[Red House] Lixian

After the funeral of the empress and noble concubine, Si Yue caught up with the death of the Supreme Emperor.

This is joy and mourning, the Supreme Emperor is at the end of his life.One morning, he was found in the bedroom, unable to sleep for a long time.

Of course, as an insider, Wei Qian understood.The Supreme Emperor escaped by feigning death, and his real body has gone to Qiongshan to practice Taoism.

According to Wei Qian's knowledge, the first night after the Supreme Emperor left Daming Palace, he immediately obtained the Human Immortal Dao Fruit, and jumped to the third realm all at once.Merit and luck merged one by one, and the Supreme Emperor floated away, leaving only Wei Qian and Situ Yun to prepare for his funeral.

The emperor's mausoleum has been built long ago and only needs to be buried.However, because of the funerals of the two women in front of the palace, the white flags have not been removed yet, so they simply cleaned and repaired them and continued to use them.

Situ Yun pardoned the world, and the whole country mourned.

As for the posthumous title of the Supreme Emperor, "Wen" was finally chosen.

Jing Tianwei said Wen, the Taishang Emperor is the Taiping Emperor, who used Wen to secure the world, govern the country and the country, and the people's livelihood is safe and peaceful.

After this matter was settled, Wei Qian rushed to the last part of the first silkworm sacrifice - silk reeling.

The silkworm cocoon is drawn out, and three pieces of brocade are made by the queen herself.This brocade is used to worship the ancestors in the Taimiao to show their identity.Now that the queen is dead, naturally Wei Qian is here.

Relying on her own skills, Wei Qian carefully extracted the silk from the boiling water without breaking the thread.

When the silkworm women next to them saw it, they were overjoyed: "It will last forever, and the children will prosper and the country will be safe. Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, empress."

The continuous three-strand line means that this year's textile industry will be safe and sound, and the harvest will be abundant.

Everyone kept saying auspicious words, and asked Wei Qian to move to the side hall to weave.

Xue Baochai and Hongchun served on the sidelines, but Wei Qian rushed to make the silk and satin herself to show her sincerity.

After staying in Jamsil for a few days, Wei Qian will finish his work.These brocades are used to worship the Taimiao, and will be collected in the internal treasury later.

So far, the first silkworm sacrifice has finally come to an end.

By brushing his face in front of the concubines and wives, and personally presiding over three funerals, Wei Qian was truly recognized by the wives.

With the power in the harem in hand, Wei Qian's old thoughts gradually arose again.

"Now that there is no obstacle in the harem, if Situ Yun dies at this time, please ask the empress dowager to hang down the curtain, can I help govern the country?"

It is too difficult for Nanqin to develop.Where is it so easy to build a country out of thin air?

Wei Qian hesitated, unable to make a choice.

When Emperor Gaozu was thinking about Wei Qian's Southern Qin, Wei Qian was also thinking about their Situ family's country.

In a blink of an eye, summer is gone and autumn is coming, and it is the Double Ninth Festival of the year again.

Last year, the scene where the Supreme Emperor invited the world's righteous people to discuss the Tao is vivid in my mind.

But this year, the empress dowager didn't want to make a big deal, so she asked the female officer to deliver an order to Wei Qian: "Tell Concubine Ning that you can hold a small banquet by yourself."

Following the deaths of the Supreme Emperor, Empress and Concubine, there was also a great change in Ye Ting.

The female officials of the Ye court disrupted the reorganization.The female prime minister is at the empress dowager's place, and the next two ministers are at Wei Qian and Jia Yuanchun's.Eight Shang Palaces are in command of the Fourth Bureau, and now there is a Shang Yiju, where female doctors help concubines with diagnosis and treatment, and there are two new Shang Palaces.

Under the ten palace officials, four more maids were added, making a total of 20.

Wei Qian promoted Hong Chun to Minister, and assisted him in managing the affairs of the harem.Xue Baochai begged from Jia Yuanchun, and together with Xiangling, she served as a maid.As for the two long histories below, they are Yiyun and Qiyun.

Concubine Ning De is in charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces, and the people around her follow suit.In addition, Jia Yuanchun is pregnant and has a princess by his side, so the limelight is in full swing.

Therefore, outsiders call it the "Six Palaces of Jia and Wei". The two sisters are in charge of the power of the harem, and Jia's and Wei's houses are proud.Jia Zheng finally achieved the position of the fourth rank, and because Jia Lian went to the Ministry of Industry, he is now an official of the third rank, specializing in agriculture and water conservancy.

