He and Guo Shichao walked to the door, lit up the token, and Meng Yu said to the guard: "This is to help me survey the terrain and palace room in the palace." www.biquge.info The guard nodded hurriedly: "General Qi has taken care of it in advance, you two please." ”

Meng Yu smiled: "Actually, I don't have to tell you so clearly." But the emperor is not here, you are investigating more strictly!" The guard said: "Hey, the prince is young, and I heard that the emperor was not at ease before leaving, so he transferred Lord Shen to Beijing to take charge, which is not a little stricter than before." ”

The queen and Shen Wanhua's father, Shen Hechang, have been guarding the western region, and this time he was transferred to Beijing as an auxiliary government, which is also a good reflection of the queen's important status in the emperor's heart.

Now the capital under the control of the emperor seems to be more orderly than the capital ruled by the emperor, but it is more gloomy, and this order has a kind of unnaturalness that is coerced by force.

Meng Yu nodded and took Guo Shichao into the palace.

As soon as you enter the side door, you will arrive at a row of small rooms and warehouses further west of the corridor to the west of the front hall, which is also located in the place leading from the front hall to the harem. Because the delivery is inevitably a male surname, it can't be set up in the harem, but it belongs to the palace logistics supply place, and it can't be too far away from the harem, and it doesn't affect the emperor's front palace to do political affairs, so it's perfect here. Guo Shichao looked around, and wanted to walk through the corridor to the front hall, but was stopped by Meng Yu: "Don't worry, I'll take you there in a while, I'll finish one thing first." ”

At this time, because the representatives of various suppliers were crowded together, the door of the internal office looked a little chaotic. The two of them stood without a cup of tea, and a person walked out of the chaotic crowd, seeing that the clothes were eunuchs of good taste, he and Meng Yu gave each other hands, and then said: "Father-in-law Liu has already informed our family, and there is no problem with the internal office." Moreover, several specific eunuchs in charge have inspected the goods and have not taken special care. Meng Yu smiled: "Yes, I have worked hard for Gonggong Li." ”

He pointed at Guo Shichao and said, "This is my best friend, he is very curious, so I took him to the palace to have a look." ”

Gonggong Li smiled and said: "The emperor's holy will, the prince can act cheaply, and our family will definitely provide convenience." ”

Gonggong Li took Meng Yu and Guo Shichao through Xiyong Road and entered the wide and grand main hall area. Coming out of the relatively crowded office, Guo Shichao's eyes suddenly brightened, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so majestic!"

Gonggong Li said with a smile: "This palace is built according to the ancestors, and from the main gate of the palace, there are three halls of Taiji, Zichen and Xuanzheng, with the Taiji Hall being the largest, followed by Zichen. And the Xuanzheng Hall is a place where the emperor often sees ministers and relatives, so this one is built more homely. If you go further back from the Xuanzheng Palace, you will enter the realm of the harem. Of course, what about the harem, don't talk about Guo Gongzi, Meng Gongzi is the emperor's cousin, and he can't enter. ”

Guo Shichao was shocked by the brilliant building in front of him: "It's really royal, Tianwei Jiuzhong." ”

Gonggong Li said with a smile: "On the east and west sides of these three major halls, there are also matching halls and their reflections, which form a palace group, not just the three major halls arranged vertically from north to south. From the side hall to both sides is the east and west corridors. Outside Xiyong Road is the Royal Interior Department, where the Interior Office you just saw is located. The row of palace rooms outside the corridor on the east side is the place where the royal books are stored. And what does the palace do? Some of them are places where the emperor secretly takes care of the ministers, and examines the imperial examinations and the places where the scholars are promoted. There are also courtiers, of course, they are all important ministers, their offices. For example, the military aircraft is located in the side hall in the east of the Zichen Palace, and the ministers must take turns to be on duty. Earlier, Meng Gongzi's father, Lord Meng Dingguo, was also on duty there, but Lord Meng was a pillar of the country and was really busy with government affairs, so he was no longer on duty later, but he often stayed in the palace because of official business. ”

Meng Yu nodded silently, that was before his father was poisoned by the emperor. I heard my mother say that I often can't take care of going back to my mansion in the palace, and I eat and live in the palace. Since he was used by the emperor again, his mother did not allow his father to spend the night outside, and he had to come back no matter how late. If the emperor stays for a moment longer, his mother will even find the palace gate herself. Therefore, the emperor is not only afraid of Meng Dingguo, but also afraid of this uncle.

Guo Shichao said: "The style in this palace is indeed different from the folk, no wonder so many people want to be emperors, and so many women want to marry the emperor as concubines." ”

Li Gonggong almost burst out laughing: "That's not to marry the emperor, it's to be selected into the palace and then given by the emperor." ”

As he spoke, a flock of white doves flew by in the blue sky, accompanied by a crisp ringing of bells. Gonggong Li said with a smile: "Look, the emperor is out on patrol, and so many concubines can't all be taken out, and they are all lonely and panicked." This pigeon was raised by Concubine Ya, just to pass the time. Even if the emperor is in the palace, some concubines can't see the emperor all year round, let alone concubines who have fallen out of favor. This imperial concubine looks glamorous on the outside, but the suffering on the inside is endless. ”

Guo Shichao couldn't help but nodded. Meng Yu seemed to be attracted by this pigeon.

I saw that the pigeons were always flying around the walls of the palace, and had never flown far away, apparently well-trained. Meng Yu couldn't help muttering: "It's amazing, the line is so neat, and none of them fly out." ”

Gonggong Li explained with a smile: "There are a few pigeons that are particularly favored by Concubine Ya, and they can fly far. This is also authorized by the emperor, how can the harem communicate with the outside. But the emperor also liked those pigeons, and it is said that each one was worth a thousand gold. When the emperor is free, he will also release it himself. Sometimes I ask the pigeon to send a decree to the underage prince who lives outside to study well or something. ”

Guo Shichao said curiously: "What about the adult prince?"

Gonggong Li laughed again, this father-in-law looked like he loved to laugh: "The king has released the fief outside." ”

Guo Shichao suddenly woke up to the fact that the emperor's own uncle, King Ning, was sealed in the land of northern Jiangsu, and there was some movement between the Guo family and the palace. It's just that I'm too unfamiliar with royal affairs, so I don't even have associations.

Gonggong Li took Meng Yu and Guo Shichao to go through the queen's previous dynasty, not to mention Guo Shichao, even Meng Yu heard about it for the first time, and it felt very fresh. Seeing that the time was approaching, Gonggong Li said, "The internal office should be almost over, I'll take care of Miss Jiang." Didn't Guo Gongzi come to help Meng Gongzi investigate, you might as well go now. ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly arched his hand to Meng Yu and Guo Shichao, and hurriedly said goodbye, showing that the affairs over there should have ended.

Meng Yu pulled Guo Shichao: "Take you to the place where the emperor usually deals with political affairs." The two of them came to the Xuanzheng Hall again, and Gonggong Li had already brought them here just now. Meng Yu took Guo Shichao into the hall.