Chapter 146: The Three Palaces of the Solemn Mu Emperor

It is said that when the people entered the palace gate and saw this majestic and majestic tall building, they all raised their hands and praised it, pointing their fingers and feet in amazement, but they did not know that there was a sound of leather whips behind them, and some people shouted loudly, so they all turned around and looked back. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Another old eunuch in a brocade suit, waving a whip, was whipping the last few martial arts colleagues, and kept scolding in his mouth: "Little rabbit cub, this is the palace, don't obey the rules at all, let our family teach you how to obey the rules, and get out of the way, I'll beat you to death." ”

It is said that this old eunuch is skinny, Qianqian's finger bones are visible, his cheekbones are even higher protruding on his face, his arms waving whips, his sleeves are rolled up, and his muscles are jumping.

There was a row of little eunuchs standing behind, all of them bent down and bowed their heads, not daring to speak, some were still trembling, and there was a fellow martial artist, who was beaten impatiently, grabbed the leather whip, waved his fist, and was ready to smash at the old eunuch.

At this time, a white shadow flashed, kicked away the strong man's fist, took advantage of the momentum, kicked him out, and fell heavily to the ground.

It turned out that this person was Xue Hu, and he fell to the ground lightly, only to see him wave his right hand: "Take it down for me, the staff will be punished fifty, and I will be at the disposal of the grand duke." ”

The Praetorian Guard put the spear on the ground, rolled the brother over and lay on the ground, and the Praetorian Guard brought a wooden stick, and only the sound of "popping" was heard, mixed with the man's cry, which resounded in this square.

"This is the palace, you little princes, be honest with me, and after you go in, lower your head for me, whoever wants to talk more, then the next one will be you!" the old eunuch said sharply.

"Grand Duke Lin, have you been frightened? I don't know what the lower officials should do with this martial artist?" Xue Hu asked with his fists clenched.

"Xue Guard, I have you this time, these guys, I don't know how thick the sky is, when this palace is the entrance of the vegetable market outside the city, it really makes our family angry, so let's bother the guard, after scolding him, drive him out of the imperial gate, and he will never be hired." This Lin Zonglin, the grand father-in-law, waved the dust and pointed with an orchid.

"Okay, the lower official will do it, farewell, Grand Duke. Xue Hu ordered the Praetorian Guards to set up that man and leave the Xuanwu Gate.

"Look! This guy was scared to pee, and the floor was wet. Someone shouted with laughter, and everyone laughed.

"Bastard, I dealt with one just now, do you all want to be scolded by the rod and thrown out of the Xuanwu Gate?"

Everyone stopped making noise and lowered their heads one after another, and Wen Tao hurriedly bent over and asked for peace to the Grand Duke Lin Zong.

"Hurry up and bring them in, is there such a Yaxing in the emperor today, I have been sent to urge, bring these people in as soon as possible." Grand Duke Lin Zong said with a whisk of dust.

Everyone followed Wen Tao, all bowed their heads and didn't dare to say more, and Songbai looked down at the landscape in front of them......

Follow the square to the three major halls of the palace, the Taihe Hall and the Zhonghe Palace, and the Baohe Palace, all of which are built on the eight-meter-high I-shaped pedestal made of white marble, the Taihe Hall is in the front, the middle and the center are in the center, and the Baohe is in the back. The three layers of the abutment are overlapped, and the upper edge of each layer of platform is decorated with white marble carved railings, pillars and dragon heads, and among the three platforms, there are three layers of stone steps carved with dragons, setting off the "royal road" with waves and flowing clouds. On the 25,000-square-meter mesa table, there are 1,415 open-carved railings, 1,460 pillars carved with clouds and dragons and phoenixes, and 1,138 dragon heads. The three tables decorated with so many white marble, the shapes overlap and undulate, which is a decorative art with a unique style in ancient Chinese architecture. And this decoration is structurally functional, and it is the drainage pipe of the countertop. Small openings are carved under the balustrades and small openings are carved out of the dragon heads protruding from under the pillars. In the rainy season, the three rainwater drains from each small hole layer by layer, and the water flows out from the faucet. It's a scientific and artistic design.

The Imperial Gate is the largest palace gate in the Forbidden City and the main gate of the palace of the Outer Dynasty. It was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle and was called Fengtianmen at that time. Jiajing forty-one years, renamed Huangji Gate, Taihe façade is nine rooms wide, three rooms deep, construction area of 1,300 square meters. The top is covered with heavy eaves resting on the top of the mountain, and the lower is the white marble pedestal, and the beams and other components are applied to the seal color painting. A pair of bronze lions in front of the door. There is a door on the left and right sides of the door, the east is called the Hongzheng Gate, and the west is the Xuanzhi Gate. The Imperial Gate is the place where the "Imperial Gate listens to the government".

In front of the Huangji Gate, there is a square with an area of 26,000 square meters, and the Inner Jinshui River meanders from west to east. There are five stone bridges on the river, which are commonly known as the Inner Jinshui Bridge. On both sides of the square are neatly arranged corridors, which are commonly known as the east and west courts, and there is a confrontation between the east and west gates and the guiji gates. The east side is used as the record hall, the jade hall and the living note hall, and the west corridor is the compilation hall.

Taihe Palace, commonly known as "Jinluan Palace", was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle and was called Fengtian Palace. In the forty-first year of Jiajing, it was renamed the Huangji Palace. It was the place where the emperor held his grand ceremony. The Taihe hall is 11 rooms wide, five rooms deep, the construction area is 2,377 square meters, 27 meters high, together with the base of the platform is 35 meters high, it is the largest temple in the Forbidden City, and ten beasts are placed in the eaves corner. The emperor held grand ceremonies in the Taihe Palace, such as the emperor's enthronement, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen, and the order of the generals, in addition to the annual longevity festival, New Year's Day, and the winter solstice, the emperor received the congratulations of the civil and military officials here, and gave a banquet to the princes and ministers.

Zhonghe Hall is located behind the Taihe Palace, 27 meters high, the plane is square, the face is wide, the depth is three rooms, the corridor is on all sides, and the construction area is 580 square meters. The four corners of the yellow glazed tile single eaves gather the spire, and there is a gilded treasure top in the middle. The Zhonghe Hall is the place where the emperor rests and rehearses the etiquette before going to the Taihe Hall to hold a ceremony. Before going to the Taihe Palace, the emperor stopped here for a while, received salutes from cabinet ministers and officials of the Ministry of Rites, and then entered the Taihe Hall to hold a ceremony. In addition, before the emperor sacrificed to heaven and earth and Taimiao, he should also review the "blessing plate" with the sacrificial text here, and before going to Zhongnanhai to practice farming, he should also examine the cultivation tools here.

The Baohe Hall is also one of the three major halls of the Imperial Palace, behind the Zhonghe Palace. The Baohe Hall is 29 meters high, the plane is rectangular, the face is nine wide, the depth is five, the so-called ninety-five is also. Yellow glazed tile heavy eaves rest gable roof. There is a positive ridge in the middle of the roof, there are two vertical ridges in the front and back, and a fork ridge is obliquely out in the lower part of each vertical ridge, together with the main ridge, the vertical ridge, and the fork ridge are nine in total, and the building term is called the mountain type. The Bohol Hall is the place where the emperor feasts the princes of the foreign clan on Chinese New Year's Eve every year. The Baohe Hall is also the place where the imperial examinations are held.

Songbai people came to the square outside the Baohe Palace, where it was already crowded with people, outside the gate of the high Baohe Palace, the flags flew and danced, densely packed with gun-wielding Praetorian Guards, on the martial arts field, bursts of applause and cheers, endless......