The journey to the heavens starts from the underground station

Chapter 233 Wild boars can't eat fine chaff

Back to the prince's mansion after a few days away.

The crown prince was not there, and the crown princess set up a table of delicacies, sitting alone, sulking with a stern face.

"Hey, Your Highness is very busy? Even my mother misses her son, and I cook and prepare dinner myself, so I have to ask someone to invite me?"

"Where can it be, mother, where is my father?"

Li Yu sat down with a smiling face, quickly picked up the chopsticks and ate.

The dishes on this table are all to my own taste, made by my mother herself, even if it is not as delicious as the one made by Shangshan Bureau, but it is all my mother's heart.

"I don't know where he died!"

Zhang Yan rolled her eyes angrily, sat down with her, and put vegetables in her son's bowl. Hu Shanxiang quickly stepped forward to replace him, and waited on him.

Upon hearing this, Li Yu knew that this father had been running into those concubines' rooms recently!
"From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to follow your grandson anymore. The roster of beautiful women is almost finalized. What's the proper way to show your face all day?" Zhang Yan glanced at Hu Shanxiang: "I have already asked Hu Shangyi to hand over your birthday horoscope." The Ministry of Rites."

"Thank you, Crown Princess!" Hu Shanxiang quickly knelt down to thank him.

The date of birth is naturally not real, but the hour of the day Hu Shangyi adopted her.

The former Man Yin is dead, but now Hu Shanxiang is alive.

"Mom, you can help me with that too."

Li Yu's mouth was full of meat, and he pointed to Sun Ruowei who was waiting at the door.

Although she is not as good-looking as her sister, she is not bad in appearance. It is also very happy to bring her into the harem and ask the two sisters to play together without covering the quilt.

Besides, there is still a task!
"I don't want to choose a show girl." Sun Ruowei whispered something, but no one heard it except Li Yu.

Once entering the palace gate is as deep as the sea, when will it be her turn to decide.This girl is probably still thinking about Xu Bin in her heart, and Li Yu doesn't care. Although the saying goes that a twisted melon is not sweet, it quenches your thirst, and whether it is sweet or not, you only know when you twist it!
If you can't get her heart for the time being, it's good to get someone first. When you blow out the candle at night, Li Yu is confident that she can still be called "good brother"!
"Okay, if you like it, mother will hand it in." Zhang Yan didn't ask about Sun Ruowei's background, it's not important, the old Zhu's family can choose a concubine, princes and nobles can do it, ordinary people can do it, even if they are sinners, it's not important Unable to enter the imperial confinement, Hu Shangyi is not a descendant of Hu Weiyong, she is still a female official in the inner palace.

"By the way, mother, just now Concubine An went to Wuying Hall and said that Concubine Pu is missing?" Li Yu wolfed down her chopsticks after eating [-]% full.

Zhang Yan frowned when she heard this: "What? She went to the Hall of Martial Heroes? She doesn't understand any rules!"

"After all, she came from Xiaoguo. She's spoiled. It seems that Hu Shangyi must teach her the rules!"

Although Concubine An Gui is an elder, she is nothing more than a concubine in the final analysis, and her status is not comparable to that of the daughter-in-law of the family; Zhang Yan usually does not care about her for the sake of her elders, and just gives her some face. To be serious, she is Concubine An Gui What is it!
"Have you found it? If you can't find it, you don't need to look for it over there." Li Yu, who knew the plot, guessed that Concubine Pu himself was the moth.

"It's okay if you don't look for it! If you are pregnant with a dragon vein, it's okay if nothing happens, but if it happens, it will be a big deal!" Mentioning this, Zhang Yan frowned, and began to pour bitterness on her son.

"I'm all blaming you, I got the medicine for the tiger and wolf for the old man, otherwise why would it be so troublesome!"

