The general will eat grass

As news of border success came, His Majesty laughed from ear to ear all day long. When the Ninth Prince asked for a decree to study at Taipu Temple, he did not test the Ninth Prince as usual, but directly issued the decree. .The Ninth Prince was not really stupid, he had met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before seeking the decree, and told Zhao Yuansong that he wanted to make a large spinning wheel and water mill, saying that he had backed him in the past.Therefore, only senior ministers such as Shang Shuling objected to the Ninth Prince's study at the Taipu Temple, and most of the young officials were in favor.

Zhao Yuansong had a picture in his hand, so he chose the most suitable place to start construction in the mid-level area of ​​the suburbs of Beijing. Of course, he asked the Ninth Prince to investigate the owner of this area in advance. He happened to meet the son of Changyu, who was visiting his friend Zhuangzi. Everyone knew him. Immediately, he learned that this Zhuangzi was owned by Prince Changyu's friends, and with the help of Prince Changyu, all the land deeds of Zhuangzi were in the hands of the Ninth Prince.

On the way back to Beijing, Zhao Yuansong kindly suggested: "Jiu Ye, this piece of land is several hundred acres, so it is not good to own it all." The matter of the third prince's enclosure had just passed, and he was afraid that their small actions would arouse suspicion from His Majesty the Emperor.

The Ninth Prince, who is well aware of the unique skill of hugging thighs, smiled, and hugged Zhao Yuansong's shoulder affectionately: "Yuan Song is most towards me, but don't worry, [-]% of this land belongs to the father, [-]% to the prince brother, and the remaining [-]% ​​to you and me." Half for one person. Didn't you say that the yield of that kind of medicinal potato is particularly large, so let's grow that."

"Thank you Jiu Ye, Jiu Ye is wise." Zhao Yuansong didn't expect that he could get [-]% of the benefits, and he had a new understanding of the Ninth Prince's mind.

Just after the autumn harvest, the farmers were idle at home. They heard that Yingyuehu Town in Liangshan was recruiting workers, and people from the nearby area went to apply.Under the Taipu Temple there is the Military Weapons Bureau, under the Sinong Temple there is the Agricultural Machinery Bureau.Under the cooperation of the two bureaus, it only took more than a month. Two large-scale water-driven water mills and a water spinning wheel were successfully built. The first grinding was soybean noodles, and the second grinding was naked oat noodles. The third time I put some southern millet, watching the pure white flour being swept into the small dustpan by the craftsman, Zhao Yuansong and the Ninth Prince looked at each other and smiled.

The Ninth Prince grabbed a handful of smooth flour and asked curiously, "How do I eat this? Steamed buns?"

Zhao Yuansong joked: "Master Jiu is amazing, he even knows that flour can be used to steam steamed buns."

The Ninth Prince said honestly: "Oh, I also happened to know about it during disaster relief." At that time, what he ate was carefully prepared fine grains, while what the soldiers and victims ate was porridge made of various grains boiled together , he had tasted it, and it was especially throat-piercing.

Zhao Yuansong nodded: "If it is possible, we can build this kind of mill all over the country, and the common people can eat fine grains."

"You haven't said how to eat these." The Ninth Prince agreed with Zhao Yuansong's words, but he wanted to know why Zhao Yuansong had someone grind these three types of noodles.

Zhao Yuansong made a face to the people around him, and then shrugged at the Ninth Prince: "Master Jiu, you have to ask the imperial chef about this, don't ask me, I can only piss and make mud."

Hahahaha, there was laughter in the mill.The Ninth Prince was also helpless, "Although you are used to being a playboy, you have to pay attention to your status in front of so many officials."

Zhao Yuansong couldn't deny it.

Zhao Yuansong would not do useless things, the Ninth Prince was too curious and asked him privately.Zhao Yuansong had no choice but to tell him in a low voice, "Jiu Ye, I want to make a dry food that is more hungry and easier to store, so that the soldiers can carry it with them."

Ninth Prince's eyes lit up: "You know how to cook?"

"No." Zhao Yuansong looked at the mellow Ninth Prince and blinked his black grape eyes, "Is there any good cook in Ninth Master's residence?"

The Ninth Prince sighed in disappointment, "All the good cooks are in the imperial dining room." Then he blinked and whispered back: "We can go back to the palace."

The inspector's spies reported that the Ninth Prince and Zhao Yuansong came back from the suburbs and went straight to the imperial dining room to make cakes. They quarreled with the head chef, and the two began to cook by themselves.

After receiving the news, His Majesty the Emperor was very curious, and asked the prince, "What are Xiao Jiu and that child doing recently?"

His Royal Highness the crown prince twitched his forehead and shook his head: "I don't know." The last time he bought the land, he and Zhao Yuansong acted in private. Based on his behavior, he will also be charged with the crime of privately enclosing land.

His Majesty the Emperor became even more curious, and sent Eunuch Li to the Imperial Dining Room to check.After a while, Li Jinrong came back with a plate of freshly baked scones. The aroma of beans and wheat mixed together and wafted away, filling the room with aromas. "what is that?"

"Return to Your Majesty, His Majesty the Ninth Prince and Zhao Zheng made this in the imperial dining room by themselves. Let the old slave bring it here for His Majesty to taste." Eunuch Li lifted his hands up and smiled all over his face.

His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand, and the little eunuch who tested the poison first used it before serving it up.After washing his hands, His Majesty broke off a piece of pancake with his hands. The pancake was already cold and hard, but it was very delicious when biting into his mouth. "It's not bad, but why do they go to the imperial dining room to make this thing?" His Majesty the emperor pushed the plate forward, so that the prince and other ministers could also taste it.If you want to say how delicious this food is, then it's just a new taste for a group of powerful people like them.

