Some unknown secrets of the Forbidden City: Why are there 999 semi-palaces in the Forbidden City?
Legend has it that when Liu Bowen built a palace in Beijing, the Ming Emperor Judy planned to build as many palaces as possible. He always felt that the place where the emperor lived should be particularly luxurious, otherwise it would not reflect the majesty of the son of heaven.
On this day, Judy had a strange dream and was about to announce that Liu Bowen would come to interpret the dream. At this juncture, Liu Bowen came. As soon as Liu Bowen saw the emperor, he said, "Long live the opening ceremony. I had a dream last night. I dreamed that the Jade Emperor called my minister to the Lingxiao Hall and said to him, "You want to build a palace for the emperor." . Tell him! There are 1000 halls in the Heavenly Palace, and mortal palaces are not allowed to exceed the Heavenly Palace. You have to tell him that only by inviting thirty-six King Kong and seventy-two demons to guard the earthly imperial capital can the weather be good and the country and the people be safe. You must remember that. When the Jade Emperor said these words, he came at me with a white fragrant mist, which suddenly woke up the minister! "Judy felt very strange, and told Liu Bowen that he had the same dream last night, so he ordered Liu Bowen to supervise the construction of a palace with less than 1,000 rooms, but it was still similar to the Heavenly Palace, and invited King Kong and the dungeon to protect it. Liu Bowen got the order, and it spread all over Beijing. People are waiting to see how Liu Bowen built the palace and invited 36 King Kong and 72 immortals from the underground palace to protect it.
A few days later, Liu Bowen took care of everything. When the emperor saw how luxurious the palace was built, the number of rooms was really less than 1000, and then he saw the magnificent palace, as if it were guarded by a fairy. The more the emperor looked, the happier he became. At that time, he made Liu Bowen a knight and gave him a lot of jewels. Foreigners heard that Liu Bowen invited the God 36 King Kong 72 Underground Palace to protect the Imperial City, and they did not dare to make an accident in dispatch troops.
Later, people learned that there were 999 semi-palaces in the Forbidden City. Thirty-six King Kong, the god of heaven, is a thirty-six-mouth golden urn placed at the palace gate. The seventy-two underground palace is the seventy-two trench of the Forbidden City.