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Emperor Yong'an also wanted to go to the field to pick vegetables with his ministers and workers, but the emperor was old and didn't like to try this kind of farm work by himself. He wanted to go fishing by the pond.

Wei Guogong is also a person who likes fishing. Seeing what the Supreme Emperor said, he laughed with Princess Pingyang and accompanied him.Pei Ji was an old minister beside the Supreme Emperor, so naturally he also wanted to be by the Supreme Emperor's side.Emperor Yong'an thought about his filial piety just now and Pei Ji gave up the choice of picking vegetables, and instead accompanied the Supreme Emperor to fish.When Empress Wei saw Emperor Yong'an's behavior, she also accompanied him.However, the Prince and King Wei were entrusted to Xue Yan to take care of them.

Seeing this, Princess Pingyang ordered Zhuangzi's servants to carry the boat into the pool. Seeing how excited the crowd was, the Supreme Emperor waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't be so troublesome. I'm old and I can't stand the cold wind in the middle of the lake. Why not just sit by the pool and fish and chat."

Princess Pingyang smiled when she heard the words.Immediately ordered Zhuangzi's servants to put a fishing sentence by the pond.He also asked the servants to surround the curtain to keep out the wind.

The Taishanghuang felt that blocking the line of sight in this way was not called blocking.

After hearing this, Princess Pingyang had no choice but to ask her family to send a thick and dense fox fur cloak for the Supreme Emperor to wear.

A gust of autumn wind blows, bringing a scent of earth and grass. The sky is clear and the sun hangs high, reflecting the sparkling light in the pool, which makes this autumn's refreshing time even more evident.

The Taishanghuang squinted his eyes and looked at the pool of autumn water in front of him, and he heard the lively sound of people going to the field to pick vegetables and chatting behind him, as well as the voices of the prince, Wei Wang, Xue Yan, Wei Jin and others playing around, all unsatisfied. He sighed.

Emperor Yong'an saw the guilty look on the face of the Supreme Emperor, he knew it well, but he was not easy to persuade.I had no choice but to divert the topic by taking advantage of the fat fish and shrimp in the pond.

"Your village has only been repaired for more than half a year, and this living water is also drawn from the mountain. How come the fish, shrimp and crabs in the pond are so plump, as if they have been raised for many years."

Duke Wei responded with a smile when he heard the words: "Mostly, Zhuangzi brought living water from the mountains, and these fish, shrimps and crabs swam along the flowing water and lived here. Some of the ponds were dug, and the family members brought them from the mountains. The live fish bought from the market at the bottom of the mountain were thrown in. It was just for fun, not that there were really so many fish and shrimps in the pond."

Emperor Yong'an nodded his head when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "But seeing how you are cleaning up like this, in just three to five years, this pond will also be able to grow fat fish."

While talking, I saw Xue Yan came forward with the prince, King Wei and all the officials laughing and boisterously.The crown prince and King Wei held green bamboo baskets in their hands, and they came to Emperor Yong'an and Empress Wei and said, "Father, mother, would you like to see the green vegetables we picked?"

Emperor Yong'an and Empress Wei nodded and smiled, and looked at the bamboo baskets in the hands of the prince and King Wei.I saw that there were only some courgettes, white cabbage, spinach and so on in the basket.It is very fresh.Emperor Yong'an said with a strange smile: "I didn't expect spinach to grow in your village."

This kind of vegetable was brought into Dachu by Hu merchants from the Niboluo Kingdom in the first year of Yong'an, and it tastes very delicious.However, the planting of Da Chu is not too extensive.Unexpectedly, the Duke of Wei's mansion repaired Zhuangzi, and even planted more fruits and vegetables.

Hearing this, Xue Yan said with a smile: "Not only spinach, I also ordered my servants to make an agreement with Hu merchants and caravans in the eastern and western cities to collect only the seeds of vegetables and fruits that Da Chu did not have. Successfully planting these fruits and vegetables is also rewarding."

