyu on the island in the distance under the peach blossom tree.
The peach blossoms are in full bloom right now, so it’s a good time to watch them.
