"After the unification of the five countries, this palace seems to be much cramped, and with the increase in the personnel of various confidential departments, it is necessary to expand the inner court and the outer court."

In the Zichen Palace, the think tank and more than a dozen confidential ministers gave advice to Emperor Guangen.

On the right side of Emperor Guangen sat Empress Shen Xizhen.

She rarely spoke when the ministers spoke to Emperor Guangen, and only spoke when Emperor Guangen asked her to speak, but what she said was usually extremely brief, but she was to the point in what she said.

Because of this, both Emperor Guangen and the ministers liked her very much.

Because her insights cannot be ignored, she can often see things that others can't.

"I also have this intention, not only to expand the territory, but also to show the momentum of the political center of the great country, so I will recruit outstanding architects from all over the country and even in other countries to try to build a majestic court. But I also have something to say first—not in the direction of luxury, but in a simple and elegant way, solemn and grandiose. ”

The ministers nodded one after another.

"Is there anything else the Queen needs to add?" Emperor Guangen looked at Shen Xizhen and asked.

Shen Xizhen calmly took out a picture from his pocket and said to everyone: "This is the design of the palace I drew last night, and I want to take it out and discuss it with everyone." ”

With that, he placed the drawings on a round table.

The ministers and Emperor Guangen all set their eyes on the drawing in unison.

"First open the periphery of the palace, and the three major halls of the outer dynasty - the Taihe Palace, the Zhonghe Palace, and the Baohe Hall are each widened three times. The Wenhua Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, Shangqi Yuan, and South Three Houses on the east side of the gate were each three times wider, and the Wuying Hall and the Internal Affairs Office of the West Gate were also three times wider. At the same time, the temple of worship and the hall of strategy were added. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has also tripled its width. Shen Xizhen pointed to the drawings and explained them one by one.

Everyone nodded their heads.

Many ministers still sighed in their hearts - the queen is really a strategic and talented person, and she can draw a map as if it was printed, and the layout is very beautiful and balanced.

Of course, they didn't know that she was reading design in modern times.

Then we went up to the inner court. The Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace and the Kunning Palace were each doubled. On the east side, Fengxian Palace, Zhai Palace, Chengsu Palace, Jingren Palace, Yanxi Palace, Chengqian Palace, Yonghe Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Jingyang Palace, Xuanqiong Treasure Palace, Huangji Palace, Yangxing Palace, Yongshou Hall, Summer Palace, Jingqi Pavilion are each doubled. On the west side, the Yangxin Palace, the Yongshou Palace, the Taiji Palace, the Tiyuan Palace, the Changchun Palace, the Lingkun Palace, the Tihe Palace, the Xianfu Palace, the Zhuxiu Palace, the Cining Palace, the Shou'an Palace, the Chunxi Palace, the Yuhua Palace, the Yinghua Palace, and the Yanchun Pavilion were doubled. Shen Xizhen said eloquently.

"In this way, the east and west sides of the perimeter will need to be widened by 130 li each, and the two ends will need to be widened by 70 li, so we will have to fill in the original moat, and a small number of dwellings around the perimeter will also have to be demolished...... We need to count the number and size of these dwellings, give them corresponding financial compensation, and build new homes for them on the outskirts of Dongcheng......" Shen Xizhen continued.

The crowd nodded as they listened.

Under her guidance. Soon the expansion of the entire palace was analyzed.

Shen Xizhen raised his head from the drawing, and everyone immediately raised their heads.

"I wonder if you have any suggestions? Oh yes, the noon gate will also be widened three times. And there are nine large stone lions on each side. Shen Xizhen added.

Everyone shook their heads, and there was a look of joy and convincing on their faces.

Shen Xizhen looked at Emperor Guangen, but saw that Emperor Guangen smiled appreciatively at her.

Shen Xizhen knew that this plan had been adopted, and he was very happy.

"Then if there is no problem with you, I will hand over this project to the accounting department to calculate the cost. Then choose an auspicious day to start construction. Emperor Guangen said with a smile.

The ministers agreed.

So Emperor Guangen announced the dissolution of the meeting.

And all the ministers withdrew.

Gonggong Zhang immediately stepped forward to pour tea for Emperor Guangen and Shen Xizhen.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, Emperor Guangen said to Shen Xizhen, "Empress." I see you're quite talented at drawing, what did you do before you traveled here to get here? ”

Shen Xizhen poured him a cup of tea with a smile, and then replied softly: "It's a student, the emperor." ”

"Oh? So how old were you before you crossed over here? Emperor Guangen asked with interest.

"Twenty-four years old, Your Majesty." Shen Xizhen smiled and walked behind Emperor Guangen to help him rub his shoulders.

"Can the women of that dynasty still go to school when they are in their twenties?" Emperor Guangen asked with a smile.

"Well, if a woman wants to continue reading, she has no problem reading until she is thirty years old." Shen Xizhen replied with a smile.

"Haven't you read a lot?"

"The concubine also reads a lot of books in this dynasty, otherwise how can she help you govern the world?"

"That's right. So what books did you read in that dynasty? ”

"When I go to school, I read all the books I need to read in my major, and when I go home, I read all kinds of miscellaneous books."

"Does your major refer to the direction in which you specialize?" Emperor Guangen asked as he reached out to hold her hand.

"Yes. The emperor is so smart! ”

"Then what kind of major did you study in that dynasty?"

"I studied English at university, and I studied design at master's degree."

"English?"

"It's a language that communicates with Westerners, and the pronunciation is very different from the pronunciation we speak now."

"Oh, what are you doing with that?"

Shen Xizhen sneered: "At that time, I liked that pronunciation very much, so I went to read it, and later I found that there was not much use, but at least I could understand the news and English newspapers." ”

"News?" Emperor Guangen looked at her with a puzzled look on his face again.

Shen Xizhen realized that the more he explained, the farther he went.

How could people from two completely different dynasties make these things clear?

But she liked to tell Emperor Guang En, because she could see that Emperor Guang Endi wanted to take this opportunity to get to know her better.

"It's something that happens every day in the country." Shen Xizhen explained.

"Why not 'listen' but 'see'?" Emperor Guangen asked curiously again.

"Because the concubines read it from the newspapers and on television."

"Newspaper I understand, what is television?" Emperor Guangen was completely interested, let her sit on his lap, looked at her and asked.

"It's a ...... Oops, that's hard to explain...... It's just a square thing, and a kind of thing like thunder and lightning is displayed, and then the concubine can see it. Shen Xizhen said while gesturing.

Emperor Guangen's eyes widened.

"Something like thunder and lightning will allow you to see what is happening in the country that day?" Emperor Guangen felt that this was a bit of a.

He is a person who likes to see the essence of things, so he felt that Shen Xizhen's explanation just now was not enough, and he was confused. (To be continued......)