[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

The fourth elder brother brought his things into the palace, and presented the folder first. He was in good spirits in the morning, and the third elder brother took another look and said with a smile: "The fourth younger brother looks good today, and he seemed to sleep quite well last night. ?”

The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "Yes, it was rare to have a good sleep last night."

The third elder brother knew that he had been working hard to solve the blockage of the Yongding River by repeatedly writing scriptures recently, but the emperor kept calling back and seemed dissatisfied.

The problem of the Yongding River has not been solved for many years. How can the fourth elder brother solve it in a short period of time?

It's better to let it go, why should the fourth elder brother die?

Seeing that he was holding a notebook in his hand, he probably wrote another one last night. The third elder brother shook his head, not bothering to persuade this stubborn younger brother.

The fourth elder brother handed the booklet to Li Dequan, and then went to stand still in his place, waiting for the emperor to come out.

After waiting for a while, it was a quarter of an hour later than usual. The ministers looked at each other, thinking that the emperor would not come to the morning court today, so he hurried out with Li Dequan.

The minister only thought that the emperor might be waking up late today, and those who are interested have already started to think back and ask who the empress who was sleeping last night was.

The emperor raised the issue of the Yongding River at the very beginning, and everyone present knew that it was an old and difficult question, so no one answered it.

It was still he who said: "Just now I read the brochure of the fourth elder brother, and think it is feasible, and all the lords will also read it."

The booklet was sent down by the little eunuch, and turned around in the minister's hands. They looked at it quickly, and from time to time, some people nodded, and some frowned in disapproval.

Soon the book returned to Li Dequan's hands and placed it next to the emperor. The emperor smiled and praised: "Si elder brother wrote countless books before, only this one is very heart-warming. Later, the prince and the fourth elder brother wrote more books together. Please provide more details and submit them to me.”

The crown prince and the fourth elder brother came out to respond, and the fourth elder brother pursed his lips and felt a little happy. It was rare for him to be praised so directly by the emperor.

After the morning court, the prince patted the fourth elder brother on the shoulder and said: "As expected of the fourth brother, I knew you could solve it a long time ago. Come and sit with me, let's have a good discussion?"

The fourth elder brother responded, and there were ministers over there who came to greet the prince, and the prince's natal family seemed to have something to say.

So the fourth elder brother backed away a little, just happened to pass by the eldest elder brother, and snorted coldly: "You are not the only one who deserves the credit for the scripture written by the fourth younger brother so hard, and you have to give it to the crown prince. Can you be willing?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head and said: "Whatever elder brother said, it was just to share the worries of Huang Ama."

What credit, he just did his part to solve the emperor's problems!

The eldest elder brother glanced at the fourth elder brother unhappily: "I advise the fourth younger brother to be careful, otherwise in the future, if you try to do anything, you will turn your head and hand it over to others. It has nothing to do with you."

But the prince suddenly stood behind the elder brother and said: "Then don't worry about the elder brother."

Eldest brother glanced at him, snorted coldly and left, the prince turned his head to greet fourth elder brother and said, "Eldest elder brother didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head and said, "No, the elder brother only chatted with the younger brother for a few words."

The prince saw that the fourth elder brother looked as usual, and he was relieved that he was not embarrassed. He led the people to the study in the East Palace, and saw the fourth elder brother suddenly took out a brocade box and said: "By the way, my brother recently bought some new ones. It’s a good thing to use, the second brother said before that his shoulders are sore, you can try it.”

The brocade box was opened, and there were two strange flat things inside, which could be opened after being rotated. The prince looked at it a few times and wondered: "What is this, a hand stove?"

This hand stove was too ugly, he frowned, it looked like it was built hastily, did this fourth brother already have such a tight budget?

The fourth elder brother explained with a smile: "Second brother, don't look at this thing as inconspicuous, it is really easy to use. I thought it would be better to use it as soon as possible, so I made it a little rough."

He strongly recommended it, and the prince could not refuse, so he sat down.

The fourth elder brother put the moxibustion strips into the box, clicked on it himself, turned it closed and put it into the round pillow, then asked the prince where the pain was, and fixed the moxibustion box in that place.

The prince looked quite novel, and let the fourth elder brother fiddle with it. After a while, he felt a little hot on his shoulders, and there was a scent of moxibustion medicine. He smelled very comfortable: "It feels good. , the shoulders are warm, why did the fourth brother think of this thing?"

