imprinted you in my heart

As soon as Shi Min arrived at the main hall of Hanliang Hall, he couldn't wait for Xuan Qian Suiyou to come in, his joy was beyond words.

Hearing the palace attendant's summons, Qian Suiyou, who was already waiting outside, handed over the bag in his hand to the palace attendant at the side, and after arranging his clothes again, he continued to walk behind the palace attendant. After a while, he arrived outside the palace gate. The palace attendant motioned for him to go in and then bowed and left.

After being away for many years, I never expected to see His Majesty in person as soon as I came back, and it was still in the Hanliang Hall, which has more recreational functions than administrative functions. This was something Qian Suiyou didn't expect. I don't know if the things I brought are in line with His Majesty's wishes.

No matter what the result is, at this moment he can only continue to move forward, enter the hall with his head upright and his chest straight, bypassing the landscape screen, and the whole hall jumps into his eyes. His Majesty is sitting on the third stage in the middle Behind his desk, in the background is a picture of a phoenix proud of the nine heavens, but it is not the picture of ascension during the day that Daozong loves so much.

Daozong was obsessed with alchemy and immortality, and he was not afraid of the cold but the heat, so he specially called the most prestigious painter at that time, the future painter, to paint the legendary picture of ascension in the daytime, and hung it in his favorite Hanliang Temple , Watch and emulate every day.

It is also said that it almost became a funeral object of Taoism, but it was lucky enough to survive for some reasons. It has become one of the masterpieces handed down from generation to generation by the saint of painting, and it has also become the white moonlight in the hearts of scholars all over the world. No one wants to see her beauty.

Most of the emperors after Daozong were either pretending to be busy with political affairs, or really busy with political affairs, and had no time to take care of trivial matters such as hanging paintings, so the picture was kept in Hanliang Hall until Shi Yan became the throne. Fengao Nine Heavens newly painted by the painter of Hanlin Academy.

As for the original picture of Ascension by Day, she received it in the warehouse. This painting is not only big, but also old. It is really not suitable to be used as a background, and the meaning is not in line with her wishes. What she wants is for the whole people to work hard and be positive, not for cultivating immortals. Drunk and dreamy, so I changed to the current pair, and it was well-intentioned.

It's not the first time Shi Min has seen Qian Suiyou's slightly disappointed expression. She has summoned hundreds if not hundreds of ministers here. But as long as she asked, these people would praise the painting better than anything else, and as time passed, she simply ignored it as if she couldn't see it, and didn't ask any more.

Lu Guanchu naturally folded his hands in front of his belly and stood respectfully on the left side of the desk. The desk was covered with a purple cloth and the back was invisible. There were four palace attendants standing on the left and right sides of the high platform.

There is not a single chair in the hall, but there are many famous paintings and ornaments on both sides. It is not as solemn and grand as Wenxuan Hall, nor is it as majestic as the main hall of Fengde Palace. It is newly built.

After Qian Suiyou entered the hall, he inquired about the surroundings without any trace, and only took a quick glance to get a general idea. Only the three-legged jade stove with plum pattern ball buttons and three-legged jade stoves on the small high tables on both sides of the desk can be seen clearly. Even the cigarettes in the stove I can see them rising round and round, and it seems that a little wind can completely disperse them, and people can't find any traces.

According to the rules, he did not stop until he was three steps away from the high platform before he stopped to salute: "My minister Qian Suiyou, I respectfully wish Your Majesty the peace of mind."

"Exemption, seat, and tea" Compared with Qian Suiyou's cautious look, Shi Min's inquiring is upright, and it only took more than four years to make Qian Suiyou, who is only in his early fifties, look younger than a 60-year-old. He is even older, and he doesn't know what he has experienced in the past four years since he left.

Qian Suiyou was a Jinshi in the Chengguang period. He was promoted to the court during the Jianping period. He is considered a veteran of the three dynasties and one of Mu Zong's confidants. When he was left in Fandu and the ministers were forced by Yang Zhihong to choose a camp, he was Mu Zong's confidant Only one of the two chose to stand in line with Shi Min.

The only other one is Sun Yan, who is a few years younger than Qian Suiyou, with good ability and character. The dignified second-rank official.

Qian Suiyou has also been promoted several times, and he has gained Shi Min's trust. That's why Shi Min entrusted him with the task of finding high-quality crop seeds four years ago.

