Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 27 Moving the Capital
Your Majesty wants to eat fresh anchovies.

Your Majesty wants to eat fresh shad by the Yangtze River.

"Xiao Gong" was originally set up for offering sacrifices to Taimiao at the beginning of July.

Your Majesty wants to eat fresh shad by the Yangtze River, which means that your Majesty will sacrifice fresh shad to Taimiao by the Yangtze River.

Taimiao stands in the capital.

It can be seen from this that His Majesty wants to move the capital of the country to the Yangtze River!
Your Majesty wants to move the capital back to Nanjing!

Listening to Zhang Shilang's logical analysis, Li Congyuan stroked his long beard with his hands, and said after a while:
"Zhang Shilang, it really doesn't make sense to think that His Majesty will move the capital just because His Majesty wants to have a bite of fresh fish."

Zhang Shilang was anxious and angry all morning, and his beard was raised. Seeing that Mr. Li Ge refused to believe it, he said heartbrokenly:

"Old Li Ge! When did our Majesty speak the truth?! Didn't he keep saying in the cloud that he wanted to train soldiers, but he led people directly to the enemy camp? I think that when His Majesty first came to the throne, he did it without making a sound. Wearing a razor, I'm going to Yongchang Temple to become a monk!"

Thinking of the past, Zhang Shilang burst into tears. His majesty has been on the throne for seven years, and he has been in fear for seven years. But if your majesty is reasonable, how did the hair on the top of his head fall out?
Seeing his colleagues almost burst into tears, Li Congyuan sighed.

His Majesty suddenly sent troops in Yunzhong because the generals in Yunzhong were incapable of winning the battle, and His Majesty wanted to become a monk because the Empress Dowager wanted to build a three-foot-high pure gold Buddha in Yongchang Temple in order to pray for the late emperor.

"Although His Majesty is indeed reckless and moody, but after all, Your Majesty is Your Majesty, the ruler of a country, but there must be a reason for what he does. Zhang Shilang, don't cry, I will go to the palace to serve Your Majesty today. I will also ask His Majesty what he means."

Although Zhang Shilang was comforted in this way, Li Congyuan was not quite sure in his heart.

Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, and His Majesty is greedy for pleasure, so even if he doesn't know how to move the capital, maybe he will build a new palace in Jiangnan, which will always cost a lot of money.

Before, His Majesty wanted to build Xiyuan but failed, and he didn't make a big fuss. It turned out that he was waiting for them, old bones!

Li Congyuan put on the [-]% new official uniform, looked at the newly changed chrysanthemum Jingbuzi, and remembered the reward sent by His Majesty yesterday.

"Ma'am, the ten-thousand-volume book Baiju sent by His Majesty has troubled you to gather up the fallen petals for me."

His wife Mi Shi yawned and said with a smile: "What's the matter? You still want to wear those flower petals on your body to flatter His Majesty?"

Mi’s words were not without purpose. Emperor Yong Mingzong of the previous generation did not select officials through the officials’ department. Dayong flattered the upper and lower officials, the lower officials flattered the upper officials, and the courtiers flattered the monarch. , still remains.

Li Congyuan laughed: "Our Majesty doesn't like this. I tie the chrysanthemum petals to my body. It's better to hang a whole body of gold leaves... I made those chrysanthemums into tea. After I drank it, I would be grateful for the emperor's kindness and less angry."

After finishing speaking, he took a deep breath, put on the black gauze hat, and finally set off for the palace in the morning light.

It was three o'clock when Li Ge was ordered to enter the palace, but His Majesty was not in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. He followed Ergou eunuch to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, but saw His Majesty reading books on the second floor of the fairy tower.

In the early morning light, under the light of the hanging window, several candles illuminated the surroundings, and the book dust among the bookcases floated in the air. His calm and indifferent demeanor gave rise to some trust for no reason.

Li Congyuan shook his head before he remembered that their Majesty has never been a quiet and calm person.

Well, His Majesty will definitely not be able to build a palace in the south of the Yangtze River.

If His Majesty is willing to build and build the palace in Nanjing... it is not impossible to discuss.

Li Ge felt relieved in his heart, and was willing to take a small step back.

Closing the account books in which the imperial court rewarded feudal lords over the years, Shen Shiqing walked down the fairy tower with one hand behind her back.

"Li Shangshu, I heard that the son of the King of England is going to Beijing. I remember that I have given the King of England a lot of rewards since I became the throne, but I haven't seen the King of England send anything valuable to Yanjing."

After deliberating in his heart, Li Congyuan said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, the kindness of the late emperor is great, and he is sympathetic to the difficulty of ruling the vassals of various places, and he has often bestowed favors on all the vassals."

In other words, the first emperor was too kind. Every time the vassals paid tribute, he would say a lot of polite words and give a lot of rewards. Over time, the tributes of the vassals became more and more "face-friendly" during the annual festivals. up.

The late emperor did more than that, Shen Shiqing thought of the various edict memorials he had seen these days, and his heart was really full of disrespect for the late emperor.

The late emperor, who had always been lenient, was a bodhisattva who could ask for anything when he faced the vassal kings with the same surname Zhao. Not only did he no longer allow the sons of the vassal kings from all over the world to stay in the fief forever without having to stay in Yanjing, but he even let some criminals who had been convicted The palace can regain the armor and guards controlled by the vassal himself.

