novelonline Chapter 341 Going to Dinner with the Emperor
Chapter 341 Going to Dinner with the Emperor
Chapter 341 Going to Dinner with the Emperor
After the Double Ninth Festival, the autumn harvests from all over the country arrived in the capital.
The seventh year of Yuanyou seems to be more like a prosperous age than the reign of Zhaowu. The grain output of Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi and Henan alone is enough to feed half of the people in Daxia. The harvest of Jiangnan and other places.
Lin Ruhai didn't even have time to go home, and was too busy in the household department to touch the ground.Lin Tanhua, who has always paid attention to her appearance, even attended a grand court meeting in late September with her eyes covered with red silk and her hair disheveled.
The haggard but also crazy appearance made the emperor call the imperial doctor directly in court. After learning that he hadn't had a good rest for more than 20 days and his body was very weak, he immediately ordered him to temporarily put down his work and go home to recuperate.
Potatoes are enough to promote planting across the country, but the Ministry of Household Affairs accepted Jia Cong's suggestion to only plant potatoes in the arid and barren areas of the Northland, while rice and other old grains were still planted in the rest of the grain-producing areas.
On the contrary, corn, a high-yielding, short-maturity, and easy-to-storage grain, has been promoted on a large scale by the Ministry of Household Affairs this autumn, especially in Liaodong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and military villages in Hexi. Half of the fields are planted with corn.
This thing is simply born for the army. Not only can the corn be eaten, but the straw can also be used as fodder to feed the war horses.
The changes brought about by the bumper grain harvest can be seen with the naked eye. The memorials sent by the northern provinces at this time in previous years all ask for money and food to prevent winter snow disasters.
However, judging from the news sent back from the prefectures in Gyeonggi, only relying on the reserves of the grain depots in the prefectures and counties is enough to deal with the possible snow disaster and grain shortage this winter.
According to the "Book of Songs", fire flows in July and clothes are granted in September.
In the October Dynasty, wear cotton-padded jackets, eat bean soup, and keep out the cold.In the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor announced to the common people with the ceremony of wearing winter clothes: winter has come.
The emperor performed the ceremony of "granting clothes", and made hot soup from freshly harvested red beans and glutinous rice for the officials to taste.
After Jia Cong returned from the palace to participate in the Great Court, he took Daiyu out of Beijing to the east, and went to Dabaoen Temple to pray for his relatives, and burned and offered clothes for his relatives.
Lianyun decays the grass, the sky shines at night, and the mountains have red leaves.
The west wind is shaking down, Gengqian stream is whimpering.
The news of Yan's departure and return is absolutely absolute.
Ask the yellow flower, and who will fold it together.
The most worrying place for recruiters is the season of sending cold clothes.
After burning incense and praying for blessings, adding oil to the ever-burning lamp in front of the death tablet, Jia Cong accompanied Daiyu to visit the Dabaoen Temple in autumn after burning and offering clothes.
The autumn wind and red leaves, and the pleasant scenery of the red maple forest outside the glazed pagoda dispelled the longing for relatives and sorrows that came to my heart just now.
The two were about to go up to the pagoda to look far away, but before they got close, they saw a golden gradient with yellow and white tattoos on the flower arm running from a distance, and immediately threw Jia Cong down.
"Don't you know how heavy you are? You want to crush me to death..., shut up, don't lick!!!"
Jia Cong managed to push aside the furry melon that came close to him, and Daiyu was holding a little man beside him, watching himself rolling and playing with the big cat on the ground.
"Chun'er, why did you leave the palace? You're still with the general."
"I came with Daddy, and Big Cat is with me."
Chun'er gave Jia Cong a sweet smile, and Big Mao'er rubbed Jia Cong's chest with his head, knocking Jia Cong down again after struggling to get up.
"Ow~"
"Stop yelling, stop yelling, I didn't bring jerky!"
The cat was getting heavier and heavier. Jia Cong struggled several times, and finally lay flat under the red maple with the "help" of the two girls, allowing the big cat and the two girls to "ravage".
The three of them played with one cat for a while, the eunuch Xia Shouzhong helped Jia Cong up, saying that the emperor had invited him, so they all entered the pagoda and went straight to the top floor to meet him.
"The minister (daughter) greets His Majesty (father)~"
"Aww, aww~"
The emperor is dressed like a wealthy official, and he is leaning on a railing to watch from afar.He waved his hand casually at Jia Cong and said that there is no need to be too polite, on the contrary, he is very kind to Daiyu.
Another time someone brought refreshments, and another time he asked how the weather was getting colder and how he was doing.
