Imperial Palace of the Dian Kingdom

Somewhat different from the luxurious court of the Wei State, the imperial palace of the Dian State is not even like a royal palace, just like the home of the common people, extremely simple, with a unique bamboo building, living by the water, when the sunset reflects the lake, the bamboo building is also clothed in crimson clothes.

The population of the Dian Kingdom is actually not large, compared to other countries such as the Wei State, the population is less than half. But the people of this country have a quality that other countries envy, unity. These two words seem very simple, but it is very difficult to achieve the same mind.

The people of the Dian country are very repulsive to the people of foreign countries, and it seems to be their nature to exclude dissent, and such a united characteristic makes their strength twisted into a rope, which is intimidating.

Since the founding of the country, the Dian State has set the rules, if the old emperor dies, the new emperor is crowned, if there is no new emperor, as long as he has contributed to the country, he can become a royal family. Feng Shui takes turns, tomorrow is your home, and the people of Dian have no worries about usurpers.

Although this is the case, the Nalan family has already sat firmly in the country for several generations, if there is no special reason, it will definitely not overthrow the Nalan royal family, plus the Nalan family has indeed led the Dian Kingdom to gradually become rich and strong, and the people's lives have become more and more prosperous.

However, what worries the people a little is that the Nalan family has begun to have a desire to fight abroad, and the ambition to expand the field is also obvious.

The topography of the Dian country is not good, the water and soil are not good, and the abundant rainfall throughout the year makes the crops often suffer from waterlogging, and the land is thin, and there are no good things.

Fortunately, they have developed a way to live, which is to grow tea and flowers.

The things grown in Dian are not only exported to Wei, Qi, and even Qin, but merchants from all over the country like to come to Dian State, but the soil of Dian Country is complex, and without the leadership of some experienced people, the depths of the mountains cannot be entered at all, and most of them die on the road.

After a long time, it will affect the livelihood of the people very much, so the current emperor of the Dian Kingdom, Nalanda, personally led the ministers, found another way, opened a mountain road so that people can go out, and at the same time, outside merchants can also enter.

It was originally a good thing for the people's livelihood, but because of more and more foreign trade, the Dian Kingdom became more and more envious of the wealth and prosperity of other countries, especially the Wei State, and there were many merchants in the Dian State who went to Shaoliang, the capital of the Wei State, to do business.

Nalanda naturally wanted to become as rich and powerful as other countries, so he quietly moved his mind.

What kind of crooked thoughts? What could be quicker and more fruitful than to plunder?

In the harsh winter of one year, Nalanda, who had stored the vital force for a long time, finally couldn't help but use the cold weather as an excuse to start a war on the border of Wei, and the war lasted for five years as soon as it was fought.

Originally, with the power of the Dian Kingdom, it would never have been able to drag on for so long.

It's just that relying on the natural geographical advantages of the Dian State, the Dian State took advantage of many battles, and most of the soldiers transferred from the capital of the Wei State showed signs of serious unadaptability, and repeatedly suffered a lot of losses, so that the Dian State was able to rely smoothly for several years, so that in the end they had no choice but to bow down to the Wei State.

The defeat of this war made the people of Dian deeply relieved, but this became an insurmountable hurdle in his heart.

Perhaps the story of King Goujian lying down and tasting courage is too touching.

After the defeat in the war, Nalanda removed all the ornate decorations of the bamboo tower he called the palace, turned them into silver coins, and distributed them to the people, which can be regarded as making up for his political mistakes.

But Nalanda was thinking in his heart, if it weren't for his own strength was not strong enough, he wouldn't have lost to Wei, if they had enough people in the Dian Kingdom, relying on the geographical advantages of the Dian Kingdom's natural copper walls and impregnable walls, it would be really difficult to say the outcome clearly.

"Daddy?! You're looking for me?! A short man walked in, his face was a little yellow and black, his eyebrows were thick and his cheekbones were slightly protruding, his face was a little flat, and his ears were close to his cheeks. But a pair of small eyes that shine brightly are unforgettable.

The man was lying on the bamboo bed at this time, Lixia had passed a long time, and the weather was gradually getting hotter, and the pu fan had not yet come in handy, Nalanda held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and twisted it regularly, one bead after another.

"Hmm." Nalanda glanced at the respectful-looking young man standing in front of him, this was his eldest son, Nalan Jihe. After being silent for a while, he said in a low tone that he couldn't hear joy and anger: "How is Rong'er?" Do you keep an eye on her? ”

The Rong'er that Nalanda said was Nalan and Rong, who had already married Fang Jie.

"My sister wrote a few letters, but it seems that the Wei side is very strict, and the news is not good, but she asked me when I will go to Shaoliang." Nalan He didn't look at Nalanda's face, but just stared straight ahead of him, with a faint smile on his lips.

"Well, when are you going to go?"

