Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

The spring of Xiping's 21st year came very early.

Just after the New Year's Eve, all the snow on the ground melted, and the northwest wind changed to the southeast wind.Although everyone is still wearing thick padded jackets, people are more willing to go out of the house.

Zhao Can's moving date has been set, it will be on the eighth day of February.

The reason why it was so fast was because the emperor was generous and gave the An family a lot of money.

And the emperor was able to be so generous, speaking of it, thanks to Ping An.Beginning last fall, Neku founded the Royal Roads Company and the Cement Company.Originally, the emperor thought that he would not be able to make much money at the beginning. It was a good thing to benefit the country and the people. Even if the money was subsidized, he should do it.

Unexpectedly, only half a year later, the amount of money handed over by the cement factory and the road company has far exceeded the emperor's psychological expectations.

Especially the cement factory side.Because it can be sold to private individuals, many wealthy businessmen rushed to buy cement after seeing the benefits of it. The cement produced can be said to be in short supply and earn a lot of money.

And that's just the Northwest.After the cement factories in various places start up this year, the income will probably be an unimaginable figure.

At present, only the emperor, the eunuch Ping An and Tian know about this matter.

This is mainly to prevent the courtiers from going back on their word when they know about it, and want to get the two companies back.For the emperor, although the money in the treasury is his own in name, it cannot be used.Who doesn't want more money in their hands?

Even if he can use the money from the internal treasury to supplement the national treasury, he still has to make a gesture so that the courtiers will accept the favor.In this way, he naturally took the initiative instead of being coerced by courtiers.

With money in hand, the emperor would naturally be in a good mood, and he would be more generous in living expenses for his sons.Even Ping An took the opportunity of the Chinese New Year to get a very generous bounty.If it weren't for the disagreement of ideas, Pingan felt that the emperor was actually quite cute sometimes.

If there is no Zhao Can, there is no better choice, maybe Ping An will choose to deal with the emperor slowly, trying to change his thinking and realize his own revenge.But now, since there is a better way, he is not willing to take the effort.

Because getting along with people who don't agree with the three views sometimes challenges people's patience.

In fact, if Zhao Can wishes, he can move out in the first month.The reason why he didn't choose this method was because moving out in the first month was not good after all, as if there was no room for him in the palace, or he couldn't wait to move out.More importantly, Zhao Can wants to play a play with Ping An before moving out.

It was proposed by Ping An before, to actively release rumors to make people doubt their relationship.It is more convenient to do this in the palace than after leaving the palace, because after leaving the palace, Zhao Can will be more free, and the emperor will be more suspicious of him.

The reason why it is not set before the year is mainly to let everyone have a good year and not to create trouble for them.

And after the Chinese New Year, there is a very suitable day: the Lantern Festival.

This is the first important festival after the new year. It is customary to go out to admire the moon at night on this day, and to light lanterns and flames. The full moon and stars in the sky and the lights of thousands of houses on the ground complement each other.Later, it gradually developed into viewing lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and making Lantern Festival, so it is also called Lantern Festival.

In this dynasty, because Taizu Empress Wen liked to be lively, the Lantern Festival became more grand.Especially in the capital, there are lantern festivals every night from the [-]th to the [-]th.During the festival, the imperial court can't help the night, and the common people can celebrate in the street all night.

In addition to the lanterns made by the folks themselves, the government will also build many lighthouses and lighthouses on both sides of the Royal Street, all of which are spliced ​​​​by lanterns, which is very spectacular.At that time, the emperor will have fun with the people at the gate of the palace.

In the palace, because the concubines and concubines were not able to go out to have fun, Empress Wen simply asked the internal officials and department supervisors to put up many lanterns every year, and hang them all over the palace before the festival. Invite officials and family members into the palace to enjoy lanterns, guess riddles, and taste the Lantern Festival.This custom was handed down later.

This date was chosen because of its other use.

Probably because of the unique scenery and the free atmosphere, many ladies who seldom go out on weekdays will also be accompanied by their families to the streets on this day.So gradually, this Lantern Festival has evolved into a festival for young men and women to fall in love and date.

This day, Ping An was supposed to be on duty in the palace, so in order to be able to get away, he deliberately switched shifts with other people—he was on duty for the other party on New Year's Eve, and the other party was on duty for him today.

Although it was said to be a play, in fact, Ping An was also looking forward to going out and playing with Zhao Can.Especially on a day like this.In modern times, he also went to the Lantern Festival, because most of them are the achievements of high technology, so the scene is very spectacular, gorgeous and beautiful.But in the reinforced concrete city, I always feel that the original flavor is lost.

