Guishuang sent a big man, Liu Xiu also gave a lot of gifts, which made Di Rang a little embarrassed, before leaving, he gave Liu Xiu a Dawan horse that Qiu gave him.

Dawan horse is also commonly known as sweat and blood BMW.

The body size of the sweaty BMW, among all types of horses, is relatively slender.

It is somewhat similar to a leopard, both of which are extremely explosive, and the power in a short period of time is very fast, but the staying power is insufficient.

It has to be noted that the sweat and blood BMW is not as magical and easy to use in the middle and romance, the skin of this horse is particularly thin, and when the force is exerted, the blood vessels are sprayed, because of the thin skin, the horse's body looks more bloody, and after the horse sweats, it looks like it is dripping blood, which is also the origin of the name of the sweat and blood BMW.

But it is not suitable for the battlefield, firstly, its staying power is seriously insufficient to meet the needs of war, and secondly, the skin is too thin to collide with the weapon, even if it is scratched with the armor, it can cause deep wounds.

China has always been a secular country, but everything that is practical and easy to use can be preserved, but the sweat BMW is extinct in China, and the reason is very simple, it is not practical.

If you don't need it to fight, why should I buy you and raise you?

Sweat BMW is more suitable for scouts and heralds, and short-distance transmission of messages and orders can greatly improve the speed of message transmission.

Of course, whether it is practical or not, at that time, such a sweaty BMW was still very precious.

Liu Xiu was also very happy about Di Jean's gift of horses.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the beginning of autumn.

After the beginning of autumn, the fifth day of the fifth day is the Autumn Festival.

At that time, both the Spring and Autumn Shrine festivals were big festivals, and the main activity of the Akisha Festival was to worship the land gods.

Liu Xiu is now in Chang'an, so he naturally participates in the worship activities here in Chang'an.

The place of worship is near the Jongmyo Temple in the south of Chang'an.

This kind of temple, or Deng Yu occupied Chang'an when the construction was very simple, later after the expansion and renovation, is now very spectacular.

On the west side of the Jongmyo Temple, on the east side of the Jieshui Slope, there is a hill called Sheji Mountain, and the official gate is built at the foot of the mountain.

The official shrine is a shrine dedicated to the god of the five grains, and there are full-time priests in it, and the highest official is the official of the official rank.

Liu Xiu wanted to come to Sheji Mountain to worship the god of grains, and the people of Chang'an also learned the news early and came to the vicinity of Sheji Mountain.

When Liu Xiu's guard of honor arrived at Sheji Mountain, the crowd here was already crowded.

Liu Xiu was the first to get out of the carriage, and then, Hua Feiyan also got out of the carriage and walked to Liu Xiu's side to stand still.

Even if Hua Feiyan is not Liu Xiu's real concubine, but after all, she is still in the name of a concubine, and now that she is in Chang'an, she can't help but participate in such a big event as paying tribute to the god of grains.

The clergy in the official camp had already lined up to greet him under the mountain, and when he saw Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan, the official order hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his hand, and said respectfully: "Weichen greets Your Majesty, and greets the flower beauty!" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said expressionlessly: "Flatten!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The official order is named Wu Qing, a middle-aged man of about forty years old, with a thin figure, looking at his face, light eyebrows, small eyes, a collapsed nose, thick lips, and his appearance is not good.

When he spoke, his attitude was respectful, but his gaze was erratic.

Sometimes he secretly looked at Liu Xiu, and sometimes he secretly looked at Hua Feiyan, and his eyes kept rolling.

Liu Xiu's impression of Wu Qing is very general, but Guanji is not an important authority, and his main responsibility is to celebrate festivals every year, worship and worship the god of grains, and then there is nothing else.

In Liu Xiu's view, Guanji belongs to the idlers in the court, and he is dispensable.

I didn't like Wu Qing in my heart, and Liu Xiu didn't bother to say much to him, so he walked towards the mountain.

There are steps on Mt. Sheji, and you can walk from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

At this time, there were already soldiers and guards on both sides of the steps.

Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan walked all the way to the top of the mountain, where the altar had been set up, and there were high offerings on the altar, Liu Xiu glanced at it roughly, and was quite satisfied.

Next, the worship ceremony begins.

The clergy danced hand in hand at the altar.

For these, Liu Xiu is accustomed to it.

After the clergy finished dancing the worship dance, Wu Qing stepped forward and sang loudly: "The seedlings come out early, the rice grows well, the pests have escaped, and the grains are piled up in the warehouse......" Hearing Wu Qing's singing, Hua Feiyan couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and then, she whispered to Liu Xiu beside her: "Your Majesty! ”

At this time, Liu Xiu's face sank like water, and her face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

What nonsense did Wu Qing say, is he singing limericks here?

After Wu Qing finished singing, he looked back at Liu Xiu, bowed down, and stepped aside.

Liu Xiu didn't even look at him, walked to the altar, took the three incense sticks handed over by Wu Qing, lit them, and inserted them in the incense burner.

Then he knelt on the ground and bowed.

As Liu Xiu knelt, everyone present knelt down one after another.

It was like a chain reaction, and then the soldiers on the steps knelt, then the soldiers at the bottom of the mountain, and finally the people around Sheji Mountain.

Mountains.

Liu Xiu bowed forward, and then he stood up, opened his arms, and said loudly: "God bless my great man, the five grains are abundant!" ”

"God bless the big man, the five grains are abundant!"

"God bless the man, the five grains are abundant—" The people shouted in unison, one after another.

There was an hour during the worship time, and Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan walked down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, Wu Qing said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, a meal has been prepared in the Guanji, Your Majesty and the flower beauty please go to the Guanji to eat." ”

Liu Xiu didn't want to go, but now there are too many onlookers, and when he arrives at Sheji Mountain, if he doesn't even enter the official mountain, it will be too unreasonable.

