Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 701 Drunkenness
For a technocrat like Yan Liben who is obsessed with painting and architecture, Fan Zheng's inadvertent guidance broke a wall in his heart.

Yes, why must the bottom of the boat be flat?
Just because the window paper has been pierced does not mean that you can immediately start a sharp bottom boat.

Structural changes cannot be explained clearly in a few words. It requires countless craftsmen to brainstorm and then experiment and improve again and again.

But with the direction in place, will the road to success still be far away?

Yan Liben stood in the hall, completely ignoring the court etiquette, and traced lines in the void with his fingers, as if he was in a deserted place.

Wang Xu, the imperial censor in the palace, was about to go out to impeach Yan Liben for his misconduct, but when he saw Emperor Yonghui waving his hand to retreat, he had no choice but to stand aside.

Emperor Yonghui had seen King Pu's expression of being obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he naturally knew that Yan Liben was inspired by Fan Zheng and had some enlightenment.

If you pay attention to courtesy and interrupt Yan Liben at this time, what you lose may never be recovered.

The state of sudden spiritual light is extremely rare. For this reason, Emperor Yonghui felt it was worthwhile to give in to the secular etiquette.

After a long time, Yan Liben came out of his indifferent state, and quickly raised his wat to plead guilty: "I was inspired by Qing Honglu, and I briefly realized that I have violated the court etiquette. Please forgive me."

Emperor Yonghui laughed and said: "You are indeed guilty, so I will punish you by creating a captain to roam the sea."

Yan Liben was full of energy: "I should do my best to create a powerful maritime weapon for the Tang Dynasty!"

Emperor Yonghui's intentions were clearly understood by the ministers. They not only took into account the duty of the imperial censor to maintain court rituals, but also gave Yan Liben a step down.

Yan Liben, who has always had a strange temper, said with a smile: "I can't thank you enough for your advice today. I will write a painting for the Huarong Hou family in the future."

The architecture and painting of the Yan brothers were neck and neck in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Liben is better than Yan Lide in that most of his paintings exist in the world.

However, Yan Li was ashamed to paint in response to requests, and rarely did it for personal reasons. Important officials in the court wanted to have a painting but could not get it.

He is not a painter who became famous only after he died.

Not to mention polishing his pen, Yan Liben's family fortune is richer than many people's.

Fan Zheng smiled and said: "That's great!"

Come to think of it, no matter how vulgar Fan Laoshi was, he was still willing to leave a portrait for his descendants.

"Although there was a dispute over etiquette between the Japanese and the Tang Dynasty last time, they seem to be more submissive this time."

Yi Zhi, the Minister of Rites, said.

He didn't have any bad intentions, it was simply because his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lu, was too protective and had never seen the dangers of the world.

Fan Zheng chuckled: "Fang Shangshu looks at things superficially."

"How the Japanese state compares with the Tang Dynasty does not depend on attitude. The Japanese state will inevitably become an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, sooner or later."

"Everyone should remember the canonization of the King of Silla and the court's reprimand of the King of Baekje. Our government's attitude is very clear, supporting Silla and suppressing Baekje."

"Baekje has connections with both Goguryeo and Japan, and the friendship with Japan is even to the point where they can support each other."

"If the Tang Dynasty and Baekje went to war, the Japanese nation just across the strait would stand by and watch?"

This is a natural difference in attitude and has nothing to do with personal likes and dislikes.

The hundreds of years of friendship between Baekje and Japan, and even the Buddhism introduced to Soga Ezo, all came from Baekje.

If the Japanese wanted to come to the Tang Dynasty, they had to use Baekje as a transit point.

This was the current state of navigation technology at this time.

On the contrary, when returning, you can take advantage of the ocean currents and go directly to the open sea to the east of Japan.

Changsun Wuji nodded: "I agree with this statement. The Japanese country might as well wait for a while."

After retreating from the court, Gao Xingyi abandoned the corridor to eat and followed Fan Zheng into Honglu Temple.

