Chapter 196: Zhao Zhen Visits
The three brothers of Li Ce also did not have real estate in the capital, and now they are serving in the Wansheng Army, so the three of them simply live in the army. In the evening of this day, Li Ce was in the army watching Di Qing drill the soldiers, and a guard came over and reported: "General Li, there are two people outside the barracks who want to see you. ”
Li Ce was a little strange and said, "What person?" ”
It is a rule set by Li Ce that people must register and report that they are in the barracks, and no one can enter or leave the important military camp.
The guard said: "It's two sons, they only say that they are your friends, and the other little ones don't know." ”
Li Ce said in his heart: My friend? I don't seem to have any friends in the capital, right? ”
He nodded and said, "Bring them here." ”
In front of him, Di Qing was training the soldiers according to Li Ce's method. Since the election of the new capital, the entire Wansheng army has taken on a new look, Sun Yuanqing and other four commanders have been estranged, several people are each with their own ghosts, and the three commanders who were good in the past, Sun, Ruan, and Ma can't hold the group, Sun Yuanqing, the big brother, feels a little lonely at this time, and the other three commanders listen to him on weekdays, but now he can't move anyone.
Li Ce is not in a hurry to remove anyone, change is never an overnight thing, if you want to achieve the best results, you have to take it step by step. He first disrupted all the 8,000 men and horses of the entire Wansheng Army, divided 2,000 to Di Qing, and divided the remaining 6,000 equally among the other four commanders, of course, Di Qing's 2,000 men and horses were almost all the elite of the Wansheng Army.
Li Ce set strict assessment standards for Di Qing's 2,000 people, and conducted monthly assessments, and if there were those who did not meet the standards, they would be automatically eliminated, and then find replacements from the other 6,000 people.
The other forbidden troops were all practicing fixed postures under the leadership of the head of the sect, but the two thousand people were directly fighting in pairs, and everything was completely based on actual combat.
Li Ce was very satisfied with Di Qing's training effect, he just provided an idea, but he was not good at implementing it, and the effect of Di Qing's training was exactly what he expected.
Li Ce was looking at it attentively, but he didn't realize that he was tapped on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he found that the person who came was His Majesty Zhao Zhen! The other person dressed as a man was Princess Yongfu Zhao Qin'er!
Why did the two of them get here? Li Ce didn't think much about it, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Weichen has seen Your Majesty, seen the princess, and has missed the distance, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”
Zhao Qin'er was a little embarrassed to see him, since he sent him back last time, the two had never met again.
Zhao Zhen smiled and motioned for him to calm down, "I haven't seen you for a long time, the Marquis of Du Yu of the Wansheng Army is my chief of guard, why have you never reported to me?" ”
Li Ce said in his heart: I was almost killed by your general yesterday...... But he didn't feel the need to tell Zhao Zhen about this, he was beaten to sue, he didn't have this habit, he got up wherever he fell, and if he was beaten by someone, he must find a chance to beat him back!
"The minister has been busy sorting out the affairs of Wanshengjun these days, after all, he has just taken office, and he is not familiar with many things." Li Ce said.
Zhao Zhen nodded and pointed to the two thousand people in front of him and asked in surprise, "What's going on?" ”
Li Ce smiled and said, "Oh, this is Weichen training forbidden soldiers." ”
"This ...... Why does I look like a scuffle? Zhao Zhen said.
"This is not a scuffle, it is a real battle, Weichen wants to train a decent guard for His Majesty, a guard team that makes the world afraid and dare not fight the enemy!" Li Ce's eyes flashed and said.
Zhao Zhen listened to him blow a little outrageous, but thinking of the results of his previous training for himself Keju team, he couldn't help but light up his eyes, and clapped his palm: "Okay, I believe in you, just like you won the Keju Tournament for me." ”
Li Ce nodded with a smile and asked, "Why did Your Majesty and the princess come to me?" ”
Zhao Qin'er said, "Oh, this is not to send you silver. ”
Zhao Qin'er was dressed in a white brocade robe, tied a scholar's hairstyle, and wore a scholar's hat, although it was a man's dress, it was difficult to hide the protrusion on her chest, Li Ce remembered the first time she saw her, she was also dressed like this, not to mention that this little girl dressed as a man has a unique charm.
When Li Ce heard about the silver, he expected it to be the silver lost by Zhao Ji in the Keju Race, which was a full 10,000 taels! The first thought that crossed this man's mind was - I'm going to send it!
Li Ce stretched out his hand happily, baring his teeth and laughing happily, "How embarrassing it is to trouble the princess and His Majesty to send it over in person......"
Zhao Qin'er saw that he was laughing blindly, and gave him a blank look and said, "What are you doing with your hand?" ”
Li Ce said seriously: "Silver ticket, didn't you send me silver?" ”
Zhao Qin'er thought he was talking nonsense again, and said angrily: "What silver ticket? Do you know how much the 10,000 taels of silver weigh? I have a private visit with the emperor's brother, is it possible that you let the two of us carry out the 10,000 taels of silver for you? ”
Zhao Zhen also looked at Li Ce with some puzzlement.
Li Ce said secretly: Isn't there a silver ticket at this time? Oh my God, how much is that 10,000 taels of silver......
Zhao Zhen said: "The 10,000 taels of silver, I will send someone to you tomorrow...... Oh, by the way, you don't have a place to live in the capital yet, do you? ”
Li Ce nodded again and again, does Your Majesty want to solve the problem of housing difficulties for himself?
