One of the passers-by

Lishan has many anecdotes since ancient times.It is said that Nuwa repaired the sky here in those days; later Youwang "Princes of Fenghuo Opera" was here; later Qin Shihuang stayed here in his mausoleum; is here...

Looking at the white snow, the faintly visible brackets and eaves among the green pines and verdant cypresses, and the palace towers, Xue Yan could only feel a romantic charm rushing towards his face.

Princess Pingyang looked at Aizi leaning out in front of the car window, and said with a smile, "I've been in the car for a long time, and I'm tired. Why don't we go for a walk?"

Considering the needs of work, Xue Yan also practiced horse riding when he was with the group in later generations, but his riding and shooting skills are at best only able to jog a few steps on a horse.

Emperor Yong'an led the Jiaofang in the harem and the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty to patrol Lishan Mountain. The accompanying officials, regardless of civil or military, rode on horseback.Although the eldest princess of Pingyang is a female generation, she also marched and fought, and Xue Ji, the Duke of Wei, rode a horse first. Take Xue Yan to ride.Bumping all the way down, it was several times more tiring than riding a horse, and the bones were about to fall apart.

Xue Yan heard Princess Pingyang's proposal, and saw that he had already reached the foot of Lishan Mountain, so he didn't need to ride a horse, so he responded with a smile.After a pause, he added: "The official road from Chang'an to Lishan is too bumpy. It should be repaired. And this carriage should also be improved."

There is not even a shock absorber, but it is not bumpy.

Besides, if this road is asphalt road, even if you take a carriage without shock absorption, it will not bump like this.

Princess Pingyang looked at Xue Yan standing in the same place beating his waist and squeezing his arms after getting off the carriage, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, the official road from Chang'an to Lishan is considered good. Didn't you see The way we came back from Youzhou was even more bumpy and difficult. It’s just that you are trapped in a carriage, so it feels more bumpy than riding a horse. If Yan’er doesn’t want to feel dizzy and sore every time he comes out, he has to exercise as soon as possible Just ride and shoot."

After a pause, he laughed again: "It's not that the imperial court doesn't want to build roads, it's just that the treasury is empty now, and disasters have been suffered for several years, and His Majesty will exempt the people from taxes and corvees next year, let alone do it."

Xue Yanwen smiled slightly after hearing Princess Pingyang's explanation, and said casually, "Not necessarily."

It is difficult for Da Chu to build roads, but the stone materials are difficult to obtain and the technology is backward. If some methods of later generations are used, such as using explosives to open mountains, paving roads with crushed stone cement, and then adding asphalt pavement-but asphalt also has disadvantages, and the extraction method is very difficult. Leaving aside the trouble, the most troublesome thing is that the extraction process can easily damage the skin, causing melanosis, acne, blackheads, skin growths similar to flat warts, and easily causing burns.No matter how you think about it, it feels disgusting and scary.

Xue Yan vaguely remembered that he saw a document in his previous life, saying that there is a natural asphalt mine in our country.It is one of the only two natural bitumen mines in the world.Where is it...it seems to be near Urho, Xinjiang, which is known as the devil city.But the current Western Regions don't seem to belong to Da Chu... right?

Thinking about it this way, the concrete road is more convenient and safer.It's just that the cement road needs to be solidified after being built, unlike the asphalt road that can be put into use immediately after being built.Moreover, the nature of cement is relatively hard and brittle. After completion, the road is discontinuous and the comfort level is relatively poor.

However, the construction is convenient and the cost is lower, which is also a saving grace, right?

After silently pondering for a while, Princess Pingyang smiled and asked: "What is Yan'er thinking, so engrossed?"

Xue Yan came back to his senses, shook his head in a daze, and said, "It's nothing, just thinking about it randomly."

Princess Pingyang saw this, but she smiled and said nothing.

Wei Guogong Xue Ji, Zhen Guogong Wei Wuji, Lu Guogong Jiang Zhi brought Wei Ziqi and Jiang Han over on horseback, and asked with a smile: "What are you two talking about?

Xue Yan saluted with his father and several elders and peers, while Princess Pingyang replied with a smile: "It's been a long time in the carriage, and I'm a little tired. Come down and walk around."

Jiang Han, who was riding on the horse, opened his mouth wide open, shook his whip and laughed, "It's time to ride a horse today. Yan'er, you are nestled in the car like a little girl, are you dizzy?"

Before Xue Yan could speak, Princess Pingyang said with a gloomy face: "Listening to the meaning of Wulang's words, do you really look down on me and other girls?"

Jiang Han only felt a shudder down his spine, and hurriedly shrank his head and apologized with a smile: "Your Highness calm down, a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue, a pure slip of the tongue."

Seeing Jiang Han's hopeless appearance, Xue Yan couldn't help but smile.

His majesty's guard of honor had reached the foot of Lishan Mountain, and the speed of the convoy slowed down more and more.Everyone simply got off their horses and walked slowly with Princess Pingyang and Xue Yan.

Wei Ziqi quietly went to Xue Yan's side, and said, "When you arrive at Tangquan Palace, you can take a rest for a day and let me teach you how to ride a horse?"

Hearing this, Xue Yan replied with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Brother Wei."

Talking and laughing, everyone has arrived at Tangquan Palace.Immediately, I felt that the climate was much warmer than that at the foot of the mountain.The vegetation, flowers and trees planted in the palace are even more colorful and lush, as if in mid-spring.

Because Wei Guogong Xue Ji was still responsible for the safety of the residence, he left without mentioning it.Princess Pingyang took Xue Yan to the bamboo shoot hall to rest first.

