Chapter 237 The King of a Lost Nation 37

The sun broke through the clouds above the palace.

With the palace as the center, the sunlight spread in all directions, and the dark clouds retreated quickly like the tide.

When Nan Liujing walked out of the palace, under the guard of thousands of troops and the gaze of countless subjects, he set foot on the road leading to the altar, the whole world finally entered the bright daylight from the damp darkness.

The sun fell on his shoulders, and the black crown and robes embroidered with mountains, rivers, sun and moon with gold thread on his body reflected a cold light.

He was so determined and calm, carrying the expectations of the whole world, from the most prosperous street in Kyoto to the most desolate street in Kyoto, and finally went to the altar for offering sacrifices to the heaven, crossed the ninety-nine steps, and climbed step by step to the top of the altar.

When he stood at the highest point, the rising sun hanging in the sky suddenly burst into a dazzling brilliance.

The brilliance was hot and surging, with an unstoppable momentum to purify all the darkness and turmoil in the world.

There seemed to be countless overlapping voices shouting "Long live" from below.

But Nan Liujing didn't hear it clearly.

Because at this moment, the system prompt sound that had not sounded for a long time rang in his ears again.

[Congratulations to Nan Liujing for completing the eighth main line: Save the country from collapse, save the country from danger, rule the world, and hold the country in your hands.]

[3000 points for completing the task.]

The system panel appeared in front of Nan Liujing, and his personal attributes were clearly visible.

[Name: Nan Liujing

Gender: Male

Age: 19 years old (20 years old in real life)

Identity: New Emperor of Daye

IQ: 130 (You are a genius in the true sense)

Martial arts qualifications: 85 (full score is 100, congratulations, your body is in peak condition)

Wise monarch value: 99 (Not giving full marks is to leave room for improvement, although this room for improvement is already infinite and close to nothing.)

Skills: You already have all the skills that an emperor should have, please keep up the good work.

Points: 8020】

【The system detects that Daye's current luck value is 60. The chaotic world is over, the prosperous world will continue, and history has opened a new chapter. 】

When the last data fell, the original cold mechanical system sound was replaced by a gentle and smiling female voice.

[Host hello, I am your wise ruler training system. ]

[Congratulations, you have unlocked and completed all the training tasks. Next, you only have the last main task left - become a wise ruler and create a prosperous world. The task completion reward is 5000 points. ]

The long wind blew from afar, blowing the hem of the clothes slightly, and Nan Liujing's eyes were full of smiles.

"Hello, system. Nice to meet you."

The words that were not spoken when they first met finally found an opportunity to be spoken at this moment.

The coronation ceremony lasted until the afternoon. From this moment on, Nan Liujing became the legitimate emperor of Daye.

When a new emperor ascends the throne, he will abolish the reign title of the previous emperor and take another reign title, commonly known as changing the reign title.

The reign title that Nan Liujing gave himself is: Zhaoming.

So he can also be called Emperor Zhaoming in the future.

And this year is the first year of Zhaoming.

Before ascending the throne, Nan Liujing had already raised the butcher knife and carried out a necessary purge of the court. Now that the butcher knife has been raised, it is time to promote benevolence and grace the world.

The first imperial edict issued by Nan Liujing after he came to power was to posthumously confer the title of Empress Zhaoxu on his mother, Concubine Yao Rong, and to move his mother's tomb into the imperial mausoleum, where she would be buried in the imperial mausoleum that should have belonged to Emperor Yongqing.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

Concubine Zhao was your Majesty's biological mother, so it was natural for your Majesty to posthumously confer the title of Empress Zhaoxu.

Emperor Yongqing had been deposed, and the imperial mausoleum built specifically for Emperor Yongqing had no owner.

According to Nan Liujing, it would be better to reuse it for his mother to live in since it was empty anyway.

At first glance, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with these words, but if you think about it carefully, there were problems everywhere.

The mausoleum of Emperor Yongqing was built according to the specifications of an emperor!

