Chapter 273: Daming Palace
Looking at Ma Du's eyes, Xu Da couldn't help but laugh, "Xuanzhong is afraid that he will be disappointed, and the Tartar Emperor is afraid that he does not have much gold and silver treasures, I heard that the palace often lives by issuing paper money, even if there is a little treasure, I am afraid that he will take it away." ”
Ma Du was stunned, it turned out that Lao Zhu indiscriminately issued banknotes from Emperor Zhizheng, "Brother Xu said with a smile, how can the huge palace not have some good things." ”
"Huh...... If you see something that works, just move it! Anyway, it's going to burn when the time comes, but you'll have to keep your eyes open, you can't take some things, beware of committing trespassing......"
Before Xu Da finished speaking, Ma Du interrupted: "What? Go up in flames?! You're going to burn the palace! How could such a good palace burn down! ”
Xu Da frowned and asked, "What are you going to do if you don't burn it, so that the Tartar Emperor will be worried?" The change of dynasties can only create the new! ”
Lao Zhu started in the south of the Yangtze River, although he has now become the emperor, but the world has not yet been unified, and it is impossible to move the capital to Dadu with a weak foundation. In the huge palace where Meng Yuan is kept in the capital, it is indeed a disaster, the Tartar Emperor lives in a narrow tent, and it is inevitable to think of the majestic palace city of the capital, and it is inevitable that he wants to come back.
On the other hand, that is to erase the imprint of Meng Yuan's rule, which is the easiest to understand, Lao Zhu overthrew Dayuan and founded the Ming Dynasty, of course, he does not want others to continue to miss the Yuan Dynasty. As a landmark complex of the Yuan Dynasty's rule, the imperial palace is naturally the best to destroy.
There are many precedents for this practice in history, such as during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Guang, who had not yet ascended to the pole, not only destroyed the imperial palace of the Chen Dynasty after destroying the Chen Dynasty, but even razed the capital of the Chen Dynasty, Jiankang, to the ground and turned it into farmland.
Xu Da's approach is understandable, and he may have discussed it with Lao Zhu in advance. But such a glorious palace turned into ashes like this, it's really a pity, for the things inside, Ma Du didn't dare to use it, this is the emperor's patent, who knows which one has a dragon and a phoenix on it, and it is a big sin to lose his head if he is reported.
But Lao Zhu can use it, with Lao Zhu's character of picking the door, it is really puzzling to do such a loser. Not only can you use the furnishings inside, but even the palace inside, such as beams and pillars, stones, bricks and tiles.
The emperor of the new dynasty demolished the old palace to build a new residence in history, and the palace of the Yuan Dynasty was completed only 80 years ago, and these building materials are still new, and they can be used completely. The Taiye Pond in the Imperial City is connected to the Haizi (Jishui Pond) in the city, which is the end point of the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and it is not a problem to ship it to Yingtian from here. Although it takes a bit of manpower, it is definitely much less than purchasing and purchasing again.
After listening to Ma Du's words, Xu Da immediately took a sip, "It's not big or small, don't say that the emperor is stingy." The emperor's diligence and thrift are the blessings of the people! ”
Ma Du didn't say that Lao Zhu was stingy, saying that he was stingy. Lao Zhu put on a pomp and circumstance, but it was very atmospheric, and after he ascended to the pole, he vigorously built Yingtian and Fengyang, the central capital, which was definitely a major project of the century. It is also thanks to Lao Zhu's patience, the palace and city wall of Yingtian Lao Zhu took 30 years to complete, if he was as eager for quick success as Emperor Yang of Sui, he might die in one lifetime.
"That is, in front of Brother Xu, if you were a younger brother of someone else, you wouldn't say such a thing. What does Brother Xu think of my suggestion? ”
"I can't be the master of this, you write an excerpt and hand it to Yingtian, and see Your Majesty's opinion. But I thought your idea was still good, and Your Majesty would agree to it. ”
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The two of them chatted a few more words, then got up from the bathtub, wiped their bodies with a towel and began to get dressed.
