Chapter 152 We feel so comfortable here! (Please vote for me at the end of the year)
There is no doubt that when Zhu Ying first crossed over, the original Zhu Xiongying was already dead.
According to later generations, he was already brain dead, and perhaps the only thing that could still move were the zombie cells in his mind.
However, as time goes by, after the first seven days, it is basically useless.
People's memories are stored in the brain, which is why Zhu Ying didn't get any memories of her predecessor when she traveled through time.
If Zhu Ying had this kind of memory, he wouldn't have to run around trying to survive, fighting wild dogs for food, and completing a feat as difficult as clearing hell.
As the eldest grandson, it wouldn't be nice for him to return directly to the capital to inherit the throne.
But obviously, the memory is not completely dissipated. After receiving relevant stimulation, there will still be weak scenes.
The moment Zhu Ying saw Qianqingmen, a vague scene appeared in her mind...
"Dasun, have you remembered something?" Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked anxiously.
Of course he hopes that all of his eldest grandson's memories will be restored, because only in this way will his eldest grandson remember what his grandma looked like and every bit of his life.
There was a trace of doubt on Zhu Ying's face, and she did not answer. Instead, she followed the scene in her memory and walked up the steps.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little excited and wanted to say something. Liu He beside him quickly reminded him softly: "Your Majesty, His Highness Changsun is in a very strange state now. You must not be disturbed."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately suppressed his boiling mood and followed Zhu Ying gently.
At this moment, Zhu Ying had a very strange feeling, as if she had been very familiar with this place before, but Zhu Ying knew completely that she had never been to the Daming Palace before.
Not to mention this life, even when he visited Nanjing in his previous life, he only visited the memorial hall but never the ruins of the Ming Forbidden City.
After all, the ruins of the Ming Forbidden City in later generations have long been in ruins.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed Dasun up, only to see Dasun hesitate in front of the door, then walked to the door on the left and squatted down.
His hands were stroking it, as if he was feeling something.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became more and more excited. He took the lantern in Liu He's hand and walked to the side of the eldest grandson.
When the candlelight shone, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Ying's hand stroking a pattern that seemed to be carved with a knife.
"This turtle seems to have been painted by me." After touching the pattern, Zhu Ying said hesitantly.
Liu He was also there, looking at the pattern. No matter how he looked, he couldn't tell that it was a turtle pattern.
"It's Xiao Hei, Da Sun, you remember Xiao Hei."
Facing Zhu Ying, he seemed to be talking nonsense, but Zhu Yuanzhang's tone started to tremble.
Xiao Hei was a small longevity turtle sent from a certain tributary country. Zhu Xiongying, who had just turned three years old, saw it and clamored for it.
If Da Sun wanted it, it would naturally be Da Sun's. Because the turtle's shell was pitch black, it was obviously a rare species, so he named it Xiao Hei.
From then on, this little longevity turtle was kept in Kunning Palace. Zhu Xiongying liked it very much and played with it every day. He even let Xiao Hei fall asleep together in Kunning Palace many times.
If you can't see Xiao Hei, you'll make a fuss.
The pattern behind the Qianqing Gate was carved by Zhu Xiongying himself with a knife when he was seven years old.
Most people can't understand it, because what Zhu Xiongying carved is not a turtle, but the lines on the shell of a small black turtle.
Zhu Ying asked smoothly: "Grandpa, is this turtle still there?"
Turtles have a very long lifespan. Although I don’t know the size of the turtle species, in just ten years, all turtles that I think of are still alive.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Da Sun's question, there was a trace of embarrassment on his face, and then he said: "No more. At first we thought you were going to Da Sun, but Xiao Hei liked it so much that we let him go with you."
When his eldest grandson passed away, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally devastated. Not only the palace maids and eunuchs, but also his favorite turtle was naturally buried with him.
Zhu Ying didn't feel much when he heard this. After all, he was just a pet of his predecessor.
"Grandpa, my grandson was a little confused just now."
Thinking of her behavior just now, Zhu Ying stood up and said apologetically.
"Don't be anxious, Grandson. There will be plenty of time in the future. Let me familiarize you with it first. Maybe we can remember some other things."
The excitement in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is simply difficult to describe.
The pattern in the corner behind the left door of Qianqing Gate, only Zhu Yuanzhang himself knows today that it is the turtle painted by Da Sun.
The other insiders were basically buried with the death of the eldest grandson.
When Empress Ma was about to die, she asked Zhu Yuanzhang to promise not to bury others for her sake.