Originally, this was time-consuming, labor-intensive, risky and labor-intensive work that might not necessarily pay off, so Shi Min did not express his expectation that it could be done in one or two years, and even prepared for it to take ten or eight years, but now Returning in less than five years was far beyond her expectations. Even if Qian Suiyou didn't take credit for this trip, he still had hard work.

Following the sound of Shi Min falling, the palace attendant brought chairs and coffee table from outside, and even put the still hot tea on the coffee table in a regular manner. Qian Suiyou was very moved by such courteous treatment, and sat down after saluting and thanking him.

Although seeing the emperor wants to kneel and worship, it is not necessary to kneel and worship this kind of big ceremony all the time. It is like Qian Suiyou who came in to say the Holy Annunciation before. In the case of thanking you for sitting just now, you just need to bow and bow.

There is no distinction between men and women, only seniors and juniors. Kneeling bows are only done to His Majesty, his elders, and saviors. For the rest of the royal family, they only need to bow at ninety degrees. Xungui bowed at 45 degrees, and only bowed at [-] degrees for officials, nobles and general elders.

Among the peers, nobles and nobles bow to each other, and in private, a small number of people will bow to each other, ordinary people (common people) bow their heads slightly or bow to each other, and Taoists also bow to each other. These can be used for Formal occasions can also be used for informal occasions.

After signaling Qian Suiyou to drink some tea to moisten his throat, Shi Min asked expectantly, "I'm going to leave for four years, Prince Qian will guarantee that this trip will go well?".

"Your Majesty, after bidding farewell to Your Majesty, I used the title of envoy to travel all the way to the border smoothly, all the way to Braque, until......" Qian Suiyou recalled As he spoke in detail, it seemed as if he had returned to four years ago.

At first, their group of more than [-] people did go smoothly. They thought that there would be no accidents until they left the territory of Braque. Unexpectedly, they were unlucky. When they were about to leave Braque, they encountered a sandstorm and killed more than ten people. A lot of water and supplies were also lost.

After finally slowing down, he gritted his teeth and insisted on walking out of Braque to the next town. On the way, he encountered two gangs of bandits fighting each other. He had a mission and didn't want to meddle in such nosy matters, but he didn't expect the two gangs to think they were a third party. Those who were sent, immediately joined together and beat them up.

Fortunately, except for the seven or eight servants who are close to him, the rest of the people he brought were Lianjiazi selected from the Imperial Army. Although they were a little weak due to the lack of supplies and water, they were not bad at fighting. Well, they also had an advantage in numbers, so they were safe and sound, but turned around and robbed them.

In this way, they continued to move forward without any danger. Every time they passed through the royal city of a small country, they would hand over documents to ask for an interview and some special products brought from China. In addition to promoting the friendship of the Hua Dynasty, they would also inquire about the local crops and products. Learn about their customs.

When encountering high-yield or novel species, I will buy some seeds, and learn how to plant them from local farmers and record them one by one.

In the Hua Dynasty, some people thought that there was still a desert behind the desert, and some people thought that after passing through the desert, there was a plain or a sea. After walking around, he realized that there was a grassland behind the desert, and then there were plains, mountains, and seas. There were many places along the way. Some countries are prosperous and some are barren, but people's skin color is different from theirs, their eyes are also different, and the language they speak is even more difficult to understand than the native dialect of Hua Dynasty.

As they get farther away from the Hua Dynasty, those countries know less about the Hua Dynasty, and the more obstacles and resistance they encounter, but the biggest difficulty for them is not these, but the acclimatization of the water and the soil. Few people lost their lives because of this, and they had limited manpower and failed to complete the task. They could not transport the corpses back to the country, so they had to bury them on the spot.

They went all the way to a country called Champa, and found that the rice there could not only be planted two to three times a year, but also had a high yield, so they asked the king and stayed in Champa for more than half a year to learn how to grow rice from the local people. After the completion, he bid farewell to the king and set foot on his way home with the best rice seeds rewarded by the king.

On the way back, they only wanted to go back to their country quickly, so they pretended to be businessmen, so that they didn't have to meet the king along the way, which saved a lot of time.

Although they found a lot of high-volume and novel crop species, as long as they thought that there were only a hundred people when they came, and there were only seven or eighty people left when they went back, they felt inexplicably heavy, and the military badge in their hands seemed to be as heavy as Jack.

On the way back, because of the experience I had when I came here, the journey went relatively smoothly. I didn’t know that there was a war there until I arrived at Fang La. Fang La annexed two small neighboring countries in less than a year, and is now making the final battle with its deadly enemy. Fighting to the death, they had to make a detour for fear of being implicated.

