Located in the Forbidden City, Kunning Palace is the essence of Han palace architecture. It belongs to one of the three palaces of the inner court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the Kunning Palace, which was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle, is behind the Jiaotai Palace. The name of Kunning Palace comes from the original text of the Tao Te Ching: "In the past, the sky was clear, the earth was clear, the earth was clear, the gods were spiritual, the valley was profitable, all things were born, and the king of Hou was one and thought that the world was chast. ”

In ancient times, the status of the queen is relative to the emperor, is the most noble among the women in the world, the emperor is the sky, the queen is the earth, the emperor is Qian, the queen is Kun, the queen is also the only one in the world, the queen's bedroom is taken from the Tao Te Ching, Kun has a sentence to Ning, so the name Kunning Palace, the same reason that the sky has to be clear, the emperor's bedroom is called Qianqing Palace.

The current Kunning Palace is empty, and Empress Xu collapsed in Nanjing in July of the fifth year of Yongle, and Zhu Di had no intention of setting up another queen.

These days, the Kunning Palace is under construction, on the left side of the Kunning Palace, near a vacant lot in the Imperial Garden. Walking back is the third palace, and the east and west palaces are lined up on both sides, which are the places where the concubines live and rest. The craftsmen of the royal family are the best craftsmen selected from all over the country, they are busy every day, and those who are interested will find that in addition to the wood and stone necessary for the building, the great eunuch Liu Jing also carried a large sealed wooden box, and the palace gradually showed her integrity, but it was completely covered with a cloth curtain, so that people could not see its true face.

At night, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was lying on the chair in the dormitory at the moment enjoying the dancer's performance, the concubine was outstanding, and the dance was more light, elegant, and soft, and beautiful. The long-sleeved dance of the dancers is dominated by the movements of the waist, hands, and sleeves. The waist is slender, the body is curvy, and the dancing sleeves flow and undulate, or like a wave, or like a cloud, or like a rainbow, or like a smoke, its beauty is indescribable. Raised long sleeves. The fluttering long robe, the curvy waist, and the graceful posture are like floating clouds, fluttering like a frightening flood, and Zhu Di is fascinated by it.

After the song, Concubine Quan flew over like a bird and got into the emperor's arms, Zhu Di picked her up and put her on his lap, admiring her beauty and feeling the temptation of the young woman's soft skin. said with a smile: "Aifei's dance is getting better and better, there is really a beautiful woman in the north." Peerless and independent. A look at the city. Then look at the country. Rather than know the city and the country. It's hard to get a beautiful woman again. ”

Concubine Quan Yi pouted and replied: "The emperor already has another person in his heart, and the concubine is now in a relaxed state, light and uncontrollable. Taste the peerless color, and restore the posture of the city. ”

Concubine Quan Yi's meaning is very clear, judging from the poem, it is said that women are very beautiful, but then another beautiful woman came, and the previous one fell out of favor. insinuated that Zhu Di had a new person and snubbed his old love. Zhu Di is such a smart person, he reacted immediately. Looking at Concubine Quan Yi, she smiled and replied, "You're talking about Concubine Chen." Aifei, you are wrong, I have given you everything I can give you. But I can't make it to the harem beauties 3,000 people, 3,000 favors in one. Besides, Chen Guifei has a heavy responsibility, and it is okay for the concubine to be jealous. But you have to respect her and be like a sister. It's good for you, you know?"

Concubine Quan Yifei looked at the emperor's smiling face, but Yisi's coldness flashed in his eyes. Although it was only an instant, Concubine Quan caught it sensitively, looking in a daze. Her heart was pounding, Zhu Di's big hand pinched her pink thigh, and Concubine Expedient almost didn't cry out in pain. tremblingly replied: "The emperor, the emperor, the concubines remember. ”

"Just remember, I'm in Concubine Ai's bedroom tonight, is the Spring Festival worth a thousand gold? ”

Concubine Quan writhed, her face flushed.

The great eunuch Liu Jing came to report that the new palace had been completed, and the emperor went up to accept it. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Aiqing can do things without worry, where is Chen Guifei now?"

Liu Jing replied: "Chen Guifei's whereabouts have been uncertain recently, which is a bit mysterious, and the specific location ministers can't say clearly. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Jing and said, "How long has she not been in the palace?"

Liu Jing said: "According to the palace maids, Chen Guifei has been out for fourteen or fifteen days, and they don't dare to ask more about where she goes. ”

Zhu Di nodded: "Yes, Concubine Chen Aifei is doing all the right thing, I don't complain about her." Someday you send someone to find out where she is, I have something important to look for her. Liu Jing secretly smiled after receiving the order, how could he not know the emperor's thoughts, "Qin Sheng" Chen Fengjiao is beautiful and beautiful, and her appearance overshadows all the concubines in the palace, and there is no sour temper that the concubines have developed in the deep palace compound.

Chen Fengjiao is a smart woman in ice and snow, she is like an empty valley orchid, sometimes absent, sometimes hidden, sometimes thick, sometimes faint, sometimes far and sometimes near. Floating in the valley, or in the deep palace pavilion, it is clear and quiet, beautiful and gorgeous, giving people a fresh and pleasant feeling. At the same time, there is a kind of mystery and unpredictability. But it has an invisible attraction to Zhu Di.

