Chapter 1016: A Visit to the Imperial Palace
Before the palace was completely renovated, Hua'an had come to inspect many times, and had already seen the general effect of the palace, but every time he inspected before, he could always see a lot of messy building materials and busy craftsmen, and the storage of these dazzling craftsmen and building materials more or less affected the majesty and grandeur of the palace, and this time it was different, all the craftsmen had left, and the construction waste was naturally not, so the palace showed the luxury and style it deserved.
"Good, very good, it looks much more magnificent than the model." Hua An praised as he marched.
"Your Majesty, this is the main hall, the place where the emperor will go to court in the future, do you want to go in and have a look." An officer, asked softly.
Hearing this, Hua An nodded and said, "Okay, go in and have a look." After speaking, he walked in the direction of the main hall.
The main hall is a very large building, when Hu Lu captured Luoyang City, it was damaged very strictly, the building was basically abandoned, and the base and steps were also damaged very strictly, however, the mold is still there, and in order to repair the main hall, the treasury of Luoyang City really took out a lot of silver, and nearly one-third of the craftsmen who are responsible for repairing the palace have been busy near the main hall, especially the importance of the main hall.
The main hall is surrounded by a tall platform, and the lower side is surrounded by steps, and at the bottom of the steps is a larger open space, and Hua An and the others are standing in this open space.
Before walking to the first step, before Hua An stepped forward, he looked up at the main hall in front of him, his eyes were full of heat, this is the place where the court of the Great Jin Dynasty will deal with political affairs in the future, and it is also the center of power of the entire Great Jin, and in this hall, in the future, it will be full of the most powerful people in the entire Great Jin. It's fascinating to think about.
There are many steps leading to the main hall, there are dozens of steps, Hua An and his henchmen, step by step, walked to the main hall, and arrived at the platform at the entrance of the main hall. Hua'an stopped, and along the main hall around the circle, because this platform is very high, for this reason, standing here can clearly see the view of Luoyang City in the distance, of course, because the palace wall of the palace still blocks part of the view, for this reason, close to the palace near the palace outside the view is not visible. However, standing here, you can see almost everything inside the palace, and it is a very good observation deck.
The height of this platform is higher than the platform of the main hall of the North Palace of Hua'an, after all, this is the main hall of the palace, and it should be even taller and more magnificent. At the beginning, when Hua'an built the North Palace. Naturally, it was also considered that it could not be trespassed, so the height of the platform in the main hall of the North Palace was deliberately lowered.
Standing on the west side of the platform, Hua'an can see very clearly the main hall of the North Palace and the platforms around the main hall, after all, the two main halls are at a high place. The palace walls can't be blocked.
After admiring the surroundings of the main hall for a moment, Hua An took his henchmen and strode into the interior of the main hall and came to the place where the emperor went to court.
The interior of the main hall is very luxurious, and it is the entire imperial palace. The palace that spends the most decoration costs, after all, this is the core of the entire palace, and foreign envoys will meet the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty here, for this reason, it is necessary to build a little more luxurious, so as to show the rich products of the Great Jin Dynasty and reflect the strength of the Great Jin Dynasty, so that the envoys of the Fan State have a sense of awe for the Great Jin Dynasty, so that the Fan State naturally does not dare to be the enemy of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the prestige of the Great Jin Dynasty can deter the whole world.
Hua An and his henchmen walked into the main hall, and carefully admired it, for the gorgeous Cheng dΓΉ of the main hall of the palace, everyone was full of praise, and praised the craftsmen's ingenuity.
Just when the henchmen were focusing on admiring the luxurious decoration of the main hall of the palace, Hua An locked his eyes firmly on the dragon chair in front of him.
This dragon chair is the craftsmen spent a lot of energy to build a new one, naturally the future Jin Emperor made the dragon chair, in order to create this dragon chair, but spent a lot of silver taels in Hua'an, however, the dragon chair is a symbol of the imperial court, for this reason, this money can not be saved, the money should be spent still to be spent.
"Your Majesty, this place is so magnificent, no wonder so much money has been spent." A general, said loudly.
