Most of the huge buildings of Weiyang Palace are high-quality wooden structures, and when they were built, Xiao He, the prime minister in charge of this project, took a lot of effort.

Carved beams and painted buildings, the corridor around the universe, the eaves are obliquely picked, magnificent and majestic, needless to say. Whether it is a single palace or an entire forbidden garden, it shows the highest level of architecture of this era.

In the northwest direction of the Xuanyuan Palace, there is a huge flat and high platform, which is a place to worship heaven and earth, worship the gods, usually mostly idle, only used when major sacrificial activities.

However, on this summer night of thunder and lightning, the Xuanyuan Hall suddenly caught fire. Although the guards and internal supervisors on duty tried their best to put out the fire, the fire was so big that it spread and could not be extinguished at all.

By the time Emperor Liu Che got the report, got up in his clothes, and came out to watch, the fire was out of control, and the entire hall was burning, reflecting the sky above Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che did not hesitate to give an order, stop fighting the fire, clean up the surroundings, and let the palace burn. After all, human life is the most important thing!

It's strange that when water is needed the most, the rain always doesn't fall, so by the time dawn, a good Xuanyuan Hall has been burned to ashes.

After a detailed inquiry, the investigation in the palace found that the fire was caused by lightning strikes and was not man-made. This cast a shadow over the emperor's heart.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, emperors who ruled the world and herded all the people called themselves the Son of Heaven, and claimed to be the one who upheld the will of God and managed all living beings.

The wind and rain are smooth, the country and the people are safe, although they are praised by the courtiers, and it is said that their virtue touches the heavens and the earth, and the heavens are satisfied, so they are blessed in the world, which is the merit of the Son of Heaven.

However, if there is anything that the Son of Heaven is degrading and Heaven begins to have an opinion to punish him and his people, it will first begin to warn him with an omen.

According to the records of the historians, there will be many forms of warnings, and the most common of them is thunder and lightning, going to the emperor's house to set a fire.

That's not a good sign! The emperor, who was ambitious and was about to show his strength, frowned, and was very annoyed in his heart.

I'm really afraid of anything! In the court, sure enough, some courtiers began to play, saying that since there is such an ominous omen, should the emperor reflect on himself? If there is a mistake, change it, otherwise it will invite disaster when the time comes, and then it will be a big trouble!

I have to say that this set of theories, in this era, most people are convinced. Later, some people even said that God sent responsibility, perhaps because some time ago, the imperial court changed the ancestral system without authorization and enabled people with low status to take the throne. Or it is related to the bad relations with neighbors, and the sword is lightly raised, and the side is widely quoted, and the words are chiseled, and the people who echo it.

Seeing that a large group of courtiers all expressed the same meaning, Liu Che was secretly angry in his heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and suspicious, could it really be because of these things that God began to warn him?

But he felt that what he had done was not wrong! The unwillingness, grievances, resentment, and hesitation in my heart are intertwined and cannot be resolved. Once again, he felt helpless as an emperor.

Now it is just the first step, and I have encountered such a thing, and the government and the opposition are talking about it, and if because of this incident, I have destroyed the prestige that I have just established, then it will be more difficult for me to develop my grander ideas in the future.

Liu Che now needs a strong support now more than ever to help him get through this difficult time with great strength. However, he thought about it, and no one could help him.

It's not something that can be done with a knife or a sword! The supreme authority of the emperor is based on adhering to the will of heaven, and the slogan "acting on behalf of heaven and ruling all peoples" was originally a magic weapon to maintain imperial power, but now, it has become a double-edged sword.

The emperor still had a few hopes in his heart, but when he inquired about the relationship between heaven and humanity in an inquiring tone, tried to sort out their mutual cause and effect, and tried to ask for help, he was very disappointed.

Changle Palace, he didn't go. Because since the old ancestor has already handed over all the world to himself, he should not disturb her cultivation anymore. What's more, Empress Dowager Dou believes in the Huang Lao doctrine of inaction, and she may not be satisfied with the toss she is about to start, and Liu Che is not ready to say these things before seeing the results.

