Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Inside Taihe Gate are the three main halls of the inner imperial city: Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, and Baohe Hall.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was mainly used for the emperor to ascend the throne, discuss state affairs with court officials, and hold various palace ceremonies.

The Zhonghe Hall was a place where the emperor could rest for a while before and during court sessions, ceremonies, and government meetings.

Baohedian is a spare palace, which is used as a backup while the two main halls above are being repaired and refurbished.

Behind the Baohedian Hall is the Qianqing Gate, which separates the harem from the front court.

The name of Qianqing Gate comes from the slogan "May the world be peaceful and prosperous forever".

Behind the Qianqing Gate, corresponding to the three main halls of the previous dynasty, are the three major palaces: the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Hall, and the Kunning Palace.

The Palace of Heavenly Purity is where the emperor lives. The word "Qian" comes from the five elements and eight trigrams, the first of the Yang, and the word "Qing" means that the emperor, who is high above, needs clarity and brightness.

Kunning Palace is where the empress lives. The word Kun is taken from the five elements and eight trigrams, the first of the yin elements. Ning is the most important quality that the empress needs as the mother of the country - peace.

As for the Jiaotai Hall, it was the place where the emperor and the empress, and the emperor and concubines had sexual intercourse.

Behind the three major palaces is Shenwu Gate, the northern gate and back gate of the inner imperial city.

The blueprint also has another mark - Shenwu Gate, also known as Xuanwu Gate. Xuanwu Gate corresponds to the Wumen Gate in front.

The Wumen Gate is the Vermillion Bird soaring in the sky, and the Shenwu Gate is the heavy and solid divine tortoise.

Vermillion Bird in front, Black Tortoise behind, Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right.

We already have Suzaku and Xuanwu, so Azure Dragon and White Tiger are also indispensable.

The Wenhua Hall on the left side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the Azure Dragon, and the Wuying Hall on the right side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the White Tiger.

The three main halls and three palaces are all on the central axis, and there are large and small palaces on both sides, and the names of these are basically empty.

"Yin Yang, the Five Elements, the will of the ruler and his subjects, everything is included, great."

Xu gave a half-hearted compliment.

"Let's give the Inner Imperial City a name."

Zhu Di didn't sense Xu's silence and just made a suggestion.

"I have no idea. You get up."

Xu felt dizzy when she saw the densely packed small palaces in the inner imperial city.

The three sons, without a crown prince, had to move out. Even if they took in a bunch of women, the emperor's grandchildren were raised outside the palace.

Who will live in these numerous palaces then?

She married three thousand concubines to Zhu Di?

She is fine, but Zhu Di must be exhausted...

Moreover, Zhu Di should not be willing to go.

As long as she was with Zhu Di, he would never have any other woman.

But if she doesn't fill up her harem, she will definitely be scolded. If she fills up her harem, she feels it is not right to have so many girls who are like flower buds.

"These past few days I have been thinking about the Forbidden City. Among the stars, the Purple Forbidden City is located in the middle of the sky, and is the center of all the stars. I want to use the word Purple. And it is where the royal family lives, and no one is allowed to enter."

Zhu Di was still quite enthusiastic.

"Good."

Xu just nodded and left it at that.

"I will live in the Qianqing Palace, and you will live with me. Kunning Palace will be enough to store your things. Oh, by the way, Fatty Zhu can live in Kunning Palace, and you can also play there during the day."

Zhu Di didn't like sleeping separately.

"That's not good. If you run to Jiaotai Palace, what should I do?"

Xu looked troubled.

"Seal up the Jiaotai Palace and leave it to Zhu Zhanji. I think our fat son will only have the fate of a Zhang. I hope that Fatty Zhu can marry more girls and have dozens of children. Otherwise, it will be a waste of the huge imperial city that his grandfather built for him. At least he should be able to catch up with my father."

Zhu Di placed his hopes on Zhu Zhanji without hesitation.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Xu laughed.

"Guess how old Kuai Xiang, who drew this blueprint, is?"

After Zhu Di finished talking about the business, he mentioned the craftsman who drew the picture.

"Forty, five, sixty?"

When Xu saw the handwriting, she felt that the man must be a very stable person.

"eighteen!!!"

"drink!"

"Isn't this kid amazing? He's the young leader of the Xiangshan Gang. He is the kind of person who inherits his father's business and is even better than his father."

After the construction of the imperial city was decided, craftsmen from the north and the south were recruited to the capital.

Zhu Di originally wanted to use the ones from the north, but it was not possible because the skills of the northern craftsmen were at least twice as good as those in the south.

Finally, it was decided that Suzhou's Xiangshan Gang would be the ones to build the imperial city.

In the late emperor’s imperial capital, there were people from the Xiangshan Gang involved.

The entire Xiangshan Gang was composed of craftsmen from Wu County, Suzhou and their disciples. These people were good at civil engineering, and the gang also had many outstanding masons, stonemasons, carvers, and painters.

Kuai Xiang's father was the leader of the Xiangshan Gang. Zhu Di was not very satisfied with the blueprints he gave to him.

After all, he didn't want to live in a place that was exactly the same as the imperial capital, but he couldn't change it beyond recognition either.

After fighting back countless times, Kuai Xiang's father recommended Kuai Xiang.

Prince Ning brought back some wood from overseas. Zhu Di saw that the length was just right for making a threshold, so he asked the carpenters in the palace to make it.

As a result, it was accidentally sawed shorter.

When the report came, Kuai Xiang had just been summoned by Zhu Di.

He was angry at the time anyway, but Kuai Xiang was not afraid and just said he could solve it.

Zhu Di turned his anger into curiosity and asked him to do it on the spot. He watched him saw the wood shorter, carve two dragon heads on both ends of the wood, and inlay a bead on each of them.

The wood grew immediately.

They even redesigned the threshold on site, making it detachable.

At that time, Zhu Di named this detachable threshold "Vajra Leg".

Zhu Di was very satisfied with the blueprint that was produced now.

Although this was also designed with reference to the imperial city in Beijing, the overall feeling is different.

Zhu Di liked that cocky kid very much.

Speaking of which, Kuai Xiang's style is similar to Zhu Zhanji's.

It's the kind of ease that comes from being smart enough to do anything with ease.

Zhu Di also discovered a problem from this child.

A truly capable person is not afraid of being embarrassed at all.

"Take him to the Imperial Academy to teach mathematics."

After listening to what Zhu Di said, Xu immediately thought that someone who was good at carpentry and quick at counting would be perfect for improving ships.

When the house was being built, he only needed to go and inspect it, which was a good opportunity for him to teach a famous teaching course at the Imperial College.

“A craftsman becomes a professor?”

Zhu Di thought it was not possible.

"What's wrong with craftsmen? They just have excellent skills. They can build houses, roads, bridges, ships, chariots, weapons, and everything else. They are good at math. In the Imperial College, even if they are on the battlefield killing people, they must be able to count from one to one hundred, otherwise they can't even get their military merits! If you really feel bad about it, let's classify craftsmen and let everyone take the exam, just like the imperial examination. The top one, two, and three will also be appointed as craftsmen by the Ministry of Works. I don't believe that the Ministry of Works will not want them! The scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans have all been twisted to the extreme! And they are also lowly, ah!!!"

Xu had long been displeased with the so-called lowly and good people.

It's pure bullshit.