The meeting held by Zhu Yijun did not promote the implementation of military and medal affairs in Liaodong, and 600,000 yuan of internal funds were spent every year to fill the hole. Although I knew the money had to be spent, I was still a little frustrated.
Since he gradually came to power, he has promoted political affairs as carefully planned and resolute as when he was the director of the previous life. Today, I was troubled by the military affairs. I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. I kept a sullen face and said nothing during the whole journey.
Sun Long, the chief eunuch of Qianqing Palace who was promoted this year, and Wei Chao, the junior eunuch who succeeded Zhang Cheng, saw that Zhu Yijun was unhappy and suggested from the side: "Long live my Lord, Xiyuan has been sorted out. If you feel unhappy, Why not report it to the Queen Mother and go to Xiyuan to have some fun."
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he recalled that since his time travel on the second day of February last year, apart from being sick, he had not been studying or working for a single day. He couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this. He nodded and said: "The two palaces must play mahjong together at this time and go directly to Ciqing Palace."
Since last winter, in order to seize the free time to keep fit, Zhu Yijun has been active in the palace, basically walking. A group of people walked quickly for two quarters of an hour before they arrived.
When they arrived at Ciqing Palace, Cisheng, Rensheng and the two palace concubines were playing mahjong together. After meeting Zhu Yijun, Mu Zong's concubine Yu and concubine Ye both paid homage to him.
Zhu Yijun had never seen Mr. Yu and Mr. Ye before, but now he met Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu was older and of average color. This Ye is only in his early twenties, but he is a national beauty.
Although Zhu Yijun did not respond physically, his soul was that of an adult. When I saw Mr. Ye, my heart skipped a beat. I didn't know if my face was red or not, and I couldn't help but look away from Mr. Ye.
Ci Sheng saw that his face was a little flushed and thought he was walking. He moved his shoulders and asked, "Is the emperor still walking back?"
Zhu Yijun said yes. He walked behind Ci Sheng and massaged her shoulders. Cisheng's eyes narrowed in comfort, but he said: "All the slaves around here deserve to die, how can you let the emperor do such a thing!"
Zhu Yijun said: "Don't let them work in vain, let your son fulfill his filial piety." After saying that, he used the same techniques that he had enjoyed in his previous life, and Cisheng's shoulders and back of his neck were relieved a lot.
Queen Mother Rensheng glanced at Re and joked: "It fell from you after all. Otherwise, how could two queens serve only you when they are together?"
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "The son only has two hands. After serving the mother, he will serve the queen again." The two palaces laughed when they heard that his mother did not distinguish between benevolent saints and compassionate saints.
When they were done joking, Zhu Yijun suggested: "Mother, it's spring as the flowers are blooming, why don't we go boating in Xiyuan for a few days." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li agreed: "Last year, I said I would take you to Xiyuan, but it turned out that Since the palace has not been renovated, we should go and stay for a few days this year, otherwise we will be too tired." He also asked Queen Mother Rensheng to go with her.
Empress Dowager Chen said: "I don't care where I am, as long as there is mahjong to play." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "Sister, I was thinking the day before yesterday that if I played mahjong on the Nantai, looking at the beautiful scenery around me, it would be better than this I don't know how comfortable the palace is." After hearing this, Queen Mother Chen happily agreed.
Zhu Yijun ordered Sun Long to prepare quickly, and notified the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet to arrange for the transfer of the guards and the residence of the Yi guards.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Qi listened nearby, with hope shining in their eyes. Zhu Yijun saw it and said to Rensheng: "My mother is going to live there, and she also needs to bring a few familiar poker friends. Why not bring the two concubines over."
Rensheng thought it was right and said, "Then I will bring a few familiar old concubines with me, and we can chat and play with each other." He also arranged for someone to inform the familiar old concubines and ask them to arrange palace appointments today. Put away the things you are accustomed to using at home, so that there will be no lack of care in Xiyuan's palace.
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Xiyuan is an important royal garden in the Ming Dynasty. It was named because it is located to the west of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It covers four areas, roughly from Xiyuan Gate in the east, Xi'an Gate in the west, Chang'an Street in the south, and Bei'an Gate in the north. The main body of the garden is The area is between the west wall of the palace city and the west wall of the imperial city, so you don’t have to leave the imperial city to get to the Xiyuan from the inner palace.
