Great Qin Shi Empress
Chapter 58 145~148
== Disappointed ==
That young master Gao didn't seem to be planning to give up, but after trying to call Lin Qian a few times but getting no response, and Lin Mo's tough attitude not allowing him to go to Lin Qian's side, he could only leave in resentment.
After they left, Lin Qian finally looked up from his official duties.
She didn't expect that she was so lucky, and the person she met at random turned out to be the son Gao whose name was written in the history books.
Among all the sons of Yingzheng, besides Fusu and Huhai, the only ones who left their names are Prince Jiang Lu and Prince Gao.However, many people only know the reason why the son will be high but not the son is high. It is because when Qin II Hu Hai ordered the massacre of brothers and sisters after he came to power, the two made completely different choices.
The son Jianglu's three brothers were even more tempered. When the envoy of Qin Ershi slandered them and wanted to execute them, he argued with the envoy and chose to commit suicide after finding that the matter was irreversible.
But Gong Zigao was more sensitive, he detected the crisis early, and seemed to have the opportunity to escape.
But he was worried that his family would be involved, so he finally chose to stay, and took the initiative to write to Hu Hai and proposed to be buried with Qin Shihuang.
His original intention may be to retreat and fight to see if it is possible to soften Hu Hai's heart, or he may know that there is no escape, so he wants to earn a way out for his family.It's a pity that the final result is that he died, and whether his family was pardoned was never recorded in the historical records.
But if any of Qin Shihuang's sons might not have been exterminated, it should be only this son who is taller.
He's still kind of smart.
But this kind of cleverness is cute when used to protect the family, but it makes people feel uncomfortable when it is used to calculate themselves.
Lin Mo sent the man back: "I don't seem happy looking at Mr. Gao."
Lin Qian was helpless: "I can't accept his status as a "son" just because he is unhappy, and promise to help him and His Majesty to intercede and give him another chance, right? You don't know how angry Your Majesty was that day. "
Lin Mo didn't face the scene of His Majesty's anger, but he was able to alert His Majesty's servants to go out of the palace to ask for help from His Majesty at the risk of angering His Majesty. One can imagine how scary the scene was at that time.
She was a little curious: "Seeing so many sons come back, why is His Majesty not only unhappy, but also so angry?"
Lin Qian smiled at her: "It's about the heir, so don't inquire about it."
Hearing the word "heir", Lin Mo instantly lost interest.
but……
After thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong: "Why do I remember repeatedly that Young Master Gao just said that he made His Majesty angry when he did something wrong, and wanted to ask you to intercede for him in front of His Majesty, but he didn't mention that he committed a crime?" What's wrong? If you don't know what the mistake he made, what's more, you don't even know that the matter is related to the heir, so you rush to plead for mercy..."
Lin Mo frowned, "Didn't he hurt you?"
Lin Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed: "Anxin, didn't I not pick up on him?"
However, Lin Mo still had a great impression of this young master, and he had already listed him as the number one person to guard against in his heart.
Lin Qian thought this matter was over——
His attitude has been made clear, that Young Master Gao will definitely not come to him again.
Because of this, at first she thought about telling Ying Zheng about it after returning to the palace, but because she didn't think it was too important, she directly forgot after returning to the palace, and she didn't think about it.
Then on the next day, that Young Master Gao brought her many gifts.
Lin Qian: "..."
Lin Qian himself didn't want to get involved in the selection of the heir, and he didn't want to be treated as a gun in his hand, so the first time he returned to the palace that day, he told her that Young Master Gao came to her to intercede for him yesterday, and gave her another gift today. Tell Ying Zheng everything.
Ying Zheng's complexion immediately became ugly: "He has a lot of skills, and he doesn't know the law of Qin, yet he dares to intercede with you!"
Lin Qian bowed her head and didn't answer.
Ying Zheng saw Lin Qian's performance of staying out of the matter, and couldn't help frowning: "Are you not angry with his actions?"
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Of course you will be angry if you are calculated by others, but isn't it because of you?"
[He has already been eliminated and still engages in such small tricks, you will definitely punish him, so there is no need for me to be angry at him for such a behavior that has not brought any bad influence on me, right? 】
She glanced at Ying Zheng, who was frowning tightly, and couldn't help complaining: [Often angry is easy to age quickly. 】
Ying Zheng: "..."
He turned his head helplessly, but he didn't expect to see the trumpet Lin Qian reaching out to poke the trumpet Ying Zheng's forehead with a serious face.
Compared with the cute little Lin Qian who is still chubby, the black-haired and round-eyed little Ying Zheng has a few strands of white hair and a few brown lines on his face. Very much like wrinkles.
Ying Zheng paused, and couldn't help touching his face: "Do I look old?"
Lin Qian was stunned: "Huh?"
She glanced at Ying Zheng, and asked in confusion: "Not old, it looks the same as when I first wore it." After a pause, she emphasized, "The point of my saying 'Often angry is easy to age quickly' is not old, is often angry."
Lin Qian didn't want to say more, but thinking that he seemed to have said everything he should and shouldn't say in front of Ying Zheng, he couldn't restrain himself.
She took a serious look at Ying Zheng, only to realize that it might be because no matter how busy he was, he never stopped practicing swordsmanship. His body and mental outlook have been kept in good shape, and he looks like he is in his 20s.
So Lin Qian boasted without guilt: "You look young and handsome as always! You are very handsome!"
Ying Zheng glanced at the gray-haired trumpet Ying Zheng again, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Lin Qian: "???"
【Since when did you care so much about your appearance? 】
【wrong! 】
Lin Qian's eyes widened: [You don't want to engage in feudal superstition again, do you?Seeking immortality and medicine, alchemy for longevity? 】
[That's all a lie, don't fool yourself! 】
Ying Zheng was helpless: "Where do you want to go?"
Although he still believes in the existence of immortals, he does have ideas about seeking immortality and medicine, but because he has killed countless liars who dared to lie to him without real materials over the years, the matter of seeking immortality and medicine has long been over. Not so eager.
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. You can't just eat pills and things like that. Being cheated is the next best thing. If you're not careful, it will kill you."
Seeing her frightened expression, Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile with his lips curled up.
After Young Master Gao found out that Lin Qian returned the gift directly, he felt bad in his heart.
When he was told at the beginning that he was kicked out of the list of successors because he was not familiar with Qin Lv, although Gong Zigao was disappointed and depressed, he also understood that it was his own reason, so he quickly accepted this reality.
But when he returned to Xianyang and checked his identity at the gate of the city, he met a person.
The man called himself Liu Ji, and it is said that he came from Sishui County.
He accidentally overheard the conversation between himself and the servant and guard, and he became a little curious, so he boldly found himself to find out the reason.
Of course Young Master Gao would not tell the truth of the matter to a stranger who has never met before, so he planned to have him drive him away.
But I didn't want the other party to say before leaving: "If you have done something that angered His Majesty, and you can't find a way to make His Majesty forgive you, go to Gu Fenghou. Since Your Majesty can give his concubine a Marquis, Presumably she is also a stunning beauty, right? No matter how hard-hearted this man is, if he finds the right person to give him pillow blowing, he can promise anything hehe..."
Young Master Gao deeply felt that the other party's words were inappropriate, thinking that he not only slandered his father's character, but also ignored Gu Fenghou's real achievements, so he got angry on the spot and had him driven away from the carriage.
But when he returned to the palace, he was scolded bloody by his father. When he was kicked out, he had a face-to-face meeting with Marquis Gu Feng. The nonsense heard in front of Xianyang city gate.
