"Yuan Aiqing, where are you going?"
At Mao o'clock the next day, Chongzhen came out of the tent, and the sky was still gray.
"You will know when your Majesty goes down!"
Yuan Keli had a mysterious look on his face, and after a while, the group entered Shenyang City.
Looking at the direction of walking, it seems to be going to the palace where slaves were built.
Sure enough, after a while, Luan drove into the palace, shuttled between the palaces, and finally stopped in front of a loft that was more than twenty meters high.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time, please go to the attic!"
After listening to Yuan Keli's words, Chongzhen climbed up the stairs with full of curiosity.
When he reached the top of the attic, a streak of red rose from the eastern horizon, turning the horizon red.
Then the red color quickly turned into golden red during the climb, and the rays of light penetrated through the mist, covering the entire Shenyang city with a layer of colorful rays of light, which was very spectacular.
But before I had time to appreciate this spectacle carefully, the golden red quickly turned into golden yellow, a trace of heat fell, and the mist between heaven and earth quickly dissipated.
The entire city of Shenyang, which is charred, broken, and has a faint smell of blood, can be seen at a panoramic view.
Although it had gone through wars, massacres and burnings, it only took one night of repairs, and the city was already peaceful, with smoke rising from the kitchens.
"Does Yuan Keli want to use this to tell me that there is not only beauty in this world, but there are also broken things hidden under the beautiful things?"
"Or, no matter what hardships we go through, as long as people live, life should go on as usual, and there is hope for the future?"
"Or does it have other meanings?"
Chongzhen's thoughts changed rapidly, but he didn't ask. He just chuckled and said, "Yuan Aiqing is interested!"
Yuan Keli was slightly startled after hearing this, and then continued: "Your Majesty, this is Fenglou Xiaori, one of the eight scenic spots in Shenyang. In addition to inviting you to watch the sunrise, I have more important things!"
After finishing speaking, he pointed to the Jiannu Palace with a panoramic view: "Your Majesty, what should we do with this Jiannu Palace?
Although some parts of the palace were burned down and some areas were not completed, it still covers an area of nearly 100 acres, with more than 100 buildings of various types and more than 500 rooms.
If left empty, even with careful maintenance, it will become dilapidated in a few years.
Moreover, this is the former royal palace of Jiannu, and everything is beyond the specifications. No one dares to buy it, and no one is willing to buy it.
Under this situation, the only option is to dismantle it, which would be a pity and waste.
I am really confused, please give me your Majesty's advice! "
After listening to Yuan Keli's words, Chongzhen knew the true purpose of this trip.
This palace was later called the Shenyang Forbidden City. It is the only two remaining royal palace complexes that integrate Manchu, Han and Mongolian architectural arts and has high historical and artistic value.
As Yuan Keli said, whether it is demolition or maintenance, it will cause huge waste.
As for building it again to escape the summer heat, the thought only passed by briefly.
Unless someone is mentally ill, in this era of inconvenient transportation, no one would have traveled a thousand or two thousand miles to escape the heat. How hot could Beijing be in the summer of the Little Ice Age?
"Yuan Aiqing, what do you think of this place as a place for preaching and teaching?"
Yuan Keli was a little stunned. He didn't understand what the emperor meant: "Your Majesty means to follow the example of Nanyong and set up a branch of the Imperial College here?"
"It's not bad, but there are still some differences. I already have countermeasures, including the vassal palaces and county princes' palaces in various places."
As soon as these words came out, the confusion in Yuan Keli's eyes deepened.
There are at least hundreds of vassal and county palaces in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and each of them is very large. How to use them has been discussed many times by the cabinet and the six ministries, but they are still undecided.
Now the emperor said that he already had countermeasures, which made him a little surprised.
"Reading for all?"
Thinking about preaching and teaching, an idea suddenly came to Yuan Keli's mind, and his eyes were filled with shock.
Reading can clarify the mind and open the mind... Even if you have only read books for a year, you will have more paths than those who have never read books.
This is the beginning of a prosperous age...
Before I had time to think about it, I heard the emperor continue: "Since I'm here, take me around and appreciate the architectural art of Han, Manchu and Mongolia."
"I obey the decree!"
Yuan Keli bowed in response, and then led the way: "Your Majesty, this palace is divided into two parts, one part was built during the Nurhaci period, such as the Dazheng Palace, the Ten King Pavilion, and the Han Palace.
After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he did not move in. Instead, he renovated his Sibeile Mansion and built the Phoenix Tower, Linzhi Palace, Guanju Palace, Yanqing Palace and other large inner palaces, forming what we see now. of the royal palace. "
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Watching all the way, Yuan Keli introduced it like a tour guide, and finally stopped in front of a main hall: "Your Majesty, this is the place where Huang Taiji discusses politics.
Modeled after the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, it has five bays and nine purlins in a hard mountain style, with partition doors, front and rear corridors, and stone railings surrounding it! "
Looking at the plaque on the door, Chongzhen chuckled and said: "Yuan Aiqing, in my opinion, Jiannu's ending has been doomed since the beginning of this palace!"
Without waiting for Yuan Keli's response, Chongzhen continued: "This hall is called Chongzheng Hall, and my reign name is Chongzhen. Isn't this just what it was prepared for me.
Do you know why I chose Chongzhen among the four reign names? Because I knew I could revive the Ming Dynasty, hahaha..."
Chongzhen laughed, but the laughter was a little awkward.
I go……
After saying a few words, not only Yuan Keli was stunned, but also all the guards following behind him.
They wanted to say something, but they found that what the emperor said made sense.
They also wanted to ask Huang Taiji what he originally thought and why he had to choose this name?
"The carved railings and jade masonry are still there, but the owners have changed!"
Chongzhen patted the stone railing outside the palace and sighed softly.
After entering the palace and walking around, the visit to Jiannu Palace was over.
When we returned to the camp outside the city, it was already midnight and the army was ready.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"The Ming army is mighty!"
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Cheers sounded like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, as if they had been rehearsed.
One cheers for returning to the Ming Dynasty, the feeling of a wanderer returning home;
2. The joy of retribution for great revenge, the pain of relatives and friends being killed, and family property being taken away;
Three cheered for his new life, after all, he had been on tenterhooks under the high-pressure rule of the slaves for these years;
4. Cheer for the emperor's kindness, and cheer for the hope of exempting taxes, repairing rivers, recruiting subordinate officials, etc.;
The cheers came one after another, and each wave was louder than the last.
Amidst the cheers, Chongzhen's luan drove and led tens of thousands of troops slowly towards Liaoyang.
The army must pass through Liaoyang, cross the pontoon bridge at Donghuang Ferry, and reach Ningyuan City directly.
Three days later, the army arrived outside Liaoyang City. The people who fled because of the war slowly returned. It won't be long before the prosperity of the past can be completely restored.
At the martyrs' cemetery outside the city, Chongzhen still paid homage in person, and asked Yuan Keli to read out the edict regarding the victory of the Northern Army and the clearing of holes in the plowing court, as a way of comforting the fallen soldiers.
Five days later, the army arrived at Ningyuan City.
