The sun sets in the west, the rays of sunshine are shining, and gorgeous clouds cover the sky above Luoyang, adding another glory to this majestic and magnificent city.

Jishanfang and Leping Duke's Mansion are in a busy life that is different from the usual times. The whole mansion, especially the servants in the inner courtyard, are catching up on time to pack their luggage and pack them in a soft and soft way.

As the mistress of the Duke's mansion, Liu Jia, even came to the scene personally and urged the servants to ask carefully, from gold, silver and jade to ear puffs.

Under the supervision of His Royal Highness, everyone followed the clockwork. Because there were too many things to carry, the scene seemed to be in a mess, adding a sense of urgency.

Of course, as a woman, especially a middle-aged woman who is gradually fading away, she cares most about clothes, skirts, rouge, and water powder. With Liu Jia, there is also a pretty and cute girl. This is Li Zhaohui, the youngest daughter born to him and Li Jilong, who is less than fourteen years old, but she obviously inherited the good genes of the Tian family and became a beauty.

Standing next to him was an older boy named Li Zhaoqing, who was also the princess's biological son and Li Jilong's second son. The princess was not easy to be a concubine. At least compared with the wives and concubines of other princes and marquises, Li Jilong could only be loyal to the princess and was consistent.

Seeing the mother and daughter picking things there, this is not OK, that is not suitable, Li Zhaoqing couldn't help complaining: "Mom, do you want to empty the inner courtyard? How many carriages have to be loaded with so many things? If the palace does not have a large enough palace for you to place, wouldn't it be embarrassing then!"

Listening to his words, Liu Jia, who was in high spirits, was immediately dissatisfied. He turned his head and glared at Li Zhaoqing, and said angrily: "Nonsense! There are dozens of palaces and hundreds of other courtyards in Taikang Palace, but can't put down this thing?"

As he said that, he rebuked: "I'm still wandering around here, go pack up, I'm going to get off tomorrow!"

"I'm different. With a sword, a horse, and a bag, you can travel around the world, come and go like the wind, and you don't have to spend three days packing!" Li Zhaoqing said with his head raised.

Seeing his frivolous attitude, Liu Jia frowned and taught a lesson: "I think you are asking for a fight! How many times have you reminded you? Don't listen to the stories of storytellers in the city. What about the heroes in the world and the accomplices of the enemy, are all fabricated and violate the court's laws. Your identity is destined to be out of reach."

"You are busy first! My son takes his leave!" Seeing that the princess started the preaching mode again, Li Zhaoqing was immediately as big as a fight, and looked like he couldn't afford to offend him. He bowed and went out.

Seeing this, the princess could not do anything to follow and immediately shouted: "Stop for me!"

"I'll go and see how I'm cleaning up my clothes!" The boy's movements were always quick, and there was no one in a flash, leaving only a sentence, and the remaining angry Princess.

On the side, when the young lady Li Zhaohui saw it, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and smiled: "Mom, you have to tell your second brother that if you don't take him out this time and confine him to the house, he will definitely be honest!"

Upon hearing this, the princess smiled and shook her head and said, "Don't bring him with her? Then he has a mess in the mansion? Your father is busy with business and has no one to discipline and restrain him. Wouldn't he be even more presumptuous? How could I do what he wants!"

Summer has arrived, but the princess and her son are preparing to go south to escape the summer heat. The destination is naturally the Jigong Mountain Palace, which has been built for nearly two years, and it is completely completed this spring.

The construction of the palace consumes a huge amount. Although the name is paid by the treasury and the young mansion does not use the country's penny, this is of course just a rhetoric to cover up the ugly things. Compared with money, the resources invested by the state, especially the human resources, are the most precious, but many things are inconvenient to be placed on the table.

The construction of the palace can be said to be the biggest wonder created by the old emperor for his personal enjoyment. In comparison, Qionglin Garden, Shangyang Palace, and Dragon Boat and Phoenix Palace are all small and witches.