The glazed pagoda is divided into nine floors and eight sides, with a height of 27 feet.There are eight iron cables on the tower body, 72 pendant bells, 120 pendant iron bells, [-] eight lamps outside the tower body, twelve glazed lamps, and the tower windows are made of thin clam shells, which is very spectacular.
Looking west at the capital, one can see the majesty of the city walls, as well as the endless stream of pilgrims coming along the official road.The two sides of the main road outside the temple are full of smoke and fire. From a distance, there are peddlers shuttling among the pilgrims, selling things.
The emperor likes this kind of scene very much. In addition, he is condescending, and he is very proud of the peaceful rule from a distance.
It is said that in the year of Zhaowu's Wenzhi and martial arts, my Yuanyou should be even better.
The people can have enough money to come to temples to offer incense and pray for blessings, and can take their children to go shopping in the market. Isn't this the credit of me, the emperor?
The people are rich and the country is strong, the grace of the emperor is also!
The emperor was in a good mood, chatted with Jia Cong about the south for a while, and said that he would take their three children to dinner, Shi Shiran got off the glazed pagoda, and bought a small box of snacks for each of the three before leaving .
Originally, Jia Cong and Daiyu had made a reservation for the vegetarian meal at the Dabaoen Temple, but the meal that the emperor talked about made them look forward to it even more.
I don't know who it was, who was able to invite the Great Xia Supreme Being out of the palace for a banquet.
When he got to the place, Jia Cong understood why the emperor, despite being spat on by the censor, wanted to go out of the palace in subdued clothes after the court meeting.
There is a Huangzhuang not far from the Dabaoen Temple. The carriages and horses stopped outside the village. Jia Cong heard the laughter in the village as soon as he got off the carriage.
The manager of the village and several gray-haired old men had already received the news and were waiting at the intersection of entering the village.
"The old slave pays homage to the emperor, and I wish you peace!"
"The last general pays his respects to Fourth Master, long live, long live, long live!"
These old men looked very old and frail just now, but when they visited the emperor, their voices were loud and energetic.
Especially when he looked at himself, his eyes were sharp, giving people the feeling of a sharp knife hidden in a sheath, which could immediately unleash a fatal blow.
These people should be fierce soldiers in the army, and they are definitely the kind that counts one against ten.
"Everyone get up, we haven't seen each other for several years, it's a happy event for you and me to reunite today, there is no need to be too polite, no need to be too polite."
The emperor helped up several people one by one, and patted the steward on the shoulder: "Old Qin, Lao Pei, Lao Shen... how are things going in the village? I'm here today to take the children to have a meal. Are the noodles ready?" ?”
"Hahahahaha, what did the fourth master say? If it weren't for the kindness of the fourth master back then, we old bastards would have followed His Highness long ago..."
Qin Da, who was the leader, looked at Jia Cong and the three of them thoughtfully.
While welcoming the emperor into the room, he sized Jia Cong carefully: "Fourth Master, if the last general reads correctly, this son should be the son of the young master."
The emperor grabbed Jia Cong's neck: "Hurry up and come over to pay respects, these are your father's masters, you should call them masters!"
what?
Master?
Thinking that the emperor would not lie to him, Jia Cong hurriedly greeted several old people: "Disciple Jia Cong, see Master!"
"Young master, you are too polite. I just taught him fist and kick for a few days back then, and I am not worthy of the title of master."
Qin Da helped Jia Cong up, sighed and said: "The young master looks very much like the young master. With this appearance, I don't know how many women will not be able to sleep at night. I think the young master invited us old guys to Nanchi Hualou , those Huakui ladies can't wait to throw themselves on the young man..."
cough~
The emperor coughed a few times and interrupted the old man's nasty words, Xia Shouzhong quietly reminded that there were two princesses by his side, so there was no secret between men...
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There are mostly old and weak women and children in Zhuangzi, but the layout inside obviously uses the method of the army. The houses and courtyards are like formations of troops, suitable for both offense and defense.
Whether it was Zhuangzi's arrangement or the composition of the members, Jia Cong was extremely puzzled.The words of the emperor and Qin Da revealed a lot of information. Jia Cong had roughly guessed who the people in this village were, but he was even more confused.
After everyone entered the most central courtyard of Zhuangzi, the emperor told Jia Cong and Daiyu about the origin of Zhuangzi.
It turns out that all the former officials of the Eastern Palace who lived here were the former prince Liu Xun. When Liu Xun committed suicide in front of the palace gate, a former official of the Eastern Palace was liquidated.
As the confidantes of the Eastern Palace, Qin Da and others were naturally regarded as a thorn in the flesh by the prince who seized the heirloom.
At that time, the emperor, who was still a cold-faced prince, quietly sent people to rescue a few people and placed them in the palace's annex.