However, when his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying passed away, Zhu Yuanzhang proposed to be buried as a sacrifice. Although Empress Ma could not bear it, she did not object in the end, which shows her doting degree.
Zhu Yuanzhang took his eldest grandson's hand and slowly walked into the Qianqing Palace.
There is a big difference between the Ming Palace and the Peking Palace built by Zhu Di later.
Unlike the Imperial Palace in Peking, here in Qianqing Palace, there are many green plants and trees.
As Zhu Yuanzhang walked, he told his eldest son interesting stories from his childhood.
Zhu Ying listened quietly. There was nothing unusual this time, nor did it bring back memories.
Zhu Yuanzhang had been observing Dasun's expression, and he was inevitably a little disappointed when he saw this.
"This is where we review memorials at night. I still remember that every night, we review memorials here, and you just sit there and draw on it with a pen."
"There were many times when we didn't pay attention and the memorial was taken away by Da Sun to paint, which in turn caused great harm to the minister who submitted the memorial in the first place."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Although he knew that he did not do it, Zhu Ying was still a little embarrassed, which made Zhu Yuanzhang burst into laughter.
Zhu Yuanzhang recalled it and carefully pulled out a box from the bookshelf behind the desk.
"These are the paintings that your grandson left for us at that time, as well as the enlightenment poems that your grandma once wrote."
Zhu Yuanzhang held it carefully like a treasure, and then handed it to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying took the wooden box, placed it on the desk and opened it.
What I saw inside were "paintings" that looked like graffiti. There were also more than ten chapters of Xiao Er's enlightenment poems written in Juanxiu handwriting.
These poems were written by Empress Ma to Zhu Xiongying at that time.
When Zhu Ying looked through the papers, he could clearly see that there seemed to be traces of water droplets on each piece of paper.
It is not difficult to imagine how many nights after Zhu Xiongying and Queen Ma left, Zhu Yuanzhang held these leftover papers late at night and cried bitterly.
Wherever there are water droplets on these papers, they are clearly Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts left over for countless nights.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying couldn't help but feel a little moved. The level of missing him made him feel ashamed to accept it.
Because only he himself understood that these thoughts did not actually belong to him, but belonged to the real Zhu Xiongying at that time.
However, seeing the old man's doting gaze, Zhu Ying couldn't help but feel a slight shock in her heart.
Whether it was Zhuang Zhou dreaming of butterflies, or whether it was Zhuang Zhou dreaming of butterflies, these are no longer important.
"grandfather!"
At this time, Zhu Ying was filled with emotions and couldn't help but say something to the old man.
"What a grandson."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this voice, he couldn't help but hug Zhu Ying tightly.
He could feel that the grandson's "grandpa" was completely different from the previous ones. It was full of real emotions, which meant that Zhu Ying had completely recognized him.
Being hugged by the old man, Zhu Ying did not resist. She also hugged the old man and said softly: "Grandpa, my grandson is back. From now on, my grandson will always be with grandpa."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said three good words in a row, and then reluctantly let go of his eldest grandson.
Then close the wooden box and return it to its original position.
"Apart from our study room, our eldest grandson rarely came here when he was a child. Go to your grandma's place. That's where the eldest grandson grew up and where he spent the most time when he was a child."
"Perhaps when we get there, Dasun will be able to recall some past events."
Speaking of the eldest sister, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously felt a little uncomfortable. After all, the eldest sister was the person who had been with him for most of his life.
From having nothing to now ruling the world, the two have supported each other along the way.
The deep feelings involved can no longer be explained clearly in just a few sentences.
Zhu Ying nodded lightly, supported the old man, and walked towards Kunning Palace.
Kunning Palace is very different from Qianqing Palace. The layout here is somewhat similar to the back garden.
There are not only pavilions and swings, but also pools and various flowers and green plants.
There are many types of flowers and plants. It can be seen from this that Queen Ma also loves flowers and plants.
Zhu Ying looked carefully and found that the pool was not stagnant water. It was obviously connected to other water flows. The introduction of a living pool in Kunning Palace would cost a lot of manpower and material resources.
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the pool and said: "We repaired this in the eighth year of Hongwu. We originally planned to build a new imperial capital in Fengyang, but after thinking about it in the end, we gave up. It's a pity."
Groundbreaking for the Fengyang Imperial Capital began in the third year of Hongwu. Three years later, the city walls and foundations were basically completed.
As the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang and the new imperial capital, it naturally attaches great importance to it. It covers an area of more than fifty square kilometers, eight times the size of the Ming Palace today.
