Han Shizu

1610 Relief
The bright winter brilliance sprinkled Kaifeng, and the entire imperial city was shrouded in a beautiful scenery. In the Tai Chi Hall, the sound of "jingling and chiseling" kept going.

The Tai Chi Hall was originally an abandoned palace, and Emperor Liu had never set foot there before. However, in the past few months, this hall has become very lively, and the originally empty hall was also filled to the brim with stone walls.

At this time, the hall was in a busy state. There were people moving stones, some removing waste, and supervisors watching. Of course, the most important thing was a group of craftsmen carving reliefs on the stone walls.

The content presented in the relief is a description of Emperor Liu's more than 30 years of political and military career, a panoramic display of the Han Empire from its rise to prosperity, and an interpretation of the more than 30 years of change in the times.

This is obviously a large project, and it is very meaningful, so it is difficult for ordinary people to predict. It was proposed by Liu Yu, Marquis of Yongle, approved by Emperor Liu, built by imperial order, funded by the Shaofu, and supervised by Liu Yu.

Apparently, Liu Yan put up this form and played this matter because he saw that Emperor Liu was on his birthday, so he would like to please the crowd and flatter Emperor Liu.When Liu Yu was the lord of Southern Guangdong, he was absurd and cruel. He was captured in Beijing, and he had no heart to be his "Marquis of Anle". , is the most serious one.

Unexpectedly, he was recognized by Emperor Liu and given the job of supervisor. Liu Yan was overjoyed, full of energy, and extremely dedicated to completing this task.

From the selection of stone materials, the details are strictly followed. As for the craftsmen, all the skilled craftsmen from the Shaofu and the Ministry of Industry were called together for screening. As for the content of the reliefs, they were also created by court painters. Everyone in history also participated in the guidance.

Obviously, if this set of reliefs in Taiji Hall is completed, it will not only be a tribute to Emperor Liu, but also a cultural treasure, embodying the hard work of the elites of the era, and also a microcosm of Emperor Liu's era.

As a supervisor, Liu Yan stayed in the Taiji Hall almost day and night. After a few months, he, who was originally fair and rich, inevitably lost a lot of weight.

When Emperor Liu Xingzhi came, when he stepped into the Tai Chi Hall, Liu Yan was rolling up his sleeves and giving orders there. His voice was a bit loud and his tone seemed impatient, as if he was dissatisfied with the progress of the project.

Liu Yan was so absorbed that he didn't even realize that Emperor Liu was walking beside him. He was holding a blueprint and comparing it to a carved screen wall, with a serious expression on his face.

It wasn't until a supervisor reminded me that I didn't react, and when I turned around, I saw Emperor Liu's smiling old face.Surprised for a moment, Liu Yu came to his senses and hurriedly knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty is here, and he begged for forgiveness before he could meet you!"

Emperor Liu smiled softly and said, "This palace is originally my home. Why do you need to greet me when I walk at home? Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Some craftsmen nearby stopped their work when they saw Emperor Liu, and put down their knives and chisels to salute. Emperor Liu waved his hand and ordered: "You all return to your own duties and do your own work!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Liu smiled at Liu Yu and said, "I heard that you are doing very enthusiastically here, so I came here to see it, and it really is true!"

Liu Yu immediately said: "It's an honor for your majesty to come and see it. I will do my best to carve the whole picture!"

"How's the progress? When will it be completed?" Emperor Liu asked casually.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Liu Yu's face, and he replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, it has been carved and painted for 11 years, and I am urging the craftsmen to rush to work. According to the current situation, it will be completed in two months!"

Emperor Liu nodded, and did not express dissatisfaction with the progress. He also knew in his heart that he had been in power for more than 30 years, and most of the essence was concentrated in the 15 years of the Qianyou period. For Emperor Liu, that The people and events of this period are more worthy of remembering and recalling.

Walking to the relief that Liu Yan compared, the ratio of length to width of the wall is very large. The standard frame is decorated with exquisite lines on the corners, and the content presented is even larger and more complex.

This is a picture of people, and it is also a majestic war picture scroll, with gold and iron horses, spears like forests, and fortified barriers. Those eventful years.

"Is this the case of the battle at Nankou during the first Northern Expedition?" Emperor Liu asked.

"Exactly!" Liu Yan said, "This picture was carved by five skilled craftsmen, and it took twenty days to complete it, and I'm just doing the final comparison!"

"You really put your heart into it!" Emperor Liu's tone was full of emotion, and he walked to a stone wall next to him, and stopped to look at it. The painting on this wall was still the Battle of Nankou, but it was the situation after the war. On the picture, Emperor Liu came to the battlefield, accompanied by generals such as An Shenqi, facing the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, looking at Guanshan in the distance, his shoes and robes were all soaked.

Another picture is the scene where Emperor Liu visited the wounded soldiers, and the other is the situation where Emperor Liu was discussing the military situation with the generals in the imperial tent.
Accompanied by Liu Yu, Emperor Liu stopped and walked, following the reliefs, and looked at them one by one, from the 11th year of Qianyou to the first year of Qianyou.

Before the wall carving depicting the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Liu, Emperor Liu stayed for a long time. It was the beginning of his imperial career.

At that time, Emperor Liu was young and confident, determined to forge ahead, and the high-spirited spirit almost burst out through the sculpture.The ministers of the hundred officials, Yuan Cong's meritorious deeds, and the portrayal of the characters are also lifelike. Emperor Liu also saw too many old people. At that time, Yang Bin was the head of the hundred officials, and Shi Hongzhao was the head of the generals.

