[Red House] Lixian

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

"The imperial concubine is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all ministers and edicts came to the palace to congratulate them.

The red dragon and the golden phoenix hang high above the Daming Palace.The river is clear and the sea is clear, and the luck of Kyushu is pouring in continuously.

This time the banquet was held by the Taiye Pool, and the towers hanging above the pool could be seen from a distance.

Shuiyue Tower, also known as Meilou.Completed last year, the seven-story tower hangs over the water.This technique is simple to say, first insert six pillars in the pool, then hang the first floor of the pagoda on the lake with iron cables, and lay a wooden water platform to fix the pile foundation, so as to carry out the construction.Above this hangs the second tier.Layers are superimposed on the first pagoda, and the last seven layers are accumulated, and then the seven layers are fixed together.Finally, the pile foundation and wooden boards were removed, and the Meilou was hung one foot high.

Each layer is individually chained and secured to each other.Walking on the ground in Meilou.But if you run, you can still feel the shaking of Meilou.

After the Mei Tower was completed, Situ Yun invited the concubines to hold a banquet.But everyone is afraid of the danger of the plum tower hanging in the air, so they dare not stay here for too long.She was the only person like Wei Qian who moved to live in Meilou.

Dongfangwen told Situ Yun in private: "The Meilou stands on the water without touching it. It is surrounded by water and does not look at the water. It is suspended in the air and faces the sun and the moon. The pillars on Saturday correspond to the six poles. It is obviously an excellent place for cultivating Taoism. "

Wei Qian had intended to abandon this physical body early on, and had the right to repay Situ Yun's karma.But practicing in the palace has become a habit.Still exhaling and practicing Qi habitually, although the effect is not as good as before, it is worse than nothing.Under the increase of such a spectacle, he can barely maintain the realm of human immortality.

After Situ Yun knew about it, he understood that Wei Qian's desire to become a fairy was not over.The two barely recovered the state of respecting each other as guests, and there was no further development.

"There were two big happy events in the past year. One is that I have pacified Qianxiang's ringworm disease, and I will eliminate the threat from the north. The second is that Concubine Mei's suspended building is completed. This is a grand sight from ancient to modern times."

Wen Wu of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated Situ Yun and Wei Qian after hearing the words.

Situ Yun brought great momentum to break the small country of Qianxiang, with outstanding martial arts.As for Meilou, it didn't really cost much.

The technology of hoisting has existed since ancient times, but it is just a question of whether to pay attention to it or not.Wei Qian summoned the minister of the Ministry of Industry to draw the design drawings himself. From the selection of materials, the total cost of Meilou was less than [-] taels, and the general tower was built.For the decoration and repair in the back, only Wei Qian's daily utensils were moved in, and the things Situ Yun got from the treasury of Qianxiang Kingdom were spread here.

Everything was paid from Wei Qian and Situ Yun's private treasury.Courtiers can't gossip unless the Ministry of Users finds money from the treasury.

"Besides, now that the national treasury is full, even if you let the two big bosses spend a little, it's actually nothing." Now that the world is in peace, everyone is happy and at ease. As long as Situ Yun is not idle and has nothing to do to expand the Daming Palace, everyone can bear some extravagant behavior .

The eldest princess and Changping Weihou sat next to them.The two contributed a lot to breaking Qianxiang Kingdom.The eldest princess followed her husband and led Wang Jia's division to behead the third son of the Lord Qianxiang.To make this military achievement as a woman is to really squeeze into the ranks of famous generals.Of course, there is a lot of exaggeration in it.But Wei Qian wanted to raise the status of women, and pushed behind her to help her build momentum.There are widespread rumors among the people that Shi Jing wrote a book about the life story of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and her reputation is only inferior to that of Wei Qian.

Raise the status of women with the fame of the eldest princess.Then Wei Qian ordered Concubine Wen to set up a women's school, so that women can really go out and go to school to be officials (female officials).Break the traditional tradition that women cannot read and write.From the beginning of the female official system, the threshold for aristocratic women was gradually lowered. Girls from good families could enter the palace as long as they passed the court's women's education examination.

Being a female official means having a stable income that can supplement the family.Since then, the girl is no longer a one-shot deal where she always eats at home and then marries an outsider.As long as the daughter can subsidize the family, who is willing to give the wealth chicken to other families?