The number is not too large, according to the ancestral system, that is, 3000 people.

It is more than enough to rob houses and occupy mountains as kings.

The ancestor of Zhao Jiqu, the king of Yingjun, was once abolished by the Jiawei of the Fuzhong because of his rebellious words. When he inherited the throne as the eldest son, he repeatedly submitted memorials to the late emperor, and proposed that some vassal kings should reduce their expenses and make concessions. The country's false words coaxed the late emperor to be happy and gained a lot of benefits.Until Emperor Zhaode came to the throne, Emperor Zhaode regarded the vassal kings as insects who could only spend money but not make money, and had no good looks towards a group of vassal kings, so Zhao Jiqu's annual rewards were not as generous as before.

Last year when Emperor Zhaode marched westward, the king of Yingjun presented ten extremely handsome horses. Emperor Zhaode liked it very much, so he gave him the head of the little prince of Duerbenbu to "have fun together".

But it can also be seen that compared with other vassal kings, Emperor Zhaode is willing to give the King of England some face, even for the sake of good horses.

Shen Shiqing took a notebook from the table and handed it to Li Congyuan:

"This excerpt was written by the King of England in 18 years. He said in the excerpt that the Yong Dynasty started in the grasslands. As the descendants of the Zhao family, you should not forget the hardships of your ancestors. Every January, you wear common clothes and eat coarse grains."

Li Congyuan glanced down, and saw the hypocrisy between the lines.

He has seen this kind of thing a lot in the memorials of the vassal kings. What dreamed of the ancestors, what dreamed of a bloody battle for Dayong, what dreamed of a dragon hovering over the city of Yanjing, in fact, he was just afraid of His Majesty the Emperor. I forgot that their surnames are also Zhao, and remind Your Majesty not to forget them.

Things like this can be stored for 18 years, Li Congyuan thinks this is purely because the palace is too big.

After closing the memorial, just as Li Congyuan was about to speak, he heard their emperor say:
"I think it's a good idea."

Li Congyuan: ...

Shen Shiqing walked back behind the desk in a sky blue cross-collar straight-fitting robe embroidered with dragons.

"The king of the British county spoke sincerely. The late emperor only praised the king of the British county because he sympathized with the old vassal kings. Now the oldest princes in various places are only over forty. , Waiting for the prince of England to come to Beijing, reward him with a bolt of tribute silk."

Li Congyuan stood at the same spot, thinking in his mind, whether this matter is a big deal or not, after all, it is the Zhao family's family matter, if it is a small matter...it is really not a big deal!Anyway, it has nothing to do with the ministers of civil and military affairs and the people of the world that the vassal kings eat chaff, drink vegetables and wear sackcloth.

Besides, Li Congyuan has not forgotten that he still has a tough battle to fight.

"Your Majesty, I also think that the King of England's strategy is good, but this matter should be discussed with the Clan Mansion after all."

Shen Shiqing nodded, according to Emperor Zhaode's prestige, as long as the courtiers did not object, the Clan Mansion had nothing to say.

Even if this matter is settled.

"Your Majesty, it's autumn now..." Li Congyuan wanted to take this opportunity to mention Jiangnan, to test His Majesty's tone.

His Majesty the Emperor said worriedly: "I don't know if there is enough fodder for the horses anywhere. Can there be a memorial from the Taipu Temple?"

His Majesty just asked about Ma Zheng, and Li Congyuan talked endlessly without paying attention, and an hour had passed by the time he came back to his senses.

After all, he didn't mention anything related to moving the capital or the palace.

When he returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, he saw Yang Zhai and others staring at him before he entered the door, which showed that everyone knew about "His Majesty's intention to move the capital".

Li Congyuan waved his hands to appease his colleagues:

"Your Majesty is now diligent in learning and inquisitive. He is focused on political affairs, and has the matter of personal conquest hanging in his heart. How can he easily want to move the capital? You and I have been in front of the imperial court for a long time. You must not try to figure out the emperor's heart just because of a trivial matter. panic."

Yang Zhai opened his mouth, and felt that what Li Congyuan said made sense.

The elders of the pavilion were calm and composed, and Wenyuan Pavilion gradually became as usual. Near noon, a group of young eunuchs suddenly arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion with food boxes.

The leader is the three-cat eunuch with a friendly smile.

"Your Majesty is sympathetic to the hard work of all the elders, and specially ordered our family to prepare chrysanthemum fish porridge for the elders. This fish fillet is made of fresh carp. Your Majesty likes it very much. He bluntly said that the delicacy of carp came from far away. shad."

The little eunuchs put down the porridge and walked away lightly.

Yang Zhai looked at the porridge, then at Li Congyuan, then at the porridge.

"Old Li Ge, you just told me not to think too much, what are you thinking now?"

Li Congyuan picked up the porridge bowl and could only say with a wry smile:
"Chrysanthemum reduces fire, let's eat more!"

　Shen Shiqing: If I learn to hint a little bit, these people will think that I want to tour the south of the Yangtze River, right?They persuaded me again, and I took the opportunity to stop Shagong!
　　Siri Zhao: How can it be so troublesome to cut off a shad tribute?Also hint?If you let me come, I will just say that the shad is too bad to eat, and I will kill all the officials who handle it!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)