On August 12, the main street from west to east in Hengluosi East City was full of people and carriages.
These people were carrying utensils and items, and the carriages were transporting goods.
These things were all transported to the palace.
Yes, most of these people are maids and servants of the royal palace, as well as civil servants of the government.
Zhao Ziliang decided to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in the newly completed palace, so everyone in the palace was busy moving in the past few days.
In the management of the palace, many officials believe that there must be eunuchs and maids in the palace to serve Zhao Ziliang and the royal family members.
The original maids in the palace are automatically upgraded to palace maids, but it seems inappropriate to upgrade the servants to eunuchs, not to mention the servants.
Whether you want to or not, it seems too cruel to forcefully castrate someone.
Zhao Ziliang actually did not want to have eunuchs in the palace.
People like eunuchs are inhumane and most of them are psychologically distorted.
On the one hand, eunuchs are too close to those in power, and it is easy for them to gain favor and gain power, thereby causing trouble for the court; on the other hand, Eunuchs should not exist in the first place.
If there was no other way, no one would choose to be a eunuch.
But if eunuchs are not arranged in the palace, the palace guards and the imperial guards generally cannot enter the inner palace at will.
So how can the king ensure his own safety in the inner palace?
Who can guarantee that all the women in the inner palace will be loyal throughout their lives and will not be detrimental to the king?
Once it comes to the struggle for power, especially the inheritance of the throne, the people closest to the concubines are probably not the king, but their own sons who are qualified to inherit the throne.
If the guards and imperial guards are allowed to enter the inner palace, then I am afraid that someone will cuckold the king every day.
As long as it is a man, no one is willing to do this, let alone the king with supreme power.
Therefore, eunuchs are special existences in the palace, and no one can replace their role.
From ancient times to the present, whether in the East or the West, there have been eunuchs in the palace.
They are an indispensable human race.
Eunuch, since the day Zhao Ziliang decided to found the country, Wang Ting's secretary eunuch began to make preparations to find candidates.
After asking Zhao Ziliang for instructions, Cen Shen and Gao Shang set their sights on death row prisoners.
Through the principle of voluntariness, if there are death row prisoners willing to purify themselves To be a eunuch, then he After being trained in purification and etiquette, one can gain complete freedom by serving the royal family for ten years.
Moreover, Zhao Ziliang also set a rule that any eunuch must leave after ten years of service in the palace, no matter how high the position is. , this rule has continued.
Because the palace was built on a mountain, it was divided into two areas, the administrative area and the palace area.
The area located at the foot of the mountain is the administrative area, which is divided into the government area and the military area.
Here are the important institutions of the Western Qin Central Committee, as well as important administrative, judicial and supervisory offices.
Going up the administrative area is the palace area.
The palace area is divided into the outer court and the inner court.
The outer court is the area where the king handles military and political affairs, receives ministers, foreign envoys, and holds major ceremonies.
There are Guangming Hall, Liangyi Hall, Qinzheng Hall, and Qinzheng Hall.
Temple, Temple of Heaven, Tai Chi Square, Ancestral Temple.
The Guangming Hall is where major court meetings and major ceremonies are held; the Liangyi Hall is where the king inquires about politics and receives foreign envoys; the Qinzheng Hall is where the king handles military and political affairs on a daily basis and summons trusted ministers; the Temple of Heaven and the Ancestral Temple are where sacrifices are made.
The place where heaven, earth and royal ancestors are located is located on the top of the mountain and has a special road for access.
Tai Chi Square is located outside the main entrance of the palace area and in the very center of the administrative area.
It is where major military parades are held, and the king and foreign kings, important ministers and foreign envoys meet here first.
The inner court has four palaces in the east, west, south and north, amusement park, waterfall palace, Qianquan Palace and countless palaces, houses, pavilions and attics.
Zhao Ziliang's five wives each lived in a palace, Chen Qingying lived in the east palace, Nie Sanniang lived in the west palace, Mrs.
Meng lives in the South Palace, Princess Xinping lives in the North Palace, and Wang Zhiyun lives in the Waterfall Palace.
The playground has various play facilities, venues, gardens, swimming pools, and racecourses; Qianquan Palace is where the royal family holds family banquets and gatherings.
Accompanied by military and political officials, Zhao Ziliang visited the government area and military area at the foot of the mountain.
These buildings are all dignified, solemn, and majestic.
After all, they represent the power institutions of the Western Qin Dynasty and must be solemn, solemn, and majestic.
When passing Tai Chi Square, Zhao Ziliang found that the square was very large, two miles long and one mile wide, all paved with bluestones of the same size.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
In the center of the square stood a bluestone statue of him riding a horse and fighting with a horse.
This stone statue was three feet high. .
Granite guardrails are used on both sides of the bridge leading to the river in the palace area.
Taiji Square and the palace area are connected by Xuanwu Fort.
Xuanwu Fort is a large fortress with a road passing through it into the palace area.
The overhead floor plan is a It is pentagonal in shape and designed in the shape of a Western-style towering spire.
It is built with bluestones of the same size.
It is ten stories high and is flanked by cliffs ten feet high.
It separates the palace area from the administrative area.