Since ancient times, only the empress and the emperor were buried together, and the empress could be buried in the emperor's tomb. How could Empress Zhaoxu be buried alone in it?

Moreover, because Emperor Yongqing had been in power for a long time, his mausoleum was built very magnificently. It was only slightly lower than the specifications of Emperor Tai|zu's mausoleum, but far better than the mausoleums of several other emperors...

Letting Empress Zhaoxu be buried alone in this mausoleum was really beyond the acceptance of the court officials.

However, in this matter, Nan Liujing's attitude was so firm that there was no room for compromise.

The ministers who came to persuade Nan Liujing returned one by one in defeat.

There were also ministers who wanted to start with Yao Shengan and let Yao Shengan persuade Nan Liujing.

Yao Shengan directly retorted: "This is His Majesty's family affair. His Majesty has agreed to it. Why do you still have to oppose it?" He scolded the minister.

Yao Rong and the system sat in front of the water mirror and watched this chaotic farce. The system asked Yao Rong: [Did Nan Liujing inform you before issuing this imperial decree?]

Yao Rong shook his head.

The system said: [Then do you want to persuade Nan Liujing not to act on his own. I see that Prince Li and the Minister of Rites have very dark faces. They are the ones who objected the most today.]

Yao Rong still shook his head.

The system was puzzled: [Why?]

Yao Rong finally spoke and explained softly: [He fought for these things for me. How can I discourage him and tell him that I don't need him to do this for me. ]

She was kind to Nan Liujing without asking for anything in return.

But since Nan Liujing was her child and was willing to fight for better things for her, she would be at ease to accept his efforts and his emotional rewards.

If she kept rejecting Nan Liujing's efforts, even if she felt that she was doing it for Nan Liujing's good, too many rejections would also hurt the child's enthusiasm.

Is it wrong for a child to want to do something for his biological mother?

Since in Nan Liujing's heart, she deserves such treatment and should have such treatment, then just do it.

She believes that when Nan Liujing decided to do this, he had anticipated everything that would happen today.

Under the stalemate, the court officials finally bowed their heads and compromised.

Their majesty is good in everything, but there is one thing, once he decides to do something, no one can pull him back, and no one can persuade him to change his mind. This can be seen from his insistence on publicly announcing the five edicts of guilt and the trial of Emperor Yongqing.

Since there is no way to stop this, the court officials can only comfort themselves in their hearts: Forget it, Empress Zhaoxu has passed away anyway, even if they agree to bury Empress Zhaoxu in the imperial mausoleum, she will not interfere in state affairs.

However, what they didn't know was that Yao Rong was discussing the formulation of policies to comfort the people with Nan Liujing.

After confirming that all the policies were correct, Nan Liujing pushed the memorial aside and smiled triumphantly.

If he had a tail behind him, it would probably have been waving by now.

"Mother, what do you think of the posthumous title of Zhaoxu?"

Yao Rong said with a smile: [Once others heard it, they knew that Zhaoxu and Zhaoming were of the same style.]

Whether it is Zhaoxu or Zhaoming, it can make people think of words like sun and brightness at the first time.

And Zhaoxu is more beautiful and more precious than Zhaoming.

Nan Liujing said as a matter of course: "There is a word Zhao in your title. When the Ministry of Rites drafted the reign title for me, I immediately chose Zhaoming."

"In my opinion, more than half of the credit for my position belongs to you, mother. If I use the reign title Zhaoming, then I must give you a posthumous title that is better than Zhaoming."

Yao Rong knew what answer Nan Liujing wanted to hear, and this answer was also what she thought in her heart.

[I like this posthumous title very much.]

[Besides, the first empress to be buried alone in the emperor's mausoleum, this title sounds really amazing.]

Nan Liujing's smile became more and more brilliant: "I knew that mother would definitely like it, so I didn't tell you in advance."

[Is this a surprise you specially prepared for me? "

I have been preparing since before the coronation ceremony."

His mother's expectation for him is to make him the sun in the hearts of the people of Daye, driving away the turmoil and darkness.