When he got back to his residence, the more Young Master Gao thought about it, the more he couldn't fall asleep.
After all, he couldn't resist the attraction brought by his status as an heir, and finally found an excuse to ask Marquis Gu Feng for help.
pity……
Young Master Gao regretted it so much now that he wished he could go back to the past and beat up the ghost-obsessed self, which was better than worrying about it now.
And just when the regret in his heart was about to reach its peak, the servant suddenly came in: "My lord, Your Majesty has summoned you."
Gong Zigao's legs gave way, and he almost fell to the ground.
When he arrived at the main hall, Gong Zigao looked at the other brothers who looked around him in a daze, feeling more and more uneasy.
Soon, Ying Zheng appeared.
After he looked around the crowd, his eyes fell on Young Master Gao: "I heard that you went to the Shaofu yesterday, and asked Gu Fenghou to thank you and plead for mercy? Tell me about what Gu Fenghou has done for you, and you want to ask her to help you?" What do you want?"
As soon as the words fell, several other young masters looked at Young Master Gao one after another.
Young Master Gao's face was stiff: "No, it's nothing..."
Ying Zheng sat down in his seat: "Since there is nothing, what can't you say?"
Although he said it lightly, Gong Zigao felt a strong pressure for no reason, and his whole body became panicked.
Although Young Master Gao regretted it before, he just felt that he had underestimated Gu Fenghou, so that Gu Fenghou saw through all his little thoughts and offended others.
He never thought that Marquis Gu Feng would actually tell his father about this matter.
[This kind of thing that is always unavoidable after being known will inevitably attract others to speculate for no reason. Shouldn't it be hidden, worried that telling the father and queen will attract suspicion?Why did Marquis Gu Feng tell his father so frankly? ! 】
Young Master Gao was so anxious that his forehead was sweating.
Ying Zheng's eyes were heavy: "Why don't you speak?"
Young Master Gao noticed that his patience was gradually fading, and he subconsciously didn't dare to hide any more information, so he quickly explained the ins and outs of how he went to find Lin Qian.
After hearing this, Ying Zheng was noncommittal, and turned to look at the others: "What about you, are you still as unwilling as him?"
The others shook their heads quickly, fearing that if they were too late, Ying Zheng would be angered.
Ying Zheng saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, and he was in an extremely bad mood: he didn't like Young Master Gao's idea of not going the right way, but thinking about taking shortcuts, but the other young masters were not at all like this. Ying Zheng was even more dissatisfied with his enterprising and muddled attitude than he was seeing Young Master Gao wandering around!
This is the throne that can sit in the world and control the power of life and death of others!
Ying Zheng was depressed, but looking at these young masters who didn't know the slightest bit and seemed to be quite satisfied with his "contentment", he didn't want to say a word to them: "Retire, don't do it again in the future." To disturb Marquis Gu Feng, since I have already made a decision, I will never change it!"
He frowned, and said again, "The news that you have been removed from the list of successors, the widow will order someone to announce to the courtiers."
Young Master Gao suddenly raised his head, his lips moved for a moment, but he didn't speak.
Ying Zheng waited patiently for a while, and seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, he looked away.
==·All Destroyed·==
Caught off guard, the ministers of the DPRK and China knew that five young masters had been kicked out of the list of successors by Ying Zheng himself.
Like Lin Qian, no one knew when they left.
Those who are well-informed know the news of the young masters returning to Xianyang, but that's all. No one in the court knows what's going on.
Ying Zheng didn't tell the other ministers where the only two young masters were, but he explained: "Among the five young masters who came back today, one respects Fu Su and doesn't want to compete with his elder brother for the position of the crown prince. After serving as minor officials, the four were found to know nothing about Qin Law, so they were directly disqualified from competing for the crown prince."
Don't know anything about Qin Lu? ! ! !
All the ministers looked up at Ying Zheng in disbelief, unable to believe this fact.
But after thinking about it, since His Majesty said so, it means that even if those young masters are not ignorant of Qin Law, they will definitely not meet the standard of petty officials.
Not even the standard of a petty official...
The ministers couldn't help turning their attention to the doctors.
Although Yingzheng himself didn't care much about those children, the education that should be given has not been left behind: For example, Fusu has been learning famous classics from Chunyuyue since he was a child, but because he is a great Confucian, he taught Fusu more often. Confucian classics are the main ones; the other princes also have a teacher who specializes in teaching them, and their knowledge is not much worse than Chunyu Yue.
So now this happens...
Several doctors who had served as the master's teachers stood up together.
"Your Majesty, I have been doing my best when I was teaching Young Master xx, and I have never slacked off!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen taught Qin Lu to Young Master xx when he was eight or nine years old. He even recited the full text of Qin Law, and even explained the content of each clause of Qin Law and related cases word by word!"
"Your Majesty, my minister is attending classes for Young Master xx almost rain or shine, and I never slack off for a moment!"
"His Majesty……"
Several doctors who had taught several grown-up sons panicked, and those who had never taught the grown-up sons, but those who were teaching young sons were also flustered, and they all began to recall that when they were teaching, they could not understand. Qin Lv was once ignored.
but in fact……
As the foundation of the Qin State, Qin Law is often regarded by these doctors as the first lesson to teach the young master.
Even the great Confucian Chun Yuyue didn't ignore Fusu's Qin Law education?
Yingzheng had asked people to inquire about the specific situation long ago, so he did not anger these doctors: "I know the truth of the matter, you doctors don't need to panic. But the Qin law of the young masters is really messed up, and I will ask the doctors to worry about it later. Not to mention anything else, Qin Lv must let them understand it thoroughly, otherwise..."
He glanced at several doctors, his eyes were as cold as ice.
Although the main mistake in this matter was on the young masters, it is also true that these doctors stopped meddling after teaching them, and never asked them if they had reviewed the past and learned the new, and whether they had already familiarized themselves with it.
The doctors nodded one after another, not daring to take any chances.
On the contrary, Li Si was a little curious: "The young masters have grown up and are ready to get married. Is it inappropriate to send them to the doctor to teach them at this time?"
[After getting married, you can be regarded as a real adult, and you can start a career, but at this time you are learning from scratch again...]
[If this matter spreads out, won't the faces of the young masters look good? 】
[Anyway, he is a son of a country. 】
Ying Zheng raised his eyes and glanced at Li Si: "I earned my face. I am incompetent and talented. If I go out, I will lose face!"
Li Si paused and dared not speak again.
After all, the reputations of several young masters combined cannot compare to the reputation of His Majesty.
But apart from these five young masters, aren't there two great fruits left?
The ministers wanted to inquire about the news, but they were worried about committing a taboo, so they could only focus on Li Si, Feng Quji and Lin Qian.
Lin Qian directly lowered her head, not wanting to get involved.
Li Si and Feng Quji looked at each other, calculated how many young masters His Majesty had grown up, and then recalled in his mind when he last saw the young masters, and then estimated the approximate time: "... ..."
Forget it, with this elimination rate, it is still unknown whether the last two adult sons can satisfy His Majesty.
As they expected, the only two young masters were sent back to Xianyang soon.
These two sons are still brothers.
One is the son Jiang Lu who is second only to Fusu in age, and the other is the younger brother of the son Jiang Lu. In addition to these two, they also have a third younger brother who is underage.
They were the ones who persisted the longest among all the sons, but they were also sent back to Xianyang before the Chinese New Year this year.
