Chapter 69: The Forbidden City

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the branches of the trees are white and flowery, and they are bent down one after another by the snow, which is a different kind of beauty.

Li Qing's evil taste came up, a tree and a foot, and the snow was hula, which made the three girls laugh.

At noon, the little eunuch prepared a hot pot, and the four of them drank warm wine in the hot pot, which was endless.

After lunch, Li Qing took them to the backyard under the guidance of the eunuch.

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"Meet the Queen, Chitose Niang." The three girls saluted, a little frightened in their hearts, but the surface was generous and thoughtful.

"No courtesy."

"Xie Niangniang!"

The third girl got up and stood aside.

Xu Miaoyun Hui looked at Lan Xin, and when she saw this posture, she understood what Li Qing wanted, and chuckled: "What's your name?" ”

"The people's daughter Li's red sleeves, Li's mercy, Li's Wanling." The three women answered one by one, bowed and bowed again.

"No need to be polite." Xu Miaoyun smiled and said, "Li Qing's family is the pillar of the country, the emperor's great achievements, Li Qing's family has dealt with it very much, which is indispensable for the help of three virtuous helpers. ”

The third daughter said reservedly, "Niangniang is too famous." ”

"Huh...... Merit is naturally rewarded. Xu Miaoyun thought for a while, "That's it, what does the Li Qing family think of enclosing you as the second-grade lady?" ”

"Thank you for the reward." Li Qing bowed, turned around and glanced at the three girls.

The third girl was stunned for a moment, and then her heart was ecstatic, and she almost lost her temper, so she hurriedly followed and saluted, "Xie Niangniang Longen." ”

Xu Miaoyun smiled and said to the little eunuch on the side, "Xiao Linzi, go and register, and after returning to Jinling, send the reward of the Lady of the Order to the Yongqing Marquis Mansion." ”

"The slave obeys."

Xiao Linzi answered and hurriedly prepared.

Li Qing's goal was achieved, and he raised his chin towards the third girl.

The three daughters will know, and Yingying will give a salute, "Min...... The concubine retired. ”

Xu Miaoyun nodded with a smile, and when they left, she said, "Okay, your goal has been achieved, do you have to repay the favor?" ”

Li Qing's face was hot, and he said secretly: The female students are still as shrewd as ever.

"I don't know ...... mother?"

"How long will Hongu live?" Xu Miaoyun said, "To be honest, this palace won't blame you." ”

Li Qing touched his nose and pondered for a moment, "Recuperate well, more than one." ”

Xu Miaoyun's body is much better than that of Queen Ma at the beginning, mainly from the beginning, Li Qing is the chief husband, otherwise, maybe this female student is already a handful of loess at this moment.

"A year ......," Xu Miaoyun nodded, "It's not too short." ”

Pondering for a moment, "Li Qing, the emperor relies on you very much, and the prince is also the closest to you, if the palace dies, the task of advising the emperor will be handed over to you, and the Zhu family will treat you well......"

Balabala......

There was another burst of big cakes, and Li Qingzhi, who was choked, rolled his eyes, but just after getting a good deal, he couldn't say anything, so he had to draw the cake in reverse, "Niangniang, don't worry, the minister will do his best and die." ”

Xu Miaoyun obviously didn't eat him, and glanced at him, "You don't have to die, if you can do your best, the palace will be satisfied." ”

"......," Li Qing sneered, "Niangniang, the minister is about to start the diagnosis and treatment." ”

"Hmm." Xu Miaoyun raised her wrist and put it on the table, "You can sit too!" ”

Li Qing nodded and sat opposite her, asking her about her physical condition while taking the pulse, and after some looking, he added two more flavors to the original prescription.

"Once a day in the morning, noon and evening, take it after meals, eat a light diet, you can eat a little fish, meat and eggs, eat less and eat more often......"

After the doctor's order, Li Qing took out the needle box, asked for acupuncture on Xu Miaoyun's shoulders and arms, and secretly blessed some true qi.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Qing put away the needle box, got up and said, "Niangniang can move around in moderation, but it is cold in Beiping, so you should pay attention to keeping warm." ”

"Well, Hongu knows." Xu Miaoyun nodded, "You can step down!" ”

Li Qing surrendered and went to find Zhu Di instead, and after obtaining permission to visit the new capital, he led some brocade guards and took the three daughters to the new palace.

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More than half an hour later, the group came to the new capital, the Forbidden City.

Looking at the noon gate in front of her, the three girls exclaimed, "It's so big, it's so magnificent." ”

It is indeed magnificent, the new capital is much bigger than Jinling, when Zhu Yuanzhang built the capital in Jinling, pursued the fast and simple, but here is more than 100,000 craftsmen, counting the forced labor, labor, nearly one million people, so far, it has taken nearly ten years.

Every brick, tile, and slate is the crystallization of the working people.

The main construction of the palace has been completed, and although it is not yet exquisite, it is very magnificent.

There are a total of five gates at the noon gate, and the most central main gate can only be walked by the emperor, and even the queen and the prince are only qualified to go when they enter the palace and are canonized;

In addition, only the champions, top eyes, and scholars who have made achievements can be fortunate to follow the emperor once when they leave the palace.

