Chapter Thirty-Nine: Sleepiness Gives You a Pillow
It is no wonder that since Empress Dowager Liu listened to the government, Zhao Yuanyan was absolutely non-violent and non-cooperative.
glanced at home, saying that he was sick, and it was estimated that the Empress Dowager Liu remembered this account in her heart.
Entering the house, Empress Dowager Liu bowed slightly: "It turned out that my sister was here." β
Princess Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward: "Queen Mother, it's not like I haven't seen you for a few days, I miss it very much, no, the child brought some fresh things, so I let him come over by the way." β
Empress Dowager Liu didn't raise her eyelids: "What is new?" Is it worth a trip? β
"It's this-" Zhao Yunrang saw the stitches, and was about to move forward with the basket.
As a result, the two eunuchs held him hostage, one left and one right: "Bold! β
Zhao Yunrang looked confused, what did I do, I was bold?
Princess Yanqing hurriedly said: "He has never entered the palace and is not sensible, you can forgive him!" β
What do I do to forgive?
Zhao Yunrang was also drunk.
But think about it, this should theoretically be three bows and nine knocks.
But I carried a basket and kowtowed or anything.
It's normal for people to be picky.
But this is bold and forgiving, and it looks a bit deliberately to find fault!
Princess Yanqing smiled: "I know that the Queen Mother has a bad appetite recently, and there happens to be something-"
The Queen Mother snorted: "Take it!" β
A little eunuch took the basket and took it to the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Liu was obviously a little surprised: "There is still this at this time?" Obviously freshly plucked, lookβthis is freshly plucked! β
Princess Yanqing was surprised: "How does the Queen Mother know?" β
"Just look at this tail, Yanqing you know, I am also a person who has lived a hard life."
Sure enough, Empress Dowager Liu did not shy away from her experience at all, but regarded it as an honor.
It's a character, no wonder the history is so high!
"This isβ" Empress Dowager Liu glanced at Zhao Yunrang.
Deliberately, absolutely deliberately!
Zhao Yunrang didn't believe it, this is Cining Palace, can he let himself in if he doesn't know it?
"This is my starling's son, Zhao Yunrang."
"It turned out to be Zhao Yuanyan's son!" Empress Dowager Liu is somewhat meaningful.
After speaking, Empress Dowager Liu ignored Zhao Yunrang, the two sisters, you and I will say a word, and Chen Sesame Rotten Grain will talk endlessly.
There were only a few cucumbers in total, and after a while, they all went into the mouths of the two women.
Zhao Yunrang always stood on the side, but even if he wanted to stand respectfully, he couldn't do it.
This thing definitely needs to be practiced, and he has stood in a military posture for a few days during military training.
If you want to talk about training methods, then Zhao Yunrang is definitely a set.
But let him stand, and in a short time he would be stealing his head, and he would take his eyes here and there.
The old eunuch who looked at his eyes, nose, nose, mouth, and mouth frowned.
turned out to be cold, and the Empress Dowager Liu came and said: "Little Jean-"
Zhao Yunrang was frightened, what is this name?
But you still have to respond: "Allow it to be there!" β
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhao Yunrang: "......"
"Look at what you said, I just have something new, come to honor you, it's nothing!"
Empress Dowager Liu's face was flat: "It's really nothing?" If it's okay, the mourning family is a little tired today! β
Don't, we haven't talked about business yet!
"Oh, it's okay to say it's okay, it's okay to say it's okay, it's a little bit like it's okayβ"
Princess Yanqing's eyes widened: This kid has seen it a few times, why did he suddenly become so skinny?
This is the Queen Mother, and now she is definitely above 10,000 people, even the emperor has to be three points shorter, you are playing with the Queen Mother here!
Zhao Yun let him care about this, all people are equal, and he is not ambiguous when he should kowtow, but this little thing in his bones is actually extremely difficult to change.
is the Empress Dowager Liu, and no junior has dared to talk to him like this for so many years.
Even Zhao Zhen, who has always been raised under her knees, didn't say that she was joking with her like this.
So Empress Dowager Liu couldn't help but be a little curious, and she also had some other tastes.
"Then let's talk about it!"
"I'd like to borrow some money from you!" Zhao Yun made a hippie smile.
Princess Yanqing's face turned pale, borrow the silver, you tell me, didn't you blackmail 20,000 yuan last time, you came here to sue the royal court, right?
But it will definitely not win, and there are 10,000 of the 20,000 taels in the hands of the Queen Mother!
Empress Dowager Liu was also curious: "How much do you want to borrow?" β
Since she entered the palace, no one has borrowed money from her.
Before entering the palace, she borrowed money from others.
"Fifty thousand taels!" Zhao Yunrang stretched out a slap and shook it.
Princess Yanqing almost fainted, and when she opened her mouth, it was 50,000 taels, what did Zhao Yunrang want to do?
Empress Dowager Liu was not surprised at all, if she borrowed ten taels or eight taels, would it be a joke?
"Oh, what are you borrowing so much silver for?"
Zhao Yunrang didn't answer directly: "Queen Mother, do you think this cucumber is delicious?" β
Empress Dowager Liu touched the taste: "It's okay - didn't you say that you want to use 50,000 taels of silver to grow cucumbers, right?" β
"Not only cucumbers, but all vegetables that are available in summer can be produced in winter, and this cucumber is proof of this!"
The light in Empress Dowager Liu's eyes dimmed: "You said that the conservatory, there is one in the palace, and it can't waste so much silver from the mourning family!" β
"The greenhouse in the palace can't see the light, the growth is slow, and the yield is low, the Queen Mother should know, right?"