But compared to the outrageous reasons why the other sons were sent back to Xianyang, the reason why these two were sent back is more...
Ok……
Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng with a particularly astonished expression: "You mean, these two people were sent back to Xianyang because they knew the law and violated the law? Which Qin law did they violate?"
Yingzheng's forehead was full of black lines: "Deliberately sentenced the prisoner heavily, but almost got into a fight with the other party after the other officials pointed out the problem."
Lin Qian: "???"
What the hell was it that he almost got into a fight with other petty officials?
seriously?
Qin Lv's punishment for fighting is quite severe, and generally no one will do it unless he is pushed to the extreme.
Ying Zheng was even more speechless than Lin Qian: "In the past few months, the two brothers have handled the cases in their hands well, and their usual performance is also very popular with colleagues. Meng Tian couldn't help but praise them when he wrote the letter. Until a few days ago, there was a case where the father sued the son for not supporting him in the county they were in charge of."
"The case is true, but the circumstances are not serious. And after the case was found out, the father's son took the initiative to find the other party and promised to take care of him. After the father and son shook hands and made peace, the father did not want his son to go to jail and took the initiative Plead for that unfilial son, and even want to close the case."
"The other officials felt that the father had interceded, so they let him go back."
"Who knows that the son didn't last long before he reverted to his old ways. The old man sued the officials again. The son begged for peace again, and the old man also followed suit."
"The official persuaded the old man a few words, but the other party insisted on his own opinion, so the other officials did not plan to intervene, and were still prepared to fine him a little like the first time and then let him go."
Lin Qian listened, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it: "The old man's compromise may not mean that he really believed his son's words, but he is old and needs someone to take care of him. If he really sends his son to prison, he will have nothing to do for the rest of his life. From what you said, the son doesn't seem to have done anything too extreme, and the old man's real purpose of suing the officials twice may have been just a warning."
Ying Zheng nodded, and then said: "But Jiang Lu is jealous and thinks that the son has committed an unforgivable crime, so he must put him in prison. When others persuade him, he feels that the other party is protecting his son. The two younger brothers fought each other."
Lin Qian: "..."
She glanced at Ying Zheng carefully, and couldn't tell whether he was in a good or bad mood for a while.
But the last two adult sons were also sent back to Xianyang. This can be regarded as annihilation of the whole army to some extent, right?his mood...
Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian: "Don't look at me with such eyes, I'm fine."
Lin Qian didn't believe it: "Really?"
Ying Zheng was helpless: "It was expected."
Thinking of the five sons who were sent back before, Lin Qian couldn't help but fell silent——
Just, it doesn't seem to be a surprise, huh?
She hesitated for a while, and tried to comfort her: "It's okay, there are only eight unqualified sons."
Ying Zheng frowned, but was not even half comforted by these words: "Let's talk about it when the time comes."
Lin Qian: "..."
Looking at Ying Zheng's appearance, Lin Qian felt a little distressed for him for a while.
There are so many children, but none of them are suitable...
After a pause, she couldn't help asking him: "Aren't there a few of those young masters who are still young? Your Majesty might as well just bring them with you to train them yourself? And besides a few young masters, aren't there many princesses? If you are not a master, why not..."
Lin Qian took a careful look at Ying Zheng, "Look at the princess? If the princess is no longer successful, there are still some clan children."
Yingzheng was upset: "Children of the clan? Why should the throne of the widow be passed on to someone who has nothing to do with it?"
Lin Qian was a little taken aback, and explained after hesitation: "I thought that you would be more willing to choose your heir among the clan's children than to include the princess in the selection of heirs."
After all, among the later emperors, there were many cases where the sons of adoptive brothers became the princes, but no one ever made the princess the heir.
Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng's idea was completely opposite.
Ying Zheng didn't understand: "Isn't the princess the blood of the widow? If they are really capable, why should they train the clan's children?"
Lin Qian opened her mouth, not knowing how to explain it for a while.
[Because this is reality! 】
[Later, many emperors had no sons, even if they had daughters, they would only inherit the throne from their step-nephews from the clan! 】
A trace of disdain flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes: "Extremely stupid!"
==·Imperial Mausoleum·==
The selection of successors is related to the stability of the Qin Dynasty, not to mention the pressure of "the death of Qin II", Yingzheng had to be cautious about the selection of successors.
So soon, Ying Zheng devoted part of his energy to the selection of an heir.
The presence of the princesses has always been very low. If Lin Qian hadn't gotten the news early this time, she might not be able to find out that Ying Zheng sent someone away from Xianyang this time, just like the other courtiers last time——
After all, who would have thought that Ying Zheng would move and list the princess as the heir?
All the ministers were concerned about the marriages of the remaining sons who were nearly fifteen years old in the palace, and the marriages of the sons who had been kicked out by Ying Zheng in advance in the competition. No one cared about the princesses in the harem at all.
Only Lin Qian, because she has been paying attention to the whereabouts of the princesses, learned the news as soon as they left the palace.
She was genuinely surprised—
I just mentioned it casually, I didn't have any hope at all, but I didn't want Ying Zheng to really make up his mind to regard those princesses as heirs, and was willing to give them an equal chance to compete.
Although Yingzheng's thoughts are still somewhat different from those of modern times, the requirements for princes and princesses are also different.
For example, he would require all sons to be perfect and to be able to handle everything, and he would also naturally require all sons to have a sense of responsibility to the people of the world. As a son, he must shoulder his own responsibilities; but when facing several princesses, Ying However, Zheng would first ask them if they wanted to compete for the position of empress dowager, and only after the other party agreed, would they give them a chance.
But once the princesses agree to participate in the competition for successors, Ying Zheng will treat them equally and make up for the gap between the princesses and the elder princes——
Yingzheng had never found someone to teach the princesses before, so he specially gave them two years to study and prepare.
After two years, they will compete on the same level as other princes.
But before that, in order to avoid exposure, Ying Zheng will first send these interested princesses out of Xianyang to concentrate on studying.
After all, heirs are being selected, and Ying Zheng will not be soft just because they are princesses.
He also told several princesses about this in advance.
But even so, four princesses took the initiative to participate in the assessment——
Of the five adult princesses in total, only one refused to participate in the heir assessment because she was afraid of leaving Xianyang.
Lin Qian could tell that Ying Zheng was quite satisfied with this ratio.
The matter of the heir was temporarily closed, and Lin Qian focused on other matters.
For example, sugar cane and sugar beet harvesting.
Although the planting time of sugar beet and sugarcane differed by a full month, the harvest time was close to each other, and they were basically harvested before the frost in October.
So just after the Spring Festival this year, Lin Qian talked to Ying Zheng and took many soldiers to the fields to harvest sugar beets and sugar cane.
Sugar beet is a biennial crop. If Lin Qian only wanted to extract sugar, he would be able to harvest it in October.But if you want to save the seeds, you must leave the beetroots in the field this year or store them in the cellar after harvesting, and plant them next spring to wait for flowering and seedlings.
Like sugar beet, sugar cane cannot produce sugar this year.
Because there are two ways to save sugarcane seeds, one is to pick out the best growing sugarcane from all the sugarcane and cut it off, and bury it in the ground for breeding; breeding.
Isn't there still less sugar cane now?There is no choice, so all the sugar cane can only be used for planting.
And it's all whole.
Lin Qian asked someone to dig out several cellars in advance. According to the method of saving seeds in his memory, he cut down the sugar cane first, wrapped the knife edge with plant ash, and then asked people to put the sugar cane into the cellar.
