Chapter 1278: I'm helpless

After entering the imperial city, the city gates were closed, and all unrelated people were locked outside. Zhao Yu got off the horse and wiped the sweat on his face like rain, the 'tsundere' just now was of course gone, and only grandma farts were left in his heart. Think about riding a horse in the hot afternoon under the sun, although there is also a canopy on the head, but everyone knows that it is only slightly better than nothing, at this moment he is already sweating, especially the bitter buttocks, he has to sit upright in the saddle to maintain his demeanor, can not make any 'indecent' movements, small movements are not good, otherwise it is a loss of manners.

However, Zhao Yu thought that so many subjects, especially the officers and soldiers who acted as honor guards, had to walk in full armor, and he was even harder than them, and he could only hold back if he had a grudge in his heart. But now that most of them have completed their tasks, they can find a place to cool off, and he can't do it yet, and there are still many things to do.

"Sure enough, literati are all deceitful, a pen can whitewash the peace, and they can also do extremely mean things!" Zhao Yu dismounted, glanced at the imperial city, and scolded secretly in his heart.

He likes to read travelogues to understand the local geography and customs, and when he comes to Shangqiu Temple, he naturally needs to understand this, so as not to show timidity. So what is the scale of the theme buildings of the imperial city in the writings of the predecessors? The literati of this dynasty have described many of them in their works:

Wang Zhongyang's "Nandu Fu" recorded: "The original temple is erected next to it, and the sky is worshipped. There are three in the hall, one ancestor and two ancestors, showing the text and inheriting the martial arts, and the ten thousand rituals are endless. Liu Chu's "Hongqing Palace Three Temples Fu" also contains: "Hundreds of surrounds and places the trees, and the thousands of miles are used to frame the building." The long corridor is like a city, and the heavy door is like a hole. Luan Gong is like a star, and the dwarf is load-bearing. The secret and quiet of the yin room, although it will be cold in June. The sun is bright and beautiful, and it is only a night in the cover. In addition to the wide and the path is up, every 100 feet and one level. Li Qingmin's slickness was slippery, and he was unable to stand sideways. Gu Fengyu is in the dark, which is enough to avoid the dryness and dampness of the husband. Good is not what human beings do, but it is appropriate to gather ghosts and gods. ”

These people are all very appreciative of the solemnity and beauty of the Three Temples, but what about what is presented in front of Zhao Yu? In fact, the circumference of the Shangqiu Imperial City is only more than two miles and more than 300 parts, and the area is only about 280 acres in modern times. Even if it is not big as a palace, it is even smaller and pitiful as an imperial city, where does it come from any grandeur and majesty, it can also be seen that their article is exaggerated, fooling the emperor to be happy.

Zhao Yu has been the emperor for so many years, and he has long been surprised by this, and he is not in the mood to be angry with people who have long been in the past for this little thing. The imperial city in front of him is new, but there are traces of just completed buildings everywhere, trees, flowers and plants are newly transplanted, the path paved with stone slabs has no trace of wear, and the city is still filled with a rather strong smell of paint, he estimates that he will be stained with his hands.

"Your Majesty, although the original temple was set up in the place where our dynasty was founded, the scale was very small at that time, and it has been damaged and rebuilt many times since then. In the first year of Renzong's Tiansheng, Hongqing Palace was rebuilt and many ancillary buildings were built. However, in the first year of Kangding, the palace was destroyed in the war, but the hall was still set up to worship the gods. In the sixth year of the Qing calendar, Renzong ordered to rebuild the palace of the three saints of Nanjing Hongqing Palace, and in July of the following year, the palace of God was completed, and the edict enshrined the imperial appearance of Taizu, Taizong and Zhenzong, rewarded the meritorious heroes, and pardoned the sinners. Zhao Mengjin couldn't help frowning when he saw the little emperor, knowing that everything couldn't be hidden, so he stepped forward to explain.