"I'm definitely going to go, but I can't find a good reason for the time being, and I'm wondering if I can wait another month and a half, and there will be more flowers blooming. When the time comes, you can bring some precious flowers to the emperor of Wei. Naranchega replied as he pondered.

"Flowers?" Nalanda said coldly.

Nalan He was stunned, and then couldn't help but shake his head: "Sure enough, I still can't hide it from Daddy." ”

Eating flowers, that is, eating flowers, the so-called "flower food" is to make flowers into dishes.

There are thousands of kinds of flowers, and in the Dian country, which is known as the country of flowers, there are 260 kinds of edible flowers.

Flowers into the food flavor is unique, the use of lotus, osmanthus, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, jasmine, plum blossom, etc., take osmanthus as an example, such as: osmanthus sugar, osmanthus wine, osmanthus tea, osmanthus cake, osmanthus dew and so on. It can be said that it is suitable for all ages and is loved by people.

Another example is chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum is often used for medicinal purposes, people often use chrysanthemum to marry into japonica rice, rock sugar porridge, chrysanthemum with the help of millet and help medicinal power, for the heat and wind, nourish qi and generate jin of the beautiful dish, after taking it has a cool and comfortable, sweet and delicious feeling.

Hibiscus flowers and cardamom are boiled together, as bright as the glow of the snow mist, so it is also the good name of "snow xia soup".

Flower food can cure diseases, and it is beneficial to use more flower food, and in the Dian country, most people have the habit of eating flower food.

"This time we must think long-term, not act arbitrarily, if there is any unnecessary trouble, it will be more than worth the loss."

"Daddy, I know."

"Well, I'm tired, you go down first." Nalanda squinted, Xia was weak and weak, people always wanted to be lazy.

Nalan He bowed, and then slowly retreated.

Nalan Hehe, who left the bamboo building, did not leave in a hurry, but walked into a hidden place along the back of the bamboo building.

The real palace is hidden behind the bamboo building where Nalanda is staying, and Nalanda is usually just pretending to be a person to maintain his face as a monarch.

Under the shade of the bamboo tower, the Imperial Palace of the Dian Kingdom is actually not a place for the emperor to rest and discuss political affairs.

In fact, under the joint planning of Nalanda and Nalan Jirong, the Dian Imperial Palace has become a center for transmitting news, where spies from all over the country are delivering news here all the time, and after sending it to the Dian Imperial Palace, they will begin to screen.

Judging by valid and invalid news, spies who make major discoveries will also receive more rewards, which are enough for an ordinary person to live without food and clothing for a lifetime.

Of course, these spies are not only natives of the Dian Kingdom, but also natives of other countries.

There are traitors like this, no matter which dynasty or generation. After all, people die for money, and birds die for food.

"Your Highness."

"Your Highness"

"Your Highness"

“……”

Every time Nalan Jihe passed through a "bee grid", someone would salute him. So when he walked around the hive, he already heard a lot of people's voices along the way.

The number of people in the "hive" is less than 2,000.

They were all divided into different bee grids in the morning, each performing its own duties and taking care of its own affairs.

These people are all loyal followers selected by Nalan and He and others, so Nalan He is extremely relieved to let them handle affairs in this underground palace.

He called the real palace under the Dian Kingdom a beehive, and the so-called each bee grid in it represents different countries, different classes, classifications, and degrees, and is subdivided into what each person is responsible for. This is also very convenient for unified management, so that the personnel layout is not chaotic, and it is naturally best to perform their duties.

It took a long time to get to the place where Nalan and He wanted to go, and the current news about the few people in the political center of the Wei State, according to Rong'er's information, Fang Jie's military power was secretly lowered by Ming Sheng, and he was currently unable to touch any core position.

And Nalan Herong is now the old lady facing the Fang family, so annoyed that she can't leave the house all day. But she still gave a slightly more reliable message.

Nalan allowed him to check on a person named Ning Ze, who was said to be one of the important figures who caused the changes in the Wei court, so Nalan He had to get to know him as soon as possible. Moreover, listening to Rong'er's meaning, it seems that this Ning Ze does have some mysterious places, which attracted the attention of Nalan and He.

The person who can make Rong'er care so much is definitely not an ordinary person. In this way, he really wanted to meet him.

"Your Highness, this is the person you want to access."

A man dressed in white from beginning to end took out the one he had already found from the pile of notes he had sorted out, and then walked lightly to Nalan Qihe's side and handed it to him respectfully.

"Only this half note? Not enough, far from enough! Go, get more information. ”

The man in white said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, do you know that Ning Ze, the king of Guanghan of the Wei Kingdom, is not such a simple person, he is the minister in charge of inspecting and verifying foreign personnel, and many spies just asked two more questions, and they were folded in the prison and could not get out again." ”

Although what the man in white said was a little alarmist, Nalan Jihe was unmoved, just glanced at him coldly, and then grabbed the note and walked away......