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Chapter 101: I! Punch the Nanshan Nursing Home!

Of course, before starting to revise the history, the editors decided to give Xu Yanmiao special training.

"Come here, Xu Lang, I have a question for you. You are a historian and you need to record a story: the emperor got a fierce horse. Three years later, the horse was still unruly. The general trained the horse and made it obedient in just a hundred days. The emperor asked him how he did it. He told him: he made the horse endure thirst and obey orders."

Xu Yanmiao pondered for a moment and began to write.

——After two years of working in this environment, he has become relatively proficient in using classical Chinese.

"The emperor got a fierce horse, but he could not ride it for three years. The general suggested that it could be tamed in a hundred days. He then tamed it. The emperor asked why. The general said that horses would follow people if they were thirsty for a long time."

After reading it, the editor was very surprised: "Xu Lang has grasped the essence of history at the beginning! Yes, the more concise the history is, the better. 'If you get a fierce horse, you can't ride it for three years', this sentence is enough to surpass 90% of the historians!"

Xu Yanmiao's eyes were clear: "Thank you, editor!"

The editor was stunned: "Why are you thanking me?"

Xu Yanmiao smiled sheepishly: "I heard from the editor that you have been compiling the history of the previous dynasties for ten years, so I was afraid that my coming would cause trouble for you."

The editor's originally calm mood was subtly disturbed. He looked at Xu Yanmiao deeply. He originally thought that Bai Ze came here as a mascot and provided official history. As for the history book, it would be fine as long as it was roughly correct. Anyway, he was not expected to do this.

But at this moment, the editor picked up his pen and wrote a sentence on the paper: "Come and take a look."

Xu Yanmiao looked up and saw that below the words he wrote, it was written in a straight line: The emperor got a fierce horse, but he couldn't ride it for three years. The general heard this and used thirst to tame the horse to relieve the emperor's worry.

Xu Yanmiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

He understood!

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When the old emperor entered the Pepper Room, Empress Dou was shocked: "Why is he so embarrassed?"

Why is his beard so messy? His clothes are wrinkled!

The old emperor cursed: "Mercurials! All of them are mere mortals!"

Then he angrily told Empress Dou about what had happened to him: "Not only are they threatening to hang themselves, they are also verbally attacking me! They are even stroking my dragon beard! I don't want to bother with them anymore and want to leave, but they are holding on to me and won't let me go!"

——I was so angry that the word "朕" came out.

Empress Dou: "..."

The ministers were so angry that they grabbed the emperor and wouldn't let him leave... Especially an emperor with a bad temper like her Wulang...

"Wulang, tell me the truth." Empress Dou's expression suddenly became serious: "You didn't smash the minister's ancestral tomb in a rage, did you?"

She originally wanted to say something serious, but unexpectedly the person on the other end remained strangely silent.

"...You?" Empress Dou's ending tone was not very steady.

The old emperor coughed and said, "It's not that serious. It's a little lighter than this... No, it's a little lighter... Well, anyway, it's lighter."

If he wasn't really guilty, he wouldn't just scold these rude people in front of his wife, asking them not to go too far.

——He would have been dragged out and beaten with a stick a long time ago.

Empress Dou: "What exactly is going on?"

The old emperor's eyes drifted: "Let Xu Yanmiao compile the history of Zhou Dynasty."

Empress Dou: "..."

This is not much different from digging up someone's ancestral grave. It's really no wonder that the minister was so angry that he did something rebellious.

But when she saw her husband's messy beard on his chin, Empress Dou couldn't help laughing out loud.

The old emperor: "Sister! You won't help me!"

Empress Dou was overjoyed: "You, the ministers are not made of clay. This man got angry... Fortunately, he just pulled your beard and pulled your clothes to prevent you from leaving."

The old emperor said proudly: "Just them? They want to splatter blood five steps away? Even if they come together, they are not enough for me to beat. This time, I just let them go because their crying was too painful to the eyes - those old arms and legs, if I use a little strength, they will fall to the ground."

Empress Dou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Would it sound good if it got out that you, an emperor in your sixties, personally beat up a group of ministers in their sixties and seventies?

I thought about the matter of compiling history again and felt a little worried.

"You said, you arranged for Xu Yanmiao to compile history? He is too young. Although those editors will not bully or isolate him, I am afraid they will not respect him much. Is it too early to let him compile history now? He is not even an adult yet."

Speaking of this, the old emperor's face lit up instantly: "Sister, this is the most correct decision I have ever made! Xu Yanmiao is lazy and needs to be forced to move. For example, in the matter of foot binding, who would have thought that he could figure out how to make up rumors and make the students fight back and criticize foot binding. I asked him to compile history because I wanted him to move around. I heard that every time he had a day off, he would sleep until noon before getting up. It's unbelievable that he is so lazy at the age of 19!"

Empress Dou: "..."

Sometimes, she also wants her husband to be a human being. It is normal for him to want to rest on the tenth day after working hard for nine days.

The old emperor didn't notice the indescribable expression on his sister's face, and continued: "As for whether Xu Yanmiao can withstand the pressure..."

He smiled and said, "Although this kid is always making trouble and his inner voice is so annoying, he has a kind heart and is very clear-headed. Let's make a bet, girl. The editors won't make things difficult for him. As for the CEO..."

Before he finished speaking, a Jinyiwei came to report: "Your Majesty, Chief Officer Song has fainted."

The old emperor blinked and said nothing.

After a moment, under Empress Dou's disapproving gaze, he burst into laughter: "This person is too fragile, hahahahahaha——"

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Chief Officer Song, who was revived by the imperial physician with acupuncture, had no idea that a certain culprit still despised him for being weak, otherwise he might have fainted again.

But, even if I don't know what's going on with the Emperor...

[There are so many drafts, which one should I start reading first? ]

[Oh right! What did that kind-hearted guy just say... Guangping Song Clan? Let's start with this! ]

"Boom——"

Xu Yanmiao looked over and felt an indescribable weirdness in her heart.

[Eh? Did he faint again after waking up? ]

The imperial physician felt the patient's pulse and calmly told the others, "It's nothing, it's just anger attacking the heart, two injections will be enough."

When Chief Executive Song woke up again, he was disgusted with the imperial physician's excellent medical skills.

Especially when he heard Xu Yanmiao's inner voice: [No way... are you so angry? Did he faint again after seeing me? How can I tell him without embarrassment that the old emperor only asked me to compile history and didn't appoint me as a chief executive officer?] When he was staggering, the imperial physician was quick to give him an injection, and he couldn't faint.

Who! Who misled Xu Yanmiao, saying that he fainted because he was afraid that Xu Yanmiao would take his place!

"When did I—"

When the words came to his lips, the CEO remembered that it was his inner voice, gritted his teeth and turned around: "Fainted?"

Someone came to help him sit down and explained the situation in detail. President Song listened absent-mindedly, with his attention all on Xu Yanmiao.

[Guangping Song Family...where to start? 】

【Let me see, whatever I find is the best. 】

[History of generals and ministers... Wow! I flipped through it and found the ancestor who founded the Guangping Song family! ]

Chief Executive Song recalled the situation and suddenly became optimistic.

The ancestor of the Guangping Song family was the son-in-law of the Uighur Khan. Of course, he was a thorough Chinese. When Emperor Taizu of Zhou started his army to restore order, he persuaded his father-in-law to lead the Uighur tribe to recognize Emperor Taizu as their leader. Later, when he was conquering the world, his achievements ranked first among all the heroes!

Such a hero who lives in the Uighurs but has his heart in China! Even if he does something extraordinary, he will be praised for being unrestrained!

[Wow, this is almost like a jinx. ]

[Although he didn't do it on purpose.]

President Song's will to keep silent almost collapsed.

Xu Yanmiao! Don't go too far! What bad luck did my ancestors have?

The people next to him grabbed the man tightly and covered his mouth.

"Calm down! Listen again! What if there is something behind this?"

Chief Executive Song looked at him with disdain.

What can be inside...

[Passing by Julu, I visited my friend who was demoted. We hadn't seen each other for a long time, so we had a drink. The old man was fine, but his friend died suddenly because he drank hot wine on an empty stomach.]

Chief Executive Song was even more disdainful.

If that good friend doesn't pay attention to it, what does it have to do with his ancestors!

[I was going out with the great poet Meng Bai. When they were at the top of a mountain, it started to rain heavily. They were bored while hiding from the rain, so they exchanged poems with each other. When they were excited, he threw away his umbrella, showing his boldness. Just as it happened, lightning struck and killed the great poet.]

[This is really unlucky. There aren't many tall plants in the northern mountains. I even deliberately got a copper umbrella to show off. I even held it up high in the wind and rain, with my arms open. How could I avoid getting struck by lightning?]

President Song nodded frantically.

That's right! It's a coincidence! It's not his ancestors' bad luck!

[Ah, originally Zhou Shizu asked him to be the chief examiner of the martial arts examination, but he declined because he had abdominal discomfort for two days. As luck would have it, the person who replaced him was accidentally shot in the throat by a martial arts examinee. After many investigations, it was found that the examinee was indeed very bad at archery.]

President Song: "..."

this......

Coincidence! It's all coincidence!

My friend, the accident happened in the fifth year after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty!

The poet's incident happened in the seventh year after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, and it was a rare rainstorm in the twelfth lunar month. Can he blame his ancestors for this? And the examiner's stomachache during those two days was not something he could predict! And that incident happened in the 22nd year after the founding of the country, 15 years after the "rainstorm". Can it be counted after so many years?

Other officials: "..."

He looked at Chief Executive Song silently.

In fact, if these were placed in the personal biography of the "victim", people might not notice them, but when Xu Yanmiao listed them like this, it became very subtle.

Every time a victim dies, there is either that ancestor around, or they are related to the ancestor. Although it only happens once every few years, and it is probably a coincidence, it is still too weird...

He quickly and carefully took a few steps back, away from President Song.

This... who knows if this thing will follow the bloodline, right?

[Ha! Wait a minute! This unofficial history of the ancestors of the Guangping Song family is actually true?! ]

Other officials: "!!!"

What unofficial history!

Are you saying that he died because he drank too much before going to court and couldn't urinate, which caused his bladder to rupture?

Or was it that the reason he became rich and powerful was because when he was young he fell into the tomb of Chu Taizu, took away Chu Taizu's skull, painted it purple and gold, and held it in his arms every day while sleeping, thus absorbing Chu Taizu's purple aura and later becoming a high-ranking official?

Wait! Could that outrageous rumor be true? !

Before Daxia was Dazhou, before Dazhou was Dachu, and before Dachu was Daliang.

Emperor Taizu of Liang was a mean and ungrateful person. He was suspicious of his loyal ministers and either imprisoned or executed them. Later, Emperor Taizu of Liang was reincarnated as the Last Emperor of Chu. One of his loyal ministers was reincarnated as the ancestor of the Guangping Song family, who followed Emperor Shizu of Zhou in destroying the Great Chu. He also proposed to Emperor Shizu of Zhou that the Last Emperor of Chu be made a commoner of Chu, imprisoned in a small courtyard for the rest of his life, and then be reincarnated into doing this and that every day by his loyal ministers?

Officer Song beside him had his lips trembling slightly and his eyes rolled back, but he just couldn't faint.

The author has something to say:

About history revision:

"Jieyin Notes": Ouyang and his fellow scholars went out for a walk and saw a dog trampled by a horse and killed on the road. When the Duke tried to write about the incident, his fellow scholar said, "A dog was lying on the main road and was killed by a runaway horse." The Duke said, "If you were to write history, you would have to write ten thousand volumes. There is no better way to write it than 'Runaway horse kills dog on the road'."

——Seventh Revision Draft

(That is, the more refined the words used in history writing, the better)

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To tame a horse by thirst:

Zaofu served as the son-in-law of the King of Qi. He used thirst to train horses, and it took a hundred days for them to train.

--"Han Fei"

[To make the horse endure thirst and be trained to obey the command of the man (this sentence in the text comes from the basic interpretation of "using thirst to tame the horse")]

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On "disrespect" to the emperor:

When Empress Gui was celebrating the emperor's birthday at an inner banquet, she stroked the emperor's beard and said, "I love my good husband, but I regret that my offspring will have weak ears."

——"Zizhi Tongjian"

[Translation: Later, Wang Gui attended a banquet in the palace to celebrate Emperor Wu's birthday. He stroked Emperor Wu's beard and said, "Lovely old man, it's a pity that your successor is too weak."]

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Emperor Wu of Liang had a long history with Dian. When he ascended the throne, he wrote a letter to talk about the past, gave him a deerskin scarf, and summoned him. Dian was led into Hualin Garden with a scarf and a brown robe. The emperor gave him poems and wine, and treated him with the same favors as before. He was summoned to be a minister again. He stroked the emperor's beard and said, "You want me to be your minister." He declined due to illness. The emperor issued another decree to increase his allowance in detail, and to pay him at his place of residence. The daily expenses were provided by the imperial office separately.

——"History of the Southern Dynasties"

【Translation: Emperor Wu of Liang and He Dian were old friends. After ascending the throne, he wrote a handwritten edict to recount their old friendship, gave him deerskin scarves and other items, and wanted to summon him. He Dian was led into Hualin Garden wearing a square scarf and coarse clothes. Emperor Wu gave him poems and wine, treated him with courtesy as before, and issued an edict to recruit him as a minister. He stroked Emperor Wu's beard with his hand and said, "You still want me, an old man, to be a minister!" He refused due to illness. Emperor Wu issued another edict to provide detailed financial support, all of which was sent to his residence, and the daily expenses were provided by the imperial officials. 】

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Once, when he was reporting a matter in the palace, the emperor got angry and stood up. Zhun immediately pulled the emperor's clothes and asked him to sit down again. The emperor left after the matter was settled. The emperor praised him for this and said, "Kou Zhun is like Emperor Wen's Wei Zheng."

——"History of Song Dynasty"

[Translation: Once, Kou Zhun reported a situation to the emperor in person in the palace. His words did not agree with the emperor's opinion. The emperor got angry and stood up. Kou Zhun pulled the emperor's clothes and asked him to sit down again. He left only after the matter was resolved. The emperor praised him for this and said, "I got Kou Zhun, just like Emperor Taizong of Tang got Wei Zheng."]

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(History books are really interesting. If you read them more, you will know that ministers are also human beings and sometimes they have tempers.)

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Speaking of interesting things, this is not the first time that Zhao Laosan has tried to scam Erfeng.

Not only did he say that he was Emperor Taizong of Tang, he also asked his ministers how he compared to Emperor Taizong of Tang ()

If I were a minister, my face would turn green.

You're so lucky to ask.

What are you competing for? Comparing your brother's death? You can't compete with him. Emperor Taizong killed someone and never concealed it. We don't know whether the sound of the axe and the shadow of the candlelight were real or fake, but you only took out the Golden Casket Alliance after you had been emperor for six years. The truth behind your brother's death... is quite suspenseful.

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Speaking of this, I really want to write a creative idea that will kill people.

He dressed up as the minister being questioned and said to Emperor Taizong of Song: Emperor Taizong of Tang is far inferior to you. He can't even whitewash the situation. How can he compare with you? The sound of the axe and the shadow of the candle are still unclear.

Most of the six horses of Emperor Taizong of Tang died in the battlefield, and he himself was also injured and died young in middle age! How could he compare to the emperor's donkey cart skills that were the best in the world and who knew how to protect himself!

He dressed up as Qin Hui and said to Zhao Gou loudly during the court session: "Your Majesty! I have found the doctor you asked me to find to treat my impotence!"

Dressed as Xu Fu, he said to the Emperor: "The immortals have bestowed upon me the method of longevity - for the King of Qin to walk around the pillars." (He also recited the Fu of Afang Palace

However, I can't figure out how to save the nine clans of the person who was penetrated, so I can only give up ()

[After all, Qin Hui, Xu Fu and others died, but there are still innocent people among their nine clans (sigh)]

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The bladder is a reference to the Danish astronomer and astrologer, Tycho Brahe:

It is said that he drank too much beer at the royal banquet and was unable to leave, so he was unable to relieve himself and died of a ruptured bladder.

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For the skeleton, refer to Feng Menglong, the master of self-written stories:

There was a family called An in Chang'an. They kept the skull of Emperor Minghuang of Tang Dynasty and painted it purple and gold. They were very careful in keeping it. As their family became rich, they became a powerful family. Later, their family split up and fought over the skull, which they cut into several pieces with an axe. Zhang Wenqian heard about it and said, "The life and death of Emperor Minghuang is very annoying for the An family." Everyone laughed.

——"History of Laughter from Ancient to Modern Times"

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The one about reincarnation... I have to say, I actually had no reference, but after writing it I subconsciously thought of certain... ancient stories.

What is the story of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty reincarnated as Yang Guifei, and Yang Guang's concubine Zhu Guier reincarnated as Li Longji

What about Liu Bang being the reincarnation of Emperor Xian of Han? Han Xin, Ying Bu and Peng Yue, whom he "let down", were reincarnated as Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei respectively.

hiss--

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Chapter 102: What a high standard! Let me see!

[I really didn't expect this...]

Xu Lang's heart was filled with amazement.

[It is said in unofficial history that the ancestor of the Song family was a eunuch. Is this actually true?! ]

Ah...it's not the three wild histories they thought of.

The officials were extremely regretful.

Although it is surprising that a famous person in history is actually a eunuch, it is not as interesting as the bladder exploding, the skeleton with purple air coming from the east, and the reincarnation of the imprisoned unfaithful emperor...

etc!

Other officials: "!!!!"

The ancestor of Guangping Song family was a eunuch, so how did Guangping Song family come about? !

hiss--

Green hat?

Or are the descendants mistaking their ancestors?

If that's what you're talking about, we're interested!

After being shocked, President Song came to his senses and his face suddenly turned purple.

Nonsense!

What nonsense!

Judging from the portraits handed down in the family, they have round faces, high noses, and thick lips from generation to generation. They are about 50% similar in the portraits, so it is impossible that the ancestor's children were adopted!

