I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai: "Prince Xixia seems to be drunk."

The look in his eyes made Prince Xixia wake up for a moment, cold sweat broke out on the top of his head, and he said along the words: "Yes, I drank too much and forgot the rules."

Putting this matter aside indifferently, after lunch, the Xixia envoy walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall with all the courtiers.When the palace servant led the Xixia people out of the palace, Chu Wei also came out of the palace.

It was the first time he took the initiative to walk towards the Prince Xixia, Li Angshun saw him, stood still, and smiled frivolously when others approached him: "Is Master Chu reluctant to part with me?"

Chu Wei was calm, staring at him with both eyes, as if he wanted to see the inside through the skin, "Seventh prince, do you say you like me?"

Li Angshun was stunned for a moment, then said, "Of course."

He stroked the slightly curly black hair on his chest, and the face under the felt hat had a profound appearance that was different from that of Daheng people.There was intermarriage between Xixia people and Khitan people, and Li Angshun's mother was the daughter of a Khitan leader, which gave his appearance a bit of an exotic flavor, but his eyes were arrogant, which was very unpleasant, "Chu Chu The adults are shaken, do you really want to go back to Xixia with me, and then marry me?"

Chu Wei looked at him deeply, coldly, and suddenly said an inexplicable sentence: "You'd better be honest."

Then turn around and leave.

Li Angshun's face darkened, and he got on the horse silently.Even a small official of Daheng dared to threaten him, even dared to teach him a lesson. Li Angshun was the seventh prince of Xixia after all. He thought of Chu Wei's disgusted and disdainful face just now, and thought of Emperor Daheng's treatment of Chu Wei. Wei's protection was cloudy and cloudy.

The emperor's affairs, large and small, can be described as various.Gu Yuanbai got busier towards the end of the year, and the entire political affairs hall became dizzy with the busyness. Officials' performance reports by the end of the year were gradually submitted. Officials' evaluations, rewards and punishments, etc. all needed to be reviewed one by one.

When all the organs of the imperial court were running at high speed, Gu Yuanbai pushed aside all the affairs and skipped work openly. He planned to go to bed!

I have been the emperor for so many years, and in the first three years, I endured humiliation to survive, not to mention the pan kang, whether I can survive depends on the face of the person.Finally took power last year, but a serious illness survived the whole winter.So far this year, he has not been sick, and there are no powerful ministers blocking the way. This year, if he does not cook the kang and cook hot pot, Gu Yuanbai will almost forget that he is a time traveler.

The heated kang is divided into three parts: the kang stove, the kang body and the chimney.There are many palaces with kangs in the Shengjing Imperial Palace. Gu Yuanbai's body is not good. When Mrs. Tang is cold at night, Gu Yuanbai can be woken up from the cold. , Tell them about the kang and floor heating methods in memory.

In the Ming Dynasty, the blue brick floor was the flue. Gu Yuanbai could not use the floor heating, but he must use the kang.

After listening to the Holy Majesty's thoughts, several craftsmen said it was not difficult after thinking about it, "The difficult thing is to deal with the flue, and the palace is so big that only one kang can't warm the whole palace. To spread the kang noodles, we must also find a good location.”

Kang noodles are not difficult, but how to make it look beautiful and luxurious without destroying the beauty of the entire palace.

Gu Yuanbai nodded, "The bricks are slabs, the slabs are mud, and there is a wall between the kangs inside. The flue should be in the wall of the kangs."

The craftsmen nodded again and again, they looked relaxed, "Your Majesty, don't worry, we will draw the pattern as soon as possible and hand it over to you later."

Gu Yuanbai was extremely pleased, "Then it will be hard work for everyone."

Several craftsmen got together after leaving the emperor to discuss how to make this heated kang.Naturally, the kang used by the Holy Majesty cannot be taken for granted. It depends on what kind of material can keep warm for a longer time. The flue inside must be unobstructed, clean, beautiful, free from peculiar smell and noise. When all aspects are considered, the simple one becomes It's not easy anymore.

