The first thousand two hundred and forty-four chapters on the eve of the expedition
Early the next morning, the three exiled people took their families and luggage and set off for Anxi. However, this journey was destined not to go smoothly. It was already winter, and the Hexi Corridor and Anxi were both blocked by heavy snow. They had to go to Jincheng County first.
Stay here for the winter and wait until spring next year before continuing on the road. It will take at least early summer next year to reach the place of exile.
In a blink of an eye, time came to the beginning of February of the following year, and it was the spring season in Chang'an. On this morning, Guo Song's wife and daughter got on the carriage. Under the strict protection of 300 female guards on horseback, dozens of carriages drove in.
Crossed the road.
The Jin Palace is the former Xingqing Palace. Its easternmost side is the East City Wall, which leads directly to the Daming Palace through the city wall. From the Jin Palace to the Daming Palace, it only takes a quarter of an hour, and there is no need to go to the streets to disturb the people.
As long as they want, they can return to Jin Palace at any time, or even stay in Jin Palace during the day and live in Daming Palace at night. Both places are their homes and will not be used by others. If you think about this, moving will be easy.
Now, you don’t need to bring many things with you. You can slowly adjust them later or have someone come back to pick them up at any time.
This is not the first time for Xue Tao and others to come to Daming Palace. They have been here many times two months ago, arranging rooms and accommodation, meeting palace maids and eunuchs, and even decorating their rooms. They also stayed in Daming Palace for a few nights. This time
Relocation is just a ceremonial relocation.
The biggest difference from the Jin Palace is that they can no longer live together, but they are not far apart. In fact, there is a long row of independent courtyards side by side, with Penglai Hall as the main hall, spreading out to the east, like a flat
The body of the hammer is the main hall of Penglai, the head of the hammer is the Qinghui Pavilion, close to the sparkling Taiye Pond, and the long hammer handle is the living area of the concubines.
On both sides of a long corridor, there are dozens of courtyards, large and small, with large courtyards covering tens of acres and small courtyards only a few acres. The emperor's three palaces and six courtyards lived in these courtyards.
The palace's sleeping quarters are in the Lingqi Hall, a building complex covering an area of thirty acres. There are hundreds of pavilions, pavilions, and various buildings in it. It is magnificent. To the south is the bathing hall of the imperial concubine, which is only slightly larger than the queen's sleeping quarters.
smaller.
To the north of Taiye Pond, there is another living area centered on Hanliang Hall, which is where the concubines spend their summers. Various buildings are built on the water, which is very cool.
Guo Song does not have many wives and concubines, currently only four, and he does not have many children, which is very detrimental to the expansion of the royal family and the stability of the royal family. His concubines will inevitably increase a lot, as long as he ascends the throne as
Emperor, many things do not change according to his will.
After the convoy entered the harem area, they began to go to their respective dormitories separately. The four dormitories were actually connected together. Princess Xue Tao's dormitory was the largest, which was the Queen's Lingqi Palace, followed by Dugu Youlan's Lotus Palace.
Yunxuan, then Zhang Minqiu's Sanqiu Courtyard, and finally Liu Caichun's Taxue Courtyard, all occupy an area of about ten acres.
Guo Weiwei followed her mother into the Lingqi Palace. She pouted and said, "Mom, I don't like the Daming Palace. It's too big. It's like a maze. Can we move back to the Jin Palace?"
Xue Tao had a straight face and scolded his daughter: "You are not allowed to be so willful. Do you think you can live wherever you want?"
Guo Weiwei turned her head and ignored her mother, muttering in a low voice: "What are you doing to be so fierce, and you can't even talk about it?"
Xue Tao has been too busy these days. She is really tired and not in a good mood. She also realized that she was a little too harsh just now, so she softened her tone and said: "Weiwei, you can only stay here for two years at most.
Then you will get married, and then you will have your own home. In your own home, it is up to you how you want to live. But your father will soon ascend the throne. There are some rules that we must obey. Listen to mother, do you understand?
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Guo Weiwei blushed, hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly: "I just want to live with my mother, not get married!"
Xue Tao saw that she was just a naughty little lady, with no stability at the marriage age. She couldn't help but laugh, pointed at her daughter's forehead and said with a smile: "With the mentality of a little lady like you, who dares to marry you?"
Guo Weiwei said with a smile: "Didn't you say that the emperor's daughter doesn't have to worry about getting married? Since my father wants to be the emperor, what do you have to worry about?"
"That's what I say, but you have to find someone you like. You can't just pick someone and let you marry."
Guo Weiwei held her cheeks and looked out the window, endlessly daydreaming in her heart, what does the young man she likes look like?
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In the evening, Guo Song returned to the harem of Daming Palace. Although his wives lived separately, they still retained many habits, such as having breakfast and dinner together. The gathering place for dinner was Qinghui Pavilion to the north of Lingqi Palace.
This place is very similar to the Xianghui Building in Jinwang Palace. They also arranged the dining hall on the second floor, and the family sat at a large round-shaped table.