No way, there are many rules for eating in the corridor, your posture must be correct, and you must not speak. It is uncomfortable to have your salary written down in the little notebook of the imperial censor at every turn!Being an official chef doesn't require that much attention, not to mention you're not an official chef in the headquarters.

"Antique soup, mutton rolls, Dengying Yao beef, crispy pork, bean curd, golden meat... your official chef at Honglu Temple is actually richer than Hubu!"

High fulfillment is beyond recognition.

The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the Tang Dynasty's money, but it was not as comfortable as Honglu Temple's!

Fan Zheng proudly boiled a slotted spoon of beef, dipped it in the dipping water specially prepared for him, and ate happily.

Shishou really understood Fan Zheng's taste, so he added normal seasonings and specially fried chili oil, but did not add the wood ginger oil that Fan Zheng didn't like. The spiciness was just right.

Serving such a pot of antique soup on a cold day made me sweat all over after eating it, and even the county official wouldn't change it.

"Where do you think the huge sum of money that Tian Dazhen received went? Well, it's right on your lips."

Fan Zheng stimulated Gao Xixi slightly.

Gao Xingyi's hand paused, and the meat near his mouth suddenly no longer smelled good.

Why, why can’t the Ministry of Household Affairs accept bribes openly?
After finishing the meal, Gao Jingcheng looked at Fan Zheng seriously: "You and I are also old acquaintances, and we have a connection with Zhen Bang, so let's not talk nonsense."

"Is it true that Japan has a silver mountain? How many years will it take for Datang to discover it?"

Gao Jingcheng must be careful, because the 99 coin-making copper furnaces of the Shaofu Jianzhu Qianjian could not make up for the huge gap in copper coins.

It is precisely because of this that Datang formed a substantial currency shortage, which is commonly known as money is expensive, which resulted in the price of rice remaining stable at [-] cents per dou for many years.

According to normal historical rules, rice prices will always increase slowly in a certain period, which is a healthy price increase.

Fan Zheng smiled and said: "Bao Zhen, you may not be able to dig it all out even if you dig it for a thousand years."

Of course, the premise is based on current productivity.

Gao Jingcheng happily went to his cousin Sun Wuji to discuss the matter.

There are real reserves. He will supervise the development of pointed-bottom boats, so he has to tighten his belt to support it! ——
Ji Shichangdan and Ji Shiju waited in the Sifang Pavilion for several days and felt the indifference of the Tang Dynasty.

Finally, I bumped into Qiao Baoming, the general manager. He spoke with a nasal tone!

Unable to help themselves, Ji Shi Chang Dan and Ji Shi Ju cursed King Shu Ming in a low voice.

If only he hadn't been so stubborn, wouldn't he be popular now?
It's just kneeling and worshiping. Is it very different from the usual kneeling?

The two silver horses failed to resolve the grievances of the Tang Dynasty. One can imagine how much evil King Shu Ming had done.

The key point is that if you bring so many followers to Chang'an City, if they cannot be properly arranged, the waste will be astronomical.

Even if those overseas monks are sent to the temple to register, it can reduce a lot of burdens.

Life in Japan was not easy either!
Finally, Jishi Changdan found a way out, and Master Xuanzang, who was translating scriptures at Daci'en Temple, agreed to keep Daozhao as his disciple.

It's a breakthrough.

"Tell me, does Daci'en Temple really take a fancy to Dao Zhao's wisdom, or does it take a fancy to the luminous pearl we sent?"

Ji Shiju spoke with confusion in his eyes.

Ji Shichang's elixir eyes are full of wisdom: "Da Ci En Temple has taken a fancy to the Night Pearl, and Master Xuanzang has taken a fancy to Dao Zhao's wisdom root. There is nothing wrong with it."

The younger Ji Shiju always felt aggrieved: "Why do you have to come to Datang to suffer this anger?"

Ji Shi Changdan's face was solemn: "Because the Tang Dynasty has powerful soldiers; because the development of the Tang Dynasty far exceeds that of the Japanese; because this is the center of the world."

Without learning various systems and technologies, it would be impossible to upgrade the skills of the workers and peasants of Japan and centralize power in the court.

(End of this chapter)