Zhuo Qihua

In the evening, the palace banquet was attended by important officials of the imperial court. Emperor Yong'an brought the Queen Mother, Huangguixie, Deguixie, Xiguifei, King Qin and King Qi also attended.It can be said that the grandeur shown by Emperor Yong'an at the palace banquet this night was a great honor to Yelu Wa and his group.It also dispelled some Yeluwa students' wariness about Emperor Yong'an's refusal to send the princess to make peace with the Northern Man prince.

Emperor Yong'an was wearing a formal dragon robe, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowagers were also dressed ceremoniously, and King Qin and King Qi were also wearing princely four-claw embroidered dragon robes.The Empress Dowager, Huang Guixie, Deguixie and Xi Guifei all sat at the top.The two courtiers of Qin State, Wu Shaowang and others sat in the lower left column, and the right column was the members of the Beiman and pro-envoys.Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo, who are the protagonists of the marriage, still failed to attend according to the rules of the Mata country.

The northern barbarians are strong in combat, otherwise they would not have annexed Xifan before the country reacted, and they would not have frequently harassed the border of the country for so many years.But that can only mean that the northern barbarians can fight, but it doesn't mean that they are rich, cultural and connotative.The people from the northern barbarian mission who came to attend the palace banquet were already wearing their best clothes, but compared with the wealth and honor displayed by the emperor and courtiers of the Mata country, they looked much shabby.Looking at the gorgeous costumes and jewelry of the empress dowager above and the concubines of Emperor Yong'an, even the queen of the northern barbarian king can't compare to the noble concubine and their most expensive clothes and jewelry.Of course Yelu Washeng didn't know, before they came, Emperor Yong'an had just made two windfalls, and tonight's palace banquet, no matter if it was the Queen Mother, Huanggui Xie, Degui Xie and Xi Guifei, they all went with all their might. He piled the most expensive jewelry on his body in order to put pressure on the northern barbarian mission.

Exquisite and delicious food, beautiful dancers, fascinating music... The life that is completely different from the northern man and the luxury that is much richer than the northern man's royal family still have some influence on Yelu Washeng and his party.It has been a long time since the Northern Man and Mata Kingdom broke off diplomatic relations. If the Mata State had not taken down the Talkin Ministry in a thunderous manner this time, the Beiman would still not have taken the Mata State seriously.But now, with the sharp increase in the country's combat power and the appearance of being so prosperous, the attitude of the northern barbarians towards the country can never be the same as before.If we can restore friendly relations with the Mata country, as Mata country has always done, we must give benefits to the Beiman to stabilize the Beiman, so that the Beiman can get more time to recuperate and more resources to develop.Yelu Washeng frequently drank with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but various thoughts flashed through his mind quickly.

The Northern Man Mission was very satisfied with this dinner. After Emperor Yong'an returned to the palace reeking of alcohol, he did not go to Xiangfu Palace to disturb Zhuo Ji who might have fallen asleep at this time, but went to Huayang Palace.Ever since the incident with Huang Guixie's natal family, Emperor Yong'an has not stayed in Huayang Palace.Outsiders only know that His Majesty is the only one who favors Shunxi, but they don't know that this is His Majesty's punishment for the noble concubine.

The imperial concubine is the concubine of the harem, so she doesn't have to drink at night.He personally served Emperor Yong'an to wash and go to bed, and only then did he have someone come over to serve him.Emperor Yong'an seemed to have fallen asleep when Huang Guixie went to bed and rested.Zi Yuan put down the bed curtain, Zhang Xian blew out some candles, leaving only two illuminated ones, and then retreated with the others.

Emperor Yong'an slept innocently on Huang Guixie's bed all night, and he got up early in the morning.When he got up, the noble concubine naturally had to get up too.There is only one person in the entire Danyang Palace who can still sound asleep when Emperor Yong'an wakes up.The political significance of Emperor Yong'an's stay in Huayang Palace is far greater than others.

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The ten-day birthday festival in early March, this year's birthday of Emperor Yong'an is particularly meaningful.On February [-]th, Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu returned to the capital with the Beigu army.The common people in the capital lined up to welcome him.Among the returning teams, the most notable ones are the Firearms Battalion and the Kite Team.Behind the artillery team of the Firearms Battalion, eighteen four-horse carriages pulled eighteen artillery pieces.The members of the Musketeers each carried a flintlock gun behind their backs, with a tall and straight figure and a firm expression.The members of the kite team are in the front, and there are also carriages behind. On the carriages are big bright red kites.Only half of the kite team and musketeer team came back, and the other half stayed in Mydora City.Not all of the army brought back by Pan Pozhi, the elite soldiers and horses are still in Mythora City.