Emperor Yong'an glanced at Xue Yan and nodded thoughtfully.He smiled and asked, "Then is it troublesome to grow this spinach?"

Xue Yan replied with a smile: "I don't know much about this. I'll ask the tenants in charge of growing spinach in the village to come over. Your Majesty will ask you personally?"

Emperor Yong'an readily agreed.

Xue Yan ordered a few words in a low voice, and in a moment, a personal attendant brought a five or sixty-year-old, dark-faced, cowardly and cowardly tenant to come forward.

The tenant came to the nobleman, kowtowed tremblingly and bowed, muttering in his mouth, almost speechless.Fortunately, Emperor Yong'an was kind and gentle by nature, so he patiently exchanged greetings with the tenant, "My old man has a long life today", "Who else is there in the family", "This year's harvest is good", etc., and so on, the tenant gradually calmed down and spoke fluently.

Emperor Yong'an inquired carefully about various matters related to the cultivation of spinach, while Wei Zhen wrote down the details in pen and ink beside him, and added some questions, and then waved his hand to indicate that the tenant could quit.

Princess Pingyang smiled and said to Empress Wei: "This spinach is delicious, and it can be widely planted in Huangzhuang in the future. There is another dish on my Dachu food table."

Empress Wei also responded with a smile: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Not only is the medicine widely planted in Huangzhuang, but the most important thing is to let the people of the world understand the method of planting."

When it comes to people's livelihood, it inevitably involves the country and the country. Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang have always paid attention to this matter, so after hearing what Empress Wei said, he only praised Emperor Yong'an and Empress Wei for their love for the people, and never mentioned it. Promote spinach to the people.

Anyway, the relevant yamen in the DPRK and China are still in charge of this matter, so there is no need for Duke Wei's government to do it for him.

On the contrary, Emperor Yong'an appreciated Xue Yan's move more.It was also the intention to issue an edict to encourage Hu merchants in Chang'an to bring more seeds of various colors into Chu for promotion.

So the gossip between the monarch and his ministers changed from fishing to farming.Xue Yan thought for a while, then smiled and said: "As far as Yan'er knows, there is a city called Zhancheng in the Jiaozhi area in the south of Dachu. Moreover, it has only been more than [-] days since it was sown, and it can be harvested three times a year..."

What Xue Yan said was the famous Champa rice in later generations.In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was introduced into the Fujian area.So at this time, Da Chu still doesn't know what Champa rice is.But Xue Yan came from later ages, so he is naturally quite familiar with it.He believed that Emperor Yong'an, who was dedicated to serving the people, and his ministers would not be indifferent after hearing the news.

Sure enough, Emperor Yong'an and all his ministers were quite moved when they heard this.Even the Supreme Emperor couldn't help asking: "Yan'er is serious? How come I've never heard of the Champa rice you're talking about?"

"I also heard a few random words from merchants traveling from south to north, but I have never seen them before. So I forgot after hearing them. If His Majesty hadn't talked about this matter with you ministers and workers today, I would like to I can't get up." Xue Yan replied with a smile: "But I think it's groundless, there must be a reason. Since they said so, there must be such a kind of grain. So when I was repairing Zhuangzi a few months ago, I specially found it from Jiaozhi. The merchants who came here brought this rice from Champa to Chang’an, and I wanted to try it. It’s just that the journey is far away, and these merchants have not returned yet.”

After hearing this, everyone in the room pondered for a while.Emperor Yong'an said: "Since ancient times, rice has been grown in the south of the Yangtze River and wheat in the Central Plains. The climate in Jiaozhi is very different from that in the Central Plains. If these merchants really bring Champa rice back to Chang'an, you, Hot Spring Zhuangzi, will be fine. Whether the people outside can plant successfully is still a matter of half.”

