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To build a palace, it is not just a matter of making the palace tall and grand. It has too much to pay attention to, as large as the shape of each palace, the location of its distribution, the size of its length and width; From the roof carving, the color of the glazed tiles, and the number of floor tiles, all of them are strictly particular.

In particular, the three major halls of the previous dynasty are particularly important, such as the Jinluan Hall must be located in the center of the diagonal of the Forbidden City, and the architectural shape is required to be magnificent and magnificent, and the courtyard is bright and open, symbolizing the supremacy of state power.

Huang Zhenlin based on the "Zhou Li. Recorded in ancient books such as "Examination of Work", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", etc., they were carefully studied, and together with the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, they rushed to design day and night.

In addition to the design of the palace city, Huang Zhenlin also said to Qin Mu from a military point of view: "The Taiping Gate is the main Zhongshan and controls the northern suburbs, which has always been a place for soldiers to fight for since the Six Dynasties. Zhongshan is a dragon, the east side of the Taiping Gate is on the dragon's neck, can not dig the moat, is the weakest place in the defense of the whole capital, the minister suggested to build two fortresses outside the Taiping Gate, hold the Taiping Gate, in order to enhance the defense capability of the Taiping Gate. ”

Liu Meng chose to attack the Taiping Gate before, precisely because the Taiping Gate had no moat and the defense was the weakest, so Huang Zhenlin proposed to build a fortress outside the Taiping Gate, which was immediately agreed by the ministers.

Before the construction of the palace city began, the fortress outside the Taiping Gate was built first.

In the previous battles, more than 100,000 enemy troops were captured before and after, and this time it can come in handy.

Qin Mu ordered all the captives to be taken to Jinling for the Ministry of Labor, so that it could save the people from labor, and it could also save a lot of expenses for the Ministry of Households.

These things were taken care of by his own ministers, and Qin Mu soon left Jinling and went straight to Jiangyin.

If Jinling is the head of Jiangnan, then Jiangyin is the backbone.

In this battle, the place where the most enemies were destroyed was not Anqing. It's not Ma'anshan, it's not Jinling, it's Jiangyin.

In the 60-day battle to defend Jiangyin, more than 100,000 people were killed, almost every family had died in the war, and many families even died altogether.

For the sake of those heroic souls who sacrificed heroically to defend the dignity of the nation, and for the soul of the unyielding nation, Qin Mu must go to Jiangyin to preside over the ceremony.

"The mountain of corpses is full of white bones, and the lonely city of ten thousand deaths has not surrendered. Send passers-by to cover their noses. The living are not as fragrant as the dead. Looking at the big river rolling eastward, Qin Mu felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

In the original history, Jiangyin held out for 81 days, and finally fell, all the people of Jiangyin either committed suicide or were killed, and only a few people were left to hide in the dry well to escape the catastrophe.

However, because the Manchus eventually ruled China, Jiangyin's indomitable spirit was not promoted, and everyone died in vain.

For the sake of this great ceremony. Qin Mu brought the secretary of the Ministry of Rites to block Yinxi, and the waiter Qin Qiubai brought it, and more than a dozen officials such as Yang Shen were to accompany him, and Qin Mingzuo led 3,000 men and horses to escort him along the coast.

Qin Qiubai was originally a Jinshi. Langzhong, who served as the head of the Hongguang Dynasty, was very familiar with all kinds of great gifts, and after listening to Qin Mu's exclamation, he asked cautiously: "King Qin." This ceremony, what kind of specifications to follow, please also ask King Qin to indicate. Wait for the preparation in advance. ”

Qin Mu thought for a while and said, "If there is no suitable specification, you can draw up a national sacrifice with a high standard." In the future, every monarch of Great Qin, in the first year of his ascension to the throne, must personally go to Jiangyin and Yangzhou to hold a big ceremony, otherwise he will not be qualified to inherit the throne of my Great Qin. This can be regarded as the king's first ancestral teaching;

In addition, for the annual sacrificial activities, the Ministry of Rites must personally preside over it; Every session of the civil and martial arts, all the civil and military scholars on the list, what wild goose pagoda inscriptions and the like are exempted, they must all go to Jiangyin and Yangzhou to worship and take an oath before they are eligible to release officials. In order to show that we will not forget the national shame, do not forget the suffering of the nation, and carry forward the unyielding spirit of our Chinese loyalty. ”

"King Qin, this" Qin Qiubai didn't expect Qin Mu to set the specifications of the sacrifice so high, and he was a little dumbfounded.

"Do you still have questions?"

"I don't dare."

Yang Shen glanced at Qin Mu quietly, and the majesty that Qin Mu inadvertently emanated from his demeanor became stronger and stronger;

The black-on-bottom royal robe embroidered with a golden dragon is solemn and deep, atmospheric and serious, further magnifying the majesty on his body;

So much so that Qin Qiubai, who was a servant of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but be sincerely frightened under his faint rhetorical question.