The wood used is the best in the world, and even a lot of extremely precious wood was transported from tributary countries. The production of the walls is also very particular. The foundation stone is a white jade xumizuo or a strip of stone, with large city bricks laid on it and patterns carved on it.
Its layout is strictly symmetrical along the central axis. Starting from Fengyang Bridge in the south to the North Gate, there are many buildings arranged in strict symmetry on both sides of the nearly seven-kilometer axis, reflecting the supremacy of imperial power.
At the same time, there are various buildings scattered between the outer city and the forbidden wall. Nearby are the City God's Temple, Guozixue, Temple of Meritorious Officials, etc., and in the distance are the Drum Tower and Bell Tower, which reflect the magnificence of the capital.
The moat is more than 70 meters wide. Looking at the bell tower alone, the regulation adopts "nine-five bays". This is only used in important royal buildings, and throughout the world, no bell tower exceeds it.
Even the bronze bell hanging in the center was much larger than the later bells cast during the Yongle period. Even in later generations, it was still among the tallest bell towers in the capital.
In addition, the Drum Tower also adopts the same specifications, and its floral design combines Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, inheriting the traditions of the Song and Yuan Dynasties and incorporating the new trends of the Ming Dynasty.
From the layout, to the scale, to the craftsmanship, everything condenses the essence of China's capital architecture for thousands of years. It is said to be the most luxurious capital in China's history, and it is well deserved.
However, such a capital was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang in the eighth year of Hongwu.
"Grandpa, why did you stop back then?" Zhu Ying asked with some confusion.
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang explained helplessly: "Our hometown is too deserted. In the third year of Hongwu, we transferred 140,000 wealthy households from the south of the Yangtze River to make Fengyang, our hometown, livelier."
"It's a pity that these rich people would rather bear the name of refugees and flee back to the south of the Yangtze River."
"There are too many wastelands and few fertile fields in the surrounding area. Most importantly, the national treasury was completely drained at that time. We did not expect that the labor cost would be so huge, so we temporarily stopped."
In his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang still liked the imperial capital of Fengyang very much. The distance from Nanjing to Fengyang was only more than 400 miles, which was not too far.
Moreover, the geographical location of Fengyang is also very good, but it is a bit inferior in terms of economy.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was not solid enough. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried that the public resentment would be too great, so he stopped.
"This matter of moving the capital will be left to my eldest grandson in the future. If there is a place we like, we will think about it and see if it can be done." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Ying nodded.
Although the current imperial palace paid attention to Feng Shui issues during its construction and used Fugui Mountain in Purple Mountain as its backdrop, due to site constraints, the inner court was built on the filled-in Yanque Lake.
Although methods such as driving wooden piles, paving with boulders, and tamping lime soil were used to strengthen the foundation, the problem of foundation sinking still occurred over time.
Waterlogging is easy to occur in the palace and drainage is difficult. At the same time, the palace city is too close to the outer city, making it difficult to defend during war.
The terrain of the Nanjing palace is not good! If you move to Fengyang, you can use Fenghuang Mountain as the palace.
In fact, in Zhu Ying's heart, she is quite fond of the palace in Fengyang.
The reason why Fengyang has not developed actually has little to do with geography, but mainly human factors. However, in Zhu Ying's view, these are not too big a problem.
After the productivity of the Ming Empire began to take off, it would not be a big problem to shift the economic center to Fengyang.
Just talking about these is still a bit premature.
After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Ying's hand, walked to the swing and sat down, rocking it slowly.
"When you were little, if you were tired or tired, your grandma would hold you and rock you on this swing, slowly coaxing you to sleep."
"At that time, we also wanted to try holding you. You are a baby, and the most important thing is to kiss your grandma. As soon as we held you, we cried. When you were in your grandma's arms, you immediately became quiet."
There was a hint of jealousy in Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, as if he was unhappy that his eldest grandson was getting closer to his eldest sister.
"At that time, we could only watch from the sidelines. If it was broad daylight and we had to block the sun from you, even if we let the eunuchs do it, we would have to block it ourselves so that we could fall asleep sweetly."
"One time we had something to deal with, and before we had taken a few steps away, you opened your eyes. Seeing that the situation was not good, we hurriedly hid behind the tree."
"Guess what, you were just over three years old at the time. When you woke up and saw your grandma, you looked around, and then you asked the older sister, "Grandma, where has grandpa gone? Why can't you see grandpa?"
"Hey, at that time, my heart here felt as if I had taken a big gulp of cold water under the scorching sun, so comfortable!"