Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 463
"Outside the city?" Li Heng dragged his voice, he wished to build the palace outside the city, but isn't this too outrageous? "This is against the rules!"

"Why is it not in accordance with the rules? You can find out for this king, which rule does not allow the palace to be built outside the city?" Zhu Zhen asked back.

"It is true that there is no rule that says that the palace cannot be built outside the city, but... how can the palace be built outside the city?" Li Heng couldn't help crying and said: "According to Zhou etiquette, the outside of the city is the place where savages live, how can the king live here?" What about outside the city?"

"It's simple, build another city wall and enclose the palace, won't that solve the problem?" Lao Liu said with a smile: "How about it? I am smart."

"Your Highness means to expand the city? That's not something that officials dare to talk about." Li Heng quickly waved his hands and said, "At the beginning, Wei Guan was only a small man in Kaicheng, so he was labeled as a 'river of defeating the country'. , this Suzhou is too sensitive in the eyes of the emperor..."

"Understood, don't you just dare not mention it?" Zhu Zhen understood, and said in a big way: "You can safely and boldly choose a site for this king, and then plan a big new city. All the affairs of the court will be left to you." Give it to the king."

"Follow the order." Li Heng hurriedly responded softly.Not only can he not take responsibility, but he doesn't need to disturb the people, of course he couldn't wish for it.

Li Heng quit, and Xiao Bangzi came in again to report: "Grandpa, there are many people here again, kneeling outside with them."

"Just kneel down, tell them to step aside and get out of the way." With a cold face, Zhu Zhen went to take a nap with his hands behind his back.

When he woke up, it was dark.They happily had dinner with Mr. Luo, and Luo Guanzhong couldn't help reminding: "Your Highness, they are still kneeling outside."

"I hate this kind of thing the most. Why, I have to forgive you if you kneel? That's good, go do whatever you want, anyway, there is nothing that kneeling can't solve." His Royal Highness Chu ate an extra bowl of rice angrily.

"In the cold winter months, if you really kneel all night, you will die." Luo Guanzhong persuaded: "It's impossible, the crime is not worthy of death, they."

"Are you from Shandong? You said it backwards." The sixth child rolled his eyes angrily, and after a while he said: "Another hour...not ahead of time...you go out and tell them to stay away, Ben Wang hates being coerced..."

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An hour later, it was already midnight, and it was freezing cold. The returnees who had knelt for a long time were almost frozen into popsicles.

But still gritted his teeth and persisted, no one dared to say back.

At this time, the closed door was slowly opened, and the guard let out a gentleman carrying a lantern, it was Luo Guanzhong.

Luo Guanzhong asked the guards to open the gate again and came in front of everyone.

"Luo, Mr. Luo, is Your Highness willing to see us?" Shen Rong asked tremblingly, his lips were purple from the cold, his teeth were chattering.

Luo Guanzhong shook his head, sighed and said, "Your Highness said, it's useless for you to do this. He hates being coerced the most."

"I, we are not coercing His Highness, we are just expressing our repentance." Gu Yuanchen turned his head with difficulty, and hated iron and steel to say to the group of returnees behind him: "A group of smart people have failed His Highness's trust in vain. There is no redemption!"

"We were really wrong, we shouldn't be playing tricks..." Everyone tremblingly said: "I don't dare anymore, please give me another chance, Your Highness."

"If you want to express your remorse to Your Highness, you can't just kneel down," Luo Guanzhong tightened his cotton robe and said, "Some people value attitude, but His Highness only cares about results. So you should go back and behave well in the future. To regain the trust of His Highness, this is the correct way to express repentance."

"Mr. Luo." Gu Yuanchen looked at Luo Guanzhong eagerly, and asked pitifully, "Will Your Highness give us a chance?"

"What do you think?" Luo Guanzhong shook his head and said with a light smile, "If you really care, you will be confused. Your Highness has a broad mind, and is willing to forgive even those who have committed crimes, let alone you who just made mistakes?"