Of course, as far as the whole era is concerned, female officials are only a very small number of people. Every three or four years, there are only a few dozen people each time, and the probability is even smaller than the imperial examination.There are very few women who can use this to change their destiny.

However, subtly, Wei Qian and others sowed the seeds to open up the initial situation for the great era in the future.

Concubine Ning and Princess Chang have a government and an army, which arouses the resentment of the court officials, but the favorite concubine and the imperial sister are closer than outsiders no matter what.

Situ Yun didn't speak, and the others had nothing to do.

"Brother Huang, all the ministers can hardly see the scenery of Meilou. Now that the new year is beginning, can you allow the ministers to come in and have a look?"

Situ Yun readily agreed to let the ministers enter the Meilou to watch.

There are six white jade pillars on the Taiye Pool, and there is a walkway under the white jade pillars to the Mei Tower.Six passages form a hexagon on the edge of Meilou.

Looking at the gate tower standing in the air, one foot above the water.There are withered lotus in the hexagonal pool under the Meilou.In summer, the pond at the bottom of Meilou is full of flowers, and the koi fish are swimming, which is also a beautiful sight.

The Meilou is suspended by one hundred and eight iron cables, and there are six doors on the first floor.The palace people in the Mei Tower lowered the gate, and there were steps for the officials to enter the building.

Walk into Meilou.The top three floors are the imperial concubine's bedroom, and the third and fourth floors belong to the inner room. After seeing the first and second floors, all the officials retreated one by one.

The plum building bears a lot of weight, but after everyone entered, it was wobbly, and many people felt uneasy and dared not stay here any longer.

"What's the use of working so hard to build such a suspended building?"

"Wouldn't you be afraid of something going wrong if you live here?"

Hearing what these people said, Wei Qian smiled without saying a word.The hanging buildings have more religious significance than practical use.Wei Qian lived here, and it has been said among the folks that she descended to earth as a fairy from the sky.

And Situ Yun was said to be the lower realm of the Chilong God, and the two continued their relationship in the mortal world, so there was a vision when Princess Jinling was born.

Of course, this is Wei Qian and Situ Yun's way to consolidate their rule.If the two are regarded as gods descended from the sky, then what they do is God's will.Of course, the ministers did not understand this intention of adding mythological color.

"The emperor has the way of the king, and the minister has the way of the minister. Do you expect these people to understand? Let's forget it." In the New World, Wei Qian was revered by the people as the son of the gods, and he wanted to restrain the hearts of the people.

Moreover, Meilou has secret passages.It looks ordinary, but its defense is actually extremely high.You only need to lift the six doors, and outsiders can't enter from the right way, they can only break the pillars and destroy the building.

But when this kind of spectacle is not inevitable, who will take the initiative to destroy it?In Wei Qian's prediction, even if someone breaks Daming Palace in the future, thinking about the spectacle, they will only camp around and trap the people inside to death.

And there is a secret passage hidden in the lotus pond at the bottom of Meilou.When outsiders break the pillars, they can enter the water from the dark room under the first floor of Meilou, and escape to the outside of the palace by means of a secret passage at the bottom of Taiye Pool.This can be regarded as a way of life that Wei Qian prepared for future generations.It is also the way for Princess Dongyang to leave the palace in the future.

All the ministers returned to the banquet from Meilou, and began to send congratulatory gifts to Wei Qian and the two.

Jia Lian sent a "Five Grain Harvest Map", which is a map of China made of five grain straws.

"This is done by my wife and my cousin Lin. I wish your majesty and empress a long life, and I will have good weather and good crops."

Wei Qian had a smile on her face, now there are seven films, and the eighth and ninth films are currently being discussed.The administration of nine ministries was the model Wei Qian prepared in Southern Qin Dynasty.

According to the archaeology of later generations, this policy appeared at the same time in the Southern Qin Dynasty and the Situ Dynasty, which made people wonder whether Mei Fei's death was a fake death.

The Ministry of Agriculture is related to people's livelihood, and its status has gradually surpassed other departments.If you split the other parts, the status will be even higher.

Then came a congratulatory gift from Jia Yucun.He carried out a large wooden box, which was filled with soil and covered with gauze in the middle.

