It was not until yesterday that at Luzhu's urging, he went to see Fatty in person, wanting to talk to him about his concerns, but unexpectedly, he happened to be at a drinking party, so he had no time to talk.
"Hey, I was going to say it, but unexpectedly I happened to meet Liu Qiheng, Zhao Yu, Yuan Ren, and the manager of Prince Xuanping's family, Qu. I didn't have time to talk to the official. I'll just go there again tomorrow. ."
If it were any other imperial doctor, Gong Shouli would call him immediately, but he wouldn't dare to show off to the fat man.
"Look at your sullen face and your preoccupied look. Did you quarrel with Xiao Chen again?" Lu Zhu was very understanding. After hearing what Gong Shouli said, she stopped complaining. Seeing that he was full of worries, she thought he was having an affair with Xiao Chen again. The argument came up, "That man is a little bully. Even the princes give him a few points. Why do you think you have to go against him?"
"It's not him." Gong Shouli talked to Lu Zhu about everything. "It was while we were drinking that we accidentally talked about building a mausoleum for the emperor. I kept thinking about it..."
"The emperor is over fifty years old, right?" Luzhu said, "It is supposed to be time to build a mausoleum. This is the right thing to do. The emperor is so kind to you, so you should also treat him to something."
"Do you think it's okay for me, a eunuch in charge of rituals, to tell the emperor about this?" Gong Shouli asked.
"What's wrong with this?" Luzhu said, "Not only should you have told the emperor earlier, but you should also have taken over this matter. If he wasn't the most trusted person by the emperor, he still wouldn't be able to do it. It’s just that I heard that the craftsmen who built the emperor’s mausoleum were killed after finishing their work, which would be outrageous.”
"This is all nonsense, that happened so long ago! Our emperor is so benevolent that he would not do such a thing." Gong Shouli smiled after hearing this, "Besides, this mausoleum of the emperor is not a year old. It can be completed in two years.”
"Then you go and tell the emperor tomorrow!" Luzhu said, "Whether the emperor agrees to the construction or not, he will be very happy. If he refuses, just give me some more advice. This is a good thing, and it cannot be overstated. of."
I have to say that Luzhu, a woman, is quite knowledgeable.
"I see you still look bad. Have you had dinner tonight?" Gong Shouli asked Lv Zhu's hand distressedly.
"I just ate two mouthfuls of porridge and just vomited again." Luzhu said, "I heard those women said that it was because they were unhappy that they asked me to endure it. Huh, they are not the ones who suffer from feelings, so they will say cheap things. I feel so uncomfortable, my body is so weak, I can’t walk without a wave, and I’m afraid that I’m really pregnant and will break the baby.”
"Tomorrow, tomorrow I have to invite Shangguan to show you!" Gong Shouli said.
"Well, if you are really pregnant, I will die to give birth to this baby for you! It is really not easy to have a baby at your age." Lv Zhu leaned her head on Gong Shouli's shoulder and murmured to herself language.
"Don't say this, I want to make you my wife! We still have a long time to enjoy happiness. Don't say anything about death or death is unlucky!" Gong Shouli also had moments of tenderness.
The next day before dawn, he ran into the palace and waited for the emperor to get up in Qinzheng Palace. After Li Wanjiang got up, he drove all the young eunuchs away and personally served Li Wanjiang to wash himself.
"It's getting cold today, and you often don't live in the palace. Don't come here so early in the morning in the future. Don't I still have someone to serve me?" Li Wanjiang said.
"Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to talk about or not?" Gong Shouli knew that Li Wanjiang didn't like to beat around the bush, so he said it directly.
"Huh, you don't have to talk about things that are right or wrong, so go ahead." Li Wanjiang said casually.
Gong Shouli told Li Wanjiang about the upcoming construction of the mausoleum. He had been working on the draft all night long, so his words were very fluent and reasonable. He suddenly became emotional and even shed tears.
"It's rare that you are still thinking about me." Li Wanjiang was really happy after hearing this, "It's just that I'm not in a hurry about this matter. It will cost a lot of money. Now our treasury..."
"Your Majesty, when it comes to the cost, it can be more or less, but no matter how much it is, this money will always be spent. It doesn't have to be completed in a year. You can do it slowly. I will do it on my own fingers, slave. According to the accounts, all parties donated more than 20 million taels of silver this time, which is completely enough for disaster relief, and there should be a lot of surplus."
Gong Shouli copied everything Liu Qiheng and Zhao Yu said last night, as if he said it himself.
Li Wanjiang also felt that it made sense. He was already fifty years old, and it was time to think about his funeral. Otherwise, if something unexpected happened one day, there would be no place to bury him...
In addition, they are also worried that after his death, they will carry out large-scale construction projects, waste money and people, and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a mausoleum for themselves, which is not his intention.
It's better to get rid of this matter while you still understand it now.
It's rare that Gong Shouli has such filial piety, so it's appropriate to leave this matter to him. Gong Shouli's ability is very average, but building a mausoleum shouldn't be a big problem. Besides, he is also one of the most trusted people around him, so leave it to him. Yes, at least don't worry.
Now his identity is not only the Grand Eunuch of the Chief of Ceremony, but also has the title of Yunqi Lieutenant. His identity is almost enough.
"Then I will give you a sum of money and let Yuan Ren choose a place. Let's start the construction in the spring of next year." Li Wanjiang pondered for a while and then agreed.
"Your Majesty, the matter is so important, how can you be so rash?" Gong Shouli said, "The Emperor must first appoint slaves as masters, and also send supervisors, supervising officers, the Ministry of Rites to preside over relevant sacrificial affairs, and the Ministry of War to send troops Rearrange defenses, and the Ministry of Industry develops engineering drawings..."
"Yes, yes, what you said is true. I was negligent." Li Wanjiang nodded repeatedly when he heard this, "Then I will appoint you as the chief magistrate of Xiuling. You go contact the various ministries, discuss a charter first, and then submit it to me later. Remember, There must be no extravagance and waste. The less money you spend, the better. Besides..."
Gong Shouli just listened to Li Wanjiang's explanation, because it was actually not up to the emperor to decide. Many regulations had to follow and learn from the precedents of previous dynasties, but they were not done haphazardly.
Gong Shouli almost broke his leg that day. He first went to the four princes to report the matter, and then to Chen Wenqi, Lu Jing, Ma Wuming and others to inform them.
Fortunately, everyone supported this kind of thing, and no one expressed any objection. They also had no objection to Gong Shouli being the chief inspector of the mausoleum repair.
Although it was very tiring, everything went very smoothly.
He finished his busy work at dusk, but he went straight to Xiao Chen's house.
"Gong Shouli, you are so ungrateful!" Xiao Chen became angry when he saw him coming, "You actually secretly stole the credit from me!"
"You can pull me down. You have too many merits. It doesn't matter if you have one less. If you have one more, you are qualified to be buried. Do you want me to dig a hole for you next to the emperor's mausoleum? Just you. This short-lived prime minister didn't know which day he would kick off and bury everyone to save trouble..." Gong Shouli went straight to the fat man's residence.
"Oh, this guy is so mad at me!" Xiao Chen yelled and jumped behind him.
