Chu Huan touched his chin. Such a prominent family is no longer just described as powerful.

Pei Ji picked up the wine glass, tasted it, and then continued to whisper: "The emperor established a country and rewarded meritorious ministers. The four generals of Feng, Rain, Thunder and Lightning were all named Generals. There were only two foreign dukes, except for Duke Yi Xuanyuan Pingzhang, this Duke An Guo Huang Ju."

Chu Huan asked, "Xuanyuan Pingzhang? Brother Pei, what is the relationship between Xuanyuan Shao and Xuanyuan Pingzhang?"

Pei Ji smiled and said, "So you know Xuanyuan Shao too."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "I heard that Xuanyuan Shao was born brave. When Qu Chuli occupied the capital, the first person to attack the top of the city was Xuanyuan Shao. He seemed to be only thirteen years old that year."

"Xuanyuan Shao's bravery is the most famous in the world." Pei Ji stroked a short beard under his jaw and said, "At that time, the emperor fought south and north. If Xuanyuan Shao was not too young, the heroic name of the four generals might not be above him." He chanted softly: "Three swords and four guns to break the sky, have you ever heard of this sentence?"

Chu Huan had known that Pei Ji was not an ordinary person. At this moment, he knew everything about the court and even said the name of "The Bow with Three Swords and Four Swords and Four Swords" and even felt that he had a lot of thought and nodded, "I heard from someone."

"The sky-breaking bow in this sentence means Xuanyuan Shao." Pei Ji said.

Chu Huan was stunned.

Pei Ji said: "Duke Yi is different from Duke An. Duke An is because he funded money back then. Duke Yi is Xuanyuan Pingzhang, who has been following the emperor since he was a child. Xuanyuan Pingzhang's four sons had three deaths in the battlefield. Xuanyuan Shao's father was also among them. Xuanyuan Pingzhang himself was shot blind in one eye on the battlefield. Xuanyuan's family could have today, but he was exchanged for blood." Speaking of this, he shook his head and sighed: "After Xuanyuan Shao and Huang Tinglang went abroad, they were all worlds apart. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the emperor valued Xuanyuan's family very much. If Xuanyuan Shao had not married his wife, he might have become the prince consort... However, in recent years, Duke An has won the favor of the emperor, and his glory had long surpassed Duke Yi."

Chu Huan said softly: "Even if the family is no longer glorious, he will definitely not do anything mediocre even if his own skills are all his strength."

Pei Ji smiled slightly and glanced at Qin Lei next to him. He saw a plate of duck feet, and there was not much left. Qin Lei obviously loved the duck feet very much. Pei Ji talked to Chu Huan, but he was not interested in listening.

"By the way, Brother Pei, I was talking about why Yuan Tong's death was related to Huang Tinglang?"

"Do you know Tongtian Palace?" Pei Ji asked.

Chu Huan nodded slightly and said, "After entering Beijing, I will occasionally hear people talk about it."

Pei Ji said seriously: "In the Tongtian Palace, countless people have died."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "How do you say this?"

Pei Ji pondered for a while and said, "The Tongtian Palace is built in the northwest of the capital. It covers a large area. If you didn't take a look at it yourself, it would be hard to describe it. Just to build the Tongtian Palace, tens of thousands of civilians have been recruited. This is just the craftsmen who built the Tongtian Palace, and more than ten thousand chariots and horses who transport stones, woods and other things, there are more than ten thousand people?"

Before Chu Huan came to Beijing, he actually heard that the emperor had built a large-scale construction and built the Tongtian Hall. At that time, he did not have a deep understanding of the Tongtian Hall. He only thought that it was just a new palace in the palace. However, according to Pei Ji's intention, the Tongtian Hall was not a small palace. It could be built with tens of thousands of people, which shows its huge scale.

Chu Huan was not familiar with state affairs, but he understood one thing: if the construction of some huge projects is to be successfully implemented, it usually takes time to achieve it in a prosperous era. Only when the national strength is strong and the national treasury is full can there be enough money to prepare. Otherwise, once the national strength is weak, it is impossible to complete the implementation of the project. Forced construction will inevitably lead to the anger of heaven and the people's resentment, the people will live in poverty, and the foundation of the country will inevitably be destroyed.

In the 18th year of the founding of the Qin Empire, in order to restore national stability, the court did issue a series of government orders to rest for the people, and national strength was indeed recovering. If this continues, it is not impossible for the Qin Empire to usher in a prosperous era.

However, when the people had just settled down and their national strength was rising, His Majesty the Emperor had already begun to lose his enterprising spirit, indulged in the art of immortality, and increased taxes significantly. Chu Huan suddenly realized that the court had continuously increased taxes in recent years, which made the people suffer. The purpose might be to build the so-called Tongtian Hall.

When the national strength had not yet reached its strength, I really didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor thought about when he was building the Tongtian Palace. It was logical that His Majesty the Emperor was fighting south and north to unify the world, and he should be a very smart person, but how did he end up doing such a foolish thing?

Pei Ji saw Chu Huan's expression solemn, and sighed softly: "The stone and wood for building Tongtian Hall are carefully selected. Many stone and wood are brought from remote places. I heard that two hundred large fir trees were transported from Liaodong. A piece of wood in Liaodong was only ten taels of silver, but when it was transferred to the capital, each was worth four hundred taels. When dozens of large fir trees were transported to the capital, there was a slight damage. The dozens of large fir trees were immediately discarded, and the official responsible for transportation was also cut off their heads... Those large fir trees were nothing in the entire project, so you can imagine the grandeur of the Tongtian Hall project!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly and frowned and said, "I heard that Yuan Tong's murder was related to this Tongtian Palace."