[It was also miserable to be a eunuch in the palace at the end of the dynasty. 】

[However, they are all eunuchs, so where does his family come from? It can't be that the inspection in the palace was not strict in the last years, so he didn't perform castration? ]

[That's not right! How can people in their last years know that they are living in their last years? The emperor is so incompetent and hedonistic that he focuses more on the harem. Eunuchs who live with his concubines day and night should be carefully examined!]

[Besides, how can a eunuch have such a big family? ]

President Song's eyes were moist.

That's right!

That's it!

Those who say his ancestor was a eunuch must be jealous of his ancestor's achievements! If they can't make up anything else, they can only wrongly accuse him of being a eunuch!

Xu Yanmiao must have seen it wrong!

His ancestor was a real man!

[Shit! He's really cleaned up! It's a done deal!]

Outside, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard suddenly widened his eyes.

Could this be... some kind of medical miracle? !

If the doctor really had this ability, how could the emperor feel comfortable using eunuchs in the palace?

However, think about it from another perspective. That thing can be healed back after being cut off, and it will not affect the ability to have children. With such powerful medical skills, can the prince's foot disease be cured?

President Song didn't think about medical skills. An idea popped into his mind and fear arose in his heart.

Could it be... that it was really the eunuch who adopted his son?

That's not right!

First of all! His ancestors had beards! Although they only had a few dozen, they still had beards! It was clearly depicted in the portraits! It was also clearly recorded in the history books!

Secondly! How could the Uighur Khan tolerate his son-in-law being a eunuch?!

Ridiculous! This is ridiculous!

Absolutely not!

[Wow! It's actually possible?! ]

Xu Yanmiao was sitting quietly in the chair, but in an instant, his body became even straighter.

【It grows well on its own! 】

[He actually recovered completely on his own! He didn't take any medicine, nor did he do any exercise or acupuncture points! ]

Chief Executive Song's body suddenly stiffened, then slowly relaxed, his lips moving slightly: "Okay...Okay..."

It seems that their lineage is indeed the bloodline of their ancestors.

He also made up his mind to make up a story about his ancestors, some kind of reincarnation of a god from heaven.

Look! He can recover on his own after being purified. He is definitely not a human!

——No matter whether it is true or not, he will make the decision today. I will be sorry to his ancestors.

Oh, yes! We must not forget to say that it is the reincarnation of the star god who is serving the real dragon. Otherwise, if the minister is a god, wouldn't that suppress the emperor?

President Song made the plan very seriously. Outside the house, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was sweating profusely. He imagined a lot of things about the eunuch's restoration, and was horrified.

If eunuchs can get better naturally after castration, then what if two of them don't have sex with the palace maids, but instead hook up with the concubines - Your Majesty doesn't care about the cuckold the Crown Prince has tied on him, because the grandson who did this stupid thing was the one he raised!

But what are eunuchs!

Xu Lang, Xu Lang, don't you know that after you said this, those eunuchs will probably be inspected every day from now on!

Even if there are any clues, regardless of whether they are true or false, His Majesty may carry out a major purge.

The next second, Xu Lang sighed: [Throughout the ages, there may only be one such example! ]

Jinyiwei Commander: "..."

Oh, I worried for nothing.

It's just that the ancestor of the Song family is gifted, and the other eunuchs don't have that ability.

"That's not right!" An editor who was responsible for compiling the biography of this ancestor of the Song family lowered his voice and discussed with the people around him: "If he had entered the palace, how did he later appear in the Uighurs?"

It's not convenient for you, a eunuch, to escape from the palace, right?

[Wow! This big brother is so brave! After discovering that his thing can be used again, he actually told the emperor directly! He is really not afraid that the emperor will suspect you of cheating on him, and he will kill you without saying a word. ]

Xu Yanmiao was simply amazed.

He admitted that if it were him, he would not dare to confess to the emperor. After all, most people would not be so perverted as to pull down the eunuch's pants and try that thing, so he would just live one day at a time.

President Song: "..."

Stomach, stomach pain...

He held his stomach, his face almost grimace.

It was almost...it was so almost that he wouldn't be able to be born into this world.

This is going directly to see the emperor!

My ancestors! The emperor would probably rather kill someone by mistake than let him go!

[Fuck! After hearing this, the emperor asked the imperial physician to examine him and then let him go! He also rewarded him for his honesty by giving him a robe and 100 pieces of cloth! At that time, cloth was considered money.]

【What a nice person. 】

Other officials followed suit and sighed: Yes, this emperor is such a good person.

The editors who were compiling the history of the emperors had already kept this matter in mind and were planning to add it to the biography of Emperor Shenzong of Chu (the last emperor of Chu) later.

He also laughed with his colleagues: "I was worried that the chronicle of Chu Shenzong would be too thin. He did nothing in his life, and was immersed in love affairs, poetry and songs, but he did not do anything bad. However, the foundation of the Chu Dynasty was rotten at that time, and his incompetence was his fault - therefore, there is nothing worth recording about him. Now, fortunately, Xu Yanmiao has come."

Another colleague hesitated and said, "But the "Shenzong Shilu", "Shenzong Jishi" and "Hou Chu Shu" did not include this incident. Now that it has appeared in the "General History" compiled by our dynasty, will future generations suspect that we are making it up?"

This is indeed a problem.

The editor in front smiled playfully and said, "You are really a stubborn person. You can write the General History and then add the private history recorded by the Song family in Guangping. I don't believe that they would not want to brag about it when they learned that their ancestors had such a 'strange and miraculous' experience."

[Alas! No wonder no one else knew about this. It's a sin. This cannot be written in history books. The ancestor did not want to expose the fact that he was once a eunuch, so he changed his appearance and even his name and fled to the Uighurs. That's why he was favored by the Uighur Khan and became his son-in-law.]

[He changed his appearance so thoroughly, I have no evidence to prove that this is not a wild history! ]

Hualalalal——

Many people turned to look at Chief Executive Song, wanting to see what he would do.

Chief Executive Song hesitated for only a breath, and immediately made the decision: Starting from today! The Guangping Song family really has an unparalleled interest in recording history because of the Dunhuang murals. In every generation, there will be three or two people who record history among the people!

——Therefore, their family should indeed have a private history, which happens to record the past that the ancestor told his son after he was drunk!

He will produce this private history tonight and present it to His Majesty selflessly!

I'm sorry, ancestor!

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The story spread privately.

The ministers from the prominent families who were crying and making a fuss: "?!"

So there really is a good thing hidden?!

——It may not be a good thing for their ancestors, but for them, it is!

The prominent families were all related by marriage, and these ministers, who could technically call each other relatives, gathered together with serious expressions, exchanged glances, and hesitated to speak:

So, do you want to take a gamble?

An official slammed the table and stood up: "The matter has already been decided. If you stick your head out, you will be in trouble. If you hide your head, you will also be in trouble! Moreover, this might be an opportunity. Let's do it!" After saying that, he went to Wenhua Hall!

The other ministers forced themselves to take a deep breath and calm down.

He was right, if you stick your head out you'll get stabbed, if you hide your head you'll get stabbed too - so let's first see if this colleague feels the pain from the knife!

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My colleague is from the Qiao family of Chuansha, and now he is promoted to the position of Prince's Secretary, a third-rank official.

When they arrived at the entrance of Wenhua Hall, they found that President Song had already changed his mindset and was surrounding Xu Yanmiao, very enthusiastic.

"Xu Lang, are you serious? His Majesty doesn't intend to let you take my place?"

"Hmm, what are you reading? Oh! The history books that record our ancestors. Unfortunately, I don't know which parts of it are true and which are false."

"If one does not know whether it is true or false, the historian should select the elegant words and discard the absurd ones. And one should not judge which deeds can be used based on one's own likes and dislikes. Even if it is a hearsay and there is no book to confirm it, it should be recorded in the history book."

"For example, the reincarnation theory of our ancestor..."

At this point, Chief Officer Song paused, rubbing the part of his stomach that was beginning to hurt again. "Although stories of reincarnation, auspicious signs, and dreams are common in official history, they were all heard from the families of emperors and generals, so they were recorded in history books. As for the story that the head of the family is the reincarnation of a loyal minister of Taizu, it is mostly absurd rumors among the people. Our family has no such story, so it is classified as 'weird'."

Xu Yanmiao listened carefully and absorbed these work experiences.

——College students are just pure and stupid, not ungrateful. If a senior at work is willing to share his experience with you, you are really lucky to have met a soft-hearted god!

The senior changed the subject and said lightly, "However, in the second half, did our ancestor have an improper relationship with Chu Shenzong..."

[Of course it doesn't matter! As expected, gossip has always been the most eye-catching thing since ancient times - of course, I am no exception, it's a sin. ]

[Moreover, because Chu Shenzong did not kill him at the beginning, he also privately asked Zhou Shizu to let Chu Shenzong be a free commoner, and Zhou Shizu also agreed - hiss, so there is no smoke without fire, could it be that this matter was accidentally leaked a little bit, and it was passed on and turned into an outrageous unofficial history? ]

Thank you so much Xu Lang! You are such a good person!

Chief Executive Song did not hesitate at all and continued with what he had said before, speaking in a completely normal manner: "This is of course nonsense."

【puff--】

President Song glanced at Xu Yanmiao suspiciously. There was nothing strange about the other person's expression. If he hadn't heard his inner voice clearly, he would not have been able to tell that the other person was laughing in his heart.

Strange, was there anything funny about what he just said?

Chief Officer Song thought about it over and over but still couldn't figure it out. He continued with a puzzled look in his heart: "The Song family has a family history record that just happened to record the inside story. I will present the family history to Your Majesty later and use it to write the history of Zhou."

[Wow! Guangping Song family actually has a family history! They are so lucky, at least they can avoid a lot of unofficial history, unlike the Qiao family where the crown prince's secretary is, there was a big fire during the war, and many of the books were lost, who knows what family history there is. ]

[Hey, wait, if that's the case, then their ancestors' glorious record of being invincible in the court is gone? ]

The Prince's Secretary, who was outside the door, wiped the hot sweat that had appeared from his hasty rush here, his chest heaving violently with excitement.

Look! He said, this is an opportunity!

After straightening his clothes, the Prince's Secretary showed a complacent smile, and walked into the Wenhua Hall under the envious gazes of other colleagues.

【What a pity. In the court, when Qiao Daxueshi was facing his political enemy, the wrinkled-faced Minister of Works, he said: "Your Excellency is as masculine as an eagle when you attack others with your words. After arguing with you, how can I face the rest of your political enemies who are like chicks?" The Minister of Works opened his mouth three times, but couldn't say a word. He turned around and hid back in the official ranks in embarrassment. 】

[The Minister of Works was called Brother Eagle by his colleagues for three years hahahahaha! The first time he was called masculine, his official boots were torn after he left the court hahahahaha! ]

The Prince's Secretary stumbled and hit his forehead against the door with a bang.

His pupils trembled.

What the hell is this!

Wasn't my ancestor called "Qiao Family Jade"? How could it be such a thing!

——He was so shocked that he didn't even care to respect his ancestors.

[And the Secretary of the Central Secretariat rolled up his sleeves to fill the position, and slandered the Grand Secretary Qiao. As a result, the Grand Secretary looked at him quietly, and when he paused, he sighed and said, "I really want to be friends with the Secretary, but since I can't stand on the same side with you, I can only be a heartless person and hurt you over and over again."]

[The secretary threw away his armor and retreated, covering his face.]

【——Awkward.】

The Prince's Secretary had lifeless eyes and stared blankly into space.

He understood.

At this moment...although it was a bit outrageous, he really sympathized with his ancestors' political enemies.

The Prince's Secretary shuddered as he saw a historian writing furiously from the corner of his eye, his eyes filled with despair: "Don't, don't—"

The historian seemed to notice his gaze, looked up and met his gaze, and after a moment's silence, nodded at him.

The Prince's Secretary was immediately overjoyed.

Then, the historian turned away mercilessly, blocked his view with his back, and continued writing furiously.

The Crown Prince's Secretary: "..."

My Qiao family's century-old reputation...

There were also people around me wailing quietly: "The good reputation of my ancestors..."

The Prince's Secretary turned around and recognized that the wailing person was the descendant of "Brother Xiongying".

Moreover, once this incident happened, others might mention their family as "the family as masculine as an eagle."

Miserable, too miserable. Even more miserable than the Qiao family.

This thought flashed through his mind, and the Prince's Secretary suddenly felt a little relieved.

At least the Qiao family is not the worst off!

【In those years, Qiao Daxueshi was extremely popular. His political enemies never dared to confront him head-on, and could only quietly submit letters to the emperor to impeach him.】

[Later, when he left for Champa as part of the diplomatic mission, almost all of his political enemies lined the streets to see him off.]

[Hey! This incident is recorded, and it seems to have given rise to an idiom, what is it called... Oh! "美玉其质", which is used to praise a gentleman who is like jade, and even his enemies respect him. ]

The Prince's Secretary is already numb.

So this is the truth behind the farewell party that took place back then?

[However, Academician Qiao is quite mean. Champa has Champa rice, which is high-yielding, drought-resistant and early-maturing. Other rices mature once every four or five months, but Champa rice matures once every three months.]

[What a good thing! Master Qiao wants to trade it immediately.]

[The Champa Kingdom refused? Oh! At that time, it was still in a neutral but hostile position. 】

【Master Qiao was so shameless that he sent troops to attack Champa. When people asked him why he did it... Holy shit! He actually said: Champa moved the rice from the Great Zhou to its territory. How shameless!】

[Who is shameless, my university scholar? ]

[However, for the sake of food, it is not shabby. ]

The Crown Prince's Secretary: "..."

Their Qiao family's beautiful jade...

Forget it, why not call it Qiao Family Marble from now on. At least... at least our ancestors didn't reveal anything that would cause public outrage, right?

——His requirements are already very low.

"Although it is inevitable that if you stick your head out, you will get hurt. But..."

This knife hurts too much.

At this moment, these officials from prominent families had tears in their eyes.

[The room is filled with orchids, the family tradition of literature is passed down, the Peng family of Henggang, embraces the jade and holds the jade in their arms. ]

[It's so cool! Let me see! ]

Official Peng closed his eyes in pain.

Ancestors, we are unfilial descendants and dare not stop this madman.

The author has something to say:

Eunuchs suddenly had male characteristics:

Luan Ba, courtesy name Shuyuan, was from Neihuang, Wei County. He liked Taoism. During the reign of Emperor Shun, he served as a eunuch in the imperial court and was appointed as the Yellow Gate Officer, which was not his preference. He was honest and studied the classics. Although he was a eunuch, he did not interact with the other eunuchs. Later, when his Yang Qi became smooth, he asked to retire and was promoted to Langzhong. He was later transferred to Guiyang Prefecture.

——Book of the Later Han

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And can use:

Luan He, a native of Neihuang, Wei County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was the son of Luan Ba ​​and served as the prefect of Yunzhong.

——Book of the Later Han

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Eunuch with a long beard:

Guan was a burly man with a majestic appearance. He had dozens of whiskers under his chin, and his skin and bones were as strong as iron. He did not look like a eunuch.

——"History of Song Dynasty"

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Theory of reincarnation in official history:

Cui Xian's father Rui was an official in Zelu. There was a Taoist who called himself Lu Lao and could predict the past and future. Rui stayed at his home and resigned, saying, "I will be your son after I die." He pointed to the black spot under his mouth as a symbol of his will. When Xian was born, he indeed had a black spot, and his appearance and spirit were Lu Lao. His father gave him the name Lu Lao. He was successively promoted to the position of the Surveillance Commissioner of Shaanxi and Guo.

——"Old Book of Tang"

(There are many more, I am too lazy to list them all)

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Chapter 103 No one survived.

[The ancestor of this family was just a dissolute and spoiled third generation at the beginning! It took an unspeakable change for him to work hard and eventually become a great scholar? ]

[What a huge change! It's so effective - it shouldn't be a tragic disaster that wipes out the whole family... Shit! It's really tragic! ]

Official Peng was stunned for a moment.

Destroy the whole family?

No, when did the Peng family...

[What a sin! Why play Wushisan when there are so many other games? This is retribution.]

[After taking Wu Shi San, my body became hot, so I took off all my clothes and had already sent the servants away. Who would have thought that a guest would come? Wu Shi San also made my brain not work well. I went to open the door in a daze, and wow, my whole body was seen naked.]

Other officials: "..."

Oh, so this is such a "tragic" method.

That was indeed tragic.

【What a social failure. 】

[The relatives who came were all family members, including the second uncle, the third aunt, the seventh aunt, the eighth aunt, and many cousins... Oh! It turned out that they heard that he had inherited the throne and came to congratulate him.]

【Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!】

[So that's how it is hahahahahahahahaha! Fortunately, only family members saw it, otherwise it would have spread throughout the prefecture, and it might have been recorded in both official and unofficial history hahahahahahahahaha! ]

The laughter was loud and unrelenting.

Official Peng was so tickled by the laughter that his upper teeth rubbed against his lower teeth, but he didn't make any loud noises. He could only grind his teeth in grievance and frustration.

——Xu Yanmiao! Be a decent person!

Xu Yanmiao is not a human being.

He continued to flip through the pages: [No wonder the history books recorded that he did not go out during those three years, but the history books recorded that he suddenly became enlightened, so funny, who would have thought that it was to stop taking Wu Shi San - no wonder, the painful lesson and the bird walking outside are still vivid in his mind.]

[——Although it is impossible for him to completely quit taking Wu Shi San. ]

[I regretted it so much that I told my family several times that I shouldn't have touched this thing in the first place.]

[After that, he packed up his luggage and ran to other states to study. After finishing his studies, he started traveling for study. After finishing his study, he gritted his teeth and insisted that he was writing a book and would not see any outsiders...]

An editor thought of something and suddenly let out a shrill scream.

Xu Yanmiao was so shocked that she also looked over: "What happened?"

The editor kept a look of pain on his face and continued without pausing: "I remembered that I hadn't watered the vegetable garden at home before I left. I wonder if my wife will go and take a look."

