For more than ten years, more than 50 million silver coins were spent to build an imperial mausoleum, although this imperial mausoleum was built for Liu Chan.
However, Liu Chan was really dissatisfied.
But if you are not satisfied, what can you do?
Knock it down and rebuild a less luxurious one?
If it was demolished, the more than 50 million silver coins spent would be returned to the national treasury. Liu Chan would never even think about it, and immediately ordered it to be demolished.
"Let's go in and have a look!"
There seems to be no use in getting angry now, so Liu Chan walked forward and reminded Zhang Shao that there is no need for further introductions, just go in and take a look.
"No!"
Zhang Shao was very understanding and led Liu Chan and others forward.
After entering the second city gate, what you see is even more luxurious than the outside. A main street runs from north to south, and there are various residential buildings on both sides.
However, the size of the houses is much smaller than those in common towns.
A miniature version of a residential building.
"Why is it so familiar?"
Liu Chan walked on the street, looked around, and asked with some doubts.
"It's a bit familiar."
Zhang Yang also echoed.
Although the buildings on the street are a little lower, they look very familiar.
Zhang Shao may have had experience in the outer city. When he heard Liu Chan's question, he paused and explained: "Your Majesty, Madam, this is built based on the reduction of the civilian residences in Chang'an City."
As soon as Zhang Shao finished speaking, Liu Chan instantly understood that the ancients advocated treating death as life. What is it like to live? You have to enjoy the same treatment after death, especially the emperors and nobles.
Liu Chan watched and nodded slightly from time to time.
"No wonder I feel so familiar!" He said as he walked towards a shop on the street. This was a grain store. There were two people in the shop, one was the shopkeeper and the other was the customer.
Of course, these two people are not real people, they are all made of clay.
Looking at these two pottery figures, Liu Chan couldn't help but admire: "The workmanship is so fine that it can be mistaken for the real thing."
Hearing the emperor's praise, Zhang Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, these pottery figurines have not been painted yet. After they are painted, they will be more lifelike."
"Do you want to add color?" Liu Chan asked curiously.
"Yes!" Zhang Shaodao: "Not only these pottery figurines, but also some buildings on the street and the trees on the three mountains and five mountains in the outer city will also be colored."
"Wait!" Liu Chan suddenly became interested. Just now Zhang Yang also asked why there are so many mounds of dirt outside. Although Zhang Shao explained later that they were imitating the three mountains and five mountains, but the three mountains and five mountains cannot all be bare, right?
Liu Chan asked: "Are you saying that you need to draw colors on the three mountains and five mountains?"
Just now outside, Liu Chan looked at the three mountains and was very angry. When he suddenly asked about this, Zhang Shao paused and then replied: "Return to your majesty, because the imperial mausoleum will be buried underground in the future. If trees are planted, there will be no sunlight."
Without water supply security, it is difficult for trees to survive."
As he spoke, Zhang Shao deliberately glanced at Liu Chan to see if the emperor was angry. Seeing that his expression was calm, he continued: "So, after discussion among the craftsmen, we decided not to plant real trees on the three mountains and five mountains.
Instead, use pottery trees instead, and then draw the trees in their proper colors. In this way, for thousands of years, the three mountains and five mountains will also be shaded by green trees."
Zhang Shao spoke very calmly, but Liu Chan and Zhang Yang, who were listening to the introduction, were amazed.
Treasures of the world——
An absolute world treasure.
This was Liu Chan's first reaction, because he was a time traveler. In later generations, many ancient tombs were excavated, and some deeply buried cultural relics were unearthed.
As an imperial mausoleum, it is of course fortunate to be well protected, but the vast majority of imperial mausoleums will never escape and see the light of day again.
Thinking of this, Liu Chan suddenly became less angry.
Especially seeing this miniature version of Chang'an City, if it is discovered by people in the future, it will definitely be a big event that shocks the whole world.
Although it costs a lot of money now, if it can leave a shocking treasure for future generations, it will be well spent.
And there is——
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is a wise man. I believe he will never make the people work hard like Qin Shihuang did when he built the imperial mausoleum, but in the end he will get nothing.
In fact, since entering the imperial mausoleum, Liu Chan has seen that the faces of those busy craftsmen are full of joy. It seems that the rewards given to them by the prime minister make them very proud of their work.
At present, most of the inner city and outer city have been completed, but there are still some decorative facilities that have not been placed, such as those pottery objects, such as pottery figurines, pottery trees, etc. Most of them have not been moved yet.