"Ah, I also feel that the court ladies and eunuchs are not taking good care of me, and I also feel that I am not used to the meals provided by the Shangshan Bureau. I am young and have a lot of problems! Hurry up and find it. After waiting for a month, the imperial doctor invited Ximai, Well the dust has settled!"

"Wild boars can't eat fine chaff!" This matter made the princess nervous, but Li Yu didn't care, and made a casual remark, leaned into his mother's ear, and whispered a few words.

The more Zhang Yan listened, the brighter her eyes became.

"Really?"

"The secret of the royal family, if you don't believe me, you can ask my father, my father definitely knows the rules!" Li Yu betrayed his father without hesitation.

What Li Yu told the old lady was the rule set by the old man: the prince is not allowed to have a beard girl!

This is the rule that the old man set for his children and grandchildren after careful consideration in view of the deeds of the former Empress Yuanqi. How noble is the blood of the Han Emperor, how can he easily give alms to foreigners?
What if the birth of a dragon child makes the feudal kingdom think that it has something to rely on, and what should I do?
It's better to cut this matter from the source!
If the old man really wants to have another son, even if he just invites a court lady to cooperate with him, it is absolutely impossible to pamper the court lady of North Korea!
It can be seen that the old man just came here to reduce his anger, and he probably didn't follow the right path!
The so-called happy pulse after the full month is just the imagination of the palace people.

If this happy pulse is invited down, then it will really be a big deal!

"Did you lie to me as your mother?" Zhang Yan still couldn't believe it.

"Son, how dare you! After that incident, the old man pulled out...cough, anyway, he had already forgotten about Concubine Pu, and he never even mentioned it!"

Hearing her son's reassurance, Zhang Yan's complexion suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, her eyebrows raised, and she beckoned Hu Shanxiang to come closer: "Go and tell Hu Shangyi, if you can't find this person again, then you don't need to look for him. It’s just a loss, so don’t make a fuss, you might find it in the well someday.”

"Yes." Hu Shanxiang looked at Li Yu, saw Li Yu nodded lightly, and hurriedly agreed to come down. He was about to leave when he was stopped by the princess again.

"Also, tell your aunt, what kind of noble concubine or tribute girl in this harem should be taken care of, and even left the harem privately, will one day find some wild man outside? What is the royal dignity? Really There are no rules at all! Let your aunt take up her responsibilities of being a virtuous person. You have to teach these rules, don’t care about this feudal state or that territory, no one needs to give face!"

"Yes, my concubine has written it down, and I will do it now."

Be obedient and listen to the sound, Hu Shanxiang can tell who is referring to the yin and yang of the crown princess. The reason why he didn't say it clearly is to save some face for Concubine An. I think Concubine An's life will not be easy in the future.

In terms of status, the middle palace is vacant, and the crown princess is the most honorable woman in Ming Dynasty and other vassal states. She is also the daughter-in-law appointed by the old man to be the head of the family. If you say clean it up, you will clean it up, and if you pass it on to the old man, you just laugh it off.

"Mother, it's normal for a small country with few people to know the rules. Let Hu Shangyi deal with it, so that you won't be angry with her, and you will be the one who suffers." Li Yu graciously put it in the bowl of the princess. Cai, it seems that she is really angry today, and she doesn't know what kind of sarcastic words Concubine An said.

Asking Hu Shanxiang to pass on the message has a layer of meaning, the princess attaches great importance to it, and must be done well!

Accompanied by his mother after finishing a meal that was neither lunch nor dinner, the old father who disappeared just now appeared with his back on his back, and the old lady scolded him, but he didn't take it seriously, and asked with a chubby face. After checking Li Yu's political issues, he slipped away satisfied.

Li Yu didn't stay in the Prince's Mansion too long, and returned to the Hall of Martial Arts before evening.

There were three people when they came, and there were also three people when they went back, but the sisters beside them were replaced by Ma San Ma Si.

When it was getting dark, Hu Shangyi sent someone to report that Concubine Pu had been found and was deliberately hiding in the closet. At this time, she was re-learning the rules of the palace with Concubine An.