During the transportation process, I also reminded the soldiers many times to be extra careful about the buds on the sugarcane——
Because those buds are the sugar cane that will grow next year, and one missing is a sugar cane.
After the sugarcane is transported to the cellar, it is necessary to do a good job of keeping warm and ventilating. In short, extra care must be taken.
If the beets are planted in those severe cold places in the Northeast, they must be dug out of the ground to prevent the roots from freezing to death, and after removing the leaves, they should also be hidden in the cellar, and then taken out next year and planted in the ground for another year of growth. Bloom and bear fruit.
The temperature here in Xianyang can actually stay in the field.
But thinking of the previous snowstorm, Lin Qian took back all the beetroots in the cellar just in case.
Beet leaves must be removed to prevent water loss, but they do not need to be thrown away after removal. It is a good choice whether it is used directly for cooking or as feed.
Lin Qian has not been able to eat many vegetables these years, not to say that there are no vegetables, but because there are few types of vegetables these days, and most of them are wild vegetables that have not been domesticated, and the taste is completely incomparable with those modern crispy and delicious vegetables .
She missed the taste of beets, so she specially took some of them back to the palace to fry and eat——
Ever since Juzi of the Mo family smelted steel, Lin Qian took the initiative to find Juzi to make a big iron pot and hand it to the kitchen for him to help cook.
The others, especially Sun Taicang, couldn't help but ask a question: "Is there any other use for Marquis Gu Feng to bring these leaves back to the palace?"
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "This is also a vegetable, whether it is fried or boiled, it tastes good."
Sun Taicang paused: "Can it be used for cooking?"
Lin Qian nodded: "If I didn't want to use beetroots to squeeze sugar, in fact, this kind of beetroot can be used as vegetables from root to leaf. But since the beetroots need to be planted, naturally only some leaves can be eaten Quenching my hunger."
Seeing this, the others turned their attention to the beet leaf.
Lin Qian suddenly realized, and said directly: "If you also want to eat, you might as well take some back. During this period of time, there are fewer and fewer vegetables, and the taste of beet leaves is not bad. It can barely be used to improve meals."
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the others ran to the place where the leaves were piled up and each took a handful of leaves in their hands.
Lin Qian was a little surprised: "It's not winter yet, so there should be some wild vegetables outside, right?"
Sun Taicang also took a handful of leaves in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "The wild vegetables in this season are old, even if they can be eaten, the taste is unspeakably bitter, and it tastes like chewing straw. Where can there be such beets?" The leaves look plump and juicy?"
Lin Qian paused: "Can you eat bean sprouts from soybeans?"
Sun Taicang raised his head in doubt: "Use soybeans to grow bean sprouts?"
Lin Qian nodded: "Yes, soybeans should be a relatively large amount of food grown by ordinary people, right? There have been a lot of potatoes and corn in recent years, and ordinary people will no longer be hungry. Buy some Soybean sprouts at home should be..."
In the middle of speaking, she suddenly realized, "It seems that you haven't started eating bean sprouts yet?"
Lin Qian finally remembered that although soybeans are a native food in China, it seemed that the common people would have to wait until the Song Dynasty to grow bean sprouts to eat on a large scale.
In other words, there is no habit of eating bean sprouts nowadays.
Thinking about it, when soybeans are not enough to eat as food, how can ordinary people actively develop other ways to eat soybeans?
She looked at Sun Taicang's curious eyes, and carefully explained to him the process of growing bean sprouts.
It's not that Sun Taicang doesn't believe it, it's just...
"Soybeans don't taste good after they're cooked. Can bean sprouts be delicious?"
Lin Qian laughed: "The palace has eaten it for several years. As long as the bean sprouts are fermented, the taste is sweet and crisp, especially when used to make soup. Put a little oil in the iron pan and stir fry, the taste is better than soybean sprouts."
After hearing this, Sun Taicang nodded again and again, and thanked Lin Qian earnestly.
Lin Qian didn't take it seriously, waved his hand and left directly.
Not long after she left, a large group of soldiers surrounded Sun Taicang, all chattering and asking him how the bean sprouts grow——
It was too far away from them just now, and Lin Qian didn't hear some steps clearly.
Lin Qian went to see Ying Zheng after returning to the palace, but she didn't want to meet him discussing with Li Si, and was about to turn around to leave when Ying Zheng told her to go in.
Lin Qian had no choice but to enter the door.
Li Si greeted her with a smile, and then turned back to talk to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, your mausoleum and Efang Palace are too big and require too many people. I'm afraid we won't be able to spare so many people for the time being."
Lin Qian paused: "Efang Palace and Mausoleum?"
Li Si turned around and explained: "Since your majesty has become the co-lord of the world, it's time to start building the tomb. It's just that the mausoleum design that satisfies your majesty has not been obtained in the past year, so the construction has never started. Recently, I worked hard with the disciples and finally designed the mausoleum. With a tomb that satisfies His Majesty, it is natural to start construction as soon as possible."
Many kings started to build mausoleums almost from the moment they came to the throne. Even so, there were some people who died too early and couldn't use them, such as Ying Zheng's father and grandfather.
Before Yingzheng was busy fighting, there was no time to build the mausoleum. Now that the world has finally settled down, it is natural to prepare.
Just in case, just in case...
Ying Zheng is also like his father and grandfather...
Almost instantly, Lin Qian thought of the majestic terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum.
However, things like the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang will only be considered spectacular when later generations visit them as scenic spots, and they can't help but marvel at the wisdom and diligence of the ancient working people, but if they live in this era...
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat when he thought of the huge amount of engineering and the manpower and material resources that needed to be invested in it.
[Do you really want to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang? 】
Ying Zheng subconsciously looked at Lin Qian: "Madam, do you have any other opinions?"
Lin Qian hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Can I know the partial structure of this imperial mausoleum? I don't need to know the mechanism and main structure. I mean... do you plan to burn the terracotta warriors?"
Firing terracotta warriors?
Listening to Lin Qian's tone mixed with regret and admiration, Ying Zheng always felt that there was something hidden in it that he didn't know.
Li Si was stunned: "How does Marquis Gu Feng know that I recently decided to replace living people with terracotta figurines?"
Lin Qian paused for a moment, and then was startled: "Recently, you decided to use terracotta figurines instead of living people? You also planned to use living people to be buried?"
Yingzheng frowned: "You misunderstood, I have no idea of burying the living. I did think about bringing hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under my command underground to continue to fight for the world, but if you think about it carefully, you will understand. It is impossible for thousands of people to be buried alive by young and strong soldiers. Therefore, I have already thought of using other methods to replace it from the beginning."
Li Si quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, His Majesty and I have already negotiated from the very beginning to replace living people with terracotta figurines."
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly apologized to the two of them.
Li Si didn't care, but couldn't help but look at Yingzheng. Seeing that he didn't care, he explained: "According to His Majesty, I decided to let the Mo family burn a statue for each soldier according to their true appearance. Pottery figurines, and then put them around His Majesty's mausoleum to protect His Majesty from being disturbed."
This Lin Qian knows, after all...
[After my condition improved, I traveled to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and took a lot of photos at that time. 】
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then furious: Thousands of years later, someone dug his tomb? ! ! !
==··==
Ying Zheng suddenly lost his temper, which startled Li Si and Lin Qian.