Early the next morning, the masters all used people to carry the chariot and phoenix carriage. Just leave the palace directly from Xihua Gate and you'll be there in half an hour.
Everyone on the chariot and carriage saw the waves rippling and the pavilions and pavilions dotted among the lakes and mountains, and they all felt happy.
The lake in Xiyuan was originally the old course of the ancient Yongding River. After the river moved, the remaining river bed accumulated water and formed a lake.
Here, the Khitan of the Daliao Dynasty first built the Xijin Mansion, and the legend of Empress Dowager Xiao's dressing table is still circulating on Qiongdao Island in the North Sea. Zhang Juzheng once recorded in his notes: "There is Guanghan Hall in the Beiyuan of the Imperial City. The tiles have been broken, but the cypresses are still there. It is said that it was the dressing building of the Empress Xiao of Liao Dynasty."
From the Liao Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, and then from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the land of Xiyuan has always been a royal garden. After Chengzu of this dynasty planned to establish Beijing as the capital, he began large-scale construction of Beijing in the early years of Yongle, and the construction of Xiyuan was an important part of it.
The palace is basically still the same as before, but the South China Sea was newly excavated. In September of the twelfth year of Yongle, "Beijing's Xiamahai Gate was opened". The "Xiamahai Zhahaizi" excavated here is the southern part of Taiye Lake. The water surface of Taiye Lake has since expanded southward to the Chang'an Street line, forming what later generations called the three-sea pattern of north, middle and south.
Chengzu built an artificial island on the water surface in the south of the newly opened Taiye Lake, which he named "Nantai", which was later known as Yingtai. In addition, he piled the excavated soil on the north side of the palace to build a mountain called "Long Live Mountain". That is now Jingshan.
Since his founding, emperors of all dynasties have built Xiyuan, but it was Wanli's grandfather, Emperor Jiajing, who put in the most effort and consumed the most national power. Due to the Renyin Palace Incident, he felt that the palace was haunted and lived in Xiyuan for about thirty years.
"Wanli Wild Harvest Chapter" records the process of building Xiyuan in detail: The Xiyuan Palace gradually flourished from the tenth year of Xinmao to the thirty-plus years of Renxufan. During this period, creations continued and the names were countless... ..Remarkable things during this period...Rebuilding the Huixi, Chenghua and other halls, Baoyue and other pavilions...Building the golden urn ceremony in the Yuandu Hall...Rebuilding the Wanfa The name of the treasure hall is called Shouqi, the left is called Fushe, and the right is called Lushe. The project is very big, and all the ministers will be rewarded... When the Purple Ji Palace is completed, the Shouqing Palace will be rewarded, and everyone who worked on it will be rewarded. Don't hesitate...
This large section actually means the same thing. Emperor Jiajing built the Xiyuan Palace until his death. The project almost never stopped and took more than thirty years to complete.
After Mu Zong ascended the throne, the treasury was completely empty, he had no choice but to advocate frugality, and many of the palaces in Xiyuan were in decay.
Last year, because Empress Dowager Li promised Zhu Yijun that she would visit Xiyuan, she asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to make inspections and preparations. As a result, the Superintendent of Ceremonies reported that the palace was not in good condition and no one could live in it. At that time, Empress Dowager Li took the initiative and spent 150,000 taels of silver from her own funds to repair it for more than half a year.
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At this time, two boys, Zhu Yijun and King Lu, and a group of women got off the chariot, carriage, and sedan chair. Surrounded by a group of eunuchs, they were sightseeing in Xiyuan to see the lakes and mountains.
Zhu Yijun has only seen a few photos of Zhonghai and Nanhai since his later generations, and he has always been curious.
At this time, he visited the political center of later generations as a host, and his inner happiness continued to increase. He was relieved of the pressure brought by complicated political affairs. Only then did he realize that for more than a year, he had pushed himself a little too much. Tight.
Following the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, I walked to the vicinity of Nantai. Zhu Yijun looked at the small island in the center of the lake and couldn't help but think of the Guangxu Emperor who spent the last days of his short life here during the "1898 Reform".
At this time, Zhu Yijun asked himself, this Ming Dynasty is just like the Qing Dynasty before the Reform Movement of 1898, it is riddled with holes, but can a small director from his later generations really be able to rebuild China and realize the long-cherished wish of Emperor Guangxu?