After hearing this, Xu Yanmiao tried to offer some advice: "Why don't you take a short leave? Or ask a colleague to borrow a driver and have the driver go to your house and bring a message?"

The editor seemed very surprised: "Xu Lang, a great idea!"

Then he grabbed the arm of a good colleague and walked to the side, as if he was really going to borrow a coachman.

Actually...

My colleague whispered, "Did you really forget to water the plants?"

The editor laughed dryly: "No..." Then he put on a mask of pain: "Have you forgotten Peng Wenzong's first book? It's that one! That one!"

The colleague suddenly realized something, and his face suddenly turned painful: "That book that caused a sensation and became so popular that it was in great demand..."

The editor covered his mouth and uttered a short, trembling cry: "My white moonlight..."

——He has learned to use the words from Xu Yanmiao's heart.

Many people present also reacted, their eyes widened immediately, and they were so shocked that they almost lost consciousness.

That book is also their white moonlight!

The "Five Lines of Huai Chi" express so much romance of the literati!

Inheriting the literary ideas of Confucius and Mencius and following the structure of Yuefu, how many literati rushed to imitate it!

It was the most popular at the time and led the trend for a century.

Of course, books are still their white moonlight, and the point of their collapse is that...what they learned since childhood is "Wen Zong Peng Qingyue, a handsome young man from Gaoyang, who had an epiphany in one day and stepped into the literary world. He accumulated a lot of knowledge and spent thirty years honing his skills to produce brilliant works"!

Woo woo woo woo woo woo——

Now tell them that the so-called "epiphany" means being seen naked!

Woo woo woo woo woo woo——

How much they yearned for the five words "Gaoyang's beautiful young man" at that time!

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【hiss--】

[But he was really talented. He spent ten years studying and traveling, and then twenty years in seclusion, and he actually produced a masterpiece that had a profound impact on the literary world.]

"It doesn't matter...it doesn't matter...Wen Zong's article is true! We don't like whether he was stunning when he was young."

The officials encouraged each other: "Moreover! There is a saying that goes 'One article and one poem, Guo in the south and Peng in the north'. In addition to Emperor Wenzong, there is also 'Shi Bo'! This great man is also a man of great accumulation. He did nothing before fifty, but after fifty, he made a great success! He has the most allusions, the most unique words, and the most powerful energy - he deserves to be the cinnabar mole!"

That's right, I also learned the cinnabar mole from Xu Yanmiao.

[Wow! This Peng so-and-so and another person are known as Guo Peng for a while... Peng is Peng Wenzong, who is Guo? ]

A group of officials: "!!!"

quick!!!

Someone come quickly and knock Xu Yanmiao out!

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That's too late.

[Wow! 'Poetry Blog'! 'One hundred years of learning classics, one thousand years of learning Guo'! So impressive! Let me see...]

Xu Yanmiao blinked, and even her inner voice became elongated and slow.

【Wow......】

The officials were collectively agitated.

Every time Xiao Bai Ze uses this tone! It's not a good thing!

Stop it! Leave at least one of the two for us!

[Is there such a thing? While you are still young, prepare thousands of poems of average quality and occasionally some that are beyond your level, then go find older and more capable literary masters, pester them, and ask them to revise and give you advice...]

The officials were puzzled.

What's wrong with this? Isn't it normal to ask for advice from seniors? Although a thousand poems is a bit too much, perhaps it is precisely such perseverance in asking for advice that can make one a great poet blogger.

[Then, when all the predecessors who revised the poems are dead, we will take out the excellent poems that have been revised over and over again!!!]

"???"

"!!!"

[Does the "博" in "诗博" actually mean "博" which means to learn from many people? 】

No!!!

There is no such thing! That is the "bo" of erudition!

The fans roared in their hearts, and then the words kept echoing in their minds:

"Excellent" poetry.

"Guidance" from famous experts.

All the predecessors are dead.

...

Damn!

Hundreds of years later, they were still "lucky" enough to learn the truth? !

——An ancient man who lived hundreds of years ago, could actually collapse his house???

Guo's fans felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was spinning around them. They were almost about to cry.

The officials present who only liked Peng Wenzong and had average feelings towards Guo suddenly felt as if they had survived a disaster.

What's wrong with taking Wushisan when you are young and frivolous? He is ashamed and then brave, and he is working hard to become stronger! Moreover, he wrote his own books and articles! Isn't he better than Guo So-and-so?

...

The old emperor reviewed memorials all day.

As the sun set in the west, the imperial city was about to be locked down, and the people in Wenhua Hall were about to get off work. They called the commander of the Jinyiwei and asked, "What's the situation over there?"

After a moment of strange silence, the Jinyiwei commander said with a subtle expression: "No one survived."

The old emperor opened his eyes slightly and said, "...Huh?"

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That night, mournful sobbing sounds were heard from every house in the capital.

This caused doubts among their relatives and friends.

"Husband, what are you doing..."

"It's okay, let me be alone. Mr. Guo... why... wuwuwu——"

...

"Dad? What's wrong with you? You locked yourself in the study as soon as you got back?"

"Dad has made up his mind. I will send you to study at the White Horse Academy thousands of miles away tomorrow!"

"ah?"

"Son, Daddy is doing this for your own good! If you hear about anything like the Eagle Family in the future, just ignore it and focus on your studies. Don't think too much!"

"What's wrong with the name Eagle Family? It doesn't sound very nice..."

His father looked at him deeply and sighed, "You don't understand."

...

Some were crying, some were complaining, some were preparing for a rainy day, some were drinking to drown their sorrows, some were hoping that other families would suffer the same misfortune... Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, but Xu Yanmiao slept until dawn.

That's right! Today! He's on vacation!

The cook came and knocked on the door: "Master, today's snacks are soba, ring cakes and milk cakes."

Suobing is noodles. Huanbing is twisted dough sticks. Rubing is milk tofu.

Xu Yanmiao happily got up, washed up and had breakfast.

The noodles are particularly chewy, thin and round, and dipped in marinade. The vegetables are fresh and crispy, including shredded cucumber and blanched green bean sprouts. The fried dough twist is golden brown, with a natural crispy taste and a sweet taste.

After finishing the meal, Xu Yanmiao started to eat the milk tofu. This thing is not easy to bite. You either have to soak it in milk tea or hold it in your mouth like candy.

The lion cat stood guard nearby, looking up at the table carefully. It didn't touch the noodles or fried dough twist until the milk tofu was served. It then jumped onto Xu Yanmiao's knees, sat upright, and patted the young man's belly with its tail.

"Meow~"

Xu Yanmiao looked at the milk tofu and then at the lion cat, stirring the milk in his mouth with his tongue, and said vaguely: "Bu Xing, Bu Jidao, can you eat it?"

Before the lion cat could continue to act like a spoiled child, he quickly pulled over a bowl of cat food made of chicken breast: "Eat this!"

The lion cat was immediately satisfied. It licked, bit and gnawed the chicken breast, and the battle was very fierce.

Xu Yanmiao then noticed that the cook, who usually should have left long ago, was still standing there. "Eh? What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

The cook asked anxiously, "My dear, my relatives are coming to Beijing to look for me. Can I not come to the house to cook today?"

Xu Yanmiao glanced at him and said generously, "Sure! It happens that I'm going out to eat today."

As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door.

The lion cat was startled. It jumped to the base of the wall and stared at this side with its big eyes.

Xu Yanmiao quickly wiped her mouth and said to the cook, "I'm leaving first. Please lock the door for me later."

Then, he stood up, walked quickly to the door, and opened it: "Lian Hang, let's go! It shouldn't be too late, right?"

"It's not too late. If we go to the East Market now, we can just catch the magic show of the Indian barbarians. Let's go!"

The cook glanced gratefully in the direction of the door.

When he was first sent here, he thought he would be serving a particularly picky and difficult master. Unexpectedly, he would meet a master like Xu Lang who had a good temper and was particularly easy to get along with.

"I have to quickly arrange all the matters for my Third Uncle and come back to cook. Hey, Master Lang likes to watch plays. It seems that my Third Uncle can tame snakes. I'll ask him if he's willing to perform for Master Lang."

The author has something to say:

Liu Ling was always drunk and unrestrained, sometimes he would take off his clothes and walk naked in the house. People saw him and ridiculed him. Ling said, "I regard the world as my building and the house as my trousers. Why do you want to get into my trousers?"

——"A New Account of Tales of the World"

【Translation: Liu Ling always drank recklessly and was willful and dissolute. Sometimes he would take off all his clothes and stay naked in the house. When someone saw him, they would blame him. Liu Ling said, "I regard the world as my house and the house as my clothes. Why are you getting into my pants?"】

(The whole book of Shishuo Xinyu is arranged in the form of a classified book, divided into 36 chapters and 1,130 items, with the most 156 items in the "Reward and Praise Chapter" and the least 2 items in the "Self-Reform Chapter". The first volume has four chapters, the second volume has nine chapters, and the third volume has 23 chapters. It mainly records the words and deeds of literati from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, especially the Jin Dynasty. During the Liang Dynasty, Liu Xiao called it a commentary, citing more than 400 books, and was famous for his extensive knowledge, preserving many precious historical materials.)

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About the poet's title:

Poetry Demon - Bai Juyi

Poetry Hero - Cen Shen

Poetry - Chen Ziang

Du Fu, the Poet Saint

Poetry Madness - He Zhizhang

Jia Dao, the Poet Slave

The Immortal Poet - Li Bai

Poet Ghost - Li He

Li Shangyin - Master of Seven-Character Verses

Five-character Great Wall - Liu Changqing

Poet Hero - Liu Yuxi

Poetry Prisoner - Meng Jiao

Poet Wang Bo

Master of Seven-character Verses - Wang Changling

Poet Buddha - Wang Wei

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Chapter 104 Big Bold! He is Xiangrui!

"Wow!"

The adults and children around all exclaimed in amazement.

In the middle of the crowd, an Indian man stuck out his tongue to show everyone that it was intact, then he raised his knife and cut off half of his tongue, which fell to the ground.

Immediately, his assistant picked up the tongue and brought it to the person to show whether it was real or fake.

Xu Yanmiao and Lian Hang arrived a little late and were not in the front row, so they stood on tiptoe to look inside.

"How about it, did you see it, is it true?"

"It looks like a real tongue - although I know that magic tricks are definitely fake and this thing is just an eye-smoothing trick, but when I really saw it, I still thought it was amazing!"

"Hiss—Xu Lang, did you see that? He put the tongue back into his mouth!"

"I see, I see! Amazing! It really looks like the tongue has grown back on its own!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Reward!"

Xu Yanmiao quickly took out the purse from his pocket, took out seven or eight copper coins and threw them forward - it was impossible to pass it by hand.

In addition to him, other audience members also threw coins forward to the thunderous applause.

The Indian man knew a few words of Central Plains dialect, so he thanked loudly. He was not in a hurry to pick up the reward money, but quickly started the next trick.

...

Before they knew it, they had been watching for a whole day, and the purse they had brought with them was empty.

"That severed tongue was reattached, it was amazing. I can't figure out how he did it no matter how hard I try."

"It's really amazing. He can even ignite paper with fire coming out of his mouth. He is truly an extraordinary person."

"besides......"

They walked and talked all the way until they parted at the gate of the market where Xu Yanmiao lived.

"I heard that the Indian barbarian will leave tomorrow. I don't know when the next magic show will be."

There really weren't many entertainment activities in ancient times.

Xu Yanmiao just sighed. He never expected that he would see another magic show in the court the next day.

The emperor sat on the golden platform and said with great interest: "Yesterday I saw an immortal who brought with him magic. Today I will show it to you all."

Then a Taoist priest who looked like an immortal was led into the palace by the Jinyiwei. He bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty."

Then he said, "Your Majesty, I went to the Yuqing Holy Land and Shangqing True Realm in my dream last night and met the two Tianzun Yuanshi and Lingbao. The two Tianzun said that Your Majesty is the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor Tianzun. Upon learning of Your Majesty's invitation, I gladly accepted the invitation. However, the Tianzun is invisible, voiceless, and bodyless. We can only communicate with the heavenly book, and he must be in the land of Shiqing, close to the sun and far from the shade, before he can descend to the human world."

Where this "place of beginning purity, close to the sun and far from the shade" is, of course, is decided by the Taoist priest. Whenever the Taoist priest says where it is, the old emperor will immediately decide to go there.

He looked as if he believed it completely and was devoted to seeking immortality.

——But he wasn't like this two days ago!

Moreover, if there is any matter concerning the gods, can't you just ask Xiao Bai Ze? Why do you have to find an outsider?

Thinking of this, Lian Hang slightly widened his eyes and turned his head to glance at Xu Yanmiao.

Xu Lang didn't notice and was still watching the show with great interest.

"..."

Lian Hang shook his head helplessly, took a step forward, and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please listen to me."

His Majesty's voice came from the top, without joy or anger: "Speak."

"Yesterday I watched a magic trick performed by a foreigner from India in the market. His tricks were truly mysterious. He could even make a severed tongue reconnect and make the mouth spit fire. Isn't this the work of a god? However, even the common people know that he is a street performer - the Taoist priest in front of your Majesty..."

Lian Hang said with a smile: "I wonder which 'zi' is used in the number? Is it 'cai li zi', 'miao zi', 'jiu zi', 'gun zi', or 'min qing zi'?"

These are the words used in the magic trick business. For example, "Cai Li Zi" is the general term for magic tricks. If we further break it down, the one that performs magic tricks like a fairy picking beans is called "Miao Zi", the one that performs magic tricks like a large sea bowl is called "Jiu Zi", "Gun Zi" is the one that swallows an iron ball, and "Min Qing Zi" is the one that swallows a sword.

Logically speaking, after Lian Hang said this, the other party would know that he was knowledgeable, so he should be shocked, if not panicked. However, the Taoist priest flicked his whisk and said calmly, "I am Chang Qingzi."

He added: "As a minister, you should think about what your superiors don't think about and worry about what their superiors don't worry about. This is what you should do, but it's a bit too hasty. I'm only presenting the truth to you, and I hope you can make a judgment after you think about it."

Afterwards, the Taoist priest led everyone to the sunny side of a mountain, where two small jars had been buried in advance, each containing a cloth man.

When you respectfully call out "Yuanshi Tianzun", the cloth figure on the left will move. When you respectfully call out "Lingbao Tianzun", the cloth figure on the right will move, as if there is a real spirit inside responding.

Many ministers frowned as they watched this scene.

They are sure that this is a trick, but it will be useless if they do it alone. They must find the flaws before His Majesty will believe it.

Speaking of which, why did Your Majesty suddenly believe in immortality? Is it because you are old and want to seek immortality like many emperors?

"Your Majesty." The Taoist turned around and bowed: "Have I ever been wronged?"

He smiled confidently and said, "The Heavenly Lord has come. Your Majesty, if you have any questions or requests, you can ask him. This is the secret to longevity..."

All officials were horrified.

Dou Chengshi's heart and lungs were broken at that moment, and he rushed out half a step: "Your Majesty——"

You can't believe this stuff!

[Ah...Should I remind this Taoist priest that the emperor he is facing would not be fooled by this?]

Prime Minister Dou leaned forward and was about to stagger out, but the Minister of Personnel grabbed his arm and pulled him back. He then gave the Minister of Personnel a look of gratitude.

He was almost about to jump out to give advice!

Elsewhere, the old emperor heard this and his expression suddenly became strange.

I never thought that among all the civil and military officials in the court, the one who understood him the best was Xiao...

[I have been a farmer, a slave, a beggar, and even begged for food among refugees. Of course, I have also performed magic tricks. These are just the leftovers from my tricks.]

[Do you know how to swallow a knife? A knife over a foot long, just put it in your throat and swallow it! The princess and the prince were there to help with the atmosphere... er, to applaud and pick up the coins thrown by others!]

"..."

The old emperor had a blank expression on his face.

Some words don't need to be extended so much.

Officials: Oh!

I almost forgot that Your Majesty has a wealth of experience with the people, how could he be fooled by such a trick! They are really confused because of their concern.

[In addition to swallowing the knife, there is also...]

The old emperor looked at the Taoist priest and said calmly: "I have no obsession with longevity. What's the fun of being old and immortal? When it's time to go, I don't want to keep you."

Xu Yanmiao's attention was immediately diverted: [The old emperor is quite open-minded. ]

All the officials felt a little regretful.

After being deliberately interrupted by His Majesty, it is probably difficult to say anything after "and".

The Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty's mind and character have already attained the Tao."

He presented the Heavenly Book again, saying: "Yesterday I asked Your Majesty to tell me the hundreds of questions you wanted to ask the Heavenly Lord in advance, and now I have compiled them into a Heavenly Book. The Heavenly Lord wants Your Majesty to feel the grace of God, so Your Majesty can just recite a question at will, and you don't have to tell me. I can also guess what Your Majesty is thinking with my telepathic skills."

The old emperor was very interested: "Really?"

[So boring, isn't this just a remake of 'I can guess your last name without you telling me'? It appears so often on street stalls that I don't even want to play it anymore. ]

The old emperor was a little interested and wanted to tease this "Taoist" a little: "..."

I don't know why, but after hearing what Xu Yanmiao said, I felt that if I was interested in this, it would be embarrassing.

"Well. No need to guess, just ask the Heavenly Lord directly, what is the fate of my dynasty?"

The Taoist priest began to feel suspicious at the cold attitude.

...Emperor, it was not like this yesterday.

But he couldn't think of any reason why the emperor would pretend to be with him, so he attributed it to the fact that the emperor wanted to see something more magical and had no interest in the movements of villains or the art of reading minds.

The Taoist bowed again and asked someone to bring a brush and a tea bowl. He asked the Jinyiwei to put cold water in the bowl in advance. Then he began to do the Yu Bu while holding the tea bowl and muttering: "I respectfully invite Yuanshi Tianzun..."

The little cloth figure representing Yuanshi Tianzun began to dance.

After reciting a spell, his eyes glared as if glaring with anger, he dipped the brush into cold water, took out a blank talisman paper and wrote on it. His eyes were empty and his arms were stiff, as if he was possessed by an invisible thing. Like a puppet being manipulated, he slowly wrote on the paper. The words were bright red, as if the brush was dipped in cinnabar instead of cold water.