But even if they changed their ways, they were still unlucky enough to be implicated, and they lost more than 20 people to escape, so that when they returned to China, only the last three or 40 people were left.

"...Thanks to His Majesty's protection, the ministers and others managed to survive the journey without any danger. They fulfilled their mission and brought back some crop seeds. The ministers brought some with them for His Majesty's viewing. In addition, this booklet This is the record of the country's experience recently compiled by the minister, please read it, Your Majesty." After finishing speaking, Qian Suiyou took out an exquisite booklet from his chest and handed it with both hands.

Before leaving, His Majesty specifically mentioned that he wanted to know the language, culture and customs of the countries along the way. Qian Suiyou wrote it down, bought a lot of blank booklets to take away, and wrote down everything he saw and heard along the way. I asked people to buy this thicker blank booklet, sorted it out along the way, and rushed to get out the first draft.

Shi Min took the brochure presented by Lu Guanchu, opened the first page, and probably saw the same thing. The handwriting was good, and the content was vivid and concise. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Aiqing has worked hard all the way, and I still don't forget to write a record of what I have seen and heard." , have a heart."

"Being loyal to His Majesty, I have no regrets in dying." Qian Suiyou stood up and saluted loudly. They wandered on the verge of life and death several times along the way, but there was never a single person who was a deserter, greedy for life and afraid of death, because as early as when they left. Life and death have been thrown away.

Shi Min put the brochures together on the desk, and praised: "Dahuayou and other ministers and soldiers, why worry about the future?" Then he turned to Lu Guanchu and said, "Bring up the things that Prince Qian Shaobao brought, Is the servant Yucheng here?"

On the way to see Qian Suiyou, Shi Min sent a palace attendant to Xuan Shi Nong Yucheng. No matter whether he brought back new crop species, Xuan would be ready for her to come. If there was, she would directly announce it. Interviews, inquiries one or two are also available.

Lu Guanchu said: "Yes, Your Majesty. The servant Yucheng should be here soon, I will go and have a look." After speaking, he was about to go down, but Shi Min ordered: "By the way, pass on the order. A banquet is held to celebrate the achievements of Prince Qian Shaobao and his party, Du Xungui and officials above the second rank must attend, and no absence is allowed.".

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do it now." Lu Guanchu took the order and left. Since the highest rank of internal officials was promoted to the fourth rank, she and the original fifth rank internal officials have been promoted, and entered the ranks of fourth rank officials , You no longer need to call yourself a humble minister.

In the Hua Dynasty, although there were many grades of officials, there were only three hurdles. One was eight to seven, with medium difficulty. Ordinary people may be stuck at the fifth rank throughout their life; the third is the third rank, which is extremely difficult. If there is no major contribution and ability, they will not be able to pass this hurdle. Most people will stop at the third rank and can only look at the second rank.

Every hurdle, as long as you pass it, your treatment and status will be greatly improved, especially the fourth and second grades, let alone the imperial court, even if you are in the local area, you will be ranked high, and you will still have real power.

Not to mention the visible treatment and power, there are also a lot of invisible benefits, which are far beyond the comparison of low-level officials.

After a while, Lu Guanchu came back, not only brought the imperial servant, but also the seeds specially brought by Qian Suiyou. They took them out one by one, opened them and put them on the long table they brought.

After the servant Nong Yucheng finished his salute, Shi Min also walked down from the high platform, staring intently at the various seeds on the long table, his joy was beyond words, unaware that the minister had discovered that he was wearing wooden clogs. Didn't see their surprised faces.

In the Hua Dynasty, although clogs were convenient, practical and comfortable, they were especially cool to wear in summer, but they were only worn in private, and they would never wear clogs to formal occasions, as they thought it was inappropriate.

After the two were surprised, they realized that Hanliang Palace is after all a place for His Majesty's leisure and entertainment. It seemed quite reasonable to wear clogs, but they made too much fuss, so they stopped looking at His Majesty's bare feet.

Qian Suiyou was about to go forward to explain, but was stopped by Shi Min, who said he wanted to guess, so he looked carefully one by one, but he didn't know most of them. After looking around, he knew rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes, although he didn't know rice. What's the situation, but she still has a good understanding of potatoes and sweet potatoes. They have enough starch and are easy to grow. They are definitely good crops that can satisfy the common people. She immediately said happily: "Liu Yucheng, come and see if you know anything?".

It's embarrassing, of course she can't be embarrassing alone, Shi Min didn't hesitate to drag the servant Yucheng into the water, everyone watched and guessed together, it would be great. ?