Why don't you ask the gods about the things in heaven? In Ganquan Palace, after listening to the emperor's doubts, Li Shaojun, a great immortal master with the name of a living immortal, smiled faintly.

"Don't your majesty still understand? The drought of thousands of miles in the spring, God has already warned about it once. This fire in the Xuanyuan Palace was just a small warning made by Huo De Xingjun because he was grateful for the grace of the Han Dynasty, and he couldn't bear to suddenly rain disasters and make the people of Li suffer. ”

Liu Che was startled, and clenched the Pixiu on the desk with his hand, this was what he was most worried about.

"Immortal Master, is there a way to crack it? Please make it clear to me! ”

A man in a moon-white plain robe floated out of the dust, and the wind was light.

"Your Majesty, spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four seasons are reincarnated, each in order, and cannot be disordered. Otherwise, the sun and the moon will be reversed, and everything will be destroyed! In this metaphor, it is just like people are divided into virtuous and foolish, high and low, and those who are born with noble lives are at ease in the sky. Those who have a life as cheap as grass fall into the dust and mud. This so-called difference between clouds and mud is all providential. Since the four seasons cannot be violated, how can the order of the world be changed indiscriminately! Your Majesty needs to be cautious. Hehe! ”

Hearing even the immortal master say this, the emperor's brows furrowed even tighter. Could it be that my "meritocracy" is wrong? However, the lord of the court is occupied, and he does not want to make progress at all, if he wants to make a difference, how can he not break this situation?

With a reluctant mood, the emperor who returned to the Xuanshu Pavilion ordered someone to invite Mr. Dong, a Confucian scholar whom he had valued very much recently, and he wanted to listen to the opinion of this learned man for the last time.

Mr. Dong's surname is Dong Zhongshu, and he is famous all over the world for his Confucian and Mencian studies. Two months ago, he was recommended by his county and came to Chang'an. After a conversation with the emperor, he won Liu Che's appreciation with his extensive blog and profound insights. In the following exchanges, his explanation of Confucianism benefited Liu Che a lot, and it corroborated each other with the way of governing the country, and he felt that it was very beneficial, so he specially left him in the court for consultation at any time.

However, the old gentleman did not give him confidence in the end. It's just a big talk about the theory of "heaven and man induction", which is unfathomable, but it can't solve any of the current dilemmas.

But the meaning he hid in it, the emperor naturally understood, in fact, it was no different from those courtiers, but he just persuaded himself to obey the will of heaven and not to act according to his temperament.

After sending away this famous old gentleman, Liu Che felt physically and mentally exhausted. Now what? It is to insist on going its own way and continuing to do things according to their own plan. Or obey the will of God, stop and stop, and go back to the way things were?

He was really unwilling! In the morning, I had just received a letter and a recital from the southern Pegasus, and everything went smoothly on both sides, as expected.

After the final army arrived in Nanyue, they succeeded in convincing the king of Nanyue, Zhao Zihu, and the new king was overjoyed to hear that he could join forces with the Han Dynasty and divide Dongyue equally. After consulting with the ministers of the DPRK and China, a plan was immediately drawn up to send troops. According to the messenger, on the day he set off for the north, the more than 30,000 troops assembled by the South Vietnamese State had already set off to reach the border between the two Vietnamese.

And the news that Yan Zhu came back did not disappoint the emperor, and the more than 10,000 local Han troops stationed in Huiji County were also neatly equipped and entered the Dongou Kingdom, and the two armies joined forces to withstand the offensive of the Dongyue army and dragged the 50,000 or 60,000 Dongyue troops under the capital of the Dongou Kingdom.

After reading these news, the emperor was greatly excited. As for Yan Zhu's incidental plea, it is said that when he was in Huiji County, because the garrison delayed and prevaricated, he refused to leave, and he invited the sword of the Son of Heaven and killed Sima of the army to shock the army's heart, Liu Che not only did not blame it, but also had a heart of appreciation for the resoluteness and perseverance of this person, and specially issued a commendation order, ordering him to act boldly and not be stubborn.

The situation is so good, and with victory in sight, the start is promising. Let him give up at this time, how can the resentment of the emperor's heart be calmed!

