Thinking of this, Li Shimin angrily slammed down his pen.
He had only one thought in mind: to beat that bastard to a pulp and see if he would still dare to curse him to die soon!
In fact, many people have guessed what those [illegible characters] are, but no one dares to say it.
Seeing that His Majesty was angry, they quickly stepped forward to act as peacemakers.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson is still young..."
"Your Majesty, children speak without thinking..."
"His Majesty……"
Li Shimin wasn't really angry at first, but seeing so many people advising him, he immediately took the opportunity to back down.
"I will spare him this time, but if the subsequent landscaping does not meet my standards, I will punish him accordingly!"
Although Li Shimin's anger subsided temporarily, he had no intention of reflecting on his actions. He could only snort coldly and leave the empty "Kanglong Youhui Hall" with his hands behind his back.
"What other scenery is there?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing quickly explained.
"Your Majesty, next up is the main building of the Zongshan Royal Mausoleum!"
"main body?"
"Wasn't that the main body we just saw?"
"No... those are only part of the cemetery's facilities; there are many other planned facilities that haven't been completed yet..."
"Oh oh oh..."
"Would Your Majesty like to see the plans for the mausoleum?"
"good!"
Seeing that His Majesty agreed, Qin Qing immediately led His Majesty to a group of houses and then pointed to the sand table located in the house to explain.
"Your Majesty, this area is the commoners' district. As long as you are a citizen of Chang'an or a subject of our Great Tang, you can be buried here after you die!"
"oh?"
Li Shimin looked closely and saw that this area was indeed within the Zongshan range, and it was the flattest area on the northern slope of Zongshan.
"No one would want a cemetery built in the north, would they?"
"Your Majesty, although the feng shui in the north is not good, the price is too cheap. For only one hundred strings of cash, one can buy a piece of land three zhang square, so that future generations can enjoy the blessings of the royal family. What a good deal!"
"What?"
"A plot of land measuring three zhang square is sold for only one hundred guan?"
"yes!"
"The eldest grandson also said that it was sold too cheaply. The normal price should be one thousand strings of cash, but he was afraid that many people could not afford this blessing, so he set the price at a low of one hundred strings of cash!"
Li Shimin's eyes widened like copper bells upon hearing this.
"One hundred strings of cash is a low price?"
"Why don't you just rob it!"
Li Shimin, hands on his hips, angrily pointed to a large expanse of land in front of him and asked.
How many people could be buried in this area?
"Your Majesty, only one million burial plots have been arranged so far..."
"ah?"
"One million... one hundred strings of cash each, that's a whopping ten million strings of cash!"
Qin Qing had never seen anything like this before, and as soon as she saw His Majesty the Emperor get angry, she stopped replying altogether.
"Your Majesty...this servant..."
Li Shimin waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this.
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about that rebellious grandson!"
"Oh, by the way, will anyone buy it at such a high price?"
"Your Majesty, the first phase has already sold 30,000 tombs..."
"What?"
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this. He then looked down at the tiny graves, no bigger than fingernails, with a puzzled expression. He thought to himself, "Is money so easy to make these days? You can sell a hundred strings of cash just by digging a hole in the ground. And they've sold 30,000 of them!"
"Your Majesty, the first batch is closest to the Imperial Mausoleum at Zongshan, and thus receives the most royal blessings. One hundred strings of cash per piece is really not expensive..."
"this……"
Li Shimin was speechless when he heard this. He finally understood why this grandson was so generous and willing to pay out of his own pocket to expand his imperial mausoleum.
So that's what that bastard was planning!
This bastard really dares to make money from anything, he even dares to sell his ancestral graves!
Just as Li Shimin was about to lose his temper, he suddenly saw a group of veteran generals behind him whispering among themselves around the sand table.
Li Shimin was even more puzzled when he saw this. "Even I think it's expensive, why don't they say a word?"
Li Shimin immediately approached Li Jing, only to find Li Jing with his arm around Yuchi Jingde's shoulder, chatting idly while pointing to a cemetery.
"Yuchi, what do you think of this piece of land?"
"This piece of land... it's good, but it's too close to you..."
Li Jing snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"What do you mean? You don't want to be close to me after you die?"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde looked conflicted.
"The key point is that you've already buried Qin Qiong on your right, so isn't it a bit presumptuous to bury me on your left as well?"
"Back in the day, Qin Qiong and I were the ones who guarded the nation's gates for His Majesty. There was only one person in the entire world who could make my brother Qin Qiong and me guard the gates, and that was His Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing's eyes darted around.
"It really is..."
“In that case, you bury Qin Qiong next to me, and I’ll bury you next to me.”
"What do you think of these two plots? They're big enough to bury not only the two of us, but also our descendants."
Hearing their lively conversation, Li Shimin immediately looked at the two plots of land on the sand table. He saw that the two burial sites had been built in the shape of a mountain range.
"Mountain range?"
"This mountain looks a bit like the Qilian Mountains..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing quickly replied.
"Your Majesty is right, this was built in imitation of the Qilian Mountains!"
"And this mountain next to us is the Tianshan Mountains, this mountain is the Yanshan Mountains, and this mountain is the Wangwu Mountains..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin showed a look of sudden realization.
"No wonder this grandson fooled you; he used the story of the Marquis of Champion here?"
Legend has it that after the death of Marquis Huo Qubing, Emperor Wu of Han specially built a tomb in the shape of the Qilian Mountains for him.
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