Chapter 473 Investigation

The thief was stunned, the car had restarted, and the girl had already squeezed towards the car door, Zhu Houzhao looked just right, and when the girl passed by him, he showed a smiling face, and stuffed it with his hand, the wallet had fallen back into her satchel, and by the way, he also helped her zipper the satchel.

Zhu Houzhao also glanced at the thief proudly and smiled slightly.

The thief, whose eyesight is far better than ordinary people, naturally has a full view of Zhu Houzhao and smiles, and he doesn't feel that he is full of emotion in his heart.

"This kid is still very arrogant, and it looks like he's hit the muzzle of the gun this time." ”

With the good craftsmanship of the fitters who have always been nimble, the thief who has never missed the bus knows that he is inexplicable and completely planted this time.

The thief who was originally going to retaliate against Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel in a trance and depressed when he saw Zhu Houzhao's posture, and the idea of revenge disappeared in an instant.

The whole process of Zhu Houzhao's battle of wits and courage with the thief, no one in the car knew about it.

When Zhu Houzhao returned to his seat and sat down, the tourist bus arrived at Tiananmen Station, the first stop of the investigation of cultural and historical sites in Beijing.

The tour guide was the first to get off the bus with his head held high with his head held high, and the passengers followed one by one and got off the bus.

Looking at such a city square with the widest and most spectacular style in the world, and the eclectic demeanor of all the people in the bones, the hearts of the passengers are swelling and excited.

You look at the north end of the square is Tiananmen Square, it has red walls and yellow tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, flowers are clustered, purple and red, quiet and peaceful is located on the square, showing the extraordinary majesty and magnificence, fully showing the noble pursuit and yearning of our Chinese people for art.

There is a Jinshui River in front of the solemn and majestic Tiananmen Square, there are five bridges across the river, this is the Jinshui Bridge, there is a pair of white marble tables on both sides of the Jinshui Bridge, which is carved with the dragon pattern, against the background of the blue sky and white clouds, it looks particularly upright.

In addition to these, there are also colorful and beautiful fountains in the square, with a variety of flowers and plants in five colors: red, yellow, blue, green and green, which makes people a little dazzled and dizzy.

At this moment, the tour guide was not idle, and began to talk about this Tiananmen Square.

The tour guide said: "Tiananmen Square, which has experienced more than 500 years of ups and downs, is the largest city square in the world today, it is located in the center of the capital, the south side of the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square across Chang'an Street, it is the gate of the imperial city of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is the place where all the people yearn for its more than 500 years of heavy historical connotation, highly condensed ancient Chinese civilization and modern civilization. ”

The guide continued: "Tiananmen Square was built in the fifteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417) and completed in 1420. Originally, it was only a three-storey five-room wooden structure archway, and its name was "Chengtianmen", which means "Chengtian Qiyun" and "ordered by heaven". In the first year of Tianshun (1457), Pai Tiananmen Square and Huabiao Tower were destroyed by lightning fire, and eight years later in the first year of Chenghua (1465), it was rebuilt as a gatehouse with five rooms wide and three rooms deep. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), Li Zicheng's army invaded Beijing, and Chengtianmen was destroyed again. In the eighth year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1651), a large-scale reconstruction was carried out on the ruins, rebuilt into a city tower, and the name was also changed to "Tiananmen", which means "ordered by the heavens and governed the country in peace". In 1688 (the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi), after a large-scale repair and reconstruction, it basically maintained the shape of the reconstruction in 1651, which was 83 centimeters higher than the original and 34.7 meters high (the original height was 33.87 meters).

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the thousand-step corridor between Tiananmen Square and the Daqing Gate (Ming Dynasty became Daming Gate, the Republic of China called Zhonghua Gate) formed a T-shaped palace square covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters, and its east and west also set up one door respectively, the east is the left gate of Chang'an, the west is the right gate of Chang'an, and the six departments and the courts of the main ruling institutions of the state are located here, which is the center of the imperial ruling body.

The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties generally issued important edicts at Tiananmen Square, known as the "Golden Phoenix Edict". In addition, major ceremonies such as the emperor's wedding, the sacrifice of the flag when the generals went out on the expedition, the sacrifice of the road during the imperial driver's expedition, the arraignment of important criminals by the criminal department in the autumn ("autumn trial"), and the announcement of the "three armors" ("golden palace legend") in the palace examination were also held here.