But he also has his own sun in his heart.

The name "Nan Liujing" is his mother's expectation and blessing for him.

"Xu", a word that can also refer to the sun, implies his admiration and respect for his mother.

Even a person like Emperor Yongqing can enjoy the honor of being an emperor for more than 20 years, so why can't his mother, who taught him how to be a good emperor, be buried alone in the emperor's mausoleum?

***

After the court officials gave in, Nan Liujing issued a second imperial edict again to reduce taxes in various places.

Especially for those areas that had just suffered from disasters, Nan Liujing directly exempted taxes for three years to allow local people to recuperate.

Of course, in addition to tax exemption, Nan Liujing also issued a series of policies to comfort the people.

To implement these policies, a large amount of silver must be used. Fortunately, the court is not short of money at this time.

The cash seized from the Ji family alone exceeded three million.

Add to that the silver seized from other members of the Ji family, and the cash alone exceeded five million this time. If you count the valuable antiques, shops and millions of acres of land, the value will be even more astonishing.

Nan Liujing gave the task of the confiscation to Li Guanqi and Qi Si. After he looked through the account books submitted by Li Guanqi and Qi Si, he could not help but sigh: "I thought that our Northern Shop's annual profit of 500,000 taels was already a lot, but this money is just a drop in the bucket for the Ji family, and it is not even enough for Madam Ji to build a Buddhist temple."

Using 500,000 taels to build a Buddhist temple, this temple must be magnificent.

Literally gold.

Anyway, Li Guanqi was plundering the golden temple when he saw it during the confiscation of the house, and he asked people to cut a layer of the floor and ceiling of the entire Buddhist temple on the spot.

Li Guanqi said: "When I went to search the Ji family, I was really enlightened. A decorative item casually placed on the antique shelf in the hall was already worth tens of thousands of taels. Alas, I thought that doing business would make money quickly, but now I know that the fastest way to make money in this world is to search the homes of corrupt officials."

Qi Si said from the side: "It's a pity that Daye only has one Ji family. Even if we search the family again in the future, it will be difficult to find such a large amount of silver."

Nan Liujing: "..."

Nan Liujing looked at the two helplessly and amusedly.

This is an addiction to searching the family.

"Fortunately, all this money will be good for me in the end. With this money, I can do what I want to do with a big knife and axe."

Nan Liujing did not keep this money for himself, but handed it all to the Ministry of Revenue to fill the national treasury.

After the new Minister of Revenue received the money, he was so happy that he could wake up from his dreams.

The second imperial edict issued by Nan Liujing was to reward meritorious officials.

Liang Guangyu still served as the commander of the Imperial Guard, but he no longer took charge of the secret cabinet. In addition, Liang Guangyu was given the honorary title of Taibao.

Qu Jianbai was the Zuodu Yushi of the Supervisory Council, and was also given an honorary title by Nan Liujing.

What surprised many people was that Qu Jianbai, as Nan Liujing's teacher, was not given the honorary title of Taifu, but the honorary title of Taishi.

This arrangement really left many people scratching their heads.

Qi Mingxu became the youngest cavalry general in Daye, a position just below the general, responsible for commanding 100,000 troops in the north.

Li Guanqi handed over the Northern Merchants Shop to Yang Zhen, who suddenly became the third-rank right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Ding entered the Ministry of Works and became the third-rank right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works.

Qi Si became the new leader of the Dark Pavilion and managed the Dark Pavilion for Nan Liujing.

General Yao was posthumously named Duke Dingguo, because Yao Shengan was the only one left in the Yao family, so this title naturally fell on Yao Shengan. As for

Guisheng, Nan Liujing arranged him to be the chief eunuch.

The rest of the people also received their own rewards.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if Qi Mingxu and his men were not so young and had not had enough experience in the court, their official positions would definitely be one step higher - if nothing unexpected happened, they would be the future cabinet of His Majesty.

After being awarded, Qi Mingxu went to the palace to ask for his resignation from Nan Liujing. As a cavalry general, he had to lead the army back to the north, and he had to stay in the north in the future, and he could not come to the capital without being summoned.