It's not that the emperor was planning to attack the forces left behind in the Eastern Palace, but that the elder sister-in-law sent him a secret letter and begged him.
What about Emperor Liu Heng?
It is like a storm to the enemy, but it is heartbreaking to the people close to it.
When the elder brother and elder sister-in-law were around, they cared a lot about his unfavored younger brother.After receiving the handwritten letter from his elder sister-in-law who had committed suicide by hanging herself, fourth master quietly rescued Qin Da and others and hid them outside the city at the risk of annoying his father.
This hiding place lasted for several years. It was not until three years ago that the relationship between him and the old man eased up. Only then did the Zhuangzi come into being, and Qin Da and the others had a place to retire.
Of course, these things Liu Heng did were actually discovered by the old man a long time ago.The old man was already sober when the eldest son committed suicide, knowing that he was being plotted by someone with a heart, how could he not regret it?
But now that the fourth child has taken action, he will wait and see what happens, hoping to see if those who plotted against him will take action against the fourth child again...
As for the emperor bringing Jia Cong here today, it was actually a temporary idea.
First of all, he wanted to show off to his elder brother's old officials. He was no worse than his elder brother as an emperor, and Yuanyou was even more powerful than Zhaowu.
The second reason is that they wanted to kill this group of people, so they invited them out of the mountain to help Jia She, who was thousands of miles away.
Don't look at this group of veterans who look very old, in fact, every one of them can make a pot of rice for a meal, and roll up their sleeves and can overturn a cow.
Moreover, Qin Da and others have brought out more than a dozen boys in the past few years, and each of them is a first-class talent.
Learn literary and martial arts, and buy them in the emperor's house.Seeing that the prince is already able to take charge of his own affairs, he should also arrange something available for his son.
As for saying that these people are old ministers of the elder brother...
Besides me, who can inherit the ambition of my elder brother, make the people of Great Xia rich and powerful, and shake the world?
The emperor did not directly mention the matter, but asked about the situation in Zhuangzi.
Knowing that this autumn's potato and corn harvests are bumper, the poor people who harvested them finally no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold, and laughed proudly.
"The old has something to depend on, the young has something to support, my heart is very ironic. Old Qin, the people in the village are all the widows of the old brothers, and it is not good for me to come forward directly, so you should take care of them and don't let them suffer wronged .”
Qin Da cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, fourth master, all these years have been taken care of secretly by fourth master, everyone is doing very well. Especially this year, with the blessing of fourth master, with the gods such as potatoes and corn, three meals a day, Live better than before, three meals a day, every meal has meat!"
The smile on the emperor's face was even bigger when he heard the words, three meals a day, with meat every meal, although this seems very simple, in fact, there are very few people who can live this kind of life in the whole summer.
It is already a prosperous time for ordinary people to fill their stomachs with two meals a day, let alone meat.
He waved his hand at Jia Cong and said, "You take Yu'er and Chun'er out to play, I have something to tell Lao Qin and the others."
After Jia Cong and the others went out, the emperor did not talk about business.
"Old Qin, do you still remember why the eldest brother had a sudden change of heart and finally caused a disaster? Furong ointment appeared again, and Jia Enhou found a large piece of hibiscus ointment in South Vietnam..."
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Most of the people in Zhuangzi are old and weak, women and children, and there are very few young people.
Accompanied by Zhang Qian, Jia Cong wandered leisurely around, while the big and small dolls in Zhuangzi stood in the distance, secretly looking at Jia Cong... the big cat beside him.
Zhang Qian explained to the three of them: "Your Highness, Uncle, these children are either the orphans of the former officials of the East Palace, or the children of heroes in the army. The emperor ordered the old slaves to take care of them secretly, and General Qin and the others will teach them martial arts. Inherit the father's will and be loyal to the country."
"So that's how it is. Your Majesty loves the people like children, pity the orphans, and these people are orphans of heroes and heroes. They should be taken care of."
Jia Cong waved at the child in the distance, and slowly attracted him.After all, they are all children, who can refuse such a furry creature like a big cat.
oooo~
Snapped!
The big cat saw a large group of shit-shoveling officers, and immediately wanted to put on the majesty of a tiger to settle down, but Jia Cong knocked his head off just as he whined.
One of the children in this group was about ten years old, and he had the courage to secretly look at Jia Cong: "Is this a tiger?"
"Big cat, it's mine!"
Chun'er thought that someone was going to snatch her big cat, so she immediately hugged the big cat's neck and declared her sovereignty.
Jia Cong rubbed Chun'er's head amusedly: "Well, the big cat belongs to Chun'er, no one will snatch it."
Then he turned around and asked, "What's your name?"
I saw the young man cupped his hands and said, "Return to your nobleman, my name is Qin Shizhong."