"Your Majesty, in the future, shall we discuss political affairs here?" A civil official looked at Hua'an and asked loudly.
Obviously, he had already found that Hua An had been staring at the dragon chair, and for this reason, he understood Hua An's thoughts, so he asked so boldly.
When Hua An heard this, his heart moved slightly, obviously, he very much hoped that he could become the master here, but the time was not ripe at this time, for this reason, Hua An could not express a strong desire to be the emperor.
"The imperial court has moved the capital, or it won't be long before the emperor arrives in Luoyang City, in the future, this is the place where the emperor and the ministers discuss political affairs, if the king has important matters, he wants to discuss with you, it is still in the North Palace, you are not allowed to talk nonsense!" Hua An reprimanded the subordinate slightly, but his tone was not harsh, as if he was just saying it casually.
And Hua'an so lightly reprimanded his subordinates, it is obviously a little unreasonable, after all, what his subordinates said is suspected of great rebellion, if Hua'an is really loyal to the court, and swears to refuse to betray the current emperor, obviously will severely reprimand this subordinate, and warn everyone, not to allow this to have such remarks, and even, in front of all his subordinates, reiterate his loyalty to the current emperor, but Hua'an did not do this, what does this mean, this is enough to show that Hua'an at this time, Loyalty to the emperor is already very weak, that is, as long as the time is ripe, Hua'an can replace the current emperor at any time and sit on the dragon chair himself.
Hua'an's understatement made all his henchmen understand his thoughts, and immediately thought of the imperial court's move to the capital, after all, as long as the imperial court moved the capital to Luoyang City, it would be directly under Hua'an's control, and in this way, although Hua'an is not the real emperor, but the posture of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes has begun to emerge, these henchmen have been following Hua'an for a long time, they have no feelings for the imperial court and the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, in their hearts, the only thing worthy of allegiance, There is only Hua'an, so even if Hua'an is rebellious to the emperor. They will not object, and, in their hearts, they are still very eager for Hua'an to be able to usurp the throne and stand on his own, after all, as long as Hua'an sits on the dragon chair. Then, their status will naturally rise, so that they have a higher status and greater interests, just imagine, a great opportunity is just around the corner, and who doesn't want to be a marquis and worship the prime minister?
Of course, the henchmen can still see that Hua'an has no plans to usurp the throne for the time being, for this reason. Naturally, they would not be in a hurry to show their loyalty, and when they saw that the official was reprimanded softly by Hua An, they kept silent, and no longer dared to test Hua An with words.
"Your Majesty, according to the news from Jiangnan, the emperor's Luan driver has left Jiankang City and gone north half a month ago, and I believe that he will arrive in Luoyang City soon. We need to be ready to welcome it! Wang San looked at Hua An and said softly.
"Yes! The king. Although Jiankang City is thousands of miles away from Luoyang City, it is only a month or two trips, and we still have to do our best to do a good job of welcoming it! Another official said.
Hearing this, Hua An thought for a moment and wondered: "Time flies so fast!" It's been more than half a month, and presumably the emperor's Luan drive should be halfway there. However, why didn't General Wang send any news? Before leaving, the king repeatedly warned General Wang that as long as he greeted the emperor's Luan, he must report the news as soon as possible. Moreover, after accompanying the driver, we have to report the location where the emperor Luan drove every day, so that we can be ready to drive! But after such a long time, General Wang should have already joined the emperor's Luanjia, why is there no news yet. β
When the henchmen heard this, they were also surprised, they only knew that Wang Meng led an army of 50,000 and went to meet him, but no one knew that Wang Meng had not sent back the news of welcoming the emperor Luanjia, which made everyone feel surprised, after all, according to the news sent back by Jiangnan Xizuo, the emperor's Luan drove had left Jiankang City more than half a month ago, and headed in the direction of Luoyang City, why, for so long, Wang Meng has not sent back the news of welcoming the emperor Luanjia, is there anything wrong with this.
At this point, everyone's hearts were worried, after all, this is a big event, a big event that cannot be underestimated.
"Your Majesty, could it be that the emperor's Luan drove an accident?" A henchman guessed loudly.