Since then, Hongqing Palace has been repeatedly destroyed by disasters and wars, and successive dynasties have been repaired and expanded, and the imperial city has today's scale, according to its etiquette system, the annual pilgrimage. After the change of Jingkang, I still set up a hall to worship the gods in the south, until the fall of Lin'an, and the sacrifice was stopped on the sea. The Hongqing Palace was destroyed by the Mengyuan soldiers, and only the ruins remained when the ministers repeated the Tianfu. ”

"Hongqing Palace is my original temple, the minister did not dare to slack off, organized tens of thousands of soldiers and craftsmen, according to the previous way to rebuild, but there are many inappropriateness in the hurry, and it will be rebuilt one by one in the future!"

"You are also bothered to build such a look in less than a month." Zhao Yu sighed lightly and said, "But this is the place where my Zhao clan is based, and I am incompetent, so that the country will be ruined, the ancestral temple will be abandoned, and the ancestors and ancestors will not be allowed to sacrifice." Now we must not have the slightest negligence or slackness, and I will also let the inner government allocate money for restoration and the four o'clock memorials, and ask the ancestors and ancestors to bless me to restore the glory of the Great Song Dynasty and ensure that my descendants will be forever on the river. ”

"Obey the order!" Zhao Mengjin has already learned that it is rumored that he is the envoy of the Hongqing Palace, and these things have become his part, and this is also related to his own interests, of course, he happily obeyed the order.

"I will take the Huaibei military power to Liu Zhixue this time, I don't know what your opinion is?" Zhao Yu waved his hand and retreated from the guards who followed the left and right, and said to Zhao Mengjin.

"The subordinates think that Liu Zhixue can take on this responsibility, and he will be able to stabilize the Huaibei war situation, and he has a prestige in various armies, and the generals will be respectful and can listen to his dispatch!" Zhao Mengjin said.

"Well, I intend to end the Northern Expedition and negotiate peace with the Mongol Yuan, so that the post of the head of your march will be relieved. My placement of you is, first, to set up envoys for the two Huai and continue to command the troops; second, he returned to Beijing to serve as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, serving as a staff officer and assisting us in controlling the armies; The third is to raise Hongqing Palace as a clan relative, and enter the lord as the king, but according to the regulations, the military power will be relieved. Although Zhao Yu discussed this matter with Wang Yinglin, he also knew that Zhao Mengjin had commanded the army for many years and had great prestige in the army, and he established a new army with himself, stabilized Qiongzhou, and made great contributions to the east and west.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates are nearly sixty years old, and their physical strength is not as good as before, and their spirit is not good. And after more than 30 years in the army, he inevitably has old problems, and he is already unable to fight everywhere. Since His Majesty's subordinates are still useful, I am willing to raise the Hongqing Palace, guard the spirits of all the ancestors, bless Your Majesty to recover the old land, and I will be forever on the river. Credit, but dare not be king! Zhao Mengjin listened to Shi Li and said.

"You are a monarch and a minister in merit, and you are a relative of the same clan in private. He also fought with me in the south and the north, killed countless enemies, and captured dozens of state capitals for our dynasty, which was indispensable. And our monarchs and ministers get along very well, like my humerus, and when I am famous, I can retreat bravely, which makes me feel deeply sorry, and I can't bear you in my affection and reason. Zhao Yu picked up Zhao Mengjin and held his hands with feelings.

"His subordinates were originally defeated generals, and they had to live incognito, and then they were seriously ill and their lives hung by a thread, and they had to meet Your Majesty to survive, and they were reused by Your Majesty's grace, and they were cited as henchmen to lead heavy troops to fight for the country. Although I am a descendant of the royal family, I am a distant branch of the sect, and His Majesty does not abandon it as a clan, which has made my subordinates ashamed. Such a generous kindness can not be repaid in case of emergency, now it is useless, Your Majesty still treats his subordinates well, if he can still share his worries for His Majesty, bear one or two, his subordinates feel deeply Graceful, and will live up to the trust. Zhao Mengjin was also touched by His Majesty, choking and crying.