Situ Yun's expression changed, and he smiled at Wei Qian: "Seeing this, I think of the scene where you once presented a gift to the emperor."

"When the Japanese Palace was not there, I only vaguely heard about it." Wei Qian smiled and looked at the fifth prince sitting below.

The Fifth Prince's face was gloomy. It was Wei Qian who set up a trick back then that made him step away from the dragon chair step by step.

Jia Yucun personally stepped forward and untied the gauze, revealing a branch of five-colored plum blossoms inside.The buds are tightly closed and do not spit out fragrance.

"Oh?" Wei Qian moved her body, and she saw the spirit of the plum blossom fairy hidden in the flower: "Master Jia, what is this flower?"

"This is left over from the Daming Palace thousands of years ago." Jia Yucun said loudly: "Empress Zetian ordered all flowers to bloom in the palace back then. This plum is one of them."

After Jia Yucun said this, Wei Qian communicated with Meihua Fairy and gradually understood the number of days.

This flower is the body of the Plum Blossom Fairy, who was so ashamed after it bloomed because of Wu Zhao's imperial decree.So the buds closed and have never bloomed so far.

Jia Yucun said: "This flower is too shameful, and it has been kept for a long time. The flower branches are not withered, and they are decorating the plum building with the empress." Inside the box is the old root, and there is only this five-color plum on the old root.

"It's been a long time since the past. And the plum blossoms are well known. Why do you need to hide it for so many years?" Wei Qian said with a smile: "Come here, take a pen and ink, and let all the ministers sing a poem and a song to praise Mrs. Mei. It's also good for Mei Jun to bloom as soon as possible."

When the ministers heard the words, they took up their pens and wrote a poem one by one.

The verses gathered the literary talents of all the ministers, and Wei Qian asked Situ Yun to write the inscription, and finally took the "Yumei Concubine Seal" to cover it lightly.

Immediately, the five-colored flower buds vibrated, and wisps of dragon and phoenix aura gathered from Daming Palace.

The plum blossom fairy was blessed by the spirit of the dragon and the phoenix, and immediately resolved the karma of the past, and a ray of five-color light escaped from the buds and slowly bloomed.This flower has not bloomed for many years, and now when it blooms, the rich fragrance of flowers permeates the whole palace.

Wei Qian was refreshed, seeing the girl in the flower got the imperial edict and went a step further.Wei Qian was overjoyed, and hurriedly built up momentum for her good friend: "Come here, pass on the ordinance of the palace, and build a plum temple in the palace tomorrow, offer these flowers, and set up a shrine for Mrs. Mei."

Jinkou Yuyan, more dragon energy surged.The name of Mei Jun came to fruition just as Fairy Baihua left her job, so Fairy Meihua took advantage of this luck to defeat another competitor and become the Lord of Hundred Flowers.

Afterwards, a minister of the Ministry of Industry sent a volume of Tiangong Atlas.

"I follow my mother's orders to collect the words of many skilled craftsmen in the land of China, and compile a dictionary to bless my dynasty forever."

There are several cannon manufacturing methods dictated by Gu Zhenzhen in this Tiangong Atlas.There are also chapters on architecture, water power, agriculture, people's livelihood, firearms, and siege.It can be called the crystallization of Chinese craftsmanship and the summary of millennium wisdom.There are strands of merit and luck gathered above, which can help the great prosperity of Shenzhou.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry sent this item just to improve the status of the Ministry of Industry.

The Minister of Rites changed his expression, and was about to speak to stop him, but was stopped by the people beside him.Zhu Zhiming was unhappy with Wei Qian in the early years, but he never had any conflicts with Wei Qian for half his life, and An Ansheng helped Wei Qian stabilize the court situation.Last year, he was given the posthumous title of "Wen Zhe" by Wei Qian Jianyan.The current official of the Ministry of Rites is named Mei, the leader of the Qingliu people, and the youngest son of a former scholar of Mei.

Just like his father, he couldn't understand Wei Qian's behavior and regarded Wei Qian as Lu Wu's disaster.Now that the Ministry of Industry has presented such wonderful skills, it is about to come forward to persuade them.

"You can't persuade me on today's big day, and I'll make a fuss about it when I go to court in the future."