Chapter 29 Yaochi

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, during the Shangyuan Festival, there are lanterns everywhere in the Jade Capital, and today's Jade Capital will not be curfew, so every family will come out tonight. The streets are bustling, crowding, fireworks, and guessing lantern riddles set off a festive scene. Many bitter scholars have also come out, hopeful that they can show their talents in this lantern riddle competition. If they are lucky enough to win the blue eyes of the big lady, it is also a good story to spread out. However, such things only appear in large numbers among the storyteller population. How can there be so many such things in reality? There are also many women on the street. Although most of them are girls who have not left the cabinet, the poor families come out with their fathers and brothers. For example, the big families hug and back and protect their young ladies strictly. Those poor scholars have no chance to show themselves in front of those big ladies. Even those who show their talents to those young ladies are almost the same.

At this time, Ji Taixu jumped out of the carriage in front of the Forbidden Palace Rosefinch Gate, followed by a dream-like Shen Nishang. At this time, the money of the Rosefinch Gate was already like a flowing horse. All the dignitaries and court officials got off the car one after another and entered the gate of the palace. On the other hand, the gifts brought by everyone are imprinted one after another and entered from the other side.

At this time, Ji Taixu and Shen Nishang talked while walking, and finally came to Yaochi after walking for nearly two columns of incense. Two big words are written on the towering archway: "Yaochi". This word is round and full, and the endless charm emanates from these two words.

Ji Taixu looked at Shen Nishang and looked at these two words with a chuckle smile, "These two words are written by Kong Yan, one of them is extraordinary!"

Shen Nishang nodded and crossed the archway to a vermilion gate. Through the gate, you could see the clouds and fog, which were even blurred, and the waves of sunshine and harmony dispersed from it. The eunuch guarding the door saw the rune brought by Ji Taixu and said in a loud voice, "The Marquis of Dingbei is arriving!"

Ji Taixu walked into the door with Shen Nishang. What appeared in front of him was the white jade ladder, looming in the clouds and fog. The Yao pool was very warm, as if it were in March. After walking through the 99-step white jade ladder, the two suddenly opened their eyes. This is a hundred-foot-wide white jade altar of heaven. Every piece of jade under the ground is carved with delicate and complicated patterns. Through the armrest of the altar of heaven, there is a clear and rippling lake below. The lake is full of hot spring water, and there are hundreds of clever In the middle of the pavilion, there are various pontoon slabs connected with each other. There are invincible lotus flowers growing in the pool. All kinds of rare fish in the pool swim freely, and there is a thin white fog on the surface of the water. Standing at the foot of the Temple of Heaven, there is also a half-foot thick fog. To the north of the Temple of Heaven is a grand palace. There is a dragon chair in front of the hall. Dozens of green jade cases are listed under the palace, and the green jade case is already full of wine and vegetables. At this time, many people have sat in front of the Qingyu case, get up to talk, or walk in the Temple of Heaven, but no one dares to touch the wine and food on the table.

Ji Taixu led Shen Nishang through the Temple of Heaven. On the way, people kept greeting and greetings. The two came to a jade case and sat down.

"How can it be so magical here?" Shen Nishang asked, "The aura is sufficient, the fog is full, and the fog is also full of all kinds of vitality. And we didn't see any lake when we came. Where did this lake come from?

Ji Taixu said, "The lake in Yaochi is synthesized by underground hot springs, so it will be as warm as spring in winter. The white jade altar under our feet is mixed with thousands of cold ice, which will be as cool as autumn in summer. The ninety-nine white jade steps I just walked through actually crossed dozens of feet of lake, but I couldn't see them in the clouds and fog. In fact, to put it bluntly, this thing is made of gold and silver, imitating the legendary Tiangong Yaochi. There is also a fountain in the middle of the Temple of Heaven, but it has not been opened today. There are 33 exits on the Temple of Heaven. Don't lead to the gate of Yaochi and the Linghu Lake below. The Temple of Heaven is 3330 feet high and has nine floors, and the lower eight floors are all places where the guards are stationed. The top floor where we are located is the gathering and amusement place. I don't know how much spiritual jade is used to pile up here, so the aura is sufficient! As for the fog, it is all steamed up in the lake. The whole bottom of the lake is filled with the essence of the purple coral sea mud in the South China Sea. Many elixirs are planted in the lake, and they are also cherished. The water source is also poured into the lake, but three bottles of Xuanyin real water is melted into the lake, so the evaporation fog aura is sufficient. Moreover, the 108 pavilions in the lake are controlled by the Mo family masters, which can be raised and suspended in mid-air at will without any formation or vitality.

"It's so magical that even many monks sighed at the scenery in the Yao Pool!" Shen Nishang said.