Nan Liujing personally poured a glass of wine for Qi Mingxu: "Brother Qi, after you return to the North, train the army in the North well."

Qi Mingxu picked up the glass and smiled: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will make good arrangements in the North."

"Take care, Brother Qi."

"Your Majesty, take care too."

The tone of both sides was not only reluctant to part with each other, but also contained the prospect of the future.

They had already had a tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister. Nan Liujing stabilized the court in Kyoto, and Qi Mingxu trained the army in the North. When the situation was stable and the army's combat effectiveness was improved, it was time to use troops against Di Rong.

After Qi Mingxu left, Kyoto entered spring overnight.

In this year, Nan Liujing did not make much noise. He had just taken office and was mainly familiar with government affairs.

Therefore, Nan Liujing usually has a lot of free time.

Occasionally, when he is not busy with official duties, Nan Liujing will also go on a private visit and stroll around Kyoto.

Duke Dingguo Yao Shengan did not hold any important position in the court and had a lot of free time, so Nan Liujing often asked Yao Shengan to hang out together.

On this day, Nan Liujing also called Yao Shengan and said he would take Yao Shengan to a good place.

"What good place?" Yao Shengan asked curiously.

"It's a small village called Qingshui Village. There are not only large tracts of persimmon forests, but also a free private school."

Qingshui Village is a place with special significance to Nan Liujing. It was in Qingshui Village that he figured out the path he would take in the future.

"Free private schools?" Yao Shengan became interested, "Those are the ones you built in the north."

"Yes. The one in Qingshui Village is the first private school I opened."

This is Nan Liujing's fourth visit to Qingshui Village.

The first time he came was when he passed by unintentionally, the second time he came to think about his future path, and the third time he came to visit a private school.

This time, Nan Liujing came back simply to take a look.

The carriage drove on the official road for a full hour before Nan Liujing and his party arrived at Qingshui Village.

After opening the carriage curtain, Nan Liujing got off the carriage first and turned around to help Yao Shengan.

Yao Shengan smiled and said, "How can I let you help me in person? There are so many servants around."

"It's just a matter of convenience." Nan Liujing helped Yao Shengan down.

He became the emperor, but he was still not used to all the pomp and ceremony of an emperor. However, Nan Liujing would not force himself to adapt. He still went his own way, without any extravagance or waste, and strictly prohibited all kinds of unnecessary pomp and ceremony.

The two stood at the entrance of the village.

It was the first time for Yao Shengan to come here, and he had no knowledge of Qingshui Village. But Nan Liujing could see that Qingshui Village had changed a lot in the past few years. The

original yellow mud ground was paved with gravel, and you no longer have to worry about getting your shoes dirty when you step on it on rainy days.

In the past, the houses in the village were all wooden houses, and there were even three or two simple thatched houses among them.

But now, looking around, you can no longer see thatched houses, and some of them have even built magnificent and bright brick and tile houses with red bricks.

If the persimmon trees at the entrance of the village were not still there, Nan Liujing would have suspected that he had come to the wrong place.

It was the busy farming season, and many villagers were carrying the newly launched agricultural tools by the Ministry of Industry, shuttling between the village entrance and the fields.

Although Nan Liujing and his entourage traveled light and low-key, their imposing manner was still out of tune with the village, so many villagers were looking at them.

Suddenly, a villager said, "Hey, why does this nobleman seem familiar?"

The person next to him sneered, "What nobleman can you be familiar with?"

"Wait, I also think I have seen him somewhere... I remember! Isn't this the benefactor who helped our entire village back then!"

Soon someone recognized Nan Liujing.

"Go and call the village chief and tell him that the benefactor has returned to Qingshui Village!"

The villagers did not deliberately lower their voices when they talked, and Nan Liujing and Yao Shengan heard their conversation.

Yao Shengan said, "It seems that what you did in Qingshui Village is not just opening a free private school."

