Chapter 288: Fengyi Tower
Shen Xizhen recuperated for another month after Chu Lingxuan's full moon before she began to come to Zichen Hall to help, but during the time she was recuperating, she had already taken into account all the things that Xi Guo would focus on implementing next, and she listed them one by one and elaborated them in detail.
"Attaching equal importance to civil and military affairs, loving the people like children, unifying the currency, unifying the language, soliciting public opinion, consolidating national defense, rectifying the rule of officials, improving efficiency, distinguishing rewards and punishments, and simplifying taxation......
When Shen Xizhen handed them over to Emperor Guangen, Emperor Shi Endi looked at them seriously for a long time, and then said with emotion: "The empress's thoughts and worries have already included all the problems that Xi Kingdom will face in the next ten years!" He smiled appreciatively at her as he spoke.
"The concubine has made arrangements for everything she can think of first, maybe there will be many new problems as time goes by, so let's add them then." Shen Xizhen said.
"Well, a big country, not only has a vast territory but also a large population, so naturally there will be new problems emerging constantly, but the queen can always look ahead and take precautions, which is not as good as I!" Emperor Guangen looked at her and said sincerely.
Shen Xizhen smiled and said: "It's just that I read more history books before I traveled here and knew that someone had solved such a problem like this, and this is really not the credit of the concubine." ”
"But it is undeniable that you do have a very clear understanding of the current situation, otherwise it would not be possible to help the Xi Kingdom unify the five kingdoms in just five years, which has little to do with which dynasty you come from." Emperor Guangen hugged her fondly and said.
Seeing Emperor Guangen praising himself like this, Shen Xizhen smiled.
Maybe it's because the day of leaving this dynasty is getting closer. Shen Xizhen would wake up several times every night, and every time he woke up, he would immediately confirm whether Emperor Guangen was still lying beside him.
Sometimes I dream that I have left Emperor Guangen, so I am always so sad in my dreams.
Sometimes she can't sleep. He would half-stand up and look at Emperor Guangen carefully.
His forehead was broad and smooth, his nose was high, his ears were large, his lips were beautiful, and his facial contours were deep and intriguing.
A pair of big hands suddenly brought her whole person into her arms, and Shen Xizhen exclaimed 'ah'.
"What? Didn't see enough during the day. Do you want to take the time to look at it at night? Emperor Guangen didn't open his eyes, and asked her with a smile on the corner of his lips.
Shen Xizhen was embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he felt that it didn't matter if he recognized it. So he said: "Yes, who told the emperor to be so good-looking, so that the concubines never get tired of looking at it." With that, she kissed him on the lips.
If it weren't for the fact that her body wasn't fit for ...... He would have literally crushed her under him immediately, but since the last time he witnessed the pain of her difficult birth. He decided to be as patient as possible even when she was well. But of course. There's no need to endure it when she can't help it, he has a way to keep her from getting pregnant.
Holding Shen Xizhen into his arms lovingly, Emperor Guangen sighed and said, "Empress, I plan to give you a special gift this year. ”
Shen Xizhen smiled and said, "What gift?" ”
"I won't tell you yet, I'll take you to see it when I'm ready." Emperor Guangen said mysteriously. Shen Xizhen was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again: "Okay." ”
Shen Xizhen has never had much extravagance for gifts, so he didn't ask too much.
Starting the next day, Emperor Guangen secretly deployed relevant work without Shen Xizhen.
He invited the best architects from the Xi Kingdom. They were asked to build a tower on the hill not far from the palace, which he had named 'Fengyi Tower'. It was built specifically for Shen Xizhen.
Later, when she left the dynasty, he built a large floor-to-ceiling window in the palace's heart cultivation hall, so that he could always look at the tower.
In that case, it would feel like she hadn't left yet, right? He muttered to himself, his mood was very complicated.
And he didn't want to announce the content of the gift to her all at once, firstly, because he was afraid that she would stop him, and secondly, because he wanted to surprise her. They have experienced too many things in life and death over the years, and it is rare for him to have the ability to give her something more valuable, and now that he finally has the ability, the first thing he thought of was to send her a tower.
Because the Kunyi Palace where Shen Xizhen lived could not see the Fengyi Tower, and Emperor Guangen required everyone to keep it a secret before it was built, Shen Xizhen never knew about it.
Eight months later, the Fengyi Pagoda was completed.
The day it was built happened to be Shen Xizhen's birthday, so Emperor Guangen, who came back from the court, took her hand and said, "The gift I promised to give you has been prepared, and I will take you to see it now." ”
"Do you need to leave the palace?" Shen Xizhen asked him with a smile.
"Uh-huh, but it's not far from here, come on, Queen." Emperor Guang Endi took her hand and walked out.
The tower on the mountain was surrounded by thin brown wooden planks, so Shen Xizhen could only see one tower when he was down the mountain, but he couldn't see its specific shape.
Slowly climbing up the hill along the quiet path, the two of them came to the tower without a stick of incense, where they stopped, and their attendants also stopped.
I only heard Emperor Guang En's clapping vigorously, and the thin planks surrounding it spread out like flowers with a clatter, and a tower shaped like a woman appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone immediately let out a cry of surprise and admiration.
The outer wall of the tower is made of white marble, which looks like ice muscle and jade bones, and the tower shape is like a woman's body, which makes it more graceful and eye-catching.
Not only the shape of the tower is beautiful, but the shape of the top of the tower is like a flower, the petals want to bloom outside, and the stamens go straight to the sky, which looks beautiful and magnificent.
Shen Xizhen's heart was very excited, and he held Emperor Guangen's hand tightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" It's so beautiful! ”
Emperor Guangen held her hand and said, "If the queen likes it, it's fine." So he took her by the hand and went into the tower to see it.
"I gave it a name 'Fengyi Tower', do you like it?" Emperor Guangen asked her as he walked.
"I like it, I like it!" Shen Xizhen nodded again and again.
Emperor Guangen smiled heartily.
When they climbed to the top of the tower and looked around, they realized that they could see far, far away, and the white clouds above their heads seemed to be plucked.
"Your Majesty, is it appropriate for you to give such a valuable gift to your concubines? The concubine is young. ”
She was a little afraid to accept it, although she liked this tower so much in her heart, she always felt a little suspicious of inviting credit.
Emperor Guangen smiled and said: "Just the queen's contribution to the Xi Kingdom in the past ten years is enough to receive it, not to mention that your merits are unprecedented among women." ”
Shen Xizhen didn't say anything more, and held Emperor Guangen's hand tightly. (To be continued......)