Zhao Mengjin is not ignorant of current affairs, and he also understands his current embarrassing position. He is a distant clan, if he is just an ordinary Beijing official, or a local official. However, according to the rules of the Great Song Dynasty, the clan relatives were not allowed to lead troops and serve as the rulers, in order to prevent the clan from usurping power and seizing the throne. And he not only received the rank of privy deputy envoy, but also has been leading hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops to guard one side, although this is determined by a special period, but it is also inconsistent with the rules.

In fact, as early as the time of Qiongzhou, some people suggested taking away Zhao Mengjin's military power, but the situation was difficult at that time, and there was a precedent for the clan to lead the troops to fight, and the little emperor maintained it, which did not cause any turmoil. With the entry into Jiangnan, the military strength continued to grow, and criticism rose again, but the little emperor still tried to protect it on the grounds that the war was still frequent, and entrusted him with a heavy task to suppress this voice, but it also made Zhao Mengjin grateful and vigilant.

In this Northern Expedition, successive battles were won and some areas of Lianghuai and Huaibei were recovered, and Zhao Mengjin, as the commander of one side, was gaining prestige. As far as he knew, the voice of the DPRK and China seizing his military power had risen again, and many important ministers had written to suggest that His Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to become big and give birth to a heart of disobedience. So he knew that His Majesty was under great pressure even though he had rejected all of them.

And Zhao Mengjin also knew that although he had always won the trust of His Majesty and had never questioned his loyalty, he also knew that the three of them became tigers, and His Majesty would inevitably not be suspicious if there were more such remarks. Therefore, he also gave birth to the heart of retreating bravely from the rapids, knowing that at this time, His Majesty will be grateful for his knowledge of the times and treat him well; And if you still hold on to the military power and don't let go, not only will your majesty believe the rumors to be true, but when the successive dynasties were successful, there were too many precedents for rabbits and dogs to cook and kill heroes, and it would be difficult to retreat peacefully at that time, and it was likely to end up ruined.

"Alas, I also have a lot of last resort, and I am at a loss to you!" Zhao Hao sighed when he heard this, and said helplessly.

"The subordinates have gained a lot, and they are grateful to His Majesty Longen in their hearts, and they have no complaints." Zhao Mengjin saluted again.

"Okay, I'm sure I'll keep you safe for generations to come!" Zhao Hao said in a deep voice. In fact, he also knows that he has a very guilty sense of killing a donkey by doing this, but he also knows that people's hearts are fickle, their status has changed, and their environment has changed, so they will inevitably ask for more. This kind of practice can be regarded as prepared, and it is best to let him delegate power peacefully, and it also makes him feel less guilty.

"Subordinate Xie Your Majesty Long En!" Zhao Mengjin knew that with His Majesty's promise, as long as he and his descendants did not do heinous things, at least three generations would have no worries about their lives.

"I have one more thing to ask you for!" Seeing this, Zhao Hao helped him down.

"Your Majesty, please speak, and the ministers will do their best!" Zhao Mengjin said.

"Jiang Cheng was seriously injured in front of the battle and couldn't be a director. And Xiangyang is gone, Jiangnan and Lianghuai are unstable, and I want to go to the front line of Xiangyang to preside over the battle to capture Xiangyang. In this way, the Huaibei war should be entrusted to you to preside, and for the time being, he should concurrently serve as the head of the march to control the armies of the two Huai and Huaibei. Zhao Yu said softly.

"Minister...... The ministers will live up to His Majesty's trust and wait for His Majesty to triumph! Zhao Mengjin hesitated for a moment and said. He didn't expect that the little emperor would still entrust him with great trust after making arrangements for his future, and this trust showed his trust in him, and it also moved him even more......

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