"Hey, Miss, look, look!" Chu Chu stood at the railing of the tower, holding a pair of exquisite binoculars in her hands. She looked to the side without looking back, also holding a pair of exquisite binoculars. The poppy with the telescope waved her hand, "Look, it looks like the prince is here? Why is it the prince?"
This is a wooden tower more than thirty meters high. Around this wooden tower, there are also dozens of wooden towers of different heights, shapes, and carved statues. They stand staggered to form a The huge tower forest is located just on one side of Shenguang Street and Shenhui Street. As long as you climb to the top of the tower, you can have an unobstructed view of the beautiful scenery of the streets below.
Among these towers, some wooden towers have a long red banner hanging on them, which reads: Xuji Trading Company, Centennial Reputation; some wooden towers are even more arrogant, with a huge Kongming Lantern floating directly on it. This Kongming Lantern There is a bright rose pattern painted on it, and a banner hangs under the Kongming Lantern, which reads: The most beautiful in the world, Rong's Rouge.
Originally, this pagoda forest was built by the Qi court to fight against the divine religion. The royal family imitated the pagoda forest of the divine religion and also built a royal pagoda forest. However, due to financial constraints, the construction was not completed for more than ten years.
Seeing that the royal dignity project was about to become unfinished, the Minister of Revenue suddenly came up with a trick: he invited nobles and businessmen to make donations, and the highest bidder could climb the tower to watch the major ceremonies.
This idea was scorned by the major families and wealthy families in Shenjing, but... it greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the merchants. What the merchants had was money, but what they lacked was social status and social recognition. Seeing that he was a good person With the opportunity to show his face, this tower forest was built.
But there are some things that happen for the first time, and the court tastes the benefits, and then there will be a second time. Slowly, not only the businessmen, but also those with money, even the oirans in the capital are qualified to stand here and observe the grand ceremony.
Over time, this place not only evolved into a place where major chambers of commerce competed for advertising, but also became a place where major courtesan leaders competed for beauty. The best and tallest wooden pagoda can be purchased to prove that the courtesan leader is the leader. own strength!
The oiran and the head of the line are like the top stars of this era. They must show up from time to time to show their presence on important occasions, but they cannot show up in public, otherwise everyone can see them, then they It’s no longer worth it. Who would pay exorbitant prices to buy their tea
Therefore, they cannot crowd the streets, climb tree trunks, or stand on rooftops like ordinary people, so they compete for high positions in Tallinn, which is the perfect choice.
The telescope in Chu Chu's hand is undoubtedly a high-quality product produced by the country of puppets. The telescope in Poppy's hand is even more exquisite, so small that it is only half the size of her palm, and it also has an exquisite gold stand. She only needs to lift it slightly with her hands. When she gets up, the stand will hold up the telescope in front of her eyes, which not only helps her see the distant scene clearly, but also makes her look reserved and noble.
Poppy naturally saw what was happening below, and she couldn't help but gasped: "It seems the rumors are true!"
Chu Chu and Poppy put down the telescopes in their hands and looked at each other. Chu Chu whispered: "Does the emperor really want to abdicate?"
Poppy is naturally a person who has read poetry and books, and she grew up in Shenjing. She is naturally extremely politically sensitive. She immediately realized that this was an important political signal released by the emperor: Zhao Bairen was indeed going to Zen!
It seems that the emperor is tired of the endless struggle to seize the throne. In order to quell the imperial strife and curb the civil strife, the emperor has made the final choice. The crown prince's succession is already a certainty!
After this huge political power was cast down, Shenguang Street was stunned for a moment, and then burst into deafening cheers.
When the common people in the imperial city saw this scene, how could they not understand? They all cheered loudly. They looked up to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for the good news of the crown prince's succession!
The huge cheers were like waves, one wave after another. Even people like Poppy on the tower could feel the waves rushing towards their faces, and the scene was shocking.
The prince's prestige is so great!
Chu Chu curled her lips, looked around and then whispered: "Then life will be difficult..."
The prince's governing policy is very obvious, and his policies are well known to everyone. The most widely spread among them is: reducing taxes, reducing taxes, and reducing corvees, increasing taxes, donating taxes, and giving away corvees.
