The water network in the ninety percent palace is dense, and there are more than ten large and small lakes.

Zhu Qiyu ordered craftsmen to fill in the lake with earth and stone to build an island, and built a palace attic platform with blue bricks and bluestone on the island.

Then the books were placed in the pavilion, and in this way, fire prevention was considered from the very beginning.

Zhu Qiyu first led everyone around a few pavilions, and Wang Wenzan said: "The consideration of the saint is really thoughtful. The pavilion was made of pure bricks and stones, and it was built in the middle of the lake, so it was a bit difficult to set it on fire. ”

The others followed suit.

Zhu Qiyu led everyone to the big lake in the middle of Jiucheng Palace. The lake covers an area of 400 acres, and the island in the middle of the lake is also 100 acres large.

Zhu Qiyu introduced to everyone with a smile: "I named this lake Daming Lake, and this island was named Daming Island. There are Daming Hall and Daming Pavilion on the island.

This is where the main hall of Jiucheng Palace is located, let's go in and have a look. ”

Zhu Qiyu still likes to build a three-story attic.

When I came to the third floor of Daming Pavilion, there was still a soft couch upstairs, but there were more than a dozen rows of stone bookshelves than in Qingyun Pavilion.

Zhu Qiyu leaned on the couch and smiled at everyone: "Look at this frame, there are Zheng He's sea charts, notes on his observations, and construction drawings of sea ships in the Western Ocean, as well as the customs, hydrographies and geography of various countries he passed through.

All the information that can be collected is here, so you can take a look.

In addition, I ordered ten copies to be copied, seven of which were kept in the open and three in secret.

This is also to prevent the recurrence of traitors such as Sanyang, who will obstruct and sabotage the national policy of going to the West. ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at it.

Wang Wen and the others were surprised again and again, but they didn't expect that the emperor had made so many preparations quietly. It turned out that while Gong let the emperor be busy with the mutiny, the emperor was busy collecting information and preparing to go to the West again.

One is for his own selfish interests, and the other is for the country, which is really a high judgment.

After everyone drank tea and chatted, Zhu Qiyu ordered everyone to sit down and start the first feast of the Jingtai Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Which of you will preside?" ”

Xu Youzhen got up and replied: "Weichen was recommended by the cabinet ministers to preside over the banquet. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "That's very good, Aiqing, please start." ”

Although Xu Youzhen's character is not good, Zhu Qiyu especially likes to chat with Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen not only learned conventional things well, but was able to enter the Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven. Moreover, he deeply studied the study of the world and the people, and was proficient in astronomy, geography, the art of war, water conservancy, magic, and the books of yin and yang.

Moreover, Xu Youzhen's speech was eloquent, penetrating, concise and concise, and straight to the point, which made people sound very comfortable.

The negative example is Liu Dingzhi, a dignified Tanhualang, sprinkled thousands of words, and finally listened to the words of the king, if he listened to a seat, he was so angry that people hated to chop him up.

Zhu Qiyu sat down and waited to listen to Xu Youzhen's speech.

Xu Youzhen first presented a transcript: "Honoring the saints, this is the ten things that the ministers are sparse and the military administration of. Today's feast, the minister wants to take this as the main purpose. ”

Qianxue got up and took it and handed it to Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "You sisters come and read." ”

Qianxue asked with her eyes, is it really possible, this is a sutra feast.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "The ancients said: The green clothes hold the inkstone to urge the question paper, and the red sleeves add incense to read at night. The ancients were cloudy, and there was a golden house in the book, and there was Yan Ruyu in the book.

All of you here have been studying hard for decades, and they have finally made steady progress, so they should no longer be as lonely as before, and experience it in person. ”

When Qianxue heard this, she glared at Zhu Qiyu fiercely.

Wang Wen took over the conversation: "Today, the joy of the opening of Jiucheng Palace, why not write a poem to respond to the beautiful scenery of this good day." ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "I don't have the talent and learning like you, I won't unless I am asked to meet the situation." But last night, I was reading by the window accompanied by my concubine, and I remembered an ancient poem by my predecessor, and it was a mistake to read it to everyone. ”

Everyone hurriedly listened to it.

