Time seems to pass in the blink of an eye, and the days without going to court are always the happiest, even if this has nothing to do with Yan Wushuang, if there is anything, it has something to do with Zhan Ge.

The arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve was unexpected, and the night banquet in the palace must not be refused.

Although the New Year is to wear red and festive, but Yan Wushuang really doesn't like red much, and finally compromised, tying a cloak made of red fox fur, which was turned out of the inner library by the saint and sent over.

As the middleman, Yan Wushuang sent a cloak of different styles to Xie Shangshu's mansion in his own name.

Zhan Ge was finally ordered by Yan Wushuang in a silver-white brocade robe, wearing a black cloak on the outside and red on the inside, which was a little more cold.

The carriage was warm, the road had been cleaned, and there was no obstacle to the journey.

"Lin'er is going to the house for the New Year, and then she will live in the courtyard opposite Ah Jing, and the earth dragon in the bedroom and study will be prepared in advance."

No one can freeze the saint when it's frozen, the saint's body looks pretty good, but in fact, it was really not good before, and you still have to pay close attention.

"It's all up to your arrangement, Ah Jing, this kid is really thinking about the two little ones." Zhan Ge laughed a little when he thought about it, it's quite interesting for children to take children.

In fact, what Yan Wushuang thought in his heart was that Ah Jing was estimated to be a combination of sister control and brother control, and if anyone dared to bully Xi'er and Wu'er in the future, I was afraid that they would not be able to pass Ah Jing's level.

When the time comes, it will probably be very interesting.

Since the night banquet is all close people, in order to show the holy emperor's grace, it is naturally not in the Liuli Pavilion, it is too official.

In the end, it is the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, when a person is on a person on weekdays, he will eat here, since it is the boundary of the Qianqing Palace, it is naturally spacious, and the foot of the dragon is burned, which is very warm.

There are two tables, both of which are hot pot shelves in the middle, Yan Wushuang thought about it for a long time, didn't know what to prepare to eat, and finally decided, that is hot pot, there is no more suitable than this.

He also specially sent someone to ask a few people who had returned from other places, and only after confirming that it was okay was formulated.

As for the dishes, beef spine, beef shutters (that is, modern tripe), lamb tripe, pheasant, quail, cured meat, meatballs, crab sticks, fish, seashells, etc., as well as a wide variety of vegetables, specially made vegetable balls, can be described as a rich variety.

Yan Wushuang let people go down first and cook the pork belly chicken slowly, which is also the opening dish.

The arrangement was almost over, and a few people who were rushing to the wind and snow came.

The Prime Minister's Mansion Prime Minister and his grandson Liu Yuan, it seems that the Prime Minister's desire to pass over his unruly son and hand over the family responsibilities to his grandson is very eager.

Wei Guogong Mansion Wei Guogong and the prince Xu Rong, Zhenguo Gongfu Zhenguo Gong and the prince, the king of the West and the prince, the king of Hejian and the prince, the Shengwang Mansion came to the Sheng Wang, after all, the baby son is still in his arms, and a milk child can't do anything.

With Zhan Ge and Yan Wushuang, there are not many people who come.

Later, the two tables were merged together, although it looked a little nondescript, but it was comfortable.

Since it is a private banquet, just ask when you meet, and you don't have to make a big gift.

The door is closed, the warm pavilion is more comfortable, today's is green plum wine, the taste is sweet with a little sour, the wine is not heavy, like these marching, one person and a big barrel are not a problem.

Not to mention now, it's just a drink.

"There is no need to be so grand today, I am deeply grateful to you for all your efforts for the people of Dayi. The royal family was in turmoil, and I had no choice but to take the throne, although I never accepted the teachings of the prince, but I never relaxed. ”

The saint raised his glass, stood up, and said with a serious expression, he is a saint, although he is noble, but these ministers represent whether the frontier is stable and whether the court is peaceful.

"I have benefited a lot from the teachings of the Prime Minister, the Lord Wang, and the Duke of Wei, and after that, I am willing to put the people first, and the interests of Dayi first, and will not slack off, and always move forward."

Yan Wushuang naturally mentioned two sentences before, but whether she wants it is a holy thing or not, she can't be persecuted, just looking at such a well-behaved saint, she only feels that her heart is warm.

Today, the first emperor should be at ease.

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and the ministers are willing to do whatever it takes for Your Majesty." There are very few people who have a virtuous but not overly beautiful monarch who is willing to rebel.

Besides, being an emperor is also very troublesome, unless it is absolutely necessary, they are not willing to rebel against this country, and now the life is already excellent, what is not satisfied.

"Everyone, sit down, this pork belly chicken is the right time to eat now, there are ingredients next to it, you can eat whichever you want."