The people of Mata country had never seen artillery, flintlock guns and hang gliders, but news had spread in the capital that the army was able to defeat Tarkin's army this time because they had powerful weapons.Seeing the unknown cannons, flintlock guns and gliding wings now, the cheers mixed with shock were directly transmitted to the Tianshou Palace.

At this time, the examination has been completed, and the results have not yet been released.The students in the capital are all watching the army return to the court in the crowd.People from the northern barbarian mission were also in the crowd.The cannons, the guns, and the kite-like hang glider attracted all the attention of the students, and made the Beiman Mission feel heavy.

It's time for a big reward when the army's squadron returns to the court.In the Taiji Hall, Emperor Yong'an appeared to be in a happy mood, and the rewards were thrown out as if he didn't want money.Pan Pozhi was originally a general of Dingguo, and Emperor Yong'an bestowed him with the title of Marquis of Changding.Pan Beigu was General Dingyuan, and Emperor Yong'an bestowed him with the title of Earl of Pingchang.The firearms battalion and the kite team have contributed a lot this time.Because Lin Yi was destined to inherit the title of Sui Guogong, Emperor Yong'an did not give him a title, but rewarded fertile land, gold and silver, and Lin Yi's wife was granted a royal order.Yang Qing, the captain of the kite team, was given the title of quasi-inner capital, and from the fourth rank, his mother and wife were also given imperial orders.Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu, father and son, one family and two nobles, are boundless in glory. However, the titles of Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu are not hereditary, but even so, the Pan father and son have entered the top political circle of the court.

Another reward from Emperor Yong'an was to shake the government and the public.Emperor Yong'an rewarded some of the concubines from the Leng Palace to the junior generals who performed well in the Battle of Beigu.Some of these lower-level generals were ordinary soldiers who were promoted and rewarded after the war, and some were lower-level generals who performed well in this battle and their military ranks were promoted again.These people include centurions, or thousands, or ten thousand commanders, and the highest is only the lowest rank of captain.

Emperor Yong'an has decreed that all concubines in the cold palace be reduced to common people, but they are not ordinary common people, they are guilty common people.Emperor Yong'an rewarded his former concubines, but the rewards were still low-level generals, and some people in the court immediately objected.Emperor Yong'an said, compared to concubines and servants who did not produce in the harem and made big mistakes, those soldiers who bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield were more important.As far as the emperor is concerned, those people are not concubines, but only those who have been convicted in the harem.Why not reward those who have committed crimes to those who have meritorious service.

The low-level soldiers who were rewarded were naturally weeping with gratitude, but the concubines who were rewarded felt cold all over their bodies.They are "gifts" that are rewarded, and there is no guarantee that they will even have the position of wife, let alone those rude and low-level generals who are rewarded!The concubines who learned that they were going to be rewarded were crying loudly, wanting to die, but whether they wanted to or not, they were all dragged away by the eunuchs.Those who are lucky enough not to be rewarded will either spend the rest of their lives with the green lantern.Either go to guard the imperial tomb, only two or three can still stay in the cold palace.These two or three people were scared to death.His Majesty let them go this time, what about Yu Xixuan next time?

In Jiangfang Palace, Liu Xizhu and Zuo Silin's faces were pale.Just now, they got the news that Liu Yimu committed suicide.Although Liu Yimu was not rewarded, who can guarantee that he will never be rewarded?Perhaps, they will be the next to be rewarded and forced to commit suicide!

Liu Xizhu bit his lip: "We can't wait any longer..."

Zuo Silin nodded heavily.

In the Hall of Walking, Pan Pozhi, Pan Beigu and his son, who are now in the limelight, are kneeling on the ground.Emperor Yong'an sat behind the dragon table, leisurely reading the logbook translated by Ai Shi, and occasionally took a sip of tea from a tea bowl.Pan Pozhi and Pan Begu knelt quietly without begging for mercy.Zhang Xian changed tea for His Majesty, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's been half an hour."

Emperor Yong'an put down the diary and said, "Get up."

Feng Xi hurried over to support Pan Pozhi, Pan Pozhi's arthritis had not completely healed, and it was a bit difficult to stand up.Pan Beigu got up, as if nothing happened.

Emperor Yong'an: "Bring a stool to Marquis Chang Ding."

"Your Majesty, I can just stand." Pan Jianzhi dared not sit down.

"Sit down, don't say that I treat you harshly."

"I dare not."

Feng Xi still brought a stool over, and Pan Pozhi finally sat down.

Emperor Yong'an reprimanded: "You two, you contributed a lot to the Battle of Beigu, but at the end of the day, you gave me a beauty trick. If it wasn't for stabilizing the morale of the army, I would definitely punish you severely, especially Uncle Pingchang! What a good minister can do!"