Lin Qian was fine, after realizing that she couldn't hold back and complained again, she almost expected that Ying Zheng would be angry——
After all, even in modern life
That young master Gao didn't seem to be planning to give up, but after trying to call Lin Qian a few times but getting no response, and Lin Mo's tough attitude not allowing him to go to Lin Qian's side, he could only leave in resentment.
After they left, Lin Qian finally looked up from his official duties.
She didn't expect that she was so lucky, and the person she met at random turned out to be the son Gao whose name was written in the history books.
Among all the sons of Yingzheng, besides Fusu and Huhai, the only ones who left their names are Prince Jiang Lu and Prince Gao.However, many people only know the reason why the son will be high but not the son is high. It is because when Qin II Hu Hai ordered the massacre of brothers and sisters after he came to power, the two made completely different choices.
The son Jianglu's three brothers were even more tempered. When the envoy of Qin Ershi slandered them and wanted to execute them, he argued with the envoy and chose to commit suicide after finding that the matter was irreversible.
But Gong Zigao was more sensitive, he detected the crisis early, and seemed to have the opportunity to escape.
But he was worried that his family would be involved, so he finally chose to stay, and took the initiative to write to Hu Hai and proposed to be buried with Qin Shihuang.
His original intention may be to retreat and fight to see if it is possible to soften Hu Hai's heart, or he may know that there is no escape, so he wants to earn a way out for his family.It's a pity that the final result is that he died, and whether his family was pardoned was never recorded in the historical records.
But if any of Qin Shihuang's sons might not have been exterminated, it should be only this son who is taller.
He's still kind of smart.
But this kind of cleverness is cute when used to protect the family, but it makes people feel uncomfortable when it is used to calculate themselves.
Lin Mo sent the man back: "I don't seem happy looking at Mr. Gao."
Lin Qian was helpless: "I can't accept his status as a "son" just because he is unhappy, and promise to help him and His Majesty to intercede and give him another chance, right? You don't know how angry Your Majesty was that day. "
Lin Mo didn't face the scene of His Majesty's anger, but he was able to alert His Majesty's servants to go out of the palace to ask for help from His Majesty at the risk of angering His Majesty. One can imagine how scary the scene was at that time.
She was a little curious: "Seeing so many sons come back, why is His Majesty not only unhappy, but also so angry?"
Lin Qian smiled at her: "It's about the heir, so don't inquire about it."
Hearing the word "heir", Lin Mo instantly lost interest.
but……
After thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong: "Why do I remember repeatedly that Young Master Gao just said that he made His Majesty angry when he did something wrong, and wanted to ask you to intercede for him in front of His Majesty, but he didn't mention that he committed a crime?" What's wrong? If you don't know what the mistake he made, what's more, you don't even know that the matter is related to the heir, so you rush to plead for mercy..."
Lin Mo frowned, "Didn't he hurt you?"
Lin Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed: "Anxin, didn't I not pick up on him?"
However, Lin Mo still had a great impression of this young master, and he had already listed him as the number one person to guard against in his heart.
Lin Qian thought this matter was over——
His attitude has been made clear, that Young Master Gao will definitely not come to him again.
Because of this, at first she thought about telling Ying Zheng about it after returning to the palace, but because she didn't think it was too important, she directly forgot after returning to the palace, and she didn't think about it.
Then on the next day, that Young Master Gao brought her many gifts.
Lin Qian: "..."
Lin Qian himself didn't want to get involved in the selection of the heir, and he didn't want to be treated as a gun in his hand, so the first time he returned to the palace that day, he told her that Young Master Gao came to her to intercede for him yesterday, and gave her another gift today. Tell Ying Zheng everything.
Ying Zheng's complexion immediately became ugly: "He has a lot of skills, and he doesn't know the law of Qin, yet he dares to intercede with you!"
Lin Qian bowed her head and didn't answer.
Ying Zheng saw Lin Qian's performance of staying out of the matter, and couldn't help frowning: "Are you not angry with his actions?"
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Of course you will be angry if you are calculated by others, but isn't it because of you?"
[He has already been eliminated and still engages in such small tricks, you will definitely punish him, so there is no need for me to be angry at him for such a behavior that has not brought any bad influence on me, right? 】
She glanced at Ying Zheng, who was frowning tightly, and couldn't help complaining: [Often angry is easy to age quickly. 】
Ying Zheng: "..."
He turned his head helplessly, but he didn't expect to see the trumpet Lin Qian reaching out to poke the trumpet Ying Zheng's forehead with a serious face.
Compared with the cute little Lin Qian who is still chubby, the black-haired and round-eyed little Ying Zheng has a few strands of white hair and a few brown lines on his face. Very much like wrinkles.
Ying Zheng paused, and couldn't help touching his face: "Do I look old?"
Lin Qian was stunned: "Huh?"
She glanced at Ying Zheng, and asked in confusion: "Not old, it looks the same as when I first wore it." After a pause, she emphasized, "The point of my saying 'Often angry is easy to age quickly' is not old, is often angry."
Lin Qian didn't want to say more, but thinking that he seemed to have said everything he should and shouldn't say in front of Ying Zheng, he couldn't restrain himself.
She took a serious look at Ying Zheng, only to realize that it might be because no matter how busy he was, he never stopped practicing swordsmanship. His body and mental outlook have been kept in good shape, and he looks like he is in his 20s.
So Lin Qian boasted without guilt: "You look young and handsome as always! You are very handsome!"
Ying Zheng glanced at the gray-haired trumpet Ying Zheng again, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Lin Qian: "???"
【Since when did you care so much about your appearance? 】
【wrong! 】
Lin Qian's eyes widened: [You don't want to engage in feudal superstition again, do you?Seeking immortality and medicine, alchemy for longevity? 】
[That's all a lie, don't fool yourself! 】
Ying Zheng was helpless: "Where do you want to go?"
Although he still believes in the existence of immortals, he does have ideas about seeking immortality and medicine, but because he has killed countless liars who dared to lie to him without real materials over the years, the matter of seeking immortality and medicine has long been over. Not so eager.
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. You can't just eat pills and things like that. Being cheated is the next best thing. If you're not careful, it will kill you."
Seeing her frightened expression, Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile with his lips curled up.
After Young Master Gao found out that Lin Qian returned the gift directly, he felt bad in his heart.
When he was told at the beginning that he was kicked out of the list of successors because he was not familiar with Qin Lv, although Gong Zigao was disappointed and depressed, he also understood that it was his own reason, so he quickly accepted this reality.
But when he returned to Xianyang and checked his identity at the gate of the city, he met a person.
The man called himself Liu Ji, and it is said that he came from Sishui County.
He accidentally overheard the conversation between himself and the servant and guard, and he became a little curious, so he boldly found himself to find out the reason.
Of course Young Master Gao would not tell the truth of the matter to a stranger who has never met before, so he planned to have him drive him away.
But I didn't want the other party to say before leaving: "If you have done something that angered His Majesty, and you can't find a way to make His Majesty forgive you, go to Gu Fenghou. Since Your Majesty can give his concubine a Marquis, Presumably she is also a stunning beauty, right? No matter how hard-hearted this man is, if he finds the right person to give him pillow blowing, he can promise anything hehe..."
Young Master Gao deeply felt that the other party's words were inappropriate, thinking that he not only slandered his father's character, but also ignored Gu Fenghou's real achievements, so he got angry on the spot and had him driven away from the carriage.
But when he returned to the palace, he was scolded bloody by his father. When he was kicked out, he had a face-to-face meeting with Marquis Gu Feng. The nonsense heard in front of Xianyang city gate.
