Not long after, the two of them came to the noisy market together. Badaling was originally just an inconspicuous small county. However, since Shao Yan designated this place as the temporary capital, the economy here has suddenly improved compared to before.
After a while, the lives of local residents have improved a lot. Although the first month of the new year has passed, the streets and alleys are still very crowded. Men and women, old and young, everyone's face is filled with festive smiles.
Some of them are carrying baskets in their hands, some are carrying baskets on their backs, some are holding children, and some are wandering back and forth on the street empty-handed... They stop for a short while at every stall, and they must stop at every store.
Go for a walk, and when you see something you like, you bargain with the boss for a price. If you feel the price is right, you buy it. Otherwise, you continue walking forward. The whole scene is very similar to that of a modern city.
Although Xiang Hongyu has been in Badaling for nearly two months, she has stayed in the palace most of the time. Only when her sister Mu Ying is on errands does she have the opportunity to go out and play with her, but such opportunities are rare.
, and Mu Ying has always been a stickler for rules, especially when working for the emperor. Every time he goes on a 'business trip', he comes in a hurry and leaves in a hurry, never staying outside for too long.
The weather is nice today. What's rare is that she has Shao Yan as her company. How could she miss such a golden opportunity? This girl is very active by nature. She walks around here and there. Not only that, every time she comes to
I was in a fun place, so I stood there silently, closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and then listened quietly to the intricate sounds coming from the streets and alleys, such as: the sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and shouts.
The sound, the sound of bargaining..., wait, the sound is endless
Shao Yan was curious at first, but didn't think much about it. Xiang Hongyu stopped and walked along the way. Once she saw something she liked, no matter the price, she picked it up and left without hesitation. Shao Yan had to follow behind.
Pay the bill
After a few rounds, he spent a lot of money. Of course, for an emperor, these are nothing. The only thing that gives Shao Yan a headache is that the things he bought have piled up, and most of them are
They are some porcelain, including porcelain bowls, porcelain vases, porcelain pots, porcelain jars, etc. If he had not known the identity of this girl in advance, Shao Yan would have really suspected that her family specializes in the production of porcelain.
As he walked along, he saw more and more porcelain. In desperation, Shao Yan could only spend money to hire a car to push it around. He thought that this girl would give up here, but he didn't know that she waved her hand and bought a lot more in one go.
, Shao Yan was so tired that he was sweating profusely. He panted and said while walking: "Miss Xiang, are you out to play today?"
Xiang Hongyu happened to walk to the door of a shop. When she heard him ask, she slowly turned around and said with a smile: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Shao Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What did you say happened?"
Xiang Hongyu looked at the cart full of porcelain, then at the beads of sweat on his head, and said with a smile: "Brother Shao Yan, are you angry?"
Shao Yan wasn't angry about this trivial matter, but he didn't understand why this girl bought so much porcelain.
Xiang Hongyu didn't wait for his answer, then laughed and said: "Brother Shao Yan must blame me for buying so many useless things? However, I can't tell you now. When I go back, you will naturally understand."
Then, she went straight to the store
After a while, the shopkeeper and several waiters came out carrying several sacks. Shao Yan quietly opened the bag and took a look, only to see that it was filled with orange-yellow powder. At first, he didn't know what it was, but later he realized that it was full of orange powder.
Did you know this is the so-called realgar powder?
On the way back, Shao Yan pushed the car and walked step by step towards the palace. Due to the heavy cargo and the uneven road surface, at this moment, he was already soaked to the skin. He originally wanted to come out and relax.
, take a breath of fresh air outside, who knows that as soon as you get outside, you will work as a coolie for others
Xiang Hongyu followed behind and laughed secretly, with a sense of gloating about his misfortune. Shao Yan said without looking back: "Little girl, why are you laughing? Are you feeling particularly happy when you see me sweating profusely?"
Xiang Hongyu flatly said: "No, how could it be? Brother Shao Yan, you think too badly of me. Am I that kind of person?"
"People cannot be judged by appearance, and sea water cannot be measured by measure. You girl dare to let the emperor do hard work, what else can't you do?" After saying this, Shao Yan looked around, and when he confirmed that there was no one around, he said softly:
"To be honest, why did you ask me to buy these things? Do you want to take them back and use them as a chamber pot?"
Xiang Hongyu smiled, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Okay, while there is no one here, I will tell the truth. In fact, I just bought these things for fun. You and your sisters are busy every day, and there is no one to play with me."
, I am alone in the palace, I have to find something to do."
She is such a little girl who has not grown up. Shao Yan was a little dumbfounded and said: "If you are really free and have nothing to do, you can practice swordsmanship with Ruxue, or learn to write from the queen. Besides, there are so many maids in the palace.
, you can just find some people to play with you, why do you have to mess with these porcelain?"
Xiang Hongyu said disapprovingly: "This is not called 'trouble', this is called research. Brother Shaoyan, I remember you told me that you were ambushed in Nanliang Kingdom before, and the other party also buried you halfway.
