The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 22

That day, in the inner court of the King City of Thorn City, after the first snowfall, snow was piled up everywhere in the garden.But I saw the red pine in the northern country standing proudly against the snow, green and vigorous.

But in the corner pavilion in the lake, on the stone table, on a wooden plate, there are tiny palaces standing one after another.The palace is particularly delicate, not only the doors and windows can be opened and closed freely, but also its veranda roof can be picked up, so that it is convenient to see the furnishings inside.

"King Yan, this is the new capital of Yan Kingdom, the main hall of Longcheng Wangcheng. Please take a look at it." Jiang Zuo Ling Yangyu pointed to the main hall on the wooden plate and said to King Yan.

King Yan looked carefully at those small palaces, and saw clusters of brackets and holy beasts standing on the ridge of the palace, a solemn and solemn image.

Ever since the Lord of Yan, Murong Hao, decided to move the capital to Longcheng, the entire Yan Kingdom has been busy building a new capital.

Murong's family lived in the city since they moved from Tuhe Qingshan to Jicheng.The King City of Yan was originally rebuilt by using the old government office in Thorn City, and its shape is limited.Now Yan State has gone through two generations of Yan Lords, Murong Xin and Murong Hao, who have worked hard to govern, and it has become a powerful image where the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious, the subjects are in peace, and the people are intimidating.This city of thorns can't show the majestic scene of Yan country more and more.

From the day Lord Yan decided to move the capital to Longcheng, the construction of the capital is the top priority of the country. It is complicated, and it is also necessary to contact people from all walks of life. It is really not easy to plan in the middle here.

That will be Ling Yangyu, who traveled around the Central Plains in his early years, served as an official in Shizhao, Duanbu, and has a lot of experience in the shape of palaces, and he is always ingenious.He is solely responsible for the construction of the new capital of Dragon City this time.

After watching for a while, King Yan turned his attention and said: "Shi Lun, my country of Yan has lived in Thorny City for more than many years, and the construction of this dragon city must show my country's magnanimity. However, the construction of this palace consumes a lot of people's resources, so we have to make a choice between the shape of the royal city and the manpower it takes."

"Your Majesty does not use people's power indiscriminately. It is a blessing for the army and people of Yan Kingdom." Yang Yu's elder brother Yang Yu who was next to him bowed.

"Don't worry, my king, the wood used in this palace is all local materials, and the stones used are also taken from the nearby Longshan Mountain. Although the shape is large, our Yan nationality is strong, and there is no such stone Zhao, the carved railings and painted buildings on the other side of the Jin Dynasty palace. , complicated decorations. The ridges of the palace of the Yan State are unadorned, only raised and elevated. And now during the winter break, I heard that there are wages for serving in the palace, and the surrounding soldiers and civilians are competing enthusiastically."

King Yan nodded, and said: "Shi Lun, you traveled around the Central Plains in the early years, and you saw many palaces and mansions. Tell me, how should I build the new capital of Yan Kingdom?"

Yang Yu cupped his hands and said: "What King Yan said is very true. In the Han Dynasty, Xiao Heyou said: "The world is not settled, so you can use the palace because of it. And the husband and the son of heaven take the whole world as their home. It is not magnificent, there is no prestige, and there is no order." Later generations will have to add it.' The minister thinks: My King City of Yan can follow the Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it doesn't have to be the same."

The King of Yan asked: "Oh, according to Qing's wishes, how about my Yan Palace?"

"Please look, Your Majesty, the inner city is built outside the main hall. The main halls of the three dynasties in the front and middle of our Yan Kingdom are Chengqian Hall, Chengguang Hall, and Chenghua Hall." Zhongcheng, like a chessboard, continued, "The east of Zhongcheng is Dongxiang Academy and Dongyuan Garden, and the west side is the ancestral temple of Yan State and the altar for worshiping the gods of heaven and earth. "Zuozu Youshe" is based on Zhou Li On both sides of the road in front of Hongguangmen, the main gate of Wangcheng, are the government offices and government offices of our country." Finally pointing to the outer city, "outside it is the Lifang market in the capital of our country, with a turret erected in the middle to facilitate observation and defense. Each of the two squares opened a city to facilitate the circulation of goods in our country of Yan."

