Zhu Youxiao, who came to the southwest and southern foot of Tianshou Mountain after visiting the Dingling Temple, did not know anything about the progress of Xu Honggang's negotiations with the Portuguese in Guangzhou, and this place will be used as the mausoleum of the Guangmiao.

The Ming Dynasty, like other dynasties, focused on sacrifices that had always been regarded as the equivalent of war and a fundamental event that was closely related to the fortunes of the country.

Sacrifice for the auspicious rite of the 'five rites', the emperor as the true dragon son of heaven, there are thirteen times a year to bow down to worship, there are summer solstice worship in Fangze, winter solstice worship day in Yuanqiu, mid-spring sacrifice in mid-autumn sacrifice Xiannong and the imperial temple of the past dynasties; In addition, there are Tai Sui, Fengyun, thunderstorm and other middle and small rituals. Due to the complexity of the rituals, most of the emperors let the relatives replace them, especially the temples rarely attended in person.

Previously, when he was worshipping the heavens in Yuanqiu, Zhu Youxiao saw that if he bowed down in person, the cost was huge, so he took the British public as before; The same is true for the birthdays of the emperors of the past dynasties. And this time, it was not a regular sacrifice, all because he felt aggrieved in the Forbidden City. He thought that as the Son of Heaven, he would be unhindered by his words, but he was slapped in the face again and again by the facts, so he came to the Imperial Mausoleum of Tianshou Mountain to relax in the name of inspecting the Emperor's Mausoleum.

At this time, there were more than 500 brocade-clothed guards led by Luo Sigong scattered around, guarding Zhu Youxiao in the center. In addition to the internal servant Ji Yong, he was accompanied by the cabinet Fang Congzhe, Sun Ruyou, Bingke Yanglian, Yushi Zuo Guangdou and others.

After Sun Ruyou entered the cabinet, there were still people such as the household department to the middle of the matter, and the criminal department to the middle of the matter, Chen Suozhi and others talked about his 'ignorance into the cabinet, and the righteousness should be decided', and Zuo Guangdou was even more frequent in the middle of the purpose, all because the Son of Heaven 'used people privately', and went to Ruyou to make 'justice beside Zhao'. Although Zhu Youxiao was unmoved and repeatedly reprimanded, Sun Ruyou couldn't resist public opinion, and repeatedly wrote 'leading the way to return'.

And Fang Congzhe was impeached because Li Kezhuo offered the red pill and was in favor of postponing the transfer of the palace; Yang Lian tried his best to urge Xi Li to move to the palace that day, and was accused of inviting favor with his dragon merit, so both of them went to the hospital and begged to go, which made Zhu Youxiao see the clues of the party struggle.

Zhu You didn't care about the few people who were clearly distinguishing beside him, and summoned Wang Yongguang, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, who was responsible for the construction of the Guangmiao Mausoleum, to come forward and ask, "When will the Imperial Examination Mausoleum be built and completed?" ”

Wang Yongguang is a native of Dongming County, Beizhi Daimyo Prefecture (Dongming, Heze, Shandong), and is 60 years old. When he was in the temple, he successively served as a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a senator of the General Administration, the right imperial history, and the governor of Zhejiang.

The place is jointly selected by Wang Yongguang and Li Tengfang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, the former site of the Jingtai Emperor's Mausoleum, commonly known as Jingtaiwa, 'first Jingtai was built as the Shou Palace, Yingzong was restored, Emperor Jing was buried at the foot of the West Mountain, and the mausoleum foundation was empty'.

The mausoleum of the Xuanguang Temple is not to cope with here, and later Liu Yixie, Sun Ruyou also came to see, and the echo said that Tianshou Mountain is the most auspicious in the two ridges of Huangshan, and the Guishan Ding is the most noble and supreme, and all the Tanyu Xiangzi Mountains are unreachable, and the cover is cared for', so it follows the pattern of Zhaoling (Muzong Zhu Zaiyuan Tomb) into the "Diagram", and the entire project budget is 1.5 million taels.

It was a harsh winter, kneeling on the cold mud Wang Yongguang's forehead was steaming, he had just returned from surveying the mausoleum quarry, "Back to the emperor, the mausoleum can start after the weather warms up, if the money is sufficient, the material resources are comfortable, half a year can be completed." ”

"Well, I have personally read the pictures I have entered before, and I am very relieved."

"Your Majesty, if the mausoleum hall project is carried out at the same time, the ministers are afraid that the money will not be enough, and now it is an eventful autumn, the ministers beg the emperor to send an edict to the ministers, and all the palace bans will be suspended, that is, there will be a last resort, and the project will be held after the completion of the project."

