Four Nights Red House

The years are slow and the time is fleeting. There seems to be no difference between spring and summer this year. The summer solstice is not as hot and hot as in previous years, so that the alternation of spring and summer has been subtly blurred by people.Even Langqiu, which follows closely behind, seems to have no big difference in temperature from the previous two seasons.

But the winter solstice is still very cold.

In the late winter of this year, the legendary stalwart, magnificent, solemn, and almost miraculous Mingtang, which took ten months of laborious work and broke ground, was finally successfully completed under the command of Xue Huaiyi. !

This is indeed a miracle, whether it is the legend that the Mingtang, which can only glimpse the crippled face, is completed in reality, or Xue Huaiyi, it is a miracle!

According to a series of historical records such as "Tang Yaohui" and "Zizhi Tongjian" in the old and new Tang books, there are three floors of the Mingtang, with many names and a lot of attention.It imitates the rotation of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter; and the twelve hours of Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai; The middle and upper levels are formed one by one.

The entire Mingtang was built after Empress Wu dismantled Qianyuan Hall (that is, Qianyang Hall in Sui Dynasty) and attached it to the platform. It is 88 feet (290 meters) square and 91.43 feet (2.94 meters) high, equivalent to Twice the size of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty); the dome and the top layer are painted with nine gold-plated dragons, and a disc is held in the center of the nine golden dragons, and an iron phoenix stands on the disc. Paved with gold, clouds and rosy clouds fluttering around to present auspiciousness, its momentum is so aggressive that the nine huge golden dragons below it can't help but be eclipsed!

There are many meanings in this...

As soon as the Ming Hall was completed, it was natural for Emperor Li Dan to lead a group of ministers to pay respects to Empress Wu in this magnificent and miraculous Ming Hall.In the long river of history, the grand scene of "the emperor sitting in the Ming hall", which is often mentioned in the book but has always been hard to find in reality, finally appeared in the early days of Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty!It's just that it is not the Son of Heaven who sits high in this majestic Ming Hall to receive the congratulations from the courtiers, but the Mother of the Son of Heaven, the Holy Mother of God.

Empress Wu is so powerful, but in the end no one dares to question or raise objections to her qualifications to sit in the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, Empress Wu issued a decree to reform the text, proofreading and unifying the various texts, and included the word "赵" derived from the image of "the sun, the moon, and the sky" in the newly created text, implying that he has a good reputation. The sun and the moon usually stand on the top of Yaotai, among the colorful clouds, illuminating the mountains, rivers, land, and the sky!

At the same time, auspicious omens aimed at the Holy Mother and God-Emperor continued to emerge in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and Empress Wu readily accepted them and pushed the boat forward.

And Xue Huaiyi, the male favorite who supervised the construction of Mingtang, won the heart of Empress Wu!But the surprise that Xue Huaiyi brought to Empress Wu was far more than that. Not long after Mingtang was successfully completed, Xue Huaiyi meticulously laid out a surprise for Empress Wu!

He built a five-storey "Heaven" at the Sui Daye Hall to the north of the Ming Hall and slightly to the west.He knew that Empress Wu loved Buddhism and Zen, and this heaven was specially used to store huge Buddha statues.

The size of the Buddha statue is regrettable and has not been recorded in the history books, but it is not difficult for us future generations to imagine and conjecture through the dust of history from the details; just look at a subtle detail, which is recorded in the history books. The Buddha statue can accommodate dozens of people in just one ring finger. One can imagine the magnificent and magnificent image of the Buddha statue and the heaven when it shines against it!

There are five floors in this paradise, and when the third floor is built, the height has already covered the bright hall.

It is not difficult to imagine such a scene, after nightfall, the gods in the prosperous age are brightly lit, the stars and the moon shine together.Walking around the long street at night, people passing by will look up intentionally or unintentionally, no matter where they are in the God City, they will definitely see a huge giant Buddha in the Palace of Absolute Beginning that is far or near from them Standing high in the sea of ​​clouds and stars, with a compassionate expression and a peaceful posture, he will save his subjects and protect all living beings with an attitude of wisdom...

What a comforting sight that is, even the souls of the virtual space can't help but worship, trembling with reverence, the great harmony and great scene of the unity of man and nature!

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The Confucian skirt is pleated, and the color of the bright red base and the golden edge is full of eyes, bringing an invisible aura.Gao Wan's cloud temples are decorated with jade-colored silk flowers, and a few strands of fine tassels are ingeniously left.With a gentle expression and a cunning face, Taiping lifted the teapot with a soft and inlaid color to fill a cup of green tea for Empress Wu herself.

The faint sunlight slanted in through the small carved lattice windows, and everything around was dyed with a layer of fine gray silhouettes, but the atmosphere seemed soft and peaceful.

"Mother." Taiping hooked his lips and smiled, raised his hand and handed the teacup to Empress Wu respectfully, "Mother, please use tea." With slender eyelashes and a sweet voice, "This is unique to Anhua, Hunan. Tea species are obtained through many processes such as steaming and fermentation. They have many functions such as beauty, beauty, and calming the nerves. They are better than the best aged Pu'er in tea! My daughter was looking for this for her mother, but it was a waste It took a lot of effort!" The last sentence was a bit coquettish.