If you want to enter the palace area , which is the only channel.
Xuanwu Fort can station a thousand people, and the stored grain, grass, and arrows can be used by a thousand people for two years.
There are walls, wall stacks, archery holes, and soldiers stationed on the cliffs on both sides.
There is a moat dug under the cliffs. , the spring water left from the top of the mountain flows along the moat to the foot of the mountain, and the external spring water When the army came to the twelve-foot-high Xuanwu Fort and the ten-foot-high cliff, they could only look at it and sigh.
What kind of wood should be used to fill the moat and what kind of wood can be used to make siege ladders and other siege equipment that are more than ten feet long?
Unless they cut down the century-old tower.
It can only be built with giant trees, but there are no such trees around Hengluosi.
Zhao Ziliang looked up at the Xuanwu Fort, then looked at the cliffs on both sides, and asked: "How high is the fort and the cliffs?"
The design official replied: "Back to the king, the Xuanwu Fort is twelve feet high and the cliff is ten feet high.
In order to prevent soil erosion and landslides, we use cement paste on the outer wall of the cliff.
The smooth surface makes it impossible for enemies to climb.
I would like to ask what kind of wood the enemy can use to build a ten-foot-tall siege equipment in a short period of time."
Thirty-six meters high.
A building of this height would still be a tall building even in the 21st century.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Is there any building taller than this in the world?"
The designer Fan Li said very proudly: "Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee with my head that there is no other architectural fortress in the world that is taller, stronger, stronger and more difficult to break than Xuanwu Fort."
Zhao Ziliang praised: "Well, it seems that you still put a lot of thought into the defense system of the palace.
I have promoted you to one level, given you the title of Master of Architectural Design, and rewarded you with a hundred gold coins and ten pieces of brocade."
Fan Li was overjoyed and immediately bowed down and said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty.
I will work harder in the future to design more beautiful, solid and solid buildings."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "The king hired you as the royal family's design master.
If the royal family wants to carry out large-scale construction projects, you will be the general consultant and designer.
If someone asks you to design a building in the future, the price quoted should not be too low, so as not to humiliate the royal family.
Design master is the sign, hahaha” "Yes, thank you very much, King Jinkou" The three armies of the Forbidden Army, the Guards, the Guards and the Dragon Guards have been stationed in various areas of the palace.
The garrison of Xuanwu Fort is responsible for the infantry of the Guards and Guards.
The Guards and Guards rotate once a day, and a strict access control system is implemented. , the rotating army is not fixed.
Every morning at 9 o'clock, the commander of the escort army or the commander of the guards must shake hands with his subordinates.
Whoever draws the lottery will be responsible for guarding the troops.
Sometimes, if you are unlucky, the same troops will be on duty several times in a row.
This avoids to the greatest extent the possibility of being guarded due to loopholes in the access control system.
The soldiers and horses who are on duty do not have nothing to do.
There is a school field in the outer court.
The soldiers and horses who are not on duty must be drilled, and there are officials for inspection and registration every day.
"Meet the King" Zhao Ziliang walked into the narrow passage of Xuanwu Fort with his hands behind his back, followed by officials and generals.
Behind Xuanwu Fort, there is the guard station on the left and the Guards station on the right.
Each has a school ground, military camp and armory.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Grain and grass warehouse, one wide The wide Winding Mountain Avenue leads to the Guangming Hall.
The Winding Mountain Avenue bypasses the Guangming Hall and leads to the Liangyi Hall above.
There are many houses, pavilions, corridors and temples built on both sides of the Winding Mountain Avenue.
Some houses are vacant, and some are vacant.
Provided accommodation for eunuchs.
The Guangming Hall is the largest and most spacious building in the entire palace.
It is a Chinese-style building.
Because it is used for holding court meetings and major ceremonies, it needs to accommodate more people, so it covers the largest area.
The Liangyi Hall is slightly smaller, but it is flanked by two auxiliary halls for the king and courtiers to rest while waiting.
The Qinzheng Hall is where the king manages his daily affairs.
He also rests here during lunch and sometimes even spends the night here.
Therefore, it not only has a working area but also a living area.
In addition to the Qinzheng Hall where the office is located, there are four side buildings. temple.
After visiting the outer court, everyone came to the entrance of the inner palace.
Zhao Ziliang turned around and asked: "Have you all been in the inner palace before?"
Everyone shook their heads like rattles, and Dugujun said: "The king is joking, this is where the inner palace is, and all the people living in it are the king's family.
Whoever has the courage to enter at will?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "I will take you in today to know the way.
If you want to enter casually in the future, it will be impossible.
Let's go."
Everyone followed Zhao Ziliang around the inner palace.
However, due to the large number of buildings and large area, everyone just looked around casually.
Besides, the further you go in, the higher the terrain becomes, and there are many bodies.
Even weak civil servants cannot bear it.
Everyone returned to the side hall next to the Qinzheng Hall.
Fan Li, the designer of the palace, raised his hands and said: "I would like to report to the king.
I have something to report to the king alone."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang looked at it and said to the officials and generals: "Everyone, please rest here for a while.
Fan Li and this king are coming over."
"yes":