Liu Bei asked, I don't know which queen mother summoned him?

Huangmen Ling Zuo Feng replied, first the Empress Dowager Dong, and then the Empress Dowager Dou.

Liu Bei nodded and said: In Shaoling's opinion, which queen mother should Benhou go to meet first?

Huangmen made Zuo Feng think for a while and said: You can see the Empress Dowager Dong first, and then the Empress Dowager Dou.

Liu Bei nodded, changed his court clothes, and entered the palace with the Huangmen Order.

The two queen mothers both lived in the South Palace.

Liu Bei traveled all the way, dizzying. Huangmen Ling Zuo Feng acted as a guide, and everywhere he went, he told the history of the place.

As mentioned earlier, there are four palace gates with the same name in the same direction in the north and south of the palace city. On both sides of the door, it is expected that the building is the Vermilion Bird Gate, the east is the Canglong Gate, the north is the Xuanwu Gate, and the west is the White Tiger Gate. The Nangong Xuanwu Gate and the Beigong Suzaku Gate are connected by the double road. Nangong Suzaku Gate is the main gate of the south, which communicates with the Pingcheng Gate and can go directly to the outside of the city. Because the emperor entered and exited through the Suzaku Gate, this gate was the most noble and extraordinarily majestic.

"Continuation of the Han Book • Hundred Official Chronicles" contains: Nangong, 95 officials, 537 guards. In the North Palace, there are 72 officials and 471 guards.

It can be seen that whether it is a building or an institution, the South Palace is larger than the North Palace.

Nangong is the place where His Majesty and the ministers discuss politics.

The buildings are neat and orderly, and the palaces are lined up one after another. The main palace is located on the north-south axis. From north to south, they are: Sima Gate, Duan Gate, but not Gate, but not Palace, Zhanghua Gate, Chongde Palace, Zhongde Palace, Qianqiu Long Live Hall and Pingshuo Palace.

On the east and west sides of the central axis, there are two rows of symmetrical palace complexes.

The two rows on the west side are arranged from south to north:

The east row is Hongde Gate, Mingguang Palace, Xuanshu Palace, Chengfu Palace, Jiade Gate, Jiade Palace, Yutang Palace, Xuande Palace, and Jiande Palace. The west row is the Yuntai Palace, the Xianqin Palace, the Hanzhang Palace, the Yang'an Palace, the Yuntai, the Lantai, the Pavilion, the Changqiu Palace, and the West Palace.

On the east side, two rows are arranged from south to north:

The west row is the Golden Horse Palace, the Bronze Horse Palace, the Respect Dharma Palace, the Zhangde Palace, the Lecheng Gate, the Lecheng Palace, the Wende Hall and the East Palace. The east row is the middle of the service, the Qingliang Palace, the Phoenix Palace, the Yellow Dragon Palace, the Shou'an Palace, the Bamboo Palace, the Chengfeng Hall and the East View.

The four rows of palaces on both sides of the central axis are parallel to the central axis, with a regular layout and orderly staggered order. It highlights the momentum and majesty of the main court.

The five rows of buildings in the north and south can be divided into eight rows if they are arranged horizontally at the direct angle to the central axis. In this way, each palace building has a straight road to the adjacent palace. If you stand on the high platform and look down on the South Palace, you will see a very regular lattice layout. It shows the regular and symmetrical architectural style of Han architecture. The impact on future generations is far-reaching.

The Nangong palace complex, in addition to showing the graceful and generous royal style, is also a must for huge government agencies.

But it is not inside the door but not the hall, it is the main hall of the South Palace. In October (25 years) of the first year of Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu drove into the city, but fortunately it was not a palace, and the capital was Luoyang. But the non-palace became the court of Emperor Guangwu to deal with national affairs. Many major military affairs were decided by Emperor Guangwu and his ministers here, and then announced to the whole country. During the Yongping period of Emperor Ming Dynasty, the Chongde Hall was built, but the non-hall was the main hall of the South Palace until the end of the Han Dynasty.

Zuo Feng said that at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the North Palace was in disrepair, so all affairs were handled in the South Palace. After Emperor Ming ascended the throne, he overhauled the North Palace.

Liu Bei nodded happily. The premise of being a good Yellow Gate Order is to be a good guide first.

The Jiade Hall is in the north of the Mingguang Palace, and there is the Jiade Gate in front of the palace, which is the former site of the Nine Dragons Hall in the Zhou Dynasty. The Nine Dragons Hall has been destroyed in the Han Dynasty, only the Nine Dragons Gate still exists, and the Nine Dragons Gate is the main gate of the Jiade Palace. Nine dragon gate stands three bronze pillars. Each pillar has three dragons entangled, so it is called the Nine Dragons Gate. After His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he posthumously recognized his deceased father as Emperor Xiaoren (only called Emperor, not Emperor), and honored his mother Dong as Empress Xiaoren. Fengju Jiade Hall was renamed Yongle Palace.