The fourth elder brother explained with a smile: "It was Gege in the backyard who saw that I was writing notes at my desk every day, and my neck hurt, so I thought about this method. The second elder brother also knows that moxibustion sticks are easy to burn and leave scars if they are used directly. Using this thing to separate it can relieve the pain, but it won’t burn people.”

The crown prince nodded and said: "He is very thoughtful, and it is rare for him to bother about the fourth brother. And it is not a hindrance to wear this thing, you don't have to just lie down or lie on your stomach, you can't do anything else."

On the contrary, with this thing hanging on him, he can walk freely, read and write, and it doesn't get in the way at all.

The two straps can be fixed, and they won't fall off even when you walk, but you can't move too much, otherwise you still won't be able to hang it.

The prince simply hung up the moxibustion box to discuss with the fourth elder brother about the booklet. The two planned several places in the Yongding River where the floods were the most severe and frequent, and planned to start from here.

If a dam is to be built, it is necessary to choose a suitable location and calculate the size.

Materials, labor, and even intermediate shipments have to be counted.

The two concentrated on calculating for a while, and the fourth elder brother wrote down the approximate expenditure, raised his hand and touched the moxibustion box on the prince's body and said, "Second brother, this thing must have been burnt out, does your shoulder feel better?"

The prince almost forgot that he had this thing on his body. After the eunuch next to him removed the moxibustion box, he moved his shoulders and said in surprise, "It's really much better. The fourth brother's thing is really good."

The fourth elder brother smiled: "That's right, I will save these for the second brother. I will ask someone to do a better job later, and then send them to the second brother. Don't be disgusted by the second brother."

The younger brother sent it specially because his shoulders were a little sore because of a sentence he accidentally mentioned. The prince would not be disgusted with such a sincere heart, but was very moved. He patted the fourth elder brother on the shoulder and said: "You are so hardworking, I will accept it with a smile. "

Knowing that the round pillows were made by Ge Ge in the backyard overnight, the prince felt that the fourth elder brother was very hardworking. Then the emperor asked the prince to ask about Zhezi, and he just mentioned a few words.

The emperor looked quite curious, so the prince asked someone to bring the moxibustion box over for him to have a look.

Playing with the moxibustion box in his hand, the prince had tried it all, and the emperor planned to try it himself.

The crown prince chose an unused one and handed it to Li Dequan, and whispered how to use it, and then put it on for the emperor.

The emperor has also bowed his head at his desk for a long time, and his neck and shoulders are a little stiff and sore. Usually, someone pinches his shoulders, which can really relax him, but he doesn't like someone standing behind him. If it's not too uncomfortable, he doesn't like to call. He can use it standing behind him, so he is naturally interested.

The burning moxibustion box was warm, and he felt the heat on his neck and shoulders, and soon a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

The emperor nodded and said: "It really needs to be more comfortable, the warmth makes people feel much more relaxed."

Knowing that Gege from the fourth elder brother's backyard came up with the idea, the fourth elder brother eagerly sent it over when he heard that the prince's shoulders were uncomfortable.

The fourth elder brother thought of his elder brother, so he came to share something good.When the elder brother's prince sees something good, he will share it with his relative Ama, and even say a few good words to his younger brother. He does not take credit for the credit, which makes the emperor very satisfied.

When people are getting older, the emperor likes to see a few older sons who have deep feelings and get along harmoniously.

The emperor left the prince to eat together, and the father and son were in harmony.

After the prince left, Li Dequan invited the head of the Imperial Hospital to come over and look at the moxibustion box.

The head of the hospital held it in his hand and inspected it carefully. Not only did he look at the unburned moxibustion sticks, he even poked the burned ones into powder, crushed them in his hands for a while, and then smelled them close to his nose. After a long time, he said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this moxibustion. It is fresh moxibustion dried and ground into strips. There is no other stuff mixed in. It is very authentic."

Hearing that the moxibustion sticks didn't burn anyone, and the neck and shoulders felt much more comfortable, the head of the hospital was very interested and said, "Your Majesty, can I let the minister take it back for a trial?"

The emperor waved his hand and passed one of the moxibustion boxes over: "Take it, and tell me how it works later."

The head of the hospital took it respectfully and then stepped back. The emperor changed his clothes to get rid of the smell of moxibustion all over his body.

Not to mention, after moxibustion, he really felt that his shoulders were not as stiff as before.