Since ancient times, there are too many stories of the emperor falling in love with the people's daughters, the emperor is more romantic, and the beauties in the courtyard of the deep palace are like clouds, all of them bow their heads and lower their eyes, and when they see the emperor, they immediately kneel on the ground and shout long live. Innocence in them no longer exists, trembling all day long, and there is still an innocent side, and after a long time, they will be interested. The emperor needs stimulation, this kind of stimulation in the people's daughter, Qin Shi Huang era has the legend of Meng Jiangnu crying down the Great Wall, Qin Shi Huang saw Meng Jiangnu beautiful and lustful, but Meng Jiangnu wanted to go to the Great Wall to worship her dead husband, Qin Shi Huang agreed, as a result, Meng Jiangnu cried down the Great Wall, and she also committed suicide. Although it is a legend, the emperor's absurdity and shamelessness can be glimpsed.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di likes the "Qin Saint" Chen Fengjiao, as a courtier, he has to do it according to the emperor's wishes, Liu Jing is ready to let the "Arrow God" Lan Lingxi go on a trip, but the people of Jinyi Wei told him that the Lan Commander went far away, and his whereabouts are unknown.

The big eunuch Liu Jing's heart jumped a few times for no reason, he was originally a very suspicious person, and immediately thought that Lan Lingxi was sent out by the emperor to carry out a secret mission, what Jin Yiwei wanted to do Zhu Di would usually discuss with him in advance, but this time it was so mysterious that even he hid it. Liu Jing was uneasy in his heart, he had already vaguely guessed the purpose of Lan Lingxi's trip, and it must have nothing to do with the destruction of the Minjiang Ming Army's naval division. He has to take action in advance, otherwise he will be passive.

The great eunuch Liu Jing quickly made arrangements, he called the deputy commander Liu Yunqin, and asked him to find Chen Fengjiao, and he set off for Huai'an overnight, Huai'an patrolled the salt imperial history Liang Jinzhen was greedy for life and afraid of death, if he rebelled at the critical moment, it would be disastrous for Liu Jing, Liang Jinzhen knew too much after all, and he had to block his mouth first.

Now that the building next to Kunning Palace has been completed, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di naturally wants to personally go to the acceptance, the new palace needs a name, Zhu Di thought about it and said: "It's called Fengming Palace, Fengming Fengming, a phoenix enters the forest, and a hundred birds are silent." The rouge of the harem is too heavy, and my country is defeated by the soldiers charging into battle. This indomitable spirit has to be inherited, and don't let my descendants become mediocre and weak emperors, and the country will not be protected.

Zhu Di's words were finally confirmed, in 1644 AD, the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen, hanged himself in the coal mountain when Li Zicheng's army broke through Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty fell after 276 years.

Behind Zhu Di are his concubines and beauties, and the new palace naturally does not have their share, and his face is full of disappointment and jealousy. Only Concubine Quan is calm and relaxed, always smiling. Many people can't figure out how she is the emperor's favorite concubine and should be the most jealous, how can she be so calm, as if she has nothing to do with herself.

Concubine Quan Yifei is a smart woman, smart women tend to live longer than other women, Zhu Di's warning made her understand her place in the emperor's heart. Concubines are not all the emperor's playthings, men and women have been together for a long time and have no feelings, it is nonsense, and the husband and wife are still 100 days a day. Not to mention getting along day and night. It is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, that refers to the courtiers, to the beauties they like, the emperors of that generation will not take the death lightly, after all, people are emotional animals.

The newly built palace is still covered with a curtain, and the eunuch in charge of the supervision of the work stands with his hands down, carefully answering the questions raised by the emperor, and nodding with a smile when he gets a satisfactory answer, the eunuch breathes a sigh of relief. When the curtain fell gently, everyone was stunned, it was a splendid building, a plaque of golden nanmu, on which three big characters "Fengming Palace" were written. The golden glazed tiles shine dazzlingly in the afternoon sun. Looking inside, all the walls are made of gold leaf, and one gram of gold can be beaten into about 0.5 square meters of pure gold leaf, so no one can calculate how much gold will be used for such a grand building.

A concubine exclaimed: "Your Majesty, this is to hide Jiaojiao in the golden house." ”

According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was four years old, the eldest princess asked Liu Che if he would like to marry Gillian as his wife, and Liu Che said: "If you get Gillian, you will store it in the golden house." "This is the story of Kanaya Zangjiao. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di also built a golden house, and the owner of it didn't have to guess that everyone knew that it was Chen Fengjiao and Chen Guifei.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di entered the palace with a smile on his face, the sun shone in, the entire palace hall flashed with golden light, and all the decorations here were veneered with gold leaf, dazzling people. Some people were even more dumbfounded, except for the Kunning Palace where Queen Xu lived in the past, the emperor really had never built such a luxurious palace for that concubine, which was contrary to the thrift that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di had always advocated, and this time it was a record. But Chen Guifei has an important position in the emperor's heart.

A concubine muttered in a low voice: "When will the emperor build such a golden house for us?"

Zhu Di looked back at them and said, "It's not that I snub you, only Concubine Chen can be worthy of my golden house, don't even think about it." (To be continued......)