Chapter 24 Fenyang Palace Supervisor

"After his first offense, he was given a lighter punishment and was renamed the Fenyang Palace Supervisor. The Fenyang Palace will be built within three months. Don't let me down. I admire this!"

Before the big tent, the eunuchs proclaimed the orders and read the new orders, and Yang Yuanqing said in a deep voice: "My minister, Yang Yuanqing, obeys the orders!"

He stood up to receive the imperial edict, but his heart was confused. He had thought about everything and was about to set off to Jiangnan early tomorrow morning to visit his aunt, and then return to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, a piece of holy intention changed his plan and actually asked him to repair the Fenyang Palace. He had never had the experience of building a palace, so where did he start?

The eunuch was still the surname Zhu. He had a good impression of Yang Yuanqing and handed over the imperial edict to Yang Yuanqing. He also reminded him: "Eunuch Yang, time is very tight, and it is necessary to start construction as soon as possible. It is a serious crime to miss the construction period. ("7*"

"I understand, thank you for your reminder."

Yang Yuanqing remembered something again and asked, "Who will be appointed as the Fengzhou general manager?"

Seeing that there was no one on both sides, the eunuch lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the position of governor of Wuyuan County was promoted by Wei Siyun, but the position of general manager of Fengzhou was taken away by the King of Yan."

The meaning of being a remote leader is to be a part-time position in name, and the chief of the Fengzhou General Administration is also Wei Siyun, but he is a civil servant and is good at government affairs. He is not good at military affairs. Yang Yuanqing and Wei Siyun have worked together for many years. Knowing that this person is cautious, he should not change the military system he has established easily. Yang Yuanqing also let go of his heart.

The eunuch once again reminded him: "Eunuch Yang, it's only three months since the construction of the palace, so it's very urgent to start today. Envoy Yang should discuss with the deputy palace supervisor as soon as possible."

"I wonder who the deputy palace supervisor is?"

"The deputy palace supervisor was Feng Deyi, a Neishisheshe. He had the experience of building Xianren Palace. Envoy Yang might as well discuss with him more."

‘Feng Deyi!’

Yang Yuanqing was slightly stunned. He seemed to have not seen this person for a long time. (《》7*

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Feng Deyi is still the Neishishusan clerk. He has been in charge of this position for nearly ten years and has not been promoted. The difference is that he has grown from a young and immature official who has just debuted to a senior Neishishu of the Great Sui Dynasty. Many major intentions were drafted by him.

Although Feng Deyi was already a senior official, he still had a lot of resentment in his heart. He believed that his talents should have been promoted to the Minister of Internal Affairs. The reason why he had never been promoted was because he had relied on the wrong Yang family, and the Yang family's loss of power also dragged him down.

For this reason, Feng Deyi felt resentful to the Yang family and even had the idea of ​​divorce. His wife was the daughter of Yang Su's younger brother Yang Shen. In the end, Feng Deyi did not divorce his wife for the sake of his son and daughter, and was depressed all day long.

However, although he was frustrated in the officialdom, he had a glory. A few years ago, he defected to Yu Shiji, the most popular figure in the emperor, and was highly valued. Therefore, he gained a fortune in building the Xianren Palace, which made him a lot of money. Although he had not been promoted, he had a good harvest enough to make him have food and clothing for several generations. Feng Deyi's mood improved again. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Just when Yu Shiji promised to promote him, Yu Shiji was overthrown by Yang Yuanqing and dismissed from office. Feng Deyi's hope for his career was once again disappointed.

This time he followed the emperor to the north and was depressed and listless all the way. Unexpectedly, he came to work. The emperor actually issued an order to order him to be the deputy palace supervisor of Fenyang to assist Yang Yuanqing in building the Fenyang Palace. This made him both happy and worried. The joy was the convenience of building the palace to make money, which gave him another chance to make money. The worry was that he actually followed Yang Yuanqing, the guy with ruthless means, he could see from Yang Yuanqing when he was a child.

Just as Feng Deyi was sitting in the center of the tent, a report from his follower came from outside the tent, "Encourt, Yang Yuanqing is here."

Feng Deyi was shocked, and he stood up and walked out of the big tent quickly. Under the moonlight outside the tent, Yang Yuanqing looked at him with a smile on his face. He no longer wore a military uniform, but instead changed into a purple official robe, a black lacquered gaon hat, a leather belt tied in the waist, a purple goldfish bag hanging on the leather belt, and a pair of black leather boots on his feet, dressed in a completely civil servant. (《》7*

Even Yang Yuanqing himself was a little uncomfortable with this outfit. He was used to wearing tight military uniforms and suddenly turned into such a loose and loose bottom. He felt uncomfortable all over.

"Does Uncle Feng still remember his nephew?"

Yang Yuanqing bowed and gave a gift. Feng Deyi suddenly woke up and quickly returned the gift, "I don't know that General Yang is coming, and the subordinates are missing."

Although Yang Yuanqing was removed from the position of Fengzhou General Manager, his title and honorary officials were not low. More importantly, he was about to be his immediate superior, and Feng Deyi did not dare to neglect.

At the same time, Yang Yuanqing has never returned home after he was removed from the Yang family. Feng Deyi knew it very well. Yang Yuanqing called him "Second Uncle" just a kind of politeness. If he really put on an elder's aura without tact, Yang Yuanqing would probably deal with him soon.

"General Yang, please sit in the account!"

Feng Deyi hurriedly and respectfully invited Yang Yuanqing into the tent, and ordered his followers to pour tea. The two sat down in the tent. Yang Yuanqing looked at his big tent and saw that it was very simple, a small table, a blanket, a bookcase and a suitcase next to it, and nothing else was left.

"The other ministers are full of books, why can't Uncle Feng see it here?"