The female official walked to the Qingsi Hall and saw Situ Yun and Wei Ying also walking towards the Qingsi Hall.

This year was also the time when Weiying really entered the court.He participated in civil and military examinations and was named Jinshi in two subjects.But it's a pity that the martial arts examination is for Tanhua, while the Wenju is only a second-class Jinshi.

Coincidentally, in the fourth month of spring, the second day of the palace examination was the day when the Supreme Emperor died.Although they didn't say anything on the face, everyone was glad in their hearts.If the Supreme Emperor died a few days earlier, the imperial examinations would be interfered with.

Although Weiying was a little disappointed that he did not win the first prize, it is rare in this dynasty to have both civil and military skills.So Situ Yun gave him the position of walking in front of the imperial court, and let him watch the government affairs by himself, so that he could study easily.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, and Uncle Wei." Seeing the two men approaching, the female officer bowed and saluted.

Situ Yun nodded, walked into the hall casually, saw that Wei Qian was not there, and asked Xue Baochai who stayed behind, "Where is your mother?"

"Your Majesty is admiring the flowers in the imperial garden, and is summoning the Westerners from the previous two days."

A few days ago, some Westerners came to Middle-earth.

Situ Yun didn't care about these Nestorians, and hastily let the Lifan Academy receive them, and only met them once in the Linde Hall.

However, Wei Qian was very interested in these Westerners and ordered the Nestorian missionaries to be invited.

When Situ Yun passed by, he heard Wei Qian talking to those Nestorians.Someone next to him painted a Western painting for Wei Qian.

Holding a glass bottle, Wei Qian smiled at the old missionary with golden curly hair and said, "I really like the things you offer. Do you have seeds over there? I want to see all kinds of things."

A blond-haired Nestorian spoke in a peculiar Chinese dialect: "My lady, these fruits and vegetables are canned, and there is no way to grow them. These things we carry can't grow except corn."

"You can also have corn." Wei Qian's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered people to prepare.

"I have been looking for Baomi for a long time."

"What have you been looking for for a long time, why didn't you tell me?" Situ Yun and the two came over, and Wei Ying saluted Wei Qian. "elder sister."

Wei Qian looked at her younger brother, who is now a young man in his prime, handsome and heroic, like a father.

Xiang Ling moved chairs for the two of them, Wei Qian said: "Didn't my concubine get sweet potatoes from abroad—no, pumpkin seeds?"

"Let's just talk about sweet potato. Didn't you promote a kind of pumpkin later? Why, what do you want to grow?"

Wei Qian is regarded as a goddess farmer in the folks, and she has been promoting new crops over the years.Vegetables and fruits from Southeast Asia and the West are widely spread among the people.

But the crop that Wei Qian most wanted to find was corn.Corn is extremely productive and easy to sow.

Now that I have just found an opportunity, I will naturally not let it go.

After talking to Situ Yun, Situ Yun waved his hand: "Go back and find Jia Lian, you brothers and sisters can discuss it."

Situ Yun is happy to see the success. When his father promoted sweet potatoes, if he can promote corn, further develop agriculture, and make people have enough food and clothing, this is his own merit!

"One more thing." Wei Qian asked the Westerners to step back temporarily, and handed the glass bottle in his hand to Situ Yun: "This is Western canned food, which is convenient for storage and freshness. I heard that Western soldiers use canned food when they go to war, which can ensure Soldiers can eat seasonal vegetables and fruits."

"You mean..." Situ Yun's eyes lit up.This kind of canned food can be used for reference and learning, and so can our own army.

"Then, shall we buy from Westerners?"

"What to buy? There are ancient methods of glass, but it is not as advanced as the West. We can set up a glass factory by ourselves and let the West learn the craft. This method of canning is not limited to the army. , and can be passed on to the people.”

Without the presence of the Supreme Emperor, there was one less obstacle for Wei Qian to act.Talking to Situ Yun is even more unscrupulous.With the support of the Empress Dowager, Situ Yun would be willing to accept some small suggestions that are beneficial to the national policy, as long as they don't push their noses.

"Build your own glass factory?" Situ Yun thought about the pros and cons of this matter: "This kind of thing should also be regarded as the work of the Ministry of Industry. You can find your cousin and let him try it later."

"My concubine thanked His Majesty."

Afterwards, the female officer next to the Queen Mother came to convey the Queen Mother's will, and Wei Qian agreed to prepare the Double Ninth Festival family banquet.