Hearing this, Xue Yan smiled and held Emperor Yong'an's words and said: "Your Majesty is wise. Yan'er only thought about planting this rice on the hot spring village, but never thought about the people's livelihood in the world. It is still His Majesty who loves the people like a son and never forgets the country. Those merchants mentioned...the climate in Lingnan Road is slightly similar to that of Jiaozhi. After those merchants bring the Champa rice seeds back to Chang'an, if Your Majesty wants to plant them among the people, you might as well try it in the Lingnan Road area first."

Anyway, historically, the promotion of Champa rice in China also started from Fujian.

Emperor Yong'an heard Xue Yan's remonstrance and took it seriously.However, the rice seeds from Zhancheng haven’t been brought back to Chang’an yet. It’s too early to talk about this matter today. All the ministers and workers discussed a few words. At noon, Princess Pingyang laughed and Zhang Luo’s servants put away the green bamboo baskets in the hands of the prince and others. , sent to the stove to cook.

Seeing this, the Duke of Wei laughed and joked: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, Prime Minister Pei, we should also try our best to fish, otherwise we will have nothing to eat when they have lunch later."

Emperor Yong'an laughed loudly when he heard the words, and after a shock, the fish and shrimps in the pond had already run away.

But fortunately, they caught a few fish before everyone else, which was better than nothing.

Because all the dishes and fish were found by the people themselves, the meal tasted very sweet to everyone.Even though there are still people behind the stove who are afraid that everyone will not have enough to eat and fill in some, everyone feels that the dishes they ate were picked and caught by themselves, and the dishes made by the stove people must be eaten by others.

Before Emperor Yong'an succeeded to the throne, he was also a talkative and laughing person with a great temperament.Knowing that the servants of the Duke of Wei's mansion would not and would not dare to miss his food, he pitifully exchanged fish for food with the ministers and workers, calling it barter, to communicate with each other.

Seeing that Emperor Yong'an was so interested, all the ministers laughed to make fun of him.Even the Taishanghuang exchanged a dish with Xue Yan with a smile.In addition, there were some royal dial noodles invented by Xue Yan earlier on Zhuangzi waiting for food. After a meal, everyone's stomachs were full and their faces were flushed.Emperor Yong'an even laughed and said: "This silver silk noodles tastes refreshing and smooth, very appetizing."

Because he wanted to avoid the meaning of the palace, Xue Yan changed the Yupo noodles into silver silk noodles when he invented it. Seeing that Emperor Yong'an liked it so much, Empress Wei couldn't help but eat more than half of the bowl, Xue Yan smiled and said: "But It’s nothing more than small food, not worth anything. If Your Majesty likes it, I’ll ask my servants to copy and make recipes and present them to the palace. The craftsmanship of the female officials and chefs in the Shangshi Bureau is even better than those of the chefs in my Zhuangzi. , presumably the food made by them is more delicious."

Compared with the silver noodles, the crown prince and King Wei liked the various dim sum on Zhuangzi better, so they begged Xue Yan to write down the recipes for making these dim sum and hand them over to them. "After returning to the palace, I will instruct the palace staff of Shangshi Bureau to make snacks for me every day."

Xue Yan looked at Wei Wang's chubby figure, he hesitated to speak.

Empress Wei had already pulled the little fat man with a serious face, and educated him on what is "enough is enough" and what is "eating in moderation".

Seeing Wei Wang's little fat man wanting to cry but not crying, Xue Yan couldn't help snickering.

After lunch, everyone had to enjoy the hot springs on Zhuangzi as usual—actually, enjoyment is not necessary, the hot springs on Zhuangzi in Duke Wei's Mansion are excellent compared to other places.However, Emperor Yong'an and his ministers just came from Tangquan Palace. This Tangquan Palace is Da Chu's palace, and the Xingchen Tang in Feishuang Palace is where the springs are located.Therefore, compared with the connotation of Tangquan Palace, the hot spring on the Zhuangzi of Duke Wei's Mansion is just a novelty, and there is no other description.