The Chongyuan Hall at that time was far less magnificent than it is now, without too many cumbersome decorations, and even looked simple, everything was clean and clear.

At that time, there were only a few foreign envoys who watched the ceremony, like the Uighurs in Ganzhou, but now they have disappeared in the long river of history and turned into dust, which is also recorded in the great achievements of Emperor Liu.

After watching it for a long time and thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Liu's eyes began to turn red unconsciously. The 50 years old Emperor Liu, besides being old, has no problems. This is the only way he will be like this when recalling the past. Emotional
"Your Majesty!" Seeing Emperor Liu's appearance, Liu Yan became a little nervous, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any deficiencies, and I ordered people to rectify them!"

"No, you have done a good job, and the craftsmen have worked hard!" Emperor Liu shook his head, took the silk scarf from Yantuo, and wiped his eyes gently.

"Look again!" Emperor Liu ordered after adjusting his mood.

"Yes!"

In the first year of Qianyou, Emperor Liu naturally did not start his career. Before that, there was a period of turbulent times, which was also depicted on the stone wall.

The prince's career, Zhou Wangqian's residence, regaining Hebei, sending troops out of Hedong, and even inspecting the Longxi Army have all been shown.As for the Battle of Luancheng, it was the most glorious and dazzling moment of his career, and it was also the most detailed scene.

However, it was one side that aroused Emperor Liu's doubts.The wall carvings show Anyang City, which is dilapidated and full of desolation. Emperor Liu's big banner tree is there. Under the big banner, a Han general is reporting something to Emperor Liu. Even if it is a stone carving, Emperor Liu's expression is dignified The meaning is also on it.

Next to it, officers and soldiers were busy cleaning up the corpses. Through the opening of the city gate, one could vaguely see the piles of corpses in the city, which was shocking.Across a dividing line, the other half shows the scene of Emperor Liu leading the soldiers to worship.

The memory flooded in like a flood, and the vague impression gradually became clear. Emperor Liu said, "This is Anyang?"

"Exactly!" Seeing Emperor Liu's concern, Liu Yan did not dare to be negligent, and hastened to report: "At the beginning, the Khitan southern bandits committed numerous crimes in our China. When they fled north, they were blocked in Anyang. Out of anger, Massacred all the rebels and civilians in the city, and the behavior of the beasts was appalling, and it also aroused the indignation of the army and people in Hebei, and they all responded, followed Your Majesty, and drove out Khitan."

Hearing this, Emperor Liu sighed softly: "I just remembered, when I sorted out a hundred thousand corpses in Anyang back then, I still wondered where so many people came from such a small Anyang.

Later, Fang realized that in the troubled times, there were endless wars, Khitans went south, and there were corpses all over the place, and the bones in Anyang City were not only left by the Khitans who killed them.

The world is in turmoil, the people are in danger, and there are countless victims. How many people died, and no one even took care of their bodies."

"If there were no His Majesty to help the world, and restore peace to the common people, how could the common people of the Han Dynasty have the peaceful life they have today?" Liu Yan couldn't help but licked: "Your Majesty is indeed the Holy Lord of the world."

Hearing Liu Yan's blatant flattery, Emperor Liu wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.After pondering for a while, pointing to these stone walls, he admitted: "These stone carvings record not only my entrepreneurial history, but also the memorabilia of the great man. , so that I can sleep with me forever in the future!"

Liu Yu didn't know how to respond to Emperor Liu's words. Emperor Liu could say such words, but he didn't dare to discuss them rashly, but replied somewhat vaguely: "Yes!"

I took a good look at Liu Wei, and he was almost 40 years old. At this time, Liu Wei was respectful, humble, polite, and had a little free and easy temperament. It was really impossible to connect him with the licentious and brutal Nanyue lord.

Emperor Liu's gaze always gave people a kind of pressure. Under his gaze, Liu Yu couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment.

Still smiling gently, Emperor Liu said: "I heard that you worked hard and forgot to sleep and eat for these reliefs, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

However, I can't help being curious, if you could put this seriousness and focus on governing the country and the people at the beginning, it would have taken a lot of trouble for the imperial court to pacify Guangdong and Guangxi, and Pan Mei would not have entered the Guangzhou mansion so easily! "

Hearing this, Liu Wei suddenly showed panic, he was both ashamed and nervous and said: "Your Majesty, although I am absurd and foolish, I also know that the unification of the world is the general trend. Can control.

Your Majesty is the Holy Lord of Destiny, and he is destined to be in the same universe. When the king's master went south, the minister had no choice but to open the city and ask for surrender, and bound himself to ask for forgiveness.

When I was young, I was wandering and did a lot of absurd things, which also violated the power of heaven. Fortunately, Your Majesty is magnanimous and doesn't care about it. Instead, I bestowed Rong Lu on the contrary. I am very grateful.

I have long understood that I am only suitable to be a subject of Your Majesty, and to usurp the throne of Nanyue.Only under the protection of His Majesty can I live in peace."

"Haha!" Hearing Liu Yan's tense statement, Emperor Liu couldn't help being happy, patted him on the shoulder for the first time, and said: "You did a good job of reflecting, and your understanding is very clear. Don't worry, I will guarantee your wealth forever."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Yan knelt down deftly, his joy was beyond words.

(End of this chapter)