——The destiny of the Great Xia nation, forty-four years.

【What the hell! 】

Xu Yanmiao was shocked: [How dare you, a Taoist priest, say that! Isn't this a curse for the dynasty founded by the old emperor to perish in the second generation? ]

It's now the 34th year of Tiantong!

The Taoist's body shook from his neck to his feet, like waves. After the shaking, his whole body shook again, as if he was slowly coming back to his senses. Seeing the traces of writing on the paper, his expression was both surprised and solemn: "Your Majesty, this is a warning from the Heavenly Lord. The country is now peaceful and the people are safe. It shouldn't last only forty-four years. I'm afraid... there is a demon in the country!"

Many ministers were so shocked that they were speechless.

Isn't it good to live a good life? Why do you have to stroke the tiger's whiskers? Do you think our Majesty is someone who believes in this?

The old emperor glanced at the Taoist priest dimly, called the Jinyiwei and whispered something to him. The Jinyiwei then retreated, and after a while, they came back with someone captured.

A ball of thread covered in mud was also thrown to the ground.

The emperor sneered: "Yuanshi Tianzun? Lingbao Tianzun? Why do we need to dig a deep trench in the ground, tie a rope in the trench, and use the rope to pull the two Tianzun to jump?"

Beads of sweat appeared on the Taoist's forehead.

The emperor sneered again, "You are a man of many officials in the court. Why don't you ask before you show off your skills? The prime minister was once a street vendor of plasters, and the six ministers of the six ministries, some perform martial arts to make a living, some tell the I Ching, some sing bamboo clappers, some work as clerks, some sell mules and horses, and some guard the gates of gambling houses - who doesn't know those street tricks? What's more, those tricks you play are all leftovers from my begging days in the past."

"Tell me, who sent you?"

The Taoist was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I have a clear conscience."

The old emperor was speechless.

I don't care whether you have a guilty conscience or not.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the Jinyiwei waved his hand and was about to drag the man away.

Just then, the familiar sound of soft-soled satin boots rubbing against the mottled stone tiles was heard, making a rapid tone.

Another team of Jinyiwei came in hurriedly. From the solemn expressions on their faces, the ministers suddenly realized the dangerous atmosphere.

The old emperor glanced in Xu Yanmiao's direction and stopped the Jinyiwei from reporting privately. He said, "Just tell me what's going on."

"Your Majesty! A female chicken suddenly turned into a male in the market, and a green rainbow fell from the sky. People were talking about it, saying..."

There was an uproar in the court.

Everything else might be magic tricks, but turning a female chicken into a male is simply beyond human ability!

Throughout the dynasties, there have only been three cases of a female chicken turning into a male. Each time it happened, it caused turmoil in the government and countless people took advantage of it to eliminate dissidents. The most serious one was when the emperor directly killed his two adult sons.

Prime Minister Dou asked urgently: "What did the people say? Tell us quickly!"

Jinyiwei swallowed his saliva and said: "A demon has been born, and the demon is in the court!"

The Taoist's eyes suddenly shot towards the Jinyiwei, then retracted them and looked at the old emperor, saying in a sad tone: "Your Majesty, can this prove that what I said is true? There is a demon in the court, Your Majesty!"

"You know nothing, old man!"

The emperor stood up angrily and shouted, "What a monster! He has a pure heart and a good nature. This is clearly a good omen!"

Taoist priest: "Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty cannot accept that the prince is a demon..."

The old emperor was stunned: "Crown Prince?"

"Oh." He sat back down. "You're talking about the prince."

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During the Yongjia period of the Jin Dynasty, a Hu man from India crossed the river to the south of the Yangtze River. He had several skills: he could cut off his tongue and then reattach it, and spit fire. People from the area gathered to watch. When he was about to cut off his tongue, he first spit it out to show the guests, then cut it with a knife, and blood flowed to the ground. He then took it out and put it in a container, and passed it around to show people. When they looked at it, half of the tongue was still there. Then he took it back and put it in his mouth. After a while, the people sitting there saw that the tongue was back to normal, and they didn't know whether it was really cut off or not.

To make it break, take a piece of silk cloth, hold one end with someone else, and cut it with two scissors. Then take the two ends and put them together. The silk cloth is still connected and no different from the original. Many people at that time suspected that it was an illusion, but they secretly tested it and found that it was really broken.

When it spits out fire, there is medicine in the container first, take a piece of fire, mix it with millet sugar, blow it repeatedly, and then open your mouth, the fire will fill your mouth, then burn it and cook it, that is fire. Then take books, paper and ropes and throw them into the fire, everyone will watch and see that they are completely burned; then pick them out from the ashes, so it is the object.

——"In Search of the Gods"

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"Cai" means "Cai Li Zi". All magic tricks are called "Cai Li Zi". There are various distinctions in this Caimen: magic tricks are called "Cai Li Zi"; magic tricks with martial arts praise are called "Qian Zi"; magic tricks are called "Tiao Chu Gong"; magic tricks are called "Se Tang Li Zi"; spiders with human heads, talking human heads, mountain spirits and sea monsters are collectively called "Xing Peng (fake)". Going on stage to perform big magic tricks is called "Luo Huo", also called "Xi Huo"; performing small magic tricks is called "Mo Zi Huo" (also called Dan Se Li Zi); performing in halls is called "Jia Dang Zi"; performing magic tricks that reveal the appearance is called "Pao Le Huo"; magic tricks that use tricks on the tools are called "Men Zi". The rest of the magic tricks also have Kan'er: the fairy picking beans is called "Miaozi"; the pot with wine is called "Lalashan"; the cup with lotus is called "Penghuazi"; the ring is called "Zhaozi"; the bowl is called "Jiuzi"; the sword is called "Minqingzi"; the iron ball is called "Gunzi"; the kitchen knife is called "Daxing" (especially fake). All kinds of magic tricks have Kan'er. The most strict profession among the Jianghu artists is now the "Cai Lizi" profession.

——"Jianghu Congtan"

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The immortals used two small paper books with some play titles printed on them, one by one, with 30 pages in each book and 30 play titles printed on each page, so there were hundreds of plays in each book. If someone secretly memorized a play in the first book, and then turned to the second book and asked him which page contained the play he remembered, he would be able to guess which play it was.

——"Jianghu Congtan"

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Put a brush in a tea bowl and put some cold water in the bowl. When using it, he chanted a spell, picked up the brush and dipped it in the cold water to write on the yellow-edged paper. The writing was red, just like cinnabar writing. Anyone who saw it would be puzzled. Recently, I succeeded in investigating and found out the reason. It turned out that there was something wrong with the cold water. When using it, he secretly put some alkali powder in the water. The alkali powder dissolved in the water. Use the brush to mix the cold water evenly and draw on the yellow-edged paper. With the power of the alkali water, the paper can be turned red. This is also a chemical method. Those who don't know it will think it is strange. This kind of spell is called "water spell".

——"Jianghu Congtan"

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He buried a few small jars in the ground, and put cloth figures in the jars. He called the cloth figures in the jars "Wai Mao" or "Tao Qi". When he called them "Wai Mao", they would jump around in the jars; when he called them "Tao Qi", they would jump around in the jars. The people watching were very puzzled, wondering what method he used to make the little cloth figures move in the jars.

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It turned out that he had dug a deep trench several dozen feet long in the arena, and buried a bamboo tube in the trench. There was a rope in the tube, and a hook at the end of the rope. The hook hooked the wire spring at the bottom of the jar, and the bamboo tube led to a theater. There was a person sitting in the theater. When he performed magic, the person pulled the two ropes with his hands, one connected to Little Waimao and the other connected to Little Taoqi. If he asked Waimao to move in the arena, the people in the theater would move Waimao's rope, and the wire spring would shake, and the cloth man would be stretched up. The people watching would see the little cloth man jumping and hopping, like a little man drilling into the jar.

——"Jianghu Congtan"

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You say she is a demon, but I say she is a good omen.

——《Investiture of the Gods Part 1》

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Chapter 105: The ruler and ministers of Daxia: If I lock two people up together, can they change their sex?

The Taoist priest: "???"

Wait a minute, this is different from what he thought! It was agreed that Ni Lin was the prince! When did he change the person?!

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites glanced at the Taoist priest with a rather stiff expression, roughly guessed what he was thinking, and could not help but chuckle.

Unexpectedly, Ni Lin has not changed, but for Your Majesty and even the entire Great Xia court, it is easier to deal with the Crown Prince than Bai Ze.

On Bai Ze's side, it might be a dispute over incense and offerings, or matters concerning gods and Buddhas, but the sword pointed at the prince... is a political struggle!

——Comfort Zone.jpg

What's more, the Crown Prince is a reverse scale, and Xu Yanmiao might be a bone spur in Your Majesty's body.

【hiss--】

[This reaction... Could it be that the old emperor had an illegitimate child, "Prince Huanzhu"? ]

[This illegitimate child is more important to him than the crown prince. Does he also have a white moonlight and a cinnabar mole? No way? I didn't see it when I looked through his sex history before? Should I look through it again? ]

Minister of the Ministry of Rites: "..."

I secretly glanced at His Majesty's expression, and a sentence subtly emerged in my mind: That is... maybe... this bone spur will occasionally grow backwards?

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The old emperor immediately pulled out his own son to attract Xu Yanmiao's attention.

"You said the prince is a demon? Is it because he caused the wrath of heaven that the hen turned into a male?"

The emperor simply moved his body and propped up his face to look at the Taoist priest: "Tell me, what is wrong with my son? It just so happens that he is away at work and cannot defend himself, so you can throw dirty water on him as much as you want."

Xu Yanmiao's attention was indeed diverted.

He poked Lian Hang, and when the other party responded by making a gesture without looking at him, he also looked straight ahead, and moved his lips slightly: "When a female chicken turns male, it is usually said that women are interfering in politics. What does this have to do with the prince? He can't say that the prince is a woman dressed as a man, right?"

Lian Hang replied in a low voice: "It's not just women interfering in politics. In the Chu Dynasty, there was a rooster laying eggs. At that time, there was no sign of women interfering in politics. Instead, on the third day of the tenth month of the same year, the capital city was hit by three earthquakes in one day, which was caused by the disaster. In addition, in the Zhou Dynasty, there was also a female rooster turning into a male. Two months later, the local area first had an earthquake, then continuous rain and hail, and then famine reappeared. All in the same year, the government and the country were in turmoil, and it was said that the disaster star had not been eliminated - this is why Emperor Wen of Zhou killed two sons in one day."

Xu Yanmiao nodded thoughtfully: "That's indeed my preconceived notion..."

[I was so scared. Fortunately, the tail of the typhoon did not hit the two princesses. Otherwise, they would have turned from female chickens into males and I would have hit them all.]

Princess Wanshou and Princess Xiangyang were both shocked.

She was already worried about her royal brother, and when she suddenly realized that this might affect their current official positions, she became even more determined to suppress the matter.

On the other side, the Minister of Works, who was reminded indirectly, immediately thought of his wife and children who were officials, and cast his gaze towards the Taoist priest with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

What a vicious plot - don't let him know who is behind this and is plotting against the prince!

The Taoist priest did not notice these changes. He just took half a step forward and answered the emperor.

First, it was said that the prince behaved improperly and did not look like a king.

As soon as he finished speaking, Princess Xiangyang jumped out and cursed mercilessly: "Evil Taoist!"

"?!" The Taoist priest's pupils trembled slightly when he saw the princess unexpectedly.

Why is there a woman in the court?!

Princess Xiangyang glared at him angrily, and her clear voice echoed in the palace: "What nonsense are you talking about, you evil Taoist! How come the Crown Prince doesn't look like a monarch?"

"Between the 20th and 25th years of Tiantong, there was a severe drought in the Jianghuai region for six years. The lights in the East Palace were basically never turned off at night. All disaster relief matters were arranged and reviewed by the crown prince. In order to prevent officials from being corrupt and lazy during the disaster, the crown prince took on the position of imperial censor and personally went to the disaster area to supervise. He traveled to eighteen places in three months!"

【Yeah yeah!】

[In addition! The prince was also worried about other areas being affected by the disaster, or that there would be disasters in the future and the people would suffer, so he proposed to the emperor to develop water conservancy and build reservoirs! ]

Princess Xiangyang laughed.

It turns out that Xu Yanmiao also paid attention to these things.

She raised one hand and stretched out four fingers: "In addition, the prince also built reservoirs in many places."

"Four were built in the Taihang Mountains of Hebei alone."

【And more! 】

[In Jidong, eight reservoirs were built first. After the prince inspected the area, he found that eight were not enough, so he supervised the construction of two more reservoirs, for a total of ten reservoirs. After that, Jidong never lacked water even during the busy farming season! ]

Princess Xiangyang followed closely, "Sichuan, Hubei, and Anhui are drought-prone areas, especially the eastern and central parts of Sichuan, which suffer from drought every year. After the Crown Prince took over this matter, in just six years, he opened 19 canals, dug 2,907 ponds, built 10 weirs, and built countless canals, ponds, deep pools, and water caves. Not only is there water in drought years, but grain production has also increased!"

[And more——]

The two men hammered and hammered, recounting all the prince's achievements. In addition to water conservancy, there were also policies in other areas.

Although the Taoist priest could not hear Xu Yanmiao's thoughts, Princess Xiangyang wrote down what Xu Yanmiao said and occasionally interjected a few words into her own speech, as if she had already figured it out clearly.

【Wait a minute! 】

Xu Yanmiao suddenly realized: [Did Gao Xiang unintentionally trick the prince by doing this? ]

"Um?"

Princess Xiangyang uttered a slight tone, not very happy.

She was helping the prince, so how could she be cheating him?

Old Emperor: "!!!"

He reacted, patted the dragon throne, and laughed: "Xiangyang, my good Xiangyang, you should tell us about your brother's achievements. The six ministries should also compile the things that the prince has done into a book and hand it in."

Before anyone else could guess, he said with great joy: "Only the imperial court knows the use of these things, and of course such achievements must be announced to the world."

All the civil and military officials in the court praised the prince, and the people all over the world were waiting for him to ascend the throne. What was the point of the prince himself resisting!

quick!!!

The old emperor signaled to the Jinyiwei with his eyes.

While the prince is not in the capital, let's quickly make the matter a done deal!

——In the ancient imperial court, the general custom was that even if something was done, it would not be widely publicized. Basically, only officials knew who made a certain policy.

Moreover, if the policy is implemented too long ago, new officials may not know about it.

so......

Many officials present were stunned.

"So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done some real work?"

They thought that the prince's position was so stable only because he was favored by the emperor.

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Distant Yangzhou.

Prince: "Ahem!"

His dull servant took off his outer robe and held it before the prince.

Prince: "I'm not cold."

The servant then slowly put his clothes back on.

The prince looked around and suddenly had an idea: "Why would I sneeze for no reason? My father must have come up with some new way to torment me!"

Sheren didn't respond.

The prince glanced at him and said, "Don't you think so?"

At this time, the servant spoke up and said seriously: "His Majesty cares about Your Highness very much. Moreover, His Majesty just wants Your Highness to take on the responsibilities of the Crown Prince at all times and make plans for the country, not to toss and turn."

The prince skillfully ignored the remarks and said with anticipation, "After I'm done with this, I can go back to lying down. If I had known it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have taken on this job."

The attendant glanced at the prince, confusion in his eyes: "Your Highness' words and deeds are inconsistent. If you don't want to be the prince, why do you always take on things?"

The prince's mouth twitched: "I just don't want to be a prince, I'm not a cold and evil person. Other things are fine, but human life is at stake, so I won't ignore it."

It's been more than 30 years, and with such a long time span, it seems that he has to take care of a lot of things...that's all.

But it's not a big problem.

The prince thought about it and realized that apart from the final judgment, China had never had the idea of ​​rank people's achievements in detail since ancient times. Besides, he was the prince, so it was his responsibility to handle all matters.

"If you think about it this way, there's nothing wrong with it at all!"

The prince turned around and said, "Let's go! I'm in a good mood today, I'll treat you to some old Yangzhou cuisine!"

Seeing the confused look on the servant's face, the prince laughed even more happily, put his arm around the servant's shoulders, and said with a little teasing: "I knew that you are a blockhead and would never notice how beautiful Yangzhou is on weekdays."

The attendant raised his hand, slowly pushed the prince's hand off his shoulder, and said in a serious tone: "Your Highness, I also appreciate the beauty of Yangzhou on weekdays. The Slender West Lake is beautiful, and the white jade flowers are also..."

"No, no, no, that's not what I'm talking about. Although those are beautiful too."

The prince paused, lost in his memories, and said slowly:

"Do you see the street behind our house? Every morning, there is an old man setting up a stall to sell pancakes. The pancakes are thin and golden, and many people line up there early in the morning. They must be delicious."

"There is a pickle shop on the street. You can tell at a glance that they pickle their own pickles. You haven't seen how well the cabbage stalks and spicy radish strips are pickled. They are not watery at all. Mix them with chili powder or five-spice powder and eat them with steamed buns. You can eat a lot of them."

"And the dried beans, pickled chicken, pickled duck, pig ears hanging on the walls of the houses... You don't understand, those things won't smell good if you bake them in the oven, they have to be hung out like this, in the sun! If you can buy a few kilograms of them, that would be the best thing."

Along the way, the prince casually talked about his observations of the past few days. He saw some steaming buns coming out of the oven and immediately took out money to buy two and threw one to the servant: "Anyway! I'll treat you to some later!"

Then she smiled and looked at the boss selling buns: "Auntie, have you been to the new money shop that has opened up in the past few months?"

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Facing the prince's achievements, the Taoist priest seemed to be in deep thought throughout the whole process, but at the end, he suddenly said: "This is exactly the image of a female chicken turning into a male."

Ministers: "?"

Minister of Industry: "How can I agree? Please tell me what I am talking about."