Pei Ji said: "It's not just Yuan Tong? The Tongtian Palace was preparing for construction two years ago, mainly the Ministry of Works. It is said that the time was set, and within three years, the Tongtian Palace must be completed. The progress in the middle was delayed. During this period, two Ministers of Works were cut off. The Ministry of Works were specifically responsible for the construction, so there were many people killed. This was just the project itself. Naturally, there were many people who advised the emperor to stop building the Tongtian Palace, and there were also many people who were imprisoned or killed." Speaking of this, Pei Ji looked out the window. At this time, the sky was already a little dark, and Pei Ji's expression was quite serious. After a while, he said softly: "Some people advised to stop building the Tongtian Palace. That was for the future of the empire, but naturally there were people who made profits with this kind of profit."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Brother Pei means, Duke Anguo...is a profit-making person?"

Pei Ji picked up the wine pot, filled himself with wine, and said lightly: "What do Brother Chu think? As we all know, the emperor now trusts Duke An. This Duke An is not only in the Secretariat, but also in charge of the position of Minister of Revenue. The emperor's grace for him is beyond words. The largest expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue is nothing more than two major parts, one is the war in the northwest, and the other is the Tongtian Hall. This Duke An was born in a wealthy family. When the emperor raised an army, he was the richest man in Anyi Road. After the founding of the country, his only industry in Beijing was already shocking. Where did you say so much money come from? But if someone in the court dissuaded the emperor to stop building the Tongtian Hall, he would naturally offend Duke An. What would be the good end if he offended Duke An? "

Chu Huan nodded slightly, as if he understood something.

"I am worried about internal and external troubles, I just hope that the emperor will wake up early." Pei Ji held the wine glass and looked out the window, muttering to himself softly, then shook his head and muttered to himself: "It's not easy!" He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

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When Chu Huan returned to the inn, she felt a little depressed. Pei Ji's words made Chu Huan deeply feel the foolishness of the court now. Can such an imperial court still support it in the midst of internal and external troubles, and can the people live and work in peace and prosperity?

This doesn't seem to be specifically looking for the answer.

He lay on the bed, his eyes closed slightly, and drank a lot of wine with Pei Ji at Jin Manlai. Pei Ji had a lot of alcohol and didn't seem to be in a good mood. He couldn't help drinking a lot of more. Chu Huan naturally accompanied him. When he returned to the inn, the alcohol came up, and he felt a little dizzy.

He got up from the bed and wanted to go to the shop clerk to bring a bowl of sober soup. As soon as he opened the door, he saw someone standing in front of him. Chu Huan was stunned and recognized that it was Chang Yi next door and asked, "Brother Chang has something to do?"

Chang Yi still had a kind smile, holding a small wooden box in his hand, very meticulously, and smiled: "Brother is just back now? I've been here before, you're not in the house."

Chu Huan said: "I'm bored in the inn, so I went out and walked away. Brother Chang is looking for something?"

Chang Yi handed over the wooden box and said with a smile: "This is some local specialties that Chang brought when he came to Beijing. If you don't dislike it, please accept it."

Chu Huan shook his head and smiled, "Brother Chang is polite. He will not receive any reward without any merit. You and I will meet each other by chance. I really dare not be ashamed of my responsibility."

Chang Yi smiled and said, "There are all brothers in the world. Brothers are just seeing each other. By the way, I don't know the brothers' names?" Seeing Chu Huan frowning, he hurriedly said, "If it is inconvenient, there is no need to tell me."

Chu Huan finally said, "I am the next surname Chu!"

"So it's Brother Chu." Chang Yi smiled and said, "Actually, there is another thing I want to tell Brother Chu."

"Speaking!"

"In the afternoon, Brother Chu was not in the house. I saw someone wandering in front of Brother Chu's door. I don't know if he was looking for Brother Chu." Chang Yi said: "I asked him, but he didn't say anything and left."

"Oh?" Chu Huanqi said: "Where is he now?"

"I really don't know this."

"Well Brother Chang remembers what he looks like?"

Chang Yi thought for a while and said, "I am so frank, that man has no beard, it seems... hehe...!" He did not continue to say it, but just looked at Chu Huan with a strange look.

Chu Huan immediately thought of Sun Desheng and thought that it was really a coincidence that when he went out today, Sun Desheng came over. Could it be that there was news from Yingren?

"Thank you, Brother Chang." Chu Huan bowed, not wanting to talk to Chang Yi.

Chang Yi had no intention of leaving and asked with a smile: "Brother Chu has connections in the palace? In fact, Chang came to Beijing to do some small business in the capital, but you also know that if you don't have a backer in the capital, it would be very difficult to do business. Chang took the liberty and wonder if Brother Chu can recommend it on his behalf?" Seeing Chu Huan frowning, he hurriedly said: "Brother Chu, don't misunderstand, Chang has no other intentions. He has always wanted to find a backer these days, but he has no way to find a backer. If Brother Chu can help, Chang will definitely thank him again!"

Chu Huan stared at Chang Yi for a moment, shook his head, and said lightly: "I'm really sorry. I'm just here for the first time and have no connections. I'm afraid I can't help." He nodded, without saying much, and closed the door.

Chang Yi narrowed his eyes, held the wooden box, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
Chapter completed!