Yang Yu clasped his hands and said: "The architectural form of the Central Plains is dominated by the exquisiteness of the Kui pattern, and the many mountains and mountains are a waste of time and effort. The royal city of our Yan Kingdom is dignified, elegant, simple and grand, and it is not comparable to its stagnation, but it shows the country's prosperity."

Yang Wu also said from the side: "Our capital of Yan State is at the foot of Longshan Mountain. In this city, we can see the Jingyun Peak with a peak height of [-] feet. In addition, the water is diverted from the north. Although our capital of Yan State is not as good as Luoyang in the Central Plains and Santai in Yecheng It's so majestic, but the beauty of the mountains and rivers is quite different from that of the Central Plains."

King Yan was overjoyed, "Yang Shilun's plan is not bad. After all, he is a well-known family member with a lot of knowledge. I have another question, does this main hall have a name?"

Yang Yu replied: "This hall concerns the foundation of my country of Yan. I dare not judge it arbitrarily. I hope the King of Yan will give it a name."

When King Yan was hesitating, he heard a burst of laughter and laughter from the inner court. King Yan turned around and saw that it was a concubine in the palace who came back from Duanhou's side and passed by here.Lan Shuyi was going to enjoy the snow in the garden with the maids, concubines and wives.

When the King of Yan heard that Concubine Lan came, he was overjoyed and said: "Snow should be beautiful, and people should be snowy, and people are more beautiful. Hurry up and invite Concubine Lan."

Then he ordered Lan Shuyi to come here.

The servant called for orders, and Lan Shuyi left all the sisters and followed the servant to the Huxin Pavilion.

The rest of the wives were very unconvinced and said: "Your Majesty is biased. I am so young and beautiful, and I deserve the favor of King Yan. Why does the King always think about Concubine Lan?"

The concubine Gongsun on the side said: "You little girls, do I still have a shortage of beautiful women, but your heads are not as good as Concubine Lan Wanwan, I don't know how much you have this desire to compete for favor. After reading a few books, she is beautiful and intelligent, what King Yan likes is Concubine Lan's bookish spirit."

"Sister Gongsun taught me a lesson." Those little girls were also sensible, and said, "Hurry up, King Yan is the only one to see Concubine Lan. Let's not get in the way."

Duan Xian, who was next to him, followed Mrs. Gongsun into the palace to greet his aunt, and then said: "A mother is more valuable than a child, and it has always been the same since ancient times. That Murong Ba is very popular now. I think that King Yan's love for Concubine Lan is even more important to Murong Ba. A licking love." As he said, his eyes were blurred, and he seemed to be dejected.
Mrs. Gongsun saw it, "Hey" smiled, and frowned, "You really want Murong Ba, don't you?"

Duan Xian blushed instantly, "Mrs. Gongsun is joking..."

But seeing Concubine Lan coming, Yang Yu and Yang Yu wanted to step aside as foreign ministers, but they were stopped by the King of Yan, saying: "You two ministers, it is a matter of military and state affairs alone, and it depends on the ministers and workers who want to come. Not bad, why don't you ask this clever girl to take a closer look at the matter of naming?"

Yang Yu and Yang Yu were embarrassed, they just said: "I would like to listen to Wang's orders."

I saw these two people explain the situation to Concubine Lan in detail, but Yang Yu pointed to the main hall and said: "The name of this hall is related to the dignity of our Yan Kingdom. If it is big, it will be boastful. If it is small It’s really difficult, but there is no long-term plan, right?”

"That's right, Your Majesty, my lords, my concubine recently heard about a strange event, can you please tell everyone in detail." Na Lan Shuyi saluted King Yan and the two ministers.

"I love my concubine, but it's okay to say it." King Yan took advantage of the situation to hug Concubine Lan.

"My concubine heard that a strange thing happened on the Dragon Mountain. When the Dragon City Royal City was just built, the craftsmen saw a black dragon and a white dragon on the Dragon Mountain. The two dragons played with each other and left the corner. The corner fell On the high platform of the main hall, it’s strange to say that the horns disappeared into the ground, and suddenly there was a strong wind that day, and the houses of the people in Longcheng County were damaged, but there was no wind in the royal city alone. Do you think it’s strange?”