In the afternoon of the next day, at Huangzhuang, Prince's Mansion, five miles south of Zhongshan Mountain, under the scorching sun, Li Yu stood on the school platform, with a neat square formation in front of him.

One thousand and 400 people form a square formation, and four square formations are exactly all the soldiers of the young army.

The sun above the head was scorching hot. Although they were sweating profusely, these young soldiers still remained motionless. The queue was neat and orderly, which seemed a bit like Fenglin Volcano.

"That's right, let's disband, inform the gang leader, and give them extra meals tonight, one catty of pork per person!"

Fan Zhong is quite capable. Although the training outline has only been completed by one-fifth, and the boring queue training is still going on, these young troops have been trained to look good.

"His Royal Highness has an order to disband!" Fan Zhong gave an order, and the soldiers, led by hundreds of households, left the field in an orderly manner, without the slightest sign of dispersing in a hurry.

"It's okay." Li Yu boasted again. He didn't expect these young troops to reach the heights of the later generations of the army. .

It's just like the lobster line infantry of the Angsa people on Europa!
"His Royal Highness, they have been able to do what is forbidden!"

Fan Zhong stepped forward, he was very satisfied with his achievements, and admired his grandson even more. Although the training time for these young troops was short, at least in terms of military appearance, they were much better than the Beijing Camp and the 22nd Guards!

"It's far away!" Li Yu knew what he was thinking: "Now it's just some good-looking goods. It looks good, and it will be broken with a poke. Continue to practice! Even if there is a mountain of swords and seas of fire ahead of you, you will not hesitate to give an order." Rush in, and that's it!"

When do you have to practice?That's all there is to the fall of the ancients!Fan Zhong said something in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out, Taisun's order, then practice it!
After inspecting the young army and leaving the camp where the young army was stationed, Wang Zhong, the steward of Huangzhuang, was already waiting outside the camp.

At this time, a group of guards and a carriage came from a distance and came to the front. Two middle-aged civil servants in scarlet robes got off the carriage and came over to salute, rubbing their buttocks.

"Weichen met His Highness Taisun and asked His Highness how he is. The road was bumpy and almost knocked my old bones apart."

The official who spoke was younger, and he was Wu Zhong, the former Minister of Industry and the current Minister of Punishment; the official who came with him was also wearing a golden pheasant scarlet official uniform, with slightly white sideburns, and was older than Wu Zhong. The current minister of the Ministry of Industry, Song Li.

These two people were specially invited by Li Yu before he left Beijing.

Song Li worked as the head of the Ministry of Households, as a member of the Criminal Ministry, as a member of the Ministry of Justice, and as a servant of the Ministry of Rites; Wu Zhong was promoted from the Minister of Dali Temple to the Yushi of Youdu. , Because of the mourning clothes, he wrote a letter saying that it was unlucky to bring filial piety to repair the palace, so he changed the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the task of building Shuntian Mansion was handed over to Song Li, the new Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"The old minister has met His Royal Highness." Song Li's attitude was much more respectful than that of Wu Zhong.

Song Li was a courtier of the Jianwen Dynasty, and he can't compare with Wu Zhong; Wu Zhong was born as a hero of Jing Nan. During Jing Nan, he was the governor of Daning. When Zhu Di took Daning, he led the crowd to vote for King Yan without hesitation. By the way, he cheated King Ning.

Later, he assisted Zhu Gaochi in guarding Beiping and dispatching food and grass. He was a hard-core princeling direct descendant, and more importantly, he also held the positions of Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shifu, and Zuochunfang University Bachelor.

Zhan Shi, the young master of Zhan Shifu, is a managerial position, but Zuo Chunfang is a great scholar. Although he is only a fifth rank, his duty is to teach the prince knowledge!

The crown prince has long passed his thirties, and he has long since stopped studying. There is no doubt that the Zuo Chunfang University scholar is teaching the emperor's grandson!