Eunuch Li bowed and said with a smile: "His Highness Ninth follows the teachings of His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince, and cares about the country and the people. He and Zhao Eng want to improve the food for soldiers at the border. It is said that this kind of pancake is made of miscellaneous grains, soybean flour and naked oats. It can be stored for a season in a dry and ventilated place, and it can be used by soldiers for long-term combat and rapid marches."

His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince looked at each other and nodded in satisfaction.

Shang Shuling Master Gu snorted: "It's really a family of children, don't you know that 'a gentleman stays away from the kitchen'?" Since the Ninth Prince and Zhao Yuansong came back from the disaster relief, they have gradually alienated their eldest grandson, the ancient companion, when Shang Shuling heard Zhao Yuansong's name now, Under conditioned reflex, came such a sentence.

The General of the Fuguo was dissatisfied and said: "Ah, Master Gu's words are wrong!"

Doctor Yushi looked sideways, and said sarcastically, "That is, those who serve the country and the people, and serve as officers and soldiers are not gentlemen? My lord, where did you go to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Shang Shuling's face immediately turned pale, and he knelt down to plead guilty, "I dare not, I will die."

His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand with a smile, and said: "The two children are also kind, Gu Qing and Li Qing don't have to argue about this matter."

Master Li bowed and saluted: "Yes, I just think that Master Gu's way of etiquette is only mediocre."

"you!"

"Okay, okay, my two lovers, today I invite all the ministers to come together to draw up the topic of Qiu Wei. The prince and the people from Tingwei Temple must be strictly supervised this time." The minister's dispute dissipated invisible.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt more and more that his father had a preference for Zhao Yuansong.

Autumn is approaching, and Zhao Yuansong finally came out of his troubles. He knocked on the door of his father's study and said seriously to Changlehou: "Father, I have figured it out. It's nothing to lose for a while. I still have many opportunities. I want to make friends." More students, when I step into the court, it will be the day when our Houfu rises."

Changlehou smiled gratifiedly.

In the 13th year of Jianping, in the golden autumn of October, Feng Jingde led [-] officers and soldiers from Xidaying, Gyeonggi to Yuping Pass, and changed defense with General Zhou Gang of Dingyuan.When passing through Changyang Pass, they were greeted by the people of the city, and the Blue Turban Army was so angry that they were short of breath. They scolded these people for having no conscience. It was obvious that the Blue Turban Army stationed in Changyang for a whole year and repelled several Huns. People sneak attack, but Feng Jingde only won one victory, but the common people remember it so clearly.

Han Yibai was sulking in the general's mansion. He was obviously better at water warfare in the south, but the emperor let him stay inland.Well, to show his loyalty, he casually promised the emperor to defend Changyang to the death, but when he actually did it, the many discomforts in the interior drove him crazy.

He suddenly regretted a little, why did he insist on coming to the north, why did he insist on respecting Derby with the wind.If he was still in the southern waters, he would have been promoted to the second-rank general by now, and the sky was high and the emperor was far away. He still has the final say on the lakes in the southern waters.Alas, if you want to transfer back to live a nourishing life now, unless Nanyuan launches an attack on Beixuan, or there is a change in King Pingnan's side.

Han Yibai took a sip of shochu and looked at the late autumn colors outside the window. After a winter, he was still not quite used to the northern weather.

After Feng Jingde was reinstated, he led the soldiers of Xidaying, Gyeonggi, and found that without his supervision, the soldiers generally became lazy.Therefore, he applied upwards and took them to the frontier for training.After handing over to Zhou Gang, Feng Jingde didn't let the soldiers rest up, and directly took them across the border and broke into a tribal camp in the southeast area of ​​the Mumaerqin Grassland.

This area belonged to the people of the Central Plains as early as the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and it was what the people of the Central Plains called the northern grassland.During the battle between Beixuan and Nanyuan, the Huns took advantage of Beixuan's unpreparedness and directly snatched it, and lost it for more than 50 years.The purpose of their trip was to drive the Huns away, and to tell the Huns with practical actions that they would eventually have to return what they stole from others.

The Beixuan army was divided into several teams, sneaked outside the Huns camp in the early morning, and placed the fire bombs in a semi-surrounding manner. With a few bangs, the pot exploded in the Huns camp, and the Huns warriors got up from the felt in panic. , picked up the bow and arrow and the scimitar, opened the tent and rushed out, roaring while rushing, probably asking what happened.

Most of the tents of the Huns were made of soft leather and felt, which was particularly easy to burn. Feng Jingde called a soldier who could speak the Huns language, held a wooden megaphone, and shouted at the Huns camp: "Huns, listen! , within a stick of incense, all the Huns will evacuate immediately, and if there is any resistance, they will be killed!"

After shouting these words, several soldiers ran to light the fire bombs, bang bang bang, when the fire bomb exploded, it set the dry grass outside the camp on fire.

The Huns thought they were all warriors, but they were not frightened. They quickly assembled and stood at the entrance of the camp, staring at the Beixuan army with hatred, and told the women and children to flee first.

"Father, I won't leave. I'm also a warrior." A ten-year-old Hun child took out a relatively hard stick from his firewood pile and followed his father. "For our family, I will fight side by side with you."

"Kabu is obedient, take your sister away first." The Xiongnu man stared at his son, "The Beixuan army's weapons are very powerful, and they came too suddenly, the leader has no way to ask for support." The Xiongnu man turned his head and looked at his daughter, dumbfounded. He told his son in a loud voice: "You will be the only man in our Danba family, and you must take good care of your sister from now on. Let's go, let's go."

"Dad!"

"Father!" Boys and girls cried and ran over to hug the man's waist.

Feng Jingde was riding on a war horse, watching this scene from a distance, his heart was calm, and the last softness had already been given to that person.