When he entered the hall, Xue Yan saw a stele of hot spring soup on the side of the hall.The palace servant who was leading the way saw this and said with a smile: "This is a glass tablet. It is said that it was written by Ailingbo Yuanchang in the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Xue Yan smiled, and for some reason remembered the glass of later generations.So I stood in front of this glass monument and played with it for a while.Seeing this, Princess Pingyang stopped and smiled.

The Palace Bi had no choice but to bow again, and said in his mouth: "Please also invite Your Highness the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince to enter the hall to take a bath and change clothes. When I was young, Your Majesty will hold a banquet in Feishuang Hall."

The implication is to remind Princess Pingyang and Xue Yan not to delay too much, so as not to delay dinner.

Princess Pingyang nodded, and asked with a smile: "Which palace does the Supreme Emperor rest in?"

The servant girl bowed and said, "His Majesty the Supreme Emperor is in Yutang Nine Dragon Hall."

Princess Pingyang smiled at Xue Yan and said, "The Bamboo Bamboo Hall is not too close to the Feishuang Hall. It's just that I thought it was quiet and spacious here, so I forgot to travel around. If that's the case, let's hurry up."

Xue Yan naturally smiled when he heard this.

After bathing and changing clothes, it is time to light the lamps.Everywhere in Tangquan Palace is brightly lit. Looking from afar, you can see the stars dotted among the mountains, carved railings and jade, and the pavilions are shrouded in the mist in the mountains, giving people a sense of fairy spirit. .

All the way to Feishuang Palace where the banquet is given. Before entering the palace, the sound of bells and silk bamboos can already be heard. Dancers and female musicians are whirling in the hall, stretching their arms and turning their waists. The royal family, officials and cultural relics officials are all sitting On the right side of the main hall, there are occasional seats that are still vacant.As for the seats of Emperor Yong'an and the Supreme Emperor, and the seats of concubines, princes and princesses on the left side of the main hall, there are also vacancies.

Princess Pingyang naturally came here as a family member of the Duke of Wei, so she took Xue Yan to find her seat on the right side of the hall and sat down on her knees.Next to them were Duke Zhen Wei Wuji and Mrs. Zhen Guo. Seeing Princess Pingyang and Xue Yan taking their seats, they hurriedly smiled and greeted them.

After a while, Wei Guogong Xue Ji and Wei Ziqi also came back.After the two of them, most of them were old and decrepit, and the high-ranking and powerful officials of Xian De entered the palace tremblingly.When all the civil and military officials were in place, Emperor Yong'an, the Supreme Emperor, and the concubines, princes and princesses of the harem were long overdue.

Everyone stood up and knelt down to welcome Emperor Yong'an and the Supreme Emperor.The Taishanghuang hadn't experienced such excitement for a long time, and he was in a good mood.On the first day, they exchanged cups with Emperor Yong'an, chatted and laughed happily, and the two seemed to be kind and filial.

The only pity is that the food and drink given by Tangquan Palace are not to your taste.There are also no baked cakes, Yupo noodles and Nansha cakes that Xue Yan ate during his travels in later generations.Let the foodie Xue Yan feel a little sorry.

Emperor Yong'an sat at the head, condescending, and naturally knew Xue Yan's picking and choosing behavior with chopsticks.Thinking of Xue Yan chatting with Princess Pingyang during the journey, Emperor Yong'an smiled slightly and asked: "I heard that Yan'er has some criticisms about the official road from Chang'an to Lishan?"

Xue Yan immediately came to his senses, hurriedly stood up and left the table, and said, "I would like to report to Your Majesty, but Yan'er dare not. Yan'er just thinks that this official road can be built better, wider, and smoother. In this way, Your Majesty When I tour Lishan Mountain again, I don’t have to suffer the bumps of horses and horses.”

"Oh?" Emperor Yong'an raised his eyebrows with interest, put the chopsticks on the food table, and said: "It's not that the imperial court doesn't want to build roads, it's just that the treasury is empty and it's hard to sustain. If Yan'er has more A good method can make the court spend less money on road construction, but the official road will be wider and smoother, so you might as well mention it.”

Xue Yan's dark eyes swept across the civil and military officials in the hall who were listening to the performance of their monarchs and ministers, and said with a shy smile: "It's so public, I'm embarrassed to say it. How about I go back and follow Uncle say it in private?"

Emperor Yong'an looked at Xue Yan blinking his eyes and pretending to be young, felt sick for a while, then waved his hand and smiled: "Today, I invited the Supreme Emperor and all the ministers to relax. If that's the case, then don't mention it. Politics."

Xue Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly turned around and sat down.Sitting next to him, Wei Ziqi looked over with a smile that was not a smile. Under the light of the candle, it seemed that Wei Ziqi, who had been taciturn all day long, was relaxed because of the feng shui of Tangquan Palace.Xue Yan only felt that the other party's casual glance was somewhat romantic and attractive.

Realizing what he was thinking, Xue Yan, whose spirit was slightly swaying, was startled. He hurriedly came back to his senses, looked at his nose, nose, mouth and heart, and drank a glass of wine from Xingong from the Western Regions with a serious expression.

In an instant, the heart and lungs became much cooler, and the person became more awake.

However, what Xue Yan didn't expect was that after Xinran's banquet, Xue Yan wanted to go back to the bamboo shoot hall to soak in the soup spring with his parents. Unexpectedly, Wei Guogong Xue Ji pointed to Wei Ziqi who was standing silently by the side and said with a smile: "Tangquan Palace is the palace of the royal family. Xinggong, it is very safe here. Yan'er and your master travel around the world, presumably because you can't be idle, and you are also a time when you love to play around. You don't have to stick yourself to accompany me and your mother. With you Brother, let’s go gossip in the hot spring. If it’s late, I’ll sleep on the same bed with your brother. Anyway, you two met each other from Youzhou, and you have a good understanding.”

Xue Yan: "..."