On February 12th, the weather turned warm and spring returned to the earth.
All the important ministers of the court came to the western suburbs to attend the court meeting.
After a year of running-in, the monarch and his ministers found a way to get along that made both parties comfortable.
The emperor is responsible for making decisions on major matters and controlling strategic direction; ministers and ministers are responsible for implementing the major policies formulated by the emperor and making decisions on small and medium-sized matters.
In this way, the emperor has power and his cabinet ministers also have power.
Everyone convenes a Umrah meeting every half a month to meet and discuss some matters, and then each performs his or her duties without disturbing each other.
Although the western suburbs are a bit far, you only need to visit once every half a month, and the ministers can accept it. After all, it is much better than following the orthodox emperor who is diligent and loves the people and braves the cold wind to go to the morning court before dawn.
Now everyone can have breakfast calmly, pack up, enjoy the scenery in a carriage, and arrive at the western suburbs at noon.
The emperor still has to take care of a meal. After lunch, they can talk about government affairs for about two hours, and then they can go their separate ways.
Today is sunny and sunny, a good day for the opening of two new pavilions.
The important ministers had dinner and gathered under the new attic early.
There is a hill on the south side of Yuquan Mountain, and there is also a clear spring on the mountain. The spring water gathers in the mountain depression on the north side, forming a lake of about 50 acres.
Zhu Qiyu ordered people to dredge the lake again, lay various pebbles on the bottom of the lake, and build ditches to introduce the lake water into Kunming Lake, thus controlling the depth of the lake water to about one meter.
At this point, the lake is crystal clear, and a viewing platform and pavilion are built with white marble on the shore.
Zhu Qiyu named it Shadow Lake.
On the north bank of Yinghu Lake, the original attic used for political discussions was demolished and a three-story attic was rebuilt with white marble, which was named Feng Pavilion.
On the south bank of Yinghu Lake, follow the stone path up the mountain. On the top of the mountain, a one-acre square platform was flattened, and a three-story attic was built with white marble on it. It was named Qingyun Pavilion by Zhu Qiyu.
On the east side of Qingyun Pavilion, close to the foot of the mountain, another high platform hall was built, which was named Luantai.
At this point, the two pavilions and two platforms formally constituted the meeting place in the Xinqi Palace.
Zhu Qiyu still has the same old habit of liking retro style. Anyway, Prince Qi's Mansion is my own territory, and I have to tolerate it even if the ministers don't like it.
Qingyun Pavilion is used to summon ministers to discuss state affairs. Qingyuntai is used to hold large-scale court meetings.
Feng Pavilion is used by close ministers to discuss government affairs, and Luantai Hall is used by Zhongshushe to handle government affairs.
The ministers arrived at the top of the mountain earlier than Zhu Qiyu, and stood under the Qingyun Pavilion, looking at the attic newly built by their ridiculous emperor.
At this time, Zhu Qiyu's aesthetics was quite non-mainstream.
Most people like tall and majestic wooden buildings. Only Zhu Qiyu and his beloved concubines liked small and beautiful white marble buildings.
But the ministers can't control it, and they don't want to. As long as the emperor does not go to the Forbidden City, it will be fine. The Qi Palace was built with the emperor's own money and did not cost the court a penny. You can build it as you like.
It was the plaque and couplets on the front of Qingyun Pavilion that attracted everyone's attention.
First couplet: A border of spring leeks is green, and ten miles of rice flowers are fragrant.
Second line: The good wind, with its power, sends me to the blue clouds.
This couplet neither rhymed nor matched, and the ministers looked helplessly.
It was Wang Wen who took the lead and asked He Yi: "If you take these two sentences out and read them as poems, they are really good poems. If this had been written by someone before, it should have been famous long ago. Why didn't I read it? How's it going?"
He Yi spread his hands helplessly: "The Holy Father read these two lines of poetry, and then asked Yue Zheng to write them. Then he ordered the skilled craftsmen to engrave them according to the instructions. I don't know the source."
When Chen Xun heard this, he was also amazed: "It can't be the good words recited by the Holy One himself. Could it be that the Holy One has been hiding it all this time?"
All the ministers discussed it for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a reason. At this time, Zhu Qiyu also walked up leisurely.
Everyone hurriedly saluted, and Zhu Qiyu showed off to everyone as soon as he came up: "My dear friends, let me tell you, I have installed floor heating under this attic.
In the future, there is no need to burn charcoal in the house in winter, and it will be as warm as spring. So next year we won’t have to suffer anymore. "
In fact, the ministers did not dislike Hong Luotan, but they still gave the emperor face and praised him seriously for a long time.
When everyone entered the pavilion, they saw jade tables, jade chairs, porcelain and colored glass, arranged in an orderly manner.
Several genuine famous paintings are hung on the walls as decorations, and various exotic flowers and plants are dotted in the pavilion.
It can be said to be simple and elegant, fresh and refined.
Zhu Qiyu led everyone up to the third floor.
On the third floor, there is a soft couch on the west side. Zhu Qiyu got on the soft couch and leaned on the backrest comfortably. He looked eastward at Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, with a very broad view.
If you look at the picturesque scenery more often, you will feel better.
The two rows of jade chairs on the north and south sides were covered with white fox fur. The ministers felt soft and warm when they sat on them. From time to time, it is also very comfortable to take a look at the beautiful scenery to the east.
Everyone sat down one by one, and Wang Wen was the first to speak in praise: "Your Majesty's unique ingenuity, this scene and thing, one floor and one pavilion, is quiet and elegant, quite in line with the Tao, it can be called a supreme blessed place for cultivating the body and mind. .”
Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hand: "I don't have much credit, it's just that this place has good feng shui. I had a hard time having children in the past, but now it's only been a year since I moved here, and already twelve of my beloved concubines are pregnant. I have to thank this place for its soil and water." , and I would also like to thank my legitimate mother, Queen Chastity, for her blessing."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. The emperor's words are absolutely correct. Empress Zhen's mausoleum is on the north side of Yuquan Mountain. Isn't it just to protect the emperor?
Twelve beloved concubines were pregnant at the same time. There seemed to be no precedent for so many concubines becoming pregnant at the same time in the Ming Dynasty.
This situation has been extremely rare in all dynasties.
It can be seen that Mrs. Wu's adoption of the emperor to Queen Zhen was really in line with God's will and people's will.
Such as the time, location, and people. Confidence in the emperor surged among both the government and the public.
After chatting for a while, everyone started to get down to business.
What the ministers were most concerned about was that the emperor summoned Nanjing's important ministers to return to the capital to report on their duties. Now that the positions of cabinet ministers and ministers in Beijing are all occupied, the ministers are also afraid that the emperor will make any adjustments to these positions.
After understanding everyone's doubts, Zhu Qiyu explained with a smile: "Let me tell you clearly, preparations for collecting Jiaozhi and sailing to the West will start from now on.
In the first three years of Jingtai, the people were exempted from taxes and corvee in turn, allowing them to recuperate and recuperate.
But there is no way. Once the three-year period is over, we still have to use troops and fight.
If you want to blame, you have to blame Emperor Xuanzong and Sanyang for digging too big a hole.
I don’t want to fight either, but it’s impossible not to fight.
You always feel that it is embarrassing for the Supreme Emperor to be in the hands of Wala. Is it not embarrassing for Jiaozhi to abandon his land?
It’s funny to think that I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but I need to let others rule Cochin for me.
There was also the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Bin, who died of illness, and Mu Bin's son, Mu Cong, was under one year old. You all tell me, who should be sent to temporarily replace Mu Cong to guard Yunnan? "