Some disheartened emperors were lying in a gentle bosom at this time, and at this time, perhaps only this charming and caring woman could make him forget all his troubles for a while.

Although she has given birth to three children for him, he is still not greedy enough for this body. After galloping across the country, the Han Tianzi, who was completely relaxed physically and mentally, was like a child, burying his face in the middle of the crispy nephrite, and didn't want to move.

Today's emperor's abnormality, Wei Zifu has already noticed it, but she is not as ignorant as other women in the world, after getting along for all these years, she knows his mind best, but he won't ask anything, when he is lost, he only tries his tenderness to comfort him, and he will naturally tell what he should say. It has been so and will continue to be so.

The man in his arms had a vast empire in his chest. There are mountains, rivers, storms, and magnificent waves......! She knew it all along.

The soft hand gently swept across the angular face, combing the man's thick hair, listening to the gradually steady breathing, she thought about the many possibilities of the future, and at this moment, her heart was extremely peaceful.

I don't know how long it took, but when she heard that there was no movement, she lowered her eyes, but she found that those eyes were staring at her, full of tenderness and pity.

"I'm sorry, son, just ...... Hehe, I'm so rough, it hurts you, right? ”

A wisp of blush climbed up to the snow-white cheeks, although he was already an old husband and wife, but hearing him say this to his face, Wei Zifu was still ashamed.

"Your Majesty, you, you...... It's time to make fun of the concubines again. I won't tell you! ”

When Liu Che saw that she was shy, her face was even more charming, and she was glamorous, and she was very happy in her heart, so she reached out and took her hand and held it in the palm of her hand, only to feel delicate and tender, and the depression in her heart seemed to be reduced a lot.

"Zifu, I am ashamed of you! In the past few years, I have seen your conduct. The queen is arrogant and willful, and she doesn't care about anything. The stability in this harem depends on you to take care of it, and not only do I understand it in my heart, but even the queen mother and the ancestors are also clear in my heart. ”

Hearing the emperor suddenly speak in this tone, Mrs. Wei felt a little uneasy in her heart and wanted to struggle to get up, Liu Che hugged her arm tightly, signaling her to be calm and listen to the words.

"According to my heart, the position in the world of the mother should have been given to you. However, although I am the supreme in the world, my helplessness is no less than that of others. All kinds of constraints, all kinds of gains and losses, weighing the severity...... Alas! Zifu, I will tell you the truth today, don't look at the position of this emperor, I have been sitting on it for several years, but I am not stable. There are undercurrents inside and outside the government and the opposition, and there are many people with bad intentions! There aren't many people I can fully trust. Sometimes sitting on that dragon chair with infinite scenery, looking at the faces of the hundreds of officials below, in my heart, it is actually very cold from a high place! ”

His tone became a little heavy. As a lonely man, he never said these words to anyone. Today, I don't know why, I really want to spit on the pillow person in front of me.

Mrs. Wei's body trembled slightly, she didn't know what to say to comfort, so she had to grasp the hands holding each other tighter and listen to him continue.

"It's not enough to be an emperor and just be an heir! The majesty of an emperor requires great deeds to sustain it, and if I want to support and be loyal, I need to make my power visible to all my people. That's why, after the ancestors let go of their power, I was so anxious to create my own era. Life is less than 100, and I often have all kinds of worries. Since I am fortunate to inherit the foundation created by Gaozu, how can I be willing to be an emperor who does nothing! ”

When Liu Che said this, he was silent for a while, looking at the woman in front of him who knew him best in the world, and his eyes showed a trace of sadness.

"In the world, the ideal and the reality are always too far apart, and many grand ambitions, but God likes to intervene arbitrarily, and it is rare to succeed. Providence is indisobedient, this sentence is more profound than ever before! Alas! ”

"So, why is Your Majesty so troubled today? Can you say it, the concubine is willing to share a little. ”

There are beautiful women who are as tender as water, their eyebrows are curved and their eyes are like dreams, and the so-called heroes are also sad to pass this hurdle!