"There must be such a miraculous thing, it must be God bless my country of Yan." Murong Hao said happily, "This is because God wants to help me move the capital to Longcheng, Longshan, Shuanglong, and Longxing the world."

Yang Wu said: "Presumably the name of my hall must have the character of dragon so that it can be fulfilled by destiny."

"There is one concubine, I don't know if I should say it or not, but I still look at my king, the two ministers, don't blame me for being ignorant." Concubine Lan laughed angrily.

"It's okay to love my concubine, but I forgive you for your innocence." Yan Wang said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you have to keep your promises. The concubine secretly thought that it could be named 'Helonggong'."

"Two dragons come to the Dragon City, Helong, and the real dragon in the Helong Palace. The king's name is one for Dragon City, and the other for True Dragon. My country of Yan will be like the rising dragon, and the dragon will prosper here." Yang Yu also said happily, " It's a good name."

"Since that's the case, then just like the words of the concubine Ai, the name is: Helong Palace.

The two of the Yan Dynasty said, "Pass down the order, and quickly carve this plaque and announce it in front of the palace gate."

"The minister leads the order."

King Yan and Concubine Lan, Yang Yu and Yang Yu were talking, when Uncle Ping hurried in and whispered a few words beside King Yan, King Yan's expression suddenly darkened, his face was gloomy, and he seemed displeased, seeing this situation , Yang Wu and Yang Yu bowed to King Yan and Concubine Lan, intending to bid farewell, and King Yan agreed.

Concubine Lan was also a wise person, so she said to King Yan: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and the ministers and concubines will resign."

When Lan Shuyi was about to leave, the King of Yan shouted: "Concubine Lan is here, that's just right, you can listen to this matter, and you can also give advice to Gu."

Seeing Concubine Lan's solemn expression, she bowed her body and said, "Since that's the case, the concubine will listen attentively."

I saw that Uncle Ping led a man forward. This man was dressed in black, his face was masked, a short-handled machete was worn around his waist, and a bronze medal in the shape of a swallow was tied. Wear a pair of leather boots.

Seeing this, Concubine Lan already knew in her heart that this person should be the Marquis of the Shaofu who was in charge of spying on the intelligence of the Hundred Officials Army.On weekdays, this kind of secretive person has other identities, either as a servant in the government, or as a member of the army, as a corps leader.Many people have never seen its true face.Most people just took it as hearsay, seeing it now, it is self-evident that King Yan intends to strengthen the control of the army since the Murong Ren Rebellion, and the intention of monitoring all officials is self-evident.Seeing this scene, Concubine Lan felt a little nervous in her heart. The heart of a king is like the sea, so how many things are hidden in King Yan's heart, maybe even Concubine Lan, who is known for her intelligence, doesn't know.Thinking of this, Concubine Lan generally had an idea in her heart. No one could reveal a word about today's matter. Maybe it was because of the trust of King Yan, or maybe it was because of temptation. The king's heart is unpredictable.

When the man saw a woman next to King Yan, he was stunned at first, but seeing that King Yan didn't change his expression, he thought he could report it.

I saw the man said: "Your Majesty, I found out yesterday that the other three people in Murong Han's residence are Liu Pei, the prefect of Liaodong, Gao Xu, the internal history, and one more person. I don't know whether to speak or not."

"But it doesn't matter." King Yan said.

"General Pingdi Murong Ba." The man bowed and said.

Concubine Lan's heart raised her throat, and then she calmed down again. King Yan didn't speak, which showed that the matter was still turning around.

"I'm just asking you, have you heard about the words of these four people?"

"Reporting to King Yan, not all four of them were in the mansion. First, Murong Ba was riding a horse in Murong Han's mansion, and suddenly heard the sound of a cup being thrown, and he entered the room. Later, Murong Han sent his servants in the mansion to bring wine in, and the minister only heard The four of them indulged in drinking and singing, and wrote poems to each other, what's more, maybe they got feverish from drinking, and despite the snow that night, they all went chasing in the mansion courtyard, it was very disrespectful, and then they heard Murong Han blowing the Hu Jia, Its voice is far away."

"You step back, and this matter must not be mentioned by others."

"Follow the king's order." After saying that, the man retired under Ping Bo's guidance.

