Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 211 0206 [The ears are soft]

In Yanfu Palace, three close ministers are singing.

Li Bangyan was in charge of writing notes on daily life, Wang Fu was in charge of Hanlin Chengzhi, and Cai You was a bachelor's student.The three belonged to three different factions, but they all circled around the emperor all day long. With them restraining each other, Song Huizong could sit back and relax.

Li Bangyan put on makeup and disguised himself as a girl, and was flirting with Wang Fu.

Cai You is also playing the role of a woman in reverse, wearing shorts and narrow trousers, and her blush is extraordinarily bright.In the play, he is Wang Fu's old lover, while Li Bangyan is a new love, two women compete for one man, it is actually a love triangle plot.

This is a miscellaneous drama with the theme of cheating. Li Bangyan wrote the script himself, which contains a lot of explicit lines.But because it was a male crossover, the performance was more like a comedy, which made Song Huizong laugh out loud.

Liu Wanrong has been promoted to Liu Wanyi, and she gave birth to a son last year, but now she is pregnant again, which shows that the emperor has favored her.

Sitting next to Liu Wanyi is Cai You's wife Song Shi.

The Song family was allowed to freely enter and leave the harem, which represented the prosperity of Cai You.In many cases, he can ask his wife to please his concubine, and then let the concubine blow pillow wind to the emperor.

Seeing her husband dressed up as a woman and competing with two men on the stage, although Song felt uncomfortable, she covered her mouth and laughed along with Liu Wanyi.

Zhu Guoxiang had already arrived with corn on the cob, Song Huizong didn't speak, but waved to him.

Zhu Guoxiang immediately took his seat to watch the play. The two reverse characters on the stage made him feel a little nauseous.

It's better to take a second look at Liu Wanyi, Dean Zhu has to admit that since time travel, Liu Wanyi is the most beautiful woman he has seen, no wonder the dog emperor is so obsessed with it.

Gorgeous and charming, with two points of innocence, and three points of dust, she can be called a stunner in the world.

Even Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong were not qualified to meet Liu Wanyi, and being able to witness this woman's demeanor with their own eyes has become an honor for close officials.

Later, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty invited all his favored ministers to a banquet, and made a wine order with Liu Wanyi as the theme, and let them enter Yuzhenxuan.Everyone, including Cai Jing, thought they could see Liu Wanyi in person, but the emperor only let them admire the portrait.Afterwards, Song Huizong also told Cai Jing that he would definitely let Cai Jing meet a real person in the future, and he would regard this as a special reward.

The farce on the stage was finally over, and the three actors came to drink with the emperor without changing their clothes.

Song Huizong asked: "Where is the immortal food?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It has been brought."

The eunuch approached with corn cobs, Zhu Guoxiang picked up one, tore off the light green bract, and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty took it for a closer look, and praised: "It is as crystal clear as jade, and it is really pleasing. It is worthy of the name of corn."

The art student emperor fell in love with him just by looking at him.

The main reason is that the appearance of corn is very high, which is better than rice and wheat.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "There has never been such a thing as corn in ancient times, even the Three Emperors and Five Emperors have never seen it. The appearance of this thing depends on the presence of the Holy Son of Heaven, who descends from heaven to support the people."

For the sake of his son, Dean Zhu also went all out and fully integrated into the status of Xingchen.

What Song Huizong said made Song Huizong in a good mood. He took the corn and looked at it again and again. The super high-value appearance became more and more like it, and he handed it to Liu Wanyi: "What do you think of this object?"

Liu Wanyi observed, stroked, and poked with her finger: "Like that beautiful jade, there is no such fine food in the world. You have to have a sage to get it. Such beautiful fairy food, I can't bear to eat it."

Song Huizong asked: "How to cook?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "At this time, it is fresh and tender. It can be steamed, boiled, or roasted. When it is mature, it is like wheat. It can be dried and threshed to be ground into powder."

Song Huizong immediately ordered: "Bring in the charcoal stove and the cauldron."

Zhu Guoxiang said, "One more drawer of steamers."

Everyone strolled to the garden, the charcoal stove and the cauldron had been set up, and a steamer was placed on the pot.