However, the prince and King Wei were very happy to see the water park built on the indoor spring, and went crazy.

Slides, runners, bumper boats... the crown prince and King Wei were excited to play, but the palace eunuchs who followed were cautious and frightened, fearing that if they were not careful, the two little highnesses would fall into the water.

Emperor Yong'an and his ministers were originally arranged in several other soup ponds, but seeing the novelty of the water park, they didn't want to leave, so they lay down leisurely on the deck chairs next to the soup ponds, chatting leisurely.A maidservant serving on the Zhuangzi brought pomegranate juice and ebony juice that had been poured from the well. Emperor Yong'an tasted it, frowned and asked, "I remember that when the Western Regions paid tribute to wine, they also gave some to Duke Wei's mansion. Altar, I wonder if Xue Qing brought it to Zhuangzi?"

The Duke of Wei replied with a gentle smile: "The wines that His Majesty rewarded are all in the mansion, but there are dry wines from Hexi on the Zhuangzi. If Your Majesty doesn't mind..."

"Then change it to dry wine and wine." Emperor Yong'an waved his hand and said with a smile: "This ebony pulp and pomegranate juice are sweet and greasy, so they should be sent to Queen Pingyang."

The implication is that it is not for men.

Xue Yan smiled when he heard the words, and while ordering the servants to bring wine, he smiled and asked Emperor Yong'an if he would use the soup spring elsewhere.

Emperor Yong'an knocked on the prince and king Wei who were playing wildly in the soup pool, pondered for a moment, and agreed with a smile.For a while, only Xue Yan, Wei Ziqi, Wei Jin, Prince Wei and King Wei were left in the water park.

Xue Yan looked at Wei Ziqi, who was tightly wrapped all over his body, and suddenly felt hot in his heart and eyes.I just feel that after not seeing him for a year, Wei Ziqi's figure has grown taller and his muscles have become smoother.And those six-pack abs, and those slender legs...

Xue Yan rubbed his itchy nose, Qiqi Aiai rubbed against Wei Ziqi's side, and said with a smile: "It's finally been quiet for a while, would you like to take a dip in the soup pool?"

Because this soup spring is the farthest from the springs in Zhuangzi, the water temperature in the soup pool is not high, about 35 to [-] degrees, but people don’t feel cold when they stand in it.Xue Yan built the water park here because he felt that the water temperature here was suitable and he would not get dizzy after soaking for a long time.

However, from Wei Ziqi's point of view, this soup spring is new, but it is not a good place for a serious bathing spring, so he declined with a smile.

Xue Yan glanced at Wei Ziqi's sturdy body with some reluctance, and the two sat on the rocking chair together, chatting while eating melons and fruits, and watching the prince and King Wei playing wildly in the soup pool.

After chatting for a while, we talked about the things we got along with each other in the old days.Xue Yan thought that when he was in Youzhou that day, he had acquainted with everyone, but now only Wei Ziqi and Jiang Han are in Chang'an, and the rest returned to Youzhou to take up their posts after the year.Thinking of this, Xue Yan couldn't help sighing twice.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Xue Yan's words, Wei Ziqi showed even more hesitation.

Seeing this, Xue Yan couldn't help asking: "Brother Ziqi, do you have something to say to me?"

Wei Ziqi pondered for a moment, and said, "Yan'er, do you still remember the prescription of medical alcohol you offered when you were in Youzhou?"

Xue Yan nodded and smiled: "I remember."

Wei Ziqi asked again: "Did Yan'er ever say that this alcohol is good but not edible?"

Xue Yan became more and more surprised, nodded and said, "I said that."

