Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 436

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Yang Menglong followed Cao Huachun into the palace with big bags and small bags to meet Chongzhen... er, into the palace?Why does it sound like the crotch is a little cold?

Cao Huachun solemnly exhorted: "Long live Lord is not in a good mood today, but he still decided to host a banquet in the imperial garden with the queen to entertain the general. Even Wen Shoufu will be jealous of this holy family... after meeting the emperor , the general must think through his head first when he speaks, choose something nice to say, don't talk about those annoying things to add to the emperor's worries, remember, remember!" The non-stop nagging made Yang Menglong feel like "Mom By my side" illusion.He looked impatient: "I know, I know, I have a sense of proportion!" Looking at him like that, he didn't listen at all.

Cao Huachun could only smile wryly, this clown is at the age of rebellion, it is really not easy for him to listen to these advices.

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes, lowered his voice and asked, "By the way, father-in-law, why is the emperor in a bad mood today?"

Cao Huachun said: "Dongjiang town urgently reported that Jiannu had assembled an army of tens of thousands in southern Liaoning and might launch an attack on Lushun at any time, and asked the imperial court to send troops to support Lushun... Alas, Shaanxi and Shanxi are fighting fiercely, and the rogues may invade the Central Plains at any time. Huguang is also in chaos, and Jingxiang’s millions of refugees turned against each other overnight, and the whole country is in turmoil, and now Jiannu is ready to move, how can the emperor be in a better mood?"

Yang Menglong yelled: "At the beginning when they were dealt with in Dalinghe, they were dealt with lightly, and their bones were itching again! The emperor does not need to worry at all, don't we have an elite army in Denglai? Let me bring six thousand elite soldiers across the sea to help Lushun, no Beat Jiannu out of their shit and count them clean!"

This time it's Cao Huachun's turn to cry and laugh, this guy is so dirty, you can't help but swear when you talk to him.He said: "Actually... In fact, Dongjiang Town has long reported that Jiannu has changed and may attack Lushun, so the emperor has been undecided. He doesn't know whether to let the Heluo new army go south to quell the Huguang rebellion, or cross the sea to defend Lushun. The emperor summoned the general just to hear the general's opinion."

Yang Menglong nodded again and again, okay, that kid Chongzhen finally made some progress, he knows he needs to listen to other people's opinions, a fool can be taught!
When we arrived at the Royal Garden, it was almost ten o'clock.The moonlight in the back garden is like silver, and the fragrance of flowers floats with the breeze over the rockery fountain, over the vermilion eaves and jade railings, and permeates the harem, which is intoxicating.Under the moonlight, the palaces in the splendid Forbidden City seemed to be emitting glorious light. The Temple of Heaven in the center of the Forbidden City stood tall and became more solemn and solemn.The glory of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years is condensed here. It is the center of the entire empire's thousands of miles of territory. Hundreds of millions of people decorate it with their own wisdom and blood and sweat year after year, creating this gorgeous and majestic building. It is a dream city that has amazed countless countries on the entire blue planet.Although the ruthless years are peeling off its gorgeous makeup bit by bit, when you walk into the Forbidden Garden, you can still feel the ubiquitous power of the emperor.

In the octagonal pavilion, under the shadow of flowers, surrounded by palace moths, the queen hugged the three-year-old little princess, dressed in a costume, and waited for Yang Menglong's arrival with a smile.Yang Menglong stepped forward quickly and saluted: "Minister Yang Menglong, see the empress!"

The queen smiled and said, "Yang Aiqing is alive."

Yang Menglong jumped up immediately, and his eyes fell on the little princess, and saw her eyes were big and bright, like two black pearls raised in mercury, her face was rosy, her lips were beautiful, her nose was beautiful, and her eyebrows were very delicate. Tsk tsk, she is so beautiful at such a young age, when she grows up, she must be a peerless beauty who will bring disaster to the country and the people.He smiled and said, "Little princess, are you still awake at this late hour?"

The little princess blinked curiously and looked at this bastard. She felt that he was completely different from the people she usually came into contact with. It was very interesting.

The queen stroked the little princess's head and said, "Kunxing is restless. I heard that my father is going to host a banquet here today in honor of a great general who once made the slave chief Hong Tai even talk about it. I want to come over and have a look, but she refuses to sleep no matter how coaxed, so I have to let her go."

Princess Kunxing is also Chongzhen's second daughter, Princess Changping who everyone knows.She didn't have any earth-shattering deeds, but her tragic experience as the last princess made her leave her name in the history, becoming an incarnation of that bitter history.Chongzhen had a total of six daughters, only she grew up, and the other five sisters died young.She didn't enjoy the honor of a princess much, and what she could see was always the tired and helpless figure of Chongzhen. When she was 15 years old, she broke into the army and broke through Beijing. The queen hanged herself to death. Several beloved concubines died, and one of her arms was cut off, and then she hanged herself on Meishan Mountain.Fortunately, she survived, and after the Manchus entered the customs, she became a signboard of the Manchus to attract people's hearts. Ma Zhou Shixian got married.But her heart was dead, and she died of depression after a few months of marriage. Princess Changping in "The Deer and Ding Tale" worshiped Taoist Mu Sang as her teacher after the subjugation of the country, and practiced a unique skill. Fu Ma got married, and then drank poisonous wine together in the bridal chamber, used the new grave as a new house, and reunited with her father, queen, and queen at the foot of the spring, but how could the real Princess Changping be so lucky?She neither has superb martial arts skills to avenge the Tartars, nor does she have a lover who is willing to die with her, and the only one who will accompany her into the underworld is the child in her womb.Such a tragic fate is really embarrassing.Of course, Yang Menglong didn't know much about these things, he just thought the child was cute, so he cheerfully opened a small bag, took out a few candied dates and handed it over: "Your Highness, we met for the first time, and we didn't prepare any presents, so we brought some snacks— ——Here, I’ll give you some candied dates, don’t be disgusted, it’s delicious.”