Yan Wushuang looked polite, and hurriedly beckoned everyone to eat, no matter how you can't delay eating.

Zhen Guogong likes spicy pots and thinks this is the most appetizing: "There are many forests in southern Xinjiang, damp and stuffy, but this is comfortable."

"Lord Guogong, this is a chili pepper, I got it from an overseas merchant before, it tastes better than dogwood, it is the most suitable for cooking, if you need it, I will have someone send some seeds over another day." As for whether southern Xinjiang is suitable for planting, we have to try it before we can know. ”

"Good, great goodness, so thank you to the eldest princess." If this thing is obtained and can be popularized, all departments in southern Xinjiang will definitely be more peaceful.

"How to cook chili peppers, I will make a recipe these days, and let people send it to you when the time comes, if you can use it, it will naturally be my blessing."

To add glory to Dayi, this kind of thing, the more the merrier.

King Xi also expressed his liking for this, and Yan Wushuang naturally did not favor one over the other, and promised to send a copy to the West Palace.

It was a lively time to eat, and Yan Wushuang thought of something.

"In fact, there are not many ingredients that can be used in Dayi, but overseas, there is no less than the vast land of Dayi, and I know from the maritime merchants who come and go that although the continent is far away from Dayi."

Seeing that everyone was curious, Yan Wushuang said logically, few people will think that they have little money, and if they conquer the surroundings, they should try their best to make themselves stronger.

"But the people on there are savage and uncivilized people, and the civilization of my Dayi is not known how many years higher than them, and it is said that Europa has discovered that continent, and if we can, we will get an endless supply of wealth from that continent, and enough food to supply all the people of Dayi."

In just a few words, it is enough to draw a lot of information from it, and everyone present is a far-sighted generation, and the education cultivated by the times has made them stand on the shoulders of their predecessors, and they are all a little moved.

Not to mention the saints, Europa merchants come to Dayi every year, and the prices of the things they carry in Dayi remain high, even in the private treasury, there are many things that belong to Europa merchants.

"The Europa people landed on that land, and they robbed the local people, and naturally the local people would not agree......" After the Holy Lord said this, he felt that he had said something wrong.

Yan Wushuang knew that the Holy Lord had not experienced too much blood, which was a good thing, but it was not entirely a good thing.

"At that time, the person I asked was full of pride, and I heard that the royal family of Europa also supported their decision, and some even set out in the name of the royal family to worship the royal family."

This is also the case in modern history, when the bloody triangular trade flourished.

Europe was flooded with gold and silver, as well as cheap labor from the New World, and although bloody, it was thriving, and the distance from the rest of the world was widening.

Yan Wushuang didn't have the feeling of wanting to save the world, she just wanted to make the country she belongs to stronger and stronger, although she was in a different time and space, a different country, but some rules always remained the same.

For example, the law of the jungle eats the strong, for example, people are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of profit.

"I'm in the East China Sea, and I've seen a lot of Europa merchants, and I've heard of this, but the sea is not as big as the mainland, and the anger of the sea is still unbearable, and those Europa merchants are also exchanging their lives."

The Hejian palace has guarded the East China Sea for generations, and the news there is much more developed than the capital.

When King Xi heard this, he felt very moved, if he could get enough benefits, it would be worth some risks.

In this case, they still have to sacrifice their lives for these interests, which means that the situation is worth their sacrifice. So I'm in the west, and I haven't seen those merchants, but it's an indisputable fact that merchants are profitable. ”

Yan Wushuang threw away this heavy news, and then drank tea slowly, and everyone sat idle in the Xinuan Pavilion and asked the palace maid to clean up the things over there.

"It took decades for the merchants of Europa to discover that continent, the state of their country is not very good, every advance is paved with human lives, we are not in a hurry, take our time to discuss, now that we know, how can we miss the reason?"

Among all of them, Wei Guogong, who was most admired, spoke at this time.

"What Wushuang said makes sense, I still remember that a few decades ago, the barbarians just found an iron mine, created weapons, ransacked several small towns in the frontier, and even wanted to take Dayi."

"This, I did hear of it, some time ago, when Brother Zhan explained it to me, he quoted this war."

Naturally, the saint does not need to personally experience the battlefield, but there are some things he needs to know, so he uses the analogy of the battles he has experienced in the past.

Wei Guogong bowed slightly, his expression became more and more serious, and everyone listened silently and respectfully.

"There is only one iron mine, and it is as rampant as the barbarians, if one day, they have more powerful weapons, then it will definitely be the end of Dayi."

Everyone instantly thought deeper, and Yan Wushuang's first reaction was firearms, saltpeter to make ice, which is now known to almost everyone, but what this saltpeter can make is gunpowder, so it is strictly controlled by the imperial court.