After the ceremony, Sun Ce invited representatives of the ministers and the common people to climb the walls of the imperial city.

After leaving the hall and climbing up the city wall on the east side, looking around, the first thing that caught everyone's eye was the southeast end of Jianye City, especially the winding Qinhuai River. Under the cover of wine banners on both sides of the river, one by one, either tall or elegant, or exquisite and small pavilions and roofs were connected until they merged into one in the distance. The black roof and snow-white walls appeared and were faintly visible in the white smoke emitted by the burning green bamboo, floating like a fairyland.

A little far from the Qinhuai River, the houses are relatively sparse, and you can see mountains and forests in many places. Although the mountains are not high and the forests are not large, they are all in the east and west, and they are dotted in the middle. They seem to be inconsistent, but they are unique and cute, just like a well-designed landscape painting, which is so beautiful.

When we came to Jianye City, many people have seen the prosperity of Jianye City up close. It is naturally rich, but it is somewhat vulgar, especially for scholars. Although the shops are full of lively, they are not noisy after all. Now that I see this beautiful scenery, I find the other side of Jianye City. I can't help but praise it, and I naturally feel that I want to live in Jianye for a few more days.

Xu Shao lived in Jianye City for a long time, and with his reputation, he naturally invited people to visit every day. He had almost visited the courtyards and gardens of wealthy families on both sides of the Qinhuai River, so he would not show any fear at this time. Instead, he turned around and looked at the palaces that could be counted in the harem, and he was very surprised.

As an imperial palace, Taichu Palace is a bit too cramped.

Stone City was originally just a military fortress. When Sun Ce built the capital here, he was still in war. He had neither enough financial or material resources to build a large-scale construction, nor had he any interest, and the scale was very limited. There were only a dozen palaces in the harem. In addition to a few essential halls in the previous dynasty, he was the party of the ministers.

Xu Shao counted quietly that there were only twelve halls in the harem that could be called a certain size, arranged in a curved shape, close to the gate of the harem palace. The three halls that echoed the main hall of the previous dynasty were relatively magnificent, and the other nine halls were not large in size, and they were not even as large as the homes of many important officials that Xu Shao had seen.

Xu Shao secretly compared himself with his own house and felt that the difference was not far. From this point of view, Sun Ce's life was far from luxurious. Even as the King of Wu, he could be called frugal.

Xu Shao couldn't help but sigh, feeling complicated.

"Sir, why are you so moved?" Xun Yu walked over from the side, heard Xu Shao sighing, and asked.

Xu Shao turned around and saw that it was Xun Yu. He saw that there was no one nearby. He raised his chin and signaled Xun Yu to see the layout of the harem. "Everyone said that Wu... the emperor has money, but he never thought that his harem was so cramped."

"It is precisely because the harem is in a hurry that Your Majesty can have money." Xun Yu was very calm. Although it was the first time he saw the panoramic view of the harem, he knew that Sun Ce did not say that he was frugal, but was really careful. He heard Guo Jia say that Yu Fan proposed to expand the Taichu Palace several times, but Sun Ce rejected it.

"There are only twelve halls in the harem. It seems that the ancient system of the twelve ladies is really about to be reproduced."

Xun Yu nodded, although he didn't say anything, his eyes showed an unspeakable longing. He had been an official in the palace for many years and knew how amazing the expenses in the harem were. Even an ordinary palace maid had more than a warrior, not to mention noble people. During the reign of Emperor Xiaohuan, there were more than 10,000 people in the harem, and the expenses were higher than those of officials in Beijing, so that the official salary could not be paid in time, and it was delayed for half a year.

Sun Ce can actively control the size of the harem, and control it to the point where there are only twelve queens, which is something that no emperor can do. If he can persist in this rule, nothing can be done.

The highest level of etiquette is self-restraint.

Seeing Xun Yu not speaking, Xu Shao turned to look at Xun Yu. Seeing his strange eyes, he couldn't help but smile. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back. While thinking about how to change the topic, there was a burst of screams in front of him. Xu Shao and Xun Yu were both surprised, exchanged glances, and rushed forward. He had just walked more than a hundred steps and turned to the corner of the city. The scene in front of them made them open their eyes wide.

On Xuanwu Lake, with the imperial city under your feet as the center, a huge pattern composed of three arcs is displayed in front of you.

Closely approaching the imperial city were three tall catamaran tower ships. Even if they stood on the imperial city, they could feel the size of these three tower ships. The mast was almost the same as the imperial city. On the mast was hung with the emperor's flag, and a phoenix born from the fire. The breeze blew the battle flag, the phoenix spread its wings and was about to fly, its head was raised and the flames swayed, as if it was alive.

There were three catamaran tower ships, and there were ten tower ships, divided into two rows, guarding the middle tower ships. The ten tower ships were hung with battle flags embroidered with giant sharks, which was the symbol of the Dawu Navy. There were also bell battle flags of the South China Sea Navy and giant whale battle flags of the East China Sea Navy. It was fine if the giant whales were painted on the bells, with a few tassels added. When you looked at them, it looked more like a monster waving tentacles, exuding a sense of violence and murderous aura.