Nan Liujing also smiled and did not take credit for it: "I just asked, and the one who ran around to help was Brother Li."

The village chief was behind the crowd and rushed to the village entrance immediately after hearing the news. When he saw Nan Liujing's appearance clearly, he showed joy on his face: "Your Majesty... Your Excellency, it is really you."

Unlike those villagers who did not know the truth, the village chief had already learned the true identity of Nan Liujing from Yang Zhen.

Nan Liujing said in a gentle tone, "After a few years, the village chief is more energetic."

"It's all thanks to you." The village chief was excited and honored, and he was a little at a loss standing next to Nan Liujing.

Nan Liujing greeted him and asked if he had time to take them around the village.

"Yes, I have time." The village chief nodded repeatedly, handed the farm tools in his hand to other villagers, and asked them to take them back and put them away. He walked in front to lead Nan Liujing and Yao Shengan.

Nan Liujing asked the village chief about the specific situation of Qingshui Village, and the village chief told him everything in detail.

The village chief also expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your kindness. My son and many people in the village were able to retire from the battlefield in the north."

A few years ago, in order to fill the military supply, the court forcibly conscripted many soldiers around the capital.

After these soldiers arrived in the north, they completely lost contact with their families, and their families didn't even know whether they were alive or dead.

After Nan Liujing learned about this situation, he helped to contact them.

This year, many soldiers who were forcibly conscripted were allowed to return to their hometowns and reunite with their families.

The village chief's eldest son was one of them.

And what made them most happy was that when they retired and returned to the fields, they also received a considerable amount of allowance. With this allowance, their future lives will be more affluent.

The village chief knew very well that this was all due to the kindness of the young man in front of him.

Nan Liujing did not take credit for the village chief's gratitude: "I just corrected some wrong government affairs."

As for the subsidies, they were compensation within his ability.

In fact, those subsidies could not completely make up for the damage they suffered, but they were already grateful for it.

Nan Liujing also proposed to go to the persimmon forest to take a look.

After a few years, the persimmon forest grew better and better. The village chief said: "In order to facilitate the transportation of persimmons, we repaired the road at the entrance of the village and paved gravel on the yellow mud."

The village chief also told Nan Liujing another thing: "Many nearby villages have learned from our village and reclaimed wasteland to plant persimmon forests. They also asked my eldest grandson to share their experience."

Nan Liujing was slightly stunned.

He has always had a good memory, and he had come into contact with the village chief's eldest grandson several times, which made him even more impressed: "The child is called Yang Tie, right?"

The village chief was surprised: "Do you still remember that brat?"

Nan Liujing nodded: "I said at the time that I would remember him. And his sister Yang Le, I remember her too."

The smile on the village chief's face could not be suppressed: "If they knew, they would be so excited that they would not be able to sleep in the middle of the night . After Yang Tie went to private school, he barely learned a single word. Whenever he had free time, he would go to the persimmon fields and tend to them himself. As a result, he gained experience in tending to the fields. No one in our village is better at growing persimmon trees than him. "

Nan Liujing's lips curved slightly: "I remember when I first met him, he said that he could only eat half a golden cake during the Chinese New Year. Now that he is so powerful, he should have enough golden cakes to eat, right?"

"Of course, no matter who our village loses persimmons, we can't let that kid down."

Since Yang Le was mentioned, Nan Liujing also asked about Yang Le's situation.

After learning that Yang Le was studying medicine, Nan Liujing was a little surprised.

In this era, there were basically no women practicing medicine, and medical skills were passed down from master to apprentice, and from father to son. It was only because free private schools offered medical courses that Yang Le could learn relevant knowledge.

Coincidentally, she was very talented in this area, so she made rapid progress.

"She can now treat some minor illnesses. Usually, if the villagers have a headache or fever, they will ask her to take a look. Even the women in the county sometimes send people to invite her to see a doctor at their home."

"Very amazing." Nan Liujing praised.

The smile on the village chief's face became even brighter. It was obvious that praising his grandchildren made him happier than praising himself.

