Chapter 54: Long Live Birthday

There is Lu Dou in the front, and Zhou Wu in the back, but if you want to talk about the popularity of women in many dynasties, I believe everyone will be the first to recommend "Mei Fuzi".

That's right, it is the largest brand of fruits and vegetables that everyone eats every day. The mangoes that every household eats today began to be cultivated on a large scale from Meifuzi. Another famous crop, sweet potato, is also popularized by it.

It is said that at the beginning, the sweet potato was named "golden melon" by Emperor Wen at that time, and later when Mei Fuzi planted another golden crop, the golden melon was changed to "sweet potato" again, and the sweet potato is also known as the sweet potato, which is the largest yield of various crops in China at that time.

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Long live the birthday, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military plus all the wives and concubines gathered in Daming Palace to celebrate the birthday of today's saint.

The saint's face was full of red light, and he laughed and said: "It's not a whole life, why be so extravagant this year!" ”

"His Majesty has ruled the country for decades, the people are safe, and the society is prosperous, which is also a piece of the heart of a courtier." Next to her, Concubine Zhen smiled and raised her glass: "The concubine is here to wish His Majesty a long life and eternal life, and the country is immortal." ”

Now there is no queen in the harem, only Concubine Zhen favors the six palaces. But the concubines below who have princes rely on their sons to benefit, and they are full of confidence.

Now that the Zhen family is in the grace of the saints, the discerning people can already see that the saints are willing to support them, but they will definitely not be entrusted with important tasks. The Jiangnan camp was re-cleaned not long ago, and many of the Zhen family members were cleared out, which can be seen.

After Concubine Zhen congratulated, Concubine Chen, Concubine Li and other concubines got up together to congratulate her birthday.

The saint accepted them one by one, and suddenly looked at Concubine Chen: "In the past year, the old seven gang has dealt with a lot of troublesome affairs, and it is all because of your good teaching." ”

Concubine Chen was overjoyed in her heart, and her face was silent: "This is the work of His Majesty's words." ”

Several princes were seated not far away, and Situ Yun heard the conversation between the saint and the concubine, and subconsciously clenched his wine glass.

It has been a year since he got engaged to Wei Qian, and in the past year, he, Prince Rui, has been entrusted with important tasks by Jinshang, and four of the six departments have been completed, leaving only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household have not been there.

In addition, Wu Ge Lao secretly instructed that he already knew everything about the political affairs of the current dynasty, and he sprung up from the government and the opposition and established a force. However, he can be a man, and when the dispute between the third prince and the fourth prince is heating up because of Buddhism, he does not mix, and concentrates on doing his own thing. When others ask about their tendencies, they immediately pull the prince out.

As long as the crown prince is still a prince for a day, then he is the heir to the legal system. The more jubilant the others, the more they will be tabooed by the saints.

The mother is more precious than the son, he rose in the previous dynasty, and Concubine Chen in the harem also rose.

"Brother here, congratulations to the seventh brother first, maybe Mother Chen can jump from the head of the nine concubines."

The concubine system used today is the four concubines and nine concubines system in the pre-Tang Dynasty. It boasts that it has been inherited for two weeks, inheriting the Qin and Han dynasties, and it is the right trace of China.

The four concubines and nine concubines, except for the noble concubine, who are comparable to the deputy queen, the other three concubines are more than one product, plus the queen and the nine concubines are similar to the first queen, the third lady, and the nine concubines in the Zhou Dynasty era. It's just that there is one more concubine.

"Now that the four concubines are full, where can the mother concubine be on the throne?" Situ Yun clinked glasses with the Nine Emperor Princes: "My brother is drunk." ”

The Nine Emperors' eyes flickered, meaning something: "Since the stone is blocking the way, isn't it just right to move a stone?" ”

Situ Yun didn't respond, and the Nine Emperor Princes were bored and didn't speak again.

Next, it is the time for each family to present congratulatory gifts, several princes have already prepared, Situ Yun has accumulated family wealth in the past year, and he is not afraid of several brothers fighting for wealth.

gave a seven-foot-high jade screen inlaid with gold Antarctic Immortal Weng birthday picture, and looked at other people's gifts with peace of mind.

The crown prince was enshrined in a famous sword from the pre-Qin era. The three princes also sent a birthday picture. But unlike Situ Yun's gold-inlaid jade screen, it is a scroll of pine cranes from a famous family. The four princes gave a statue of Medicine Buddha made of pure gold.

"Mr. Dongfang said that the third and fourth brothers have the support of Buddhism behind them, and now it seems that it is true."

The artistic conception of the pine crane prolonging the year is clear and lofty, which is in line with the artistic conception of Xuanmen and longevity.

The Medicine Buddha is the Buddha who is in charge of health and medicine, and worships the Medicine Buddha with the meaning of praying for good health.

As for the Nine Emperors, he shyly held a picture of longevity: "The child can't compare to a few brothers to open a mansion, so he can only write a longevity picture for his father day and night." ”

This longevity chart gathers a variety of font documents, and the sage is happy after seeing it: "How can gold, silver and jewelry compare to my son's filial piety?" In front of outsiders, he naturally would not lose the face of the Nine Emperor Princes, and he comforted him with kind words.