In other words, His Majesty did not honor his mother as the Queen Mother. Nowadays, there is only one person who is called the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother Dou.

However. Since His Majesty is already the emperor, in terms of the inheritance relationship of the honorific title, Empress Xiaoren naturally became the Empress Dowager Xiaoren.

Therefore, Nangong has two queens.

When the Queen Mother summons foreign ministers, she must set up a screen.

Served by relatives and often served. Liu Bei then walked into the hall and knelt down: "Minister, Liu Bei, knock on the Queen Mother." ”

"Raise your head and answer." The voice of the commanding voice came from behind the screen.

"Whoa." Liu Bei slowly raised his head, only to see a figure behind the screen. The queen mother is sitting in the center, and most of the people around her are Her Majesty's concubines.

"I rejoice in what I have offered before. Linxianghou bothered. ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." Liu Bei said goodbye.

"I heard that I asked for Captain Duan's house and lived in the colony?" Empress Dowager Dong also asked about family matters.

"Exactly."

"A few days ago, Da Changqiu entered the Mingguang Hall and asked for a holy message. Specially designed for Linxiang Hou to open a small city in Luoyang. As soon as the small market opens, it will inevitably make money every day. I heard that the townsfolk Hou is good at running a family, but I didn't believe it before. Now it's a letter. ”

The Mingguang Hall is in the Hongde Gate. The east is not a temple, but a place where Shang Shulang performs. In today's Han Dynasty, Shangshutai was established to represent the three princesses. There is a person in charge of the election of officials, as well as the shooting of Shangshu servants and the performance of Shangshu. Shang Shufu shot six hundred stones. Divided into left and right servants, assistant Shang Shu Ling to deal with affairs, when Shang Shu Ling is not there, can be played on behalf of the Shang Shu Ling. Below it is the book. He is in charge of the affairs of the minister, the assassin, the official, foreign and ethnic minorities, and has one person on the left and one on the left. There are 36 squires in Liucao, six people in each Cao, and eighteen people in Lingshi. Shang Shuling and subordinate officials performed in the Mingguang Palace.

Because he has the power to promote officials and appoint personnel, Shang Shuling has great power.

Even many officials had to go to Cao Jiefu to thank them first, and then go to Shangshutai to go through the handover procedures. It shows the prosperity of Cao Jie's power. is still the same sentence, if he does not die, how can he come to serve ten times.

However. What does the Queen Mother mean by this?

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Bei woke up: "I trust Your Majesty and the Queen Mother Hongfu." If you can make money every day, the minister will pay at four o'clock. ”

"Giggles......" The Queen Mother smiled: "It is said that the Qilin of the Heavenly Family of the Hou of Linxiang is really smart." Thank you, I thank you in advance. "Sure enough, it's a bribe.

"Minister, don't dare." Liu Bei said goodbye.

"I heard again that the happy event of the Marquis of Linxiang is approaching. is the wife of Gongsun, and this is about to give birth to Lin'er. ”

"Exactly." When it came to his wife, Liu Bei couldn't help but soften his tone.

"Two side chambers, also pregnant."

"Yes."

"There are successors to the Marquis, congratulations." This sentence comes from the heart. The first emperor had no children, and even the throne could not be continued. Today, although His Majesty has many daughters, there are also few children. I heard that there is a beautiful woman in the harem who is about to come. Your Majesty cherishes it a lot.

"Empress Dowager Xie."

"I have a question, and the townsfolk can answer it or not. Don't get hung up. The Queen Mother said again.

"Minister, listen up."

"There is a saying that 'eat tender and marry small'. Why is Linxianghou such a figure, but he wants to marry the wife of his eldest mother? Imagine. In another ten years, Linxiang Hou is in his prime, but his wife is dying. What can I do? ”

"Shaohua is fleeting, and the face is easy to age. The high bank is the valley, and the deep valley is the mausoleum. Kong Xi is not warm, and the ink is not abrupt. Life is in the world, and it is a hundred years in a hurry. If you can have a red face to accompany you to old age, what more can you ask for? ”

"......" for a long time, a long sigh sounded behind the screen: "The prince is a long-term person." ”

After some more gossip, Empress Dowager Dong let Liu Bei leave.

As soon as he left the palace gate, there was a regular attendant who had been in charge of the previous ceremony, and he hurried over. Present a phoenix bird and dragon pattern jade plaque to Liu Bei. Saying, with this jade, you can enter and exit the South Palace. Liu Bei thanked him and didn't mention it.

Out of Yongle Palace, Huangmen ordered Zuo Feng to lead Liu Bei to Yuntai to meet the Empress Dowager Dou.