Yan Li thought deeply for a while.
"If the king of Tianchi Kingdom was more sensible, he would not send troops. Otherwise, the Tianchi Kingdom may be in danger of destroying the country."
Rong Changan: "Is there any father who doesn't love his daughter? Not to mention marrying a daughter thousands of miles away, he misses her even more. She misses every bit of her. When autumn comes, I'm afraid that she won't wear enough clothes and catch the cold; when winter comes, I was afraid that she would catch a cold if she didn't tuck in the quilt at night. I was afraid that she would be bullied and wronged by one star and two in a strange place. Zixuan was always in good spirits, and the king must have been heartbroken. If the emperor sent her back again, I am afraid that the war will come It's inevitable."
When a king starts a war because of a daughter, he doesn't deserve to be a king. Yan Li once met the king of Tianchi Kingdom, and felt that he was not the kind of person who was very emotional. Regarding Zixuan, he would definitely act rationally.
"Needless to mention Concubine Xue, I have already decided to let Zixuan return to Tianchi Kingdom to raise her. Taking ten thousand steps back, Tianchi Kingdom is not as big as our Dajing Kingdom. If they violate the border, what can they do to me?" Yan Li became more and more angry as he spoke, and his distrust of Rong Chang'an was revealed in his eyes, "Besides, you were the one who proposed to send Zixuan back to Tianchi to be raised by the general, why are you now singing against me again? What I hate the most is A capricious person."
Yan Li flicked his sleeves and walked quickly, like a gust of wind, Eunuch Lu couldn't catch up after chasing him for a long time.
Lanterns are lined up in a long line, from the Jingyang Gate of the Imperial Palace to the newly built palace.
The palace is built at the foot of the back mountain. It is divided into sleeping hall, side hall, Buddhist hall, fasting palace, garden, pond algae, gazebo, two attics about ten feet high, and a release pond in which red carp are raised. , are all red walls and green tiles, with carved beams and painted buildings. Although they are not grand, they are small and exquisite.
If it was for Zixuan, Rong Changan would not feel it was extravagant, but if it was for her, he would feel that his conscience could not bear it.
"Your Majesty, it's good for my concubine to have a room to live in. Why build such a big house? It's a waste of people's energy. I feel uneasy!"
Yan Li: "I have been emperor for a long time, and I haven't carried out any major projects. Even the palace built for Concubine Chu was stranded halfway because of the prince's affairs; the completed ones were sold at a low price. People live here. Now that the palace is cramped, how can it be considered a luxury to build a new palace for you? If it is really a luxury and the people complain, then they will complain to me."
Rong Changan stood beside the release pool, looking at the whole palace: "Your Majesty, how much money did you spend to build this palace?"
As soon as the money was mentioned, Yan Li felt a little proud: "Concubine Xue Gui, guess how much it cost?"
Such a huge project and such exquisite carvings should cost a lot of money. Rong Changan bowed his head and thought for a while, then replied:
"The concubine estimates that it will cost one million taels of silver!"
Yan Li shook his head, his eyes mysterious: "Guess again."
As he said that, Yan Li pointed to a high platform on a side mountain in front of him: "As you think about it, let's climb up!"
The steps of the high platform are all made of wood, and there are a total of 150 steps from bottom to top. Looking from below, it is unattainable; when you come to the high platform and look down the steps, it is daunting. The high platform can be fifteen feet high. From here, you can see the south gate and north gate of the capital. It can be said that you can see all the scenery.
Standing on the high platform, the sad wind came blowing, stirring Yan Li's skirts fluttering, and his vision was so broad, which stimulated Yan Li's ambition, he couldn't help shouting:
"Good wind!"
Eunuch Lu flattered from the side: "Since Song Yu and King Xiang of Chu visited Wushan Mountain, there was a wind blowing. Song Yu divided the wind into the common people's wind and the king's wind. Now blow the emperor's wind, It must be the wind of the king."
Eunuch Lu spoke so nicely, Yan Li smiled and looked at Rong Changan: "Xue'er, did you guess it?"
Rong Chang'an's face was filled with worry: "I think the wind that blows to the emperor just now is the wind of ordinary people."
The smile on Yan Li's face disappeared suddenly, and his eyes were stern: "Xue'er, you are good at everything, but you always like to say disappointing things when I am happy. Tell me, why is the wind blowing thousands of miles away this night? Xiangzhen, is it not the style of a king, but the style of a commoner? If you can't say it, I will punish you."
Eunuch Lu also complained in his heart: This Xue'er, everything is detailed and against others! The emperor is so happy to say that it is the style of a king, why do you want to talk about the style of a commoner! She really didn't know what to do, when she stayed in the palace for a long time, she must know how to speak smoothly.
Rong Changan's expression was very serious, and he didn't mean to be joking at all: "The emperor has read a lot of poetry and books, so he must know a lot of records about Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty. "Han Shu" recorded a story about him, saying that he wanted to build a terrace, and after calculation, it would take It will cost hundreds of gold to build this terrace."
"He sighed and said, a hundred gold is a year's income of a middle-class family. I have done nothing to the world. I am ashamed to sit on the emperor's position. Why waste the people's energy! So he immediately ordered Yousi to send The terrace has been demolished. Such an emperor is a good emperor who truly cares for the people. Therefore, Xueer believes that what blows just now is not the wind of a king, but the wind of common people."
Yan Li asked Rong Chang'an, his gaze was a bit persuasive: "What Xue'er means is to scold me for being a good emperor?"
Rong Changan: "The concubine dare not. This is because I feel that this high platform is much higher than the terrace of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, and the money spent must be more than a hundred gold. The concubine's background is low, and she may be a little petty. Baijin, I feel very stingy and distressed in my heart."
Yan Li: "Why did you jump to conclusions so early, saying that I am a bad emperor? I asked you to estimate the cost of the entire palace, have you estimated it?"
Rong Changan: "Just now I guessed it was one million taels of silver, but the emperor said no. Don't you spend a penny?"
To Yan Li's ears, Rong Chang'an's words were sour, really unpleasant.
"It would be a lie to say that nothing was spent. But if I tell you the total cost, you will be surprised."
Rong Chang'an asked: "How can the concubine be surprised?"
Yan Li nodded to Eunuch Lu, and Eunuch Lu bowed, and said, "I don't know, Concubine Xue, when the palace was going to be built, people from the Ministry of Industry were working among the people. He responded positively, saying that he would rather not have a penny, but also help the emperor build this palace."
"The emperor refused to agree no matter what, and then they made a wish outside the Meridian Gate, saying that the emperor loves the people like a son, and the disaster in the north, the emperor would not let any of the victims go hungry, even if all the money in the treasury was spent, he would let the people go hungry." People wear good food. At that time, Empress Rong even took Concubine Zixuan and Concubine Ziyan out to sell jewelry and donate money for the people. Such a great kindness, the victims will not be able to repay. If the emperor does not allow them to build free In the palace, I couldn’t afford to kneel for a long time. The emperor had no choice but to agree.”
Then, Eunuch Lu pinched his fingers and made the calculation: "Because the victims don't need money, we only have three meals a day, and the total cost is less than 100,000 taels of silver. Think about it, the imperial concubine, it costs less than 100,000 taels of money." Two taels of silver, who would believe it? This is not a palace, but a hall of merit! The emperor was really sorry and decided to give each of the victims ten taels of silver, but none of the victims took it. The emperor was so moved that he cried."