The fifth prince sat quietly on the side, waiting for everyone else to finish sending it, and after the saint's eyes fell on him, he calmly took out his congratulatory gift.

A reishi grass with white flowers. Looking at the pieces of red mushroom covers, densely packed with dozens of pieces, the Seventh Prince couldn't help but be shocked.

This Ganoderma lucidum is originally a high-quality herb and has a reputation for longevity. Looking at the heat of this Ganoderma lucidum now, it has been hundreds of years, right?

The five princes proudly offered Ganoderma lucidum grass: "The child hears what people say; 'Ganoderma lucidum is the treasure of the gods, prolonging life. Its flowering is even rarer, which is a sign of the holiness of the father'. ”

In recent years, the saint has lamented the impermanence of the world, and one by one the old ministers have died, and they have the heart to participate in the mystical enlightenment, and they are overjoyed to see this fairy grass. "Hurry up!"

Liu Sheng signaled, and the little eunuchs next to him presented the Lingzhi grass in front of the saint's seat. Looking at this Ganoderma lucidum grass, the sage couldn't take his eyes off it, and the other princes shook their heads and were silent when they saw it.

After all, it was the first step by the old five.

The crown prince looked jealous: "My father has favored the fifth child for many years, so he has this family background to find this so-called immortal medicine, right?" Is it a fairy medicine or not, or two words! ”

The third prince couldn't help but be greedy in his eyes, and couldn't help but look at the Lingzhi grass, and the Taoist priests around him were also interested in cultivating the Immortal Dao. However, those Taoist priests have said that the emperor cannot live forever, so as not to be jealous of heaven and directly dispel his thoughts.

"But if you don't cultivate immortals, it's just about longevity......"

Situ Yun looked at the congratulatory gifts of several other people, and said secretly: "In addition to the fifth child's Ganoderma lucidum grass, other people's congratulatory gifts can be compared, but my father has been concentrating on mystics all these years, I'm afraid it will be ......."

Apparently he also rested and sat quietly like the other brothers.

The fifth prince won a game and glanced at the brothers triumphantly. Next is the courtiers' birthday gifts, although there are also one or two brilliant things, but the sage's eyes have been on the Ganoderma lucidum grass, only casually rewarding a few words.

Everyone also knew that they were not as good as the five princes, so they had no complaints, but just praised the five princes for their benevolence and filial piety on the side, and the saints were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together.

This birthday banquet has gained a lot, in addition to this herb, it also shows the relationship between the four kings and eight princes, and even their family background, the saint has a small account in his heart, and silently writes it down.

Jia pardoned the title of a product and sat in a group of princes. After sending his own birthday gift, he came out and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, the mother and son of the courtier Wei Jia family congratulate His Majesty on his long life, and there is also a congratulatory gift sent thousands of miles away." ”

Jia Mei's mother and daughter? Situ Yun's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but look at Jia Yu. Why don't you know about this?

Jia Yu was apprehensive in his heart, and asked people to bring up a big man. Inside the Weng, a layer of small green leaves is overgrown with flower pots,

The people next to him identified it, and one of them smiled and said, "General Jia, isn't the weeds you sent here dug from the side of the road?" ”

"There are no flowers and no fruits, could it be that what is the meaning of this leaf?" Wu Ge Lao squinted and asked.

Jia Yu said: "This thing has fruit, but it is not on the leaf. "And I had a small stove for me.

There are three dishes on the stove, one is soup porridge, one is pastry, and one is roasted pulp.

Presented to the saint, the saint took a look. The roasted flesh is bright yellow and has an attractive aroma. The soup porridge next to it is sticky and soft, and it is dotted with red and green things, so I can't tell what it is. As for the pastry, the flat golden round cake is not even the raw material.

"These three dishes are all produced by this thing, I wonder if the rank of lord can see what kind of fruit this is?" Jia Yu asked, and everyone shook their heads.

Jia Yu looked proud: "This is something that my niece has cultivated with her own hands." Hearing His Majesty's birthday, he deliberately asked the minister to send it. The minister made these three dishes according to the recipe she sent. ”

The sage ordered people to test the poison and tasted it lightly: "Yes, this thing is sweet and soft, but it is good." "Tell people to let Concubine Zhen and Concubine Chen and others around them taste it.

After all, it was Situ Yun's future side concubine, and Concubine Chen naturally praised a few words. "Your Majesty, this girl has a bit of filial piety, and she must be rewarded."

The saint bowed his head and was about to speak, but Jia Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my niece is with this thing, and there is also a document for Your Majesty to look at." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and put it on the table.

The sage took a look, and the first few clichΓ©s were talking about the eternal generations, but the latter words turned to the crops he planted.

It is not a fruit as Jia Yu said, but a crop, not to mention the parameters of this thing and the harvest of his own estate.

When the saint saw this, his first reaction was naturally fake, and he looked at the document and groaned, constantly turning the page, and soon saw the last page.

