Chapter 417: Flower Clock

Near noon, Zhao Kuo stopped and instructed the eunuch to lead everyone to the side hall for dinner.

At this moment, the side hall is already full of all kinds of food, not in the style of one person, but in the style of a buffet.

There are rows and rows of large basins on large tables, which hold all kinds of dishes and steamed buns, millet, millet and rice, and there is hot water under each large basin to keep the temperature so that the dishes are not cold, and there is hot warm wine next to it.

Although it is winter, the dishes are not very rich, there are nearly twenty or thirty kinds of dishes such as salted fish, Yellow River carp, chicken, duck, woad, and green onion, and even ...... They also saw leeks, gourds, artemisia, peaches, apricots, and white melons that were not available in this season......

Different from usual meals, everyone can choose what staple food and dishes they want to eat, including Zhao Kuo, who did not go back to the palace to eat Xiaozao, and took a bowl and a plate, filled a bowl of rice, sandwiched a few pieces of chicken and tofu, and took a white melon, and sat down with Wei Wuji and Xunzi to find a place.

After talking all morning, he was already hungry.

After such a long period of training, the cooking skills of the palace chef have improved greatly, even if it is a big pot of rice for so many people, it is full of color, flavor and flavor.

But most people are far from being so determined, not to mention this way of eating that does not conform to etiquette, anyway, they are used to it, and they haven't seen a few places that conform to etiquette on Zhao Kuo for so long.

If according to Zhou Li's standards, Zhao Kuo is definitely the big faint monarch among the faint monarchs.

But what about this peach, leek, apricot...... This season simply can't have it, okay!

Some officials stood in front of the palace and waited without eating in the morning, and now they were already hungry with their chests against their backs, and they suddenly stopped when they saw this situation.

"These are all made by farmers, they say that peaches do not necessarily have to bloom in spring, but bear fruit in summer, and it is temperature, light and other factors that determine when peaches bloom, just like the peach trees on the top of Taihang Mountain bloom ten days and half a month later than the foot of the mountain, because the temperature at the top of the mountain is lower than at the foot of the mountain." Zhao Mu introduced with a smile.

"It seems to be." Everyone nodded as if they didn't understand. I didn't notice it before, but now that I think about it, it seems that the peach blossoms at the top of the mountain are indeed a few days later than at the bottom of the mountain.

But...... It's ridiculous to have peaches in winter.

Listening to Zhao Mu's meaning, the farmer seems to be studying these, and has already achieved certain results......

Many people frowned, not everyone likes the farmer, they recognize the contribution of the farmer to the world, but this does not prevent them from opposing the idea of the farmer.

"Childe, what's that?" A prefectural magistrate said, pointing to an item hanging on the wall.

I saw that this object was more than half a man tall, made of bronze, and shaped like a huge flower, with twelve bronze petals, each the size of a palm.

At this moment, the six petals open, and the six petals close and shine in the reflection of the sun.

There are eight cores in the center of the flower, each core is fast and thin, and the finger is long, seven of which are curled up and one is upright.

There are two small bees lying on their stomachs in the center of the flower, which seems to be collecting honey hard, which is both luxurious and vivid.

"Oh, this is a flower clock made by the Mo family, used to keep time, a petal represents an hour, and a flower core represents a quarter of an hour. Now six petals are open, and one core is upright, which represents the first quarter of noon. This stuff is very accurate, much easier to use than hourglasses and drips. ”

"But my eldest brother said that this thing cannot be given or rewarded, otherwise it will become the end of the send. So you can only buy it if you want. Zhao Mu said with a smile.

Song Zhen passed by, the corners of his mouth and beard trembled twice, and he walked to the corner silently, not daring to say a word.

"Uncle Song thought about it more than two years ago." Mo Feng walked up to Song Zhen with the food and sat down, and said with a smile.

Except for a few disciples and Gongsun Long left by Zhao Hao to Zhao Kuo, the two of them were the first to follow Zhao Kuo. Unlike the friendship assistance of Le Yi, Tian Dan and others, they decided to follow Zhao Kuo all the time at that time.

"I didn't dare to think about it, at that time, all I wanted to think about was to save some more wounded soldiers, so that the king could win the victory, where did I dare to think about this." Song Zhen shook his head and said with emotion.

In just over two years, who would have thought that such a big change would happen!

"At that time, there were only a few or so people left in my Mo family, and it was still precarious, so I could only take refuge in others as a guest for a living, and even I planned to help others work. At this time, the king found me. Mo Feng said.

"You agree?" Song Zhen asked curiously, it was the first time he had heard Mo Feng mention this matter.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't hold on, I would never have followed the king in the first place, I was also a giant of the Mo family, well, nominally, how could I follow a monarch. Who would have thought ...... Maybe that's how fate has it. Mo Feng took a sip of wine and said with a smile, he was now very satisfied with his original choice.

Now he said that he represented the Mo family, and none of Qin Mo, Qi Mo, and Chu Mo dared to oppose it.

"Yes, apart from the great king, there is no second monarch in the world who will give us such a high treatment. From now on, no one in the world will dare to despise agriculture, medicine, and Mexico. Song Zhen looked at the peach next to him and the flower clock on the wall and said.

"What did the king do to the doctor?" Mo Feng asked in a low voice. The king has always treated everyone equally, and he doesn't believe that he has given the farmer and the Mo family a chance to perform, and he will not give the doctor a chance to perform.

"The king said that after the court meeting is over, the doctor is responsible for conducting a physical examination for each official." Song Zhen glanced at Zhao Kuo, who was laughing with Wei Wuji and Xunzi, and said in a low voice.

"The king can also come up with this solution, too...... The subordinates really admire. Mo Feng said convincingly.

In recent years, among the hundreds of officials, he would not believe that one or two of them were seriously ill.

However, this matter is risky, and if it is cured, it is certainly an excellent time to increase its prestige, but if it is not cured...... It was a heavy blow to the reputation of the entire doctor.

Mo Feng told Song Zhen the worry in his heart.

"Don't worry, all the doctors who can handle it in the entire Zhao country have rushed here, unless no one can cure this disease, as long as someone can cure it, then this person must be among us." Song Zhen said with a smile.

"Then I'll be relieved." Mo Feng nodded, "By the way, how is your "Medical Codex" compiled?" ”

"It's far from good, almost every physician has his own opinion, and some things are completely contradictory, but they are all right. There are many treatments for the same disease, and we need to distinguish one by one which is right and which is wrong, and it is possible that both are right or wrong. ”

"Every prescription had to be retested, and ...... There's no way to calibrate this kind of thing. We have only recently discovered that the efficacy of the same medicinal herb grown in different regions is actually different, can you believe it? ”

"These are not the difficulties, the difficulty is that we have no means to treat many diseases." Song Zhen shook his head.