"Ah, thank you sir for pointing out the maze!" Shen Rong immediately understood.His Highness has worked so hard to achieve a situation where two tigers are fighting each other, how could he allow the restoration of the dominance of one family?

He hurriedly gave a big gift and said: "I will remember the great kindness and virtue."

"You are thanking the wrong person. I am just someone's tool." Luo Guanzhong shook his head, but he didn't appreciate it.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your tolerance. I won't be confused again, otherwise heaven and earth will perish, and I will go to the eighteenth floor of hell!" Shen Rong and Gu Yuanchen hurriedly led the crowd into the palace and swore loudly. gone.

Looking at their embarrassed figures, Luo Guanzhong couldn't help heaving a long sigh.In fact, he knew that the crimes of these people were not that serious, and the reason why His Highness wanted to deal with them severely was just to suppress their arrogance.

Otherwise, this group of people will always regard themselves as His Highness's cronies, and even if the prison guards are released, they will be crushed to death by them.A balance between the two factions, no one can overwhelm the other, is the most harmonious situation in the eyes of His Highness.

That's why His Highness upholds the Iron Window faction and at the same time suppresses the Returning Home faction... Even if they didn't make this mistake, His Highness will find other reasons to deal with them.Of course, it won't convince them as it is now...

"Cao thief, how treacherous and deceitful!" Teacher Luo finally sighed secretly, turned around and entered the gate of the palace.

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The end of the year is getting closer and closer, but the sound of looms in Suzhou City still has no intention of stopping. No matter whether it is the returnees or the iron window, they pay double wages to the workers so that they can work overtime and speed up production. Pull the yield up!
Those behind-the-scenes players even sold their properties, frantically buying factories, looms, and hiring workers, wishing to spend the last copper coins on their bodies.As a result, in this year, which should have been the most deserted month, another round of investment craze has been set off!
Li Heng also took the time to choose three alternative locations for His Highness. After Zhu Zhen's on-the-spot investigation, it was basically confirmed that the palace will be built in the west of the city, north of Qili Shantang Street.The terrain here is relatively high, there is no risk of humidity, most of the official fields are hilly, and there is no worry of disturbing the people.

Moreover, it is adjacent to the canal, and there is the Shantang River connecting the city and the canal. It has always been a place of prosperous business and prosperous shops.It's just that in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming army besieged Suzhou City for ten months, and the buildings inside and outside the city were almost turned into white ground.Ten years have passed, and the city has recovered seven or seven eighty-eight, but Shantang Street has not had time to recover.

"Wangfu is built here, and Shantang Street will regain its splendor, just around the corner." Standing on the bell tower of Hanshan Temple, Zhu Zhen pointed Jiang Shandao: "Then extend the north and south city walls of Suzhou to the west to the canal, and the area of ​​Suzhou City can be expanded by one." Times, leaving enough room for future development.”

"Your Highness is really far-sighted and caring about the common people," Li Heng admired sincerely, "It's the first time I see a prince, linking his palace with the prosperity of the city!"

"Hey, this king is also doing it for himself. One is prosperous and the other is damaged." Zhu Zhen resisted the urge to compose a poem, and asked with a laugh: "Tomorrow will be a young year. Have the results of the quantitative evaluation come out?"

"The few of us stayed up all night last night, so at least we got out." Li Heng signaled, and Xue Zhixian hurriedly submitted it.

After a quick scan, Zhu Zhen signed his name on it, returned the form to Li Heng, and said, "Okay, let them go home for the New Year."

"You should also pack up and celebrate the New Year early, everyone has worked hard this year." He smiled at Li Heng again: "My king is going back to Beijing for the New Year too."

"I'll send you off to Your Highness." Li Heng and others hurriedly saluted deeply, watching His Highness board the boat parked outside Hanshan Temple.

His boat was parked outside Hanshan Temple.

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