Gospel of Lazy Cancer

After discussing the business, the two began to gossip.

"Have you tried this bergamot cake?"

"Well, it goes well with tea."

"Do you like to drink clear tea? I heard that there are people in the north who boil it with milk."

"Indeed, it has a unique flavor, and it's good to taste once in a while, but people don't like it very much."

"What book are you reading?" the emperor asked again.

"The map of the journey compiled by the Tai/Zu," Yao Chen showed the book to the emperor, "I memorized it when I was a child, how many roads, how many miles, how many horse stations and water stations are there from Liaodong to Beiping? If I can't recite it, my father will hit my palm."

"Would it be boring?" The emperor answered the question with great interest.

"Probably a little bit when I was young," Yao Chen had a pretty good memory, but he didn't actually find it difficult, mainly because he was lazy and hid his clumsiness habitually. "Now I find it very interesting. I use it to prove the path I have traveled, and compare it to the past hundred years. "

Cheng Tu Lu Yin can be said to be a necessary magic weapon for scholars and businessmen to travel. It records in detail the water horse station, the distance of the journey, and the start and end of the roads in various places. very good already.

The emperor was thoughtful: "The records in the map of roads are indeed a bit outdated."

This is the work of civil servants, Yao Chen couldn't say anything directly, so he suggested euphemistically.

"Speaking of Cheng Tu Lu Yin, I once read a very interesting book, which seems to be called "Santai Wanyong Authentic Business Travel Gate", written by a rich gentleman. In addition to describing the journey, there are many travel places for business travel All the common sense needed, such as the source of the product, the risks of the itinerary, the quality of the teeth, the taxation of door stalls, places of interest, and even the reliability of the boat driver, whether the board and lodging along the way are clean, are all recorded.”

"Oh? Wanli is in one eye. It is a useful book for the real world. It is of great benefit to the world. It's the first time I heard of it. So I ordered someone to look for it. If there is something worth learning, I can update it in the map of the journey. "

"The road map covers the whole country, and it may not be easy to cover every detail," Yao Chen suggested. "It may be divided into several areas and prioritized. For example, starting from Liaodong, water, land, and sea transportation can all be recorded in it. If there is a road blocked, You can replace it with another one."

With this, let's see what excuse the next time the food delivery will delay.

The young emperor drew inferences from one instance to another: "There can also be another official responsible for updating records, corresponding to different regions, and performing their duties."

"Your Majesty is wise." Yao Chen flattered him.He is indeed very bright.

The emperor was happy to hear it, as if he had received some reward, and said: "I've made a note of this, and I'll mention it to the teacher when I have time." He secretly thought that he could take the opportunity to send out spies justifiably to map out a new road Use it as a name, build a wider intelligence network, and grasp Yao Chen's every move.

Yao Chen knew that the teacher in the emperor's mouth was Zhang Shoufu, the elder of the three dynasties, and the chief assistant of the two dynasties, who controlled the government.Yao Chen was regarded as a relative by most officials, and he was a military officer, so he could not have close contacts with civilian officials, so he had never had direct contact with Zhang Shoufu.But he really admired his spirit and ability to handle affairs. Hearing what the emperor said, Yao Chen felt that the matter was half done.

By the way, it doesn't count that he bewitched the emperor with his beauty, right?

Yao Chen had lunch with the emperor, and there were not many dishes. Both the empress dowager and the emperor advocated frugality and imitated the ancestors, so there were no rare delicacies.But every dish is very suitable for Yao Chen's taste, with northeasterly wind and rich land flavor, it should be the emperor's special order.

Although Yao Chen didn't eat any southern food, he felt that he liked it, but the emperor didn't know it.

Yao Chen reciprocated, and after using it up, he couldn't help asking the emperor: "I don't know what you like?"

"I don't pay much attention to food, mostly it's served regularly," the emperor said in an ordinary tone. He thought for a while, and then said, "I was very hungry for a period of time, but the imperial doctor told me to keep in good health. It is not appropriate to eat too much. Once I couldn't bear it." Stay here, eat an extra chicken leg for dinner, it will be recorded by the historian, and reported to the empress."

The emperor's daily life is indeed a cheating existence, there is no privacy at all, and if you want to change it, maybe you will come across a hard idea and come back to you directly.