The other frowned and said: "Even if the emperor's Luan has an accident, General Wang will tell the king about this matter as soon as possible, why didn't General Wang report any news?" Could it be that General Wang also suffered an accident? After speaking, he looked at Hua An in surprise.
"How is it possible, General Wang has an elite army of 50,000 under his command, and his strength cannot be underestimated, ordinary thieves and bandits can't do anything at all, even if they are attacked by a large number of enemy troops, it is impossible that there are no soldiers who come back to deliver the letter!" One of the generals retorted loudly.
Obviously, this general is a general with actual combat experience, he knows that Wang Meng and the 50,000 elite army under his command cannot be completely besieged by a large number of enemy troops, the number of 50,000 horses is so huge, there will always be someone to break through the siege, and report the situation to Luoyang City at the first time, but now, Wang Meng did not send the slightest news, which seems to indicate that Wang Meng did not meet the emperor's Luan drive at all, and the emperor's Luan car has been set off for so long, and has not been caught up by Wang Meng, what is the problem, everyone is not clear.
"Has the Jingzhou Army been abnormal recently?" Hua An looked at Wang San beside him and asked softly.
When Wang San heard this, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and then said: "Back to the king, since our army has gathered heavy troops around Luoyang City, the Jingzhou army has been very honest, and now, most of them are stationed near Xiangyang City, and there is no abnormal situation. After speaking, he looked at Hua'an.
When Hua An heard this, he suddenly had a score in his heart, he nodded slightly, and said softly: "In this way, the main force of the Jingzhou army is still near Xiangyang City, in this way, the 50,000 elite soldiers and horses under Wang Meng's command will not have any opponents, that is to say, our army's 50,000 elite soldiers and horses have no problems, but Wang Meng did not send the slightest news, which is enough to prove that the emperor's Luan is driving too slowly, and he has not yet joined Wang Meng." After speaking, he looked at his henchmen.
"It's been more than half a month, and the emperor's Luan is driving too slowly!"
"Yes! Even if you travel thirty miles a day, you should have arrived in Ruyin City a long time ago. β
"Could it be that the emperor's Luan drove another way to the north without passing through Ruyin City!"
"No, the route of Emperor Luan's drive has already been determined, how can it be changed at will, it must be carrying too many salutes, delaying the speed of travel."
Confidants, you and I argued word by word, and everyone had different opinions, and everyone thought that their own views were correct.
"Report, Your Majesty, Ruyin City has just sent back the news that the emperor's Luan driver has crossed the Huaishui, and at this moment, he should be about to arrive in Ruyin City." At the moment when Hua'an's henchmen were arguing, the news finally came back from the direction of Ruyin City.
When everyone heard this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the emperor's Luan drove finally converged with the soldiers and horses under Wang Meng's command.
However, at this time, everyone's hearts were still very puzzled, after all, it was only a few hundred miles from Jiankang City to Ruyin City, why did it take more than half a month? What is the reason why the procession is moving so slowly?
"The emperor's Luan, why has it been more than half a month, and he has just crossed the Huaishui, what is the reason why he is moving so slowly?" Hua An hurriedly asked.
When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately told the ins and outs of the matter seriously.
Hua An and his henchmen heard this, and suddenly realized, it turned out that the emperor Sima Dan was very unfortunate when he crossed the river and was infected with the wind and cold, and there was also the phenomenon of seasickness, if he didn't care about a quick march to the north, the emperor's weak body, it is very likely that he could not stand such a strong bump, which caused the aggravation of the disease, for this reason, only to take the foot, stop and go along the way, where the conditions are better in the city, will stay and rest for a day, so, the speed is naturally much slower, So it's no wonder that Wang Meng has never sent any news.
"Your Majesty, according to the current situation, the emperor's Luan is only afraid that he will not be able to reach Luoyang City in two months!" An official said.
"Yes! It seems that there is no need for us to be in a hurry to prepare for the ride, and it is not too late to prepare after two months. Another henchman said.
Obviously, after knowing that the emperor's dragon health was not good, the henchmen clearly realized that the emperor's luan drive would not arrive in Luoyang City in a short time, that is, there was no need for them to rush to prepare for the car. (To be continued......)