The little princess was startled and looked at the queen.

The queen smiled and said: "General Yang gave it to you, you can take it."

The little princess boldly took one and whispered, "Thank you, General!"

Ouch, this voice is sweet and glutinous, so cute!Yang Menglong couldn't help pinching her little face lightly: "You're so good!" Sitting down opposite the queen, he pushed the candied dates in front of the queen: "Queen, try it too, it's very sweet."

The eyeballs of the eunuchs and eunuchs who were waiting on the side all protruded, you are too casual, you really think this is your home?
The queen said: "I don't like this kind of sweets very much, I appreciate Aiqing's kindness."

Yang Menglong said: "That's it..." He opened another small bag, which was full of exquisite walnut cakes: "Then ma'am, try this. My wife made it by herself, it's so delicious, I can eat it all in one meal." Twenty or thirty!" He took a bag of tea and handed it to Gong'e, who was already dumbfounded: "Walnut cake is perfect with black tea, come, take it and make a pot." Opened another cloth bag, revealing a Big bags of persimmons that are not very eye-catching, one person and two sent them one by one: "You must be very hungry after waiting here for so long, come here, try our Nanyang persimmons, although they don't look very good, they are definitely very good Eat everything, try it, and remember to give it a good review if you think it is delicious!"

A large group of maids and eunuchs were holding two crumpled persimmons in their hands. They were either throwing them away or not, and were so frightened that they were at a loss.How can you be so casual in the palace? If you make the slightest mistake, you will be punished. The punishment of being exposed to the rain and being whipped is light. If it is serious, you will not be able to save your life. The death of a few maids and eunuchs is no different than the death of two ants!This bastard thinks it's his own home. He stuffs things into people when he sees them. Do you want to kill them?

The queen looked at Yang Menglong in surprise, and seeing him cheerfully urging everyone to eat quickly, with a look of anticipation on his face, like a child who has made a baby and is eager to be praised by everyone, she couldn't help smiling and said: " General Yang has brought these things from thousands of miles away and gave them to everyone, everyone, don’t let him down, let’s all go down and have a good taste, there is no need to wait on you, just chat with the general for a while.”

The maids and eunuchs rushed to salute and leave like Feng Lunyin. They were in a panic, as if a heart-eating demon had come to kill him.

Yang Menglong said cheerfully: "If you think it's delicious, tell me and I'll give you some more later!"

It's okay not to mention it, but once it's said, those palace maids and eunuchs walked faster, almost escaping.

After everyone left, the queen pointed to the big and small bags on the ground and asked with a smile, "Did you bring so many things?"

Yang Menglong said: "That's right! I still remember how shabby the celebration banquet was the year before last. Presumably the emperor and empress usually ate better than the celebration banquet, so I brought a lot of delicious food over here. Give the emperor and queen a taste." He took out a large bag of dried fruit. "Longan, bought from Guangdong, the grain is as big as a thumb, the flesh is sweet and juicy, it is a treasure among fruits. Unfortunately, the journey is far away, there is no way to keep it fresh, so we have to dry it. Even so, it is very delicious and very nourishing , put a little while cooking the soup, it’s delicious and nutritious.” Then came a pack of jet-black stuff, “Spicy beef jerky, refined from the freshest young bull beef and the best chili, sweet and sour It is moderately spicy, spicy and crispy, and it is very enjoyable whether it is a meal or a snack!" Then there is a big bag of duck eggs: "This is a salted egg made by myself... Uh, maybe the technology is not good enough, and I have nothing to do with the chef. Derby, but not too hard to swallow!"

The smile on the queen's face grew stronger: "Is there anything else?"

Yang Menglong said: "Yes, yes!" He took out another bag of round things, "This is a black potato, have you seen it? Its skin is black and shiny, and the meat is dark purple, very attractive. Baked and fried, fried and fried, they are all delicious, but the yield is a bit low." He took out another bag, "This is an ordinary potato, not as beautiful as black potatoes, but the yield is high, and one can grow to It weighs nearly a catty, and if the queen is free, she can plant a small piece of land in the imperial garden and eat shredded potatoes, chips, sticks, mashed potatoes, and noodles in different ways."

Let the queen of the world grow potatoes in this magnificent Forbidden Garden?I'm afraid he is the only one who dares to think about this kind of thing, dare to say it, the queen can't laugh or cry!
"This is a sweet potato, a new variety we have cultivated. It is very sweet after being boiled or roasted. It is also a kind of spice to eat occasionally."

"This one is sheep intestines, very delicious."

"This is canned pickled cabbage fish, one of the favorite cans of the soldiers of the Heluo New Army. It is perfect for dinner."

"By the way, there is this ham! It is also produced in our Nanyang. Although it is not as famous as Jinhua ham, I think the taste is no worse than Jinhua ham."

This bastard kept digging out things, and soon there was a hill on the table. I accidentally thought it was an agricultural product exhibition!The queen couldn't help crying or laughing: "These...are all produced in Nanyang?"

Yang Menglong said: "That's right, they are all produced in Nanyang. Although they are not valuable things, they are still a little thought. Don't be disgusted, my lady."

The queen said: "No, no, you have a heart." Several eunuchs were called to take the things.

Princess Kunxing took a black potato and played there, and refused to let the eunuch take it away no matter what she said. Seeing her seriousness, could it be that this little girl has the talent to become an agricultural expert?

It is possible!

(End of this chapter)