The little girl knew that this matter was very important, and her majesty must not be gullible, and there was a detailed planting record to hand over to her uncle. You can let your uncle smash the big man and take it out. ”

Is this because I am afraid that I will not look carefully because the fold is too thick? Do you deliberately prepare another one?

"Come on, smash the big man." The sage commanded and said to Jia Yu, "Have you ever touched the contents of this urn?" ”

"The girl in my family told me, knowing that the minister was in a hurry, and she was afraid that the minister would be reckless, so she deliberately designed a mechanism in the urn, so the minister didn't move."

The guard stepped forward and smashed the big man with a sledgehammer, and there was a small box in addition to the muddy lumps of stems inside.

"That's what we just ate?" Seeing the clods of soil on the ground, many concubines were shocked and felt sick to their stomachs.

Concubine Chen glared at the noble man who spoke: "Which of the great melons and fruits can leave the soil for the planting of melons and fruits?" Wouldn't it be nice to wash it? He ordered them to go down and wash the sweet potatoes, and the sage ordered them to bring the boxes.

There is an imprint in the shape of a golden lock on it, and there is a sentence: "The marriage contract token will be made up on the other day, please return the grandfather's relics." A grimace followed.

"This girl is naughty." The saint smiled dumbly and asked people to take Jia Daishan's piece of golden lock. At the beginning, after Situ Yun showed it to the saint as a token, the saint put it in the dormitory. Situ Yun didn't dare to ask for it, so he has been delaying it until now.

Wei Qian was used to wearing it, and she was a little uncomfortable when she suddenly lost that thing, so she took this opportunity to ask for it back. As for the grimace in the back, it was added by Wei Qian after thinking about it for a long time. deliberately shows his clever and lively side, endures discomfort and pretends to be a child to the elders.

When it was just drawn, it was made fun of by Tao Ping and others.

There is a pattern of pine cranes on the left and right of the box, and there are two birthday greetings.

The saint seemed to smile: "Rong Gong's granddaughter is exactly the same as when he was a child." "No, for this arrangement, Wei Qian deliberately discussed with Jia Daishan for several days, in order to do what he liked.

There was a lot of discussion among the people below, and they didn't know what the saint was tossing.

However, the pace was taken away by Wei Qian, and the sage asked the five princes to temporarily remove the Ganoderma lucidum grass.

Situ Yun was stunned: "The gift prepared by Miss Wei is so good?" ”

Concubine Chen found someone to clean the sweet potatoes and sent them over, with a purple-red skin, and a white flesh after being cut.

"It looks like it's supposed to be eaten inside and not skin?" To help Wei Qian is to help Situ Yun, and Concubine Chen is full of energy to help in front of the sage.

While the two emperors and concubines were talking and laughing, even Concubine Zhen was temporarily left out in the cold.

It wasn't until the golden lock came that the sage opened the box and saw the planting records inside, and by the way, there was a sweet potato fruit that had been cleaned and placed on a golden plate. There is another note: "The egret stands in the snow, the fool looks at the heron, the smart man looks at the snow, and the wise man sees the white." Since His Majesty can see this step, I believe that he will not be deceived by the appearance of the sweet potato in Da Wengli, right? ”

Another grimace, and the saint smiled: "What a careful girl." Concubine Chen, look, this girl has been prepared! ”

Concubine Chen leaned closer to the sage, looked down at the words, and said with a smile: "No, it's the concubine who has done it too much." This girl has already cleaned a finished product, why should the concubine let people sort out other finished products? ”

The two of them were tired of being together, and looked at Zhen Guifei next to them.

Seeing this scene, Jia Yu secretly sighed at his niece's scheming. Every step is a calculation, from arousing the curiosity of the saint at the beginning, to congratulating him as a junior, and even pulling his father out to do favors, it is simply calculated. This style, no matter how you look at it, has the appearance of my father. Could it be that this is the so-called nephew Uncle Xiao? But why didn't she act like my father like me?

Looking at the planting records, the sage had a bottom in his heart. Even if the so-called sweet potato is not as high-yield as Wei Qian said, at least as a new crop, it can improve the current agricultural system. And it was also mentioned above that sweet potato vines are also edible, and the planting land is more convenient than rice and the like. Even barren land can feed some people.

"This birthday gift is the best thing I have harvested this year!" The saint sighed in his heart. As an old man, of course, he likes to prolong his life, but as an emperor, he instinctively sees the meaning behind this congratulatory gift.

No dynasty would ignore agriculture, otherwise how could there be the position of Great Si Nong?

As soon as the sage's words came out, the face of the five princes changed slightly, and there was also a wave below.

"Elder Wu, you can take a look at this thing first, and go back and discuss with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household to give me a proposal."

The sage passed down Wei Qian's handwriting, Wu Zhengde flipped through it, immediately understood what the sage meant, and hurriedly bowed.

"If the effect of this thing is true, the ministers and the people will thank Your Majesty."

"It's not my work." The sage looked at Situ Yun: "You came to the door to propose, but you sent me a good treasure." ”