Chapter 172: Examination of the Ministry of Rites(1/2)
"This matter is decided."
Pei Shaoqing said: "The gods come and go freely."
"Okay." Yang Liu stopped persuading him.
Pei Shaoqing said again: "Madam, how is the Red Mansion built?"
As soon as the first time he bought the entire northeast corner of Pingkangfang, Pei Shaoqing asked Yang Liu to build a three-story circular wooden building in the middle of Shenxianju.
This is actually a theater.
There are stands on the east, west and south of the three-story circular wooden building, and the north is a workshop for actors to make up and rest. The corridor connects the wooden building in the north, which is a huge stage in the middle.
The structure of this circular wooden building was designed by Pei Shaoqing himself.
There is also the name "Red Building" that was named by Pei Shaoqing himself.
Seeing Pei Shaoqing ask, Yang Liu said, "I also said you have forgotten the Red Mansion."
"I designed this by myself, how could I forget it?" Pei Shaoqing smiled, "How is Jian?"
"The construction is almost done." Yang Liudao, "The main structure was closed a few days ago, just like the interior decoration of the Red Building. The stands on the southeast, west and west are easy to talk about, but how to decorate the main building in the north? Dalang, you personally advised me that you must come and finalize it. The craftsmen are waiting for you to speak."
"Actually nothing."
Pei Shaoqing said: "The main thing is to install some instruments."
"Installation?" Yang Liu said confusedly, "What instrument?"
Pei Shaoqing smiled and said, "You will understand then nanny."
The so-called instruments are actually winch wheels, slings and spotlights.
He has entrusted Pei Feishu's Shaofu Supervisor to make the components of these instruments.
The most difficult one is the concave mirror of the spotlight, which requires craftsmen to use pure handwork to knock a whole piece of copper plate into a round bottom pan with a diameter of about half a meter.
The inner surface must also be ground into a mirror and reflective.
However, there are professional polishing mirror makers in Shaofu Supervisor.
While he was talking, a maid came in and reported: "Young master, nanny, Pei Shaofu and several noble people came to visit."
"I'll say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive." Pei Shaoqing stood up and said, "I'll go there first. Madam, please let Pan'er, Ping'er and others come to Dongqianyuan together later."
"Here."
...
The northwest corner of Pingkangfang.
Xue Shiqiniang frowned and walked into the Xifang Gate of Pingkangfang.
Liu Mian, who had been impatient for a long time, waved repeatedly: "Come here, come here quickly."
"Don't you have to go to class?" Xue Shiqiniang said angrily, "It's only Chen Shi."
"What class should I take?" Liu Mian said angrily, "We are not poor families, and we don't point to the imperial examination. What's the use of reading classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and literature?"
Xue Shiqiniang said again: "The court meeting in the Political Affairs Hall is over?"
"It's over." Liu Mian said excitedly, "Except for Liu Ge Lao, the other four prime ministers unanimously agreed to build Xue Yantuo's embassy in the northwest corner of Pingkangfang."
After saying that, Liu Mian pointed to a large building in the northwest of Cross Street and said, "In the future, this corner of the northwest will be the territory of our Moon Palace."
"It's too early to say."
Xue Shiqiniang said, "I have just finished the first step."
Cui Yanzhi waved his hand and said, "The most difficult thing is the first step. As long as you move more than a dozen Jinzhaoyuan here out of Pingkangfang, the next thing will be simple."
"See some reason at that time."
"Just say that Xue Yantuo's Embassy should not be built in Pingkangfang."
"That's the reason." Liu Mian smiled, "Let's go, let's take a look."
The group of people walked into the northwest corner and saw that the Jinzouyuan, which was originally located here, was busy moving, cursing while moving.
Liu Mian and the others were even happier after hearing this.
What he likes to watch the most is the shame of others cursing but making him helpless.
"Happy, haha!" Liu Mian smiled and said to Xue Shiqi again, "Shiqi, there is still good news. Your plan to remove the firewood from the cauldron is completed. The nannies from Pingkangfang are not only rushing to buy shares, but also mobilizing all the girls who were originally seeking life under their hands. They are now clamoring to buy out their body contract and leave Shenxianju."
"Don't be too happy too early." Xue Shiqiniang said, "If Shenxianju doesn't let anyone go, they may not be able to leave."