The Taoist priest remembered what King Fu had told him, and with a desperate look on his face, he glared and gnashed his teeth, repeating: "The hen turned into a rooster to steal the power of crowing, which indicates that the prince's actions are all disguises! He only wants to keep his position as the prince! I'm afraid that when he takes the throne, he will take off his mask and do tyrannical and unjust things!"

【He is talking nonsense!!!】

[What good does it mean when a hen turns into a rooster? ]

Xu Lang was very indignant: [If you lock two hens together and leave them for a year, one of them will naturally become a rooster. The same is true for a rooster.]

[Like this, I can transform into 10,000! ]

[Damn it, I'll see if I can find a chance to reveal this. The prince is such a good person, he must not be wronged! ]

The ruler and ministers of Daxia: (⊙o⊙)

There is such a strange thing???

Some ministers subconsciously thought: Is that person okay? Should we try with two people?

If it is possible! In the future, won't it be possible to have as many men as needed and as many women as needed? !

Next to him, the emperor's eyes lit up.

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In the fourth month of the summer of the tenth year, a rooster laid eggs in Chaizhuwei Village. In the tenth month of the winter, there were earthquakes, three times a day.

In the spring of the first year of the Tongzhi reign, there was a great earthquake. In February, a rooster in Dajiabao laid eggs. In May, there was a great earthquake. In June, there was a strong wind and famine. In October, there was an earthquake.

In the fifth month of the third year, the female chickens on Mengjia Street turned into males.

——"Tamsui County Chronicle"

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After studying more than 120 species of organisms that can naturally change their sex, British biologists Althorp and West found that most organisms that can naturally change their sex follow a wonderful principle, that is, when their body size grows to 76% of their maximum volume in their lifetime, they will cleverly undergo sex change. They call it the "76% rule."

——《Interesting Life Phenomenon—Sex Reversal》

[Because the volume is difficult to express, I won't use this]

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Chapter 106: In order to avoid suspicion from the old emperor, he pretended to be lame for fifteen years and sat in a wheelchair for fifteen years?

The old emperor called the Jinyiwei and whispered, "Act according to circumstances."

What does it mean to act according to circumstances? When Xu Yanmiao goes to spread the principle of how female chickens can become males, you Jinyiwei who "accidentally" find out about it will report it to me, the emperor!

Then, I will find two men and two women, lock them up in two manors, and prepare enough food for a year. I will see if the men can turn into women, and if the women can turn into men.

If it is feasible, then in the future, when there is a need to fight a war or open up wasteland, turn all the women into men; when there is a need to increase the population, turn most of the men into women, leaving only a small number of men to be responsible for providing seeds.

If you want people, you get people; if you want food, you get food. Isn't this perfect? ​​Moreover, in the future, we will no longer be worried about more boys than girls, or more girls than boys. Many families will no longer have to drown their baby girls!

The old emperor pondered this scene for a moment, and it was as if a bolt of lightning struck his mind, and the future of the country was bright.

Fortunately, Xu Yanmiao didn't know about this, otherwise he would have been shocked.

There is still a bright future ahead! Humans and chickens have different chromosomes!

But he doesn't know it now, so he can continue to watch the fun happily.

[Oh no, this Taoist priest is still trying to manipulate public opinion to force the old emperor! ]

[As for the old emperor, he is a person who refuses to move when he is led, retreats when he is beaten, and particularly likes to argue with others. Let alone the crown prince, even if you force him to deal with other people, he will be able to fight back once he gets stubborn.]

The old emperor sighed softly.

[However, doesn't he know that his master, Prince Fu, has fallen? ]

[That's right. After all, the old emperor didn't announce it to the world. He hadn't returned to Prince Fu's mansion for more than a year in order to prepare for the "phenomenon" of the female chicken turning into a male.]

Ministers: Oh no!

Old Emperor: Oh no!

A fish that slipped through the net!

The Taoist priest originally wanted to take advantage of the atmosphere to stretch his stiff arms, but as soon as he moved, many eyes looked at him with surprise and mockery. The Taoist priest paused and felt even stiffer.

...What on earth is going on?

Ever since he came to the court and revealed that the prince was a demon, every reaction from the people in the court made the Taoist feel uneasy.

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How to reveal this news?

Of course, it depends on the omnipotent Jinyiwei.

After the Taoist priest felt compassion for a while, he saw a Jinyiwei walking quickly towards him from outside the team, and the other party glanced at him sideways.

"..."

Noticing this look, the Taoist's eyelids twitched silently.

Then, he heard the emperor ask, in a tone that made it hard to tell whether he was happy or angry: "What's the matter?"

The Jinyiwei looked in his direction again, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he was smiling.

The ominous feeling became stronger and stronger.

Then he heard the Royal Guards say, "Your Majesty, I have found out that this person is a remnant of Prince Fu! He is targeting the Crown Prince in order to take control of the Eastern Palace."

It doesn't matter how they found out. The Jinyiwei are omnipotent and have their own information channels.

The Taoist priest tensed up all of a sudden: "Hu——"

They must be tricking him!

[Oh no! As expected, the Jinyiwei exposed him. Prince Fu is courting death. He knows that his father's Jinyiwei is very powerful, but he still dares to do something tricky. ]

Old Emperor: No, no, my Jinyiwei's means of gathering information are not that magical.

In fact, he has always been curious about where Xu Yanmiao got the impression that the Jinyiwei were omnipotent.

[It turns out this Taoist priest is raising snakes for King Fu! ]

[Hiss——What a big snake, I'm scared to death... Hey, is he the third uncle of my family's cook? ]

[Will my cook be implicated? No way? Probably not? 】

When it came to someone he knew, Xu Yanmiao suddenly lost his composure.

[Except for this one relative who cheated him, he has always been an honest and decent citizen! Let me see... He didn't get involved in this matter either, he just thought that Third Uncle was not doing well, so he came to him for help - No, I have to find a way to ask Lian Hang later, will this kind of thing lead to collective punishment? ]

Lian Hang, who was mentioned, was stunned for a moment, and quickly glanced at Xu Yanmiao, thinking: Even if they would be implicated before, now with Xu Lang's voice, the cook's family cannot be implicated.

He sighed again with emotion: "Power..."

This is the power in Xu Lang's hands.

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As Xu Yanmiao's thoughts came out one after another, the Jinyiwei roughly understood the identity of the Taoist priest and said, "Your Majesty, this man's original name is Yang Chao, and he is a snake trainer in Xinxing County, Zhaoqing Prefecture, Lingxi Road, Guangdong Provincial Administration..."

Just one sentence made the Taoist who called himself Chang Qingzi clench his knuckles and his heart beat wildly.

Jinyiwei...are they so well-informed?!

He has only appeared for two days, and we have already found out his original name, hometown, and that his master is Prince Fu?

Then, I heard more and more things revealed by the Jinyiwei, and every single one of them was the truth.

The Taoist's forehead was covered with sweat, and a ruthless look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Since he can't escape anymore, he has to drag more people into the water!

As he walked the streets, trained snakes and gathered information for Prince Fu, he accidentally discovered something, but he didn't have time to tell his master: "Your Majesty, do you know that the Prince of Jin and the Prince of Jibei are in collusion and have conspired with him to rebel?"

The sky seemed to suddenly become gloomy.

"very--"

King of Jin?

He is your Majesty's most beloved brother and a family member that your Majesty values.

Even the place "Jin" was given to him!

Feeling that a storm was coming, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief and looked quietly towards Emperor Tiantong.

But the emperor looked at Xu Yanmiao with a hint of hope.

Some ministers suddenly realized that faced with such explosive news, Xu Yanmiao would definitely expose something.

What the Taoist said may not be true!

[Ah, this...]

Then they saw embarrassment on Xu Yanmiao's face.

【Prince Jin is finally exposed.】

"hiss--"

The ministers' pupils trembled.

You really participated in the rebellion!

What do you want?

The emperor also wanted to know what his younger brother was trying to do.

Isn't the title of King of Jin good enough?

Hasn't he been indulgent enough to his younger brother over the years?

The emperor sat alone on the throne in silence for a long time. There were some small pieces of gray hair floating under the throne, as if they were the beard that his owner had pulled out in anger.

"Tell..." He paused, his voice hoarse: "Prince Jin."

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"Why did you suddenly remember to call me, brother?"

When the King of Jin came with his wheelchair, he didn't know what was going on. He looked like he had no ambitions. "Your Majesty, I have never been involved in anything. I know that I may not be able to help you with government affairs."

I don't know if it was genuine or just a cover-up, but a smile appeared on the half of his face that was not covered by the mask: "Before I came out, Yong'er and Hua'er were sleeping. I wanted to go back before they woke up, otherwise they would cry again."

——The Princess of Jin was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl.

The old emperor squinted his eyes and looked at him for a while, then suddenly stood up and stretched out his hand, and the Jinyiwei next to him handed him a stick.

King Jin: "?"

Then he saw his brother holding a stick and walking towards him with big strides.

"Royal brother!"

"What are you going to do?"

"ah--"

"Wait a moment, I..."

"ah--"

The sticks hit the flesh.

Xu Lang was a kind-hearted man and could not bear to see this, so he turned his head away with great "reluctance".

The old emperor's furious voice rang out.

"You little bastard, why are you coveting the throne? And you're coveting the throne with the King of Jibei? Are you stupid or is he stupid? After killing me, how could he resist not ascending the throne?"

"With your stupidity, can you still escape the King of Jibei's plan?"

"Can your lame legs outrun the King of Jibei?"

"Idiot! Idiot!"

"I'm so stupid!"

"My mother asked me to take good care of you before she died. No prince in history has ever lived as comfortably as you! I gave you the land of Jin without even giving you a son! You son of a bitch, this is how you repay me!"

"Besides, the King of Jibei has land and private soldiers! The useless Prince Fu is my son, and he has blood and righteousness! What do you have? You have nothing! You are over 30 years old and still not stable, and you are imitating others to rebel!"

The old emperor became angrier as he spoke, and started beating his son.

The King of Jin gritted his teeth and endured it at the beginning, but he was beaten so hard that he cried for his parents, and in the end his cries of pain became stuttering, but the sticks still fell on him like raindrops.

But the old emperor had fought in wars and knew how to fight in order to kill people, so the blows from the stick would at most only cause some injuries to the Prince of Jin.

——After all, what's the point of just killing him now?

[Wow!] Xu Yanmiao sighed: [He is still as charming as before. Even when he beat the prince to a pulp, his strength was not much greater than this.]

Lian Hang stood beside Xu Lang, and the familiar feeling of his legs suddenly softened appeared.

People are about to cry.

Xu Lang! Can you please stop adding fuel to the fire when things are so serious! You mention the prince at this time???

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As soon as Xu Yanmiao mentioned the prince, the old emperor remembered that the purpose of Prince Jibei was to anger his own son to death!

That expression became even colder in an instant.

"Sima Chen! Are you planning to kill your nephew with your own hands?"

【Oh! I don't have this. 】

[The King of Jibei despised him for being stupid, so he didn't tell him about this, fearing that he might do something bad.]

Old Emperor: "..."

Tsk.

But the old emperor was not happy either.

A fool who had been preparing for a rebellion for thirty years but was captured in less than half a day, calling his brother a fool, what should he be happy about?

——It makes me even more depressed.

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After the sticks stopped, the King of Jin finally struggled to take a breath, gasping for air while wondering: "Nephew? What nephew?" He suddenly reacted, looking stunned: "The King of Jibei attacked the eldest nephew? When did it happen? Wasn't he planning to start a rebellion?"

But his brother did not smile, instead he looked at him with a colder look, picked up the stick and hit him hard on the wound. In an instant, the flesh was torn even more, and blood splattered everywhere.

Prince Jin covered the wound, and the sweat on his face seemed to reflect blood in an instant: "Royal brother... I don't know if you believe it or not, but I didn't get too involved in the affairs of Prince Jibei... Later, my princess became pregnant, and I was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so I immediately cut off contact with Prince Jibei. Now I really just want to be an idle prince and live a good life with my princess behind closed doors."

【Attempted murder is not murder? 】

Xu Yanmiao sighed in her heart.

[If the King of Jibei succeeds in his rebellion, can he still save the lives of the old emperor and his family? ]

[If the Prince of Jin realizes this and still does this, he is just acting on his own assumptions and does not care about the life and death of the Emperor's family.]

[If you don't realize it, you will act without considering the consequences and just do it without thinking. ]

[Either way is scary. The old emperor is also very miserable, meeting such an ungrateful person.]

The old emperor glanced at Xu Yanmiao.

It's hard to say how good his mood was at the moment, but when he heard Xu Yanmiao was on his side, his expression did relax a lot.

"snort--"

You little rascal, it's worth it that I'm so indulgent towards you.

When he turned to look at Prince Jin, anger appeared on his face again.

He actually indulged this! As a result, he indulged a white-eyed wolf!

"Sima Chen! Tell me, how have I wronged you that made you feel resentful?"

The first voice to be heard was Xu Yanmiao's inner voice.

[50% blame the King of Jibei, and 50% blame himself. ]

[She grew up among the common people. She was found and taken to the palace when she was eleven years old. She had no idea about the royal family. Many of the stories she read described the royal family as ruthless. She also felt that her surname was Sima and the old emperor's surname was Gao, which were not the same surnames. She had to be more cautious and was especially afraid of making mistakes.]

The old emperor clenched his fists, feeling the stick starting to itch again.

[When he first entered the palace, the old emperor seemed to be quite busy and had no time to take care of his adopted brother. The Prince of Jibei had not yet gone to his fiefdom, so he often asked people to bring books to the palace for him to read, such as storybooks and history books...]

[Tsk tsk tsk, what a meticulously calculated history book. The younger brother killed his elder brother, who was the emperor, with an axe in the bedroom and forcibly ascended the throne.]

[Also, the mother was partial to him and secretly told the elder brother to pass the throne to the younger brother, which caused the elder brother to bear a grudge.]

[Oh, and the mother favored the youngest son, and the elder brother was jealous. After the mother passed away, he targeted the younger brother in various ways. ]

【It has been thousands of years, and he wants to see everything that suits his own situation. He has become a frightened bird, and always feels that the old emperor is smiling but hiding a knife, and will smash the cup as a signal to let five hundred swordsmen chop him to pieces. 】

[I don't know whether I should call this paranoia. ]

[Hey, so I showed him these history books to arouse his ambitions! I didn't expect that it would scare him to death. ]

[It's so funny. The King of Jibei thought that this was fine, but he never thought about getting back at him.]

Old Emperor: "..."

This time, even though the King of Jibei had been beheaded, he had to dig him out and whip his corpse!

After Prince Jin answered his question and explained clearly the causes and consequences of his wild thoughts, which were exactly the same as what Xu Yanmiao said, the old emperor kicked him immediately.

"Idiot! Idiot! History books also say that emperors doted on their children and indulged their brothers. Why don't you believe this?"

[That's really hard to believe.]

[Children are fine, but brothers... maybe only one emperor out of a hundred is sincere to his brothers. It is more likely that he will be sincere to his brothers.]

The old emperor's body fell backwards, then returned to its original position with strength.

Lower your head...lower your head quickly...

The ministers lowered their heads silently, staring at the tips of their shoes. They almost knelt down and begged the little ancestor not to stab the emperor in the heart again.

Prince Jin said hesitantly: "Brother, I..."

"Shut up." The old emperor said expressionlessly, "I don't want to hear you talk now."

Then, he raised his foot and kicked his annoying brother's unconscious legs again.

[Stop kicking him, stop kicking him. The princess is a miracle doctor. She might be able to cure his leg, but if she really kicks him and causes other problems, it's hard to say.]

[Oh, that's right, he's rebelling, he might be beheaded, the old emperor doesn't care about his legs. ]

[Hey, come to think of it, hasn't the princess tried to treat the prince's leg for so long? That shouldn't be the case, they are quite loving. The prince's leg is not broken or anything, it is said that he was poisoned after blocking the assassination attempt for the old emperor and became unable to walk. ]

[Having inherited the true teachings of the Immortal Doctor, she seems to be very good at detoxification. ]

Although it was inappropriate, the ministers' attention subconsciously drifted away.

"Xiao Bai Ze thinks too simply."

"Yes, after so many years, I'm afraid that his legs have long been necrotic. Even if he is the descendant of a miracle doctor, there is no way to bring back the dead tree, right?"

"And maybe I've looked at it privately, but it didn't work."

The discussion was very quiet, and it was all from the ministers in the back row. The ministers in the front row didn't feel anything.

For example, Prime Minister Dou had his hands in his pockets, looking calm and composed.

Why should we care about such a small matter? If it is really cured, it will be worth being shocked, right?

[Eh, that's weird. The princess wanted to show Prince Jin her legs, but Prince Jin refused? He said it's impossible to cure it, so he won't try?]

The Minister of War did not sleep well last night and was so sleepy that his eyelids were fighting each other. He could not sleep in the front room, so he could only find something to try to cheer himself up.

Hearing this, I yawned imperceptibly.

Xu Yanmiao was still too young. It was not hard to imagine this. She just didn't want her hopes to be dashed again. It was human nature.

【Let me see......】

【Wait a minute????】

[Are you pretending to be lame?! ]

[In order to avoid suspicion from the old emperor, he pretended to be lame for fifteen years and sat in a wheelchair for fifteen years?! ]

[And just in case, I never stand up at home. ]

[Fuck! Even his retainers and confidants didn't know that their master could actually walk! ]

The Minister of War was suddenly shocked and looked at the Prince of Jin who was sitting in a wheelchair with his leg kicked.

The other party lowered his head and was apologizing to His Majesty. His legs, which were clearly conscious, remained motionless even after being kicked.

Minister of War: "..."

I'm sorry, it's not that Xiaobai Zenen is too young, it's that I'm too young.

Your ancestors--

Amazing!

What kind of brain is this!

The ministers gasped slightly.

Who in their right mind can pretend to be unable to walk for fifteen years?

Prince Jin looked stern.

He found that his royal brother's expression was very distorted - could it be that his murderous intent became even stronger?

No, he has to save himself! He is not alone now!

