When Chen Chong came to Luoyang City again, he felt strange yet a little familiar.
When Guan Yu was the governor of Henan Province a few years ago, he had already repaired many buildings in Luoyang. However, most of them were the surrounding checkpoints, such as Hulao, Xianyuan, Heyang and other dangerous passes. In addition, he also restored the White Horse Temple.
, Pingguangwang, Shanglin Garden and other buildings, as well as the tombs of past emperors. But for the main body of Luoyang City, he thought that the population was too small and the waste was huge, so he never started. However, in order to store food for the garrison, he still built it in Luoyang.
A small city was built in the northwest corner of the city adjacent to Zhai Quan, named Xuanwu City.
When Zhuge Liang rebuilds Luoyang, it will be a major project to restore the entire Luoyang City. In order to save time and demonstrate orthodoxy, Zhuge Liang's idea is to rebuild on the original ruins. Therefore, he built a heavy city wall and planned
After the establishment of the city, the layout of the city did not undergo major changes. The main change was the layout of the palaces.
In the past, there were two palaces in Luoyang City, the north and the south. They were restored over hundreds of years during the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties. They were majestic in scale and beautiful, occupying nearly half of Luoyang. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed in Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
To restore it all now is tantamount to wishful thinking. So Zhuge Liang reduced the size of the palace after getting Liu Bei's permission. For example, the South Palace was almost completely transformed into the Qigong's official residence, while the North Palace only took half of the previous one and rebuilt Chongde in it.
Palace, Deyang Hall, Lantai, Dongguan, Yuntai, Zhangtai and other important buildings. The rest of the places are open to the public. This can fully demonstrate the generosity of the new dynasty to others and the emperor's kindness to the people.
However, after Liu Xie entered Luo, he thought that the palace was too simple to show the power of the emperor, so in the third year of Zhangwu, he built a hundred-foot tower in Xuanwu City. As the saying goes, the tower was eight stories and one hundred feet high.
On its three-foot-high foundation, if one stands on the top floor, one can overlook the surroundings of Luoyang. When Chen Chong rode to the west gate, he could see this tall building from a distance. Among the tall buildings in Luoyang, it really stood out like a flock of chickens.<
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Chen Chong's mansion has also been renovated a long time ago. It is located about half a mile south of Baichi Tower, only a few hundred steps away from the palace. This mansion was built by Liu Xie himself and spent a lot of money on it. It occupies an area
The size is three times that of the Prime Minister's Palace in Chang'an, not to mention the ponds and stone pavilions, small buildings and high platforms, carved cypress railings, and clear springs and secluded pavilions. When Chen Chong led the crowd to the gate of the mansion, the people passing by pointed at him, obviously recognizing his identity. Chen Chong looked up at the plaque on the gate of the mansion and was speechless for a moment. Although there was no trace of emotion on his face,
Although there were waves in his mind, he couldn't help but think that Gong Lin was planning to put himself on the fire! What was his intention? Chen Chong thought for a while and vaguely understood Liu Xie's thoughts, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Sure enough, not long after Chen Chong entered the palace, he had just met his family. Before he could sit in the study for a while, a messenger came to deliver the order. He said that the emperor had important matters to discuss with the prime minister, and he was requested to enter the palace immediately.
.Chen Chong did not refuse, changed into winter clothes and went out.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to lead the horse, his wife Dong Bai came over, grabbed Chen Chong by the corner of his clothes, and whispered to him: "A few days ago, Yuan Chang heard that you were coming back, so he brought his children to visit the mansion. He said that the old minister has recently
I had quite a disagreement with His Majesty and the conversation was not pleasant. This time the people from the palace came to discuss this matter, I am afraid that it has a lot to do with this matter. You should be careful, if you are in trouble, just shirk it, and don't get involved in too much right and wrong."
Chen Chong whispered that he knew, and patted his wife's hand to reassure her. He and Liu Bei had expected this, but they didn't expect it to happen so quickly. On the way along, Chen Chong planned to take a look at the newly built palace.
However, unexpectedly, the palace servants did not lead him to the palace, but to the Baichi Tower in the north. Looking forward to the guard downstairs, there was a forest, and the guard leading the way introduced to Chen Chong: "After this building is completed,
, His Majesty likes to drink in this building and look out into the distance, and takes a nap in Xuanwu City at night."
At this time, it was sunny after the snow, and the palace people were still clearing snow on both sides of the street. Since there were few people in the palace, the cleared road could only accommodate one car, and it windingly led to the high-rise building. At this time, Liu Xie was walking on the Baichi Road.
At the highest point of the building, the roof was wrapped in a blanket of white snow. There were very few people in the building. Except for five or six guards guarding each floor, there was no one else. Chen Chong's deerskin boots stepped on the wooden stairs all the way.
There was a creaking sound. When they arrived in front of the leather rug on the top floor, someone from the palace wanted to come forward to serve Chen Chong and asked him to take off his boots and sword. But after informing him of his name, he remembered that Chen Chong had the privilege of going to the palace with sword shoes.
, and then he retreated in embarrassment.
There was a charcoal fire on the ground in the building for warmth, and Liu Xie was wearing a brocade robe and fox fur, with a tired look on his face, as if he had just undergone a hard training. The weather was sunny and windless, and the windows were opened, and you could look out into the deep blue outside.
The sky. Chen Chong noticed that there were two people sitting next to Liu Xie. One of them he knew was Shaofu Pan Jun. Although he didn't know the other one, judging from his age and appearance, he should be an Easterner like Liu Fang. Although
He has the tendency to harass warriors, but his eyes are as sharp as those of a scribe.
