Different from the expected scenes of magnificent gold or carved beams and painted buildings, the interior of Hanyuan Hall actually looks simple and simple. There are no complicated and bright reliefs and flower decorations that depict dragons and phoenixes. Only thick columns, arches and hanging heads are bright. The heavy top is dominated by the three-tone shades of dark red, dark gray, and mysterious element.
And under the pillars, the towering and deep internal space can almost sink people's eyesight, and the sound of footsteps and other movements seems to be infinitely reduced and echoes in the subtle air. Even the generals who followed Zhou Huaian came in, all of a sudden became shrunk and cramped, and they didn't even dare to speak or exclaim loudly.
Because in the rainy and gloomy weather, the lamps and smokers that are routinely used for lighting inside cannot be used, so at this moment there is only a slightly bright skylight, which is projected in from the open door, the vertical window and the gap between the algae wells. ; I can see everywhere in the hasty and hasty robbery, pushing down the mess left by trampling.
All around are scattered, horizontally knocked and squashed gold and bronze beasts, immortals, treasure trees and other furnishings. The gold-powdered bronze fence on the nine-story pill has also been torn down or smashed into a circle. The curtains on the front and back were torn to pieces, and they were placed diagonally on the broken and broken light stand. On the left and right side of the band, there are only a few empty shelves that have been dumped in all directions, and broken and chopped pieces of musical instruments such as bells and rings.
However, this is not surprising. After all, it has already changed hands and passed through the official army occupation period, and finally crazily looted and destroyed, and almost turned Hanyuan Hall into a fortress; therefore, in some incomplete windows. Above, there are still holes scattered by cannons.
And in this mess, only living in the deepest part of the hall at the top of the middle and highest position, resembling the throne under a small dormitory-style hanging tent, still stubbornly maintained its basic appearance. It is like the last remaining symbol of this big empire, which once stood at the top of human civilization, after a long time test.
However, after seeing the scene in this hall, the generals who followed Zhou Huai'an could not help all kinds of disappointed and lost expressions and accents. Amidst the echoes of the empty hall, the comments were babbled. And talk about it.
"Is this the throne of the emperor?..."
"What is this Laozi's stuff again..."
"That polo kid sits on this guy to ask politics?"
"Could it be that what do you think the throne is like?"
"Just this tattered thing?"
The so-called Dragon Court Royal Seat is actually under the tent poles that prop up the circular fabric curtain, a three-sided circular screen and long curved legs, which seems to be spacious and comfortable, but it is placed in such an environment. Some of them are frivolous and solemn and solemn.
However, once Zhou Huaian remembered that little polo emperor's daily comments and legendary behavior style, it was not surprising. After all, with this idiosyncratic style, as long as you lower the veil while listening to the court, you can make various more comfortable gestures like Ge Youtan out of the sight of obstructed officials.
And in the process of going forward, the accompanying generals and military academies also inadvertently slowed down, and fell behind according to the rank and rank of the military, and stopped under Dan; Let Zhou Huaian, who was alone and outstanding at the forefront, continue to climb up the stairs.
Then most of them slowly came over, and under the sudden acceleration of the pounding heartbeat and the blood pump, they began to purse their mouths and hold their breath; in the countless eyes that seemed to be able to collide with sparks. Between confluence and confluence, the inner violent sinking recurred.
Some of them are unavoidable from throbbing and tears in their eyes, recalling the bits and pieces that they have persisted along the way, sinking a lot of flavors in their hearts; or some people who are relieved and expect it to be the same, consciously finally waiting for such a moment. . Or someone has a further change of mind and begins to conceive of how they should meet the situation and follow.
However, amidst the much-anticipated and anticipated expression, Zhou Huaian just walked to the throne and touched it with his hands, kicked a few more feet but did not try to sit on it, and turned his back to face the surrounding steps. The army generals who came down were bright-eyed and perceptive, as if they smiled:
"Presumably some of you already can't wait to shout something... come and make fun of me?"
"The governor is really humorous..."
