Judging from Li Shanchang's many years of experience serving Boss Zhu, every time the emperor mentioned Liu Bowen to him, it was bound to be up to no good...
Of course, the reverse is also true.
But this time, I didn’t know whether Boss Zhu was in a good mood after returning to his hometown, or whether he had gotten better tempered due to his age, so he didn’t show him the trick of changing his face. Instead, he continued to smile and ask him what to do next.
Although Li Shanchang is no longer the prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang will still regard him as the chief steward as long as he is present.
"Back to the boss, the auspicious day set by the Qin Tian Jian is the day after tomorrow. So we can leave for the imperial mausoleum tomorrow afternoon. We will spend the night in the imperial mausoleum and pay homage to the mausoleum early the next morning. Nothing will be delayed." Li Shanchang reported.
"Okay, then we still have one morning tomorrow, so we can go to the Forbidden City to see it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
"Okay." Li Shanchang nodded and said, "The emperor hasn't seen his new home yet."
"Haha, I'm really itchy." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and ordered: "But don't make such a big noise, and don't say hello in advance. It's too troublesome to shout and crowd around, and it will delay the business. Let's go incognito, and just bring a few people with us.
, just take a look around."
"Okay, okay." Li Shanchang responded quickly.
While the monarch and his ministers were talking, the royal chariot arrived in front of Fengyang Bridge. Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked ahead at the main entrance of Zhongdu City - Hongwu Gate.
The blue brick city platform is five feet high, and there is also a pavilion-style gate tower with seven bays, surrounding corridors, triple eaves and flat seats, red windows and blue tiles, which is very spectacular.
"Okay, this is the main gate of the capital in our hearts." Zhu Yuanzhang praised it full of praise: "The Hongwu Gate in Nanjing is too cramped, and it is not on the central axis of the capital."
"The conditions in Nanjing are indeed incomparable with Fengyang. The people in power at that time were unwilling to disturb the people and built the palace in a corner of the capital. It must be less spectacular." Li Shanchang said with a smile:
"Let's go to Zhongdu City and take a look. This is just the beginning."
"Okay, let's take a look." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded enthusiastically.
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After the royal chariot entered Hongwu Gate, it drove into Hongwu Street. The entire Hongwu Street is the central axis of Zhongdu City.
To the east and west of Hongwu Street is Qianbu Corridor, where the central government offices are located. In the past, Qianbu Corridor was a street perpendicular to the central axis - Yunji Street.
Since ancient times, capitals, whether Chang'an, Luoyang or Dadu, have had only one north-south central axis.
Only in Zhongdu City, there are two vertical axes, vertical and horizontal. This unique urban design is obviously the result of Zhu Yuanzhang's heavy participation.
We are a unique emperor, the Ming Dynasty is a unique dynasty, and of course the capital must be unique too!
Brother Chongba thought so.
According to Boss Zhu's idea, the north-south Zhuque Street is called the "Jing", and the buildings on both sides are symmetrical from east to west, reflecting the majesty of the imperial power and mainly used for the office of the imperial government.
The east-west Yunji Street is called "Wei". From west to east, there are bell towers, temples of past emperors, temples of heroes, Zhongdu City God Temple, Guozixue and Drum Towers... The buildings on this road are mainly used for sacrifices and sacrifices.
It is related to sacrifices and embodies respect for heaven and ancestors.
Among them, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower are located in the middle of both ends of the street, with Youbi Street and Zuofu Street passing through them respectively, symbolizing the Zuo Fu Star and the Right Bi Star. It implies that the emperor hopes that his descendants of all generations will receive the loyal assistance of Zuo Fu and You Bi.
, the wish to protect the Ming Dynasty forever.
When the royal chariot entered Zhongdu City, the bells and drums on the bell tower and drum tower rang in unison. The bells and drums of temples and Taoists in various places inside and outside Zhongdu also responded in unison, singing to each other from a distance, warmly welcoming the owner of this capital home.
Among them, the huge Hongwu bronze bell attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's attention.
"Sir, what do you think of this clock? Does it match the glory of our great tomorrow?" Li Shanchang smiled proudly. This was his trump card.
"Good, very good, very good." Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise at first, but before Li Shanchang could praise him, he subconsciously said:
"If you melt it, how much money can you make?"
"The superior is joking. This is the symbol of the emperor's dominion over all directions. No matter how short of money it is, it must be cast." Li Shanchang instantly understood the emperor's mood. The court was so short of money that they pawned printing paper. Are you still here?
Are you doing this flashy thing here?
He hurriedly explained: "Besides, this Hongwu bronze bell didn't cost the imperial court a penny. It was all donated by fellow Fengyang folks."
"Can you donate so much?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised.
"Gather armpits to form fur, and soil to form a mountain." Li Shanchang smiled and said: "I also think this has a very good meaning - isn't the emperor's kingdom formed by the gathering of thousands of people's hearts? So he boldly did not reject the folks.
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"That's it. Haha, I'd like to thank you folks for your kindness." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother anymore, but muttered: "Can you really donate so much?"
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In the past, Yunji Street was the Daming Gate built at the center of Zhongdu.
The royal chariot passed through Daming Gate, then Chengtian Gate and entered the imperial city.
The upper and lower parts of Chengtian Gate have been repainted, and there is no trace of anything out of the ordinary.
And as Zhu Yuanzhang looked along the way, wherever he could see, the palaces and offices were basically completed, which made him full of praise for the work of Mr. Han:
"Otherwise, it's you, Lao Li, who can't compare with anyone! At that time, we decided that you were the leading hero. Some people couldn't figure it out, saying that Lao Li could neither lead troops nor fight, so how could he be so often encountered in Xu Da?
Is it spring?"
"Haha, some people say that now..." Li Shanchang said with a smile, obviously very concerned about it.
"At that time, we said that other people may not know all of Lao Li's contribution, but I alone know it. You raised military supplies and ensured logistics for us, and your contribution was even more than that of Xiao He." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "And Xiao He had it back then.
Your contribution to the construction of Chang'an has been praised by everyone for thousands of years. Now that you, Lao Li, have made the contribution to the construction of Zhongdu, you have to make more concessions!"
"This is all about following the superiors' chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven." Li Shanchang smiled modestly and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your superiors, although the Qianqing Palace has been built, I'd better stay at the Xingfu Palace tonight."
"Of course, people have to choose a good day to move. This time, let's take a look first, and then we will move in with your brothers and sisters after the Qintian Supervisor decides the date." Zhu Yuanzhang said matter-of-factly.
The royal chariot stopped at the entrance of Xingfu Palace. Tang, Wu Liang and other dignitaries in Fengyang, as well as Zhu Yuanzhang's serious fellow villagers, had been waiting for a long time.
"Welcome to the Holy Emperor!" Seeing the emperor get out of the car, everyone hurriedly kowtowed and saluted.
"Haha, okay, everyone, get up." Zhu Yuanzhang happily waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to get down.
Then he happily greeted everyone. Not to mention the nobles, he clearly remembered the names of each of his former villagers, and he didn't call anyone by mistake.
The fellow villagers were naturally moved to tears. The Emperor has me in his heart...
Until the last little old man with a sad face and a thin, rickety face, Zhu Yuanzhang could not recognize him. He was stunned and asked: "Who is this?"
"Return, Your Majesty, the guilty people..." The little old man knelt down and kowtowed: "The guilty people, Liu De, have come to plead guilty to the Emperor!"
"Ah, you are Mr. Liu?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised. "Why are you so thin?"
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