Besides, he was alone at that time, but now there is another person by his side, how could he feel the same?

For this reason, Ping An specially made a new suit of clothes, dressed up before it was dark, and hurried out the door.Walking on the road, seeing people in twos and threes around, apparently also people who went to see the lanterns during the festival, Ping An suddenly realized that his current mood seemed a little too eager.

Well, it's like a kid who just fell in love and can't wait.

But there seems to be nothing wrong with saying that.First love - Zhao Can is indeed Ping An's first love.Hairy boy - this body is 21 years old this year.Every one fits perfectly.

It's just that it's too early to go out at this moment. The time he agreed with Zhao Can is at the end of the unitary hour, and I'm afraid it will take a long time to wait for it to pass now.

But Ping An continued to move forward, even if he had to wait a little longer, it would be more reassuring to wait there.Now he suddenly understands why watching TV in the past, the hero and heroine would arrive at the date place long in advance, and when the other party asked about it, he would cover up and say: "No, I just arrived."

Just because the mood of waiting is a kind of happiness in itself.

But soon, Ping An began to feel grateful that he had gone out early.

From time travel to the present, Ping An rarely has this kind of time and leisure to wander the streets, let alone go out during the holidays.So although he had guessed that the street would be very lively tonight, he never thought that there would be so many people like this.

How about an idiom?Bustling, shoulder to shoulder.In the beginning, he could still look ahead and choose the direction he wanted to go, but soon he was dragged forward by the crowd.

There are so many people in the Great Chu Dynasty!

Ping An simply suspected that people from the entire capital had come to this street. ——But the truth is estimated to be similar.Except for those who really can't spare their hands, everyone will want to come and have a look, after all, it only happens once a year.And after this festival, another busy year will begin.

No wonder when Ping An was in modern times, people always heard that people in ancient times trampled to death or lost their children on the Lantern Festival. It was really impossible to take care of such a crowded place.Even if they hold hands, they may be squeezed away by the flow of people.

Because the pre-estimation of the scene was too low, Ping An and Zhao Can agreed to meet near Yujie.But the more he walked in, the more worried he was, would he really be able to walk to the agreed place with himself like this?

Should have gone out earlier, Ping An regretted it.Taking advantage of the time when everyone has not gone out is the right choice!

Besides, he also had to worry about Zhao Can.Can he still walk after leaving the palace?In such a crowded crowd, is it possible for him to walk against the current and find himself?

But despite all the worries in his heart, Ping An continued to follow everyone forward.

Fortunately, so far, the direction of the flow of people is consistent with his destination.It's just that he had to find a way to squeeze out of the crowd when he got to the nearby ones.

I don't know how long we walked, anyway, Ping An couldn't see the road ahead at all, there were people in front, back, left, and right.Sometimes he feels that he is not walking forward at all, but being pushed and pushed by others, and he moves forward involuntarily.

Ping An had no choice but to put his eyes on the houses passing by along the way, hoping to use this to identify where he appeared.

It really made him see several highly recognizable buildings, and seeing that he was about to reach his destination, Ping An quickly squeezed out horizontally.There is a crossroad ahead, and if you walk on the far side, the possibility of leaving the team is still very high.

When he finally squeezed out from the crowd, Ping An no longer had the romantic and suave appearance when he just went out.Not to mention that the newly made clothes were ripped apart and stained, besides that, the hat on his head was crooked, the tied bun was a little messy, and two big footprints were stepped on the shoes.

Safety:"……"

Fortunately, Zhao Can was not by his side, it would be too embarrassing for him to see himself like this.

After straightening her hair, arranging her clothes, patting her shoes, and making herself barely visible, Ping An continued to walk along the street.It didn't take long to see the restaurant he had agreed with Zhao Can.

Although there is no accurate estimate of the population of the capital, Ping An has long been prepared for the popularity of restaurants during holidays.So he reserved a seat here early on, which was fortunate, otherwise he and Zhao Can would have to stand at the door to meet each other, which is miserable even thinking about it.

Ping An walked a few steps quickly and arrived at the entrance of the restaurant.Just as he was about to go in, he was patted lightly on the shoulder, "It's safe."

Turning his head, he saw Zhao Can standing behind him with a smile on his face.

Ping An's eyes lit up, and he tried hard to suppress his joy and excitement, and made a surprised expression, "Your Highness the Seventh?"

