"Your Majesty, it's hard to buy with money. All the offerings in the palace are sent by Qin Wangzhuang. In terms of price, last year the palace expenses were converted into market prices. What your Majesty ate was not vegetables, but silver leaves."
Dugu Xiude half-joked.
Li Er waved his hand: "This is a big deal."
"I have transferred the Imperial Army and the Chang'an City Guards. I will go and supervise it personally. I will make sure there is no flaw in this grand event!"
When Dugu Xiude left the palace, Chang'an City had already fallen into a semi-crazy state.
Even Le Min Garden was closed for two days due to extremely low customer flow and many shops were temporarily closed for renovations.
The price of vegetables is three cents per catty. This is in winter, when it has already snowed. What is the difference between this price and free delivery? Even in spring and autumn, the prices of fresh vegetables are not so cheap.
Thousands of eulogies about the prosperous times flew out from the pens of celebrities and landed on the desks of major newspapers one after another.
While the people were praising this prosperous era, urgent military whistles came from several shops in Beicheng. This was the whistle of an officer summoning his subordinates. At this time, it caused countless people to feel uneasy.
"Report, a large-scale fight broke out in front of Yingbin Garden."
"Find out the reason and mobilize five hundred people from the imperial army!" Dugu Xiude ordered with a cold face, and then motioned to his bodyguard to pull his horse over.
When Dugu Xiude arrived at the Yingbin Garden, the people fighting had been separated, and several medical officers were treating the injured.
"What's going on?"
"Report, the people said that someone stole vegetables from Yingbin Garden and forcibly bought a cart of vegetables. This cart was originally going to be transported to Yipingfang. Then, a fight broke out. The people who robbed the vegetables were from Gaochang!
"
Gaochang people!
When Dugu Xiude heard this, he was not angry but happy. As an important minister of the country, although he did not participate in foreign wars, he was also a member of Tianying Pavilion. He would also be given a report on national events. Li Yuanxing was in Hezhou.
So happy, and after returning to Chang'an, he stayed behind closed doors for several days. Even the people of Chang'an knew that King Qin was in a bad mood, how could he not know.
Hearing that they were from Gaochang, Dugu Xiude smiled slightly: "Come on, put the people from Gaochang, from the envoys down to the servants, into prison. Tell them that they are guilty of stealing and robbery, and then punish those who beat them."
For the crime of wounding, they are allowed to respond."
"Arrest people!" a deputy general leading the team shouted. Five hundred forbidden troops rushed directly into the Yingbin Garden. The deputy general shouted from behind: "All resisters. Those with bare hands will be beaten with sticks. Those with weapons... beheaded.
!”
The generals brought out by ruthless people are also ruthless people.
Dugu Xiude then said to the people: "All the elders of Chang'an, please retreat. The road here is blocked, making it difficult for the convoy to move. It is extremely hard to deliver food from Yaozhou for 200 miles a day. The food cannot be put into the warehouse before nightfall.
If it is damaged in the snow, it will not be good for the hard work of the people of Yaozhou. The team delivering food is working hard. If we deliver the goods earlier, we can have hot food and drink. Let's disperse!"
Except for the injured and a few people who needed to testify, the people dispersed with a cheer.
The robbed car was carried by eight strong men, and the cabbage scattered on the ground was also picked up, not even a leaf was left.
The streets were soon cleared, and the congested motorcade continued to move.
The news spread quickly. The Khitan envoy in the embassy area looked at the vegetables being piled into the embassy warehouse and suddenly whispered to the military attache beside him: "Send your trusted people back quickly and ask the clan to train more elites."
"Double it. The King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty only needs 30,000 elite cavalry and 100,000 ordinary cavalry. We can't afford the extra!"
"The people of Gaochang are seeking death. We Khitans must fight for a vanguard in the attack on Gaochang!" the Khitan envoy said in a low voice.
The generals in the embassy understood and hurried to make arrangements.
In Chang'an City, the ordinary people's square area does not have such a tense atmosphere, there is only laughter and laughter. Ten large pots have been lined up in the open space in the middle of the street, stewing pork and cabbage vermicelli, one of the top ten famous dishes of Qinwangzhuang.
, bursts of meaty aroma spread throughout Chang'an City.
At this time, in Yaozhou City, Princess Mingyue Wu Zhao was preparing for dinner.
The standard four dishes and one soup include green stir-fried cabbage, yellow stir-fried eggs with chives, red stir-fried bell peppers, purple cabbage, and a plate of five-color soup. They are all served on tiny plates and bowls.
Cui Junsu was a guest. They just exchanged greetings when they came in. Before they spoke, Wu Zhao called for the food to be served.
Cui Junsu saw this exquisite four dishes and one soup, and said with a smile: "There are rumors in the market that His Highness King Qin and Princess Mingyue are very frugal, but now it seems that it is half true and half false. It is really four dishes and one soup, but it is simple
.The lie is that if you put such a dish in a well-known restaurant in Chang'an on a snowy day, you might not be able to buy it even with two silver coins of one tael per dish!"
"Next winter, let the whole people of Chang'an eat." Wu Zhao motioned for Cui Junsu to add two plates of vegetables and a jug of wine.
Wu Zhao likes all-vegetarian dishes.
The two extra dishes for Cui Junsu are twice-cooked pork with stir-fried garlic sprouts and one is braised pork.
"Thank you Princess Mingyue."
Cui Junsu didn't need to ask if he didn't talk during the meal. His entourage must have been entertained by someone.