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "This is my negligence, you helped me a lot last time, I haven't thanked you properly, Qin'er Bianshui River, after I gave you that house, you haven't been to live there, anyway, you can't use it, so just give it to Li Ce." ”
When Li Ce heard this, he was so happy that his heart blossomed, on the bank of the Bianshui River, it was a good location.
When Zhao Qin'er heard this, her eyes widened and she said, "Why? ”
Zhao Zhen persuaded: "You can't go out of the palace to live, you see that Li Qing's family is still living in the barracks, which makes people laugh ......."
Zhao Qin'er snorted lightly and said, "Who said I won't live, the last time I went out of the palace was because I had nowhere to live, so I ......"
"Ahem, ahem" Li Ce coughed in a hurry, and the cold sweat in his heart flowed, princess, why do you say anything!
When Zhao Qin'er heard Li Ce's reminder, she suddenly reacted and hurriedly changed her words: "It's ...... I'm going to send someone to clean up. ”
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Why did you leave the palace last time and have no place to live?" What are you talking about? ”
Li Ce was shocked, but don't say that he leaked his mouth, let His Majesty know that he took the princess to open a room, then he would be finished! He hurriedly said: "The princess means that there is no place to rest when you leave the palace, but rest assured, Your Royal Highness the princess, I will definitely set aside a separate room for you, and you are welcome to stay at any time." ”
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "She is also on a whim, this house should be borrowed by me, and I will replace it with you in the future, now, let Li Ce live first." ”
Li Ce was afraid that Zhao Qin'er would block it again, so he hurriedly said: "Weichen thank Your Majesty for the reward." ”
Zhao Qin'er saw him happily, but she didn't interfere anymore, in fact, she didn't care about that house, but Li Ce's guy was too shameless, Zhao Qin'er was always bullied by him before, and she was used to going against him everywhere, but after the last Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, this guy made a hand of "Water Tune Song Head" on the spot, and Zhao Qin'er's senses for him have gradually changed.
"Hey, my brother and I haven't eaten yet? Why don't you get to your territory and don't get a little bit of the friendship of the landlord? Zhao Qin'er said.
Li Ce saw that Zhao Qin'er did not object, knowing that she had already agreed to come down, earn a house, and just invite a meal, it was simply too cost-effective!
So he hurriedly haha: "This is natural, but Your Majesty and the princess are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and when it comes to Weichen, it is better for Weichen to get something special for Your Majesty and the princess, how about it?" ”
Zhao Zhen knew that he had always had a lot of ideas, so he hurriedly asked, "What's special?" ”
Zhao Qin'er was also attracted by his words, what else can there be special to eat, what delicacies are there in the palace, this goods is a broken barracks, what can be delicious.
Li Ce pretended to be mysterious and said, "Your Majesty knows what is the most suitable thing to eat on this summer night?" ”
Zhao Zhen shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
Li Ce clapped his palms and said, "The most suitable for eating barbecue!" ”
"Barbecue?"
"yes, it would be nice to have a big cold beer?"
Zhao Zhen was puzzled: "What wine?" Beer? There are countless wines in the cellars of the palace, how come I haven't heard of any beer? ”
Cold beer? Zhao Qin'er muttered in her heart, what kind of wine is this? But it's weirdly interesting to hear.
Li Ce ha: "Weichen just said so casually, where did the ice come from this season. ”
Zhao Zhen was interested, he waved his hand and said: "There are so many ice cellars in this ice cube palace, how do you make this cold beer?" ”
Li Ce was surprised: "There are still ice cubes this season?" ”
Zhao Qin'er finally saw that he also had something he didn't understand, and said with a smile: "It's rare and strange, there is a special ice cellar built in the palace, and the emperor will store a large amount of ice every winter, and only open the cellar to take ice as soon as the weather is hot next summer, so as to cool down and relieve the heat." ”
Li Ce nodded again and again in admiration, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.
"Your Majesty, what about this beer...... The minister can't make it, but there is a chance that the minister can make a wine tasting for His Majesty. Li Ce said.
Zhao Zhen said: "Isn't the wine you said in the wine cellar of the palace?" It was still offered by the envoy of the Dangxiang clan last year, but the wine was extremely bitter, and it was not as good as the wine of our Great Song Dynasty. ”
Li Ce was pleasantly surprised: "It's great that even the wine is available!" Your Majesty, can you send someone back to the palace to get some ice cubes and two jugs of wine, and Wechen will make you an ice wine to ensure that you like it. ”
Zhao Zhen wanted to say that this wine was unpleasant, but seeing that he swore by it, he was embarrassed to refuse.
Zhao Qin'er said: "I have also seen that wine, the color is very bright, but the taste is really not good, and the ice cubes and wine are mixed to drink, but it is also very unpleasant." ”
Li Ce shook his head with a smile, the Great Song Dynasty drank all self-brewed liquor or rice wine, of course this kind of wine is not good to drink cold, and not only can it not be iced, but it is best to drink it hot, but wine is just the opposite.
Seeing his confident appearance, Zhao Zhen also laughed and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you once." ”
"In that case, then Your Majesty please come with Weichen." After speaking, he waved his hand and shouted, "Di Qing, come here." ”
Di Qing had already seen Zhao Zhen coming, and when he heard Li Ce calling him, he hurriedly ran over and bowed down and said, "I have seen Your Majesty and the princess. ”
Zhao Zhen smiled and signaled that he didn't need to be polite.
Li Ce said: "Second brother, you go and bring my barbecue things, the location is still the old place, and then bring a few brothers to secretly guard around to protect Your Majesty's safety." ”
Di Qing was stunned for a moment, but he still took the order to leave, and the eldest brother actually took His Majesty to eat barbecue, it was really ......