Entering the Imperial Tomb, follow Zhang Shao’s introduction:
The pottery currently placed in the imperial mausoleum will all be moved out in the near future, because they still need to be painted. Now only a small part of it is placed temporarily. Most of the pottery is now being placed around the imperial mausoleum.
All major pottery workshops are in production.
It is also for this reason that in the scaled-down version of Chang'an City, there are only a few shops where unpainted pottery figures can be seen, and then the streets are empty.
I wandered around the streets for half an hour, but I still didn't finish visiting the entire miniature version of Chang'an City. According to Zhang Shao's introduction, this small Chang'an City has a total of more than 64,300 residential houses, and it took a total of eight years to visit.
, built by 20,000 workers.
【Weiyang Palace】
On the central axis, a luxurious palace appeared in front of Liu Chan, with three words engraved above the three arches - Weiyang Palace.
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Shao said: "This is the core area of the imperial mausoleum. It is built according to the pattern of Weiyang Palace, with some slight deletions, but most of the palaces are retained here."
This Weiyang Palace is also a smaller version. If it were built one to one according to the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, the place would not be able to accommodate it. After all, a smaller version of Chang'an City would have to be built outside.
Outside the palace, there is still a five-step wide river with three stone arch bridges on the river. After crossing the stone arch bridge, walk nine steps, no more, no less, exactly nine steps, and you will arrive at the door of the arch. This should be to highlight the
The meaning of the Nine-Five Lord.
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The only difference between this Weiyang Palace and the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an is that the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City is not on the central axis of Chang'an, but rather towards the south city. However, the Weiyang Palace here is located in the small Chang'an City.
On the central axis.
Entering from the middle arch, the first thing you see is the front hall of Weiyang Palace. The size of this front hall is about a quarter of the size of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City. The main hall is equipped with a dragon chair and an imperial eucalyptus. The main hall is currently
Empty.
Zhang Shao said that in the future, the civil and military officials of the dynasty will be made in the main hall, and a golden statue of the emperor will also be built.
"Have you started making my golden body?" Liu Chan asked.
"Return to Your Majesty!" Zhang Shao seemed a little embarrassed, and he said: "Currently, the imperial court is short of gold, and it has not yet been formed. However, the prime minister has sent people to Taixi Feng to buy some gold from the Ming Dynasty."
Ha——
Father, you are so extravagant!
"No need!" Liu Chan said, waving his hands and saying: "Gold is a precious thing, don't waste it here..." He paused and asked Zhang Shao: "Does the imperial court have a surplus of brass?"
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Zhang Shao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "There is a lot of brass... But Your Majesty, Your Majesty is the emperor, how can you use brass to shape a golden body?"
Of course Zhang Shao could hear it. He thought of this when Liu Chan asked about brass, thinking that the emperor planned to use brass instead of gold in order to save money.
But Liu Chan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you can order the craftsmen to plate a layer of gold on the outside of the bronze statue. Isn't this a golden body?"
"Don't use all the gold on my golden body!"
When he first entered the imperial mausoleum, Liu Chan felt that the imperial mausoleum was too luxurious, but now he had another idea, that is, since the imperial court had spent more than ten years to create what it is now, if it is abandoned now
It is a pity. It is better to regard this imperial mausoleum as a gift to future generations.
Just using gold to shape a golden statue, he was still a little reluctant to do so.
After all, the world’s gold output is not high, so it’s better to leave it on the ground.
After viewing the front hall, Liu Chan and his party entered the harem again.
Weiyang Palace is huge, mainly because the size of the harem is too large, but this Weiyang Palace has reduced the harem. In addition to the palace where several concubines lived, there are also several palaces where Emperor Liu Chan often visited, and several imperial gardens.
, except for the lake, the rest of the palaces were omitted.
But even so, this palace is not small.
The smaller version of Xiao Weiyang Palace has 333 houses and 33 large and small palaces.
Each palace is equivalent to one-quarter or one-fifth of the original palace.
Xuanshi Hall is in the middle, Jiaofang Hall is on the back left, Yuanyang Hall is on the back right, and Greenhouse Hall is between Jiaofang Hall and Yuanyang Hall.
Behind these three palaces are two imperial gardens, separated by a small lake, with a stone bridge zigzagging backwards above the lake.
On the east, west and north sides of the imperial garden are the Zhaoyang Hall, Lanlin Hall, Hehuan Hall, Changning Palace, Zaruo Palace and other palaces.
Liu Chan did not go to the other palaces, but went directly to the Jiaofang Hall on the left side of the Greenhouse Hall, which is the queen's bedroom.
