Chapter 43: The Secret of Feng Shui in Daming Palace (Ask for Recommendation)
"At the beginning, I buried Yan'er in Shandong in order to move her to Beijing in the future, but now it seems that there is no suitable person to do this for me. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info and I, I can't be separated. ”
As soon as Zhu Di said this, Wu Erhong's heart was open.
If Zhu Di is really determined to relocate Concubine Quan Xian, even if he doesn't go, he can send a confidant to Shandong.
Now he said that he couldn't be separated, it seemed that he had a more important plan in his heart, and he didn't have time to care about the relocation of the concubine.
What is Zhu Di's bigger plan?
Now that the Changling Tomb in Beijing has been completed, Zhu Di will discuss with a group of henchmen how to build the Beijing Palace, which is the most critical part of the great cause of moving the capital.
In March of the 11th year of Yongle, Zhu Di set out from Beijing for the second northern tour, accompanied by Zhu Zhanji, the emperor's grandson. Previously, the King of Han had already set off first to escort the queen's coffin to Beijing. Zhu Di was nominally presiding over the funeral of Empress Renxiao, and after personally seeing her off on her last journey, he actually personally participated in the design of the imperial city of Beijing.
"All of you here are my confidants, and the construction of the Beijing Imperial Palace this time must avoid some problems in the Nanjing Imperial Palace. These words were originally a top-secret topic of taboo for my royal family, and today I will share them with you honestly, if anyone dares to leak half a sentence in the future, they will be killed. ”
When everyone saw the solemnity of what the emperor said, they held their breath, only to hear Zhu Di slowly speak: "I think that back then, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang built the Nanjing Palace according to the principles of feng shui. Nanjing's highest mountain, Purple Mountain, is in the east of the city, and from a distance, it looks like a creeping dragon, and the dragon's head is in Yanque Lake. From the perspective of gossip, the east of Nanjing belongs to the direction of the earthquake hexagram, and the emperor lives in the east, which is in line with the meaning of "the emperor is out of the earthquake" in "Zhou Yi". And the three mountains in the south of the city, looking down from above, look like a squatting tiger. In order to occupy the dragon head and get the dragon's spirit, Taizu ordered to mobilize hundreds of thousands of migrant workers to start filling the lake, but Yanque Lake is low-lying and has not been filled for a long time, so what should I do?
At this time, Chen Jue, Marquis of Taining, stood up, "Your Majesty, did you hear a story when you were young?" I don't know if it's true or not? ”
"What's the story?" Zhu Di looked curious.
"The story of the minister is related to this Yanque Lake."
Chen Jue began to talk in a colorful voice, "At that time, it was rumored that there was an old man in Jiangning called 'Tian Deman', Taizu sent someone to find this person, after the old man was found, he began to be regarded as a god, and also held some sacrificial ceremonies in a matter-of-fact manner, Taizu Ye named Tian Deman as the god of the lake, and after everything stopped, he was finally tied up and thrown into the lake, and it is said that soon Yanque Lake was really filled. ”
Taining Marquis Chen Qi said this in one breath, frowning slightly, "In fact, when the palace was built, the minister was still young, and I don't know if this story is true, but the minister does know that because the lake reclamation project is really too big, many migrant workers have died." I don't know how much earth and rock was spent. ”
"That's right, it seems that Aiqing knows the inside story of Taizu's construction of the Nanjing Palace back then, and in the future, I will hand over the construction of the Beijing Palace to you to supervise."
Zhu Di immediately rewarded this confidant who sang a double reed with him. This Taining Hou Chen Jue, Yongle was sent to Beijing by Zhu Di in the fourth year of Yongle, and has been secretly planning the construction work in Beijing.
At this time, the Marquis of Chengshan saw that the emperor praised Chen Jue, the Marquis of Taining, so he also stood up and said: "So the old Nanjing people have such a saying - move the three mountains to fill the birds, that is, the three mountains in the west of Nanjing City were leveled, and then fill the birds' lakes, because at that time, Taizu, who believed in feng shui, felt that it was not good to have both dragons and tigers in a city, so he moved the three mountains to fill the birds at all costs." ”
As soon as he said this, Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, suddenly stood up and mysteriously replied: "Your Majesty, in fact, Weichen has already secretly discovered a problem in the Daming Palace, I don't know, I shouldn't talk about it." ”
"But it doesn't matter, today you and I are a family of monarchs and ministers, discussing the great cause of building a palace in Beijing, and any opinions or suggestions can be put forward without reservation."