But I had never thought of this heating method before. When the Holy One mentioned it, the craftsmen felt enlightened. They were often excited when they talked about it, and they were even more energetic when they studied the blueprints.

A few days later, Gu Yuanbai received the blueprint of the kang.

The craftsmen combined the style of the palace with heated kangs. The several palaces where the Holy Majesty often stayed would be equipped with heated kangs, especially the sleeping palace and the place where the government was handled. Because the palace is large, if you want the whole house to be warm, you need more kangs. Some kangs.

There are seven Kang noodles in the palace where the Holy Majesty rests.

As soon as Gu Yuanbai saw this blueprint, he felt as if he had already felt the heat from the kang, and his whole body became warm.He took out the drawing of the kang and took a look at it separately. The vents, flue, load-bearing walls and kang surface were neat and beautiful.

The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. In addition to what Gu Yuanbai said, the craftsmen also added many small details to make everything appropriate and useful.

Gu Yuanbai immediately said: "Imperial approval. Immediately transfer the money and start repairing the kang."

Because of this order from the Holy Majesty, the palace began to work in full swing.In the side hall of the Xuanzheng Hall, people also went into the kang. Occasionally, when adults walked by, they would hear the noise inside and would ask what they were doing.

Gu Yuanbai said in unison: "The kang."

Gu Yuanbai: "Prince Xixia seems to be drunk."

The look in his eyes made Prince Xixia wake up for a moment, cold sweat broke out on the top of his head, and he said along the words: "Yes, I drank too much and forgot the rules."

Putting this matter aside indifferently, after lunch, the Xixia envoy walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall with all the courtiers.When the palace servant led the Xixia people out of the palace, Chu Wei also came out of the palace.

It was the first time he took the initiative to walk towards the Prince Xixia, Li Angshun saw him, stood still, and smiled frivolously when others approached him: "Is Master Chu reluctant to part with me?"

Chu Wei was calm, staring at him with both eyes, as if he wanted to see the inside through the skin, "Seventh prince, do you say you like me?"

Li Angshun was stunned for a moment, then said, "Of course."

He stroked the slightly curly black hair on his chest, and the face under the felt hat had a profound appearance that was different from that of Daheng people.There was intermarriage between Xixia people and Khitan people, and Li Angshun's mother was the daughter of a Khitan leader, which gave his appearance a bit of an exotic flavor, but his eyes were arrogant, which was very unpleasant, "Chu Chu The adults are shaken, do you really want to go back to Xixia with me, and then marry me?"

Chu Wei looked at him deeply, coldly, and suddenly said an inexplicable sentence: "You'd better be honest."

Then turn around and leave.

Li Angshun's face darkened, and he got on the horse silently.Even a small official of Daheng dared to threaten him, even dared to teach him a lesson. Li Angshun was the seventh prince of Xixia after all. He thought of Chu Wei's disgusted and disdainful face just now, and thought of Emperor Daheng's treatment of Chu Wei. Wei's protection was cloudy and cloudy.

The emperor's affairs, large and small, can be described as various.Gu Yuanbai got busier towards the end of the year, and the entire political affairs hall became dizzy with the busyness. Officials' performance reports by the end of the year were gradually submitted. Officials' evaluations, rewards and punishments, etc. all needed to be reviewed one by one.

When all the organs of the imperial court were running at high speed, Gu Yuanbai pushed aside all the affairs and skipped work openly. He planned to go to bed!

I have been the emperor for so many years, and in the first three years, I endured humiliation to survive, not to mention the pan kang, whether I can survive depends on the face of the person.Finally took power last year, but a serious illness survived the whole winter.So far this year, he has not been sick, and there are no powerful ministers blocking the way. This year, if he does not cook the kang and cook hot pot, Gu Yuanbai will almost forget that he is a time traveler.

The heated kang is divided into three parts: the kang stove, the kang body and the chimney.There are many palaces with kangs in the Shengjing Imperial Palace. Gu Yuanbai's body is not good. When Mrs. Tang is cold at night, Gu Yuanbai can be woken up from the cold. , Tell them about the kang and floor heating methods in memory.