In the emperor's helpless words, the wise woman understood the predicament he was facing. In the blink of an eye, suddenly my heart moved, and I inexplicably remembered the magical legend that my daughter had told to herself countless times after returning from northern Xinjiang.

"Your Majesty, if the concubine has a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Originally, Liu Che just wanted to confide in her, and didn't think that she could have any solution to help herself. He nodded indifferently: "Well, there are no outsiders at this time, so it's okay to say anything."

"The concubine found that the origin of His Majesty's current confusion has a lot to do with Changle Hou Yuanzhao. The so-called bell still needs to be tied to the bell, why didn't His Majesty edict him into the palace and ask his opinion? ”

After Mrs. Wei finished speaking, when she looked at the emperor's face, she didn't find the surprise she expected, but Liu Che smiled bitterly.

"Zifu, don't you know, this time the stakes are very high, and I don't want to involve him. That boy, I was going to save it for the future, and now he is still too young. The so-called Taigang is easy to break, if it is too early to withstand too much tempering, I am afraid that it will destroy the edge of his body, and it will be a pity for this good seedling at that time. What's more, I am not sure about this incident! If we finally give in, then the young talents I have selected before may not be able to keep them...... And Yuan Zhao, I have to keep it no matter what. That's why I decided that I couldn't let him get into these troubles anymore this time, so let him stay on Changle Plateau obediently and do his own things. ”

I see. It seems that Yuan Zhao's position in the emperor's heart is already very important! This made Mrs. Wei feel very relieved. But she didn't think that Liu Che was right to do this, because the little marquis who had saved her brother and her children was already omnipotent in her heart!

"Your Majesty, but the concubines have some different opinions. Although Changle Hou is young, many of the things he has done are often unexpected, like a stroke of genius, thinking about what people dare not think, and being able to do what others can't do, which can be described as magical! Moreover, listening to our daughter Su Xi talk about their affairs in Yanshan several times, between such a line of life and death, he was able to use his magic to attract thunder and fire and burn 6,000 Hun cavalry, such a thing is simply unheard of! However, this is what Su Xi has seen with her own eyes, and our daughter will never lie. Moreover, it is also true that so many Huns died at his hands. Your Majesty, Yuan Zhao's ability may be much beyond our imagination, since there is no other way now, why not invite him to ask! ”

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. A word to remind the dreamer, yes! That kid can even do things like restoring the eyes of the old ancestor, maybe there is really some magic in him that he hasn't discovered.

"Good! Zifu, as you said, I will immediately send someone to fly and ride that kid into the palace. If this time, he can really find a way to help me get through the difficulties, I will definitely reward me! When the time comes, I will remember your recommendation. I hope he can live up to my hopes! ”

Seeing that his mood was starting to improve, Mrs. Wei hurriedly thanked him. After dressing up, he went to call the palace maids to prepare a delicate meal, and the two of them ate slowly without mentioning it.

It was not someone else who led the order to Changle Yuan, but it was Dongfang Shuo. Hearing what the emperor meant, he didn't dare to delay at the moment, and under the escort of a team of Yulin troops, he went straight out of Chang'an, and in less than two hours, he had already come to Changle Plateau.

Dongfang Shuo looked at the flowers, and at a quick glance, he had already found that the fiefdom of this little marquis was very different from the last time he came. Of course, he didn't have time to take a closer look now, he asked the knights of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion who were patrolling, and only then did he know that Yuan Zhao was on the bank of the Wei River at the southernmost end of Changle Plateau, experimenting with the performance of the new shipbuilding.

Shipbuilding? What kind of ship was built? Don't...... He still understands this! Dongfang Shuo was greatly surprised, and hurriedly asked for the path, and a team of men and horses passed through the plain and went straight to the southernmost point.

At this time, it was the summer flood season, and the water of several rivers upstream was abundant, causing the water of the Wei River to swell, and the riverbed was deep and full and turbulent eastward.

They were still far away, they had already heard the earth-shattering sound of water and mixed laughter, and when they raised their eyes, they saw ten big boats lined up, which were slowly pushed onto the wide Wei River by a group of sturdy men!