"Boom——"

Prince Jin threw himself out of the wheelchair and fell to the ground.

Then, he used his two arms to move his body forward little by little with difficulty.

"Royal brother!"

"Royal brother!"

"I know I was wrong!"

"I beg my royal brother to show mercy. Please spare my death because I severed ties with the King of Jibei long ago!"

Old Emperor: "..."

He looked at this strange guy expressionlessly, and was convinced again: his brother was really mentally ill. He dared to mention the King of Jibei at this time. It would be better to mention their mother, who cried and said that she was ashamed of her brother, and voluntarily gave up the throne and kept vigil for her mother for the rest of her life.

Was he really going to get so mad about this?

"..."

Forget it, the Prince of Jin's Mansion will not exterminate the entire family.

Exile to Guizhou.

Chapter 107: Saving your life first!

After the old emperor announced the verdict on the King of Jin, Xu Yanmiao suddenly remembered——

[Wait, what about the princess? She is innocent! And are the twins, who are not even one year old, going to be exiled together? They won't survive.]

At the same time, Prince Jin suddenly burst out with great energy, and with rare intelligence, he told the old emperor how ignorant his princess was, how superb her medical skills were, and how much she could contribute to Daxia.

The central idea is: "The road is long and the mountains are high. I beg my brother to show mercy and spare my princess. She didn't know anything about this from the beginning to the end. Moreover, she has medical skills and can serve Daxia and the royal family."

The emperor laughed: "Her husband and children were exiled to Guizhou, a poor and remote place. Her husband's family was destroyed. Who knows if she harbors hatred in her heart? How can I let her serve the royal family without worry?"

The Prince of Jin used his quick wit to express his opinion: "Brother! I promise that she will never hate the royal family. I will convince her! Please spare her life!"

However, when he raised his head through tearful eyes, he could only see his brother staring at him coldly.

Prince Jin's heart skipped a beat, and then he fell silent.

Yes, what guarantee does he have?

His breathing became heavier, and his chest still ached slightly - if he had betrayed the King of Jibei in time and made contributions, would he be...

The figure on the dragon throne enveloped Prince Jin like a terrifying darkness, almost suffocating him.

The shadow actually moved away.

"...Royal...Brother?"

The King of Jin's call did not attract the emperor's attention. He found that the other party didn't know what he was looking at, and his eyes were looking somewhere far away.

[The princess is truly innocent.]

[The premise of bringing disaster to the family is that the family will also be blessed. The King of Jin was too cautious. The King of Jibei wanted to give him benefits but he refused. The princess did not enjoy anything. It is too pitiful that she lost her life inexplicably. ]

[Alas, but the emperor wouldn't care whether she is innocent or not...]

[Even the great benefits of the miracle doctor couldn't impress the old emperor, so what else could impress him? ]

Xiao Bai Ze's fur color seems to have become a lot darker.

The old emperor turned around to look at Prince Jin and suddenly snorted, "Rebellion means the whole family will die, but... your princess has a noble person to help her."

What this means is that...

King Jin's eyes lit up. Amidst the intense ecstasy, a trace of doubt surged into his heart.

Princess, what kind of noble person did you meet that could make his royal brother change his mind?

And the ministers who understood the old emperor's intentions better...

Prime Minister Dou took a breath.

The six ministers all looked very surprised and profound.

Lian Hang's eyes widened.

Xu Yanmiao quietly moved closer to his best friend and exclaimed: "There is actually a noble person who can influence His Majesty's decision. How amazing! I really want to know who it is."

Lian Hang: "...Yes. It's really unexpected."

Xu Yanmiao guessed with great interest: "Lian Lang, do you think it could be Her Majesty the Queen? Or His Majesty the Crown Prince? The princess happened to have had a connection with them when she was practicing medicine, so His Majesty..."

Lian Hang: "...I don't think so."

Xu Yanmiao was greatly surprised: "There is no third person in this world who can make the old... His Majesty change his mind, right?"

Lian Hang's expression was subtle for a moment: "That seems to be right."

"Right! I feel like it must be..."

The Jinyiwei who came running over coughed, "Xu Lang, His Majesty is calling you."

Xu Lang, who was chatting, was startled.

[Will the old emperor not notice that I am chatting? ]

[Shouldn't you be that free? 】

The very idle old emperor looked at him with a half-smile after the person came over, leaned back in his chair, hugged his shoulders, and said slowly: "Xu Yanmiao, you should know that I am in a very bad mood now."

Xu Yanmiao looked at him hesitantly: "...Yes?"

"Come on, tell me something interesting to cheer me up?"

Xu Yanmiao blinked blankly: "Yes."

[Interesting thing, the King of Jin was frightened by a little historian named Crown Prince in his neighboring territory and spent three days digging a tunnel to escape. Does that count? ]

Surname Emperor and given name Prince? !

The old emperor had his arms crossed over his chest, but when he heard this, his waist straightened slightly.

The common people...are really timid. Whenever there is any disturbance, they close the door and hide behind it, trembling.

It's really bold to say that. He even dares to call me the Crown Prince!

It's not enough to call him the Crown Prince, he even dares to use this name as a historian!

The old emperor glanced at his upset brother without leaving a trace.

It's not surprising that I would be scared by this.

The annoying younger brother was also looking at him.

Prince Jin was shocked.

He was now very close to the old emperor, so close that he could be particularly sensitive to the changes in the emperor's aura.

After the good-looking young man named Xu came forward, even though he didn't say a few words, his brother's violent temper immediately calmed down, just like a lion whose fur had stood up and whose fur had been smoothed down, and he could lie down peacefully again.

Who is this person?

Prince Jin couldn't help but look at Xu Yanmiao a few more times.

I can't tell what's special about it, I can only say... it looks very nice. It looks exceptionally clear.

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Xu Yanmiao pondered for a moment, picked and chose, and picked out something that he might be able to find out from his position: "Your Majesty, do you remember the 'eternal filial son' in Dingyuan County, Fengyang Prefecture?"

Seeing his majesty's face full of "Is there such a thing?", the old censor reminded him reliably: "Your majesty, this man is extremely filial. After his parents passed away, he was so grief-stricken that he refused to leave and actually lived in the tomb passage, observing mourning until now, for a full twenty years."

The old emperor took a look at the matter and said with a smile: "You are such a filial son, Xu Yanmiao, you ..."

Before she finished saying "it was thoughtful", she heard the second half of the sentence blurted out without stopping: "He drank wine and ate meat in the tomb passage, and gave birth to five fat babies!"

After saying that, Xu Yanmiao closed her mouth silently, not daring to say another word.

Old Emperor: "..."

Do you think I'd be happy to hear this?

Why am I so happy? Am I so happy that the "filial son" insisted on living in the tomb for twenty years, but was exposed by you and his efforts were ruined?

"...Ahem." After thinking about this for a while, the old emperor's chest suddenly burst into laughter. The smile that slightly raised his lips when he learned that there was a filial son under his rule could not compare to this.

Sure enough, when you are unlucky, watching others suffer is the best way to make you feel better.

——The imperial censors are already recording this matter. As for the "filial son" who wanted to be an official, he will soon be punished for being "unfilial", let alone becoming an official.

The old emperor gestured for Xu Yanmiao to come forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done, I am much happier now."

[Eh? Is it that simple? ]

Xu Lang blinked, and after making sure he had heard correctly, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

【Great! Nothing went wrong.】

[Ah... I just wanted to be a salted fish in a corner. It's really dangerous to be summoned by the emperor so frequently. I might lose my life if I'm not careful. Is there any way to make the emperor stop calling me from time to time? ]

Ministers: "..."

Listen to what people say!

Can you consider the feelings of those of us who are trying hard to climb up the ladder?

Unfortunately, Xu Yanmiao could not hear their voices.

Xu Yanmiao was still worried: [I don't know if I can be banished from the capital for making a small mistake...]

The ruler and ministers of Daxia: "!!!"

Of course not!

Who knows what the judgment rules of the artifact are? What if Xu Yanmiao becomes a local official and all local officials can hear his voice, then... what will happen to their secrets!

Does the whole world know that the emperor was cuckolded by his grandson? Does the whole world know that the Minister of War doesn't take a bath?

[Forget it, it's too dangerous. If you encounter robbers on the road, you can easily die. Even if you take office safely, there is a possibility that tigers will break into the county town or state capital. It is safer to stay in the capital.]

The breath that the ruler and his ministers of Daxia had held suddenly relaxed.

Yes, yes! The capital is very safe! The emperor is here, there is no place in the world safer than here.

"Prince Jin..." The old emperor interrupted quickly to prevent Xu Yanmiao from having any more wild thoughts.

Prince Jin's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he was filled with negative thoughts.

——Could it be that my royal brother is making fun of me?

Then, he heard his brother's words with deep meaning: "I have made a secret decision in my heart before, leaving everything to God's will. If Xu Yanmiao fails to make me feel better, even if there is a noble lady, I will not spare your princess."

King Jin: "What..."

【What?!】

[Such an important matter is placed on my shoulders, and I don't even know it?! ]

Xu Yanmiao and King Jin—one's palm was trembling slightly with fear, and the other's nose was covered with beads of sweat. But at this moment, they both opened their eyes in the same way.

The dog emperor leaned his head back on the chair and rubbed his chin with his palm: "Now it seems that this is fate." He waved his big hand: "Then let your wife and the two children go."

King Jin's arms went limp, and his upper body fell back to the ground, gasping for breath.

——At this time, he hasn't forgotten that he is a cripple.

His face had been beaten by the emperor's stick before, and his cheeks were swollen. It was difficult for him to speak: "Thank... Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "You have also met a noble person, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Prince Jin reacted and the way he looked at Xu Yanmiao immediately changed.

Indeed. If Xu Yanmiao had not made his brother happy, who knows what would have happened to his wife.

Perhaps the restaurants, gambling houses, and banks he used as his secret agents could...

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The King of Jin was very afraid of death.

Xu Yanmiao now knows how much King Jin fears death.

He has secret agents in every state capital of the country who are responsible for gathering information, but he never sells the information. Instead, he holds the intelligence tightly in his hands like a hamster hoarding food for the winter, and only feels at ease after looking at it from time to time.

——He was able to know the names of the minor officials in the state next to his territory because of the existence of these secret agents.

Now, he handed all these secret agents to Xu Yanmiao in the name of thank-you gifts.

Xu Yanmiao immediately handed it over to the court.

In response, the court said: "Since it is the private property of the King of Jin and he gave it to you, you should keep it. The court is not so poor as to rob the ministers of their property."

The ruler and his ministers of Daxia were calculating with great enthusiasm.

With a hidden spy, Xiao Bai Ze will have a reasonable source of intelligence, so in the future, won't he be able to...

The old emperor showed a longing expression.

The ministers showed expectant looks.

Although the risk is increased, the benefits are also greater! To put it simply and directly, it is like asking where there is a gold mountain...

[No, no, these hidden stakes must not be collected! ]

Daxia's ruler and ministers: Wait! Why not? Give us a reason, and we will reject it immediately.

[I'm not stupid. How could the emperor allow his subjects to control a powerful intelligence force?]

The old emperor was anxious: I allow it!!!

[If the court insists on not accepting them and wants to establish a reputation, I will... I will... well, find a way to destroy those sources of information in front of the entire court, and dismiss all the people... No, what if the old emperor suspects that I am breaking them up? I know! Send them to serve as soldiers and disperse them to various camps. They are not allowed to leave the camp without orders. The old emperor will feel at ease if they are under his nose, right? ]

【It is more important to save your life. 】

The ruler and ministers of Daxia: "!!!"

Don't, don't!

The author has something to say:

Call the Crown Prince:

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the official name of the historian was Taizi. Emperor Wu said, "The Emperor Taizi is not a good name." So he moved the dot outside the name and changed it to Quanzi.

——"General Examination of Literature"

[The name "Xiao Shi" was not wrong, it was not "Xiao Li".]

Xiaoshi: refers to the minor officials who run errands in the government. 】

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Twenty years of mourning:

There was a man named Zhao Xuan who buried his parents without closing the tomb and lived in it. He mourned for more than 20 years. The people in the town praised him as a filial son, and the prefecture and county held several rituals to invite him. The county recommended him to Fan, who met him and asked about his wife and children. All five of Xuan's sons were born in the tomb. Fan was furious and said, "The sages made the rituals, and the wise should follow them. The unworthy should not try to do so. Moreover, the sacrifices should not be repeated because they are easy to corrupt. What's more, he slept in the tomb and conceived in it. He deceived the people and slandered the gods and ghosts." So he was convicted.

——Book of the Later Han

[Translation: In order to become an official, Zhao Xuan mourned in the tomb passage for twenty years. Later, he was recommended to the governor because of his filial piety. However, the governor found out that he had five children during the mourning period, so he punished him.]

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Chapter 108: Shock! The prince was caught scamming people in the street because...

Xu Yanmiao felt that Prince Jin was really unreasonable.

[I saved him by accident, but he turned his back on me and gave me such a big problem!]

The secret agent was given last night, and the things were handed in during the court session in the morning.

Now still in the court, Xu Yanmiao complained a few words in his heart, but did not dare to show too much expression on his face.

Then he looked up: "???"

[Eh? Did you just talk about some important government affairs? I see... nothing? ]

[I am frowning because of the secret agent, why are so many officials frowning? One or two of them can be said to have family troubles, but it is impossible that all families have been in trouble, right? ]

An imperial censor stood up and said, "Your Majesty! I have something to report!"

Ministers: Oh wow!

In previous situations like this, they all had tense expressions, fearing that the fire would be directed at them, or that there would be a conflict between factions, and they knew whether they should charge into battle or be cautious to avoid being affected by the fire.

Now...

Let's see which unlucky guy is pulled out to divert Xiao Bai Ze's attention!

Censor: "I want to impeach the Marquis of Yongchang."

Ministers: Oh wow!

It turns out to be this unlucky guy!

Marquis Yongchang's beard twitched and he looked confused.

That's impossible. He has even become so cautious in his walking recently that he rushes back to the mansion as soon as the court is over. He remains calm no matter what happens on the way. How could he be impeached?

Censor: "During the war against Japan, the Marquis of Yongchang built a giant Jingguan with tens of thousands of enemy corpses. Is that true or not?"

Jingguan is a place where military commanders piled up the corpses of their enemies into a high hill and then covered it with a layer of loose soil in order to show off their massacre.

It has always been regarded as a brutal and barbaric practice and has been criticized.

In the past, Marquis Yongchang would have always disdained such impeachment. After all, he had military merits. Would Your Majesty still cause trouble for him just because the enemy could not be buried in peace?

but now......

Yongchang Hou was short of breath and felt guilty: "It is true, but I... I did it to intimidate the enemy..."

The censor interrupted him mercilessly, but his tone of questioning was gentle: "Massacre in the city can also deter the enemy, and throwing the enemy's corpses into the city can also deter the enemy. Why did the Marquis choose only the Jingguan?"

——Of course, the censor did not support the massacre. If the Marquis of Yongchang had massacred the city, he would still impeach him.

Marquis Yongchang was like a cat with its neck pinched, his eyes were wandering and he was speechless.

The censor's sharp eyes swept across his face: "Because Jingguan is elegant in barbarism and restrained in brutality. Compared with massacring a city, it can show off martial arts and make the locals uneasy. Massacring a city can only shock people temporarily, while piling up rotten corpses into a tower can suppress the local people's hearts for a long time."

To put it simply: don't talk about shock, everyone knows who they are, they just treat it as a "monument" to satisfy their own vanity and desires.

Marquis Yongchang felt that it didn't matter how cruelly he treated the enemy, and he did not massacre civilians, but only killed the prisoners - killing prisoners was indeed immoral, but the people he killed were not Chinese anyway.

In fact, he could have refuted it if he wanted to, for example, he insisted that he built the Jingguan just to deter the Japanese for a long time, so as to prevent them from rebelling in the future. However, thinking that it was an extraordinary period, Yongchang Hou opened his mouth, but still held back his words of rebuttal, and said sullenly: "The Jingguan incident was indeed my fault. China is a country of etiquette, and we should be gentle with prisoners..."

The censor agreed: "Yes, there are 50,000 natives, how could you kill them all? They are all strong men, if they were forced to dig for gold and silver, they could dig for decades."

The censor shook his head: "Jingguan is still too brutal."

other people:"......"

If those people knew that the price of survival was to mine for decades, they might think it would be better to die.

——Of course, some people may think that it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Yongchang Hou sighed and said with deep emotion: "You are right. I am still too barbaric."

When it comes to using a blunt knife to sharpen people's teeth, you have to look at these literati.

Xu Yanmiao watched intently, and realization gradually dawned on her face.

[If this is the case, then wouldn't the best punishment for Yongchang Hou be to have him demolish the Jingguan, burn the bodies, and clean up the land? ]

[The land is soaked in blood, and that patch is all black. Should we dig that patch of land up? The smell of blood is so strong...]

Xu Lang, how did you learn this from the Censor?

——Don't learn everything!!!

Yongchang Hou's hands trembled, looking so pitiful. His inner cry almost showed through his face.

The old emperor's eyes lit up.

This is a really good idea! He was reluctant to punish his beloved general for the sake of Jingguan, but the matter of Jingguan was just like the massacre of the city, and it would be inappropriate if he did not take a stand.

And there is no need to dig the soil. That place is just right for planting crops. It can be watered with blood and filled with meat, and it is also excellent fertilizer for flowers.

Thinking about some horrible things, the old emperor said nonchalantly: "Marquis Yongchang, you built the Jingguan, and you are responsible for demolishing it. Is there any problem?"

The strong body of Yongchang Hou shrank down in grievance: "Your Majesty, no problem, I still have some strength to clean up the Jingguan."

At this time, Xu Yanmiao muttered to himself: [I don't care about morality or immorality towards Japan, but if the corpses are not handled properly, it will cause plague. That place will have to exile Chinese people in the future.]

[Also, we don't know whether the plague will drift to the mainland via the sea.]

【I'll see if I can remind you later. 】

Marquis Yongchang suddenly fell silent.

The other ministers were also silent.