Is there any such thing as the 'landmine' mentioned?"
"It's true"
"That's right. In order to save you, my sister did not hesitate to use herds of sheep to rescue you. Unfortunately, those sheep were blown to pieces." At this point, Xiang Hongyu picked up a porcelain bottle from the car and said seriously.
: "If they can lay mines on the road, why can't we treat them the same way they do?"
"You mean -" Shao Yan was shocked. Hearing what this girl meant, could it be that she wanted to make homemade mines and explosives? No, such a naughty little girl could make mines? This is a difficult project.
Seeing the surprise on his face, Xiang Hongyu said disdainfully: "What? You don't believe it? How about we make a bet?"
It's a bet, but I still don't believe it. I will lose to a little girl. Shao Yan said confidently: "What are you betting on?"
Xiang Hongyu thought for a while and said: "If I win, you want to marry my sister. You have to be good to her all your life, care about her, love her, and don't let anyone bully her, especially that nasty Yun He, sister.
Apart from my sister, there is no other relative in this world. You must spare no effort to take care of her."
"What if you lose?"
"This -" Xiang Hongyu's face turned red and he hesitated to answer. This girl has always been very confident. She firmly believed that she would succeed and never considered what would happen if she failed.
Shao Yan laughed loudly and said: "According to me, if you lose, I will suffer a little loss and I can marry you as my wife. What do you think?"
"You——, you are so thick-skinned." Xiang Hongyu's face turned red and she clenched her fist with her little hand. Before she could take action, Shao Yan grabbed her little fist, smelled the fragrance of jasmine on it, and sighed quietly: "Hey
, it seems that there will definitely be an extra beautiful jasmine flower by my side."
Xiang Hongyu retracted her little hand hard and said with a confident expression: "Then we'll see, I will never give in to you. Brother Shao Yan, you just want to be my brother-in-law."
"Okay." Shao Yan smiled and did not continue. He pushed the car and continued to move forward. To be honest, he didn't take this bet to heart at all. He really hoped that he would lose. If this happened
If you can really make powerful mines and explosives, then you will definitely save a lot of energy in future battles and your speed will increase a lot.
According to historical calculations, the era he lived in was equivalent to the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago. According to historical records, during the Song Dynasty, rockets, muskets, and artillery had been widely used in military warfare, but there was nothing in this era, and that time
The "landmine"-like gadgets he encountered seemed relatively advanced. Shao Yan also asked around, but no one knew about them.
Therefore, no matter whether this girl is talking nonsense this time or whether she is confident, Shao Yan will give her this chance and let her give it a try.
It was already noon when she returned to the palace. Xiang Hongyu took a few bites of rice, then locked herself in a small room and painstakingly studied the so-called 'landmines'. Shao Yan asked Mu Ying to put down what he was doing and try his best to
With the help of this girl, if any materials are needed, as long as the girl asks, Shao Yan will not hesitate to ask people to buy them. Even if they are not available locally, he will send people to find them in other places as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the soldiers of Donglin, under the leadership of Zhang Baihu, Wang Xin and other generals, were invincible and approached the capital city of Luojing. General Qin Ling of the Chu State was shocked when he heard the news and immediately asked the Emperor of Chu to send troops for support. Liang Jun was
However, there was no movement at the border. Not long after, Liang Jun commander Jin Dingguo suddenly led his men to withdraw from Donglin and return to Nanliang. According to the detective's investigation, it was learned that Jin Dingguo had received a letter from Wang Boyan not long ago, the content of which was unknown.
On this day, Shao Yan was playing chess with Liu Fuju in the back garden. Suddenly, he heard Chang Yixiao stumbling to report: "Your Majesty, something earth-shattering has happened in the Liang Kingdom."
Shao Yan and Liu Fuju immediately looked at each other, and Shao Yan said seriously: "What happened?"
Chang Yi smiled and said: "Emperor Long Yan of the Liang Kingdom was furious because of Princess Yuegui. One morning at court, he accused Jin Dingguo of mistreating Jin Zhiyu Ye in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and ordered him to return to the court as soon as possible."
Shao Yan was not very surprised. On the contrary, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, this Zheng Kai, he should have done this long ago. Yue Gui was almost killed by that naughty Fatty Jin. If his brother didn't cheer up, he would just
I'm afraid that I will live a useless life for the rest of my life.
"This is a good thing. The Liang army retreats and the Chu army is weak, which is more conducive for us to regain the lost ground." Liu Fuju smiled happily.
Chang Yixiao said with emotion: "For Princess Yuegui, Emperor Liang was really cruel this time. He ordered Jin Dingguo to be reduced to a commoner. Unexpectedly, that night, Wang Boyan suddenly led troops into the palace, forced the emperor to hand over the jade seal, and
Dozens of concubines, maids, and eunuchs were killed on the spot."