The ruins of Helv City include the large city of Helu and the small city of Helu. They are the ruins of a city in the mid-Spring and Autumn Period. The city site is rectangular, and we all know that Chinese architectural forms are based on the central axis, and a boxy pattern is preferred. So is the Feng Shui pattern of Helu Dacheng good? This issue of architectural Feng Shui will take you to understand what ancient people paid attention to when building capitals in Feng Shui. What kind of Feng Shui stories are there?
In the first year of King Helu of Wu, he asked Wu Zixu, who was in charge of the state affairs, how to strengthen the country and seek hegemony.
Wu Zixu shed tears and said, I am just a captive of the Chu Kingdom. My father and brother were wronged and my body was not buried. I am lucky enough to be taken in by the king. How can I dare to talk about joining your Wu Kingdom? What about state affairs?
Helu said, if it weren't for you, I would have to be inferior to others. Now that I am lucky enough to meet you, I am where I am today. I am about to make great progress, but why do you have to back down halfway? Is it because the Wu State with only a few people is of no use?
Wu Zixu replied that I did not think that the king was not useful, but because I had heard that "there is no closeness when we are far away, and there is no closeness when we are far away." How could I dare to override the state of Wu as a guest? What about his advisers? Moreover, if I have not avenged my great revenge and am incapable of planning even small matters, how can I plan for national affairs?
Helu understood what he heard and said: "There is no adviser in the state of Wu who is better than you. You should not refuse anymore. When the state affairs are settled, I will avenge you. When the time comes, what do you want to do?" Just so.
At this point, Wu Zixu made a long-term plan for King Helu of Wu.
The first step is to build a capital city.
The capital of a country cannot be like a big market. A king must have a king's capital. "Anyone who wants to become a king must control the distant from the near, and must first build a city, set up garrison, and consolidate the warehouses." , This is how to manage the military arsenal."
Wu Wang Helu said: "Okay, I will give you full authority to build the capital."
B.C. In 514, Wu Zixu was ordered by the King of Wu to build Helu, the capital of the country.
The former capital of Wu State was Meili. The city was small, with only 303 steps around it. It was probably not as good as the current playground of a school. The kings all worked in their own yards. Once a strong enemy invades, they will immediately abandon the capital and hide in the woods to wait and see, waiting for the enemy to leave before coming out.
As the State of Wu grew and gradually broke away from its primitive way of life, this tactic was no longer useful. Therefore, a large city must be built to garrison troops and collect grain, in order to maintain its great cause forever.
From a geographical point of view, Wu State is located in the southeast and is very remote. It has Qi State in the north, Yue State in the south, Chu State in the west, and the sea in the east. It faces enemies on three sides and the sea on one side. Once an enemy attacks, it is absolutely impossible not to have a strong castle that can be defended.
Therefore, a big city must not only be big, but also be conducive to defense and be unbreakable.
In terms of architectural Feng Shui, the ancients first emphasized practicality and adapted measures to local conditions; second, they emphasized magnificence so that it could calm people; third, they emphasized auspiciousness in order to bring good luck.
Wu Zixu invited many people who knew astronomy and geography to check the height of the terrain and taste the saltiness of the water. As the saying goes, "the soil tastes the water, and the sky and the earth are like the sky." After taking a good look at the Feng Shui, in Gu Su Shan circled more than 40 miles of land in the northeast and recruited thousands of migrant workers. After choosing an auspicious day, construction started.