"Jiangyin is not only the city that resisted the most fierce Manchu rule, but also the first city in the south of the Yangtze River to raise the banner of my Great Qin, the meaning is different, the King of Qin set such a sacrificial specification for its own reason, and the minister agreed." Yang Shen's words were a bit of a diligent.

In Yang Shen's view, the world is undecided now, and the so-called "orthodoxy" of Longwu in Fujian will soon be faced, and the significance of this sacrifice is not only to comfort the dead, but also to win the hearts of the people in the world.

Therefore, Qin Mu not only had to go to Jiangyin to worship, but also to Yangzhou to sacrifice, and it was not an exaggeration to set the specifications higher, which was conducive to quickly gathering the hearts of the people in Jiangnan and even the whole world.

The big ship went down the river, riding the wind and waves at a fast speed, and there were more than 20 ships accompanying it, and the flags on the ships were flying, and the soldiers stood with their guns to guard the surroundings.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites, such as Shangshu Du Yinxi and Qin Qiubai, retreated to the lower levels to discuss the sacrificial rites.

There were more than a dozen people left, such as Yang Shen and Gu Junen, each sitting in a row according to a few cases, and there were a few snacks and a pot of tea on the cases.

Qin Mu, who was sitting at the top, said in a harmonious voice: "Don't just watch, eat all the dim sum, the world is in turmoil, the people are hungry and cold, we can't waste it, these dim sum is our lunch." ”

In terms of life, Qin Mu has always been relatively frugal, and his ministers of civil and military affairs naturally follow suit, and there are few extravagant situations, and replacing lunch with dim sum is nothing new for Yang Shen and others.

After everyone ate some snacks and poured tea, Gu Junen said first: "King Qin, Zheng Zhilong is still stranded on Chongming Island, and in the eyes of the minister, he is already in a dilemma. Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and we have the letter he wrote to Hong Chengchou as proof, and this time he brazenly launched an attack on our naval division, which is the best proof of this. The king of Qin went to Jiangyin this time, and it was very likely that he would be scared away, so the minister thought that he should send someone to Chongming Island first, and it would be best if he could recruit Zheng Zhilong, if he refused, the king of Qin might as well take the opportunity to announce his crime of surrendering to the Qing, and then raise a division to fight. ”

Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong. Gu Junen said that he was crusading against Zheng Zhilong, but in fact, it meant the same thing as when Zhu Di, the king of Yan, played the slogan of "Qingjun side".

"Well, it is indeed necessary to send someone to Chongming Island first, whether Zheng Zhilong wants to surrender or not, he can't stay on Chongming Island anymore, otherwise it will be difficult for our army's naval division to leave Jingjiang and fully support Luzhou and Huai'an, which will be extremely unfavorable to the next war. Who do you think it is appropriate to send to Chongming Island? ”

Song Xiance hesitated for a moment, then came out and replied, "King Qin, the minister is willing to go." ”

Qin Mu bowed his head and said, "Okay, since Song Qing took the initiative to ask Ying, then it's up to you to go." This is quite dangerous, Song Qing himself should be careful. ”

"King Qin's love and affection, the minister is grateful, King Qin is relieved, the minister will do his best."

After deciding on the candidate for the envoy, Yu Dayou said: "Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Qing Dynasty is mainly to protect the Zheng family's maritime interests, so it can be seen that even if Zheng Zhilong agrees to surrender, he will definitely protect the great profit, and it is almost impossible for the King of Qin to truly master the Zheng family's fleet;

Therefore, the minister thought that no matter whether Zheng Zhilong agreed to surrender or not, he should send troops to Guangdong as soon as possible, forming a three-sided encirclement of Fujian, so that Fujian would become a turtle in the urn, and then send troops to attack Zheng Zhilong, which would not leave any trouble. ”

Yu Dayou said that the future troubles are not Zheng Zhilong, but Longwu, first cut off Fujian from other provinces by land, and then send troops to crusade against Zheng Zhilong, sweeping away the soil on which Longwu depends.

Of course, Long Wu can also follow Zheng Zhilong to the sea.

But in this way, Longwu's influence will be minimized.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong is a "traitor" who descended to the Qing Dynasty, and Longwu following him is tantamount to smearing his face, and it is even more difficult to get the approval of the people.

Qin Mu picked up the teacup and took a sip tiredly, the next important thing is indeed to let Longwu go to the emperor's name, otherwise with him, those who are loyal to the former Ming will go forward and continue to be enemies of the Qin State. It would be difficult for Qin to concentrate on dealing with the Tartars in the north.

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PS: It's been too lonely these two days, I have to come out and roar, ask for a monthly pass, and ask for a lot of support from all brothers.

(To be continued......)