Zhu Guoxiang ordered the eunuch to add water to the pot, and he divided dozens of corn cobs into three.Some are thrown into the pot to cook, some are steamed in a steamer, and some are put on the stove for testing.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty found it interesting, so he asked the eunuch to move closer to the Jinjiao chair, and baked corn by himself.

Seeing this, Li Bangyan, Wang Fu, and Cai You came over to help, but the eunuch was completely pushed away.

The scene was quite nonsensical. Several ministers surrounded the charcoal stove, and there was no bench. They all squatted on the ground to roast corn, and the costumes of the three actors did not change.Only Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was sitting like the stars arching the moon, inserting two of the largest corns with chopsticks and roasting them.

Song Huizong asked casually: "What kind of food is there in Shimei's hometown?"

Li Bangyan replied: "It's the same as this Tokyo."

Li Bangyan's hometown is in Huaizhou (Qinyang). Although it belongs to Hebei West Road, it is actually close to Kaifeng.

Song Huizong did not ask Cai You and Wang Fu, because they both grew up in Tokyo, but instead asked Zhu Guoxiang: "What kind of food is there in Yuanzhang's hometown?"

The dishes that Zhu Guoxiang will have are just the same, and most of them also need chili peppers. He perfunctoryly said: "My hometown is remote, and there is no good food. When I was traveling in the south, I saw a beggar cook a dish called Huahua. Chicken. This beggar is a beggar."

"How dare you use the beggar's food to perfuse the officials?" Cai You took the opportunity to ask.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Those beggars lacked cooking things. They stole poultry, wrapped them in lotus leaves, and then covered them with a layer of mud. They built earth kilns with firewood in them, and then filled them with hot soil clods. The buried chicken was baked. I found it interesting, so I learned to do it a few times. Compared with beggars, I added condiments such as onion, ginger, and salt. After roasting, the meat is tender and juicy, with the fragrance of lotus leaves."

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty imagined the production process of beggar chicken, and guessed: "Wrapped in lotus leaves, it is a bit elegant. If you want to add fragrance to the meat, the taste is quite good. Go find the lotus leaves and chicken!"

The accompanying eunuch immediately summoned the Inner Yellow Gate, and after entering the Inner Yellow Gate, he took the Little Yellow Gate with him, and galloped to the Temple of Huiling in the south of the city.

Ouyang Xiu wrote a poem: "June is hot and rainy in the capital, and every night the south wind blows gorgons. Ningxiangchi locks the cemetery, and the servants shoot the barren hills and can be imitated!"

This poem is just describing the Gorgon Gorgon that can see spirits.

In the Ningxiang Pond of Huilingguan, there are not only many Gorgon seeds, but also many lotus flowers.

After the eunuch picked the lotus leaves, the cook killed and cleaned the chicken, and the corn was already roasted.

The color is golden, with a little burnt black, and the smell is so fragrant that it makes your index finger move.

Song Huizong handed the roasted corn to Liu Wanyi, and even blew a few breaths himself, for fear that Liu Wanyi would burn it: "I love my concubine and taste it."

"Thank you, officials." Liu Wanyi said happily.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "There are also steamed and boiled ones, my lady can save some appetite."

Song Huizong picked up one by himself, and after blowing it for a while, he broke off a few grains and put them in his mouth. It was fragrant, sweet and sticky, and immediately praised: "It is worthy of the name of fairy food, and it is delicious in the world."

Li Bangyan was originally a prodigal son, and he didn't pay much attention to his image. He took a bite of the roasted corn, patted his thigh and said, "It's delicious! The officials can call Dasheng poets to taste it, and let them use corn as the topic to write more. The first Dasheng Ci, so that everyone in the world will know this auspicious and beautiful thing."

"That's a good idea." Song Huizong said happily.

Corn, a high-value food that is crystal clear like jade, is worthy of being a sage in this world.

Let the poets of Dasheng compose the music and write the lyrics, so that they can sing it well, and it will surely be sung all over the world, so that the common people will know that the auspiciousness descended from heaven.The common people can eat corn, because the heavens are rewarding the benevolence of the sage.

Seeing that Li Bangyan was praised by the emperor, Wang Fu hurriedly said: "All the Kaifeng government can be ordered to plant this thing, and the benevolence of the holy king will benefit all people!"

Song Huizong nodded and said, "That's a good idea."