Afterwards, the village chief took Nan Liujing and the others to the private school.

Over the years, the scale of private schools has become larger and larger. The villagers all know the benefits of sending their children to private schools, so they are willing to send their children to private schools.

First, private schools are free, and second, there is a ready-made example of Yang Le, so the number of girls in private schools has increased visibly.

Changing customs is not a one-time effort. It is not easy to change the situation of women for thousands of years. Now this is already a very good progress.

Nan Liujing is willing to open a way for these women. He believes that in the near future, this world will not only have the first female doctor, but also the first female student, the first female soldier, the first female official, the first female general...

and it will not be just the first person.

More and more women will go out of their homes.

They will not lose to men, and may even do better than men.

Just like his mother.

Qingshui Village is not very big, and Nan Liujing and his party finished the tour in no time.

"Thank you, village chief." Nan Liujing thanked the village chief.

The village chief waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

How could he, an ordinary commoner, let the current emperor thank him. This is really too embarrassing for him.

Nan Liujing didn't stay for long, and helped Yao Shengan get on the carriage, ready to go home.

If there is any delay, it will be dark.

It's okay for him, the emperor, to make a private visit, but if he dares to spend the night outside the city, the impeachment memorials from the historian will flood his desk the next day.

In the carriage, Nan Liujing looked at Yao Shengan who was holding a teacup and not saying a word, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I haven't heard you speak much since we entered Qingshui Village. What are you thinking about?"

Yao Shengan put down the teacup, with a thoughtful look on his face: "I'm wondering why you think Qingshui Village is so special."

The whole world belongs to the king, and Nan Liujing owns the whole world. He has to deal with countless official documents every day, but he is willing to take a day to visit Qingshui Village.

Nan Liujing told Yao Shengan the origin of himself and Qingshui Village.

Finally, he said, "I saw something about Daye in Qingshui Village."

"I realized what I wanted to make Daye look like in Qingshui Village."

"And today I came back to see what Daye looked like after I changed it, and whether it was moving in the direction of my ideal."

Qingshui Village is a microcosm. If what he did in Qingshui Village was correct, then he could promote the model of Qingshui Village to the whole world.

Yao Shengan understood.

Nan Liujing used Qingshui Village as a test site.

After thinking for a while, Yao Shengan suddenly asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Nan Liujing was surprised, "Are you willing to come out of retirement, little uncle?"

Yao Shengan said, "I can't just keep collecting salaries from the court. I've been resting in the Duke's Mansion for so long. It's time for me to do something."

In this year, he gradually let go of his obsession and completely reconciled with the past.

The person has passed away, and he, who is still alive, should look forward.

Nan Liujing asked, "What does my uncle want to do?"

Yao Sheng'an touched his broken leg subconsciously and said, "I'll take a leisurely job in the Ministry of War first. I haven't done anything for a long time. If I am assigned a too important position, I am worried that I will not be able to do it."

The hardships of the past not only smoothed the edges of Yao Sheng'an's character, but also smoothed all his temper.

Nan Liujing no longer insisted. The fact that my uncle was willing to take a job was already a great improvement, and he would definitely get better and better in the future.

Nan Liujing first had Yao Shengan sent back to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and then hurried back to the palace.

Passing through the familiar corridor, when returning to the bedroom to rest from the front court, Nan Liujing asked: "Mother, do you have any ointment that can treat my uncle's broken leg?"

Yao Rong replied: [No.]

She had thought about this a long time ago. However, she searched the system mall and did not find any medicine suitable for Yao Shengan.

If Yao Shengan's leg was just broken, maybe there was a way to treat it, but his leg has been lame for twenty years...

Nan Liujing also guessed the answer. After all, if there really was such an ointment, his mother would not have kept it out for his uncle to use. He just asked one more question with some reluctance.

Yao Rong said: [Your uncle is worried. Don't worry, he will slowly get adjusted, the Yao family won't be crushed by this kind of thing.]

Nan Liujing nodded. This kind of thing really can only be endured by oneself.