In front of my eyes is clearly a picture of a loving mother and son, filial piety and happiness, and there is no trace of gloom.

It's only been a few months since Xue Shao's incident, but Taiping seems to have completely forgotten that period of past, and she seems to be in a good mood.Ever since that time when she broke into the palace wantonly and was stymied by her mother's cold face, she seemed to have changed a lot, and since then she has never mentioned anything about Xue Shao again.

It turns out that people's state of mind can really change essentially due to the stimulation of certain situations and different situations. Sometimes even Taiping himself doubts that this chaotic Saha is formed by many illusions and karma. In the world, is there really a flesh-and-blood person called "Xue Shao"?

Yes?No, no, why the feeling this person gave her has never been real...

no?It didn't seem right, because I did have such a grand wedding with that person, and had such a first husband named "Xue Shao"!

It's ridiculous to think about it. It turns out that the connotation of this marriage between her and Xue Shao is actually as frivolous as a dry straw and cannot withstand scrutiny; what is deeply remembered and proves that that person seems to have existed is actually a scene that was done with all the glory and dignity. wedding……

Did it happen or not?

Forget it, people can't be too deep in the flood of memory, constantly competing and earnestly.Such painstaking efforts will not bring me any tangible benefits at all, it is better to keep an eye on the road ahead and move forward all the way!

Empress Wu understood her daughter's maturation day and night.She raised her eyebrows, and while taking the teacup handed by her daughter, and sipping it on her lips, she allowed her daughter to mutter to herself without answering a word.She has been feeling annoyed lately, and she really doesn't have the time to spend on tea research.

"Mother." Taiping called out in a considerate manner, and she had already seen the ray of sadness in Empress Wu's brows, and she also had some guesses in her heart.She moved her body a little towards Empress Wu, "Mother, are you worrying about the folk affairs?" Shan Lai's eyes were rippling and watery, and his voice was lingering, although it was a question, it was calm, which shows that this The question didn't come to mind just now.

Empress Wu glanced sideways at Taiping and nodded slightly.

Taiping is right, she is indeed worrying about that kind of thing...

Looking at the current situation, even though the so-called "auspicious" things are springing up like mushrooms in various places, it can be said that they are closely following the trend.But even so, the information conveyed may not be completely effective for Empress Wu, and there are still many negative hazes!

Confucianism, which has had a great influence on humanistic thought since ancient times, is actually trying its best to oppose women's interference in politics!There is a saying in Confucianism, "The hen is responsible for the morning, but the family's rope"; it means "the hen is responsible for the rooster's crowing, and it is the misfortune of the family!"

Then from the perspective of Confucianism, continue to extend its meaning from the small to the big, which is: if a woman is in power, a country will surely perish!

Empress Wu didn't think much about this at the beginning, she only used the Confucian theory of "response between heaven and man", and wanted to prove to the world that it was God's will that she was in power. At the same time, he even took the initiative to cast an excuse to catch people, which would make people point to various miracles of women in power, and use Confucian analysis of women's power to subjugate the country to oppose Empress Wu's power, and point out that all kinds of so-called auspiciousness are actually It is not auspicious, but a warning from the heavens for disasters.

After such a hard work, at the end, Empress Wu felt a sense of sadness that she lifted a rock and shot her own foot... Even though she seemed to be able to resist all kinds of unfavorable rhetoric and waves of opposition, how could she handle it in her heart? Don't worry?

Seeing Empress Wu nodding to himself, Taiping was sure, lowered his eyes, turned his eyes to the cup of tea, raised his hand to hold the fruit wooden spoon, and stirred up the layer of foam floating on the surface of the tea: "But it's not a person. What's the matter." She said something leisurely like this, and when she opened her mouth again, it didn't fit well with the preface, "Clear tea is like Zen, if one day you can taste the profound meaning of tea, it will be Buddha's Realm!" After the sound fell, Fu raised his eyes, gently tugged at the warm arc, smiled knowingly at his mother, and didn't say much.

Mother will understand.

Some words to the point, has always been the key to the reason why a wise man is wise.

There was a "crash" of the wind and the carved window was knocked open. At the same time, Empress Wu's heart was shocked, and suddenly there was a kind of belated awareness of the sudden opening of the grass!

She understood what her daughter meant, and Taiping just said that from tea to Zen to Buddha... but it turns out that the solution to the problem in her heart lies in this!Taiping was telling her that since she couldn't find support for a saying that women are in power in the Confucian classics, she should start working on it from the Buddhist classics!

The reason is so simple, why didn't I think of it earlier?Empress Wu stroked her forehead, smiled unconsciously, and ordered someone to reward Princess Taiping with a thousand dendrobium pearl.

At this time, the light of the sky and the reunion coated Taiping's deep face with a layer of golden waves: "Thank you, mother, for your kindness." She nodded in a gentle voice, and the curve of her lips was still good, "My son is leaving." He bowed before him and left after getting permission.

After a moment of rest, when Taiping retracted her skirt and strode forward into the deep aisle, she could vaguely see a smile floating on her red lips.