The end of the year comes quickly.

It seemed that not long after Qin Shu left, heavy snow covered the city. All that was seen was white, and snow-white became the main color of the north.

However, in the greenhouse of the palace, some green seedlings survived tenaciously, like the people living in a cold environment and the soldiers standing in the severe cold.

The people from Chang'an are urging us again.

I don’t know how many times this person has come.

Jin Yan always felt that this scene was familiar, and she soon remembered it.

Once upon a time, the envoys from Chang'an were here to urge her to go to Chang'an as a hostage, but now it was the opposite. It had become her home, and her father, mother and brothers were all waiting for her to return home.

Jinyan returned to Chang'an, but Xiao Jinan insisted on staying in the north.

He kept saying that he didn't like Chang'an, because the people there were full of cunning schemes. He was too lazy to deal with those smiling faces with daggers hidden behind them, nor did he want to get involved in the intrigues and conspiracies of the ministers.

But did he really not want to go back? That was Jinyan's home, and it was also his home, where his father, mother, brothers, and uncles and relatives who had watched him grow up were also there.

He just wanted to protect the home for Jin Yan and the north for the world.

Year by year.

Year after year.

……

The third year of Da'an, summer.

Only three years after the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, earth-shaking changes had already taken place in the world.

Xiao Ji, who was later called Emperor Shengwu, began to implement a policy of light taxes and levies at the beginning of his reign. He also exempted taxes in areas that were severely affected by wars and natural disasters in the previous dynasty. At the same time, he vigorously promoted various policies that were beneficial to people's livelihood that had been implemented in the north.

It seemed as if God was taking special care of Emperor Shengwu. During these few years, except for two floods in the two eastern counties, the weather was generally good and the grain harvest was great. The people had surplus food at home, their lives were better, and their mental outlook was refreshed.

At this time, people remembered the rumors they had heard before the establishment of the Sheng Dynasty.

The destiny is in the north.

This prophecy was confirmed when the new dynasty was established.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that the destiny is not only on the wise and powerful emperor, but also on the noble and unparalleled Princess.

It would take ten days and ten nights to explain the root cause.

But do people in the world really have no idea?

When the farmers were driving the plows that had been improved countless times, holding light, sharp and convenient farm tools, sowing high-quality wheat seeds with an acre yield several times higher than they remembered, holding hot and fragrant baked potatoes, and young children were holding branches to write childish, cute but correct words on the soil, they all knew that this was not a gift from God, but the kindness of the eldest princess.

When students flipped through books bound with light, snow-white paper, sat in the warm, quiet and bright library to absorb the thoughts of sages, wrote down their thoughts on cheap and precious paper, and racked their brains to cope with the monthly examinations, they knew that paper was not a gift from heaven, but was made by the eldest princess and her Mohist disciples after many days and nights of hard work. The same was true for books, libraries, and even the imperial examinations that would enable them to realize their political ideals.

Farmers, craftsmen, students, scholars, doctors...

This is true.

In the contemporary world, Emperor Shengwu, who was strong in both civil and military affairs and expanded the territory and brought peace to the world, was already very rare, and the eldest princess was even more unprecedented and unparalleled.

This is the evaluation of people all over the world.

If there were no borders, there would be no world.

When Jin Yan heard this, she was showing the newly made wine to the "guests" who came from afar. Just before that, everyone had just experienced a heated debate on whether tofu pudding should be eaten sweet or salty!
Such debates have occurred countless times since tofu was first invented.

If Jin Yan hadn't taken out the new wine and interrupted their war, the verbal debate would have turned into a physical fight.

However, with the arrival of one person, the war that had stopped began to escalate again, just because he said, "Why eat sweet or salty? It tastes better only when it's spicy. Where is the chili? Lick some more chili for me!" The people from the sweet and salty parties instantly seemed to have encountered a cult. Their eyes widened and they cast murderous eyes on that person.

However, the visitor did not feel threatened by death at all. Instead, he stared at Jin Yan with a burning gaze, "Your Highness, can I have some more of your precious chili?"

Jinyan obtained the chili peppers through the guidance of the system. At first, there were only some seeds. After the efforts of her and the farmers, chili peppers have now become the favorite condiment of people in the north. Unfortunately, there are too few of them at present and the price is a little bit expensive. It is impossible to eat them all day long.

Due to health reasons, Jin Yan can't eat anything too spicy now. Of the crops she grew, a portion was sent to Chang'an, and the rest was mostly given to the two of them.

Xiao Jinan and Qin Shu.

In their words, when fighting outside the Great Wall, they would boil a pot of chili soup before setting out and let every soldier drink a sip. After each battle, the soldiers would have to kill more enemies.

For them, chewing a few dried chilies to whet their appetite before fighting has become a habit.

Now that Qin Shu asked her for chili peppers, there was naturally no reason for her to refuse, but this would offend people from both the sweet and salty parties.

Zhong Xing immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Yan'er, how can you be a spicy food lover! You can't even eat spicy food!"

The retired emperor Xiao Sui favored his little granddaughter and showed a look of disapproval at this moment.

After the war with the Huns, he gradually withdrew, but did not return to Chang'an. Instead, he stayed in the north to retire. With the emperor in charge, the noble families and powerful people in the north became much more obedient.

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The reality does not allow them to be restless. The current emperor, formerly the great general of the King of the North, has fought in battles all his life and is truly a man who kills without blinking an eye.

This is also an important reason why Jinyan’s policies can be better implemented.

Wang Wu looked meaningfully at General Qin who was eating chili peppers as dry food, and said simply, "It's salty and delicious."

The eldest princess obviously prefers salty food!

As for the chili peppers, ugh.

In front of a bunch of bigwigs, the crown prince's confidant Chen Sui has always been cautious and didn't say much, but at this moment he couldn't help but say: "Tofu has a delicate and smooth texture, and it tastes better when it's sweet."

Just as he finished speaking, a domineering and arrogant voice came from outside.

"Sweet is not sweet, spicy tastes good!"

Wang Wu, Chen Sui and others had already stood up and saluted. Qin Shu looked at the door with a headache. Didn't the information say that it would take a few days to arrive? Why did it arrive now?

I saw a handsome young man walking in with big strides. His sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes were breathtaking, and his mighty horse and golden sword were intimidating. However, the words he said were really irritating, "If you don't eat spicy food, then why eat tofu? Just eat grass!"

Everyone: "..."

Wang Wu Chen Sui and other ministers dared to be angry but not to speak out, but there were people here who could not deal with him.

When Xiao Jinan finished speaking, he looked at the old man with white hair and beard who looked like a Confucian sage. His eyes widened instantly and his voice became stammering, "Grandfather, why didn't you go back to Chang'an?"

The news clearly said that my grandfather had returned to Chang'an!

The Confucian sage on the surface and the military saint in reality was like a child at this moment. He picked up a bowl and threw it at the arrogant and domineering young general.

"Little bunny!"

"How dare you let your father's father eat grass!"

The young general shouted to admit his mistake and beg for mercy, while the old military strategist gnashed his teeth and sharpened his knife.

The little bully capsized in the gutter.

The old general is still as young and energetic as ever.

Following a soft laugh, the entire hall was enveloped in the hearty and cheerful laughter. (End of this chapter)

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