When he got back to his residence, the more Young Master Gao thought about it, the more he couldn't fall asleep.
After all, he couldn't resist the attraction brought by his status as an heir, and finally found an excuse to ask Marquis Gu Feng for help.
pity……
Young Master Gao regretted it so much now that he wished he could go back to the past and beat up the ghost-obsessed self, which was better than worrying about it now.
And just when the regret in his heart was about to reach its peak, the servant suddenly came in: "My lord, Your Majesty has summoned you."
Gong Zigao's legs gave way, and he almost fell to the ground.
When he arrived at the main hall, Gong Zigao looked at the other brothers who looked around him in a daze, feeling more and more uneasy.
Soon, Ying Zheng appeared.
After he looked around the crowd, his eyes fell on Young Master Gao: "I heard that you went to the Shaofu yesterday, and asked Gu Fenghou to thank you and plead for mercy? Tell me about what Gu Fenghou has done for you, and you want to ask her to help you?" What do you want?"
As soon as the words fell, several other young masters looked at Young Master Gao one after another.
Young Master Gao's face was stiff: "No, it's nothing..."
Ying Zheng sat down in his seat: "Since there is nothing, what can't you say?"
Although he said it lightly, Gong Zigao felt a strong pressure for no reason, and his whole body became panicked.
Although Young Master Gao regretted it before, he just felt that he had underestimated Gu Fenghou, so that Gu Fenghou saw through all his little thoughts and offended others.
He never thought that Marquis Gu Feng would actually tell his father about this matter.
[This kind of thing that is always unavoidable after being known will inevitably attract others to speculate for no reason. Shouldn't it be hidden, worried that telling the father and queen will attract suspicion?Why did Marquis Gu Feng tell his father so frankly? ! 】
Young Master Gao was so anxious that his forehead was sweating.
Ying Zheng's eyes were heavy: "Why don't you speak?"
Young Master Gao noticed that his patience was gradually fading, and he subconsciously didn't dare to hide any more information, so he quickly explained the ins and outs of how he went to find Lin Qian.
After hearing this, Ying Zheng was noncommittal, and turned to look at the others: "What about you, are you still as unwilling as him?"
The others shook their heads quickly, fearing that if they were too late, Ying Zheng would be angered.
Ying Zheng saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, and he was in an extremely bad mood: he didn't like Young Master Gao's idea of not going the right way, but thinking about taking shortcuts, but the other young masters were not at all like this. Ying Zheng was even more dissatisfied with his enterprising and muddled attitude than he was seeing Young Master Gao wandering around!
This is the throne that can sit in the world and control the power of life and death of others!
Ying Zheng was depressed, but looking at these young masters who didn't know the slightest bit and seemed to be quite satisfied with his "contentment", he didn't want to say a word to them: "Retire, don't do it again in the future." To disturb Marquis Gu Feng, since I have already made a decision, I will never change it!"
He frowned, and said again, "The news that you have been removed from the list of successors, the widow will order someone to announce to the courtiers."
Young Master Gao suddenly raised his head, his lips moved for a moment, but he didn't speak.
Ying Zheng waited patiently for a while, and seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, he looked away.
==·All Destroyed·==
Caught off guard, the ministers of the DPRK and China knew that five young masters had been kicked out of the list of successors by Ying Zheng himself.
Like Lin Qian, no one knew when they left.
Those who are well-informed know the news of the young masters returning to Xianyang, but that's all. No one in the court knows what's going on.
Ying Zheng didn't tell the other ministers where the only two young masters were, but he explained: "Among the five young masters who came back today, one respects Fu Su and doesn't want to compete with his elder brother for the position of the crown prince. After serving as minor officials, the four were found to know nothing about Qin Law, so they were directly disqualified from competing for the crown prince."
Don't know anything about Qin Lu? ! ! !
All the ministers looked up at Ying Zheng in disbelief, unable to believe this fact.
But after thinking about it, since His Majesty said so, it means that even if those young masters are not ignorant of Qin Law, they will definitely not meet the standard of petty officials.
Not even the standard of a petty official...
The ministers couldn't help turning their attention to the doctors.
Although Yingzheng himself didn't care much about those children, the education that should be given has not been left behind: For example, Fusu has been learning famous classics from Chunyuyue since he was a child, but because he is a great Confucian, he taught Fusu more often. Confucian classics are the main ones; the other princes also have a teacher who specializes in teaching them, and their knowledge is not much worse than Chunyu Yue.
So now this happens...
Several doctors who had served as the master's teachers stood up together.
"Your Majesty, I have been doing my best when I was teaching Young Master xx, and I have never slacked off!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen taught Qin Lu to Young Master xx when he was eight or nine years old. He even recited the full text of Qin Law, and even explained the content of each clause of Qin Law and related cases word by word!"
"Your Majesty, my minister is attending classes for Young Master xx almost rain or shine, and I never slack off for a moment!"
"His Majesty……"
Several doctors who had taught several grown-up sons panicked, and those who had never taught the grown-up sons, but those who were teaching young sons were also flustered, and they all began to recall that when they were teaching, they could not understand. Qin Lv was once ignored.
but in fact……
As the foundation of the Qin State, Qin Law is often regarded by these doctors as the first lesson to teach the young master.
Even the great Confucian Chun Yuyue didn't ignore Fusu's Qin Law education?
Yingzheng had asked people to inquire about the specific situation long ago, so he did not anger these doctors: "I know the truth of the matter, you doctors don't need to panic. But the Qin law of the young masters is really messed up, and I will ask the doctors to worry about it later. Not to mention anything else, Qin Lv must let them understand it thoroughly, otherwise..."
He glanced at several doctors, his eyes were as cold as ice.
Although the main mistake in this matter was on the young masters, it is also true that these doctors stopped meddling after teaching them, and never asked them if they had reviewed the past and learned the new, and whether they had already familiarized themselves with it.
The doctors nodded one after another, not daring to take any chances.
On the contrary, Li Si was a little curious: "The young masters have grown up and are ready to get married. Is it inappropriate to send them to the doctor to teach them at this time?"
[After getting married, you can be regarded as a real adult, and you can start a career, but at this time you are learning from scratch again...]
[If this matter spreads out, won't the faces of the young masters look good? 】
[Anyway, he is a son of a country. 】
Ying Zheng raised his eyes and glanced at Li Si: "I earned my face. I am incompetent and talented. If I go out, I will lose face!"
Li Si paused and dared not speak again.
After all, the reputations of several young masters combined cannot compare to the reputation of His Majesty.
But apart from these five young masters, aren't there two great fruits left?
The ministers wanted to inquire about the news, but they were worried about committing a taboo, so they could only focus on Li Si, Feng Quji and Lin Qian.
Lin Qian directly lowered her head, not wanting to get involved.
Li Si and Feng Quji looked at each other, calculated how many young masters His Majesty had grown up, and then recalled in his mind when he last saw the young masters, and then estimated the approximate time: "... ..."
Forget it, with this elimination rate, it is still unknown whether the last two adult sons can satisfy His Majesty.
As they expected, the only two young masters were sent back to Xianyang soon.
These two sons are still brothers.
One is the son Jiang Lu who is second only to Fusu in age, and the other is the younger brother of the son Jiang Lu. In addition to these two, they also have a third younger brother who is underage.
They were the ones who persisted the longest among all the sons, but they were also sent back to Xianyang before the Chinese New Year this year.