"The Lord is joking..."
"The Grand Governor Shengming..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere that was still somewhat stagnant and silent was suddenly broken, and it turned into a response of laughter, consternation, and surprise.
"It's just that although I think a little bit, it's obviously not yet time to sit down..."
Zhou Huaian continued to smile and said: Then he immediately reaped a large swath of expressions of disappointment, disappointment, disbelief and consternation, and some expressions of relief or relief.
"With the merits of the chief governor, not to mention that it is the big position in the Hanyuan Palace in this mere trivial area, it means that all of the three big ones are deserved!"
Only then did someone react, and boldly and prudently complimented him, but he was a rather rough general:
"Surely, you think that as long as you sit in this position, you can command the world and do everything, right? If that's the case, that polo boy would have calmed the world a long time ago, so why does he need to travel to the west? "
Zhou Huai'an laughed more and more:
"The country’s cauldron must naturally have a pattern and general trend to match it, otherwise it will be the archway of the gods held by people, or the people who steal their place in the eyes of the world, and they will be the champions of the beam, after all. Take the blame."
Speaking of this, Zhou Huaian suddenly felt as if he had fired a combo-style map cannon. However, the generals present were more and more solemnly bowed down and said unevenly:
"Follow the instructions of the governor..."
"It is exactly what the supervisor instructed..."
Of course, Zhou Huai'an said that this was not without a target, but was aimed at the impetuous, underestimated, and arrogant mentality of impetuousness, underestimation, and arrogance that have emerged in the army since entering and capturing Chang'an.
After all, before joining the Taiping Army, most of them were just facing the loess with their backs up to the sky, with their hands and feet in the soil, covered with stars and moons, busy and stormy, and still desperate working people, the vision and pattern of this life It's also within the ten-thousand-mile radius of the rural area.
Not to mention that after all the battles, I was able to master and enter the world’s first city and the heart of the state. So even if I have been emphasizing the precautions and principles of transportation and irrigation, it may not be able to eradicate these huge contrasts. Under the mentality expansion and floating.
Therefore, Zhou Huaian deliberately didn't bring the bureaucratic officials this time when he entered the palace; otherwise, I don't know what kind of monster moths such as persuading in and building momentum on the spot will come out on the spot. So this is also a kind of faint expression and beating.
"That... dare to ask the chief governor in his heart... when is the right time..."
Finally, amidst the sighs and sighs that looked forward to each other, Xu Yi, one of the six lords who came to Beijing with a straight background, asked everyone's heart:
"Naturally, it was after the demonic atmosphere of Yunei was wiped out and the social transformation of most parts of the Central Plains was completed..."
Zhou Huaian had already responded to the case, and then said meaningfully:
"Well, let's not talk about these boring things? Next is the time for everyone to lead and organize tours. Everyone just took the opportunity to get a good understanding of the allusions in the north, otherwise I don't know when the next time. I have a chance..."
"By the way, by the way, take this tumbler back, too. Anyway, it's a real thing used in the old dynasty..."
Zhou Huaian thought of something and added to others:
"Afterwards, let someone cut this thing into small squares, and then make a commemorative badge for everyone present. It can be regarded as a little vigilance and introspection about the success or failure of the old dynasty."
Next is the time to visit in the true sense. After all, this is the largest and most expansive group of classical palaces in the world of this era, and even in the entire Chinese history, apart from Afang Palace. It is known as the establishment of the ancient palace system in the Middle Ages and beyond in East Asia, and it is the model of Chinese palace architecture after the Tang Dynasty.
According to the results of archaeological excavations in later generations, the base site found alone covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of five Beijing Forbidden City in later generations; not to mention the Eurasian Pearl of the Eastern Romanian Empire—Constantinople. The Golden Palace, or the capital of peace of the Abbasid dynasty-the Caliph Green Palace in Baghdad, cannot be compared with it at all.