"Aiqing refers to the Luan Palace?"

After the Luan Palace was razed to the ground, the celebrant Wang Anjuan should speed up the reconstruction, so as not to mistakenly think that the Son of Heaven had abused the emperor's bereavement, and Zhu Youxiao thought that the cost was not large, so he allocated 100,000 yuan from the interior to rebuild.

Wang Yong persuaded him, "Your Majesty, the ministers also heard that the materials stored by the inner government of each prison are stepping up the construction of various objects, and please ask the emperor to think twice." ”

Zhu Youxiao has been receiving excerpts from the court every day asking for a reduction in the amount used in the palace, and he can't say that he wants to do business, otherwise all kinds of exhortations will flock to him, so he has to stay in the middle school. Seeing Wang Yongguang mention it in person, he had to say perfunctorily, "Hehe, the internal government is ordered to make ready-to-wear clothes, briquettes and other items not for my personal use, and everyone will understand later." ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and interrupted, "Here, you don't have to worry about the silver." The construction should follow the example of the emperor's ancestral tomb, set up more organs, and not leave any marks indicating the location of the underground palace on the King Kong wall (underground palace tomb wall), wall, Longmen stone, etc., so as not to steal and dig the ancestral tomb of unfilial descendants. ”

"Obey."

"Settle down, after the imperial examination is buried, I have another important task entrusted to you."

"The minister wants to share the worries for the king, and he will not disgrace his life." Wang Yongguang naturally heard the promise of the Son of Heaven and showed his loyalty before getting up and retreating to the side.

……

Zhu Youxiao stood in front of the mountain with his hands, looked up at the majestic Tianshou Mountain in the distance, felt extremely small, remembered the recent encounter, the other party beckoned from Zhe and Sun Ruyou, "Take the opportunity to let the second department of the rite and the people who understand the public opinion choose the mausoleum after a hundred years." ”

Sun Ruyou was previously the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and after he arrived in charge of etiquette and other items in the cabinet, he was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't understand why the young son of heaven had this idea, and persuaded, "The emperor is still in his prime, his body is getting stronger and stronger, and he has the blessing of the gods. ”

Zhu Youxiao stared at him for a long time, no longer mentioning the matter of the mausoleum, and sighed, "I Yingjing's new policy, imitating the ancestral system of the dynasty, relying on Aiqing to join the cabinet director, but in ten days, how can I go because I am afraid of people's words?" ”

Sun Ruyou looked at Fang Congzhe and said nothing.

Seeing that Sun Ruyou didn't answer, Zhu Youxiao said to Fang Congzhe again, "Recently, the ministers have begged to go, and I have repeatedly ordered to stay, but they have not complied. Aiqing, as the first assistant, not only did she not help me supervise, but also called her sick and begged to go, what kind of country did she become? ”

Fang Congzhe bowed and said, "After Ye Xiang (Ye Xianggao), the minister has been assisting alone for more than seven years, and he has been doing errands all adhering to the holy will, and the officials such as the Taoist have argued with each other, saying that the ministers 'flout the constitution, sheltering the traitorous party, and blocking the way of speech', the minister's sins are deep, in order to relieve the doubts of the masses, so the ministers beg to rest with the righteousness of the whole monarch and ministers." ”

Zhu Youxiao was also very annoyed by the official's words, but he still persuaded him, "Although I am young, I can distinguish everything, and Aiqing doesn't need to pay attention to the fallacies of the government and the opposition." ”

Fang Congzhe saw that the Son of Heaven insisted on not letting go, and he was helpless, "I especially hope that the emperor will be loyal to his ministers, and in the future, he will live cautiously to protect the jade body, read diligently to learn the government, cut the grace of non-division, and reward him from time to time to show frugality and virtue. ”

Zhu Youxiao disagreed with his habit of saying that Yao Shun must be called, and quipped, "There is no unscrupulous general on the outside, and there is no old man to assist him inside, let me ask, why did I become Yao Shun?" ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to have a verbal dispute with him anymore, "I have a previous purpose, and I should also cherish the old man for the court, and I don't have to be arbitrary, and I don't want to be sarcastic, especially if I don't enter the body of the telling. If there is a recidivism, it will be like Jia Jichun's example, and he will be removed from his name forever. ”

"Fang Aiqing, Sun Aiqing, just do an errand in the pavilion, if you resign again because of your words......" Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou not far away, then looked back at the two of them with incredible expressions, and said with a smile, "I will follow Taizu and kill a word official, don't you violate the system?" ”

“……”

Fang Congzhe and Sun Ruyou looked at the harmless smile of the Son of Heaven, thinking of the 'murderous' Taizu, they couldn't help but shudder and forgot their words.