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Although Li Yin knew some historical trends, he didn't have the ability to predict the future, and he never thought that the marine biology exhibition he prepared a year ago would come in handy at such a time. words to describe.In fact, it is not very accurate to say that it is a coincidence, because he originally wanted to hold this kind of exhibition to broaden the horizons of the disciples of the Tang Dynasty, but now it just happened to echo his previous article.

The marine life that Zhou Yu transported from Dengzhou still failed to enter the city that day. It was not that General Zhao deliberately made things difficult, but something went wrong. General Zhao just wanted to ask his superiors for instructions, and then I went to negotiate with His Royal Highness King Qi from above, but I didn't expect that when his superior heard that a whale several feet long had been transported to Chang'an, he immediately reported it to Li Shimin as a good news. As a result, Li Yin in the square was called again After entering the palace, I explained it to Li Shimin and a group of ministers for a long time, and finally waited for everyone to understand, but unfortunately the city gate was closed early.

But what Li Yin didn't expect was that Li Shimin and a group of civil servants burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm for the marine life exhibition he organized, especially for the five-foot-long whale. Some people suggested to welcome them as auspicious signs, but Li Min almost vomited blood after hearing this. Now that there are still canned whales on the market, is there any auspicious restaurant that can be eaten?Fortunately, some of the ministers present were sensible, or maybe they still had undigested whale meat in their stomachs, and they knew that there was such a thing, so they brought it up, which dispelled Xiangrui's thoughts.

Li Yin was very speechless about this.It's just a whale, and Dengzhou can catch one almost every two days, and with the improvement of whaling technology and the expansion of fishing range, the catch will increase in the future, and when you see the whale After the economic value, many people have already started to prepare their own whaling teams.However, if they want to join this industry, they have to pay a technical patent fee to the Qi Palace first, otherwise they have to go to sea to explore by themselves.

It could also be the New Year's Eve.Both the Korean, Chinese and military wanted to have fun, so they finally reached a conclusion, that is, the Ministry of Rites planned a grand welcoming ceremony.Welcome the whales into Chang'an from the main gate of Mingde Gate, and then put them on the Zhuque Square for people to visit in combination with Li Yin's exhibition plan.Capital Datang 222

Once the plan was finalized, the relevant officials got busy immediately, because today is 24, and the new year will be six days away, so they must prepare everything for the year before.As for the marine life outside the Mingde Gate, including the huge whale, they were all taken over by the Ministry of Rites that night, because they wanted to hurry up and dress up these things.Only in this way can a better exhibition effect be achieved.

Li Yin is not interested in the welcoming ceremony itself, but he really wants to know how those old-fashioned etiquette officials will dress up the imported marine life. In order to prevent these things from rotting, they have been embalmed before they are shipped. .Most are salted and spiced and don't look very pretty.

For example, take the largest whale, which was the largest whale caught after the beginning of winter, and was dissected immediately after it was transported to the shore, all the internal organs were taken out, and the inside was propped up with wood.Then cut big slits into the thick whale meat inside, and stuffed salt and spices inside, so from the outside, the shape of this whale is pretty good, but at first glance, it is still a dead fish The appearance, without the slightest momentum.

Originally, Li Yin's idea of ​​dressing up was to put the creatures in some imposing poses, but when he arrived at the scene outside the city, he discovered that the so-called dressing up by the officials of the Ministry of Rituals was just arranging flowers?

At first glance, Li Yin thought he had misread it, but when he "rubbed" his eyes and looked again, he found that the other party was actually piercing flowers. Whether it was a whale or a vicious shark, they were all unified in the head. There is a big red flower on the top, which looks like a child who has been praised by Ocean Kindergarten, but these ecstasy little red flowers vary in size, depending on the size of the award-winning child. The biggest whale student has a The little red flower is as tall as a person.

Regarding the messy behavior of the Ministry of Rites, Li Yin called a stop on the spot, and then arbitrarily instructed the people in the Ministry of Rites to start playing with these poor sea creatures according to their own ideas.Originally, Li Yin's actions were regarded as exceeding his authority. After all, although his status as a prince was noble, he could not control the Ministry of Rites. Wrong, so no one said much, and everything was done according to Li Yin's request.

Time was too tight, and after only five days of preparation, Li Yin's sea creatures could finally enter the city, just in time for the New Year's Eve.During the five days of preparation, several newspaper offices in Chang'an were not idle. They all received the news and wanted to vigorously report the news, so they all swarmed outside the city like a swarm, preparing to get first-hand information. It's a pity that all the goods had been taken over by the Ministry of Rites at that time, and a big tent was specially set up so that outsiders couldn't see what was going on inside, and the officials who came in and out were busy, so no one was willing to accept interviews.