On the other hand, looking at the current Qianqing palace rules and regulations, obeying orders, it should have been completely controlled by the emperor. It can be seen that his skills should not be underestimated.

"What's going on behind the scenes?" Yao Chen asked.

"I was fined and not allowed to eat, because I didn't listen to advice." The emperor showed a bit of childishness.

Yao Chen was a little sympathetic and a little funny. He felt that he saw a little wolf dog that had made a mistake and wanted to pet his head.

He quickly regained his senses, and quickly curbed his disrespectful thoughts.

The smile on his face was still seen by the emperor, who became a little annoyed.

"You probably think your empress is kind and kind, but when she becomes fierce, no one can resist her, like a tigress."

You said it so smoothly, how many people have you complained to?No wonder it was rumored that the emperor and the empress dowager were at odds. You are so easily misunderstood, okay?

"It's probably a combination of a strict father and a loving mother..." Yao Chen somewhat defended the Queen Mother, recalling his childhood, he empathized with him: "My father and mother pretended to be white-faced and the other red-faced, and they cooperated tacitly. Obviously my father is very fierce. , and hit him at every turn, but my brothers and I still listen to my father the most and respect him the most. My mother often said that we young people have no conscience."

The emperor seemed to have a sense of it, and sent an order: "Come here, today's desserts are not bad. I remember that your mother likes sweets. Send some over."

"Your Majesty is really filial."

I don't know how the Empress Dowager felt when she received the emperor's leftover snacks, but to outsiders, it seemed to be a sign of the easing of the relationship between the two palaces.

The emperor couldn't accompany Yao Chen every day, he was delayed all day yesterday and had already postponed a lot of things, after having lunch with Yao Chen, he had to go to the front to deal with daily affairs.

Yao Chen took the opportunity to bid farewell: "Yesterday was all thanks to His Majesty's hospitality. I know all about your intentions, and I can't disturb your rest."

Emperor: How do you understand my feelings?

Yao Chen: I understand, I understand, I really understand!

The emperor pretended to be displeased and said: "I told you not to be polite with me, if this happens again, I will be angry."

When he used the word "zhen", his tone was quite serious.

Yao Chen: Why don't you pretend to be a child now?Using imperial power to suppress people is very easy to use!

Farewell was not Yao Chen's ultimate goal, so he backed off immediately: "Then I'll go pay my respects to the Empress Dowager first? The Empress Dowager treats me like a younger generation, and it's both emotional and reasonable not to see me today. When Your Majesty comes back, we'll have a good time."

The emperor didn't want Yao Chen to meet other people, he was his own subject and shouldn't listen to anyone else's orders.But when he heard the latter sentence, all the displeasure had dissipated, and his eyes shone with anticipation.

"Alright, I'll ask the palace servants to show you the way, come back early."

Yao Chen: Heh, man.

Huh?This sentence is so familiar, as if I said it a long time ago...

The Empress Dowager looked at the young general who was completely dressed in new clothes, and said jokingly: "Look at the spirit, I remember the emperor also has a long gown of this color."

"I have met the queen mother," Yao Chen saluted, "don't make fun of me." He was indeed wearing the emperor's clothes, and you might not believe it, the inner clothes probably belonged to the emperor as well.

The emperor, a childish ghost, seems to be declaring his sovereignty in this way: Now Yao Chen is mine, so stop stretching your claws!

Did the Empress Dowager think that she would embarrass Yao Chen and give him a seat?

Yao Chen reported the work progress to her, and the Queen Mother listened patiently, frowning and nodding.

This is the attitude of a decent boss.

It's not like the emperor, all he thinks about is sleeping on himself...

Although the Empress Dowager has returned to power and relegated to the second place, her status is very important and she still has a lot of say in major court affairs.

She has great political talent and strategic vision, and helped the imperial court through the period of power transfer, and insisted on standing on the side of the imperial court's main battle. Yao Chen is only 23 years old now.

Yao Chen also lived up to her expectations.

Generally speaking, the operation of Liaodong was very smooth, and the queen mother was very satisfied with the progress according to the previous plan. She took the initiative to raise the issue of military rations and praised Yao Chen for handling it properly.