"Then I'm afraid I can't help living in the gods." Liu Mian smiled and said, "Maybe, those girls will suddenly feel physically unwell on a large scale and will no longer be able to entertain guests."
Xue Shiqiniang finally showed a smile on her face.
At this moment, a madam dressed in a gorgeous manner rushed over.
"Young Master Liu, your son!" The madam said anxiously, "Good news!"
"Madam He, what good news is there?" Liu Mian took the madam and pointed at Xue Shiqiniang and said, "Madam, this is Madam Shiqiniang, the person who is in charge of the Moon Palace."
"Seventeenth Lady, I am fine." The madam quickly delivered a solemn worship ceremony.
Xue Shiqiniang said calmly: "Madam He, what good news is there?"
The madam bragged herself: "The seventeenth lady of the good teacher knows that under the old man's arrangement, all the girls are starting to make trouble. Shenxianju can't withstand the pressure and is forced to agree to them to buy out the contract."
"Is that true?" Xue Shiqiniang frowned, "It's so easy?"
"Seventeenth Lady, this is not easy." The madam hurriedly said, "I don't know how much I have spent in my secret, but I finally told these slutty hooves."
"Thank you hard, mama."
Xue Shiqiniang said: "The Moon Palace will definitely not treat you badly in the future."
The madam couldn't help but say, "With the Seventeenth Lady's words, my body's painstaking efforts were finally not in vain."
Xue Shiqiniang said, "I wonder how many girls are going to buy out their body contract and leave Shenxianju? How much does it cost?"
"The seventeenth lady in the good school knows that there are nearly 400 girls who have bought out their contracts in total." The madam said, "The total cost is about 200,000 yuan."
"So much?"
Liu Mian was shocked.
The madam said, "Young Master, these are more than 400 girls!"
"Madam, don't worry, what we said must count." Xue Shiqi Niang said with courage, "We will pay the contracts for these more than 400 girls!"
"The Seventeenth Lady is generous!"
The madam couldn't help but give her thumbs up.
Xue Shiqiniang turned her gaze to the east.
Across the North Street, the east is the Shenxianju.
"Pei Shaoqing!" Xue Shiqiniang thought to herself, "Now there are not even a few girls left in your fairy residence. You are not the only one with mahjong entertainment. Let's see what you are fighting with me?"
...
Pei Feishu and several colleagues have been arranged to go to hot springs.
After taking the hot spring, they stayed in Shenxianju tonight.
Pei Shaoqing brought several winch wheels, slings and concave mirrors to the Red Building with several winch wheels sent by Pei Feishu, and then directed the craftsmen on the scene to install the winch wheels, slings and concave mirrors one by one.
...
A few days later, the Political Affairs Hall was discussing affairs in the Ideological and Political Affairs Hall again.
Xue Yuanchao said: "The queen of heaven and Xue Yantuo tribes seem to have signs of instability."
"What do you mean?" Wu Zetian frowned, "Why is Xue Yantuo unstable?"
Xue Yuanchao said: "The governor of Guazhou just sent a secret report saying that Xue Yantuo's tribes secretly connected with the Eastern Turkic rebels, and it seemed that he had turned his way north and attached to the Eastern Turkic."
"Is the information conclusive?"
Wu Zetian sneered in his heart.
This is really a cloud and a rain.
Is it worth it to fight like this just for a mere corner of the place?
Xue Yuanchao said: "There will be no wind in the hole, maybe it is true."
Cui Zhiwen continued: "regardless of whether this matter is true or not, it is inappropriate to treat Xue Yantuo with the highest standards. Therefore, I suggest revoking the previous decision to build Xue Yantuo Embassy in the northwest corner of Pingkangfang. It can still be placed in Zhaoguofang as originally agreed."
"What should we do if the vacant northwest corner of Pingkangfang is dealt with?"
Wu Zetian said: "Is it necessary to move Jinzouyuan from Qin, Long and other prefectures back?"
"Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, the change of orders in the morning may damage the face of the court." Li Yiyan came out and said, "It is better to sell the vacant northwest corner of Pingkangfang and replenish the money obtained into the national treasury."
Wu Zetian sneered more and more, and he was very calculating.
However, Wu Zetian did not say it clearly.
To be continued...