This is not in court, between master and apprentice, it is harmless to speak casually.

"I have met the teacher, the teacher is well." Li Yu also bowed his hands and returned the salute, first the monarch and minister, then the master and apprentice.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, several people went down to the cement workshop under the leadership of Wang Zhong.

When the high officials came, the craftsmen and tenant farmers who were working stopped and waited by the side.

"What is His Royal Highness bringing the veterans here?"

It was just an ordinary stone kiln with more workers, and there were still a lot of bluestones facing it. Song Li didn't notice anything unusual, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Wang Zhong?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness, the two ministers, please come with your servants."

Wang Zhong led the way humbly. The group turned around the thatched cottage of the workshop, and what came into view was a large piece of thatched mat on the ground.

Wang Zhong did it himself, lifted the thatched mat, and a gray "stone slab" that was one foot square and half a foot thick appeared in front of several people.

Wu Zhong stepped forward to touch it, and said with a smile: "This is just a bluestone slab, but it is rare to be able to dig such a large and smooth one."

"The teacher is wrong. This is not a bluestone slab. This is a new type of building material called cement."

Li Yu didn't give a damn, ordered Wang Zhong to fetch a basket of dry cement powder, and told the truth directly.

"It's this kind of powder. Wet it with water, mix it with river sand, and smooth it out. After it dries, it becomes the bluestone slab."

"Water can't get in, and it is extremely strong. It can be used to build roads, build walls, and build cities. If it is supplemented with a skeleton made of steel, it is enough to build a tall building of twenty or thirty feet."

At this time, Wang Zhong asked someone to fetch the hammer and put it on the cement slab.

"I'll try!"

Wu Zhong heard Taisun's bragging was too mysterious, and he was curious, so he decided to do it himself.

Bending down to pick up the hammer, he swung it with one hand, only to hear a ding, and the hammer head hit the cement slab. The force of the shock almost caused the hammer in Wu Zhong's hand to fly; A tiny pothole.

"It's so strong?" Wu Zhong frowned slightly, then swung the hammer and smashed it a few times.

Except for a few small pits on the surface, the cement board is not damaged.

"It's really no worse than Qingshi!"

"Song Shangshu won't go up and try?" Wu Zhong threw away the hammer and stood beside Song Li with a teasing expression.

Song Li smiled cunningly: "I'm too old to swing something heavy and hurt myself. Wu Shangshu has tried it himself, so I don't have to worry about it."

Treacherous and cunning!Wu Zhongzhong said something, and turned to Li Yu, faintly excited.

"It is indeed as Taisun said, it is extremely strong, if it can be used in construction, this thing should be of great use!"

"Your Highness, there is still a low wall that has been built over there." Wang Zhong interjected at the right time.

"Take me there!"

Before Li Yu could speak, Wu Zhong grabbed Wang Zhong.

After a stick of incense, the low wall collapsed, Wu Zhong was panting tiredly, Song Li stood aside to watch the excitement, but his face was also full of excitement.

Although the low wall made of cement and gray bricks collapsed, Shangshu Tangtang personally inspected it, swung a dozen hammers with a sledgehammer, and smashed it down with brute force.

He doesn't need so many guards, he has to do it himself!
Cement is not a magical weapon, it is not bad if it can withstand more than a dozen hammers!
"It's better than lime! It's much stronger! Although it's a little ugly, but the red paint is painted on the outside, and it's just used to create Shuntian!"

After drinking a bowl of herbal tea from Wang Zhong, Wu Zhong took a breath and carefully asked the last question: "His Royal Highness, I don't know how much this thing called cement costs?"

From Wu Zhong's point of view, even if the price of cement is higher than that of lime and rice paste, it is recognized that the construction of the Shuntianfu Palace is a major event, and it must be used if it should be used!
"It's quite cheap. The most expensive one may be the craftsman's wages."

(End of this chapter)