The couple walked hand in hand in the inner courtyard of the East Palace. After autumn, the flowers and plants gradually faded, but there were still evergreen trees. The sky and chrysanthemums in the flower beds were colorful. The golden sunset light shone on these five elements of oriental green trees. Above the palace.
In this era, there was also a strong sense of hierarchy in terms of orientation. Among the buildings, the central building facing north and south was the most noble. In addition to the main hall, in terms of east and west, the east was the largest.
The prince is called the East Palace because, as the head of the princes and the crown prince, his status is second only to the emperor, and he should naturally live in the highest-ranking place except the main hall, where the emperor lives.
After years of intermittent construction, the current palace is much larger than it was in the first year of Hongwu. The area of the East Palace has naturally increased with the tide. From the beginning, there were only a few main halls, but now it takes one to go around it. It's been half an hour.
After Zhu Biao dissuaded his father from building the Fengyang Palace in the central capital, all the original budget for building the capital was spent on the current palace. To be honest, this saved the Ministry of Industry and Accounts an unknown amount of resources.
Fengyang is still a remote place. You can imagine how expensive it would be to build a palace there. But Nanjing is different. The foundation is right here.
Even during the Yuan Dynasty, the Jiangnan Xing Yushitai was stationed in charge of the southeastern provinces and the southeastern provinces. It was in charge of the supervision affairs of the ten provinces in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang. As the economic center of the south, professional craftsmen in the city There are more than 6,000 households.
Chang Luohua held Zhu Biao's sleeve with one hand and listened to him telling interesting stories about the first year of Hongwu with a smile on his face. After listening, he smiled and said: "It turns out that His Highness dissuaded this. I still remember that there were rumors in all the Wuxun families. The capital is just a temporary residence, so there is no need to rush to buy or sell shops and acres, it is not too late to make plans after moving the capital."
Zhu Biao looked at the Tuanlong Screen Wall in the distance and said: "Most of the Wu Xun came from Huaixi, so naturally they all hope to move the capital to their hometown of Fengyang. However, the capital is the foundation of the country. How can we move it lightly? What's more, Fengyang's hometown is not suitable in every aspect." ."
Chang Luohua was about to say that His Highness was worried about Wu Xun's power and deliberately suppressed them, and did not want to let them have their way. The words came to her mouth in vain. Even though His Highness allowed her to discuss some words, she could not say them out at any time. of.
It is always important to be careful with your words and deeds. There were some surprises today, which made her a little overjoyed, and it was hard for her to say such mindless and stupid things.
After reacting, Chang Luohua stopped talking, let alone mentioned sensitive topics such as Wu Xun. After all, she was also the daughter of Wu Xun, but after marrying her husband, she was already the wife of the Zhu family. Unless it was a disaster that destroyed the family, otherwise She will not deliberately take care of her parents' family.
The couple walked around the screen wall, and then Zhu Biao helped Chang Luohua sit down and rest in the pavilion. He took out a handkerchief and wiped her slightly sweating forehead. There were two children in her belly. This activity is naturally very hard.
The moment the two of them sat down to rest, the eunuchs who followed them quickly put up screens and surrounded the pavilion to prevent the wind and cold. By this time, most of the sunset had already set, and only a ray of golden light remained on the horizon.
In fact, the weather was good today, and there was no wind, otherwise he would not have dragged his pregnant wife out for a spin, but Zhu Biao did not stop the slaves from setting up the screen.
After Chang Luohua calmed down for a while, Po Wen, who was watching from the side, allowed Liu An to bring ginseng tea. Zhu Biao also took advantage of it to drink a cup, feeling that his body felt a lot warmer.
Everything Chang Luohua eats today is the result of discussions between the imperial doctors. There is a certain amount of food, drink and enjoyment, and there will never be nutritional deficiencies or oversupplements.
By now, it is well known that excessive supplementation in pregnant women can lead to oversize fetuses and difficult labor. As the highest palace of Ming medicine, Taiyuan Hospital is naturally aware of this and has planned it carefully.
The emperor asked questions every two days, the queen asked every day, and the prince kept a close eye on them all the time. How dare they fail to do their best. I heard that several old doctors who used to have fair faces and strong bodies have become a little thin and old recently...
After Chang Luohua finished drinking a cup of ginseng tea, Zhu Biao helped her walk back to the main hall. After all, she was the daughter of Wu Xun and had a perseverance. After knowing that she had difficulty in giving birth, she always insisted on doing more activities while ensuring her health so that she could have enough energy. The physical strength gave birth to twins.
After the two returned to the palace, they washed up separately. After Chang Luohua arranged for Nuanyu to sleep with him, he went back to the side hall to sleep. She was pregnant and could not sleep well at night. The prince slept with her, so it was better for Wen Po to wait on her. It's so comfortable......
Early the next morning, Zhu Biao dressed and washed under the care of Nuan Yu. He planned to take a day off and not go to the morning court. He wanted to meet his brothers after breakfast, and then go to the Ministry of Works. But the eunuch beside Lao Zhu suddenly came to invite the prince to the morning court.
In desperation, he hurriedly changed into court clothes, hurriedly had breakfast and rushed to the waiting room. Some of the officials inside were communicating in low voices, and some were just catching up on sleep secretly while closing their eyes to rest. They all stood up and saluted when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and told them to sit down. When it was time to chat or sleep, he walked straight to the side of Hu Weiyong and other important officials of the court. Hu Weiyong led the people to bow and made a small salute, and then asked Zhu Biao to sit down.
After sitting down, Zhu Biao smiled and said a few polite words to them, and then asked the minister of the Ministry of Industry on the side: "How about rushing to make coal? The Ministry of Industry should not delay. If there are any obstacles, you can directly tell me. Don’t delay the process.”
The minister of the Ministry of Industry replied: "The specific arrangements were submitted to the Zhongshu Province yesterday. As long as they are passed by the North Korean meeting today, they can be implemented immediately."
Zhu Biao turned to look at Hu Weiyong and said, "Has the Zhongshu Province read the charter? Low-priced coal is related to the northern frontier army and many poor people's winter problems. If there is no serious problem, it should be passed as soon as possible to avoid delaying time."
Hu Weiyong nodded and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the regulations of the Ministry of Industry are generally correct, and the Ministry of Public Affairs will approve them after the court meeting."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao said a few more words about the importance of the matter, not only to Hu Weiyong but also to the Minister of Industry, letting them know that he would always pay attention to this matter and not be careless, let alone use it to make money or embezzle.
Then Zhu Biao said to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: "I went to the Tea Horse Division yesterday. The commander is already old and can no longer be used. Let him retire. The position of commander of the Tea Horse Division will be handed over to his chief minister, Su Zhi. Take over.”
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel immediately agreed. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally asked for such a trivial matter, so it was impossible not to agree. It was just a pity for the tea horse commander. He always thought it was quite good, and he never failed to pay filial piety for tea every year.
Tu Jie, who was on the side and was involved in politics, asked curiously: "Why does Your Highness have time to go to the Tea Horse Company? But the tribute tea is not to His Highness's liking. There are still a few taels of good tea in Wei Chen's house, and I will send it to Your Highness later."
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