Leng Yi said again: "Hua Rui Niangniang also said that if the financial resources are not enough to bear the expenses of so many people, then part of the forbidden army can be transferred to participate in the construction. This can lead to significant savings. ”

Zhao Guangyi groaned: "Forbidden Army? It's an idea, they already have money to eat, and it's okay to do something. It's just that the forbidden army is dispatched to repair the lake, and those ministers are afraid that they won't do it. ”

Wang Jien said: "This forbidden army is the army of the official family, and the official family can do whatever he wants, how can the courtiers talk nonsense?" Besides, the forbidden army said that there was very little regular training, and they were idle all the time, eating and sleeping when they were full, and eating when they woke up, so that they could maintain their military strength during their activities and activities, and it would also be beneficial to fight in the future. ”

"That's right, that's it, that's it!"

The next time, Leng Yi came to the palace early.

The palace was very lively, and the concubines were very happy when they heard that they were going to follow the official family out of the city. One by one, they were dressed up in a fancy way, because the official family said that they would go out lightly this time, except for the queen and the concubine, the rest of each person could not bring more than three entourages. Although there were fewer people with them, they were already very happy.

Except for the queen and the concubines, who have special luans, the rest of the concubines are all in the carriage in the palace.

Some of these concubines have not been out of the palace for many years, and now they can go out, they are happier than anything else, what else does they care.

Leng Yi came to Zhao Guangyi's dormitory, and learned that Zhao Guangyi was not there, and when he asked, he found out that he took his own actual queen, Concubine Li De, and Empress Kai, the first emperor, to Nanke Temple to welcome the concubine Niangniang. Moreover, Zhao Guangyi also specially prepared a set of golden chariots for Hua Rui, which is only available to the queen, and the honor guard retinue equipped according to the queen's etiquette.

It seems that this Zhao Guangyi really didn't care about anything in order to shoot the sycophants of the stamen.

Leng Yi is the royal belt, and he prepared an official horse for him, and at the same time, he also assigned several eunuchs and palace maids who had followed him to investigate the case to follow and serve. It's an extra blessing.

After waiting for a long time, I saw the official's Huang Luo umbrella floating from afar, followed by the mighty team. In addition to Zhao Guangyi's huge Huang Luo umbrella, there are three relatively small Huang Luo umbrellas behind, and when you look closely, you know that it is originally Queen Kaibao, Hua Rui Guifei and Li Defei. It stands to reason that only the queen is qualified to use the Huangluo umbrella, but Zhao Guangyi made an exception to let the concubine use it in order to shoot the sycophants of the stamen. In this way, Hua Rui and Concubine Li Defei also have a Huang Luo umbrella.

Leng Yi is the royal belt of the official family, so he naturally has to follow closely. Therefore, he rode a horse and followed Zhao Guangyi's eight-lift sedan chair, looking left and right, but he was also a little majestic.

Leng Yi didn't see Long Zhen, the leader of the royal belt, a little strange, and asked Wang Jien to know that Long Zhen fell down unexpectedly yesterday and sprained his foot, and Lang Zhong said that he would have to lie in bed for half a month before he could get out of bed. That's why I can't come today. Leng Yi listened, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Out of the city gate, outside the imperial city, Xue Juzheng, Shen Lun, Chu Zhaofu, Lu Duoxun, Cao Bin and other ministers were already waiting at the gate of the imperial city. The banners of the forbidden army were unfurled, swords and guns were shining, and they greeted each other.

Under the protection of the forbidden army, the brigade of men and horses swept out of the eastern city and went straight along the official road.

Xue Juzheng and the others didn't know where the official family asked them to follow this, and they were all very puzzled, because they only received the official family's verbal instruction, explaining that they would follow the official family out of the city, but they didn't say where to go. After I came this morning, when I asked others, they all shook their heads and said they didn't know. And the officials don't talk to them, so they can only follow them as their head gourds.

After leaving the city, I walked forward for about ten miles, and then I went up a small hill.

Although this hill is not very high, it is the highest of the surrounding hills. The mountains are full of trees of all kinds.

There is a path up the mountain, which is a path made by nearby villagers chopping firewood, and when the forbidden army came to guard yesterday, they rushed to widen the path, and the bushes and trees on both sides were cut down, and a simple path was built.

A small stream slowly flowed down the mountain, and the path was winding up against the stream, reaching out and touching the stream, it was very cold, and then up, halfway up the mountain, I saw that the stream came from, but it flowed out of a gap under a cliff. Presumably a spring coming out of the ground.

Because the water outlet is shady, the sun can't shine, although it is already spring at the moment, and the spring flowers are blooming everywhere, but there is still a large area of white ice and snow here that has not melted, only here, can people think of the blizzard that poured the spring cold.

On a cliff next to the water outlet stood a towering locust tree, the lowest of which was a head taller than a person. The old locust tree stands out from the crowd, a large section higher than the surrounding trees, like a giant umbrella, covering the sky, very good-looking.