In the Ming Dynasty, the blue brick floor was the flue. Gu Yuanbai could not use the floor heating, but he must use the kang.

After listening to the Holy Majesty's thoughts, several craftsmen said it was not difficult after thinking about it, "The difficult thing is to deal with the flue, and the palace is so big that only one kang can't warm the whole palace. To spread the kang noodles, we must also find a good location.”

Kang noodles are not difficult, but how to make it look beautiful and luxurious without destroying the beauty of the entire palace.

Gu Yuanbai nodded, "The bricks are slabs, the slabs are mud, and there is a wall between the kangs inside. The flue should be in the wall of the kangs."

The craftsmen nodded again and again, they looked relaxed, "Your Majesty, don't worry, we will draw the pattern as soon as possible and hand it over to you later."

Gu Yuanbai was extremely pleased, "Then it will be hard work for everyone."

Several craftsmen got together after leaving the emperor to discuss how to make this heated kang.Naturally, the kang used by the Holy Majesty cannot be taken for granted. It depends on what kind of material can keep warm for a longer time. The flue inside must be unobstructed, clean, beautiful, free from peculiar smell and noise. When all aspects are considered, the simple one becomes It's not easy anymore.

But I had never thought of this heating method before. When the Holy One mentioned it, the craftsmen felt enlightened. They were often excited when they talked about it, and they were even more energetic when they studied the blueprints.

A few days later, Gu Yuanbai received the blueprint of the kang.

The craftsmen combined the style of the palace with heated kangs. The several palaces where the Holy Majesty often stayed would be equipped with heated kangs, especially the sleeping palace and the place where the government was handled. Because the palace is large, if you want the whole house to be warm, you need more kangs. Some kangs.

There are seven Kang noodles in the palace where the Holy Majesty rests.

As soon as Gu Yuanbai saw this blueprint, he felt as if he had already felt the heat from the kang, and his whole body became warm.He took out the drawing of the kang and took a look at it separately. The vents, flue, load-bearing walls and kang surface were neat and beautiful.

The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. In addition to what Gu Yuanbai said, the craftsmen also added many small details to make everything appropriate and useful.

Gu Yuanbai immediately said: "Imperial approval. Immediately transfer the money and start repairing the kang."

Because of this order from the Holy Majesty, the palace began to work in full swing.In the side hall of the Xuanzheng Hall, people also went into the kang. Occasionally, when adults walked by, they would hear the noise inside and would ask what they were doing.

Gu Yuanbai said in unison: "The kang."

The things used by the Holy One are often followed by hundreds of officials.Once a hundred officials are used, it will lead the people to yearn for it.Just like the cotton-padded clothes the Holy Majesty wore before, once the cotton-padded clothes came out, the officials and merchants wearing brocade silk and satin also wanted to change the silk and satin and put on the cotton-padded clothes.But the cotton coats were all sent to the frontier, and it was hard to get one.But the more so, the more highly sought after.

After understanding the function of the kang, the officials who entered and exited the Xuanzheng Hall were a little moved.The things used by the Holy Majesty are all good things, but the drawings are in the hands of the royal family. Even if the ministers are moved, they don't know how to make a sound.

So I found the Minister of the Household Department in a detour, and when the Minister of the Household Department heard it, he had an idea and had the idea of ​​making money, so he came to Gu Yuanbai and told him: "My lord, all the ministers are very excited about the heated kang in the palace. If you don't wait for the palace After the craftsmen in the palace finished working on the kang in the palace, they collected money and went to the ministers' clan houses to work on the kang? In this way, the court can also earn an extra share of money for the kang."

Gu Yuanbai was flipping through the memorial, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard the words, "Is the imperial court so poor that you need to be the Minister of the Household Department to do this?"

Hubu Shangshu sneered, refusing to give up: "My lord, there are more or less tens of thousands of people in the capital who have enough energy to burn the kang. If it is true that there is such an excellent heating effect as the craftsmen said, then it must be this winter. You can make a lot of money with CD Kang.”