The three of them seemed to have just had a long and deep conversation, so much so that Liu Xie seemed to have forgotten to have a secret conversation with Chen Chong. He seemed to have just remembered it when he saw Chen Chong rushing in. When he saw Pan Jun and Pan Jun standing up to leave, he said to them
Said: "Chengming, Zhongda, please go to the first floor to rest first. After I finish talking with the Prime Minister, I will call you back up."
Hearing what the emperor said, the two of them agreed repeatedly, bowed to Chen Chong, and then walked towards going downstairs.
It turned out that the other unknown person was Hanoi Sima Yi, and Chen Chong took a deep look at him. Sima Yi's skin was no different than that of ordinary literati, and he had the strength of a military general, with a ruddy complexion and a delicate beard. He found that Chen Chong was looking at him,
So he smiled slightly and said politely: "I've heard about the Prime Minister's name for a long time! It's a pity that we haven't had the opportunity to meet him. Since the Prime Minister came to Beijing today, I will come to see him someday."
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Pan Jun's attitude on the side was relatively cold. He just gave a slight salute to Chen Chong and then went downstairs without looking back. Chen Chong knew this well. He had advised Liu Bei to beware of Pan Jun in the past. Probably he had heard about this.
News.
At this time, only Chen Chong and Liu Xie were left in the attic. Liu Xie also saluted Chen Chong as a disciple, and Chen Chong returned the salute, and then the two sat down next to the brazier. At this time, the two looked at each other carefully again. Three years
Missing, probably because he had lived in the palace for a long time, Liu Xie's body seemed to be a little worse, at least his face was paler, but the light in his eyes was like a blazing fire. Under Chen Chong's gaze, he did not flinch at all.
Liu Xie spoke first, saying: "How is your uncle's health? The year before last, my uncle got so seriously ill, and I still feel sorry for my father who made you run around like this."
Chen Chong sighed: "I feel sorry for not seeing Xuande for the last time. Tomorrow morning, I will go to pay homage to Xuande and see my old friend again." At this point, he patted his knees and sighed: "
When people grow old, it is easy to be sad about spring and autumn, but things in the world are often like this. Many old people don't even have time to see each other, and they are separated forever."
But Liu Xie's face was not good-looking. He couldn't help but said: "In this case, many veterans should live their remaining years, so why stay here?"
Chen Chong couldn't help but smile when he heard him express his dissatisfaction. He thought that the child's city was not deep enough, so he waved his hand and said: "Gong Lin, now you have the power of life and death. One word can determine the life and death of thousands of people. You should be cautious in doing things."
, Discuss the matter as it is. There is right and wrong in everything, and people are divided into good and bad, but there is no need to distinguish between old ministers and new ministers. I first came to Dongdu and I don’t know the situation of the government, but what happened?"
Liu Xie calmed down after hearing these words. He sat upright and explained the whole story to Chen Chong: "I invited my uncle here just for this matter. Since the pacification of Hebei, I have been planning to change the military system, but...
I wonder what my uncle thinks?"
It turns out that Liu Xie thought that the Five Governors system was just Chen Chong's contingency plan, but it was actually a helpless move to deal with the current situation. Although the Five Governors made many contributions to the quelling of the Eastern Dynasty, the Five Governors were out of town all the year round, and they had
The power to hold the office of the governor can change the captain and other generals with a price of less than 2,000 shi at will, which is essentially the same as the Fangbo in the vassal town. Moreover, among the five governors, except Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there are three others: Yuan Tan, Ma Chao and Wei Yan
They are all as old as Liu Xie. When Liu Xie thinks about it every day, it is like a thorn in his back.
In addition, there are many veterans in the court, such as Xun You, Fazheng, Zhong Yao and others. They can't help but have a long-standing reputation in the army. At the same time, they also marry each other in private, so they are spread throughout the court and the public. There are even people like Xun You,
Because of his family ties, his reputation even reached as far as Hebei. Even if Xun You was blameless in his behavior, Liu Xie couldn't tolerate him.
Therefore, he had only been on the throne for two months, and he was already secretly thinking about strategies to seize power. Just a few days ago, under his instruction, he ordered Pan Jun and Yang Dan to submit letters to the Chancellor at the same time.
Pan Jun's letter was for disarmament, saying that the country is now in a state of unrest and the people are in dire straits. It is a time for the country to recuperate. The late emperor also had many edicts on this during his lifetime. The country supports nearly 500,000 soldiers in the five provinces, and the annual expenditure often exceeds 10 billion.
The so-called laboring the people and damaging the wealth is nothing more than this. Therefore, it is proposed that the three prefectures in the east, west and north of the five prefectures should screen out redundant soldiers. Old soldiers over fifty years old, or soldiers who are disabled due to injuries, should all be sent back to their hometowns.
Yang Dan's letter was about merit, saying that although the late emperor annihilated the puppet dynasty, although he passed away due to an accident, since the country was unified, it was the time for the court to discuss merit and reward him, otherwise he would be disappointed. Therefore, he suggested that Liu Xie convene a meeting
Generals and veterans from all over the country came to the court to mourn the late emperor and to decide on rewards, so as to show that the new emperor was fair and upright. But in fact, Liu Xie planned to promote and demote the old ministers openly and secretly, so as to move them away from the center of power.
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Zhong Yao, Xun You and others knew this very well, so they took a negative attitude towards these two letters. First, they claimed that it was not appropriate to discuss merits during a great funeral, and they also claimed that the border was not peaceful and the withdrawal of troops was complicated.
This matter has been postponed to next year.
Chen Chong listened silently on the side, already quite aware of the situation in the court, and also knew that Liu Xie was waiting for his statement at this moment. And as Dong Bai said before, this is indeed a trivial matter that is difficult to distinguish right from wrong, but if he wants to
It is probably impossible to stay out of it as my wife said.