The emperor glanced at Li Dequan, who was silently waiting beside him, and said, "You were hesitant to speak but stopped trying to stop it. Are you worried that there is something wrong with this thing and you dare not let me use it?"

Li Dequan quickly knelt down: "I dare not."

After all, the crown prince personally brought this thing, and the fourth elder brother had used it, and the crown prince had tried it himself, so there would never be any problems. Otherwise, why would the emperor dare to use it directly?

After checking it, the emperor just checked it out. Sure enough, both the crown prince and the fourth elder brother were pure and filial people, and they lived up to the emperor's trust.

The emperor smiled and said: "This thing was clean when it was delivered. Later, I used it up. I didn't let the head of the hospital check it myself. Then someone tampered with it, and framed it as unclean. The prince and the fourth child will be covered in blood I can't even speak clearly."

"There is no problem. Before, Empress Huang's knees often hurt, so I asked someone to call and send them over."

The emperor rewarded things again and asked people to send them to the Prince and the fourth elder brother's Baylor Mansion respectively.

The news spread the next day, and everyone knew that the fourth elder brother and the prince had presented useful things to the emperor.

People in the hospital tried it overnight, and it has a certain effect on activating muscles and bones and old cold legs, and after using it, I can sleep better and have no other problems.

Today happened to be Muxiu, the fourth elder brother rarely slept late, and when he got up, he received the news that the emperor sent someone to send a reward, so he quickly called Shang Fujin to pick it up at the door.

The reward was very real, besides a box of pearls, there was also a pair of golden ruyis, a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, and a small basket of melons and fruits.

The fourth elder brother took it respectfully, and the eunuch who brought the reward said with a smile: "The emperor has asked the craftsmen to speed up the work, and I will send some more later."

He complied, knowing that with the craftsmen in the palace doing it, he didn't have to ask someone to make a moxibustion box and send it to the palace.

Sending away the eunuch who announced the decree, the fourth elder brother said: "Leave half of this box of pearls Fujin, and the rest will be distributed to a few squares in the backyard."

Fujin asked: "Geng Gege deserves the most credit. I didn't do anything, so I won't keep this pearl."

The fourth elder brother nodded after thinking about it: "Forget it, this pair of Jin Ruyi is placed in the main courtyard, and half of the pearls are given to Geng Gege."

Geng Yi did not expect that he could get half a box of pearls. The pearls are round and each one is the same, about the size of the belly of a thumb. It can be very decent for jewelry. It can be made into necklaces or inlaid on jewelry. What a gift.

She happily asked Ruyu to put away the box of pearls, and seeing the servant girl's hesitation to speak, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Do you want to ask, Lord Belle sent the things out, and now the palace is doing it by itself, buying and selling?" Can't do it?"

Ruyu nodded again and again: "Ge Ge has golden eyes and fiery eyes, this is what this servant is worried about."

My Ge Ge and Lord Belle worked hard to make a few and sent them to the palace, thinking that this business could be done, but who knew that the emperor sent a reward, and the craftsmen in the palace took over Xiao Lizi's work.

Xiao Lizi was so depressed that he thought it was useless, so he started rushing to work just now, and was already cleaning outside, for fear of being chased away.

Geng Yi shook his head and said: "The palace has its own ideas, and the business can still be done, so you put your heart back in your stomach!"

The emperor must have planned to use this to reward people, not to do business. Since it is rewarding people, he can't ask the fourth elder brother to spend money and find someone to do it, and it will be much slower.

There are so many craftsmen in the palace, and it's not just for show, he can still make some more for the fourth elder brother. In the end, the fourth elder brother can give it away or do business, it is really considerate.

What's more, the craftsmen in the palace made fast and good things, and the fourth elder brother was very decent when they gave them to others, and the people who received the gifts were also honorable.

When the emperor and rewarding people have used it, the fourth elder brother will start a large-scale assembly line and make it a little bit slower and release it for business.

Otherwise, things that have not been used in the palace will be used outside the palace, how can this be?

The fourth elder brother also said the same to Fujin: "When the palace is almost used up, I will start to make it and put it outside the palace. I need Fujin to worry about it. I plan to find two shops, divided into men's hall and women's hall. Male I'll look for candidates at the hall, and at the women's hall, there will be Lao Fujin picking a careful and respectful nanny."