Daming Palace is known as the Palace of Hundred Palaces and Thousand Gates. There are more than one hundred large halls and functional building complexes in history books; therefore, if you only rely on two legs to visit, it is basically less than ten and a half days. You can't go through most of these areas in the month.
Therefore, Zhou Huai'an is only to visit some of the more famous key buildings and landmark places, mainly in the back court area to the north of the Hanyuan Hall, Zichen Hall, and Yanying Hall of the Three Dynasties and Five Gates.
For example, when Daming Palace was still called the "Yong'an Palace", the Emperor Li Yuan's old-age pension, the Qin Dynasty bronze mirror was dug out from dozens of feet of foundation, which triggered Taizong's and Wei Zheng's "taking people as a mirror" call on the allusion, and then dedicated them to enshrinement. The Pearl Mirror Hall as a repressive scenery.
Another example is the Linde Temple on the west side of the rear courtyard. It was built in the 14th year of Xuanzong Kaiyuan. It is a place for literary and technical scholars, and it is also a place where aspiring people such as Li Bai dreamed of breaking their souls. The Hanlin Academy; and the seat of the Academy of Scholars in charge of the "Quadruple Introductory Plays, Chinese and Foreign Appearances Slightly Criticized Answers, or Chaos Out of It"
There is also Tang Dezong, who returned from Fengtian after the Jingyuan Change, overhauled the Chenhui Building dedicated to astronomical observation on the Beigong Gate left by the Daming Palace, and the inner court corridor surrounding most of the Taiye Pool. Linde Hall specially entertained The Huiqing Pavilion for Jinshi Zhuke.
During the period of "Yuanhe Zhongxing", Tang Xianzong, known as Xiao Taizong, built 400 cloisters on the west side of Taiye Pool; built a special place on the east side of the inner court to bring back the Buddha bones, and was served in Da Nei-Mingde Hall. (Temple).
In addition, there was also a place dedicated to practicing and serving alchemy during the Muzong period of the Tang Dynasty, but it caused many courtiers to be dissatisfied with the hundreds of feet building that was "troubled internally and externally, civil engineering was prosperous, and material discussions were noisy." He also suffered a stroke and died gradually. of.
After Tang Jingzong ascended the throne, he demolished the old and built a new one in the Daming Palace, "using 3,000 pieces of bronze mirrors, and a hundred thousand thin yellow and white gold" built Qingsi Hall to escape the government, and the north inner part of the Qingsi Hall front yard. The first polo field.
There is also a Taoist temple built in the Linde Temple during the Huichang reign of Emperor Wuzong of Chongdao, and a "Nine Heavens Temple" that is convenient to receive the Dharma; and the spiritual talisman Yingshengyuan and Wang Shengyuan built by the dragon head pool. Sendai.
Even today, this so-called historical arithmetic, music, chess, cockfighting, goose gambling, Cuju, riding and shooting, swordsmanship is all-excellent. He is the only polo emperor who is interested in governing the country. He specializes in governance and expansion. Le Yuan.
It can be said that the plants, the trees, the bricks and the tiles here are all condensed of the many historical changes and allusions accumulated over time in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Even if it is difficult to conceal the desolation and decadence of the wild grass luxuriant, it is amazing to see and does not feel that it is too annoying.
Time just came in one wave after another. The Taiping army generals and sergeant representatives who made a special trip to visit, were disturbed by the clamor after another, and the movement of ant-like searches and inspections, all of a sudden, they flew past. .
During this period, Huang Chao’s envoys outside the city also came wave after wave, and the requirements and promised conditions put forward by Lin Yan were constantly superimposed; and Zhou Huaian even had time to secretly take in the army Nie Wushuang. Come to the court; and then in some condescending open spaces, play some fun of "getting out on the fence with an angry crown".
It was not until the sixth day of the Taiping Army's invasion of Da Ini that Zhou Huaian finally got the news that the work of the three temporarily organized working groups had basically been completed. Then turned to Lu Yan, who came to report on the progress of the work:
"Now, you can ask our Great Qi Emperor to drive back..." (End of this chapter)