Fortunately, Li Yin knew the importance of publicity, so he pushed the young Zhou Yu and the well-known shopkeeper Wu to the front desk, and accepted interviews from all the newspapers. Described in detail the hardships of transportation.Speaking of which, Zhou Yu's eloquence is really good, and he described all kinds of difficulties encountered on the road very vividly, which attracted many gentlemen in the newspaper office to give up their work, instead of promoting the transported marine life, they wrote about Zhou Yu and the others on their journey. biography to come.

Thanks to the newspaper's publicity, after the Winter Games, the upcoming marine life exhibition has become a topic of discussion for everyone, and the focus of these topics is mostly on the huge whale. After all, compared to As for other creatures, the huge size of whales undoubtedly takes a lot of advantages. In addition, there are many rich people in Chang'an, canned whale meat has become a high-end food.In fact, in Li Yin's opinion, whale meat is not particularly delicious, and even in his eyes, it is not as good as pork, but this kind of food is rare, and secondly, everyone has a feeling for a huge ocean monster like a whale. A sense of curiosity, even eating whale meat, will give people a sense of conquest to subdue a giant beast, which is why so many rich and powerful are rushing to buy it.

It’s just that there are quite a few people who have eaten whale meat, and even more people have heard of whale legends. However, people who can see whales with their own eyes are rare in inland cities like Chang’an. At best, they are people who travel to Dengzhou all year round Only businessmen from the south will encounter whales at sea by accident.But it is also because there are so many people who only hear their names but don't see them, so more and more people are interested in the true face of whales.Even after the news spread, many people gathered outside Mingde's gate every day, hoping to have a sneak peek. Unfortunately, like the gentleman from the newspaper office, what they saw was the big tent of the Ministry of Rites.

In everyone's anticipation, the day of New Year's Eve has finally arrived, and it's time to unveil the mystery of the whale and its companions.It was not yet dawn, and the Mingde Gate made an exception and opened an hour earlier than usual, in order to take advantage of the fact that there were fewer cars and horses in the morning, so that the whales could be transported to the square without blocking the traffic.

It's just that when the gate of the city was opened, the 150-meter-wide Zhuque Street was already full of curious people. Among these people were not only the residents of Chang'an, but also the people nearby outside the city. I rushed to Chang'an in the evening and stayed at the house of relatives and friends for one night, in order to be able to witness the legendary whale earlier.

For this situation, the Ministry of Rituals had long been prepared, and the Jinwu Guards who were in charge of public security in the city had been mobilized long ago. They stood in two rows in the middle of Zhuque Avenue, with a passage about 30 meters wide in the middle.Although the onlookers were curious, none of them dared to cross the Jinwu Guards, which represented imperial power.

When the gate of the city was opened, countless fireworks bloomed in the sky, and then a group of people singing and dancing first entered the city, and following them were the first batch of marine creatures to enter the city.The first thing the people on both sides saw was a huge fish with a length of more than one foot. They saw that this fish was gray-black, with a silver-white belly, and its mouth was wide open, revealing densely packed sharp teeth inside. It was dead, but it was deliberately placed in the shape of a predator, and it looked no less imposing than a tiger on land.When many knowledgeable people saw this fish, they immediately exclaimed: "What a big shark!"

Immediately behind the shark was a huge sea turtle, about five feet long, with a turtle cover on its back that looked like a huge shield. Most people have seen turtles, but people in the inland area are very familiar with them. It is rare to see such a huge sea turtle, so many people are amazed.

As the fireworks kept blooming in the sky, the carriages outside the city also kept entering the city gate. The marine creatures on each carriage were big or small, and their shapes were also strange, such as squid, swordfish, sea lions, etc., each of which was unique. It aroused the amazement of many people, and lamented that there are so many wonders in this world. After all the previous ones entered the city, the whale, which was the highlight, finally began to enter the arena. In order to facilitate the whale to enter the city, it was in the middle of the reserved channel. , has already been sprinkled with water to freeze, anyway, Suzaku Street is so wide, and the ice in the middle will not affect walking.

In the midst of everyone's anticipation, the fireworks in full bloom in the sky suddenly reached a climax, and the singing and dancing on both sides of the city gate also became louder, and then amidst a burst of ear-piercing friction, more than a dozen cows and horses struggled to pull a Huge sleds slowly came out of the city gate in the middle, and behind them was a huge black shadow that almost blocked the entire gate. . . )