Chapter Seventeen: The Emperor Recruits a Prince Consort
The name of the Forbidden City is derived from the metaphor of the Ziwei Altar. Ancient Chinese astronomers once divided the stars in the sky into three yuan, twenty-eight constellations and other constellations. The three altars include the Taiwei Altar, the Ziwei Altar and the Tianshi Altar. The Ziwei Altar is in the center of the Three Walls in China.
According to ancient astronomical theory, based on long-term observation of celestial bodies in space, it is believed that the Ziwei star cluster resides in the mid-heaven and its position remains unchanged. Therefore, it has become a constellation representing the Emperor of Heaven and is where the Emperor of Heaven resides. Therefore, the Heavenly Palace where the Emperor of Heaven resides is called the Purple Palace.
The theory of "Zi Wei Zhong"
There is a gate on each side of the city wall, the Meridian Gate in the south, the Shenwu Gate in the north, the Donghua Gate in the east, and the Xihua Gate in the west. There are four exquisitely designed turrets at the four corners of the city wall. The Forbidden City palaces are all wooden structures, with yellow glazed tile roofs and blue and white stone bases.
, decorated with brilliant paintings on the golden wall, its plane layout, three-dimensional effect, as well as its majestic, grand, solemn and harmonious form can be said to be rare in the world.
The architectural layout of the palaces in the Forbidden City spreads out along the central axis to the east and west sides with red walls and yellow tiles, painted buildings and carved beams, and splendid palaces and balconies. They are staggered at different heights and are spectacular and majestic. They look like the southern half of the Ethereal Harmony Palace in the fairyland city on earth.
, the three main halls of Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall are at the center, supplemented by Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall on both sides. It is the place where the emperor held court meetings. It is called the "former dynasty" and the northern half is dominated by Qianqing Palace and Jiaotai Hall.
, the three palaces of Kunning Palace, the six east and west palaces and the Imperial Garden are the center. On the east side are the Fengxian and Huangji Halls, and on the west side are the Yangxin Hall, Yuhua Pavilion, Cining Palace, etc., where the emperor and his concubines lived.
The place where you live, hold sacrifices and religious activities, and handle daily government affairs is called the "back bedroom". In addition, there are Zhai Palace, Yuqing Palace, Chonghua Palace, etc.
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Gu Feng traveled day and night and finally arrived at the Forbidden City two days later
The Forbidden City is a symbol of the supreme authority of the dynasty. Its architectural style is magnificent, gorgeous but solemn, neat but not dull. The pavilions and pavilions of the harem, the carved galleries and water pavilions are full of poetry and painting, which makes people relaxed and happy. However, all these beautiful scenery are green and green.
, it has nothing to do with Gu Feng, and Gu Feng has no time to care about it. There are only thousands of victims in his heart.
In the "Wangyue Pavilion" of Yuhuayuan in the harem, Gu Feng finally met the current emperor, but the image of him was very different from the image of the Nine-Five Emperor he admired in his heart, and even ran counter to it.
I saw the emperor lying lazily in this quiet and comfortable 'Moon-Wang Pavilion' with his eyes closed and Gu Feng resting in peace. Gu Feng was anxious. The emperor did not mention the flood, but said casually: "Gu Aiqing, what do you think of my new imperial flower circle?"
Gu Feng replied: "The Yuhuayuan is built on the mountain, surrounded by clear water, elegant and quiet, and the beautiful scenery is indeed an excellent place for leisure." The emperor was delighted after hearing this from Long Yan, and said: "Gu Feng! You are indeed worthy of being the number one scholar in Jingke.
Famous, brilliant in writing, and well-spoken.”
Gu Feng did not show any joy because of the emperor's favor, but simply said calmly: "Thank you for the emperor's appreciation, I am ashamed to accept it - but such a unique imperial flower circle must cost a lot of money."
The emperor knew that Gu Feng's words contained a derogatory meaning, and looked unhappy: "I am the king of a country, and I have many opportunities. Now the world is at peace, and the treasury is full. I built 'Jingcuiyuan' to maintain the dragon's body and cultivate my temperament."
It’s not an exaggeration!”
Gu Feng also knew that he had inadvertently offended Long Wei. He lowered his head and said: "The emperor is a man of thousands of gold. It is natural and reasonable to build the 'Jingcuiyuan'." The ministers heard that the Yellow River was overflowing and the people were ridiculed.
The clothes do not cover the body, how can the emperor have such leisurely and elegant aspirations?"
It’s not that he doesn’t know the principle of being welcomed and honored when he first enters officialdom, it’s just that it is his responsibility as a minister to “know and worry about the world’s worries first”
The emperor was furious and said: "Gu Feng, you are so bold! How dare you beat around the bush and call me fatuous?" Gu Feng knew that he had offended the emperor, and immediately knelt down to plead guilty, saying: "I deserve to die for my crime, but I only hope that the emperor will die for ten thousand yuan."
Thousands of disaster victims are our top priority”
Gu Feng never dreamed that the emperor would laugh a few times after hearing this, and laugh very freely. Gu Aiqing, when Gu Feng was confused, the emperor walked over with a smile, and while helping Gu Feng, he said: "Gu Aiqing, please get up.
Your concern for the country and the people is the blessing of the country and the blessing of the country. I can't even feel relieved, so how can I blame you? I was just testing your character just now, otherwise how can I know whether the emperor's sister's vision is correct?"
Gu Feng said in astonishment: "Princess? Why did the emperor say this?"
"Actually, I have sent people to deal with the flooding issue as soon as possible, and now the disaster has been basically controlled."
"Now that the disaster has been brought under control, why is the emperor so anxious to summon the ministers?"
"The princess has always liked calligraphy and painting, as well as mysterious mysticism. She learned from Taifu Zhuo that this year's number one scholar in the Beijing Academy of Sciences was her true destiny, so she became very concerned about the exam. She unexpectedly discovered that the Gu Qing family is the real Beijing Academy of Sciences.
Princess Zhuangyuanlang is very enamored with your article and praises it full of praise. Although she has not met you, she has already developed love for you. In the past few days, I have seen the princess thinking about you like crazy. She is obsessed with you and has no thoughts about food and tea. I am extremely worried, so I
I have come up with this strategy to recruit you into the palace to relieve the princess’s lovesickness.”
Now Gu Feng only felt that the lie was extremely ridiculous. He left his recently deceased beloved wife and came here to worry about the people, but found that this was just a joke played by the emperor on him. What was even more ridiculous was the princess, and even the other party's people.
I haven’t seen it yet. Is it too rash to commit myself to one another in an article based only on numerology?
In fact, the princess's thoughts are not rash, but it is painful for Gu Feng not to understand that the person she loves does not understand herself. Although the princess is well-dressed and well-fed in the palace, and has thousands of favors, she is also extremely lonely in her heart.
Just because it was hard to find a close friend, he had long been tired of the palace's flattery and hypocrisy.
As the saying goes: "Articles are like people." Gu Feng's articles are neat and angular, which proves that he is a person of upright character. Looking at the content of his articles is clean and subtle, rich in philosophy, informal and unique, which is enough proof.
Gu Feng’s astonishing talent and knowledge are not just something that can be found in a pond.
Master Zhuo is very knowledgeable, and he can say that he knows everything about fortune-changing hexagrams. He is not an ordinary sorcerer who only has half-knowledge. Since it is already destined to deceive the world, and Gu Feng is a rare talent, how can he do it?
Can Princess Caifeng not be obsessed with him?
Chapter completed!