As soon as Li Ke's words came out, Empress Yang and Gao Yang knew what Li Ke meant. The Minister of Works was the third rank, and he would become a master craftsman and as a third rank, both of whom were senior officials in the court. If they were just repairing the houses on an ordinary basis, they would never ask them to come here. They just need to explain that they would be the supervisor to do it. Li Ke was so generous that he would probably build a new palace.

Concubine Yang asked Li Ke, "What does Ke'er mean?"

Li Ke replied: "Tai Chi Palace is located in a low-lying place, with a strong humidity. It is like this in spring and autumn. Once it enters summer, it will be even more difficult to get over it. My son needs to build a new palace for his mother and queen, so that he can live more comfortably."

The design of Chang'an City was chaired by Yu Wen Kai, a master craftsman of the former Sui general. When planning Chang'an City and Tai Chi Palace, the Liu Yao theory of the "Book of Changes" was attached to the "Zhou Yi" and the Tai Chi Palace was set at the northern end of the corresponding Ziwei Star. This has a unique meaning, but it also ignores the geographical disadvantages of the north.

To the north, especially the middle section of Tai Chi Palace where Baifu Hall is located, is the lowest place in the entire Chang'an City, that is, the wettest place. Once it is summer, it will be stuffy and unbearable, which is absolutely inappropriate for Yang Hou, who is afraid of humidity.

Queen Yang said, "I'm afraid this won't work. When you ascended the throne, you should follow the example of the emperor, and have a clear-day political affairs and rest with the people. It's really not appropriate to build another palace, so as not to let people speak. Your filial piety mother is grateful, so you'll just have to repair the Baifu Palace."

It was indeed inappropriate for Li Ke to build a palace at this time. Not only because of the beginning of Li Ke's ascension, but also because the former emperor Li Shimin was thrifty all his life and had only a handful of new palaces that he had built during his reign. As soon as Li Ke succeeded to the throne, he would definitely attract verbal confusion.

Li Ke naturally knew this. Li Shimin wanted to restore the Ganyang Palace in Luoyang at the time and was persuaded by Zhang Xuansu. If he built a new palace as soon as he took office, the pressure would be self-evident, but Li Ke had his own way to deal with it.

Li Ke said: "Didn't you forget the Daming Palace built for your grandfather on the Dragon Shouyuan? If you don't build a new palace, you just continue to build your father's old site."

The Daming Palace mentioned by Li Ke was a new palace built by Li Shimin in the eighth year of Zhenguan, which was built by the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan in preparation for the clear heat. In order to demonstrate Li Shimin's filial piety, it was obvious to the world. The Daming Palace was built at a very large scale and followed the Tai Chi Palace. Unfortunately, the Daming Palace was only built at the beginning and Li Yuan died of illness.

After Li Yuan's past, Li Shimin was busy conquering the Western Regions, and Li Ke was about to use troops to Xue Yantuo, so the Daming Palace was suspended for a while and was delayed until now.

Empress Yang asked worriedly: "I'm afraid it will take a lot of money to build the Daming Palace. If the Daming Palace is built, it will inevitably be a waste of money."

Li Ke smiled and walked behind Empress Yang. While doing it himself, he gently rubbed Empress Yang's shoulders and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, the Tang Dynasty has been in good weather in the past two years, and the people have made great fortunes. It is not a problem to build a palace. What's more, the construction of the Daming Palace is not all funded by the imperial court. There will be more tribute donations in the southeast, so it's okay."

Upon hearing this, Empress Yang asked curiously: "The cultivation of the Daming Palace is something that has just been mentioned. How do you know that there will be tribute donations in the southeast?"

Li Ke replied: "As early as the eighth year of Zhenguan, when the late emperor first built the Daming Palace, a gentry from Huainan came to the capital to see his sons and petitioned to donate money and materials to the Daming Palace. However, the Daming Palace stopped working and gave up. If it was rebuilt this time, they would definitely donate tribute voluntarily."

The donation that Li Ke naturally came from the southeast salt transportation and the canal transportation. All the materials used for building palaces, except for those taken from Guanzhong on site, are mostly taken from Jingyang and the two places. With the support of the southeast salt transportation and the canal transportation, both in terms of money and material transportation, the imperial court will save a lot of manpower and financial resources.

Li Ke and Empress Yang were talking about the great craftsman Yan Liben, and Yan Lide, the Minister of Works, had already arrived at Baifu Palace by the order.