They really didn't expect this.

It's been seven months, so it shouldn't be a big problem... right?

The old emperor thought about it and decided to let Princess Jin go with him to see the situation. Isn't she a skilled doctor? It's just right. He can't let her go for nothing. She has to be of some use.

Xu Yanmiao also thought about the fact that seven months had passed.

[Hey! Wait! It's been seven months, why is it that someone just impeached the Marquis of Yongchang? Is it because the news is slow to spread across the sea? ]

The ruler and his ministers of Daxia seemed calm and composed.

This is nothing. In the officialdom, let alone seven months, if someone wants to mess with you, they can dig up things that happened seven years ago.

——They could tell at a glance that Marquis Yongchang must have offended someone, otherwise it would not have taken seven months for anyone to mention him.

Not a big...

【Oh my! 】

[Someone is secretly reselling military pay and weapons! The adopted son of Yongchang Hou found out some clues and wanted to use the Jingguan incident to cause trouble for Yongchang Hou.]

The ministers: "..."

Okay, this is a really big deal.

[Eh? Doesn't that mean that the censor was used as a pawn? ]

The Marquis of Yongchang and the censor had no time to look at their faces. Like most officials, they subconsciously looked at the emperor's face.

——On the golden platform, the emperor's face was surprisingly calm.

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Marquis Yongchang heard the Shaoqing of Taichang beside him swear.

Of course, not only Taichang Shaoqing, he also wanted to swear.

With Xiao Bai Ze in the officialdom, who would dare to do something that would obviously touch the bottom line of His Majesty? You took a small bribe and said it was to supplement your family income, but you dared to take the military pay. You must be crazy!

I must not believe that it was done by his subordinates!

——At this moment, it was not only Marquis Yongchang who was praying like this.

[This person is quite courageous, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War...]

Astonished glances came from all directions like waves.

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War was startled, but soon calmed down. After thinking for a while, he concluded: "It's not me. I didn't do it. It must be Xiao Bai Ze who was panting heavily when he spoke - I guess it was one of my subordinates."

There was still a slight smile on the corner of his lips.

Just like a reef in the sea, no matter how strong the wind and waves are, I remain unmoved.

Colleagues around him couldn't help but sigh: What a good character!

[...This son-in-law must have eaten a few pounds of bear bile, and he is really capable of getting his hands on arms.]

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War's legs went limp, luckily his colleagues quickly helped him up, otherwise he would have fallen and made a noise, attracting Xu Yanmiao's attention. If he had thought that his inner thoughts could be heard by others, it would have been a disaster.

"Are you okay?" the colleague asked in a low voice.

The Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War felt his throat tighten and swallowed his saliva: "I took every precaution, thinking that my family was upright and my sons and nephews would never dare to do such a thing, so I rested on my laurels. As a result, I forgot to guard against my son-in-law!"

If the son-in-law breaks the law, his family will be implicated!

The nine clans of a son-in-law include his father-in-law and his mother-in-law.

Colleagues: "..."

So the reason you were so calm just now was because you thought it had nothing to do with you.

However, they felt much more relieved knowing who the unlucky guy was.

For a moment, everyone's minds were in turmoil. Some were thinking about taking this opportunity to eliminate dissidents, some were thinking about whether they would be implicated, and if so, how to get themselves out of it, and some -

For example, Liang Rui, the head of the Ministry of Justice, was dedicated to the public good. He tightened his lips and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince will return to the capital soon. I wonder how he will be received?"

Clear-sounding college students can't hear it.

But there are many people in the court who can hear:

Your Majesty! Don't put the blame on the Royal Guards again - mainly because it's been seven months since the incident happened. It's easy to be exposed if you put the blame on the Royal Guards. It's better to say that the prince got to know the truth from outside.

The old emperor also heard it, and responded: "It's not a big deal, there's no need to go out of your way to welcome him. I will send someone to the suburbs to welcome the prince."

...

When the prince returned, he was very sad.

"How come so many interesting things happened in the capital right after I left?"

When I hear people tell the story now, it doesn't feel the same!

His servant said seriously, "There is another 'excitement' waiting for Your Highness."

The prince smiled and waved his hand: "No hurry, no hurry."

Then he patiently investigated the son-in-law of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War inside and out, and obtained witnesses and physical evidence of his real reselling of military pay and weapons. Then one morning, he cleared his throat in front of the bronze mirror, brought all the evidence, and went to the court with great pride!

Wuhu! Fun is coming!

【Wuhu! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back! 】

The prince paused, turned his head, and saw Xu Yanmiao staring at him with burning eyes. He almost couldn't maintain the gentle and refreshing smile on his face.

I suddenly had a bad feeling.

[Damn it! I really want to ask him how it feels to be a prince and a gangster.]

[This is the first time I have seen a prince who was queuing up to buy salted goose, but because a gangster tried to cut in line, he beat him up himself and did not allow the guards around him to help.]

[Then the other party bumped into him, and he lay on the ground and screamed, crying and making a fuss, complaining bitterly that they were bullying a cripple... Ah, why does the prince look so experienced? ]

[Is this a bit too amazing? ]

Prince: "...Ahem." He tried hard to suppress the pride in his heart, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

This made the teachers who were looking over there even more incredulous. They scowled and their necks and ears turned red with anger.

Is it appropriate for a prince to fight with gangsters?

The old emperor subconsciously said: "Good!!!"

The sound is like a loud bell.

I was thinking happily: My son still has the skills he had when he was a commoner. He can go to the court and the market. Well, he is worthy of being my son!

Then he saw those older scholars turning their heads and looking at him quietly.

Old Emperor: "..."

Although he was a rather unruly person, he did respect his teachers and taught his son to respect his teachers. He took the memorial and pretended to read it. He even pushed his eyelids with his hands, looking like he was tired from reading the memorial.

The author has something to say:

Regarding the reselling of military pay and weapons, please refer to [Someone under Emperor Wu of Han embezzled his military funds]. Facts have proved that as long as you are bold, you will dare to do this even if your boss is Emperor Wu of Han ()

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He Zijingsheng took over his father's position as Grand Coachman. He was arrogant and extravagant, and did not obey the law. He misappropriated 19 million yuan of the Northern Army's money. When he was discovered, he was thrown into prison.

——"Zizhi Tongjian"

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Chapter 109 The Urban Management Brigade is here!

[Hmm? 'Good' what? ]

Xu Yanmiao turned her head reflexively, shifting her gaze from the prince to the emperor, and saw that the other party was looking down at the memorial.

【oh!】

I guess he said "good" because he saw some satisfactory content.

Xu Yanmiao was not curious about this. He was more curious about what the prince was going to do today. He seemed very motivated.

Then after listening for a while, I found out that it was the case of reselling military pay that he had uncovered a month ago. It couldn't be more familiar. Moreover, whether it was arresting people and sentencing them or appeasing the soldiers, this matter had nothing to do with the Ministry of Personnel.

Xu Yanmiao lowered his eyelashes, looking very solemn and intimidating.

Actually...

[Great! I can continue to daydream! ]

Old Emperor: "..."

【Perfect for a short nap! 】

Old Emperor: "..."

Don't go too far!

It was fine if you were lazy when you were a ninth-rank official, but now you are a fifth-rank official, how can you still have the nerve to take a nap!

You're only nineteen years old, how can you be so lazy?

[Good night——No! Good morning! ]

The old emperor sneered.

Good morning?

I'm still working, you want good morning? Dream on!

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"The crime of reselling military pay and firearms is unforgivable. Those involved should be killed or sentenced."

The old emperor set the tone first, and then the officials in the court who were related to these tasks began to report on how to deal with them and come up with the procedures. The emperor only needed to be responsible for reviewing and approving them.

But what does this have to do with the Ministry of Personnel and him?

Xu Yanmiao dozed off peacefully.

The old emperor suddenly said: "The positions vacated by these guilty officials will be filled by people appointed by the Ministry of Personnel."

【! 】

Capturing the key words, Xu Yanmiao woke up with a start. After recalling what the emperor had just said: [It's not a big problem. The Ministry of Personnel prepares the examination results and qualifications for the selection of candidates every year. After returning to the government office, you can easily pick a good person by looking through them. ]

[There really shouldn't be anything to do in the Ministry of Personnel next, so I'll continue to catch up on my sleep.]

The old emperor: "?"

Nonsense! Where is there no Ministry of Personnel...wait, it seems that there really is none?

"..."

The old emperor held his breath for a long time, and suddenly spoke: "When the soldiers are not on the march, they have two meals a day, and every ten days they are rewarded with a pound of pork and a pound of rice wine. Now I want to change it to three meals a day, and pork and rice wine will be rewarded every five days."

The ministers were surprised.

The Ministry of War responded quickly: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Then came the military generals, who agreed wholeheartedly.

Although the Ministry of Revenue did not object, it did euphemistically ask: "Your Majesty, where does the military funding come from?"

The old emperor: "Mountains of gold and silver were discovered in Japan."

That's fine. The Minister of Revenue shut up.

——The Xia Dynasty's output was fully capable of providing these benefits, but the imperial court simply had no money.

The old emperor said: "Well, let the Ministry of Personnel handle this matter."

Ministry of Revenue: ???

Ministry of War: ???

The Ministry of Personnel is doing this, what should we do?

【What?】

Xu Yanmiao sat up in shock from his dying illness.

[Alive again? ]

[That's not right. This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, right? ]

The old emperor added slowly: "You select people, you do the work, if there is any reselling of military supplies again, you will take off your official hats yourself."

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The Minister of Personnel bowed down immediately, and other officials of the Ministry of Personnel also bowed down. Xu Yanmiao followed them and listened to the old emperor's angry voice on the golden stage: "If you want me to calm down, get things done first."

[The treatment that the old emperor gave to ordinary soldiers was already the best in all dynasties. These were all money to buy their lives. Only when the money was enough would people be willing to fight for him.]

[Everything was arranged well, but a bad teammate appeared. Although Yongchang Hou's adopted son discovered it early, if I were a soldier, after being owed military pay once, I would have to think twice before going to the battlefield. Who knows if the pension will be embezzled by the superiors after I die. ]

【well.】

[It's not easy to be an emperor. 】

The old emperor glared in Xu Yanmiao's direction with annoyance.

It's good that you know it! If you know it, you will be less angry with me!

[If we talk about the treatment again, I think the negative impact of not receiving the military salary before will not only be written off, but will also be improved. ]

The old emperor remained silent. After Xu Yanmiao finished speaking this, he went on to talk about other things without any guidance.

The ministers understood - they were asked to come up with some specific rules, but they couldn't be too fanciful. If they proposed to increase the salary of each soldier by 100 taels of silver, the morale would be unprecedentedly high, but the treasury would probably not be able to support it.

The prince thought for a moment and calmly walked out: "Your Majesty, during the days when I was collecting evidence, I was always thinking about how to appease the army. Now I have bricks and tiles, and I throw them out roughly in order to seek beautiful jade."

The ministers looked at him sideways.

It's rare that the prince actually got involved in political affairs today.

Well, this matter was originally caused by him, and now that he has done it, he is not afraid of further criticism.

At the emperor's slight nod in response, the prince continued: "I think that the military pay can be increased slightly, and more importantly, the soldiers can live comfortably on a daily basis."

——After all, soldiers either find it difficult to leave the barracks and have no place to spend their money, or they send all the money back home and end up not living a good life.

The old emperor: "What does it mean to be at ease?"

"In summer, there is bean soup; in winter, there is charcoal; in all seasons, there are clothes."

The prince said: "Black beans are the best for relieving summer heat. If we can have a bowl of black bean soup every day in summer, I think it will definitely help relieve the fatigue of soldiers during training."

"It's cold in winter, and if there is a charcoal fire by your side and you can bake a cake, you will be very happy."

"The court used to only distribute spring and winter clothes. If we change it to provide clothes for all four seasons, wouldn't that be a great favor from the emperor?"

The great scholars and teachers looked pleased.

If he can empathize with others, he is a good superior. It would be even better if his father could not teach him such shameful things as playing tricks with gangsters.

The old emperor laughed, his face full of pride: "This is my Xia family's prince."

All the ministers responded.

The prince himself was slightly worried about the stability of his position, but then he thought: It's okay, it's normal for a prince to do one or two things, and these are not earth-shattering events. The only thing he needs to worry about is the support of the soldiers, but they are generally grateful to the emperor, and it has nothing to do with him as the prince.

On the golden platform, the old emperor gave a wink to the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards bowed his hands slightly.

Got it! Spread the word in the military camp that you have black bean soup to drink in the dog days of summer, charcoal fires to burn in the cold winter, and new clothes to wear all year round, all thanks to the prince!

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Having already obtained the most satisfactory thing, the emperor simply asked calmly: "Do you have any other suggestions?"

Next, many ministers expressed their opinions, about seventy or eighty in total, but only two were finally passed.

The first is to establish military doctors in the army.

When marching to war, the army naturally had military doctors accompanying them, but when the war was over, those doctors would leave. In normal times, when soldiers wanted to see a doctor, they either had to pay for it themselves, or endure it and wait for the emperor to show mercy and send doctors from the Imperial Hospital to treat the soldiers, or the general would apply to the court for a doctor.

Nowadays, the army can usually provide free treatment by doctors, and a certain amount of medicinal materials can be obtained for free at the pharmacies set up by the court in various prefectures.

The second provision exempted the land tax for three years for families with adult males who died in battle. If there were still no adult males in the family after three years, the tax would be further reduced until it reached ten years.

It seems like too heavy a burden, but in fact, even without mountains of gold and silver, the court can easily come up with the money.

After all, only the land tax is exempted. The remaining head tax, calculation tax (adult head tax), replacement tax (labor service tax), and total property tax will not be exempted.

In addition, there are various miscellaneous taxes, such as: every household needs to pay silk cocoons to the government regularly; people who mine copper and iron and other minerals are taxed according to the harvest ratio; people who want to cut down forests and bamboos have to pay wood tax; fishing tax is also collected; even if you catch a bird, you have to pay feather tax...

This has been the case throughout all dynasties. Even for famous wise rulers in history, the reason used to record their virtues was "exemption from land tax." Other taxes borne by the people were not mentioned at all, as if they did not exist.

But in this way, among the emperors who either increased taxes or reduced land taxes, he was indeed a wise ruler.

The old emperor habitually complained to Empress Dou about what he had done in the court today.

"I don't know how these people can say that they want to change the five-day reward from wine and meat to money. For the soldiers, who work hard every day, a sip of hot wine and a piece of fat meat are their hope. Changing it to silver seems like a good thing, but they can't keep it. And when they get it, it was originally ten taels, and it would be good to get two taels."

"And more! I have never heard of soldiers having to pay for the repair of their equipment and saddles, and they are also asked to provide their own gunpowder and lead for daily drills! This must be a spy sent by the previous dynasty."

"besides......"

One thing after another, even Empress Dou was stunned and speechless.

No wonder only two opinions were picked out of seventy or eighty. For example, asking soldiers to buy ammunition and practice shooting with their own money, does it seem to work? !

"However, fortunately, that brat Xu Yanmiao helped share some of my worries."

Empress Dou showed a puzzled expression at the right time.

The old emperor smiled happily: "He was thinking about the city management supervising the pension, and the retired soldiers taking on the role. I think it's feasible. They have a vested interest in this. Let the retired soldiers enter the government office. When they patrol the streets, they will pass by the deceased's house and chat with them to find out whether they have received the pension. If anyone dares to ask for the pension, they will chop off his hand."

——After all, even if we don't care about the friendship on the battlefield, we still have to consider our own compensation. You don't care whether others can keep their compensation, and when your own compensation is issued, no one cares whether the money reaches your family.

Empress Dou was a little surprised: "Minister Xu is only nineteen years old, but he has a deep insight into people's hearts and an accurate analysis of things. This kind of talent is rare in the world."

The old emperor groaned, "What does that bastard know about people's hearts? He has seen too many things, so he can do it easily."

The queen was slightly stunned and looked at Emperor Tiantong.

The emperor half sighed, half sighed: "Bai Ze is well-informed. This is probably a common thing for him. That's why he heard about the armor-removing man and thought of using him to manage the city's law and order."

"——His knowledge is incomparable to that of a beggar emperor or a great scholar. Sometimes I really want to know what kind of world he has seen, so that he would not take anything to heart when he was in Daxia."

The author has something to say:

In addition to the ten-year tax exemption, Emperor Wen of Han also exempted the entire country from agricultural taxes for eleven years.

(Of course, other taxes were not exempted, especially the head tax, which was the largest tax revenue in the Western Han Dynasty.)

The following paragraph is just the author's personal guess and is not guaranteed to be true:

(When agricultural taxes are abolished, people will have more food, and with more food, they will be able to have more children, and the total amount of head tax will also increase.

That's why Emperor Wen of Han dared to exempt agricultural taxes directly.)

[Of course, in addition to this, Emperor Hanwen also had other sources of income, such as "earning a title for each grain": anyone who delivered 600 dan of military rations to the front line was granted the title of Shangzao, 4,000 dan was granted the title of Wu Dafu, and 12,000 dan was granted the title of Da Shuzhang. When the military rations stockpiled on the front line were enough to last for five years, Emperor Hanwen extended this policy to the whole country, stockpiling grain in all counties and prefectures, enough for the entire population to eat for a year, which was equivalent to the earliest national strategic grain reserve.

——"I Tell History to Children"]

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Military treatment, reference:

Each soldier who died in battle was given 10 liang of silver as a pension, which was managed by his clan. A loyalty stone tablet was erected at the official office, recording the name of the deceased. If his wife was left with young children, he would be given a full grain allowance. If he had a wife but no children, he would be given 5 dou of grain per month, a piece of cloth in winter, and 3 jin of clean cotton. If he remarried, no allowance was given.

——"Records of Lü Gong's Practical Politics, Volume 8"

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Black beans are the best for relieving summer heat. They should be consumed from the beginning of the dog days until the end of the day. One dou of black beans should be given to every ten people within a month. The fire chief should take it away and use it to make soup for the soldiers.