The two discussed for a while, the shop is easy to find, and the place should be big enough, preferably a private room, after all, you may need to take off your clothes during moxibustion, and there must be a place to take a shower and change clothes after the moxibustion.

It doesn't matter if the smell inside is too strong, the ventilation must be excellent, just opening the windows is not enough, and it is not good to freeze people in winter.

The fourth elder brother frowned slightly, went to the study to think for a while, and then went to Geng Yi's yard.

It happened that Geng Yi was ordering food, because the fourth elder brother had eaten all the dishes made by Chef Liu before and was praised, so he was more active in asking his apprentice Xiao Zhuzi to come over.

Even if not all the dishes delivered were cooked by Chef Liu, at least one dish was prepared and delivered every time.

Geng Yi was thinking about what to have for dinner, when he saw the fourth elder brother strolling in, he quickly got up and saluted: "Master is here."

The fourth elder brother saw her thinking very seriously from a distance, thought she was thinking about something powerful, and actually ordered food, and couldn't help laughing: "What do you want to eat, and you have been thinking about it for so long?"

Geng Yi was a little embarrassed, she was a little homesick, so she was going to order a fried chicken.

This dish is not uncommon, but few people make it. Chef Liu is not familiar with it, but Chef Ma is good at it. Xiao Zhuzi is telling the truth, so if the dish is not authentic enough, wouldn't it be disappointing?

Geng Yi was not good at embarrassing Chef Liu, hesitating whether to change a dish.

The fourth elder brother waved his hands and said, "What's the difficulty? Let Chef Ma cook this dish and bring it over. I just happen to stay for dinner."

It would be against the rules if Geng Yi had to order famous cooks to cook when he ate alone, but if the fourth elder brother also stayed to eat together, then there would be no problem.

It was such a happy decision, and Geng Yi was also quite curious about the cooking skills of Chef Ma, the head of the kitchen.

When the two waited patiently for the meal, they began to stare again. Geng Yi was distressed, and felt that he would go to Li Gege from the automatic player to learn from him, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for the two of them to sit dryly.

She tried her best to find a topic: "The pearls rewarded by the master are so beautiful that my concubine is reluctant to use them."

The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "Take what is given to you, there is nothing to be reluctant to do, let someone inlay it on the jewelry later, or keep it for fun."

Geng Yi nodded with a smile, but he was stuck. Fortunately, the fourth elder brother was willing to take the initiative to find a topic: "His Royal Highness used it well, and the sore shoulders are better. Even Huang Ama said it was very good after using it."

"It's good that the emperor and His Royal Highness can use it. It's because of the good intentions of the Lord. He thinks of the emperor and the prince." She could see that the fourth elder brother was praised by the emperor on this matter, and he was in a good mood, so she also praised it along the way. She praised him, and sure enough, the smile on the corner of the fourth elder brother's mouth deepened a little.

After boasting, fortunately, the kitchen moved quickly, and Geng Yi didn't have to continue thinking about how to continue boasting.

As soon as the dishes were delivered, Geng Yi smelled the aroma and couldn't help but show nostalgia.

The fourth elder brother thought she was greedy and hungry again, so he picked up a piece of chopsticks for her and said, "Eat it, your eyeballs are almost falling into the plate."

Geng Yi reached out and touched the corner of his mouth, but fortunately, it was not as embarrassing as drooling.

Boiled chicken seems to be easy to make, but it is the most test of cooking skills.

The heat should be just right, the meat will become burnt after a long time, and the taste will be bad, if it is not enough, it will be too raw, not to mention it will have a fishy smell, and the meat will not taste good.

Chef Ma is obviously worthy of being the head of the kitchen. This white chopped chicken is cooked purely on the stove, and the meat is just right, very tender.

The best thing about this white chicken is the sauce. If the dipping sauce is not done well, the taste of the white chicken will be cut in half.

Geng Yi picked up a piece of chicken dipping sauce and put it in his mouth. The flavor of the sauce mixed with the chicken, it was a perfect match of one plus one equals three!

She thought about finishing eating this time, and she didn't know when the next time would be. She ate each piece very carefully, with a very pious expression on her face, enjoying one bite after another.

The fourth elder brother was hungry. He ate a piece and felt that Chef Ma's craftsmanship was good, but it was not so good. Geng Yi's little face was so touched that he was about to cry?

He wondered if he had neglected Geng Yi too much on weekdays, and the cooks were bullying her by watching people order dishes, and wasted food?