"My kang has not been sold yet, so you are starting to think about it," Gu Yuanbai said with a headache, "Originally, I planned to wait until the palace was done, and then send people to the officials and clan's mansion to set up the kang as a reward." The credit they have made to the court. If you interrupt like this, will I collect the money in the future and then go to extend the favor?"

Hubu Shangshu thought for a while, "My lord. The craftsmen in the palace personally went to the courtiers' mansion to build these heating objects. This is a great favor. The ministers must be grateful and always remember the kindness of the Holy One. But the courtiers use it well. , I will also think of parents, wives and daughters, how can a family have more than a dozen kangs, so it is still not enough."

Gu Yuanbai had already put down the memorial in his hand, "Go ahead."

Hubu Shangshu saluted and said: "I think, apart from ministers and relatives, merchants and common people's families also yearn for the method of heated kang. After the Holy One bestowed the favor, the court must have known the power of this thing. At that time, I wanted to use the kang more. It is not good for the ministers to come directly to the Holy One. If not, the craftsmen in the palace will take over these jobs and only do business among the officials and clan relatives. The common people and merchants will give the blueprints to the folk craftsmen, allowing They took over the work of the kangs, and according to the number of kangs, one for each, they handed over a share of money to the court."

"In this way, folk artisans can also earn more money and have a good year. Let the people's houses be warm and comfortable through this severe winter."

The Holy Majesty thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Go and write a detailed charter."

Hubu Shangshu was overjoyed: "Yes!"

Soon, the kang in the palace will be ready for use.

What Gu Yuanbai was most pleased with was not that he could use the kang to earn money for the court, but that he could finally sleep well with warm hands and feet.

These days, the only time he had a good night's sleep was when Xue Yuan rushed back to Beijing and slept with his hands and feet covered.He had no dreams that night and was extremely comfortable.After no one was used as a bed warmer on the second day, it was back to before liberation overnight.

However, the heated kang is good, but it is too dry.When Gu Yuanbai woke up in the morning, he needed to drink several glasses of water to quench his thirst, and when he touched his lips, his lips were already dry enough to peel off the skin.

Tian Fusheng always pays attention to the changes in the body of the Holy One. It is winter now, and the kang is warm but dry. He is worried that the fire in the body of the holy is too strong, but the imperial doctor said after finishing his pulse: "These days are not bad. The kang prevents the cold from entering the body, and instead It is beneficial. Your Majesty only needs to drink more tea that quenches your thirst and lowers your fire. If your mouth is dry and your liver and stomach are hot, it means that your internal fire is too high and you need to avoid it."

"It won't work if it's cold, and it won't work if it's hot," Gu Yuanbai sighed, "Okay, I know, let's go down."

After the imperial doctor went down, Tian Fusheng took out the ointment again, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor told me that if it is too dry, it will cause chapped hands and face, and the ointment also needs to be used."

Gu Yuanbai handed him his hand, and after Tian Fusheng finished taking the medicine, he withdrew his hand, but the tip of his nose smelled a faint herbal fragrance. He raised his hand and put it in front of his nose for a sniff, "I seem to have smelled this before. smell."

Tian Fusheng's apprentice came forward to deliver the tea, sniffed it with the tip of his nose, remembered something and said, "My lord, when Lord Xue was still on duty in front of the hall, he asked the younger one for a handguard. It also added Herbal medicine, the taste is somewhat similar to this."

Gauntlet thing?

Gu Yuanbai couldn't remember: "When?"

"It was the time when you caught the wind and cold," the little eunuch said logically, "after the Lantern Festival, the day after you made a lantern at Master Chu's residence."

Gu Yuanbai remembered, and he said thoughtfully, "It was that time."

He scalded his mouth, Xue Yuan stepped forward to protect him, but the action was too hasty, and his rough hand rubbed his lips sorely.

No wonder his hands became more delicate afterward in the summer palace.But when he rushed back a few days ago, the hand touching Gu Yuanbai seemed to have become thick and callused again.

So it turned out that she had thought about him so early?

Xue Jiuyao really knows how to hide.