Although he thought so, Nan Liujing still cared about Yao Shengan privately. Seeing that Yao Shengan was obviously in much better spirits after entering the Ministry of War, Nan Liujing was relieved.

Sure enough, he still had to get busy.

When he was busy, he didn't have so much time to think about random things.

At Yao Rong's suggestion, Nan Liujing collected various rare copies of military strategies and sent them to Yao Shengan, asking Yao Shengan to help organize them.

"Uncle, these rare copies of military strategies are the legacy left by our predecessors. Only after they are well organized and printed can they benefit more people."

Nan Liujing said so. Although Yao Shengan looked a little embarrassed, he still nodded and agreed.

"By the way, I also have a set of military annotated by my grandfather." Nan Liujing also took out the military book that General Yao read when he was young.

Yao Shengan flipped through the pages and saw the familiar handwriting on the pages. His eyes suddenly became warm, and his ears seemed to hear his father's reprimands again.

Those words that once made him irritated have become unforgettable in his life.

Yao Shengan assured Nan Liujing: "The work of the Ministry of War is not busy, and I have a lot of free time. Don't worry, I will sort out these military books as soon as possible and will never let them be lost."

Seeing Yao Shengan's high-spirited attitude, Nan Liujing smiled with satisfaction.

Sure enough, the method proposed by the Queen Mother worked well.

With the warm and lively New Year's Eve, the first year of Zhaoming also came to an end.

Time entered the second year of Zhaoming.

During this year, Nan Liujing's actions in the government gradually became larger, and he made adjustments and reforms in many things.

At the same time, Nan Liujing also decided to transfer a batch of silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to raze Changxin Palace and rebuild a three-story palace in the area of ​​Changxin Palace.

Because the money for building the palace came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in short, the emperor had to use his own money to build his own palace, so the court officials had no objection to Nan Liujing's large-scale construction.

As long as money is not taken from the national treasury, His Majesty can be extravagant if he wants to be extravagant.

Nan Liujing specially found the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and told him all his ideas and requirements for the palace.

Nan Liujing also emphasized one thing: the two persimmon trees in the courtyard must not be damaged during the construction.

It only took a few days for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draw the design drawings according to Nan Liujing's requirements and asked Nan Liujing to review them.

Nan Liujing looked at the densely drawn design drawings and said to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "I will carefully modify this design drawing in the next two days. You can come to get it the day after tomorrow."

Two days later, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to Yu's study again to ask for an audience with Nan Liujing, and then the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took a design drawing full of traces of deletions from Nan Liujing.

From the wood used in the palace, to the patterns carved on the beams, to the varieties of flowers and plants planted in the palace, Nan Liujing made detailed and comprehensive requirements.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs looked at them one by one and was secretly surprised.

The materials used in this palace are not extravagant, but the design of various details is enough to show how much His Majesty values ​​this palace.

Why was such a palace built on the site of the cold palace built?

And for whom was it built?

Suddenly, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs thought of something and quickly found a page from a pile of drawings: "We need to plant daylilies in the courtyard..."

"Daylilies... Is this palace built to commemorate Empress Zhaoxu?"

Empress Zhaoxu died in the cold palace, so it is normal for His Majesty to want to build a palace there to commemorate her.

His Majesty's feelings for Empress Zhaoxu can be seen from the fact that he insisted on burying Empress Zhaoxu in the imperial mausoleum despite the opposition of court officials and against all odds.

But soon, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs caught a glimpse of another thing.

He was slightly stunned.

"In addition to daylilies, we also need to plant asparagus fern?"

"That's strange. If it is to commemorate Queen Zhaoxu, why do we need to plant so many asparagus fern..."

In the customs of Daye, daylilies often mean mothers, and asparagus fern is usually a symbol of friendship between teachers and students.

The chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs really couldn't figure out how these two things could be put together, but His Majesty's drawings have been so detailed, and he doesn't need to guess His Majesty's intentions. He just needs to honestly follow His Majesty's requirements.