But compared to the outrageous reasons why the other sons were sent back to Xianyang, the reason why these two were sent back is more...
Ok……
Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng with a particularly astonished expression: "You mean, these two people were sent back to Xianyang because they knew the law and violated the law? Which Qin law did they violate?"
Yingzheng's forehead was full of black lines: "Deliberately sentenced the prisoner heavily, but almost got into a fight with the other party after the other officials pointed out the problem."
Lin Qian: "???"
What the hell was it that he almost got into a fight with other petty officials?
seriously?
Qin Lv's punishment for fighting is quite severe, and generally no one will do it unless he is pushed to the extreme.
Ying Zheng was even more speechless than Lin Qian: "In the past few months, the two brothers have handled the cases in their hands well, and their usual performance is also very popular with colleagues. Meng Tian couldn't help but praise them when he wrote the letter. Until a few days ago, there was a case where the father sued the son for not supporting him in the county they were in charge of."
"The case is true, but the circumstances are not serious. And after the case was found out, the father's son took the initiative to find the other party and promised to take care of him. After the father and son shook hands and made peace, the father did not want his son to go to jail and took the initiative Plead for that unfilial son, and even want to close the case."
"The other officials felt that the father had interceded, so they let him go back."
"Who knows that the son didn't last long before he reverted to his old ways. The old man sued the officials again. The son begged for peace again, and the old man also followed suit."
"The official persuaded the old man a few words, but the other party insisted on his own opinion, so the other officials did not plan to intervene, and were still prepared to fine him a little like the first time and then let him go."
Lin Qian listened, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it: "The old man's compromise may not mean that he really believed his son's words, but he is old and needs someone to take care of him. If he really sends his son to prison, he will have nothing to do for the rest of his life. From what you said, the son doesn't seem to have done anything too extreme, and the old man's real purpose of suing the officials twice may have been just a warning."
Ying Zheng nodded, and then said: "But Jiang Lu is jealous and thinks that the son has committed an unforgivable crime, so he must put him in prison. When others persuade him, he feels that the other party is protecting his son. The two younger brothers fought each other."
Lin Qian: "..."
She glanced at Ying Zheng carefully, and couldn't tell whether he was in a good or bad mood for a while.
But the last two adult sons were also sent back to Xianyang. This can be regarded as annihilation of the whole army to some extent, right?his mood...
Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian: "Don't look at me with such eyes, I'm fine."
Lin Qian didn't believe it: "Really?"
Ying Zheng was helpless: "It was expected."
Thinking of the five sons who were sent back before, Lin Qian couldn't help but fell silent——
Just, it doesn't seem to be a surprise, huh?
She hesitated for a while, and tried to comfort her: "It's okay, there are only eight unqualified sons."
Ying Zheng frowned, but was not even half comforted by these words: "Let's talk about it when the time comes."
Lin Qian: "..."
Looking at Ying Zheng's appearance, Lin Qian felt a little distressed for him for a while.
There are so many children, but none of them are suitable...
After a pause, she couldn't help asking him: "Aren't there a few of those young masters who are still young? Your Majesty might as well just bring them with you to train them yourself? And besides a few young masters, aren't there many princesses? If you are not a master, why not..."
Lin Qian took a careful look at Ying Zheng, "Look at the princess? If the princess is no longer successful, there are still some clan children."
Yingzheng was upset: "Children of the clan? Why should the throne of the widow be passed on to someone who has nothing to do with it?"
Lin Qian was a little taken aback, and explained after hesitation: "I thought that you would be more willing to choose your heir among the clan's children than to include the princess in the selection of heirs."
After all, among the later emperors, there were many cases where the sons of adoptive brothers became the princes, but no one ever made the princess the heir.
Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng's idea was completely opposite.
Ying Zheng didn't understand: "Isn't the princess the blood of the widow? If they are really capable, why should they train the clan's children?"
Lin Qian opened her mouth, not knowing how to explain it for a while.
[Because this is reality! 】
[Later, many emperors had no sons, even if they had daughters, they would only inherit the throne from their step-nephews from the clan! 】
A trace of disdain flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes: "Extremely stupid!"
==·Imperial Mausoleum·==
The selection of successors is related to the stability of the Qin Dynasty, not to mention the pressure of "the death of Qin II", Yingzheng had to be cautious about the selection of successors.
So soon, Ying Zheng devoted part of his energy to the selection of an heir.
The presence of the princesses has always been very low. If Lin Qian hadn't gotten the news early this time, she might not be able to find out that Ying Zheng sent someone away from Xianyang this time, just like the other courtiers last time——
After all, who would have thought that Ying Zheng would move and list the princess as the heir?
All the ministers were concerned about the marriages of the remaining sons who were nearly fifteen years old in the palace, and the marriages of the sons who had been kicked out by Ying Zheng in advance in the competition. No one cared about the princesses in the harem at all.
Only Lin Qian, because she has been paying attention to the whereabouts of the princesses, learned the news as soon as they left the palace.
She was genuinely surprised—
I just mentioned it casually, I didn't have any hope at all, but I didn't want Ying Zheng to really make up his mind to regard those princesses as heirs, and was willing to give them an equal chance to compete.
Although Yingzheng's thoughts are still somewhat different from those of modern times, the requirements for princes and princesses are also different.
For example, he would require all sons to be perfect and to be able to handle everything, and he would also naturally require all sons to have a sense of responsibility to the people of the world. As a son, he must shoulder his own responsibilities; but when facing several princesses, Ying However, Zheng would first ask them if they wanted to compete for the position of empress dowager, and only after the other party agreed, would they give them a chance.
But once the princesses agree to participate in the competition for successors, Ying Zheng will treat them equally and make up for the gap between the princesses and the elder princes——
Yingzheng had never found someone to teach the princesses before, so he specially gave them two years to study and prepare.
After two years, they will compete on the same level as other princes.
But before that, in order to avoid exposure, Ying Zheng will first send these interested princesses out of Xianyang to concentrate on studying.
After all, heirs are being selected, and Ying Zheng will not be soft just because they are princesses.
He also told several princesses about this in advance.
But even so, four princesses took the initiative to participate in the assessment——
Of the five adult princesses in total, only one refused to participate in the heir assessment because she was afraid of leaving Xianyang.
Lin Qian could tell that Ying Zheng was quite satisfied with this ratio.
The matter of the heir was temporarily closed, and Lin Qian focused on other matters.
For example, sugar cane and sugar beet harvesting.
Although the planting time of sugar beet and sugarcane differed by a full month, the harvest time was close to each other, and they were basically harvested before the frost in October.
So just after the Spring Festival this year, Lin Qian talked to Ying Zheng and took many soldiers to the fields to harvest sugar beets and sugar cane.
Sugar beet is a biennial crop. If Lin Qian only wanted to extract sugar, he would be able to harvest it in October.But if you want to save the seeds, you must leave the beetroots in the field this year or store them in the cellar after harvesting, and plant them next spring to wait for flowering and seedlings.
Like sugar beet, sugar cane cannot produce sugar this year.
Because there are two ways to save sugarcane seeds, one is to pick out the best growing sugarcane from all the sugarcane and cut it off, and bury it in the ground for breeding; breeding.
Isn't there still less sugar cane now?There is no choice, so all the sugar cane can only be used for planting.
And it's all whole.
Lin Qian asked someone to dig out several cellars in advance. According to the method of saving seeds in his memory, he cut down the sugar cane first, wrapped the knife edge with plant ash, and then asked people to put the sugar cane into the cellar.