"Uncle, he is the grandson of General Qin."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Qian introduced to the group of children: "This is the county uncle Yongfeng who cultivated potatoes and corn. These two are Princess Wen'an and Princess Chun."
"Wow, it's uncle potato!"
"It's not Uncle Tudou, it's Uncle Yongfeng."
"The potato guy who grows potatoes and corn... Yongfengbo?"
"The Uncle Yongfeng who defeated a hundred thousand Tartars?"
These dolls are all the cubs of the Wu family. After knowing Jia Cong's identity, they immediately focused their adoring eyes on Jia Cong, which made Jia Cong blush.
Daiyu felt shy when she saw Jia Cong, so she couldn't help laughing.
The little girls who came with this group of teenagers looked at the two noble girls timidly and secretly. When they saw Daiyu looking at them, they all lowered their heads in fright, and some timid children wanted to hide themselves.
After whispering a few words to Zhang Qian, Daiyu whispered in Jia Cong's ear, "I'll take Chun'er to see the women and children in the village. You should talk to them first."
Jia Cong didn't inquire about Daiyu's plans either. He nodded and gave Zhang Qian a few words of advice, and then walked with the group of teenagers to the school grounds ahead.
Sister Lin is not Jia Cong's vassal, she has great ambitions, and the women and children in this village are all widows of heroes and martyrs. Maybe Sister Lin is not only going to condolences, but also thought of something, and needs to do some actual investigation.
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This Zhuangzi is not an ordinary Zhuangzi. Not only is the layout of the houses arranged according to the formation of the army, but also a large-scale school yard has been set up in Zhuangzi.
bang, bang, bang...
The feathered arrows without arrowheads flew towards the target twenty steps away, and Jia Cong was speechless with seven or eight out of ten hits.
Needless to say, it was normal for Qin Shizhong to be able to do this to such a degree, but it was a bit shocking that at least seven or eight of these children could hit five or six arrows.
You must know that the poor are rich and the military, according to Zhang Qian's previous introduction, most of these children have only come to Zhuangzi for a short time, and they didn't have enough to eat earlier.
At least when the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion assesses the noble children every year, the results are often unbearable, which is too embarrassing.
There are no horses in Zhuangzi, so Jia Cong can't test the riding and shooting of these children.He let the children practice the military formation and hit the Taizu Changquan, and he probably guessed a little bit about the reason why the emperor paid attention to this Zhuangzi.
Eating the emperor's meal and working for the emperor's life is probably the idea that these children have been instilled since childhood.
Compared with martial arts, I am afraid that the emperor will trust this Zhuangzi's child more.
After some investigation, Jia Cong saw the potential of these children.
Qin Da and the others trained the children of Zhuangzi completely according to the method of the army. After getting along day and night, the three of them could form an formation and cooperate with each other tacitly, enough to fight against the most elite wolf riders on the grassland.
At the end of the performance, Jia Cong asked someone to bring refreshments and tea. A group of people sat in a circle and listened to Jia Cong's story about killing the Tartars.
"Uncle, do tartars really know how to eat people?"
"Uncle, when can I kill Tartars like you?"
"Uncle, I want to kill Tartars too!"
"I'm going too, I'm going too, I'm going to kill the Tartars too!"
Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars...
Quack quack quack...
Only one section of the story has been told, Jia Cong's head is buzzing with the killing of Tartars.
As expected of a young talent trained by the old professor, Douding started clamoring to kill Tartars when he grew up.
Jia Cong rubbed the head of Xiao Shacai next to him, and said intimidatingly: "The tartars are all eight feet tall, and their arms can run horses. They like to eat children most, one bite at a time! If you want to kill the tartars, you have to do it well." How long to eat, practice martial arts well, and you will be able to defeat them on the battlefield in the future!"
Wow ~
Not only were these little killers not afraid, they just let out an exclamation, and then slapped their chests one by one.
"Then I will be nine feet tall, so I can practice martial arts and kill Tartars!"
"You are only nine feet, I want to grow ten feet!"
"Eleven feet!"
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The emperor only talked about the planting of hibiscus ointment in Nanyue, which immediately aroused the anger of Qin Da and others.
Knowing that the Marquis of Rongguo, Jia She, was short of manpower, he immediately patted his chest and swore that they would never return to Beijing if they would not send the Nanyue monarchs and ministers down to be the crown prince's cattle and horses.
By the way, the Beijing Palace was also the person who contributed to the flames at the beginning, and the yin man like Shui Rong is not a good thing.Since he is still a prisoner in South Vietnam, let's send him down together.
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It's late tonight, sorry.
Continue with the five thousand-character chapter, and continue with the codeword tomorrow.Good night!
(End of this chapter)