Wei Ziqi let out a long sigh, and said: "A few days ago, Xu Sanlang wrote me a letter, saying that since the imperial court promulgated the ban on alcohol, this alcohol was only banned in Youzhou for less than a month, and then it was sold again. This re-selling Spirits are not sold on the market due to imperial regulations. However, in the black market, the price is ten times higher than usual. Xu Sanlang thought it was General Yan who couldn't let go of the huge profits of spirits, so he secretly sold them Later, after inquiring in every possible way, I found out that General Yan did not spend food to brew spirits, but mixed alcohol with spirits and sold them on the black market. At first, he only sold them to those Beiyi and Hu people, but after seeing a lot of benefits, he actually Even the local people are secretly selling it... Saburo feels that this is inappropriate, and it is not good to question General Yan face to face, which is very distressing."

Xue Yan was dumbfounded when he heard this.I thought that these fake wine merchants were only found in later generations, but I didn't expect that the ancients, Yan Junji, would be able to learn without a teacher for a little profit.

The majestic Hebei Road Marching Chief, Da Chu Guogong, did some bad business, so he made such crooked ideas, what should I say about him?

Xue Yan was angry for a while, and after thinking about the importance of this matter, he couldn't sit still.He hurriedly got up and said, "No, I have to discuss this matter with Aye Niang. This fake wine will kill people if it goes wrong. How about General Yan..."

Seeing that Xue Yan was so overwhelmed, Wei Ziqi hurriedly stood up and comforted him: "At this moment, Your Majesty and all the ministers are having fun, if you are busy looking for Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang, you must It will attract the attention of His Majesty and the Empress. In the final analysis, these are just Xu Sanlang's speculations in the letter, and there is no real evidence. If you start to scare the snake, it would be a good thing for General Yan to stop at this time. If he feels resentful, he will accuse you of slander Didn’t you pay for the crime of appointing an official by the imperial court for nothing?”

Xue Yan was startled when he heard the words, thought about the consequences of this matter, and asked with a headache: "Then what should I do? I can't just ignore it?"

"Youzhou is so far away from Chang'an, and it is under the jurisdiction of General Yan. It has already been managed by him. No matter how anxious you are, you will be out of reach. It would be better if you have a long-term plan." When Wei Ziqi said this, he sighed unconsciously: " It's my fault, if I knew you were so restless, I shouldn't have told you these things."

But thinking that this matter has something to do with Xue Yan, he couldn't help but say a few words.Seeing Xue Yan's current situation, it's better not to tell him.Just mention a word to Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang and that's it.

Xue Yan was just thinking that human life was at stake, and was in a moment of urgency.After being persuaded by Wei Ziqi, he also calmed down.After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "Brother Ziqi is right. This incident happened in Youzhou, and we are in Chang'an. It is beyond our reach. But since I know about this incident, I can't ignore it. Even now I can’t say it, after your Majesty and all the ministers return to Tangquan Palace, I will explain it to Aye Niang.”

While talking, the crown prince and King Wei who were tired from playing in the soup pool came forward with a smile, looked at the two chattering people on the recliner, and asked with a smile: "What are General Wei and Cousin Yan talking about? have no idea."

When Wei Ziqi and Xue Yan met and asked, he hurriedly pressed the topic, turned around and responded with a smile: "Just chatting about a few old things, the crown prince and King Wei come up to sit when they are tired from playing, how about eating some melons and fruits?"

The prince and King Wei nodded, climbed up from the soup pool, and ordered the palace eunuch to wipe their bodies and put on light brocade robes.

After playing like crazy for so long, the two of them are also a little dry.After drinking a bowl of pomegranate juice and using a few pieces of melon and fruit, the crown prince just said with a smile: "Cousin Yan really has a clever mind and a powerful and unconstrained style. I have never had such a good time when I grow up."

King Wei also smiled excitedly: "Fun is fun. It's a pity that Zhuangzi is too far away from the palace city. If not, I wish I could come every day."