The bell is the symbol of Gan Ning, the Great Protector of Anton. This brocade has now become the Great Protector of Anton in Dawu, and is still reluctant to give up its true nature.

In addition to the tower ships of the South China Sea Navy and the East China Sea Navy, there are half circles surrounded by hundreds of huge merchant ships. Each ship has two flags on it, one with eight big words written on it, "On order to host the throne and the other with the logo of each business name. The decoration on the ship is not as unified as the warship, but each has its own characteristics. It seems that each family has taken out the most beautiful ships and takes this opportunity to show its strength.

It turned out that this was the place for the grand dinner party ascended the throne.

Hundreds of tower ships, with the imperial palace on the Stone City as the center, spread outwards into three arcs in turn, like three ripples, one larger than the other, one thicker than the other. Outside the third circle is the residence of the people who cannot see the edge at first sight.

Taichu Palace could not accommodate tens of thousands of people to have a dinner party, so Sun Ce transferred the dinner party after the throne ceremony to Xuanwu Lake.

Xuanwu Lake is the garrison of the Central Navy. In order to facilitate the training of the navy, the place is very large. Not to mention the dinner party, even if there are more people, it can be put down. In addition to the navy's tower ship, Yu Fan contacted the giants of the Chamber of Commerce, borrowed a large number of merchant ships, and set up a boat banquet in Xuanwu Lake.

This is also a sign that Jiangdong is dominant with the navy and traversing all over the world. The maritime merchants naturally agreed and supported it with all their strength. They not only provided boats, but also provided chefs, waiters, and even took over food, wine, fruits and other strong supplies, which saved a lot of money in the palace.

Under Yu Fan's coordination, the boat banquet was divided into three parts: the core area was three catamaran tower ships from the Central Navy, which were for the emperor, queen, and officials and families over 2,000 stones to eat. The second was the ten tower ships from the Nanhai and Donghai Navy, which were arranged for officials below 2,000 stones to be accountable, virtuous, and representatives of the various schools. The outermost area was hundreds of merchant ships provided by various maritime merchants for representatives of the people to eat.

Standing on the palace wall and overlooking Xuanwu Lake, seeing such a spectacular scene, the ministers and representatives of the people were deeply moved, especially compared with the simple palace on the other side, anyone can feel the determination of Emperor Wu to restrain himself and be frugal, the sincerity of the people and the ambition to open the world and open up overseas.

Many people can't suppress their mood and exclaim sincerely.

He Chun is one of them. He knew very well what this meant. He had long heard that although Kyoto will eventually move to Luoyang, Jianye's status will not decline. As a base for going overseas, Jianye will become a supporting capital and continue to be responsible for business related to going overseas. In the future, it may become a martial arts field where the prince is familiar with government affairs before he ascended the throne.

There is no doubt that this is great good news for Jiangdong, especially Kuaiji.

When he was excited, He Chun wanted to share his feelings with the people around him. When he turned around, he found that everyone was attracted by the scene in front of him and did not pay attention to him at all. The shameless Wang Sheng even patted the city bricks and exclaimed.

Looking at the grand occasion in front of him, Xu Shao sighed quietly. "Wenruo, I am not worried about Your Majesty's extravagance, but I am worried about his military and military force. This formation..."

Xun Yu smiled. "Don't worry, I will. It's true that Your Majesty has ambitions, but he is more patient. He never hopes to achieve success in one battle. He is more willing to guide the direction, lay a solid foundation, and move forward step by step. If not, how could Shu survive?"

Xu Shao breathed a sigh of relief with a slight head. "If this could be done, it would be better."

"Besides, look at these ships, there are only more than ten warships, but there are hundreds of warships, dozens of times more than warships. It can be seen that His Majesty has a sense of his own heart and will never put the cart before the horse."

After hearing Xun Yu speak deeply, Xu Shao turned his head to glance at Xun Yu. He wanted to joke about Xun Yu, but he felt that what Xun Yu said was reasonable. All signs show that Sun Ce may be young, but he has the stability that is not consistent with his age. He has ambitions, but his ambitions are not only in one person, or even in one surname. He has broader considerations and a wider vision, farther than everyone else.

"Mencius said: A saint will come out for five hundred years. Perhaps he is the saint who came into being?"

Xun Yu smiled. "I don't know this. I know that he doesn't recognize it myself." He paused and said, "Maybe, he is a real talent, a taxi who sees through the three realms."

Xu Shao raised his eyebrows, shook his sleeves, and walked forward. "Then I can't see through him, so there is nothing to regret. Haha."

Xun Yu also smiled and followed Xu Shao forward, but a trace of regret flashed between his eyebrows. Liu Xie and Sun Ce had a conversation and could let go, and he was even unwilling to go back to Chang'an and buried in Dingtao as a commoner. Have you realized this long ago? In this way, he is probably the person closest to the third level of the Scholar Realm, but unfortunately he was delayed by me and Liu Ye.

"Wenruo, I have a word that I have been pondering until now. I want to ask you today."

"What advice will I give you? It's okay to speak out."

"Did you always feel guilty for the former Lord of Chang'an?"

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment and sighed softly. "I misled him."
Chapter completed!