Ma Du snorted angrily and shouted outside the door: "Zhang Wuliu, did you wash your hands before the fuck boiled the bath water!" ”
Zhang Wuliu's voice came from outside the house, "I didn't wash it, but I wiped it clean with a towel." That towel, the ...... that was still on my shoulder just now"
Ma Du put the towel in his hand in front of his nose and sniffed it, and his mother really smelled of roast mutton......
The imperial city of the Yuan Dynasty was different from that of the Ming Dynasty, there were no hundred lawsuits in it, and the emperor and his family lived in it. It is mainly divided into four palace groups, namely Ouchi, Longfu Palace, Xingsheng Palace, and Taigong, which are built around the Taiye Pond, which is in line with the life characteristics of nomads chasing water and grass.
Needless to say, Ouchi is the place where the emperor went to the court to work, and the harem is also here. The Taigong Palace is naturally the East Palace, the Longfu Palace is the residence of the Empress Dowager, and the Xingsheng Palace is also the palace where the emperor lives.
Ma Du went to the Ouchi first, after all, this is the political center, he just arrived outside the gate of the main hall, he was thundered outside the scorched inside, because the gate of the main hall is called Daming Gate.
Ma Du was in a trance, shouldn't this door appear in Lao Zhu's palace? He asked a young eunuch beside him, "The big hall in front of Gonggong Wu won't be called Daming Palace, right?" ”
This Gonggong Wu is the temporary person in charge of the palace, and he is the leading party that Xu Da asked people to find for Ma Du, he knows the palace well, and it seems that his grade in the palace is not low before.
This is the first eunuch Ma Du has seen since he crossed, which is very consistent with Ma Du's impression of eunuchs, with a white face, a sharp voice, and an orchid finger pinched from time to time in his hand. The emperor really can't be anyone, every day there are a bunch of such people around him, and he can eat and sleep, and he is not disgusted to death.
"If you don't want to be called so, you can call the slave a little Wuzi!" Listening to the meaning of his words, the word "father-in-law" seems to be an honorific title, "The big hall in front is called the Daming Palace, which is the place where the Tartar Emperor ascended the throne, got married and held the court!" "This eunuch is conscious, and his tone is really fast.
This Daming Hall is definitely tall and majestic, but I don't know who got the name, isn't it a traverser like himself, with a playful mentality? When Emperor Zhizheng sat in the hall and heard the courtiers report to Lao Zhu Jianguo Daming, what kind of expression or feelings would he have.
This Daming Hall is very magnificent, not worse than the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City in later generations, but unfortunately there is nothing in it. In addition to the jeweled dragon chair, it is a screen, a copper candlestick, a copper incense burner and the like.
The nomads built the palace relatively simple, without making a front three halls and three back halls or something, out of the front hall is the harem. The harem is called Yanchun Pavilion and is the residence of the queen and concubines, and the name sounds stingy, but it is actually a huge palace complex. Xu Da was inconvenient to enter, and Ma Du didn't want to make a fuss, he was actually more curious about taking this errand.
"How many people are in there?"
Eunuch Wu took out a thick roster from his sleeve, "It's all on it, please take a look." ”
The booklet clearly counted the concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs of each palace. Some people's names were also ticked with a red pen, and their whereabouts were marked, which should have been written only in the past two days, this Eunuch Wu is indeed a good management talent.
Ma Du looked through it, there were many concubines in Yanchun Pavilion, but there were too few palace maids and eunuchs, and said, "Are there too few people in Yanchun Pavilion?" ”
Eunuch Wu replied: "There are indeed fewer palace people here, and most of the palace people are concentrated in Xingsheng Palace, because usually the Tartar Emperor and the Qi clan live in Xingsheng Palace. ”
"No wonder, I won't go to the harem, you have to take good care of the people inside, you can't treat them harshly." Ma Du patted the pamphlet in his hand, "In two days, I will bring people, whether it is a palace maid or a eunuch, otherwise I will cut off your head." ”
Eunuch Wu shrank his neck, "Don't worry, sir, the slave must have done the errand." ”
Madu asked, "What about your inner library?" Take me to see it! ”
Eunuch Wu smiled bitterly, "The lord of that place still doesn't want to go, it's empty enough to starve rats to death." It's better to go to Xingsheng Palace, there are still some good things there. ”