Zhao Can nodded, "Ping An, are you coming out to watch the lanterns too?"

"Yes." Ping An said, "Is Your Highness alone?"

Zhao Can glanced in the direction of the palace, and said with a smile, "I sneaked out. Ping An should keep it a secret for me." Looking at him, he asked again, "Are you going into a restaurant?"

Pingan nodded, "I heard that the glutinous rice balls in this restaurant are very good, so come over and try."

"So you must have reserved a seat?" Zhao Can asked immediately.

Although it was an agreed practice, Ping An still found it funny. He nodded and asked, "If your highness is free, please come in and have some glutinous rice balls together."

"If that's the case, it's disrespectful." Zhao Can said.

When the two entered the door, Ping An asked in a low voice, "Is someone following you?"

"It's strange that no one follows you when you go out on this day." Zhao Can said, "Don't worry about him, we can do whatever we want."

After a while, their glutinous rice balls were brought up.The large white porcelain bowl was filled to the brim, and two small bowls were given out for them to share.This is made by Ping An's kitchen. The fillings challenge the limits of human beings, and there are everything you can think of.When one end came up, Ping An said to Zhao Can, "Try it quickly."

If it wasn't for the sly gleam in his eyes, clearly looking forward to Zhao Can's unlucky appearance, Zhao Can would really be concealed by his kindness.

He glanced at the bowl on the table, "What did you do?"

"Your Highness wronged me." Ping An said with a smile, "I'm just afraid that you will be hungry."

Then, in order to show that he did not do anything wrong, Ping An picked up a spoon, scooped up a glutinous rice ball and put it in his mouth.He was lucky, it was stuffed with sesame seeds, the sweetness was moderate, and the aroma of sesame seeds was very strong.

Zhao Can looked at Ping An suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then scooped one up.After biting it open, he almost spit it out again. After swallowing it, he couldn't help staring at Ping An with that indescribable expression, "What's going on? What's inside? Isn't it solid?"

"The solid ones are called Yuanxiao. Let's order this...it's called assorted glutinous rice balls. There are all kinds of bread in it. I don't know the details." Ping An finished explaining with a smile on his face, and then asked Zhao Can curiously, "What did you eat?" What stuffing?"

Zhao Can gritted his teeth for a while: "...celery stuffing."

Pingan pursed his lips and suppressed a smile, and then blinked after a while and said, "You can't be picky eaters." His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince doesn't like to eat celery, so Pingan made a note of it.This is the same as him, and he can't stand the smell.

Seeing that Zhao Can didn't move, he continued to persuade, "Eat again, there is always something you like, right? If you really can't swallow it down, just spit it out." Saying this, he handed the empty bowl in front of him forward, spit here.

Zhao Can really didn't know what Ping An wanted to do, but it was actually quite interesting to think that this bowl was full of glutinous rice balls with different fillings.Ping An always likes to tinker with these weird things, Zhao Can is already used to it, and quickly accepted this setting.

He even asked Xiao Er to bring a spittoon, and then returned the safe bowl to him.

The two of you, one by one, taste the glutinous rice balls in the bowl.Because I don't know what kind of stuffing I will eat, every time it is like guessing a riddle, it feels very interesting.In the end, Zhao Can himself enjoyed it.

However, there were several heresies in the middle that he couldn't accept, and they spit them out after taking a bite—this is Zhao Can's invented way of eating, first bite lightly, taste the taste, eat it if you can accept it, and eat it if you can't accept it Just pour it straight into the spittoon.

While eating, he said, "Speaking of which, what's the meaning of you tossing this thing?"

"Hmm..." Ping An thought for a while, and said nonsense after pirated "Forrest Gump", "Sweet, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, life is like glutinous rice balls in this bowl, you never know what you will eat next time. What flavor. Is it meaningful?"

Zhao Can didn't answer right away, but slowly ate another glutinous rice ball, then nodded and said, "Although this statement sounds ordinary, when you think about it carefully, it does have a meaning with endless aftertaste."

As he said, he put down the spoon and said solemnly, "I think these five-flavored glutinous rice balls are indeed very interesting. Let the kitchen make one later, and I will take it home to honor my father. Um... and brothers, all of you It should be tasted."

Pingan: ... You definitely don't want to make them look as ugly as you do, do you? !