The door on the east side of the main gate is the path for civil and military officials to enter the palace, and the door on the west side is the path for the princes of the clan to enter the palace.

After entering the noon gate, the first thing that catches your eye is the five golden water bridges, corresponding to the five gates of the noon gate, the golden water bridge in the center is wide and big, the stone bridge is carved with the real dragon, auspicious clouds, it is the emperor's special royal road.

The Jinshui River below has not yet been brought in, and the craftsmen are putting the finishing touches on it.

Fengtianmen, just the square in front of the palace covers an area of dozens of acres, which is really big enough.

Craftsmen are clearing the snow to prepare for the subsequent laying of stone slabs, there is no mass production line in this era, each stone slab is made by hand, you can imagine how much manpower and material resources will be spent on the square in front of this palace.

Li Qing couldn't help but sigh: No wonder, the sea trade has a lot of profits, but it still can't fill the hole in the construction of the capital, and building such a palace in this era is really money-burning!

Not to mention anything else, take the stocky Jinshui Bridge in the center as an example, just to transport stones and carving, I don't know how much energy it takes.

Regarding the scale of the new palace, Li Qing did not show too much surprise, because he had been to this place before.

However, although the scale is the same, the current imperial palace is still very different from the Forbidden City in later generations, and it feels more shocking.

The three girls were amazed, such a large building complex really broke through their imagination.

In front of the Fengtian Gate, the two stone lions are more than one zhang high, up to the height of two adults, and they are mighty.

Enter Fengtianmen, go to Fengtian Palace, but Fengtian Palace, as the most important hall of the palace, its construction progress is the most fine and elegant, only half of it has been built, and there is nothing to see.

Li Qing took the three daughters and continued to walk inside, and the palaces were towering, with high walls and glazed tiles of vermilion lacquer...... All of them exude the crystallization of the wisdom of craftsmen.

Big, too big.

After shopping for a long time, they didn't even finish a tenth of the palace, and near the evening, the four of them returned to the Yanwang Mansion.

Back at the residence, the third daughter was still amazed and asked Li Qingming'er if she could still go to see it.

Li Qing has already received permission to visit, so naturally there is nothing to discourage.

In the evening, Li Qing was summoned and went to the attic to see Zhu Di.

"How's the Forbidden City?"

"It's magnificent!" Li Qing said with a smile, "A building of this scale has never been seen before. ”

Zhu Di's face showed a hint of self-satisfaction, and he said happily: "It will be completed in a few years, and the canal will also reach the final stage. ”

"Forever, immortal!" Li Qing agreed, Zhu Di's words were not wrong, since him, Beiping has really become the Kyoto of China.

Zhu Di's move created a prosperous metropolis in later generations.

And Beiping does meet the conditions of Kyoto, surrounded by the sea on the left, Taihang on the right, across the Central Plains inside, and controlled the desert outside, but it is still relatively desolate at the moment.

After all, in this era, Beiping is a bitter cold place, the climate is cold, and the environment is not good, there will be several sandstorms every year, and the productivity and economy are also low, far less than Jinling.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move the capital when the time comes!" Li Qing sighed, "Almost all of the homes of the military generals of Wenchen are in the south, so let them come all the way to the north, and they must not want to." ”

Zhu Di nodded: "I also expected this, but it is imperative to move the capital, besides, in addition to being colder, Beiping is also very good!" ”

"......" Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you are used to being here, of course you think it is good, but the hundred officials don't think so, they definitely prefer the rich Jinling." ”

"This can be discussed in the long run, and it will take a few years to move the capital." Zhu Di waved his hand and sighed, "I think there is some truth to what you said in the morning, and in the future, I will take some of it, but ......"

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "The Son of Heaven must have the majesty of the Son of Heaven, and I will never get used to them." ”

Li Qing nodded, as far as Zhu Di's temper is concerned, thank God for being able to restrain it, after all, the fourth child and Xiao Xiao Zhu are not the same kind of people at all, so let him be a corporal of Lixian, it is simply wishful thinking.

That's not a good thing.

As long as Zhu Di can collect some of it, and add Xiaopang to reconcile, he can calm the disaster to a great extent.

After chatting for a while, Li Qing asked, "Your Majesty, how long do you plan to live here?" ”

Zhu Di thought for a while, "It's going to be the New Year soon, let's go back to Jinling after the Lantern Festival!" ”

Stretching his waist, Zhu Di said again, "Actually, I live quite comfortably here." ”

You're comfortable, Chubby is tired...... Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Your Majesty, shouldn't the King of Han be a vassal?" ”

Although Zhu Di has cut Zhu Gaoxu's two guards and re-established the domain, if Zhu Gaochu does not become a feudal domain for a day, the court will not be truly peaceful.

Zhu Di pondered for a long time, nodded lightly, and said, "Li Qing, you say... Will Gao Xu hate me? ”

Needless to say? I'm going to hate you...... Li Qing arched his hand and said, "King Han is open-minded and will not hold a grudge against the emperor, besides, how can a son blame his father, the emperor is too careful." ”

Zhu Di smiled in his heart, and a hint of guilt appeared on his face.

muttered, "This kid just has a straight heart and can't hear the scene." ”

Li Qing: "......"