Zhao Yunrang smiled secretly: "Has the Queen Mother ever heard of Liuli?" β
"What's this, go and show him the glass beads of the mourning family!"
After a while, the old eunuch held a plate, carefully brought it to Zhao Yunrang, uncovered the red cloth on it, and the sandalwood seat was inlaid with a thumb-sized glass bead.
How is it?
This bead was given to Empress Dowager Liu when Zhenzong was there, and it was also her favorite in her heart.
Zhao Yunrang looked at it: "Xiaoye Zi Sandalwood, it's good!" β
Empress Dowager Liu: "......"
Princess Yanqing: "......"
The old eunuch's hands trembled: "Boldβthe queen mother, heβhe dared to insult the treasures of the first emperor?" β
Empress Dowager Liu didn't speak, but her eyes were staring at Zhao Yunrang, obviously there was no reasonable explanation, Zhao Yunrang didn't plan to go out today.
Zhao Yunrang pointed with his hand unslowly, "The Queen Mother knows that this glass can transmit light!" β
Empress Dowager Liu nodded: "This is natural!" β
"However, this is not the purest glass, the pure glass is colorless and transparent, which can completely penetrate the sunlight and block the winter cold!"
Empress Dowager Liu frowned slightly: "You mean-"
"That's right, I have a secret method to produce this pure glass in large quantities and use it to build a greenhouse, so that you can eat fresh vegetables in winter, and even in the army in the bitter cold land, you can also use it!"
Empress Dowager Liu said: "Why do you want to do this? β
"As long as it is beneficial to the country and beneficial to the people, and I am willing to do it, I still have no silver at hand, and if I have silver, I will do it myself!"
Empress Dowager Liu's eyes suddenly lit up: "I have the silver, and I can lend it to you, and I don't need cash!" β
"Copper coins are even more useless, 50,000 copper coins, which life can be finished?"
Empress Dowager Liu laughed: "You don't need copper coins, have you heard of it?" β
The play meat is coming!
Zhao Yunrang made a reminiscence: "I heard my father occasionally mention it, saying that this Jiaozi is very convenient to use, but only Yizhou has it?" β
Empress Dowager Liu leaned forward and looked happy: "Zhao Yuanyan also mentioned Jiaozi?" β
"Yes, but Yizhou is too far away, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and Yizhou's Jiaozi can't be used in the capital, right?"
"Who said that, there will be a friend in the capital soon!"
"Really, that's really convenient!" Zhao Yunrang's face was happy.
In this way, in a few words, Zhao Yunrang had already obtained a loan promise of 50,000 guanjiao from the queen mother.
Out of Cining Palace, Princess Yanqing seemed to smile: "Okay, you kid, you actually took my aunt and me as a gunman, this is what you planned a long time ago, right?" β
Zhao Yunrang's face was puzzled: "No, I just planned to borrow some silver from the Queen Mother to grow vegetables, I heard that the Queen Mother is rich!" β
Princess Yanqing: "......"
Empress Dowager Liu was very happy, what she was afraid of was that the capital would not accept the Jiaozi from Yizhou, and she was worried about how to open the situation.
Zhao Yun let this be a sleepy pillow!
In particular, it was revealed between the words that Zhao Yuanyan also had an approving attitude towards Jiaozi.
This made Empress Dowager Liu, who had always been worried about the opposition of the courtiers, somewhat relieved.
Empress Dowager Liu immediately began to organize manpower and increase the investment of principal.
As a result, I found out that except for the one million guan that was about to arrive in the capital, I really didn't have much silver in my hand.
Unless, use the reserves of the treasury!
However, if the national treasury reserves are used, it will have to be passed by the court!
As long as it was a court discussion, Empress Dowager Liu's decree was never issued smoothly.
Those civil and military generals who were always carrying cattle will immediately form a united front to oppose the Queen Mother's decree from various angles and for various reasons.
This made Empress Dowager Liu, who was bent on promoting Jiaozi, anxious.
After listening to the government, although the political performance is not bad, none of them can be completely counted on the head of the Empress Dowager Liu herself.
Therefore, the implementation of Jiaozi this time, for the Empress Dowager Liu, must not fail!
Finally, after some careful consideration, Empress Dowager Liu instructed the eunuch: "Go and invite King Zhou, just say I want to see him!" β
When Zhao Yuanyan was a guest in Cining Palace, Zhao Yun asked Shi Lei and others to drink together lively.
These are the last pigeons that Yan Zhao hid!
In the blink of an eye, only bones were left of several pigeons, and Zhao Yun ordered Xiao Liuzi to bring up a few cucumbers.
Song Yi hadn't come over for a while, and when he saw the cucumber: "There is still such a tender thing now?" β
grabbed one and stuffed it in his mouth: "Not bad, cool and crisp!" β
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed it.
"I've already hooked up with the Queen Mother, borrowing money and getting ready to do a big job!"
Zhao Yunrang's words shocked everyone, and Song Yi's hand holding the cucumber slowed down: "Do a big job?" What are you going to do? β
"Planting vegetables - I borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from the Queen Mother and prepared to plant vegetables!"
Fifty thousand taels of silver to grow vegetables?
"Is the Queen Mother so rich?"
"You also know the Queen Mother?"
"Count yourself as acquaintance!"
"I can't help it, who do you think will borrow money if they have it? If there is really anyone who does this business, I will borrow it, and I will never look for the Queen Mother! β
Song Yi was thoughtful.
A pigeon and cucumber feast was dispersed.
Song Yi is gone.
Shi Lei and several people surrounded Zhao Yunrang: "Do you know who he is, you talk like this?" β