Zhu Guoxiang persuaded: "It is better to grow wheat in the upper field and the middle field, and only need to grow corn in the barren field. In this way, the people will not be disturbed, and the grain production can be increased."

Cai You deliberately raised the pole: "How can immortals be cultivated with thin land? Is this not neglecting the heavens?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Planting fairy food on thin land can better demonstrate the benevolence of officials."

Song Huizong and Xini said: "Aiqing keeps some seeds, half of which are planted in the middle field and half in the lower field."

"Follow the order!" Zhu Guoxiang accepted the order with cupped fists.

Song Huizong said with a smile: "When there is a good harvest next year, you can use corn to reward the ministers, so that they can all taste the taste of immortality."

Li Bangyan flattered and said: "The official family loves their courtiers so much, the three emperors in ancient times are nothing more than that."

Wang Fu said: "The official family is Yao and Shun in the present age."

Song Huizong said happily: "I am still incomparable with Yao and Shun."

Cai You said: "Although it is not as good as Yao and Shun, it is not far behind. After three generations, there has never been such a wise and benevolent monarch in the official family."

"Hahahaha!"

Song Huizong laughed triumphantly. Although he knew it was flattery, he was still very happy in his heart.Moreover, he felt that such flattery should not be too watery.

Song Huizong was very clear about the factions in the court, but he was completely divorced from the people.

In his mind, under his own governance, the people should be living well.Where famine or riots occur, it is also caused by the brutality of local officials, and the various policies of the imperial court must be fine.

The cook had already come over, and under Zhu Guoxiang's guidance, put in the condiments, wrapped in lotus leaves and soil.

There is no need to set up an earthen kiln, just bake it directly, and the imperial chef can control the heat.

Song Huizong began to taste steamed corn and boiled corn with the fine wine, which tasted different from roasted corn. He was very satisfied with this: "Aiqing has made great contributions to offering immortal food, what reward do you want?"

Zhu Guoxiang took the opportunity to say: "Gouzi is too arrogant in Puzhou, and he is easy to break if he is strong. Please transfer him to Sichuan, Shanxi or Jinghu."

Song Huizong said: "I have transferred him to Hangzhou."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Hangzhou is prosperous, young people will inevitably indulge in pleasure, it is best to let the dog go to a remote and poor place to practice."

Song Huizong said: "Remote and poor places are not promoted, but relegated. How can I treat virtuous ministers lightly?"

"Young people, it's better to suffer more." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Although Song Huizong was very clever, he lost his perseverance, and he was very changeable, and his ears were still very soft.

It can be seen from Ma Zheng that this guy can listen to suggestions, but he will listen to what he thinks makes sense.Sometimes I think this is right, and sometimes I think that is right. The horse policy is changed every three or four years on average, which makes the folk horse farmers want to die.

Changing orders from day to day is like child's play.

He originally thought that Zhu Ming and Zhu Xi couldn't collide, but he was induced by Cai You to search for immortals at sea.

But looking for immortals is illusory, and civil servants cannot be allowed to do it, but must be handed over to the confidant eunuch.What if Zhu Ming finds the real fairy and eats the fairy medicine himself, instead of leaving it to the emperor?
Now I think it is time to give Zhu Guoxiang face, after repeated consideration, I don't want to transfer Zhu Ming to Hangzhou.

Song Huizong asked: "How about letting him be the prefect of Chengdu?"

There is the road rule of Chengdu Fu Road, and there are transfer envoys, Ti Xing envoys, Changping envoys, and tea horse officials. Zhu Guoxiang was afraid that his son would not be able to use it, so he said: "Young people should suffer more. Chengdu is too rich. The officials just let him know Jinzhou."

Cai You saw that the emperor had changed his mind and it was impossible to let Zhu Ming go to Hangzhou, so he also echoed, "Jinzhou is just right."

The state capital of Jinzhou is Ankang. Except for the relatively developed river trade, the rest is a place where birds don't shit.

In Cai You's mind, since Zhu Ming can't offend Zhu Xi, then throw him to a poor place, it doesn't matter how much he wants, it's better if he doesn't get used to the environment and dies of illness.

As soon as the two sang together, Song Huizong's ears softened, but he felt that the place was too poor and he had to make up for it: "Let him go to know Jinzhou, revoke his fine and salary, and then be promoted to a posting official."

(End of this chapter)