On the fifteenth of the twelfth lunar month, half a month before New Year’s Eve, Bai Zhou returned to Beijing.
Wearing a pine-blue robe embroidered with moiré, he was wrapped in a cloak of the same color. He rode through the city gate, along the Suzaku Avenue, and galloped all the way to the gate of the palace.
In the bumps of the horse, a bag of things he placed in his arms showed a slight corner.
Entering the palace, entering the imperial study room, your majesty is talking to Feng Yuan, and there are still people such as Hubu Shangshu and Warbu Shangshu standing next to him.
"Your Majesty, this is the grain that was collected this year. A total of 100,000 shi of grain was harvested, and an additional 103,760 people were added." After Feng Yuan said this, the Hubu Shangshu will immediately count it. The entry is submitted.
His Majesty the Emperor took a look and twisted his brows slightly, "So few?"
Feng Yuan said: "Last year, many strong laborers were conscripted into military camps. Most of the arable land in the country are old and weak, women and children, but tens of thousands of soldiers will be released tomorrow in the beginning of spring." With more people, more food will be harvested.
His Majesty the Emperor raised his brows again, and said: "Why are there so few new mouths?"
Qi was originally sparsely populated. There were only 2 million people registered in this huge country. However, after absorbing Wu, the total registered population has reached more than 4 million. His Majesty did not expect that the population would be so large. As a result, there are more than 100,000 new eloquences. What are these people doing when they are idle? Don’t you have children
Both I and the lady contributed three!
He seemed to know what his Majesty was thinking, but Feng Yuan was silent.
It was at this moment that Bai Zhou passed through the pass and entered the imperial study room.
His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyes and saw Bai Zhou walking in green and greasy, and at first glance he looked like a big pickle.
Bai Zhou didn't notice the strangeness in His Majesty's eyes. As soon as he came in, he presented something that had been held in his arms and stuffed his clothes into a small ball. The thing was wrapped in greased paper, and there was a long and thick strip inside. I don't know what it was.
"Your Majesty, this name is called Yan Meiren. It was imported from a small overseas country. It is very popular in Nanban area. It is said that after planting, one acre can produce at least three stones. It has a unique flavor and is enough to replace grain."
As Bai Zhou's voice fell, everyone in the Imperial Study Room cast surprised eyes on the object. We must know that the best land in Qi nowadays can produce a variety of grains with two stones per acre, and some can only grow one stone. If this thing can produce three stones, it would be of great benefit to Qi country!
Feng Yuan also showed surprise.
In addition to surprise, His Majesty's eyes looked at this thing, but also a bit charming.
Yan Mei Ren... Yan Mei Ren... Isn't this just talking about his Yan Yan
These people don't know Yanyan's boudoir name. Could it be that this thing is really called Yanmei, instead of the name that the people below deliberately chose for flattery
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became curious, and immediately said, "Bring it to me."
Father Gao went over immediately, took the "Yan Mei Ren" from Bai Zhou, and presented it to His Majesty.
His Majesty the Emperor took it and opened the oil paper bag.
Feng Yuan and others went to see with a micro probe.
The oil paper bag was opened, revealing two long and fat things inside and a thin layer of willow yellow skin on the outside.
Bai Zhou smiled and said: "Please remove the skin, your majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor was a little nervous. This thing called Yan Meiren, and it was wrapped in a layer of "clothes", and she undressed Yan Meiren in front of so many people...
Cough! His Majesty stopped his messy thoughts in time. He gently peeled off Yan Meiren's skin, revealing the neatly arranged golden-yellow things in the shape of pearls.
"Look at it... It looks like gold!" His Majesty the Emperor murmured.
Bai Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty said, there are two kinds of Yan Beauty, one is in the hands of His Majesty, which is full of grains and golden in color, and the other is slightly lighter in color, which looks like jade under the sun."
His Majesty the Emperor peeled off the other one, which was indeed lighter in color as Bai Zhou said, but it was shiny and shiny, like a beautiful jade skin.
His Majesty looked at these two Yan beauties, one golden as gold and the other as gentle as beautiful skin. He was very pleased, but somewhat entangled, and asked Bai Zhou, "Is this really edible?"
Bai Zhou said immediately: "Weichen has tasted it, the taste is slightly darker and sweet, and the color is light and soft and sticky. The minister has brought back the three stones, your majesty can taste it first. Just let the royal chef steam it immediately. "
So people immediately steamed the ten "Yan Meiren" brought back by the white boat, and distributed them to the people who stayed in the Imperial Study Room.
His Majesty the Emperor also knew at this time that the Yanmei could be peeled off piece by piece, and the taste was exactly the same as Bai Zhou said.