Zhu Qiyu read: "People are in good spirits when they are happy, and the clusters of yellow flowers are right. Drunk leaning on the new building to invite the bright moon, dancing in a dream.

The red sleeves add fragrance to read at night, and Qing Zheng is overjoyed. Hand in hand to see each other, bosom friends and mandarin couples wander together. ”

Zhu Qiyu thought about it, everyone looked at each other, Wang Wen looked at Xu Youzhen, Xu Youzhen looked at Huang Pu, Huang Pu looked at He Yi, He Yi went to see Gao Yao......

Everyone shook their heads and was ashamed, the emperor said that this was an ancient poem of the predecessors, but the Jinshi present were all geniuses who read poetry books and were well-read and memorized, why had no one heard of it at all?

This is the emperor's own nonsense? However, the two sentences of 'people are in good spirits when they are happy' and 'red sleeves add fragrance to reading at night' are not something that ordinary people can write.

Zhu Qiyu himself was also a little confused: Could it be that I remembered wrong, haven't there been two poems in circulation: 'People are in good spirits at happy events' and 'Red sleeves add fragrance to read at night'? Isn't that a big deal?

Zhu Qiyu hurriedly mixed up: "The two concubines hurry up and read Xu Aiqing's ten things about military politics to everyone." ”

At this time, everyone didn't dare to worry about whether the concubines should appear in the feast.

Qianxue and Suxi read a paragraph by themselves, their elegant words were upright, their voices were like pearls, everyone believed the emperor's words, and the two princesses read it, which was much better than the man's speech.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Please ask Xu Aiqing to talk about the first article first, how to correct the Ming legal system and deny the theory that the temple is blessed." ”

Xu Youzhen heard the words and said: "At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Song Lian and others created the theory that the palace is blessed.

In short, the Great Yuan Court was originally good, and the people should not rebel against the Yuan Court.

The rebels who rose up against the Yuan Dynasty first were all unscrupulous rebels, chaotic ministers and thieves, causing chaos in the world and disasters not stopping.

Then the world was already in turmoil, and Taizu had no choice but to raise troops to protect himself.

The Yuan court was first driven by the righteous army, and then Taizu swept away the righteous army from all walks of life, and finally won the world.

Those who rise first are rebellious, and those who rise up later to sweep the world are orthodox to which the destiny of heaven returns. This is the theory that the temple is blessed. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Taizu really fought hard in order to prevent the people of later generations from rebelling. But now it seems that it is not very useful.

Miao rebellion in the southwest, rebellion in the southeast, rebellion in the south of Luchuan, and invasion of Wara in the north. Less than a hundred years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this has begun to rebel endlessly. ”

Xu Youzhen replied: "Weichen is brave and thinks that the orthodox status of the Yuan Dynasty should be completely denied.

According to the theory formed by the Song Dynasty, only the dynasty established by the Han people in the Central Plains was an orthodox dynasty.

Any barbarian, even if they occupy the Central Plains, is still just a barbarian, not a Chinese orthodox.

Taizu recognized Dayuan for the sake of his so-called legal system, which was not a wise move. ”

As soon as these words came out, the building was silent. blatantly denies Taizu, who dares to answer if he can't get his head off. is only Xu Youzhen, who is crazy and has to gamble on this.

The reason why this situation occurred was because Xu Youzhen's heart to make contributions was too strong. And Xu Youzhen is forty-five years old, it is the time when his physical and mental strength are at their peak, and if he is not in a hurry, he will go downhill in another ten years.

Wang Wen is a little older than Xu Youzhen, but Wang Wen does not have such a lofty pursuit as Xu Youzhen.

He Yi has a pursuit, but he is too young to be in a hurry.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "The next reform, Taizu's law, has a lot to be changed.

Yuan Yu wanted to deny the Yuan Dynasty and coincided with me.

A group of Tartars, occupy my rivers and mountains, kill my people, and we still have to kneel and kowtow and recognize the monarch of the Yuan Dynasty as our emperor?

When I think of Kublai Khan's tablet, which is still enshrined in the temples of the emperors of the past dynasties in Nanjing, I am disgusted. Burning incense and kowtowing to the Tatars every day, our Han people's faces have been lost. ”

(End of chapter)