He nodded, and mumbled.

Wu Qing waved his hand again and again, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, please!" Flower beauty please! ”

Liu Xiu glanced at Wu Qing, you are an official order, not a shopkeeper! He shook his head secretly and walked towards Guanji.

The area of Guanji is very large, but it is too old and looks a little dilapidated.

There are not many people in Guanji, counting Wu Qing, there are only about a dozen people.

It can be seen that the official has been specially cleaned, and the ground is quite clean and there is no clutter, but walking on it just makes people feel uncomfortable.

The bluestone is mainly laid on the ground with a black and white one, and it seems that there are many blood stains dried on it.

Seeing that Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan both looked down at the bluestone on the ground, Wu Qinggan explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, here in Guanji, many people have died before.

When the Green Forest Army invaded Chang'an, they killed all the people in Guanji, and later the Red Eyebrow Army invaded Chang'an and killed all the people in Guanji, until Guanji returned to the Han Dynasty, it was considered peaceful! ”

"I see!"

Liu Xiu stepped on the ground and asked, "So, these black marks are all bloodstains left over from the past?" ”

Wu Qing said helplessly: "There are too many dead people, and no one has cleaned them up for a long time, and when I cleaned the bloodstains later, I couldn't wipe them clean." ”

Liu Xiu frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This is an official!" It is a shrine shrine dedicated to the god of grains! ”

There are still patches of blood on the ground, is this like a word?

"Why don't you replace all these bluestones?"

Wu Qing said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, it costs money to replace the bluestone, Weichen has been to the court several times, but as a result, the result is that the stone is sinking into the sea, and there is no news at all." ”

Liu Xiu stared at Wu Qing and said word by word: "If I remember correctly, in the second year of Jianwu, I saw Guanji's request for renovation, and I also approved it. ”

Wu Qing hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the money issued by the imperial court that time was used to repair the statue of the Five Grains God and the main hall, and there is really no extra money to replace the bluestone on the ground." ”

"That's nonsense!"

Liu Xiu glared at Wu Qing fiercely and walked into the main hall of Guanji.

In front of the main hall, there is a tall female statue, which is the god of grains, also known as the mother of grains.

This statue of the god looks quite new, but in other parts of the main hall, it is not the same at all, and many of the red paint painted on the pillars has fallen off, and even the wall skin has fallen off in some places.

Liu Xiu walked around the hall and asked, "Wu Qing, is this what you said about renovation?" ”

Wu Qing shrunk his neck, so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing Liu Xiu in the main hall, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, his eyes scanning non-stop, he grinned secretly, bowed forward, and whispered: "Your Majesty's imperial meal is ready...... Liu Xiu did not speak, and walked directly out of the main hall and walked towards the middle of the palace.

There are many houses here, including dormitories and guest houses for receiving guests.

Liu Xiu took a general look, the situation was similar to the main hall, many of the buildings were dilapidated, and it was impossible to renovate them in the second year of Jianwu.

Liu Xiu's face became more and more ugly, and he walked to the back of the palace with his hands behind his back.

He wanted to see where they had spent all the money he had approved.

As soon as Liu Xiu walked out a few steps, Wu Qing chased after him, knelt on the ground with a puff, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, part of the money allocated by the imperial court is used to renovate the statue of the god, and the other is ...... The other part was ...... I'm waiting for ...... I'm waiting for ......" "It's all privately divided by you, isn't it?" ”

"Weichen deserves death! Wechen deserves death! ”

As Wu Qing spoke, he kowtowed forward again and again.

Liu Xiu was so angry that he didn't say anything for a long time, raised his hand and pointed at Wu Qing fiercely, and after a while, he said: "You are really good!" ”

After speaking, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and turned to walk out.

Now, even if Wu Qing prepared for him delicacies from the mountains and seas, he didn't have the heart to eat them.

Seeing Liu Xiu leave angrily, Wu Qing even kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said urgently: "Your Majesty spare your life, Your Majesty spare your life!" ”

Liu Xiu didn't say anything, strode out of Guanji, got into the carriage, and returned to Chang'an City.

In the car.

Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu, and stopped talking.

Liu Xiu glanced at her and asked, "What does Feiyan want to say?" ”

"Guanji is less and less valued in the court, and it has almost become a three-in-one, and he is indeed not much oil and water when he is an errand in the official, and he has very little money."

"So, they're supposed to fill their pockets with all the money I've appropriated?"

"No, Feiyan doesn't mean that, they are indeed at fault, but if Your Majesty asks them for blame because of this, Feiyan is worried, and the officials will be left unattended in the future."

No one wants to work as an errand in Guanji, and with the little money in Guanji, he can only feed one person and the whole family is not hungry, but anyone who drags his family and wants to support his family will not go to Guanji on an errand.

Hearing Hua Feiyan's words, the anger in Liu Xiu's heart calmed down a little.

He muttered: "Now the money of the imperial court is eager to be broken into two pieces, where is there any excess money in such an insignificant place as Guanji." ”

Hua Feiyan changed his words and said, "Your Majesty, Feiyan thinks that the official Ji is ...... The atmosphere of Guanji is not right, something like ......""Like what? ”

"It's kind of like a prison."

After speaking, Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu cautiously.

After all, Guanji is a place to serve the god of grains, and comparing Guanji to a prison is disrespectful to the god of grains.

Hearing her say this, Liu Xiu suddenly felt the same way.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Guanji is far away in the suburbs, and there are few people on weekdays, what is the difference between doing things in Guanji and being in Yeting Prison?" ”