The host present was full of praise, and the Household Department Shangshu patted, "Your Majesty, this is more delicious than food."
The others were divided into only one, but His Majesty the Emperor ate two of them. He was very satisfied with the Yanmei who Bai Zhou brought back and said, "I will leave you with the promotion of Yanmei. If you are really productive in the coming year, I will remember you. Great work."
Bai Zhou knelt down and thanked him immediately. He just got up when he saw His Majesty suddenly curl his brows and said: "I think the name Yanmei is not good, you can change it!"
Bai Zhou froze for a moment, but didn't say anything. There was just one name on the left and right, and it didn't hurt to change one. He was about to take the order, so he heard his Majesty continue to say: "You just said that the Nanban area, you call it Yanmei?"
Bai Zhou nodded and said yes, and saw that the young emperor sitting behind the book desk frowned and looked upset. He was shocked, thinking that something was wrong with him and angered your majesty, so he heard his majesty continue to say: "You send someone I went to the small country around Nanban and read out my will, and said that the name'Yanmei' violated my taboo, and they must not be called by this name in the future!"
Not only Bai Zhou, but everyone else in the Imperial Study Room was taken aback. This was the first time that he saw His Majesty's tough and unreasonable side.
Bai Zhouxin said when did your majesty have such a taboo? But he didn't ask too much. After all, the small countries around Nanban have always been a subsidiary of Daqi. When Daqi was weak in the past few years, those clumsy clutters caused trouble to the border. In recent years, Qi has become strong, and they have again. It was really unpleasant to paste it up.
He took the order to retreat and left the palace. It was almost dusk when he left the palace, so he didn't go to the Yamen, but drove his horse back home.
When passing by the Beiya, someone from the gate of the Beiya rushed out on horseback, and the two almost hit one place.
The neighing of the two horses sounded at the same time, Bai Zhou pulled the reins and drove the horse back, thinking about who was so reckless, and when he glanced at it, it was Lan Mengzheng. Upon closer inspection, Lan Mengzheng's face was panicked. There was even some redness in the eyes.
Seeing Bai Zhou, Lan Mengzheng said: "I have to take a step in advance and visit the house another day." After that, he rode away in a hurry.
As colleagues, Bai Zhou and Lan Mengzheng also had some friendship. Seeing him leave in a hurry, thinking that something was wrong, they were a little worried, so they rode along.
Bai Zhou followed Lan Mengzheng on the avenue in the city and rode his horse quickly, all the way to the south of the city.
At the moment in the south of the city, a welcoming team was abducted from the street with a beating, and there were many people watching the excitement around.
Lan Mengzheng stopped the horse and looked straight towards the welcoming team, only to see the bridegroom officer riding on the horse, dressed in red and proud of the spring breeze.
Bai Zhou stopped beside Lan Mengzheng, and heard Lan Mengzheng say coldly, "Crooked melons and jujubes."
Bai Zhou:...
He glanced at Lan Mengzheng, who had a cold expression, and then at the fair-skinned appearance of the groom's official Zhou Zheng. It was a little strange. What happened to Lan Mengzheng
The two rode to the side of the road, watching the welcoming team pass by.
People's comments came from around, "Whose girl is in the sedan chair?"
"It's Doctor Yu's daughter. I heard that she was born beautiful, has excellent medical skills, and has been to the front with the army!"
"Oh, that's a hero in female high school! My son was injured on the battlefield and she was the one who rescued him. This is a really good girl!"
"I will be like Sister Yu in the future, going out to do some business!" The girl who said this was the little girl with the double-bun, her parents scolded her, and she said, "I don't want to stay all day. At home, I want to learn craftsmanship, I also want to earn my own money to earn dignity, and I want to be like Sister Yu!" Her parents were dumbfounded.
Another old man said: "The little girls nowadays are terrible. If you want to change it to the past, where did any girl dare to stand in the street and talk..."
Another old man said: "This is so good, the little girl should go out and walk more, so that she can be alive, and stay at home all day, it will be boring!"
Bai Zhou listened to the discussion of the people around him, and after a while, he suddenly heard Lan Mengzheng whispering: "She is going to get married. I only learned from others today that she didn't invite me to a wedding wine or treat me as a friend."
Seeing Lan Mengzheng's loss, Bai Zhou suddenly understood. He hesitated for a moment, but could only pat him on the shoulder comfortingly.
At this moment, some people nearby said: "The bridegroom officer is Zhao Yuanwai's son! Rich, powerful and handsome, it is a great blessing for Miss Yu to marry him."
Lan Mengzheng: "Heh."
The long welcoming team gradually moved away from them, Lan Mengzheng seemed to be discouraged, and turned his horse's head to leave.
