It has gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs, except for replacing the window screens as needed. Unexpectedly, from the time of construction to the present, not even a single minor repair has been done. Not only this Ming'en Hall, but also the entire Xiaoling Mausoleum has never undergone major repairs since its construction, except for the occasional repairs to the Shinto. But now, after more than a hundred years of ups and downs, it is still basically intact.
Listening to the introduction by the accompanying Minister of Industry, Huang Qiong said nothing and just nodded silently. The scale of this imperial mausoleum is too grand, much larger than the regulations of the Gongyi mausoleums. Even in the eyes of myself who has been a human being for two generations, this Taizu Imperial Tomb thousands of years later can only be compared to the Changping Tomb of the Ming Dynasty in Changping. The structures and architectural regulations of the two are almost identical.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who carefully accompanied Huang Qiong, introduced Huang Qiong like a treasure. This mausoleum of Taizu, this imperial mausoleum, was located by Taizu himself after discovering this geomantic treasure land during a hunting trip. Taizu believed that the Zhou people arose in Qishan, then marched eastward to defeat King Zhou of Shang and conquered the world. The Pre-Qin Dynasty also arose in Qishan and gradually moved eastward until the First Emperor unified China.
As the birthplace of two powerful dynasties, Qishan gave rise to two dynasties that were extremely prosperous. It can be seen that the Feng Shui of Qishan is far superior to the Feng Shui of the tombs of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Emperor Taizu believed that he had defeated the playful Tang Xizong and captured most of the world. The violent Tang Dynasty had been driven to Liangchuan and it was not too late to perish. His achievements are enough to surpass that of King Wu of Zhou who destroyed the tyrannical Shang Zhou.
Especially after Emperor Taizu learned that the mountain here was called Sanlong Mountain, he immediately chose this place as the location of his mausoleum. He also appointed the king of Guilin County as the envoy of the mausoleum and dispatched a large number of migrant workers to build the imperial mausoleum. Because the scale of this imperial mausoleum was so grand, it took more than ten years to build. Even when Emperor Taizu passed away, it was not even half completed. It was not completed until Taizong moved eastward.
Huang Qiong just smiled at the words of the Minister of Industry. As for Feng Shui, for Huang Qiong, if you believe it, you will have it, if you don’t believe it, you will have it. Among the imperial mausoleums of past dynasties, which one has bad feng shui? But in these thousands of years, how can there be an immortal country? The Zhou people and the Qin people did indeed rise from Qishan, and eventually moved eastward to dominate the world. But aren’t all their ancestors buried in Qishan? But what happened next?
Huang Qiong didn't pay much attention to the feng shui of this imperial mausoleum. Huang Qiong felt a lot of mysteries about this imperial mausoleum, which was the first of all the mausoleums in Da Qi and all the mausoleums behind it were deliberately modeled after it. It's so similar. Except for a slightly different style, the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu is almost exactly the same as the Changling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty that I saw in my previous life. If you don't know, you will think that this is Changling of Ming Dynasty.
As for this imperial mausoleum, the specifications and styles of the treasure city and treasure roof are all copied from Changling. Even the Lingxing Gate, the Five Stone Offerings, the Crescent City, the Mute Courtyard, and the Zhaobi Wall that began with the imperial mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty are almost identical. The only difference is that the architectural style of Qing'en Hall and Minglou is more similar to that of the late Tang Dynasty. From the design to the construction of this imperial mausoleum, most of it was personally handled by the Guilin Prince.
Although the king of Guilin only built half of it before he was transferred to Shu to destroy the Tang Dynasty, he did not start well and end well. But there is no doubt that most of this imperial mausoleum was completed by the Guilin prince. So similar, almost identical to the imperial mausoleum. Who was the founding king of Guilin County? How could the imperial mausoleum regulations that should have appeared hundreds of years later be moved to the present?