During the transportation process, I also reminded the soldiers many times to be extra careful about the buds on the sugarcane——
Because those buds are the sugar cane that will grow next year, and one missing is a sugar cane.
After the sugarcane is transported to the cellar, it is necessary to do a good job of keeping warm and ventilating. In short, extra care must be taken.
If the beets are planted in those severe cold places in the Northeast, they must be dug out of the ground to prevent the roots from freezing to death, and after removing the leaves, they should also be hidden in the cellar, and then taken out next year and planted in the ground for another year of growth. Bloom and bear fruit.
The temperature here in Xianyang can actually stay in the field.
But thinking of the previous snowstorm, Lin Qian took back all the beetroots in the cellar just in case.
Beet leaves must be removed to prevent water loss, but they do not need to be thrown away after removal. It is a good choice whether it is used directly for cooking or as feed.
Lin Qian has not been able to eat many vegetables these years, not to say that there are no vegetables, but because there are few types of vegetables these days, and most of them are wild vegetables that have not been domesticated, and the taste is completely incomparable with those modern crispy and delicious vegetables .
She missed the taste of beets, so she specially took some of them back to the palace to fry and eat——
Ever since Juzi of the Mo family smelted steel, Lin Qian took the initiative to find Juzi to make a big iron pot and hand it to the kitchen for him to help cook.
The others, especially Sun Taicang, couldn't help but ask a question: "Is there any other use for Marquis Gu Feng to bring these leaves back to the palace?"
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "This is also a vegetable, whether it is fried or boiled, it tastes good."
Sun Taicang paused: "Can it be used for cooking?"
Lin Qian nodded: "If I didn't want to use beetroots to squeeze sugar, in fact, this kind of beetroot can be used as vegetables from root to leaf. But since the beetroots need to be planted, naturally only some leaves can be eaten Quenching my hunger."
Seeing this, the others turned their attention to the beet leaf.
Lin Qian suddenly realized, and said directly: "If you also want to eat, you might as well take some back. During this period of time, there are fewer and fewer vegetables, and the taste of beet leaves is not bad. It can barely be used to improve meals."
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the others ran to the place where the leaves were piled up and each took a handful of leaves in their hands.
Lin Qian was a little surprised: "It's not winter yet, so there should be some wild vegetables outside, right?"
Sun Taicang also took a handful of leaves in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "The wild vegetables in this season are old, even if they can be eaten, the taste is unspeakably bitter, and it tastes like chewing straw. Where can there be such beets?" The leaves look plump and juicy?"
Lin Qian paused: "Can you eat bean sprouts from soybeans?"
Sun Taicang raised his head in doubt: "Use soybeans to grow bean sprouts?"
Lin Qian nodded: "Yes, soybeans should be a relatively large amount of food grown by ordinary people, right? There have been a lot of potatoes and corn in recent years, and ordinary people will no longer be hungry. Buy some Soybean sprouts at home should be..."
In the middle of speaking, she suddenly realized, "It seems that you haven't started eating bean sprouts yet?"
Lin Qian finally remembered that although soybeans are a native food in China, it seemed that the common people would have to wait until the Song Dynasty to grow bean sprouts to eat on a large scale.
In other words, there is no habit of eating bean sprouts nowadays.
Thinking about it, when soybeans are not enough to eat as food, how can ordinary people actively develop other ways to eat soybeans?
She looked at Sun Taicang's curious eyes, and carefully explained to him the process of growing bean sprouts.
It's not that Sun Taicang doesn't believe it, it's just...
"Soybeans don't taste good after they're cooked. Can bean sprouts be delicious?"
Lin Qian laughed: "The palace has eaten it for several years. As long as the bean sprouts are fermented, the taste is sweet and crisp, especially when used to make soup. Put a little oil in the iron pan and stir fry, the taste is better than soybean sprouts."
After hearing this, Sun Taicang nodded again and again, and thanked Lin Qian earnestly.
Lin Qian didn't take it seriously, waved his hand and left directly.
Not long after she left, a large group of soldiers surrounded Sun Taicang, all chattering and asking him how the bean sprouts grow——
It was too far away from them just now, and Lin Qian didn't hear some steps clearly.
Lin Qian went to see Ying Zheng after returning to the palace, but she didn't want to meet him discussing with Li Si, and was about to turn around to leave when Ying Zheng told her to go in.
Lin Qian had no choice but to enter the door.
Li Si greeted her with a smile, and then turned back to talk to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, your mausoleum and Efang Palace are too big and require too many people. I'm afraid we won't be able to spare so many people for the time being."
Lin Qian paused: "Efang Palace and Mausoleum?"
Li Si turned around and explained: "Since your majesty has become the co-lord of the world, it's time to start building the tomb. It's just that the mausoleum design that satisfies your majesty has not been obtained in the past year, so the construction has never started. Recently, I worked hard with the disciples and finally designed the mausoleum. With a tomb that satisfies His Majesty, it is natural to start construction as soon as possible."
Many kings started to build mausoleums almost from the moment they came to the throne. Even so, there were some people who died too early and couldn't use them, such as Ying Zheng's father and grandfather.
Before Yingzheng was busy fighting, there was no time to build the mausoleum. Now that the world has finally settled down, it is natural to prepare.
Just in case, just in case...
Ying Zheng is also like his father and grandfather...
Almost instantly, Lin Qian thought of the majestic terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum.
However, things like the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang will only be considered spectacular when later generations visit them as scenic spots, and they can't help but marvel at the wisdom and diligence of the ancient working people, but if they live in this era...
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat when he thought of the huge amount of engineering and the manpower and material resources that needed to be invested in it.
[Do you really want to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang? 】
Ying Zheng subconsciously looked at Lin Qian: "Madam, do you have any other opinions?"
Lin Qian hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Can I know the partial structure of this imperial mausoleum? I don't need to know the mechanism and main structure. I mean... do you plan to burn the terracotta warriors?"
Firing terracotta warriors?
Listening to Lin Qian's tone mixed with regret and admiration, Ying Zheng always felt that there was something hidden in it that he didn't know.
Li Si was stunned: "How does Marquis Gu Feng know that I recently decided to replace living people with terracotta figurines?"
Lin Qian paused for a moment, and then was startled: "Recently, you decided to use terracotta figurines instead of living people? You also planned to use living people to be buried?"
Yingzheng frowned: "You misunderstood, I have no idea of burying the living. I did think about bringing hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under my command underground to continue to fight for the world, but if you think about it carefully, you will understand. It is impossible for thousands of people to be buried alive by young and strong soldiers. Therefore, I have already thought of using other methods to replace it from the beginning."
Li Si quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, His Majesty and I have already negotiated from the very beginning to replace living people with terracotta figurines."
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly apologized to the two of them.
Li Si didn't care, but couldn't help but look at Yingzheng. Seeing that he didn't care, he explained: "According to His Majesty, I decided to let the Mo family burn a statue for each soldier according to their true appearance. Pottery figurines, and then put them around His Majesty's mausoleum to protect His Majesty from being disturbed."
This Lin Qian knows, after all...
[After my condition improved, I traveled to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and took a lot of photos at that time. 】
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then furious: Thousands of years later, someone dug his tomb? ! ! !
==··==
Ying Zheng suddenly lost his temper, which startled Li Si and Lin Qian.
Lin Qian was fine, after realizing that she couldn't hold back and complained again, she almost expected that Ying Zheng would be angry——
After all, even in modern life
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