Believe it or not, this palace is really not a place for retirement.
Whether it is because it gathers all the luck of the world, or whether there are too many dark palace struggles in this palace, in short, this is not a place suitable for retirement.
Moreover, Emperor Hongzhi has retired, and now that Zhu Houzhao has become emperor, the palace should be Zhu Houzhao's place, and Emperor Hongzhi should find another place to live.
Although this seems very unkind, having to drive Emperor Hongzhi to live elsewhere just after he abdicated, this is the reality.
When you are the emperor, you can legitimately live in the palace. When you are not the emperor, you cannot live in the palace.
Since ancient times, there can only be one man in this palace, and that is the emperor!
"Liu Jin, do you have any good ideas or suggestions?"
Zhu Houzhao became interested in building a large garden for his father. This was possible, but Liu Jin understood his thoughts.
"Your Majesty, there are still many good places around the capital. There are many places with beautiful mountains and rivers. Choose a place that is closer to the capital and convenient for commuting. Build a large royal palace next to the mountains and around the lake.
Come to the garden."
"The Emperor has always been very frugal. Your Majesty built the Qianqing Palace for the Emperor back then. Now that the Emperor needs to rest, he naturally needs to build a large garden."
Liu Jin thought for a while and continued.
"Yes, yes, my father has been frugal all his life, and now it's time to enjoy it."
Zhu Houzhao naturally nodded repeatedly, which was in line with his wishes.
As for money, Zhu Houzhao has plenty of it. The huge industry under his command can earn extremely huge and considerable wealth every year. After decades of accumulation, Zhu Houzhao can be said to be the richest in the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Bring me the map."
Then Zhu Houzhao gave an order, and Liu Jin quickly ordered the young eunuch to bring the place from the capital.
"The Fragrant Mountain area is very good. There is a hint of autumn. The whole mountain is red, like a flaming mountain. It is very beautiful!"
Zhu Houzhao placed his finger on Xiangshan.
He had been the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and he had been to almost every place in the capital several times. He knew everything about the places to visit around the capital, and he knew where the scenery was.
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"Xiangshan is indeed a good place. It will definitely be very good to build a royal garden based on Xiangshan and the lake next to it."
"When the time comes, we can plant exotic flowers and plants from all over the world in this garden, and raise some fish and other things in the lake. It will definitely be very good."
Liu Jin looked at the position and nodded.
In later generations, Xiangshan was known as Xiangshan Park, and the environment was needless to say.
"Hmm~"
"That's it. Let's build a big garden here."
"What's a good name?"
"What palace?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and settled, and then thought about the name of this garden.
Zhu Houzhao was very attentive to this matter. This was a garden built for his father. He loved his father the most, so of course he had to pay attention to it.
"Let's call it Old Summer Palace!"
Liu Jin heard Zhu Houzhao thinking about the name and almost blurted it out.
"Old Summer Palace?"
Zhu Houzhao listened and tasted it carefully.
"The meaning of Yuanmingyuan is that it is round and spiritual, and a gentleman is in the right time; it is bright and illuminating, and it brings wisdom to others."
"At the same time, the circle also refers to the perfect personal moral character, which is beyond ordinary people. It also refers to the bright and shining political performance, perfect and wise."
"This perfectly fits everything about the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor is the only emperor through the ages. He is generous and kind, loves the people like a son, is also frugal and extremely diligent. It is only through the painstaking management of the Supreme Emperor that our Ming Dynasty has become the prosperous age it is today!"
Liu Jin also quickly explained to Zhu Houzhao in detail.
To be honest, the name Yuanmingyuan does not bode well. After all, the Yuanmingyuan in later generations was eventually looted and burned to the ground.
Now is the Ming Empire, and we don’t know what will happen in the future, but for now, no one should be able to kill the capital of the Ming Dynasty and burn down the royal gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
In later generations, the Old Summer Palace was burned down, leaving countless regrets to the Chinese people.
If the Old Summer Palace was built in the Ming Empire now, it would be very good.
"Not bad!"
"Good name, good name!"
After Zhu Houzhao listened to Liu Jin's explanation, he immediately gave a thumbs up. Liu Jin usually speaks very straightforwardly, but at critical moments he can always come up with some classic things.
"Let's go see our father together."
Zhu Houzhao's mood seemed to improve all of a sudden, and he took Liu Jin to see Emperor Hongzhi.
At this time, Emperor Hongzhi temporarily lived here in Renshou Palace.
Renshou Palace has always been the residence of the Empress Dowager. Many people may not be familiar with Renshou Palace, but if it were Cining Palace, everyone would know where it is.