The gunpowder used to open mountains and build roads alone is 200,000 kilograms. This is a strategic military resource that is extremely difficult for the people to obtain and cannot be measured by market prices. They are all transported directly from the warehouses of the two Beijings, and several gunpowder warehouses have been emptied.

In order to use gunpowder, the Shaofu also had a dispute with the Ministry of War, mainly because Liu Gui wanted to pay his debts and intended to rely on the authority of the old emperor to take advantage of the Ministry of War on the grounds of building the palace.

Liu Gui's name has a "gui" and has established a complete set of strict administrative and financial management systems within the Shaofu. However, when it comes to external affairs, he does not abide by the rules and highlights his "flexibility". He, a small financial expert, is particularly skilled in digging out corners of the court.

During the construction of the palace, he took advantage of both the central department and the local government office, and ate it alone in the Ministry of War.

It is not special to the Ministry of War, but the special one is Gao Qiong. After Yang Ye was transferred to the Censorate, the position of Minister of War was empty. This is one of the two major military and political institutions in the court. The fixed position of the title of "prime minister" naturally led to a struggle, and the nobles and nobles made efforts, and even the common bureaucratic groups showed signs of being involved in it.

However, the one who came out in the end was Gao Qiong, who was the deputy commander of the Da Nei Army at that time. In the army, Gao Qiong's qualifications were sufficient, but compared with those military nobles with deep roots, his strength was much weaker, which may be an important factor in his excellence.

The old emperor has always implemented the principle of "balance", which is reflected in all aspects of the Han Dynasty. While relying on military merits and nobles, he is also constantly promoting poor generals. Although this is the way, the old emperor is now a little confused.

Gao Qiong has no doubts about his ability. Although he is not knowledgeable about literature and science, he is flexible and has a pattern of knowledge. He has a strong ability to do things, especially to accomplish things. After becoming the Minister of War, his military and political affairs were handled in an orderly manner without any stagnation. This is another person who is impressive.

At the same time, Gao Qiong could not be considered a person who followed the rules, and even was a little stingy. He noticed that Liu Gui wanted to fetch the wool from the Ministry of War. His approach was also quite extreme, and he led the crowd to block people. Liu Gui pulled the old emperor's imperial flag. Gao Qiong was not afraid. He pulled Liu Gui to find the old emperor to judge him, which scared him to a great extent. He reluctantly paid 50,000 guan before he finished it.

At this point, Gao Qiong even called for the loss, saying that he gave the "discount" because of the Shaofu Supervisor's face. Even Liu Gui was impressed by his shameless attitude. Of course, the matter finally reached the old emperor's ears, and the result was that Gao Qiong was rewarded with a brocade robe for his loyalty. Liu Gui was called to scold him, and that was all.

The amount of gunpowder consumes huge amounts, and wood, stone and paint are transported to Jigong Mountain in batches. The material resources required are conceivable. In addition to various craftsmen, the palace project has recruited 100,000 laborers, and even when the floods in the Huai River flooded, at least 5,000 people continued to work.

What is more critical and profound are the casualties of craftsmen and civilians, official data, and various engineering accidents, 126 people died, but in fact, how many people died, the Shaofu, the supervisors of the Ministry of Works, and the local governments who provided civilians, are all secret. To estimate it hastily, based on the official data, it will be increased tenfold. As for the injuries, it is even more difficult to count.

The palace built at a huge price naturally needs to be enjoyed, otherwise so many people and materials would be wasted. So, as soon as the beginning of summer, the old emperor issued an edict to go to the palace in the south. Of course, the main purpose of the edict was that the emperor cared about the post-disaster recovery of the people in the two Huai Rivers, and went to inspect and comfort them personally, which also deceived the foolish people. According to the style of the old emperor inspecting the local area in his early years, he did not bring half of the harem and one third of the court.

The palace was originally named Taikang Palace, but perhaps because of guilt, the old emperor was not very satisfied, because it was easy to remind people of the "Taikang era" of Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan. What was the situation of the so-called "Taikang rule"? Anyone who reads a little history knows it.

Therefore, the old emperor wrote a personal note: Taikang Palace.

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