At this moment, the marrying team that had gone far away suddenly became angry. The two asked, and saw that the sedan chair carrying the bride suddenly stopped, and the bride ran out of the sedan chair, lifted the hijab, pushed aside the sedan chair, and ran out carrying the skirt.
Where did the bridegroom think that the bride was so bold as to escape the marriage on the street, and after a while was stupid, he said: "Hurry up and chase people back!"
The crowd onlookers suddenly gasped, and Xu Shi never expected such a bold girl.
But Lan Mengzheng suddenly burst into ecstasy in his eyes, and rushed forward as soon as he pinched his horse's belly.
Yu Yihuan was tied up on the sedan chair by her father. Fortunately, she was careful and took a dagger to cut off the rope. She immediately rushed out of the sedan chair. Her petite figure stumbled forward in the crowd. Behind him is a group of Zhao Jiajia who want to take her back, and in front of him...
"Get out of here!"
Suddenly she heard a familiar harsh drink, could not help stopping, and looking up, she saw the crowd on the street splitting left and right under the shout, and at the center, a man in black was riding a white horse galloping. Coming, the white cloak behind him, hunting in the cold wind.
She was stunned for a while.
"Call—"
The horse's hoof was raised high and stopped just a step away from her.
The man on the horse rode up to her, bowed his head, bent over, and reached out to her.
There was a sudden heat in Yu Yihuan's eyes. She handed her hands over without hesitation. The next moment, a force came, and her whole person was lifted up, while the other hand held her waist and abdomen, holding her steady. On horseback.
Lan Mengzheng only felt the red sleeves fluttering in front of him, and the girl standing under the horse, like a red butterfly, was so lightly... she was caught in his arms.
"Who are you! Let go of Girl Yu!"
The bridegroom officer had already rode to the front.
Lan Mengzheng glanced at him coldly. The bridegroom officer, who was one year older than him, was trembling with fright and almost fell off the horse. He trembled and said, "What do you want to do?"
Lan Mengzheng took off the cloak behind him and wrapped it around Yu Yihuan, and said in a loud voice, "Snatch your relatives!"
After the words, in the shocking eyes of everyone, with the bride, rushing away in the cold wind...
Lan Mengshi, who accompanied the bridesmaid in the palace, didn't know the amazing behavior her brother had made outside. Seeing her majesty came in with a box, she retreated wittily.
After Lan Mengshi left, Yao Yanyan looked at the box in her Majesty's hand and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what's in it?"
His Majesty the Emperor didn't change his expression and said: "Lady, this is Yanmei, the jewelry I made just for you."
Yao Yanyan, who hadn't had new jewelry for a long time, was very excited and did not dare to say: "Your Majesty, where did you get the money to buy jewelry?"
His Majesty the emperor stretched out his scarred fingers to show her, "Lady, look, I hurt my fingers in order to make jewelry for you."
Yao Yanyan took her majesty’s hand and looked at it carefully. Seeing the small pinholes and some reddish fingers in his hand, she felt very distressed. Her Majesty, Jin Jiaoyu, in order to polish her jewelry, all Wounded!
His Majesty the emperor blushed and said, "Miss, you breathe out the fairy breath, I won't be in pain anymore."
Yao Yanyan blew his fingers distressedly, and then asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, what jewelry are there?"
His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "There are hairpins, necklaces, and arm rings. The time is too short. If you give me two more days, I can make you a phoenix crown!"
"Wow!" Yao Yanyan did not expect her Majesty to be so powerful! She was happy in her heart, and her voice softened a bit, pretending to be reserved: "Your Majesty, can your concubines open it and have a look?"
His Majesty the Emperor nodded with red ears, and said naturally: "This is for you."
Yao Yanyan opened the box without saying a word, and saw three things lined up in the box, which seemed to be polished with yellowish jade, which looked very beautiful under candle light.
She picked up a wooden hairpin studded with several jade beads, and took a closer look. The more she looked at it, the stranger she became, and she couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, how come the beads on this look like corn kernels?"
She couldn't help but bit, fucking, it's really corn!
The author has something to say:
I think the waxy corn from the north is really beautiful, a bit like jade with a light color. Then after this chapter, Yu Yihuan and Lan Mengzheng have cultivated a positive result, and the two will no longer have a large plot. Why focus on these two people, because it is related to the promotion of women’s status. Yu Yihuan became a military doctor (the woman walked out of the door to be recognized)-saved many people and gained prestige (other women saw hope and became role models)-Yu Yihuan was in full view Escape marriage (dare to resist feudal marriage arrangements, bravely pursue true love). The more I think about it, the more I feel that this pair is really romantic.
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