"Actually, besides the difficulty of water transportation, there is another big problem. The granaries across the country are in a hurry. The grain harvest has been in short supply for several years in a row. There are still many disasters caused by the south-to-north grain transfer. If the disaster relief is not timely, there will almost be refugees in the severely disaster-stricken places. Qin Tianjian observes I am afraid that the weather will not improve in the coming year, and the army and food supply will be difficult to sustain. Some people in the court have suggested shrinking the defense line and abandoning the entire Liaodong, but His Majesty slammed and rejected it."

Yao Chen's heart sank, he didn't think there was no reason for this kind of voice, it could only reflect that the weather had indeed deteriorated to a certain extent.If the entire country is dragged down by the army, then such an army seems to have no choice but to reluctantly abandon it. The military ultimately serves politics. Although abandoning Liaodong is a short-sighted move to quench thirst with poison, the situation is stronger than people. If the people would starve to death today Well, who cares about you tomorrow?

Perhaps the current officials are just probing, and the emperor and empress dowager still firmly support the operation of Liaodong, but what if the disaster continues to worsen?

"In recent years, the climate has been extremely cold, and the winter in the north is extremely cold, even worse than in previous years. I also heard that last summer there were severe droughts and severe floods, which even affected some areas in the south of the Yangtze River." Yao Chen said frankly.Jiangnan is the granary of the world. If Jiangnan is affected, the whole country will be hungry.

The Empress Dowager sighed, quite helplessly: "The weather is unfavorable."

When Yao Chen first formulated the Liaodong strategy, he also set a plan for Liaodong's food self-sufficiency. However, he did not act rashly because he was worried about being suspected by the court and supporting himself. Now it seems that he has to speed up.

Arrange the fishing first, I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on the Dragon King of the Lake to deliver the fish, and I have to borrow some seafood and kelp from the Dragon King of the Sea.

He saw kelp when he visited the seaside. Some people were eating algae washed ashore by the sea. Some were called kelp, and some were called kelp. They were slender, and they were different from the kelp that was used as monosodium glutamate in the ancient blue star in the [-]th century. , but it can also be eaten, so fishermen often sneak out to sea to salvage in spite of the imperial court's ban on sea.

Tai/Zu withdrew the shipping departments in Quanzhou, Fujian, Mingzhou, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou, Guangdong, which had been in charge of overseas trade since the Tang Dynasty. Foreign trade was cut off, and "slabs were not allowed to go to sea", and the people were completely prohibited from going to sea without permission.

Today, the policy has gradually become looser, and the permanent port of the imperial court is responsible for land and sea transportation. Although foreign trade is handled by the government, private smuggling has been banned repeatedly.

It would be troublesome for the imperial court to fully open the sea ban, but it shouldn't be too difficult to open a port for fishing, right?

"What are you thinking? So engrossed." A voice suddenly came from behind, Yao Chen was about to get up and salute, but was held down by the emperor, and he felt his shoulder was pinched.

Yao Chen pretended to be ignorant, and said, "The military rations have added too much burden to the imperial court. It is really incompetent of me to worry you and the Queen Mother."

"Is your empress angry with you?" The emperor thought it was the empress dowager's fault. He was happy at first, but after seeing her, he became unhappy. He really wanted to reach out his hand to smooth the general's frowning.

"No," Yao Chen hastily denied, fearing that he would have the reputation of instigating the relationship between the two palaces. "The queen mother is extremely kind and kind, and she made me rest assured that the imperial court's ambition to manage the north will not change." At least for now.

The emperor seemed even more unhappy: loving kindness?You won't want to rob me again, will you?

Yao Chen observed his expression, and immediately changed the subject: "Look at me, I see you are busy talking, please sit down and rest, are you tired?"

After receiving the general's concern, the emperor let go of all his thoughts.

Look, he cares about me!He is mine alone!

"This fruit is very sweet, you should try it." Yao Chen peeled a tangerine for the emperor with his own hands. This season, it was probably grown in a greenhouse, and the taste was only slightly worse than the ripe one in autumn.He peeled off the white orange veins bit by bit, his fingers were slender and flexible, his movements were careful and gentle, the emperor stared at the orange petals on his hand, wishing he could replace them with his own body.

