Chapter 334 Daming Palace

Speaking of Prince Teng and Prince Jiang, Li Chengqian gets angry. These two guys do everything except good things.

Moreover, they are very greedy and constantly use various means to collect wealth, and their eating habits are very ugly.

Prince Teng Li Yuanying is his youngest uncle, Li Chengqian, and Prince Jiang Li Yun is his younger brother.

Compared with Prince Teng Li Yuanying, although Li Yun is a bastard, he is much more obedient than Li Yuanying. Apart from saving money, he rarely does anything too outrageous. Prince

Teng Li Yuanying is not like that. Not only does he cause trouble everywhere, but he is also arrogant and extravagant.

During the period of mourning for the previous emperor, he hunted without restraint, opened the city gates at night many times, disturbed the people, sometimes shot people with slingshots, and sometimes buried people in the snow for fun.

This naturally caused public resentment, and the historians impeached Li Yuanying a lot. The court naturally punished him severely, changing his place many times and deducting his salary.

Even so, he still had no remorse, and he still did what he had to do.

Li Yuanying built three Tengwang Pavilions during his lifetime, and many literati and poets also created many good sentences because of his Tengwang Pavilions.

Of course, in addition to nonsense, Li Yuanying's painting skills were also very high. As a vassal king, his father and brother were both emperors, so he naturally received a good education.

Now they have to be given an explanation. What else can they do if they are not given an explanation?

"Why? If I don't reward them, will they still rebel?" Li Chengqian said dissatisfiedly.

"This..." Zong Zhengqing didn't know how to answer for a moment. No one would believe that the two of them would rebel.

With the two of them, let alone whether they have the ability, they may not even have the courage to rebel.

"I remember that during the period of mourning for the late emperor, my uncle Yuan Ying did many illegal things. Not only was he arrogant and licentious, he also disturbed the people."

"I ordered someone to send him a letter to warn him: there are many ways to make jokes and have fun. How can a ridiculous monarch like Duke Ling of Jin be worthy of emulation?"

"You and I are close relatives, and I can't bear to bring you to justice. Now I have set your uncle's examination grade to above the lowest level so that you will feel ashamed."

"But what did he do? He still followed his own will and did what he wanted."

"Pass on my imperial edict: Uncle Prince Teng and brother Prince Jiang are able to manage their own wealth, and there is no need to reward them with additional property. Give them two carts of hemp to make ropes to string money." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Zong Zhengqing accepted the order, said nothing more, and retreated!

"The Taiji Palace is low and humid. Once a flood occurs, it may be submerged. In summer, it is too hot. After repeated consideration, I decided to find another place to build a new palace."

"Where do you think is suitable for building a new palace in Chang'an?" Li Chengqian said.

The geographical location of Taiji Palace is indeed not very good. Affected by the weather, Li Chengqian was not very comfortable living there, so he thought of building the Daming Palace.

"Your Majesty! Now that the world is at peace and the people have just settled down and lived and worked in peace, it is not appropriate for you to build such a large-scale construction. Taiji Palace is not uninhabitable. It is not a waste of manpower and financial resources to build other palaces." The counselor stood up to object.

"The Taiji Palace is extremely hot in the summer and rainy and humid in the spring. Once it rains for a long time, it may cause flash floods, and then the flood will submerge the palace. Do you want me to be buried in the flood?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind! There are high grounds in the Taiji Palace. If there is a flood, Your Majesty only needs to climb up to the high ground and wait for the flood to recede."

"Your Majesty can go to other places to escape the heat in the summer. Didn't Gaozu and Taizong also go through this, and there is nothing wrong with them." The counselor said.

Li Chengqian built the Daming Palace not for himself, but for the future of the Tang Dynasty. The Daming Palace will be the political center and national symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Only a palace as majestic as the Daming Palace is suitable to be the political center and symbol of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"My dear ministers, there is no need to say more. I have already decided to build another palace in Chang'an. You all can tell me where is the most suitable place?" Li Chengqian said.

He did not intend to waste time talking nonsense with these people. It would be better to be direct. Otherwise, if they continue to argue like this, there will never be any results.

After hearing this, everyone kept silent. Most of them did not agree with Li Chengqian's abandonment of Taiji Palace and building a new palace.

In their hearts, no palace could compare to the status of Taiji Palace. Now the emperor built another palace and moved everything in Taiji Palace to the new palace. They could not accept it.

"Your Majesty!" Just when Li Chengqian was about to lose his temper, Xu Jingzong stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty! When the late emperor was alive, he built a summer palace for Emperor Gaozu."

"Where do you think is a suitable place to build a new palace?"

"Are you talking about Longshouyuan on the north side of Chang'an?" Li Chengqian asked.

After Xu Jingzong said this, he remembered Longshouyuan. Emperor Taizong of Tang built a summer palace for Emperor Gaozu in Longshouyuan, but unfortunately! Emperor Gaozu died before it was completed!

The matter of building the palace was left unresolved, and no one mentioned it again since then.

The geographical location of Longshouyuan is indeed the most suitable choice.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Longshouyuan has an excellent geographical location and is the best choice for building a new palace." Xu Jingzong said.

"Good! Xu Qing said it well! I have decided to build the Daming Palace on Longshouyuan, and the chief architect Yan Liben will be in charge of the design and construction of the royal project." Li Chengqian said with a smile, and named the chief architect who was in charge of the design and construction of the royal project.

"I am here!" Hearing the emperor calling him, Yan Liben hurriedly stepped out to salute.

"I order you to be responsible for the planning, design and construction of the Daming Palace. The Daming Palace must be grand in scale and vigorous in momentum." Li Chengqian said.

"I obey your order!" Yan Liben said.

"Go back and think carefully about how to build the Daming Palace. Don't let people be shocked by the palace's majesty at first sight, and thus feel awe."

"In this way, we can show the national prestige of our Tang Dynasty. The Daming Palace is not just a palace, but a symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Do you understand?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely design a palace that meets your Majesty's expectations, but it will take time." Yan Liben said.

This is a huge project. It is impossible to design and build it in the blink of an eye.

"That's no problem. I will give you ten years. You build a Daming Palace for me that I want." Li Chengqian said.

"I obey your order!" Yan Liben said that ten years was enough time for him to complete this major project.

After finalizing the construction of Daming Palace, Li Chengqian announced his retirement from court.