"I'm guilty!" Pan Beigu knelt down again.

Pan Yuzhi didn't say a word. Although he was his son, for the sake of his old bones, let his son carry it all.

"Get up."

Pan Beigu stood up.

Emperor Yong'an: "I have to punish you for this matter. You two have made great contributions, and I will save some face for you two in front of the courtiers. You father and son will be fined for one year."

Two people: "I know I was wrong."

Emperor Yong'an's anger calmed down, so he asked the business: "How is the situation of the greenhouse?"

Pan Pozhi immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am about to report."

Pan Pozhi took out a thick memorial from his arms, and handed it over.

Pan Pozhi is based in Beigu. In previous winters, what he ate most was sauerkraut, which was impossible for fresh vegetables.But this year, after Pan Pozhi withdrew from Mydoro City and crossed the Han River, he ate green vegetables, fresh strawberries, and fresh melons.This year, the North Valley Frontier Army has made a fortune just by selling fruits and vegetables produced in greenhouses.Pan Pozhi was very excited. With the greenhouse, he could not only guarantee the vegetables for the frontier army in winter, but also earn money, the most important thing being the latter.With money, the life of the North Valley Frontier Army will be easier, the soldiers will be stronger, and they will be able to fight better!

Pan Pozhi paid close attention to the warming.Half of the greenhouses used urea sent by the Ministry of Industry.The other half used manure treated with manure.Those that use urea grow better and harvest more.However, although the use of manure water is not as good as the use of urea, the yield is much higher than that grown in ordinary fields.It is conceivable that the black soil in Ruotalkin is really suitable for growing grain. With such fertilizer, why not have a good yield!

Emperor Yong'an was in the same mood as the excited Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu.After reading the memorabilia, Emperor Yong'an said: "After my birthday is over, the two of you still need to return to Beigu, so I can keep an eye on Chun Zhong."

"Yes!"

Emperor Yong'an was in a good mood, but the mood of the Beiman Mission was very low.Cannons, big kites, and muskets completely overturned their cognition.Based on the financial resources of the Mata country they have seen, the Mata country will definitely have more artillery, big kites and muskets in the future.No matter how capable the northern barbarian soldiers were, how could they resist those dreadful unknown weapons.Until the Northern Man finds a way to restrain the weapons of the Mata country, the Beiman can only make friends with the Mata country.Kemata, are you willing to give Beiman time to grow stronger?

Yelv Washeng felt unprecedented pressure.Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo, who are about to enter the palace and become the servants of Emperor Yong'an, feel a little bit more melancholy and hesitant about the future.They were sent to marry each other, can they really achieve the result that the king's father expected?

As the Tianshou Festival approached, there were more and more people in the capital.On the first and third day of March, birthday celebration teams from Nanyue and Nanzhao entered Beijing one after another.Nanyue and Nanzhao celebrated the birthday of Emperor Yong'an this time, not only sending a large number of local specialties, but also a huge performance team and hundreds of beautiful women and brothers.

Nanyue sent 50 beauties and 50 brothers.Nanzhao sent 60 beauties and 60 brothers, all in pairs.These beautiful beauties and buddies who looked like they were sent to the harem of Emperor Yong'an, wearing their traditional costumes, were all beauties under the age of 16.

Among the 50 beauties and 50 ladies sent by Nanyue, there are a total of 20 "Jin Shu" carefully selected by Baibu Village and Tucha Village.Jinshu is the name of the leader's daughter and elder brother in the Nanyue tribe.Baibu Village and Tucha Village are not two separate villages, but two clustered villages.The leaders of Nanyue usually have many women and elder brothers. The sons they give birth to are the basis for their expansion of power, and the daughters and elder brothers are the tools to strengthen ties with other tribes.In Nanyue, women and elder brothers have no status.Baibuzhai and Tuchazhai sent 20 Jinshu over as soon as they sent them off, and they didn’t specifically name them for marriage. This is enough to see the huge gap between Jinshu’s status in Nanyue compared with the princess and Wang Geer of the Mata country. .

Nanyue sent Jin Shu, but Nanzhao sent royal concubines justifiably.The other party is not the biological daughter of the Nanzhao King and his elder brother, but belongs to the Nanzhao royal family, is a royal family, but the status is not too high, most of them are concubines.Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent over so hastily.The meaning of Nanyue and Nanzhao's move is very straightforward. We sent our own daughter and my elder brother there to play with you, Emperor Majesty, just to please you. Whether you want to grant it or not depends on your preference.