Only King Yan and Concubine Lan remained in the pavilion.At this moment, the weather was cold, King Yan hugged her and motioned Concubine Lan to sit down, but he saw that King Yan held Concubine Lan's slender hand again, stroking the emerald jewels on her hair with one hand, and said, "My concubine, what do you have to do with this matter?" meaning?"

But seeing King Yan caressing her, Concubine Lan suddenly knelt down, her jade steps swayed, and she said: "King Yan, this matter involves Ba'er, for private reasons, the mother must want to argue, but Ba'er I am not the only son of the Lan family, but also a courtier of the king, I don't know how to deal with this matter."

After saying that, Concubine Lan saw that her eye sockets were moist, but it seemed that there were tears overflowing her eye sockets.

"Concubine Lan, why bother?" King Yan comforted her, helped him to sit up, and said, "I always know that Ba'er is pure in thinking and good-natured, not as cunning as a son of the world, and you are fair and intelligent, and you have no respect for your mother's family." Disturbance, if Ba'er was born a few years earlier, as a father I'm afraid..."

"My concubine already knows the king's intentions. However, as a mother, I only hope that my son can be a prince of peace. I don't have the slightest idea of ​​other things, and I will obey the king's orders."

"My concubine's words are absurd." King Yan was uncharacteristic this time, and his words were indeed sullen, "Nowadays the world is in chaos, and all heroes are rising together. It is the time when all the princes of my country of Yan are galloping on the battlefield and making contributions. You know, then Shi Hu, who claims to be the Heavenly King of Zhao, relies on his sons to divide the towns into four directions, and he has a land of ten prefectures. Although the court of our Yan Kingdom has recruited capable people from all ethnic groups, it is after all the world of our Murong royal family, and the royal family is not very powerful. , the ministers must have different ideas. If the master is weak, the ministers will be strong. You don’t see Sima Xiaoer, who is now in the Jin Dynasty.”

Concubine Lan leaned over and said: "Your Majesty has far-reaching plans, but parents' beloved sons have far-reaching plans. What Your Majesty said is true." Seeing Concubine Lan raised her head, "You are respectful but useless, and you are generous without labor. The misfortune of descendants is also known to ministers and concubines.”

"My beloved concubine speaks a little bit of righteousness. It's not that I don't love her here. Please get up quickly." I saw King Yan pointing to the mansion model near the king's city and said, "My concubine, Zhou Li, crowned at twenty, and now the bully They have all grown up, and I want to perform the coronation ceremony, which I prefer, and when the ceremony is completed and he lives in another mansion, this mansion will be given to him."

The mansion is well arranged, it is close to the royal city, and there is a gurgling water in the mansion, and it also has pavilions, towers and pavilions, which is exquisite compared with this rough Yandu.

But Concubine Lan leaned forward and said: "The king's kindness, I have accepted Ba'er's heart, but..."

"Love concubine does not need to be formal." Yan Wang helped his concubine Lan, took her hand, walked slowly in this pavilion, and said, "The meaning of loving concubine: the more you favor, the more you will suffer. Once the mountain collapses, then Why does Ba'er entrust himself to Yan? Gu is not the Queen Mother of Zhao, and you don't have to be a dragon. For Ba'er, Gu has his own plan. In recent years, he has been enlisted in the army to practice more. I have a lonely view, the bully has something to do, and the extraordinary can reach it, if given time..."

"Your Majesty." I saw Concubine Lan holding King Yan tightly, and shyly pressed her finger on his lips, "The concubine knows what King Yan means, so why bother to say it? The common affairs of this country will be shared by those children for you. The snow scene is very beautiful today. The wintersweet flower in the palace of the concubine is in full bloom. I am bold. Can I invite the king to sit in the palace of the concubine and cook for myself? Good tea, to serve the King."

Taking advantage of the situation, King Yan moved his hands up and down, feeling impatient, and said for a moment: "My concubine, get up." He picked up Concubine Lan in his words and walked out of the garden.

Ping Bo on the shore said bluntly: "My king, if it is cold today, you must take care." After speaking, he ordered others to avoid quickly.

"Look at me, although my strength can't carry a tripod, Concubine Lan is more than enough, haha."

"My lord, my lord, the journey here is a bit far away, let the concubine go on her own, it would be bad if other people in the palace saw her."

"You concubine."

(End of this chapter)