After the old locust tree, follow the path to the top of the mountain.

The top of the hill has been leveled out, and a lookout platform has been erected, and the scenery within dozens of miles can be seen from the top of the mountain.

This hill is already surrounded by forbidden troops and is closely protected. A dragnet-like security search was also carried out throughout the hill. The third envoy, Zhao Dezhao, led his subordinates to wait at the intersection of the mountain road at the foot of the hill.

Zhao Guangyi didn't even order the sedan chair to stop to talk to him, and the team passed them straight by, slowly went up to the top of the small hill, and then got off the sedan chair.

The top of the hill has been leveled. Zhao Guangyi walked out of the sedan chair, regardless of others, and went straight to the sedan chair of Hua Rui, and after she got off the sedan chair, he asked with a smile: "Concubine Niangniang, you have worked hard all the way." ”

Hua Rui is still wearing a monk's robe, holding a rosary, and said: "There is a labor official's family to care about, and the poor nun is very good." ”

After that, he was about to step out of the sedan pole, Zhao Guangyi hurriedly reached out to help, Hua Rui smiled and put his hand in his palm.

Zhao Guangyi didn't have any hope for this move, but he didn't expect Hua Rui to put his hand in the hand of his little uncle in front of everyone, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Even his hands trembled, and he stepped over the sedan pole with the stamen in his arms.

Hua Rui wanted to withdraw her hand, but was held by Zhao Guangyi, turned her head and saw Concubine Li De and other concubines, the look of jealousy and annoyance in her eyes, and the shocked and unbelievable expressions of Prime Minister Xue Juzheng and others, she calmly let Zhao Guangyi hold her hand and followed her to the side of the mountain.

Zhao Guangyi held her hand, looked at the endless undulating hills under the mountain, and said: "Guifei Niangniang, in two years, this place will become a vast expanse of blue waters. ”

Hua Rui lowered her head shyly and said, "Zai Zhi and all the concubines and sisters have not yet agreed, and the official family can be sure that they will be able to cultivate in two years?" ”

"I can repair if I want, I don't need them to agree!" Zhao Guangyi said heroically.

As soon as he said this, he heard the voice of Prime Minister Xue Juzheng behind him: "Official! ”

Zhao Guangyi turned around, and saw Xue Juzheng looking at his hand holding the stamens with a gloomy face.

Hua Rui blushed and wanted to break free, but Zhao Guangyi didn't let go. Hua Rui blushed and said, "Official! The concubine retires! ”

Zhao Guangyi reluctantly let go of her hand. Look blank.

"Official!" Xue Juzheng shouted again. Zhao Guangyi took his gaze back and glared at him: "What's the matter?" ”

Xue Juzheng looked back at the second prime minister, Shen Lun and the others, and said, "I don't know what the official family has to call the ministers to wait here, what are the orders?" ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "I want to tell you something. He beckoned Empress Kaibao, Concubine Li Defei and others over, and then called Zhao Dezhao over, and said, "Come on, tell them all about my thoughts and your plan!" ”

"Wechen obeys!" Zhao Dezhao replied, took a picture from his hand, unfolded it and spread it on the ground, pressed the four corners with small stones, pointed to the picture while pointing to the scenery under the mountain, and explained Zhao Guangyi's plan to build Jinming Pond.

Before Zhao Dezhao finished speaking, Xue Juzheng and the others were already everyone's faces changed. Finally waiting for Zhao Dezhao to finish speaking, Xue Juzheng bowed down and asked Zhao Dezhao: "Dare to ask the prince, how much does this Jin Mingchi cost manpower and financial resources?" ”

"To complete it within two years, it will take more than 1 million people. Financial resources are required ......, not less than 10 million. ”

Hua Rui glanced at Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Guangyi coughed, and said: "This, I have thought about it, these millions of people are strong, and they are all poor people who have been away from home for two years to build Jinming Pond, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the family to raise rations for two years, and they will not be able to take care of their families within two years, and their families are only afraid that they will starve." Therefore, I decided to provide food for three meals a day to all the people who participated in the construction of Jinmingchi, and give them a certain amount of wages. ”

As soon as these words came out, even Zhao Dezhao was stunned and said: "Then ......, the cost of construction, I'm afraid it will be doubled!" ”

"Double it!" Zhao Guangyi said impatiently.

Xue Juzheng's face was also very ugly, and he bowed down and said, "I don't know how much money the official family wants to give to Minzhuang for food?" And how much do you get paid? ”

This Zhao Guangyi didn't think about it carefully, he turned his head and looked at the stamen again. Seeing Hua Rui looking at him with a smile, he was quite rewarded, obviously very satisfied with his performance. couldn't help but be even more happy, and said casually: "This food, no matter what, it has to make people full, and only when they are full can they have strength." Give some meat to eat from time to time to ensure that you have enough physical strength. As for wages, just compare them with the wages and silver expenses of the sedan chairmen of the government. ――How much, Dezhao, you will let people count it immediately! ”

"Wechen ......, Wechen obeys the order......" Zhao Dezhao didn't dare to say more. Bow down, turn and retreat.

