Han Shizu

Chapter 1844 This villa is still not built
The death of Zhao Kuangyin is also a major event that shakes the government and the public for the current Han court. After all, there are only three remaining members of the 24 ministers, and there is one more. Can't stop.

Human death is the most important thing, and the tension between the DPRK and China caused by the tax reform has eased to some extent.The Rongguo Mansion organized a grand memorial ceremony. Uncle Guangyang Zhao Kuangyi snatched the right to manage the funeral from his nephew and presided over the funeral himself.

Regardless of Zhao Kuangyin's obscurity for more than ten years, he lived in the mansion for a long time and rarely went out, but his management and maintenance of relationships were completely revealed after his death.

Not to mention the official condolences, from the royal family to the princes and ministers, from the former disciples to the old relatives, anyone who has a relationship with the Zhao family, as long as time permits, they all rush to the Rongguo mansion together, even Some old friends from outside the capital traveled thousands of miles to the capital to hang sacrifices.Especially those old brothers of Zhao Kuangyin, there are not many alive, but the descendants are flocking to worship in the same way as their fathers and ancestors.

The scene was very grand, the offering of incense, kowtow, and the sound of mourning and weeping continued day and night without interruption. The Taoist team consisted of 49 people, and they performed ceremonies for seven days in a row. Go to Fuwai Long Street, let the people of Xijing eat and drink freely
A funeral was organized by Zhao Kuangyi into a grand feast, and it was like a gorgeous performance, announcing the Zhao family's nobility and showing their strength to the inside and outside of the capital.Of course, for Zhao Kuangyi, through the funeral, he officially took over the rich political resources left by Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin fully enjoyed his death and mourning. As for the conclusion of the coffin from the court, he was also highly evaluated, saying that he was a model of loyal ministers and a model of good generals. Emperor Liu asked Wu Gong Liu Hui to write the Shinto inscriptions himself.

However, such extravagance is naturally unavoidable to be criticized by others. The people of Xijing are lamenting the grand event of the Zhao family, and they also imply envy and jealousy for this kind of ostentation.During the funeral, Emperor Liu received more than a dozen impeachment reports on the government's funeral on his desk. In addition to the style of extravagance and ostentation, he also vaguely accused them of exceeding the rules.

All the impeachments were secret reports. Obviously, the officials who gave the report were not without scruples. Seeing the funeral scene, they really dared to criticize and criticize this directly, fearing that they would offend a large number of dignitaries.Just go to Datian and let Emperor Liu know their loyalty and understand their fearlessness of power.
As for these right and wrong, Emperor Liu did not express too much, so as not to make himself appear too cold.Those impeachment memorials were all kept, shelved, and no response was made.

However, while chatting with the left and right, Emperor Liu still made some comments on this matter: "Duke Lu's mansion is good at management, and it is a wealthy family among the nobles. When Duke Lu passed away, his funeral was the same as that of Duke Rong It’s much worse than that.”

I don't know how the news got out, but after getting the evaluation from Emperor Liu, the Rongguo Palace was a little bit in a dilemma. It seemed that the emperor was not satisfied with such a big deal, and it should be more sensible to reduce the scale and keep a low profile.

Brothers Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, who were returning to Beijing for the funeral, thought this way, but Zhao Kuangyi was unwilling after hesitation. Zhao Kuangyin's funeral was a big drama directed by him. How could it be anticlimactic?

What's more, what Emperor Liu said might just be casual, without any deep meaning. If the Zhao family reacted hugely, they would appear guilty instead.Where did the news come from? Could it be that the Zhao family had placed an eyeliner among the emperor's servants?

After some deliberation, I still decided that it is better to stay still than to move, and everything will continue as usual, and I will act according to the existing arrangements until the funeral is completed
The weather was very hot, and Emperor Liu hid in the Chuigong Hall. Although some ice cubes were added to resist the sweltering heat, Emperor Liu's forehead still oozes sweat from time to time.Two maids waited by the side, one gently shook the fan, and the other wiped the sweat from Emperor Liu's head from time to time.

For Emperor Liu, this season was really difficult. On the one hand, he was afraid of the heat, and on the other hand, he did not dare to come into contact with cold things too much. It could be called suffering.At this time, Emperor Liu couldn't help but think of Shaofu's proposal to rebuild a summer resort.