"It's boring to come here every day." Xue Yan said with a smile: "It's like eating and drinking. If you eat big fish and meat every day, fat chickens and ducks, and occasionally eat porridge and side dishes, you will feel fresh. If you eat bran and swallow vegetables every day, you It's time to cry."

Hearing Xue Yan's joking talk, King Wei couldn't help but rolled his eyes, turned around and ignored him.

The prince laughed and said, "I don't know where father and mother are, but after playing like crazy for a while, I'm actually a little tired."

Xue Yan quickly said: "Your Majesty and the Empress are both soaking in hot springs in other hot springs. If the Prince and King Wei are tired, they might as well go to the main hall to rest for a while. How about I call you two again at dinner time?"

When the prince heard this, he happily responded with a smile.King Wei bowed his head and pondered for a while, then reluctantly agreed.

Seeing this, Xue Yan knew that Fatty King Wei hadn't played enough.Because of a smile, he was about to invite the little fat man to play elsewhere, when the little eunuch who had been serving beside Emperor Yong'an crept over to Xue Yan, and only said that the sage ordered Xue Yan to come over.

Xue Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously looked at Wei Ziqi who was standing beside him. Wei Ziqi was also a little puzzled.However, since Emperor Yong'an clearly stated that as long as Xue Yan went to see him, it was naturally because of Emperor Yong'an.Wei Ziqi had no choice but to nod to Xue Yan, and said with a smile, "I'll wait for you in the main hall."

Xue Yan also nodded with Wei Ziqi, and followed the little eunuch to Tangchi Hall where Emperor Yong'an was.

Under Xue Yan's suggestion, most of the hot spring pools on the Zhuangzi of Duke Wei's mansion were converted into semi-indoor hot springs.The hot spring where Emperor Yong'an soaked is surrounded by pear blossoms. In August and mid-autumn, the climate at the foot of the mountain is already getting colder, but the climate in the hot spring village is as warm as spring. Therefore, the surrounding pear blossoms are in full bloom, with white pistils and green leaves, which is very beautiful. .

Emperor Yong'an closed his eyes in Tangquan, and the surrounding atmosphere was calm.But Xue Yan looked at Emperor Yong'an's expression, and inexplicably raised his heart.

The little eunuch informed Emperor Yong'an softly.Emperor Yong'an waved his hand, the little eunuch tiptoed back, only Yu Xue Yan stood by.Emperor Yong'an still did not open his eyes.

After half a day like this, when even Xue Yan couldn't help but lose his mind, Emperor Yong'an sighed and said: "Yan'er, do you know that my Da Chu inherited the old system of the previous dynasty, and even this Taiji Palace is also made by the emperor?" Built in the past."

Xue Yan was stunned for a while, then lowered his head and replied, "Yan'er knows."

Emperor Yong'an remained silent for a long time. He seemed to want to say something at first, but in the end he still didn't say anything. He just changed his mouth and said: "I see that the Supreme Emperor likes your Zhuangzi very much, and he has become more energetic since he came here. My big brother The Supreme Emperor is happy to rule the world with filial piety, and I, as a son of man, am also happy."

Xue Yan thought for a while, but didn't know how to reply.

Fortunately, Emperor Yong'an didn't intend to call Xue Yan back.Only one person was soaking in the soup pool in a daze.Xue Yan originally thought that Emperor Yong'an asked him to come here because he had something to say, but Emperor Yong'an was stunned for a while, then waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you go back."

Xue Yan's suspicions and curiosity couldn't be answered.He looked helplessly at Emperor Yong'an, and bowed in response.

Because of Emperor Yong'an's actions, Xue Yan was greatly surprised.When I turned back to the main hall, my heart was still very uncomfortable.However, when faced with Wei Ziqi's inquiry, Xue Yan, who was not sure of the emperor's mind, could only prevaricate as if nothing had happened.After dinner in the evening, when Emperor Yong'an and all his ministers returned to Tangquan Palace to rest, Xue Yanfang learned what happened from Princess Pingyang.