Xue Juzheng took two steps forward, bowed down and said, "May I ask the official family, what is the purpose of building such a huge Jinming Pond?" ”

Zhao Guangyi looked at the stamen beside Empress Kaibao, gritted his teeth, and said, "This Jinming Pond is mainly built for the stamen concubine Niangniang. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked. All eyes fell on the stamen.

The stamen was shy and shy, and kept her head down and did not speak.

Xue Juzheng said in a deep voice: "Why did the official family spend a huge amount of money to build this huge Jinming Pond covering an area of 10,000 mu for Hua Rui Niangniang? ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "After the death of the first emperor, the flower stamen concubine has been leading the practice and praying for the blessing of the first emperor, which is really hard work. I very much appreciate this gesture of the noble concubine. In order to show appreciation, this Jinming Pond should be built. Besides, the royal family still doesn't have a decent place to cool off, so it's not too much to build one, right? ”

Xue Juzheng said: "Building a summer resort and digging an artificial lake, this can be done, but at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, there were many places where money was needed, and just now the situation introduced by Prince Dezhao is that it needs to employ 1 million people and 10 million yuan, not including the food expenses and labor and food silver proposed by the official family. If you add it, it will be doubled. The last wish of the first emperor was to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Liao and dominate the world. For this reason, we have been accumulating military and financial resources for more than ten years, and this is precisely for this reason. However, the official family wants to use these military funds to build a place for recreation and entertainment for a concubine, so where is the last wish of the emperor? ”

The privy envoy Chu Zhaofu also stepped forward and said: "Yes, when the official family ascended the throne, he said that he must conquer the Northern Han Dynasty and dominate the world, and the grand cause of the official family should not be taken into account?" ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled awkwardly: "Who said that I didn't care about the grand cause of dominating the world?" One of my intentions in building this Jinming Pond is this! ”

Cao Bin, the privy deputy envoy, stepped forward and bowed and said, "Dare to ask the official family, how is the construction of this Jinming Pond related to the domination of the world?" ”

"Train the sailors!"

"Trolls?" Xue Juzheng and the others looked at each other, and Cao Bin said: "My Great Song Dynasty fought with the Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Liao, all on the land of Northern Xinjiang, and there is no need for warships. What's the use of a troll? ”

"This ......" Zhao Guangyi actually disagreed with this idea. So I never thought about it deeply, and now I asked, and I came to prevaricate a few ministers for this reason. But when I go deeper, I don't know what to say.

Hua Rui heard Leng Yi talk about the idea of the water army, and immediately said: "We can build a water army of 100,000 people, and when the army attacks the northern Xinjiang, attack Jinzhou, Laizhou, Chenzhou, Suzhou and other places along the coast of the Liao Dynasty from the flank. If they do not encounter strong resistance, they can drive straight into them and attack their Zhongjing Dading Mansion and Tokyo Liaoyang Mansion, so that the Liao army will be attacked before and after, and the beginning and tail cannot be taken into account! We have the advantage of attacking with naval forces, that is, we can attack if we advance, and if we retreat to the sea, the enemy will not be able to hit us. The initiative is entirely in our hands! Take 10,000 steps back and say that if the Northern Expedition loses the war, you can also use the rivers and lakes in the north to block the attack of the Great Liao Iron Cavalry with a water army. ”

Chu Zhaofu said: "What Niangniang said is really incredible! ”

Although Zhao Guangyi also felt that Hua Rui's words were too taken for granted, since it was Hua Rui's idea, he had to support it. laughed at the moment and said, "Chu Qing, you can't say that." It's because the predecessors didn't think about it, and the Liao Dynasty didn't think about it either, so they didn't have a naval army, and now the flower concubine has thought of it, if we really build a powerful naval army, attack from the sea, cooperate with the land attack, and bloom on both sides, so that he can't take care of it. And also be able to advance and retreat, grasp the initiative, isn't it a good idea? ”

Speaking of which, even he thought it was a good idea. couldn't help but cast an approving glance at the stamen, and just saw that the stamen was also looking at him happily, and the eyes were circulating, looking forward to the brilliance, which made him can't help but be stupid.

Empress Kaibao frowned and said: "Sister Hua Rui, the inner court is not allowed to interfere in politics, and it is better not to talk about the military affairs of the imperial court." ”

"Yes!" The stamens are ten.

Zhao Guangyi said with a smile: "This matter involves Jin Mingchi of Concubine Hua Rui, she came up with an idea, and she is not considered to be in politics!" ”

Empress Kaibao was busy owing a blessing: "Yes!" ”

(To be continued)