When Huang Qiong faced this imperial mausoleum, he was a little puzzled. But as time goes by, he cannot continue to speculate indefinitely here. Following the repeated urging of the accompanying officials, Huang Qiong, who originally wanted to take a closer look at the imperial mausoleum, could only return to the northern foot of Qishan Mountain not far from the imperial mausoleum with full of doubts and confusion. , in that exquisite palace.
After completing the sacrificial ceremony, Huang Qiong was eager to resolve the unresolved matters in Xijing, so Huang Qiong did not stay too long in Qishan. The next day, he returned to Chang'an. This time he did not walk slowly with the officials, but rode a horse with his personal guards and galloped all the way. On the third day after the sacrifice, he rushed back to Chang'an City. As for the civil servants riding in the carriage, he left them behind.
But just when Huang Qiong arrived at the carriage house and before he could sit down firmly, Ouyang Shan, dressed in filial piety, came to report the funeral. Looking at Ouyang Shan, who was dressed in filial piety, Huang Qiong knew that it was probably the old Lord Ouyang who was dead before he could speak. After Ouyang Shan confirmed the bad news, Huang Qiong sat down on the chair and didn't get up for a long time. He couldn't help but said: "With the passing of the old master, the country will lose its pillars."
Huang Qiong, who finally recovered from the bad news, hurriedly changed into plain clothes and rushed to the front office with Ouyang Shan. At this time, in Xijing City, from the pacification envoys to the left and right, the transfer envoys, the inspection envoys, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry, the censors on the left and right of the Yushitai, and even the Zhichang'an Prefecture, etc., accompanied Huang Qiong to worship the ancestral mausoleum officials. Still walking slowly back from Fengxiang Mansion.
When the old lord passed away, the only people busy before his death were the generals from the Xijing Camp, the Dianqian Division, and a group of officials below the fourth rank. Seeing this scene, Huang Qiong immediately turned around and said to the guards beside him: "Send someone immediately to inform those slow-moving officials. Even if you run away, you must come back with me before sunset tomorrow. If you can't come back in time, I’ll give this king my own excuse to resign.”
After receiving his order, the guards around him did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran out to arrange for someone to deliver it. After the guards left, Huang Qiong, with the dignity of a prince, personally offered incense to this old man who had devoted his life to serving the country. Looking at the coffin of Lord Ouyang in front of me, and the sandalwood rising suddenly, I listened to the chanting of monks and Taoists in my ears. Huang Qiong sighed softly, lamenting that it was too late to get to know this old gentleman.
After a long silence, Huang Qiong turned to Ouyang Shan and said: "With the passing of the old sir, our Daqi Dynasty has lost a pillar. I feel no more sad than the loss of such a veteran general who was like a good teacher." Young General. I am with you after the old Lord’s death. General, please don’t worry about anything. As for the Major General’s attack on the Lord, I will immediately report it to the Ministry of War and the Privy Council.”
Regarding the attack on Jue, Ouyang Shan shook his head. Instead, he respectfully took out a box from the inner room, presented it to Huang Qiong and said: "Your Highness, the King of England, this is a testament written specifically for His Highness the King of England when my father knew that he was seriously ill and could not survive the rebellion in Ningxia." After the general returned, my father discussed the detailed battle of Longyou with the general, and then modified this report."
"I didn't finish the painting until just before his death. In fact, my father wanted to meet the King of England again. After the King of England returned from Ningxia, my father kept asking the general when the King of England would arrive in Chang'an. Originally, the King of England returned to Chang'an. After the king returned to Chang'an, the general wanted to invite the King of England to meet him to satisfy my father's wish. Unfortunately, after the King of England returned, my father had fallen into a coma and could not speak."
Thinking of his father's appearance when he was dying, Ouyang Shan couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart and shed tears again. After sighing for a long time, Ouyang Shan finally calmed down. After inviting Huang Qiong to another deserted room, he knelt down and kowtowed to Huang Qiong and said: "King of England, my father firmly grabbed the general's hand when he was dying. , let the last general tell the King of England that there are important officials in Da Qi who want to cause rebellion."