——"Records of Lü Gong's Practical Politics, Volume 8"

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The army rewards its soldiers once every ten days, and once for every ten thousand soldiers, the cost is three hundred taels of silver, which is more than enough.

Cook rice wine, one catty per person, cook pork, one catty per person. Choose a spacious place, divide it into 20 places, 50 people in each group, call out the names and arrange them to be distributed. Then order the restaurant, butcher, and cook to serve for two days, and each person will receive a reward.

Ten rewards cost three thousand taels of silver, and the soldiers of the three armies were so excited. Today's rewards are all silver, and each time it is often tens of thousands, but it is not enough to inspire the people, and it is useless. In ancient times, the soldiers were fed with wine and slaughtered cattle, and they understood this meaning. Now people are forced to use cattle, sheep, and dirt to drive them to death. How sad!

——"Records of Lü Gong's Practical Politics, Volume 8"

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[There is no Volume 8 online, only the first six volumes. Volume 8 is only available in the physical book, but the physical book is in traditional Chinese vertical format without punctuation. I punctuated the sentences myself, so I apologize if there are any mistakes.]

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In the seventh year of Tiansheng, the Dharma Temple decided on the clothing of various armies. Cavalry had seven pieces of clothing for spring and winter, infantry had seven pieces of clothing for spring and six pieces of clothing for winter, and those who dared to pledge or sell them would be required to replace them.

——"History of Song Dynasty"

The seven items of spring clothing for cavalrymen are: black silk shirt, white silk undershirt, white silk padded trousers, purple silk headscarf, red silk belt, white silk shirt, and linen shoes.

The seven items of spring clothing for infantrymen are: black silk shirt, white silk undershirt, white silk padded trousers, purple silk headscarf, blue and yellow shoulder straps, white silk shirt, and linen shoes.

The seven items of winter clothing for cavalrymen are: a black silk cotton cape, a yellow silk cotton jacket, a white silk cotton socks with trousers, a white silk socks with trousers, a purple silk turban, a red silk belt, and linen shoes.

The six items of winter clothing for infantrymen are: a black silk cotton coat, a yellow silk cotton jacket, a white silk cotton socks, a purple silk turban, a blue and yellow shoulder strap, and linen shoes.

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Military Doctor:

If the army is short of doctors, the general and the governor can request for their use.

——"Ming Hui Dian"

[Therefore, there were no permanent military doctors in the Ming Dynasty army. They had to wait for the emperor to remember them and send imperial doctors to treat them (this was usually praised as being out of consideration for the suffering of the soldiers), or the general would petition the court to send them.]

(However, there is a pharmacy)

In the third year of Hongwu, Huimin Pharmacy was established, with the prefectures and counties setting up official doctors. All the poor and sick soldiers and civilians were given medical treatment.

——History of Ming Dynasty

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You need to pay for the repair of the equipment saddle and bridle yourself, please refer to:

Apart from the deductions, there are vegetables for daily use in a month, clothes for winter and summer, and equipment and saddles for repair. If a person can only survive with his parents and wife, it will be very difficult.

——"Records of the Qing Dynasty: Records of the Shunzhi Dynasty"

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Soldiers provide their own ammunition:

I tested the gunners and found them all very nervous. I investigated the reason and found that the gunpowder and lead bullets were all prepared by the soldiers themselves, so they were unable to practice diligently.

——"Emperor Shizong Xian's Edict"

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Chapter 110: Relics, Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form

All Xiao Bai Ze could see was the chef cooking dried bean curd.

This dried shredded tofu is tofu slices cut into thin shreds, and is a Yangzhou dish.

The prince squatted beside him and introduced it in a loud voice: "Let me tell you, the dried bean curd from Yangzhou should be used for the dried bean curd. It is thin and tough, and absorbs juice very well. The dried bean curd from other places lacks some flavor. It's a pity that we can't bring this stuff here, so we can only use the dried bean curd from the capital, which is really a big pity."

"But I specially brought back the best chef in Yangzhou who cooks dried bean curd. He can cut a piece of dried bean curd into thirty-six pieces, each as thin as a horse's tail. Ordinary chefs can only cut it into sixteen pieces, and the most delicate ones can cut it into twenty pieces at most."

Xu Yanmiao watched the chef skillfully turn the dried tofu into a pile of tofu shreds, then soak them in water twice to remove the bean smell, and then throw them into the first clear soup that had been drained of oil. After the dried shreds had absorbed enough fresh chicken broth, he added ham shreds, bamboo shoots, whitebait, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, egg skin, and chicken, and cooked and boiled them over and over again to cook all eight flavors into the dried shreds.

"Let me tell you." The prince wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. "This is the most common way to eat it. I made this for you when you first eat it. Others include crispy fish with marinade, crispy fish with crispy fillings, crab roe, kidney, and chicken skin. I prefer to just add shrimp and scallops. In one word - delicious!"

Xu Yanmiao just nodded.

When the soft and thick boiled dried shredded pork was served, Xu Yanmiao ate a large bowl of it in an instant, and finally picked up the bowl and drank up the soup, still not satisfied.

The prince would eat too much, so he would pour a cup of strong tea, take two mouthfuls of dry shredded rice and then sip a sip of tea. He was very particular about it.

Xu Yanmiao hesitated: [It seems that it tastes better this way, but the tea is really hard to drink. I don't want to drink tea. ]

The corners of the prince's mouth turned up subtly.

[Hey, what are you laughing at, Prince? ]

The prince did not try to hide his feelings and smiled even more openly. He immediately came up with an explanation and said, "You..."

[Seeing how happy he is, he probably doesn't know that he was backstabbed by his own sister.]

[The people the old emperor sent to publicize his achievements should have almost run away to the north, right? ]

The prince couldn't laugh anymore.

The chopsticks in his hand shook and slid down through the beautiful flesh-colored silverfish shreds, causing the soup to splash.

Noticing that Xu Yanmiao looked a little strange, the prince held the chopsticks in his hand and looked over, as if he had just hit the soup in a feigned anger: "Xu Yanmiao, why are you staring at me?"

[Eh? I only looked at it two or three times? ]

"Snapped--"

The prince clasped his hands together, and the mosquito flying above the boiled dried bean curd lay in his palms, red. It was as if he had been concentrating on hitting the mosquito from beginning to end, instead of listening to Xu Lang's confused voice.

Of course he knew that Xu Yanmiao was not always looking at him. She only glanced at him curiously when he was drinking tea, and again when he was stirring the soup with chopsticks.

But, that's what you have to say to get the upper hand.

Opposite him, Xu Yanmiao stared at the two drops of chili oil that fell on the wooden table, and quickly prepared an answer to avoid embarrassment: "I saw that His Highness was laughing happily, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances, curious whether His Highness had encountered happy things in Yangzhou."

After wiping his palms clean, the prince used chopsticks to stir the smooth and fine dried tofu shreds, smiling: "Yangzhou is very interesting, but I think it's more interesting to see Xu Lang worrying about whether to drink tea or not."

Then he picked up a piece of boiled dried shredded vegetables with chopsticks, put it into his mouth with a spoon.

【Oh wow! A perfect closed loop! 】

While Xu Yanmiao was making his judgment calmly, the prince was also very calm, so calm that he almost broke the thin chopsticks in half with his thumb.

Finish running north soon? Of course he had to run north first, because he was in the south, in Yangzhou!

As expected, this was something that the Emperor personally ordered the Jinyiwei Commander to do, but he really hadn't received any news at all! Hehehe!

"Ka——"

The prince looked down and saw that the chopsticks had broken and a wooden splinter had popped out and was floating in the chicken soup.

When I looked up, I saw Xu Yanmiao's expression was a little complicated.

"I remembered some unhappy things." The prince glanced at Xu Yanmiao and suddenly clapped his hands: "Xu Yanmiao, you helped Xiangyang deal with my old man before..."

Xu Yanmiao immediately solemnly stated: "I didn't know the princess's identity at that time."

"Same, same, this is not important!" The prince propped up his chin and said, "How about you give me some advice? We are also close friends who have touched tigers together."

Xu Yanmiao thought of the warm touch she felt when she touched the tiger's neck and butt that day, then she looked down at the boiled dried bean curd that she was eating, and the light and fresh aroma of tofu still wafted through her nose...

Xu Lang was heartbroken: [Damn it, officials really can't accept bribes, they are too ungrateful, I tried every possible means to prevent this corrupt officialdom.]

The prince was about to laugh, but quickly held it back. He personally filled a large bowl of boiled dried shredded vegetables with dried shredded vegetables and placed it in front of Xu Yanmiao, saying proudly: "If you help me, I'll give you plenty of boiled dried shredded vegetables! In addition, there are also braised lion's head, shredded radish cakes, pickled radish heads with sweet bean sauce - and I'll take you to Yangzhou for fun!"

"And..." The prince looked around and saw the rocking chair that Xu Yanmiao had bought. A lion cat was standing on it, arching its back and howling viciously at the light and shadow on the wall.

Yes, they had this meal at Xu Yanmiao's house.

The prince pointed at the cat and said in a loud voice: "When your son takes a bath in the future, I will take care of all the soap! The comb for combing his hair, the scissors for cutting his toenails, and the sandpaper for grinding his toenails are all given to me! I will also buy him dried fish to eat. When I come to your house in the future, I will bring dried fish to your house!"

Xu Yanmiao was shocked all over.

[What a vicious mind, actually trying to please my good kid! ]

The prince smiled smugly and raised a finger: "Just once, I swear to God, I will never betray you!"

Xu Yanmiao asked tentatively: "What exactly does your highness want to do?"

The prince glanced around and lowered his voice: "My father did something to me secretly and thought I didn't know. I must fight back."

"I want him to think I'm obsessed with pleasure!"

[Eh? Do you have to think about this now? Didn't you already know this...]

The prince coldly ignored this voice.

Then he continued: "I also want him to think that I am addicted to luxury!"

"How about it——" The prince looked expectant: "Lord Xu, can you do it?"

"It is possible, but..."

"During the time you are helping me with my work, you don't have to attend the morning court."

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It has nothing to do with whether the court is held early or not. Xu Yanmiao agreed only because the prince had said so much. If he didn't agree, it would be too disrespectful to the crown prince.

"Fortunately it's not a big deal, otherwise I would have lost my head and would have been embarrassed."

Xu Yanmiao muttered to himself as he walked towards the East Palace and ordered the prince's men to prepare some things.

[The prince said he wanted to be extravagant, but I can't really prepare anything particularly expensive, otherwise I'll be the one being scolded by the old emperor.]

[It is best to look expensive but actually be worthless, or not very valuable. ]

【What is this like...】

【Got it! 】

Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up.

He can't do anything else, but he can burn relics!

Don't laugh, it's the sarira. Someone has even applied for a patent for this thing, called "the method of making sarira products". He doesn't know how to make glass or cement, so making sarira is probably one of the few modern technologies he knows.

——After all, it's cool to say that you can burn this thing.

——To be honest, Xu Yanmiao had thought that if he could no longer be an official, he would sell relics. He could burn any color, and it didn't necessarily require human bones, chicken bones, cow bones would also work.

...

The prince waited eagerly in the East Palace every day, waiting and waiting, waiting for more than a month, before finally receiving good news from Xu Yanmiao -

"The thing is in Longmen Mountain."

The seriousness on the prince's face instantly turned into a smile.

Pull your father over immediately.

When they reached the ridge, the old emperor twirled his jade ring and asked leisurely, "Okay, my prince, why did you ask us to come to the mountain in such a cold weather?"

Behind them, several ministers who were originally discussing matters in the Wuying Hall nodded vigorously in their hearts.

It's November! The wind is so cold! Let these old men go up the mountain! What if they get frozen?

The prince was walking in front and leading the way. When he heard this, he turned around and smiled brightly: "This month, I sent people to search far and wide and finally found a good item. I am here to present it to Your Majesty!"

"Haha." The emperor smiled with his face but not his eyes.

The person in front of him was his own son, and as soon as he raised his butt, he knew that this person was about to take a shit. He had been wondering if it was something else, but now he was sure that this debt collector was definitely here to deliberately piss him off.

The prince turned his face away so that his father wouldn't see the excitement in his eyes.

Although he didn't know what Xu Yanmiao would prepare, it would definitely be luxurious, but not to the point of wasting money and manpower - anyway, he didn't see Xu Yanmiao mobilize a large number of people, nor did he hear of any place where murders, robberies, and family breakdowns occurred frequently.

His father disliked luxurious things the most. And the prince was obsessed with searching for treasures, so he was definitely not a qualified heir to the throne.

Kill two birds with one stone! Perfect!

Moreover, with the ministers as witnesses, he is not afraid that his father will block the news!

From a distance, the prince saw what Xu Yanmiao had prepared, and immediately pointed his finger at the air, saying in a high voice: "Your Majesty! The things I prepared are right there."

Prime Minister Dou, as a member of the entourage, looked over and found that the object was covered by a large piece of cloth. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the object that Your Highness specially found is really tall and magnificent. Your filial piety is truly commendable."

The Minister of Rites had his hair crown tilted to one side due to climbing the mountain. At this moment, he adjusted his hair crown and looked at the prince suspiciously.

Filial piety? Really? Why does he feel like it's not right?

The prince's eyes sparkled: "Your Majesty! Please lift the lid!"

The old emperor glanced at his son, his feet moving non-stop, his hands never idle either, he reached out and grabbed the sackcloth and pulled it.

The prince managed to remain calm and looked over there with burning eyes.

I was already excited: Sure enough! I was right to ask Xu Yanmiao for this matter! Judging from the shape, it must be a house, and not a big one. In this case, even if he built a golden house, it wouldn't cost much.

Then, the coarse cloth slid off, revealing a small one-room house. The house was not the focus; the focus was the walls, which were densely inlaid with "jewels".

There are white round beads, shaped like pearls, the size of a nail cap, inlaid on an entire wall, and the beads are almost countless.

There is a dark and bright black lotus, supporting the wall, as if lifting the whole house off the ground. The "black lotus" is like the essence of water, and you can tell at a glance that it is very expensive.

And the red translucent roof...

The Minister of Rites, a high-ranking official of the second rank, stuttered as he spoke: "This, this, this - this can't be a blood jade? Such a big piece..."

Prince, where did you get it from?

Could it be that he really went to rob?

There are also colorful pearls hanging under the eaves!!!

colorful!

This is dozens of times more valuable than the golden and jade houses they had imagined before. Of course, the price is also very considerable.

Prime Minister Dou made a judgment: "It cannot be built without 10 billion yuan."

So... where did his nephew get so much money? Did he take bribes? Or is he sucking the blood of the people?

The old emperor's eyes became dangerous.

The prince stared blankly at the crystal house that was glittering with jewels and piled with money, and suddenly he shuddered.

His hand subconsciously touched the intact leg.

With his father's personality, seeing a house like this would break his other leg as well!

He just wanted to piss off his dad, but he didn't expect Xu Yanmiao to prepare such a big surprise for him!!!

"father!"

"father!"

"Calm down! I think there's a misunderstanding!"

"There must be a misunderstanding!"

"Don't use the branch! It's as big as a bowl and it will hurt!"

"Uncle, please stop my dad! Help—"

"Ah——"

...

Xu Yanmiao stood at the foot of the mountain, with his hands on his shoulders, looking up at the mountain.

He couldn't see anything.

But I felt proud and happy in my heart.

【Perfectly completed the task! 】

[After burning chicken and duck bones for a month, I finally finished cooking! 】

[I also worked hard to catch mice and fed them quartz sand for several days before firing them in the kiln. I made seven dragon balls for the prince, each the size of a fist and in seven colors. The prince must have been very touched! ]

[It's a pity that we can't find radium, otherwise we could have made it glow fluorescently. ]

The author has something to say:

Radium does have radioactivity. Xu Yanmiao is just talking nonsense. He wouldn't use it even if he got it.

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Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form

——Heart Sutra of Prajnaparamita

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During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times. When he arrived in Yangzhou, local officials in Yangzhou presented him with "Nine-Slice Soup" to "please Emperor Qianlong". At that time, the "Nine-Slice Soup" was made of dried shredded silk, ham, bamboo shoots, whitebait, fungus, mushrooms, seaweed, egg skin, and chicken. Sometimes sea cucumber, dried leech, or bird's nest were also added.

——"Memories of Old Nanjing"

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The method for making relic products... there really is a patent for this.

I suggest you learn it. If you travel through time, you can sell the relics to make money.

As for how some monks got their relics...please read this article

【After listening to this, Master Huiyin pondered for a long time and said, "Why don't we try to find a relic? If we can't find the Buddha's relic, then we can find the relic of an eminent monk. Have we ever found the relic of the old monks who passed away here?" An elderly monk said that they had tried to find the relic, but none of them worked. It depends on you. Master Huiyin said, "I guess it's not going to work for me..." The old monk said, "If you want to do this, I suggest you pay attention to your diet from now on. Eat more things with high mineral content. If it doesn't work, grind some bricks and tiles and mix them into porridge and rice. It may work after a few years." Master Huiyin said, "Bricks and tiles? How about I just swallow two iron balls?" The old monk said, "That would be better!" Master Huiyin said, "Fuck you!"

At this time, Facong spoke up and said, "Master, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not." Master Huiyin said, "Speak quickly, it's good to help me change the subject." Facong said, "Master, in fact, relics do not need to be burned, they can be made with cow bones." Master Huiyin asked, "Who can do it?" Facong said, "My third uncle can do it." To be honest, the piece in Dahua Temple was made by my third uncle.

——"The Remains of Liuli Village"】

(This book is quite interesting, with many interesting stories)

(For example, the following:

Gao Buju, the son of Old Master Gao, loved to eat fish when he was young, and sometimes he could eat more than ten kilograms in one meal.

Later, when he went out, he met a scholar on the road. The scholar took the initiative to talk to him and said, "You are Gao Buju, right?" Gao Buju said, "It's me. Who are you?" The scholar smiled and suddenly turned into a fat fish more than ten feet tall. He stared at him with big eyes and asked him, "Are you a little too much? Just eat a little, okay?"

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