Changle Palace, Changxin Palace, and the eunuchs of the Yellow Gate successively reported the emperor's arrival. The Empress Dowager was expressionless and sat on the couch.

"The grandson asked the imperial grandmother An, and the imperial grandmother was happy and happy!" As soon as he entered the main hall, Liu Che respectfully bowed to his grandmother.

"The Empress Dowager ordered the emperor to rise!" Huang Men Ling's voice was sharp, dragging out the tail of the voice.

"Grandmother Xie." Liu Che got up, increased his forehead with his hand, and said loudly.

The small yellow door bent down to hold the fine pu cushion and placed it under the head of the Queen Mother. Liu Che stroked his robe and slowly knelt down.

"Today is not the day of the court, why is the emperor here?" The Empress Dowager asked slowly.

Starting from Emperor Gao Liu Bang, a rule was formed, if there was a queen mother, the emperor emperor, and the queen mother were alive, the emperor should meet every five days to fulfill filial piety.

Today is not the day of the pilgrimage.

Liu Che stared at the Empress Dowager tightly, and said calmly: "Sun Er plans to build the Ming Hall to meet the princes and promote the kinghood. For such a major event, the grandson did not dare to be self-conscious, so he came to report to the emperor's grandmother. ”

"You want to build the Ming Hall?" The Empress Dowager was thoughtful.

"Yes." Liu Che raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "The name of Mingtang originates from the Duke of Zhou, and the sky is called Ming, so it is named Mingtang, symbolizing the virtue of the Son of Heaven." Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Endebu has been in the world, and I have been in the Zhou Dynasty, and Jianmingtang can be described as extremely appropriate. ”

"Since the emperor said so, the old body has nothing to say." The Empress Dowager said quietly.

"It's my grandson who is anxious." Liu Che looked at his grandmother's unhappy face and quickly admitted his mistake.

"The emperor will do it if he thinks about it." The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Grandmother agreed?!" Liu Chexi couldn't help but thank him with a smile: "My grandson thanked the imperial grandmother." ”

Back in Weiyang Palace, Liu Che immediately summoned Prime Minister Dou Ying and ordered Dou Ying to be responsible for the preparation of the Ming Hall.

Zhao Juan and Wang Zang searched through the classics and presented the design of the Ming Hall: there is a palace in the picture, with no walls on all sides, covered with thatch, and surrounded by water.

Dou Ying convened scholars, and after a heated discussion, the design plan was finally finalized, and Liu Che was played at the court meeting.

According to the design plan, the Ming Hall is three zhang high, thirty-six zhang from north to south, sixty-four zhang from east to west, with giant wood as the beam and column, thatch as the cover, the upper circle and the lower part, four and eight windows, nine rooms and twelve halls. The upper circle is the sky, and the lower is the earth; The four times of spring, summer, autumn and winter; Eight windows method and eight winds, the east is called Mingshu wind, the southeast is said to be Qingming wind, the south is called Jingfeng, the southwest is said to be cool breeze, the west is said to be Chang Feng Feng, the northwest is said to be Buzhou wind, the north is said to be Guangmo wind, and the northeast is said to be Rongfeng; Nine chambers of law, Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, Yang, Jing, Henan, Yi, Yongjiuzhou; Twelve Sessions for 12 months.

Taichang and Bai Zhihou Xuchang objected: "When Emperor Wen was in power, he wanted to build a terrace, and it cost 100 gold to calculate, but Emperor Wen was worried about extravagance and issued an edict to stop construction. Now the construction of the Ming Hall costs more than 10,000 gold! ”

"One time, another time." Liu Che frowned and said disdainfully: "Now that the treasury is abundant, the rope that strings the money is rotten." You don't have to keep your money for anything! This matter needs not be discussed again. ”

Xu Chang's face turned red and he didn't say anything anymore.

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The direction of the wind in the court quietly changed.

What is good at the top, but what is good at the bottom will be very bad! There are always many ministers who observe and speculate on the intentions of the highest level at all times, hoping to do what they like and move forward. This is the norm in court battles, and it is not surprising. If the ministers' ideas can keep up with the new ideas at the top, it will be a hit, and the good wind will take advantage of the strength to send him to the clouds.

A group of ministers headed by Prime Minister Dou Ying and Taiwei Tian Wei quickly made their posture clear, followed the trend, and followed Liu Che's example of advocating Confucianism.

In this regard, the Empress Dowager, who lives in Changle Palace, is clear. "I opened a few openings, and you all jumped out one by one! If you don't make a move, you guys are confused, and you can't figure out who has the final say in this world! ”

The site of Mingtang was originally scheduled to be twenty miles south of Chang'an City. Liu Che reported to the Empress Dowager, but was rejected several times. Running between the two palaces, Liu Che was full of complaints.

The imperial historian Zhao Juan couldn't hold it back, and came up with an idea: "The Empress Dowager is old and blind for many years, Your Majesty does not need to tell the Empress Dowager for everything, out of filial piety." ”

At this time, Liu Che was already hot-headed, and he was very happy when he heard the words, "Wow! In the name of respecting filial piety, you want me to report everything, and I use filial piety as an excuse to disturb my grandmother's peace and tell me about secular affairs. ”

Under Liu Che's instructions, Zhao Juan played: The emperor has personally handled the country's major affairs, and there is no need to report to the empress dowager in the future.

In the face of naked provocation, the Empress Dowager moved the fury of thunder!