When Ye Bingtian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, reported the matter to His Majesty in the Xingxing Hall, he was biting the bullet and fighting with each other.Emperor Yong'an's face was already too dark.Feelings, in the eyes of the leaders of Nanyue, the king of Nanzhao and the king of Beiman, he is a foolish king who likes beauty? !

No one else in the Hall of Zhixing dared to say anything, and no one dared to touch His Majesty's bad luck at this time, so they could only give Ye Shangshu spiritual comfort and encouragement.Ye Bingtian wanted to cry, but he didn't ask for this person.But whoever told him that he was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites was responsible for all the missions that came to celebrate his birthday.

After Ye Bingtian finished reporting, Emperor Yong'an said coldly: "The Ministry of Rites will follow the regulations."

Ye Bingtian resisted the desire to wipe off his cold sweat, and asked fearfully, "Then, Jin Shu from Nanyue and a noble concubine from Nanzhao..." After all, their identities are different, so they cannot make the same arrangements as the other women and brothers who were sent here.

Emperor Yong'an: "Sent to the palace as a beautiful girl and Duanmu, first arranged in the West Third Courtyard."

"Yes!" Ye Bingtian wiped his sweat.His Majesty let go, so he can explain to Nanzhao and the Nanyue Mission.As long as people are sent to the palace, Nanzhao and Nanyue cannot interfere with the situation they will face.

In the evening, Emperor Yong'an came over with a dark face.Zhuo Ji, who had just sent King Qin away, sat him down on the Arhat's bed and asked, "What's bothering Your Majesty?"

The Ministry of Industry sent over a new type of compass, and Zhuo Ji also began to take King Qin to learn how to draw nautical charts. Recently, he has been very busy every day.Emperor Yong'an occasionally went to other palaces to spend the night, but most of the time he stayed here with Zhuo Ji.Even if he went to the other palace, he simply slept, unlike Zhuo Ji's place where he had to roll the sheets at least once at night.

Emperor Yong'an told the matter, Zhuo Ji laughed excessively, so angry that Emperor Yong'an pulled her into his arms and kissed her.Zhang Xian, Chang Jing and the others hurriedly retreated and closed the door.Emperor Yong'an pressed Zhuo Ji on the Arhat bed, ripped off his trousers rudely, and Zhuo Ji's ankle made a ringing sound.Emperor Yong'an paused, and looked down.

Zhuo Ji's right foot moved: "Your Majesty, does it sound good?"

Emperor Yong'an: "It sounds good."

After a while, the bell in the room rang continuously, and Zhang Xian and Chang Jing retreated far away.Not long after, the two heard shouts from the room: "Come here."

Emperor Yong'an was furious in his heart, and vented quickly.But after venting, my mood improved.Zhuo Ji changed into pajamas, and Emperor Yong'an also changed into comfortable and loose pajamas.Zhuo Ji arranged a hot pot at night, and said in his mouth: "Shizhu and Shili came here today, and said that the seeds in the greenhouse of the farm have sprouted. I told Shizhu, let those agricultural experts pay close attention to raising seedlings, and fight for it." When planting in spring, potatoes and sweet potatoes should be planted first. Others can be slower. Under the leadership of Hu Pengju, Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong, the Academy of Military Medical Sciences has also started research on artemisinin. After thinking about it, I Go to the Military Medical Research Institute to see the pharmaceutical and research and development situation there."

Emperor Yong'an: "I will follow your arrangement in this regard. For Urea, I have asked Shi Yu and Nian Qing to hurry up."

Zhuo Ji nodded.

When the two of them went to bed, Emperor Yong'an held Zhuo Ji in his arms, touched his back through his clothes with one hand and said, "I have to let the two from the northern barbarians sleep for the time being, but I won't let them sleep." It means that I have to keep those who are forced in by others. I will first place the people from Nanyue and Nanzhao in the West Third Courtyard, and when the missions from Nanyue and Nanzhao leave, I will hand them over to the emperor. Tianshou Festival Palace Banquet, you come with me."

Zhuo Ji: "Not suitable."

Emperor Yong'an: "I say it's appropriate. The empress will go there with me. Tianshou Festival, you need to show up. Since you want to show up, you should be more high-profile. I just want some people to understand, not to send a few beauties If you come to me, you will be able to confuse me."

Zhuo Ji: "Your Majesty is so kind to Liu Xiahui, I feel relieved."

Emperor Yong'an patted Zhuo Ji's buttocks: "At that time, take care of your eyes and don't make me angry."

"No, no, I don't dare again."

Emperor Yong'an was satisfied, and continued: "That day, you can be willful and domineering."

Zhuo Ji laughed: "I will try my best."