The former is aimed at ordinary people, while the latter is targeted at wealthy merchants.
Among them, brothels are included in the tax increase, and they are heavily taxed!
The poppy did not complain. She sighed softly and said: "In fact, it is a good thing. Now the people are living too hard. Even our village has begun to have farmers attached to it. Just because our rent is higher than that of other large households." It's a few points lower. At present, the imperial court is fighting in the southeast, and the southwest is also the last one. The various sects are expanding day by day, and more and more farmers are dependent on the sects for life. The court's tax revenue cannot increase, and natural and man-made disasters continue to occur. If this continues, there will be a big problem. questionable!"
Poppy sighed quietly: "Only when the world is stable can we have a place to eat. If the world is in chaos, how will you and I be safe?"
Chu Chu curled her lips and said: "If the sky falls, there must be someone tall to hold it up, right?"
The poppy shook her head and said: "How can the eggs be intact when the nest is overturned? I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times!"
Chu Chusan smiled and said: "Miss, are you being a bit alarmist? Daqi is so powerful, why do you sound like it is going to destroy the country?"
The poppy shook her head and said: "I studied history when I was eight years old and have been reading it for fourteen years now. I have only one understanding. That is: any dynasty will rise and fall! Once the world is in chaos, , you and I have no other choice but to immediately seek refuge with Sister Liu and take refuge in Fengwu Pavilion."
Chu Chu was shocked and said: "Can it be that Shenjing can't stay any longer?"
The poppy sneered and said: "When the world is stable, the Shenjing will naturally be stable, and people in the world will naturally abide by the rules. When the world is in chaos, who will abide by these rules? Fireworks women like you and me can only live in the garden of stability. If nothing else, If you are caught in a storm, you will definitely die!"
Chu Chu was thoughtful, nodded slightly and sighed: "I hope this day will never come."
The poppy looked at the prince, frowned, shook her head slightly and said: "I'm afraid the wind will stop when the tree is quiet!"
The Shenguang Street outside was noisy and splendid, but the two people on the tower were facing each other and sighed, which seemed very out of place.
Just when they were sighing, Shenguang Street was already boiling to the extreme. In the rain of flowers, Prince Zhao Hanqing slowly walked up to the white jade platform that had been built long ago and sat in the seat that only the emperor could sit all year round. Everyone knelt down and worshiped, and the mountains shouted, "Thousands of years old, thousands of years old, thousands of years old, thousands of years old." For a time, there was no one standing anywhere visible to the naked eye in Daqi. Even Poppy and Chu Chu in the tower all knelt down and worshiped.
Zhao Hanqing sat in this high position and glanced down from above, feeling a little dazed for a moment: Is this what it feels like to dominate the world
Zhao Hanqing raised his hand slightly, and everyone shouted "Thank you Qiansui" again. They stood up in unison, and two to three hundred thousand people made a roar.
Just as everyone stood up, there was suddenly a loud earthquake in the distance, which made everyone tremble. They subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. When they saw it, they were stunned.
I saw a hole in the sky at this time, and a golden holy light fell from the sky, hitting it diagonally. A person walked slowly in the golden light, stepping on the waves under his feet, and the void became steps. This person was wearing a white robe. , wearing a white hood, covering his figure and face, but everyone knew the identity of this person at this moment.
The national teacher is often far away! !
For a time, whether it was the people who could see the grand scene near Shenguang Street or Shenhui Street, or the anxious people who couldn't squeeze in and couldn't see the grand scene inside, they all raised their heads at this moment and were dumbfounded.
Everyone in the entire Shenjing saw this golden light, and saw the Imperial Master coming slowly from the sky. For a moment, all things were deprived of their sound, the sky and the earth were deprived of their color, even the crying children forgot to cry, and stayed dumbfounded. He stared blankly at the Imperial Master slowly descending in the sky.
A pin drop could be heard in the originally noisy Shenjing. The whole world seemed to have been pressed on the pause button. Everyone stood motionless and silent. They stared blankly at this man falling from the sky, stealing his soul and losing his soul. .
And this is the majesty of the national master Chang Yuan!