Yao Chen wants to please someone, but the other party is very difficult to resist. He has been likable since he was a child, and his mouth is sweet and salty.Now it is even easier to coax a person who is already coveted by him.

The emperor was aware of his overtures and closeness, and felt that his efforts were not in vain. After two days of getting along, his generals no longer treated him with the politeness and caution of his superiors, but were somewhat friendly to his peers.

Unhappily, he ordered someone to set up a banquet for wine: "Today we won't go home until we're drunk."

Yao Chen: Where can I go when I'm drunk?You don't let anyone go...

This time with vigilance, Yao Chen took the initiative to pour wine for the emperor.

While drinking, he found that there was nothing wrong with the wine, but the problem was with the air in the room. Ever since the candle was lit, the emperor's breath had been very light, as if he had deliberately slowed down so as not to inhale anything.

Yao Chen: Nima is hard to guard against!The emperor's martial arts is probably not much worse than him, this wolf cub pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger!

He drank about the same amount of wine as yesterday, and he appeared to be gradually becoming unconscious. He was three points drunk and performed seven points of the performance.

The young general's eyes were foggy, his cheeks were reddened by the alcohol, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be stained with rouge, without the usual sharpness and defense, his originally extremely handsome face unexpectedly revealed a gleam of glamour.

"Nurhong really deserves its reputation. After drinking this wine, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink anything else in the future." With a smile on his lips, his eyes shifted, looking at the contents of the cup, and suddenly looked up into the emperor's eyes, a little mischievous. , seems to be self-deprecating, but also seems to be seducing.

The emperor was out of his mind, and Hun'er was hooked away.

He felt that this also expressed his own thoughts: after meeting this person, other people might not be able to catch him in the future.

He filled Yao Chenman again, and said with a smile: "If you like it, I will brew it for you every year."

"Why do you treat me so well?" the general asked suspiciously, he seemed to have lost consciousness, and even forgot to use his honorific title.

"Because you are worth it." Because I like you.This sentence was on the lips, and the emperor swallowed it back abruptly.

"I'm willing to swear to die..."

"You have to live well, I don't want your life, what I want is..."

your heart.The emperor concealed his true thoughts.

my body.Yao Chen silently helped him make up.

The wine glass fell on the table with a bang, and the general was already lying on it motionless, his clothes were wetted by the wine, the emperor quickly helped him up and leaned against his arms.

Yao Chen was worried that the emperor would find out that he had seen through his tricks, so he didn't dare to slow down his breathing. He still inhaled a lot of smoke, and he didn't dare to bite his tongue or pinch himself. Coupled with the drunkenness, he barely managed to stay awake , the emperor seemed to have taken the medicine to relieve the smog in advance, and behaved as usual, Yao Chen secretly made up his mind to go back and get some back himself.

Otherwise, I will miss such an ecstasy to enjoy.

The emperor's kiss was a bit green, but the passion was enough to make up for it. Yao Chen felt his strong emotion, and his heart trembled.

The smell of the young emperor is very delicious, exuding youthful vigor, which makes people feel hazy when they smell it.

This is the price of being awake. Yao Chen tried his best to control his breathing and relax his muscles so that no one would notice his abnormality.

The next day, Yao Chen woke up after a full sleep, and his body was normal. After all, the two of them just rubbed against each other yesterday to generate heat. The emperor was afraid that he would notice, so he tried his best to restrain himself, and didn't make it to the last step.

He washed and ate, ordered people to find pens and paper, and wrote a memorial requesting to open a port in Liaodong.

When the emperor came back from court, Yao Chen had just finished writing.

"The teacher has agreed to update the road guide of Chengtu, let people do the arrangement." After the emperor finished speaking, he picked up Yao Chen's memorial very naturally.

"I haven't checked it yet, I'm afraid there may be something wrong. If you see a typo, don't laugh at me." Although Yao Chen said this, he didn't stop him, as if he had no reservations and no defense against the emperor.

The emperor just liked his tricks, looked at it happily, thought about it for a while, and approved [-]% of it.

Yao Chen washed his hands and began to peel the oranges. Since he peeled the oranges for the emperor last time, the emperor seemed to be addicted. Not only did he always put a plate on the table, but he often looked at him expectantly with the eyes of a little milk dog.

The emperor happily eating oranges: What doubts do you have, go ahead!