Today, if there are those who are proficient in civil craftsmen, they are probably the Yan brothers. The Yan brothers came from a famous family and have been important officials in the court since their grandfather Yan Qingshi. His father Yan Pi even followed the order of Emperor Yang of Sui to clear the grain transportation and build the Linshuo Palace. He is very good at craftsmanship, which is also considered to be a family source of knowledge.

The Yan family was passed on to Yan Lide, and Yan Liben showed this way. The Yan family brothers were not only famous artists in the world, but also served as chief supervisors. They had been in charge of the generals for twenty years, not only palaces and buildings, but also Li Yuan's Xianling and Li Shimin's Zhaoling were built by their brothers. In terms of the excellence of skills, there are few people in the world who can match them.

At the same time, they were also in-laws with the Tang Dynasty royal family. Li Ke's fourth brother, King of Wei, married Yan Wan, the daughter of Yan Lide, and was also a royal relative.

However, now that the Yan brothers were summoned by Li Ke, they were full of hearts. They knew that they would be the supervisor to Queen Yang to repair the Baifu Palace. They also knew what they had achieved. In their opinion, Li Ke suddenly summoned them in Baifu Palace, and most of them became angry after seeing the Baifu Palace.

King Li Tai of Wei was their son-in-law of the Yan family, and Li Ke has always been in disagreement with Li Tai. The Yan brothers naturally worried that Li Ke was dissatisfied with them because of this and brought the blame on them for this matter.

But obviously they were thinking too much. Li Ke still had the tolerance of this little bit, and he also valued Li Ke, the talent of the Yan family, and wanted to use it.

"You don't have to worry, two Yan Qing. I've said that you entered the palace to ask about the responsibility of repairing the Baifu Palace. Repairing the Baifu Palace is not a one or two month achievement, and I will not be unreasonable, so I'm used to it." After the Yan brothers greeted each other, Li Ke looked at the slightly nervous expressions of the two and comforted them.

When the two heard this, they breathed a little relieved and asked Li Ke: "Why did Your Majesty tell me that I was waiting for here?"

Li Ke said: "The Tai Chi Palace is low-lying and has too heavy yin and dampness. My mother is afraid of dampness. If this continues, it may not be a solution. What suggestions do you have?"

When Yan Liben heard this, he replied first: "Why would you like to ask the Empress Dowager to live in Cuiwei Palace? Cuiwei Palace was ordered last year to build it, thinking that it was for summer vacation, so the Empress Dowager went to live. The stone and wood of Cuiwei Palace were all ready. As long as the order of Your Majesty, the construction can be started at the right time. The work can be completed at the end of the year and the beginning of the year as soon as possible."

Li Ke had already had a conspiracy in his mind. He asked Yan Liben just to find a reason, so he would not approve of Cuiwei Palace. Li Ke said: "Cuiwei Palace is at the foot of Qinghua Mountain, and is still nearly forty miles south of Chang'an City, and is even further away from Tai Chi Palace. If his mother and queen live in Cuiwei Palace, it would be inappropriate for me to greet each other every day in the future."

Yan Lide is a smart person. He looked at Li Ke and obviously had a lot of concerns, so he asked Li Ke: "Why don't your Majesty have any requirements for the site selection of the new palace?"

Li Ke replied without hesitation: "It is best for the site of the new palace of Mother Queen to be in the north of the city, with a higher terrain. If it is so dry, it is convenient for me to ask my worries."

In the north of Chang'an City, the closest high ground to Tai Chi Palace is Longshouyuan. There is a Daming Palace that has been suspended on Longshouyuan. Li Ke said that he was afraid that the name "Daming Palace" would be almost said. How could Yan Lide not know?

Yan Lide heard the sound and asked Li Ke sensibly: "I don't know what Your Majesty thinks about the Daming Palace. The Daming Palace was built by the former emperor for Emperor Gaozu, and it is located on the Longshouyuan and adjacent to the Tai Chi Palace."

Yan Lide's words were heard, and Li Ke smiled on his face. Li Ke said: "What Secretary Yan said is very good. According to what Secretary Yan said, the Daming Palace will be built. It is just right to adjust the wood and stone of Cuiwei Palace for use in the Daming Palace."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Yan Lide paused for a moment and said to Li Ke: "It's okay to continue building the Daming Palace, but the plan for the Daming Palace is far greater than that of Cuiwei Palace, several times more. I'm afraid that the things prepared for Cuiwei Palace are far from enough to deal with."
Chapter completed!