After the meal, Cui Junsu was surprised again, because Wu Zhao's plate was completely empty, without any leftovers. Cui Junsu thought for a while, poured his half bowl of rice into the bowl of braised pork, and then put all the food on the plate.
The vegetables were also poured in, and all the food was eaten in a few mouthfuls.
After the meal, Cui Junsu said: "I take back what I just said. Although His Highness King Qin's Pity the Farmer is short, it is a masterpiece. But it can be done just as it was said. This is something I did not expect. Every grain of rice is for the common people."
If the hard work is wasted, it will be unethical. I am ashamed, I should revise my Cui family motto, every particle of hard work has been hard work!"
Wu Zhao smiled: "I wonder if Cui Shangshu would laugh at Li Yuanxing if he saw him wiping the plate with pancakes!"
"No!" Cui Junsu replied very seriously.
Don't underestimate big aristocratic families. Wu Zhao knew this in modern times. Big aristocratic families have extremely strict education and family rules. They are definitely not comparable to those of the nouveau riche.
The topic of waste is boring anymore. Wu Zhao asked: "What kind of tea would Cui Shangshu want to drink?"
“Green tea is great!”
After the tea was served, Cui Junsu said: "When I entered Yaozhou, I found that there was a strange thing in Yaozhou. There was a rabbit skin filled with grass hanging in many places. I don't know what this means?"
"This is what Li Chang meant. He said that animals larger than rabbits are not allowed to pass through Yaozhou without permission. Those who intrude must be severely punished!" Wu Zhao answered directly.
Cui Junsu nodded slightly and took a small notebook from the briefcase beside him. Nowadays, this kind of briefcase made of mixed pigskin and sheepskin has become a kind of spread in the upper class society of the Tang Dynasty.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin said that there is an island in the East China Sea!"
As soon as Cui Junsu opened his mouth, Wu Zhao stood up immediately. There is an island in the East China Sea!
Judging from Wu Zhao's reaction, Cui Junsu's first reaction was that Japan was finished.
When Li Yuanxing started, he also considered the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, and the reaction of the people of the Tang Dynasty. But Princess Mingyue did not. Her persecution of the Wu brothers was a secret to the people of Chang'an, but for Cui Junsu's level, it was not
.
The second reaction is that this Japanese island should be destroyed.
Princess Mingyue's reaction was too obvious. There was murderous intent in her face and eyes. The murderous intent in the eyes of a four-year-old girl. This was only more terrifying than the murderous intent of people like Cheng Zhijie.
Cui Junsu did not dare to wait any longer and went straight to the point: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin made it clear that only three thousand taels of gold from the Japanese island can buy five thousand stone of rice. Let me send someone to trade with the Japanese island and earn as much gold as possible from the Japanese island.
Back."
Wu Zhao sat down again, but said nothing.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin mentioned Shi Jian Yin Shan!" Cui Junsu said again.
Wu Zhao slowly raised his head: "That's it? If it's just like that, I won't do it!"
"Why?" Cui Junsu didn't understand.
"It's too boring. Just let him play with the gold and silver!" Wu Zhao was about to strike.
Cui Junsu understood the meaning of the words. Princess Mingyue thought that it was too light to attack the Japanese island. So she asked: "Princess Mingyue, do you think there is any more advanced method? A certain civil servant
, there is one thing that I know, but I don’t know the details. There are tens of thousands of slaves in the Jinghe Quarry. They were originally ruthless bandits from all over the world. These people may be sent to the Japanese island to perform some secret missions!"
"Not enough!" Wu Zhao shouted softly.
Cui Junsu said heartily, this is not enough. Then what else do you want to do?
"Your Highness, if you have any suggestions, why don't you just tell me directly?" Cui Junsu continued to ask in a very calm tone.
Wu Zhao closed his mouth but said nothing.
Cui Junsu thought of what Li Yuanxing had mentioned in the conference room, the thirty-nine image on the back diagram. He didn't know what that image represented, but Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty guessed that Chang'an City might
Life will be ruined.
After thinking about it, Cui Junsu asked: "Your Highness mentioned the thirty-nine images in the Tui Bei Tu, but Yuan Tianshi claimed that the figure no longer exists and will never exist again. Does Your Highness the Princess also know about the thirty-nine images?"
When it comes to the thirty-nine elephants, how could Wu Zhao, a top student, not know about it.
Wu Zhao immediately overturned the small table in front of him, but because of his small body and weak strength, unlike Li Yuanxing, the whole table flew up, and he just pushed the small table over.
The exact same reaction made Cui Junsu feel nervous.
"I don't know about the thirty-nine elephants, and no one in the Tang Dynasty knows about it. But the princess doesn't know. When the thirty-nine elephants were mentioned, His Highness the King of Qin had exactly the same reaction as the princess. Your Majesty secretly guessed that it would make the King of Qin
Your Highness is so angry because he is afraid that all life in Chang'an City will be destroyed!"
It’s not just Chang’an.
Wu Zhaoxin said that this was the devastation of all life in China.
A line of tears slid down Wu Zhao's cheek. Wu Zhao was really sad.
Cui Junsu was startled and said quickly: "Your Highness, if you have any requests, just ask me and I will do my best to help you!"
Wu Zhao bit his lips and said word by word: "To attack Japan, Li Yuanxing must use the kiss of death made from the devil's flower." (To be continued...)
ps: This chapter made me hesitate and pushed my limits a bit.