"Let the King of England beware of the internal affairs of the imperial court. My father said that there is nothing to fear from foreign enemies. Whether it is the Northern Liao Dynasty, the Uighurs, or the Tubo tribes, including the Dangxiang tribes, as long as there is no internal chaos in the Qi Dynasty, they are just scabies. It's just a trouble. What he is most worried about is that chaos within the imperial court will be the most fatal. Especially that person, who has been secretly planning it for who knows how long. "
"Once there is chaos, it is very likely to be an earth-shaking chaos. When the Northern Liao Dynasty moves south, the Tibetans and Dangxiang people in the northwest are in chaos, and the limited elites of the imperial court are focused on one thing and the other, the world may not still be the world of the Qi Dynasty. My father also said , his death was caused by that person. He did not die of illness, but of poisoning. The general thought that my father was confused, so he talked nonsense.
"He is a dignified earl of the imperial court, and he single-handedly brought out the 50,000 troops and horses in the Xijing camp. Is there another person who dares to murder him because of his courage? But my father is holding on to him with all his strength. The general's hand said that if the general did not tell these words to the King of England, he would die with his eyes open. But when the general asked him who that person was, my father kept shaking his head and did not say anything. "
"I didn't tell the general until he was about to die. Who is that person? With the wisdom of the King of England, he will know sooner or later. The King of England is good at everything, but he is too young and has a worried temper. If you tell Ying too early, King, with the character of the King of England, he might take action in advance. If that person notices it, not only will he be alerted, but the King of England will also be put in a dilemma.
"That person needs to paralyze the court to make arrangements, or he will leave it to the court for a while. And the King of England also needs time to sort out the affairs. Now the government is like a mess. Therefore, telling the King of England who that person is now will only harm the king. The King of England. My father said that the current emperor seems to be diligent since he took over the power, but in fact he is indecisive in doing things. He imitates Emperor Taizong in everything, but he is not like him in everything."
"Apart from the emperor's tricks and some means, he has not made much achievements in the governance of the country. He only knows that Xiao returned to Cao and followed him. The ills accumulated over the past hundred years since the founding of the country, especially during the Sejong Dynasty The problem has not been eliminated. On the contrary, it has accumulated deeper and deeper because of the emperor's deliberate indifference, or cover-up. In fact, it has become more and more serious in recent years. "
"The current general situation in the world seems to be a peaceful scene, but in fact it is a mess that is difficult to clean up. Therefore, the King of England will need at least three years to sort out the actually dilapidated government affairs and straighten out the internal and external relations of the DPRK. , Only in this way can we have a higher ability than that person. And the King of England himself also needs time to polish it. Let the King of England know it too early, and now it can only harm the King of England."
In fact, after saying these words, Ouyang Shan has been on tenterhooks. Although his father's words were meant to serve the public good, they also directly named the biggest problem since taking office today. Although it is a bitter medicine, this medicine is also a bit too bitter. In front of a prince, I accuse him of being emperor for so many years and accomplishing almost nothing. Not to mention a prince, even the sons of ordinary people can't stand it.
Once you are a king, you will always be a respecter. My father is not a censor, let alone one of those civil servants who seek fame and reputation. As a minister, it is not impossible to accuse the emperor of mistakes. But how could the emperor bear it so directly? Not to mention, criticizing my father in front of his son. Once the King of England gives a memorial, the whole family may be in trouble and they all have to be buried with him.
It's just that my father didn't take his worries seriously at all. Just tell him that although the King of England may not be the kind of person who accepts advice with an open mind, judging from what he has done, he is definitely not the kind of person who can't listen to any different opinions. When he heard these words, it meant that the Great Qi Dynasty would still be saved in the future. If he doesn't listen, just let him.