The Qionglin Garden in Kaifeng is well built, but the scale is too small, and even if it is next to the Golden Pool, the effect of escaping the heat in the hot summer is not ideal.And every time he was impatient with the scorching heat, Emperor Liu thought about it. In terms of personal enjoyment, he thought he was very restrained. , or the existing palaces in various places.

At the beginning, because there were too many palaces built by the separatist forces during the period of chaos, in order to facilitate management and reduce maintenance costs, Emperor Liu issued an edict to abolish a large number of palaces and other gardens, especially in the southern region.

There is only one Qionglin Garden that is really used for personal enjoyment.At this age, his spirit is weak, his body is not as good as before, and he still has to endure the torment of the scorching heat. The more Emperor Liu thinks about it, the more he feels that he should reward himself.

What's more, the money and food for construction can also be paid out of internal funds, without costing the country a penny.For the planning of the summer resort, Shaofu has made full preparations, and the site selection has basically been finalized. It is located in the Jigong Mountain area at the junction of Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi West Road, Jinghu North Road, and Huainan West Road. They are very suitable for escaping the heat.

It is not far from the two capitals, only six or seven hundred miles, at the junction of the four roads, and you can also overlook the politics and people's livelihood of the four roads.Even, the architectural design had already been implemented on the blueprints, and it was only a matter of Emperor Liu formally issuing an edict.

However, although he intends to make a move, it is difficult for Emperor Liu to make up his mind as he only needs to ask a question.The same thing, the same situation, on the other hand, Emperor Liu thought again, at this age, I don’t know how many more years he can last. Is it worth investing a lot of money and food to build a summer resort at this time?

Even if it is completed, how long can you enjoy it? Just for the three or two months of each year, you have to travel seven or eight hundred miles, why bother?Isn't this a happy nest left for future monarchs to enjoy safely?This kind of head is not easy to open. Once you do the first day of junior high school, don't blame your successors for doing fifteenth.

On the other hand, in recent years, Emperor Liu has begun to advocate frugality and simplicity in the government and the public. On the one hand, he asks others to do so, and on the other hand, he builds a villa. How can we truly control our subjects?
It is in such hesitant and contradictory psychology that the matter about the summer resort has always remained on paper and cannot be implemented.

"I heard that Jigong Mountain has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, Buddha's light and sea of ​​clouds, strange peaks and rocks, waterfalls and flowing springs. It is really fascinating. I really want to experience it." Snatching the silk scarf wrapped in ice from Gong'e's hand, forcefully After wiping the ground around his face, Emperor Liu couldn't help but sighed, his eyes were a little blurred for a moment.

Obviously, Emperor Liu never forgot about a summer resort.However, the two maids pretended not to hear his emotion. Their identities and responsibilities did not allow them to speak indiscriminately.

No one responded, and Emperor Liu felt bored, and there was even a hint of annoyance on his old face, but he couldn't get angry at these two well-behaved maids, he frowned and thought about it, and suddenly called out: "Come on! "

An internal servant approached and bowed ninety degrees: "The little one is here, what are the orders from the official?"

"Where's Yan Tuo?" Seeing a figure not familiar to him, Emperor Liu's tone became a little harsh.

The inner servant noticed it, and quickly responded: "Officials, Mr. Yan is going to inspect the affairs of the various bureaus in the palace, and the little ones are here to serve you!"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu's face softened a little, but he quickly said lightly: "He has arranged for someone to serve me."

This remark made the attendant startled. He glanced at Emperor Liu carefully, and then quickly lowered his head. This in itself is Yan Tuo's authority.
"You!" Emperor Liu stared at the servant, and directly ordered: "Go, ask the Shaofu to bring me the design of the Jigong Mountain Summer Resort!"

"Yes!" Not daring to neglect, he went quickly.

Emperor Liu didn't have to wait long, and the blueprints were delivered. There were a lot of them, and they were very detailed, which was a big box. However, Emperor Liu basically didn't know anything about those detailed architectural designs. He could get a general idea, but only the overall building. Layout hint.

"What a villa!" After staring at it for a long time, Emperor Liu finally let out a long sigh, with a regretful expression on his face, waved his hand, and ordered, "Take all these blueprints and burn them."

(End of this chapter)