As soon as everyone entered the Jiaofang Palace, Liu Chan suddenly felt heavy, because even in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, no one is living in the Jiaofang Palace, and the decoration inside is still the same as it was more than ten years ago, unchanged.
Zhang Yang is the current Empress of the Han Dynasty. Logically speaking, she can move into Jiaofang Hall.
But she never thought about going to Jiaofang Palace, but always lived in her Yuanyang Palace. She actually didn't want to go to Jiaofang Palace. Every time she went to Jiaofang Palace, she could think of her deceased sister, so Jiaofang Palace has been here till now.
It is still idle.
The Jiaofang Palace here is much smaller.
However, this is the palace with the most complete decorations in the entire underground palace. There are two painted pottery eunuchs standing at the door. Painted palace officials can be seen everywhere in the palace. They are all lifelike, as if they have been designated by someone.
I am unable to move at the moment.
Looking at these lifelike pottery figures, as well as the flowers, plants and trees made of clay, Liu Chan should have been surprised at the craftsmen's exquisite craftsmanship.
But——
But he was not in the mood to appreciate these craftsmanship.
The main hall of Jiaofang Hall.
A two-meter-high stone tablet stands in the center. On the front of the stone tablet is a message: The great Han Dynasty respects the virtuous, saintly, benevolent and filial queen.
On the back of the stele, Zhang Yuan's life achievements were written in small characters. Looking at this stele, Liu Chan finally couldn't hold back, and tears slowly fell down.
"Yuan'er, I'm here to see you!"
"I'm here to see you!"
After saying this, he instinctively bowed slightly. Over the years, he has rarely come to Liangshan. It’s not because he doesn’t want to come, nor because he has been fighting in the north and south all year round, but because he doesn’t dare to come. Every time he comes, he can remember
Every moment with Zhang Yuan.
When he first came to the throne, Liu Chan was actually a little helpless.
The Han Dynasty lives in a corner, with strong enemies outside and immediate worries inside.
During this period of time, Zhang Yuan stayed with him silently, solving his problems and telling jokes to reassure him. Later, when the Northern Expedition began, Liu Chan wanted to conquer the east and west, but Zhang Yuan kept the harem in order.
Liu Chan knew that Zhang Yuan died young in history, so he wanted to change her fate. He wanted Zhang Yuan to see him dominate the world.
But——
Although Zhang Yuan lived for two more years, he still left this world early due to the smallpox epidemic.
"Yuan'er!"
"Did you see it?"
"The Han Dynasty has unified the world. This is my ideal and your dream."
"You were unable to see the unification of the world before you, but I have now accomplished it."
"Yuan'er, you must be happy for me now, right..."
No one spoke, and no one stepped forward to dissuade Liu Chan, allowing him to talk endlessly and cry in front of the late empress's soul.
By the time Liu Chan finished speaking, Zhang Yang's eyes were already wet, but after she bowed three times to her sister, she held back and said with a smile: "Sister, Yang'er is here to see you too, don't worry, Chen'er and Xiaojin
Doudou has grown up, they are now married, and Chen'er has given birth to a handsome little grandson for you."
"Also, Chen'er is very promising now. He is the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. A few years ago, Yang'er and his Majesty went to the Western Regions. Chen'er governed the country as the prince. Your Majesty often praised Chen'er for his intelligence."<
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After the Emperor Liu Chan and the Queen Zhang Yang finished speaking, Zhang Shao had prepared cotton clothes for some time and respectfully handed them to Liu Chan and Zhang Yuan, saying: "Your Majesty, Empress, there is ice in the spiritual palace, please take care of the dragon body."
Phoenix body."
Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, Ling Palace?
Ice?
But he still obeyed and put his cotton clothes on his body, and then Zhang Shaocai ordered someone to push open a stone door behind the stone monument. Liu Chan and Zhang Yang were both stunned.
Of course, he also knew that behind this must be the place where the late Queen's coffin was placed.
"Your majesty, empress, please!" Zhang Shao stood by the stone gate and made a gesture of invitation.
Liu Chan held Zhang Yang's hand and walked slowly into the stone gate. As soon as he entered, he felt a chill. Even though they were all covered in thick cotton clothes, they could still feel the chill.
Although they felt the chill, no one was afraid at all, because the late Empress Zhang Yuan was a philanthropic person, and Liu Chan had the soul of a modern person, so he naturally would not believe in ghosts and gods.
But when the two of them just walked into the stone house, both of them couldn't help but turn pale with shock. They were both shocked by the scene in front of them. They almost shouted in unison:
"Yuan'er!"
"Sister!"
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