Tiananmen Square is located on the traditional central axis of Beijing City, composed of two parts, the city platform and the city tower, the shape is majestic and solemn, the momentum is magnificent, it is the most outstanding masterpiece of ancient Chinese city gates. The city tower is 37.4 meters high, built on the night view of Tiananmen Square, the Sumeru-style city platform made of huge stones, the red wall, the yellow tile, and the five arched coupon gates, are splendid, and are magnificent. 60 vermilion pillars on the city tower, the ground is paved with gold bricks, and a flat is like a stone; The tall and colorful wall platform, there are two layers of heavy eaves tower, there are yellow glazed tiles, nine rooms in the east and west, five rooms in the north and south, symbolizing the "Ninety-Five Honor" of the imperial power. The north and south sides are rhombic lattice doors, 36 vermilion rhombic doors; The ceiling, door arch and beam are carved with traditional golden dragon paintings and auspicious patterns; The gold-pasted "double dragon seal" colorful brocade, the ceiling caisson of the dragon pattern, makes the whole hall solemn and majestic, golden and brilliant. The hall consists of a 450-kilogram octagonal palace lamp and 16 hexagonal palace lanterns weighing 350 kilograms each. There are five coupon gates under the city platform, the coupon gate in the middle is the largest, located on the central axis of the imperial city of Beijing, and only the emperor can enter and exit from this in the past. Now the Jinshui River opened in front of the door, a pillow of blue flow, flying to the end of the Qing Dynasty Tiananmen erected seven exquisite white marble bridges, generally known as the Jinshui Bridge. The bridge deck is slightly arched, and the bridge body is like a rainbow, constituting a beautiful curve. In the era of the dynastic empire, the most prominent bridge deck carved with the head of the dragon column in the middle was only allowed to pass through the emperor alone, called "Yulu Bridge"; The two bridges carved with lotus stigmas on the left and right are only allowed to pass through the prince, called "Wanggong Bridge"; On both sides, only the ministers of civil and military affairs above the third grade are allowed to pass, which is called the "grade bridge"; The most ordinary relief stone bridge is the official and soldier below the fourth grade, which is called "Gongsheng Bridge". On the east and west sides of the south of the bridge, there are white marble flowers standing on each side, and the clouds surround the dragon plate, which is very imposing.

There is a green belt in the south of Jinshui River, and the flowers and trees are evergreen all year round.

After inspecting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City by the square is naturally indispensable.

The tour guide was happy to be a favor, so he held the small flag and led the tourists into the Forbidden City one by one.

The Forbidden City does not have a free visit, you have to buy tickets, naturally, the tour guide also does all the work, because Mr. Qi has sent the funds to the tourism company in advance, and said that the settlement will be made afterwards, and the more will be paid less.

The Forbidden City is also a place with a good view.

It is the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, according to the ancient Chinese astrological theory, Ziweiyuan (that is, the North Star) is located in the middle of the sky, is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven, the correspondence of heaven and man, is also known as the Forbidden City in the Forbidden City.

It has been inhabited by 24 emperors, and it is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368~1911 AD), and for more than 500 years, the above emperors have lived here and ruled the whole country.

It is located in the center of the central axis of the capital.

The palace building of the Forbidden City is the largest and most complete ancient building complex in China, its palace buildings are all wooden structures, yellow glazed tile roofs, blue and white stone bases, decorated with brilliant paintings, solemn and gorgeous, the legend that the Forbidden City has 9999 and a half rooms in the palace, known as the "sea of palaces", the spirit is magnificent, extremely spectacular, it is a plane layout, three-dimensional effect, or the form of the majestic, can be called an unparalleled masterpiece, is the essence of the ancient Chinese court architecture, but also the world's largest existing scale, One of the best-preserved wooden buildings.

The Forbidden City has 4 gates, the main gate is called the Noon Gate, the Noon Gate is the place where the emperor issued an edict and ordered the expedition, the east gate is called Donghua Gate, the west gate is called Xihua Gate, the north gate is called Shenwu Gate, Shenwu Gate is the daily access control in the palace, and it is also the main gate of the Forbidden City today. Facing the north gate of Shenwu Gate, there is a Jingshan made of soil and stone, and the mountain is full of pines and cypresses, and in the overall layout, Jingshan can be said to be the barrier of the Forbidden City complex.

The Forbidden City was built in 1406 A.D. (Yongle four years), 1420 (Yongle eighteen years) was basically completed, mobilized 300,000 migrant workers, lasted 14 years, was built by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, on the basis of the Yuan Dadu Palace, built on the basis of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the designer Kuaixiang (1397-1481, the word Tingrui, Suzhou people), it is a rectangular city, 961 meters long from north to south, 753 meters wide from east to west, construction area of 155,000 square meters, with a total area of more than 720,000 square meters.

The palace wall is 12 meters high and 3,400 meters long on all sides, and the outer part of the castle is surrounded by a moat 52 meters wide, forming a fortified castle.

A central axis runs through the entire Forbidden City, and this central axis is on the central axis of Beijing. The three major halls, the last three palaces, and the imperial garden are all located on this central axis. On both sides of the central axis palace, there are many symmetrical distribution of many palaces, all of which are magnificent and gorgeous.

The building in the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court, the center of the outer court is the Taihe Palace, the Zhonghe Palace, the Baohe Palace, collectively referred to as the three major halls, the Wenhua and Wuying Palaces are the two wings, it is the place where the country holds the ceremony, the Baohe Hall is the place where the imperial examination is held, and the one to three people in the palace examination are called champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua respectively.

The center of the inner court is the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, the Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the three palaces, the east and west six palaces are two wings, the layout is rigorous and orderly, and it is the main palace where the emperor and the queen live.

The whole outer court and the inner court exquisitely rockery, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions are hidden in the meantime, the spirit is magnificent, the environment is beautiful and quiet.

The four corners of the Forbidden City have exquisite corner towers, which are 27.5 meters high and exquisitely built.

Visited the Forbidden City, visited the ancient emperors and queens, concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids in the Forbidden City, especially visited the "Treasure Hall" that collected the treasures of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Visited the Forbidden City, the tour guide took everyone to climb the North Gate of the Forbidden City to visit the Long Live Mountain, here Zhu Houzhao learned that a crooked neck tree here is the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh for the family business he had laid so well, so that these unfilial children and grandchildren were completely defeated.