"How do you feel about living here on your first day today?" Guo Songxiao asked.
Guo Weiwei immediately rushed to say: "Dad was wrong. Today is not the first day. We have stayed here five times."
"Okay! Daddy was wrong. How does it feel compared to Jin Palace?"
Xue Tao pursed his lips and smiled and said: "We discussed this issue in the afternoon, and the conclusion is that there is no difference?"
"Why is there no difference?" Guo Song asked in confusion.
"It's very simple! They all go to my place during the day and return to their own yard at night. What difference will it make, husband?"
"I understand, this question should be asked tomorrow morning."
Guo Song smiled, he pondered for a moment and then said: "I told you something last year. I might have to leave Chang'an for a few months."
Everyone was silent, Xue Tao forced a smile and asked: "Has the time been set?"
Guo Song nodded, "Leave in five days!"
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Like the Jin Palace, Guo Song also had two study rooms in the harem. One outer study room was in the Penglai Hall. It was separated from his Lantai official residence, the Ziwei Hall, by a cross street, and there was a very high wall in the middle. This is equivalent to the original
The Qilin Hall is where ministers are received and urgent court affairs are handled.
The inner study room is next to Qinghui Building and is called Qixing Building. Although it is called a building, it is actually a group of buildings. There are seven attics with the same appearance. They are lit up at night and thick curtains are drawn.
If an assassin comes over, they won't know which building Guo Song is in.
In fact, there are 6,000 guards deployed throughout the palace. They cannot enter the rooms and patrol outside. There are also 500 female guards hiding in the hidden places of various buildings. Even if the assassin is lucky enough to break through the patrol defense of the guards, he will not be able to escape.
Secret surveillance by female guards.
With the assassins' lessons from the Jin Palace, the defenses of the Daming Palace are extremely tight. Even if the assassins sneak in, they can't find the target they want to assassinate. The Daming Palace is too big. Just like Guo Weiwei said, it is surrounded by corridors.
There are so many doorways, it's like a maze.
In the study, the eldest son Guo Jincheng stood with his hands hanging down, and Guo Song was explaining some important things to him.
Guo Jincheng is no longer studying in Hongwen Hall. The imperial court established the Salesian Bureau last August at the suggestion of King Guo Song of Jin Dynasty. It is a semi-official organization, much like the foundations of later generations. It accepts various donations and then funds Salesian homes in various places.
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One of its sources of funds is rent, such as the rent of Anjufang, the rent of shops in the East Market, West Market and Xi'anmenwai Street, and then donations from businessmen or wealthy families. For example, a businessman wants to take a concubine, or is admitted to a prestigious school.
Either get a decorated officer. It's impossible to get a meritorious title, so the only way is to take the decorated officer route.
If you donate a thousand coins to the Salesian Bureau, you will be awarded the title of Flying Cavalry Lieutenant. Then you will be eligible to take concubines, but you can only take one concubine. If you want to take more concubines, you have to donate more money, and the maximum cannot exceed three concubines.
people.
What if a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou wants to donate money? He does not need to come to Chang'an. He only needs to donate a thousand coins to the account of the Salesian Bureau of Baoji Cabinet. Baoji Cabinet will report to Chang'an and wait for about two or three months.
Once the official certificate is issued and issued by the county government, you can take a concubine.
Guo Jincheng is currently the head of the Salesian Bureau, and his job title is Jianling. The prime ministers affectionately call him Little Guo Shangshu.
"My father will go to Silla in five days. During my absence in the capital, you have to perform the duties of the crown prince. Generally speaking, there is nothing to do. The affairs of the court will be decided by the political hall. You are mainly responsible for controlling the military power for my father.
Under non-wartime conditions, any cross-state troop transfer of more than 50 people must be approved by the Ministry of War, and then you will issue a troop transfer order. If the troop transfer involves more than 1,000 people, it must be approved by the Political Affairs Hall, and you will issue a troop transfer order.
Soldier Tiger Talisman.
But no matter how many soldiers are transferred, it is useless to have the approval of the Ministry of War or the Political Affairs Hall. You must have your order, and the military power is in your hands. On the other hand, if you directly transfer troops, there is no need for the Ministry of War or the Political Affairs Hall.
Approval, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, kid!"
Guo Song added: "I have set up a prince's room in Lantai. When I am not in the capital, you will be in charge of the prince's room. Yang Tianhua and the others will assist you. You must not only control the military power, but also understand major government affairs. If you have any doubts,
You can ask Pan Xiangguo and Du Xiangguo to explain, but you have no decision-making power. The decision-making power is determined by the votes of the prime ministers."
Guo Jincheng nodded, he understood what his father meant.
Guo Song smiled and said: "You are the eldest son, so in addition to court affairs, you also have to take on the important responsibility of taking care of your family. When you have time to accompany your mother to visit your grandfather, you must also respect the other mothers."
Guo Song explained some other matters, and then Guo Jincheng said goodbye to his father and exited the study.