Zhu Di saw that the ministers responded enthusiastically at this moment, their faces were full of spring breeze, and their faces were happy, and they immediately encouraged Anyuan Marquis Liusheng to continue.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Anyuan Marquis Liu Sheng bowed his hand respectfully, and then his voice became lower, "After three stages of construction, the Daming Palace is completed." It's just that the three major halls - Fengtian Palace, Huagai Palace, Jinshen Hall and other tall palaces were built in the original Yanque Lake, and the gravity was too large and unbalanced, which led to the palace being seriously high in front and low in the back. Therefore, this Daming Palace, which is standing on the dragon plate, has the phenomenon of high in front and low in the back. ”
An Yuan Hou Liu Sheng glanced around mysteriously, "My father worked in Qin Tianjian in his early years, so Wei Chen knows a little about feng shui. According to the ancestors' landscape technique, the low back of the house means that the ancestors rely on themselves and have no foundation to rely on, which is consistent with Taizu's own experience; But the front is high, which means that it is not good for the future children and grandchildren.... Your Majesty, this is a taboo in imperial feng shui......"
At this time, Zhu Di showed joy on his face, it was rare that these confidants and ministers brought today could understand the world and say what he wanted to say in his heart.
He hurriedly said: "In fact, when Taizu was alive, he discovered this problem, but his energy is limited, so naturally we should be our children and grandchildren, and achieve our long-cherished wish for our father." ”
After that, he was shocked, "The teacher of the past will not forget the future, this time, when building the Beijing Palace, we must avoid all kinds of problems that arose when the Nanjing Palace was built." All of you here are elites in Feng Shui, metaphysics, budgeting, craftsmen and other aspects, and I want to build a great imperial city that can stand for future generations and be safe for thousands of years. ”
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.
Erhong found that Emperor Yongle, who came from the northern tour, was full of ambition and planned all day long, but on the other hand, he didn't think about tea and dinner, and was always in a daze.
She understood that Emperor Yongle was guilty of moving the concubine.
The construction of the Beijing Palace is urgent, and naturally, the matter of relocating the funeral of Concubine Quan Xian can only be postponed.
But I don't know how many years it will take.
There are many things in this world that I am afraid to wait.
Especially Zhu Di, who is 54 years old, there are some things that he can't afford to wait.
In fact, he also knew that he was afraid that if he was not buried this time, Quan Yan'er could only lie alone in Shandong for the rest of her life, and she would never have the opportunity to enter the imperial tomb and be with him for a long time.
He really loves Quan Yan'er, he can't be the same in life, and it's good if he can be in the same hole in death.
But in the face of his great cause, his lover can only be deterred.
Wu Erhong sighed lightly, but she couldn't bear to slander Zhu Di at all, because she saw Emperor Yongle in front of her, who was thin and haggard.
Seeing that he didn't have dinner today, from Gonggong Yang's worried eyes, Wu Erhong guessed that during this time, the emperor was afraid that he was ashamed of the matter of Concubine Xian and didn't think about it, and he was also old, so why torture himself like this.
You can't have both fish and bear's paws, and the great cause of the country and the friendship of beauties have been difficult to achieve since ancient times.
Often the love falls on both shoulders, one shoulder bears love, the other shoulder bears sorrow, and the unhappy head is heavy, fluttering and invisible.
How helpless Emperor Yongle felt in his heart, he couldn't talk about it. It's rare that Wu Erhong came today, and he ate a few pieces of dim sum.
On the third day after Emperor Yongle's northern tour, Zhu Gaosui, the third son of the emperor, came to Fengtian Hall to resign.
(Dear friends, is it Feng Shui?) This is not superstition, it is scientifically justified. It is also a mysterious traditional culture. Continue to thank my book friends for their daily ticket support. I love you guys. )