Emperor Hongzhi became the Supreme Emperor, and Empress Zhang naturally became the Empress Dowager. Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang moved out of Qianqing Palace together, giving up their positions to Emperor Zhengde and Empress Xia.
At this time, inside Renshou Palace.
"Father!"
Princess Nanyang threw herself into Emperor Hongzhi's arms and cried uncontrollably.
From childhood to adulthood, Emperor Hongzhi loved Princess Nanyang the most and loved her as a treasure. Although Emperor Hongzhi was busy with national affairs, he still took time to accompany Princess Nanyang every day. His affection was very deep.
Now Emperor Hongzhi is in poor health and cannot see. This makes Princess Nanyang extremely sad and sad. She has been living in the palace and staying with Emperor Hongzhi these days.
"Woooo~woooo~"
Princess Nanyang was crying, and the son of Princess Nanyang was also crying with her.
"Silly boy, why are you crying?"
"Father, isn't this a good thing? Look, you started crying. Even my precious grandson is crying too."
Emperor Hongzhi hugged his grandson. He was very open-minded and open-minded. He didn't feel too sad or sad because he couldn't see him.
When Princess Nanyang saw that her son was also crying, she quickly wiped away her tears, but she was still very sad.
"well!"
Queen Zhang beside her was also in tears, feeling very sad.
He and Emperor Hongzhi were in love throughout their lives. As the emperor, Emperor Hongzhi was the only one with a woman. This was something that had never happened among emperors throughout the ages, which showed Emperor Hongzhi's love for her.
Now that Emperor Hongzhi can't see, he can't exercise as before. Even eating, reading, etc. have to be cared for by someone specially.
Seeing Emperor Hongzhi like this, she was very sad and sad.
"Okay, okay, don't cry anymore."
"Didn't the professors at Tai Hospital say that as long as you rest well, you can recover slowly."
"Now that there are no worries about national affairs, I can rest and rest peacefully. I believe I will get better soon."
Emperor Hongzhi heard the cries of Empress Zhang and Princess Nanyang. Empress Xia and several important concubines of Zhu Houzhao were also wiping their tears. It was annoying to hear them.
"Um!"
Empress Zhang and others quickly wiped away their tears and began to chat with Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi can't see now and can't read books or newspapers, so he likes to have people chatting with him, chatting and so on.
"Father, father!"
At this time, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin arrived. Before they arrived, Zhu Houzhao roared loudly.
"This kid is already an emperor, and he's still so irritable."
"You are already an emperor, and you are still so frivolous."
Emperor Hongzhi scolded Zhu Houzhao with a straight face.
"In front of my father, I will always be a child."
Zhu Houzhao said with a playful smile.
"His Majesty!"
Liu Jin also saluted Emperor Hongzhi.
"Liu Jin, you are here too."
"Sit, sit!"
Hearing Liu Jin's voice, Emperor Hongzhi became happy and quickly ordered someone to give Liu Jin a seat.
Now that he was no longer an emperor, Emperor Hongzhi became more approachable and less arrogant. Liu Jin's arrival made him very happy, as if a long-time friend came to visit his home.
"grandfather!"
When the son of Princess Nanyang saw Liu Jin, he was very happy and shouted quickly.
"Haha, you are here too."
When Liu Jin saw his grandson, he also smiled and said.
Basically, Liu Jin's sons were sent to various places by Liu Jin, and many of them even went to overseas colonies. The only ones around him were his eldest son Liu Xin and his youngest son Liu Qing.
Naturally, there are not many grandchildren and granddaughters around. Liu Jin usually loves his grandchildren and granddaughters very much. After all, Liu Jin cannot escape the law of separation of generations.
In the past, Liu Jin was extremely strict with his sons, but now he is not so strict with his grandchildren.
The arrival of Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin also made the atmosphere at the scene happier. They did not mention any major national affairs, but only talked about the family's shortcomings and so on.
Zhu Houzhao had many sons and daughters, and many of them were hanging around Emperor Hongzhi every day. His children and grandchildren were all around him, making a lot of noise, but it was quite lively.
Emperor Hongzhi retired. He no longer cared about the country's affairs and didn't even bother to ask.
Because he believed that Zhu Houzhao could manage the entire Ming Dynasty, he left it to Zhu Houzhao with peace of mind. At the same time, there were also ministers like Liu Jin, Wang Shouren and others in the court, so nothing would happen at all, so there was no need to interfere.
The current Emperor Hongzhi has really retired completely, and is enjoying his old life in peace and contentment, with his children and grandchildren around his knees, and he is very happy.