But let Zhao Can say this, Ping An suddenly felt that the scene must be very beautiful.Think about it, he packed the glutinous rice balls and brought them back to the palace to present to the emperor.Then the emperor called all his sons and rewarded each with a bowl.The princes first had to pray that they hadn't eaten before, otherwise they might not be able to eat such a big bowl.Then, it depends on the individual's acting skills, whether he can maintain his demeanor and keep a calm face on that occasion.

When Zhao Can came out, of course he couldn't have come alone.After waving, someone stepped forward to take orders and asked the back kitchen to prepare the "five-flavored glutinous rice balls".

Ping An smacked his lips, "It's a pity that I couldn't witness that scene with my own eyes."

There was a smile in Zhao Can's eyes, "You should pray that your father won't know that you made these five-flavored glutinous rice balls."

Ping An thought about the scene, and couldn't help but froze.It would be fine if the emperor froze, but if he made a fool of himself in front of his sons—Ping An couldn't imagine what would happen to him.

After eating the glutinous rice balls, they left the restaurant, and the two merged into the huge crowd.

No one could see who was in the crowd, Zhao Can quietly grabbed Ping An's hand.Under the darkness, among the sea of ​​people, they felt safe enough. No matter how close they were, they probably wouldn't be able to see anything. After all, the people around them all looked similar.

Thinking of this, Ping An moved closer to Zhao Can and squeezed together with him.

Only then did Zhao Can ask in a low voice, "You didn't tell the truth, did you? What happened to the glutinous rice balls?"

What kind of five-flavored glutinous rice balls, just take it out to fool others.

Pingan smiled smugly, "You spit out seven flavors of glutinous rice balls in total. Are those the ones you don't like?"

Zhao Can was so smart, so he naturally understood his thoughts immediately.Is it because I don't know him well enough, so I deliberately used this method to try out his preferences?It is indeed very useful.But... Zhao Can will not tell Ping An that besides the seven flavors, there are actually some flavors that he doesn't like, but they are not too difficult to swallow, so he ate them.

——This is the way he was educated since he was a child. Those in positions of power should not show their hobbies, let alone be happy.So obviously one person can't eat much, but the prince's portion is eight dishes and one soup, and basically he has no right to order food.This is to make people unable to discern his preferences, so as to play tricks on them.

So when he eats, he can only "dip in the rain and dew" and eat some of everything.

As for whether he likes it or not?Who cares?

After all, in the palace, survival is the most important thing.

Therefore, people who grow up in that palace will become impeccable, without any weaknesses, let alone the so-called "likes" or "dislikes".Each of them seems to be carved out of the same mold. They are noble and lofty, but they seem to be mediocre everywhere, without any special place.

But Zhao Can has gotten used to it.Even if Ping An asks him, what do you like and what don't you like?He might not be able to answer.Because to him, the question doesn't make sense.Everything must be eaten.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Ping An chooses to use this method to make judgments.

Zhao Can's heart was soft.

Ping An has impressed him many times. At that time, Ping An basically did things that had nothing to do with him, but he still couldn't help but stare at him.But now, when Ping An puts this thought on himself, he realizes that he is such a good person.

So good that he wanted to announce to the world that this person belonged to him, but he was reluctant to show it to anyone, wishing he could hide him.

Zhao Can tugged Ping An's side, and when Ping An was almost unsteady, he let go of his hand, and then clasped Ping An's waist, almost imprisoning her in his arms.Because of the crowds, there was no problem at all.

"Don't get lost." Zhao Can's voice sounded in his ears, with the heat of breathing.

Ping An resisted the desire to ask such stupid questions as "Will you find me if you get separated?"After all, he didn't want to infect himself with the disease of brain damage.

He leaned back and leaned against a broad chest.At this moment, Ping An felt that his heartbeat seemed to speed up suddenly.And beside his ears, there was another strong and powerful heartbeat, beating regularly, which gave him a very wonderful sense of security.Just like this embrace, it is the safest place in the world.

Wait, ear, side?

Ping An turned his head with difficulty, his eyes were facing Zhao Can's beautifully curved jaw, and his ruddy, plump, elegantly curved lips, which looked delicious... Ping An squeezed his arm, ordering himself to wake up, Don't be tempted by the devil.

He clearly remembered that he used to be half a head taller than Zhao Can!

At that time, Zhao Can looked indisputable, soft and cute, and most importantly, better than her!he!short!

Since when did Zhao Can unknowingly grow so much taller, more than half a head taller than herself?But he didn't realize it, and when he came to his senses, the other party was already taller than him!

Time is indeed a cruel butcher's knife!