"What magic!" Ji Taixu smiled and whispered, "It's just a lot of manpower and material resources!" Do you know how much money was spent to build this Yao pool!" Ji Taixu paused and said, "There are more than 200 million taels of silver, which is a month's tax for the imperial court!" In the eight hundred and ten military prefectures in the world, which place does not need a large amount of silver for billions of people? Ha ha, so much money has built this place of fun!"

"Well, that's it!" Shen Nishang said, "It's a pity that these princes and ministers don't even care about the people of the world for their own fun!"

When Shen Nishang said this, Ji Taixu's face blushed slightly and thought to himself, "Marquis, I am also a prince and minister. I said, why is it useless to hold the second half of the sentence? Isn't it uncomfortable for me?"

"Cough!" Ji Taixu coughed awkwardly: "Well, my treasury is full. On the one hand, the construction of this Yaochi can promote the prestige of our great Wei when foreign envoys arrive. In addition, this Yaochi is also a spectacle left to future generations. In the final analysis, it's just a sum of money. In fact, these two hundred and 80 million taels of silver are less than a fraction of the military expenditure that our Dawei spends on various armies in various places every year!"

"What?" Shen Nishang said with some surprise, "Is more than 200 million silver less than a fraction of military expenditure? How much does it cost to pay for the military every year?!

"Low voice!" Ji Taixu looked around. Several big men looked at the two strangely and quickly said, "Low voice! This is the secret of the military aircraft, which can't be said!"

Shen Nishang was also a little embarrassed to look around, but he carefully felt the surroundings and found that many people in this Yao Pool were like a prison and unfathomable!

Ji Taixu bowed his head and said in her ear, "Here, some private words are spoken loudly. You can't speak loudly. You can also see that the people in the court are no worse than the monks at that time!"

Shen Nishang nodded.

"As for this military expenditure," Ji Taixu said, "I don't know exactly. There is indeed something exaggerated about the fraction, but it is extremely huge and a bottomless hole. In fact, how much money can't be filled!"

At this moment, only the rumble sound was heard from the lake. The exquisite and unique pavilions rose from the lake and floated in mid-air, and the jade corridors connecting the Temple of Heaven and the pavilions also floated up, hanging in the mid-air and floating.

"Stop it, the emperor is coming!" Ji Taixu's face changed, and he quickly pulled Shen Nishang to stand up and bowed there to wait. The princes and nobles around are also standing neatly in front of the Qingyu case...

After a moment, a eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, "Your Majesty and Queen are here!"

Everyone hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live: "Hangtow, my emperor, long live, the queen!" A big bow with three knees and nine knocks.

"Faling!" A very magnetic but majestic voice said that this voice was the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, the emperor of the current dynasty - Zhou Ji!

"The emperor's voice is very beautiful!" Shen Nishang thought of it, and then secretly raised her head and took a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his head, he saw the emperor's eyes, and the two of them happened to see each other. Shen Nishang's jump was very frightened, but she found that the emperor looked at him with a shallow smile. Shen Nishang unconsciously took a look, and saw that the emperor was seven feet tall, with a straight figure, a firm face, phoenix eyes, a little beard on his mouth, and an irreversible breath all over his body. Shen Nichang felt that there was still someone looking at her and saw the queen again. The queen was well-proportioned and plump, full of nobleness, and a little majesty in her kindness, and was nodding to her with a smile. This made Shen Nishang breathe a sigh of breath, but she immediately saw her master standing behind the queen dressed as a nun and looking at her with a surprised face. Shen Nishang blushed and quickly lowered her head.

"Get up--" The eunuch shouted again that this was the only person who dared to get up and stand behind the jade case.

At this time, the emperor and the queen had already sat on the dragon chair, standing aside with several eunuchs and nuns and Taoist priests from the emperor, including Wang Yingyue and Shen Nishang's master Miaoyun Shitai.

"Let's sit down!" Emperor Zhou Ji said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone thanked and sat down one after another.

"Today is the Shangyuan Festival, an auspicious day handed down from ancient times. Today, I celebrate with all the noble families!" Zhou Ji said.

Several assistants turned out from under the dragon chair and said, "I wish the world peace, good wind and rain, and your majesty a long life! Long live!"

" Long live!" Everyone quickly knelt down again.

"You don't have to be polite!" Zhou Ji said, "The so-called peace of the world is that I and the Lords can work together to create it. Today is the Shangyuan Festival, and you should drink with me!"

Zhou Ji raised the wine, and the people below also gathered in their hands. Zaifu went to the two jade cases closest to Danbi and picked up the wine glasses. Several Taoist priests and nuns who followed the emperor also sat down on the jade case next to the dragon chair and raised the wine glass.

"I drink this cup with all the lords!" Zhou Ji said.

"Yes!" Everyone responded, and then they drank all the wine in the glass together.

"Come and sing!" Zhou Ji patted his hands twice, and the two teams of maids walked out of the fog and danced in the same foggy Temple of Heaven.