Feng Deyi smiled bitterly, "They all ride in a carriage, and of course they can carry a lot of books. I ride a horse and can only bring a box of books."

During this Northern Tour, officials of the fifth-rank or over 60 years old can ride a carriage, while Feng Deyi is only from the fifth-rank, and is only forty years old. He is not qualified to ride a carriage and can only ride a horse.

Yang Yuanqing nodded and smiled, "This time, Yuanqing has no experience in repairing Fenyang Palace and has no confidence. I came to ask Uncle Feng for advice."

When it comes to building the palace, Feng Deyi was excited. He had already calculated for an hour and felt a little confident in his heart. He smiled and said, "Fenyang Palace is a small palace, covering an area of ​​only more than 30 acres. Unlike Xianren Palace, it covers an area of ​​100 miles and only took five months. Three months should be enough to hurry up."

Yang Yuanqing thought about it, it only took twenty days for the 200-mile Great Wall. It took only three months to dig the road across the Taihang Mountains and connect Bingzhou and Youzhou. In three months, if he could not even build a small palace, he would not be able to explain it.

Feng Deyi seemed to understand Yang Yuanqing's thoughts and smiled and said, "Although Fenyang Palace is a small palace, it also has difficulties. I heard that the place he likes is on the mountain, and moving materials up the mountain is the biggest problem. It requires a lot of manpower. I think it takes at least 300,000 people and transport materials from Taiyuan County, so three months are not enough."

Yang Yuanqing frowned. Fenyang Palace is in the north of Loufan County. Loufan County itself has a small population. If 300,000 people are really needed, where can I transfer people and also provide the materials for building the palace. Can Taiyuan County provide them all? He felt that there were a lot of things, but he didn't know where to start.

There is another deep reason why Feng Deyi is very respectful and polite to Yang Yuanqing. Feng Deyi wants to surrender to Pei Ju, but he does not have a single referee, and Pei Ju may not pay attention to him. Yang Yuanqing is Pei Ju's grandson-in-law, which makes Feng Deyi have an idea in his mind.

"General Yang should not worry at all. The specific construction of the palace is the general and the staff of the Ministry of Works. The recruitment of manpower is the responsibility of the local officials, and the preparation of materials is also considered by Shaofu Temple. General Yang is the palace supervisor, and he is only responsible for overall coordination and supervising the local government. In fact, I think the local government in Loufan County is the most important."

Feng Deyi's words made Yang Yuanqing feel relieved. It turned out that he was not worried about the specific trivial matters. He asked again with a smile: "I don't know who the prefect of Loufan County is?"

Feng Deyi smiled slightly, "General should know this person. When he was in Luoyang, he went hunting with him. Do you still remember Li Yuan and General Yang?"

"Li Yuan!"

Yang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and smiled, "So it's him."

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The site of Fenyang Palace is located in Jing, Loufan County.

The northern part of Le County is close to Mayi County and is located next to Tianchi Lake at the source of the Fen River. It is sparsely populated but has very convenient transportation. It is only ten miles away from the North Shopping Road.

More importantly, the excellent scenery here left an extremely deep impression on Yang Guang. The mountains are undulating, the peaks are beautiful, the forests are dense, and the clouds and mist are shrouded all year round. In addition, the water of Tianchi is as clear as a mirror. Even in the hot summer, it is as quiet as spring, without any heat, and it is like a place where gods live.

Since last year, woodcutters, hunters and herb collectors are not allowed to go up the mountain in this area. Several nearby villages have also been ordered to move away. The government posted a notice that no one is allowed to appear within a radius of 100 miles, and those who violate the situation will be killed.

But starting from late February, an army was stationed here. Yu Wen Kai, the Minister of Works, personally led a large number of officials who were serving as supervisors and work departments to appear in the Tianchi area. They began to survey the terrain and design roads. The sorcerer Zhang Qiu Taiyi also led a dozen disciples to measure Feng Shui near Tianchi and determine the final palace site.

In mid-March, the imperial edict was finally issued. Three hundred thousand civilians were drawn from the five counties of Taiyuan, Mayi, Loufan, Yanmen and Lishi, and began to build the Fenyang Palace. Yang Yuanqing, the former chief supervisor of Fengzhou, was appointed as the palace supervisor, and the inner historian Feng Deyi and Han Shun, the young craftsman, was appointed as the deputy palace supervisor. The time limit was three months, and the construction must be completed before mid-June. If there was an error, all relevant personnel were killed.

Just three days after the imperial edict was issued, the 30,000 civilians recruited by Li Yuan, the prefect of Loufan, arrived in Tianchi and began the first step of building the Fenyang Palace, building roads.

The craftsmen who are working have marked the construction scope of the road with lime. The civilians need to first tamp the land and then lay fired blue bricks. The road must be paved to the mountain.

When the palace supervisor Yang Yuanqing and Feng Deyi led two thousand supervisors to the Fenyang Palace site from Yulin County, the second batch of 150,000 civilians from Taiyuan County arrived at the road construction site. The entire construction site was crowded with people. Teams of civilians were busy ramming earth under the supervision of soldiers, using baskets to pick up fine stones, and evenly spread the fine stones on the roadbed. The craftsmen were extremely strict. Each stone was the same size as the index finger. Thirty thousand people were used to smash the fine stones alone. More than ten thousand civilians were distributed on the roadbed more than ten miles long. They used huge wood to ramm every inch of land.

Under the escort of nine iron guards, Yang Yuanqing rode his horse on both sides of the construction site to inspect. At this time, someone shouted in the distance: "General Yang!"

When Yang Yuanqing turned around, he saw dozens of yamen runners surrounded by several officials on horseback. The official led was Li Yuan, the prefect of Loufan.

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