The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

Zhao Yang took Ouyang Xiu from head to toe, looked him over carefully a few times, and saw that his face had become a bit vicissitudes, there was a look of exhaustion between his brows, and there were a few silver strands in his temple hair.

Not seeing each other for three years, Ouyang Xiu is getting older, but calmer than before.

Ouyang Xiu saw that His Royal Highness was staring at him all the time, and he was a little nervous. He unconsciously raised his hand to touch his face, and asked, "Your Highness, is there anything wrong with your face?"

"There is nothing wrong with it, just getting old." Zhao Yang guessed that in order to be able to transfer back to Bianjing in three years, Ouyang Xiu must have suffered a lot in other places in the past three years. "You have gray hair."

Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard the words: "The minister is getting old, did you scare His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"I'm not so timid." Zhao Yang pouted and said, "Mr. Ouyang, hasn't it been hard work in other places for the past three years?"

"It's not hard." In fact, working in other places for three years was very hard work, but Ouyang Xiu thought it was worth it, so he didn't think it was hard work. "Before I came back, I was worried that His Highness the Crown Prince would not recognize me." Children basically don't remember what happened when they were young. Ouyang Xiu and the others haven't seen Zhao Yang for three years, but Zhao Yang will forget them.

"How could I have forgotten you." Zhao Yang said seriously, "I often write to you, you forgot."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." Although His Highness does not often write letters to them, he will write several letters to them within a year, asking them about their situation in other places, and often sending them medicinal materials and supplements. .

"You're welcome." Zhao Yang held his small face in both hands, and looked at Ouyang Xiu with a smile, "Xiu Xiu, tell me about your work in other places."

Hearing that His Royal Highness finally called him "Xiuxiu", Ouyang Xiudun felt cordial.From just now until now, His Highness the Crown Prince has not called him "Xiuxiu". He thought that His Highness the Crown Prince had alienated him.

"What does His Royal Highness want to hear?"

"I want to hear everything." Zhao Yang said with a smile, "Xiu Xiu, speak slowly."

Ouyang Xiu thought for a while and said: "I will tell His Royal Highness the customs of Chuzhou."

"Okay." Zhao Yang pretended to be listening attentively.

Combined with the story, Ouyang Xiu told Zhao Yang about the local conditions and customs of Chuzhou, which was very interesting and witty.

Zhao Yang listened with gusto.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Song quietly walked to Zhao Yang's side and reminded him, "His Royal Highness, it's getting late, it's time to go back to the palace."

Zhao Yang was a little reluctant to go back to the palace, but he had to go back to the palace.

"Xiu Xiu, I'm going back to the palace first."

"The minister sends His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Ouyang Xiu personally sent Zhao Yang to the door.

"Xiuxiu, you just came back from another place, and you are not in a good mood. You should rest at home for another two days."

"His Royal Highness, I just need to rest for a day."

"Daddy also asked you to rest for two more days." Standing on the bullock cart, Zhao Yang raised his hand and gently pinched Ouyang Xiu's face, "Xiu Xiu, look at your complexion. I know you want to ask Daddy reports on official duties, but there is no rush in these two days, you should take a good rest at home for a few days, and go to court after recuperating."

"His Royal Highness..."

Before Ouyang Xiu finished speaking, his beard was pulled off by Zhao Yang.Zhao Yang pretended to be stern and said to Ouyang Xiu: "Xiu Xiu, be obedient."

Ouyang Xiu, who was glared at by His Royal Highness, could only be obedient: "Yes, His Royal Highness."

"That's good." Zhao Yang raised his hand and patted Ouyang Xiu's shoulder, and then said with a straight face, "Xiu Xiu, if you enter the palace tomorrow, I will kick you out, so you should be honest tomorrow." Stay home and rest."

"I will listen to His Royal Highness, and I will definitely rest at home tomorrow." Being so cared by His Royal Highness, although Ouyang Xiu wanted to immediately report his official duties in Chuzhou for the past three years to the officials, he could not refuse His Royal Highness's kindness.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yang immediately gave Ouyang Xiu a bright smile.

"That's right." After speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and said to Ouyang Xiu, "Xiu Xiu, welcome back!"

"Welcome back!" These words deeply touched the softest part of Ouyang Xi's heart, and his chest was sore and swollen for a moment.

Zhao Yang opened his arms and hugged Ouyang Xiu.

"Xiuxiu, I'm glad you're back."

Ouyang Xiu reached out and hugged Zhao Yang back, his eyes were slightly red and said: "I am also very happy to see His Highness the Prince again."

Zhao Yang let go of Ouyang Xiu, and smiled sweetly at him: "Xiu Xiu, this is the last time I will call you that."

When Ouyang Xiu heard this, he couldn't help being shocked: "Your Highness, why is this?"

"Because you will be my husband from now on, so I can no longer call you Xiuxiu." Standing on the bullock cart, Zhao Yang simply bowed to Ouyang Xiuxiu, "From now on, I will call you sir."

Ouyang Xiu stretched out his hand to support Zhao Yang, smiled kindly and said, "Your Highness, you can still call me [Xiu Xiu]."

"If you call me Xiuxiu again, you won't be respectful to the teacher." Ever since Yan Shu became Zhao Yang's husband, he never called Yan Shu [Shu Shu] again. "Sir, I'm going back to the palace first, you should rest at home for the past two days."

"Slow down, Your Highness."

Zhao Yang waved to Ouyang Xiu, then turned and got into the bullock cart.

Ouyang Xiu stood at the door, watching the ox cart carrying Zhao Yang go away, until he could no longer see the ox cart, he turned back to the mansion.

"I didn't expect His Royal Highness to come to see you in person." Ouyang Xiu's wife was very surprised that Zhao Yang came to visit their house in person. "I didn't expect His Royal Highness to be so beautiful and cute." This was the first time Mrs. Ouyang Xiu saw Zhao Yang.

"His Royal Highness has always been very concerned about us." Ouyang Xiu said with a smile, "I never thought that His Royal Highness would come to see me in person."

"It can be seen that His Royal Highness misses you very much."

"In the past three years, His Royal Highness has been communicating with us, worrying that we will not live well in other places, worrying about our poor health, and sending us precious medicinal materials and supplements every once in a while." His Royal Highness is so concerned about it. That said, Ouyang Xiu and the others were very moved, so when they worked in other places, they worked hard, hoping to make political achievements and be transferred back to Bianjing as soon as possible.

"His Royal Highness is really caring."

"His Royal Highness is sincere to us." Therefore, they also want to repay His Royal Highness a sincere heart. "So a few of us desperately wanted to come back."

"You guys are really lucky."

"It's not just us, it's the blessing and honor of all our courtiers to have such a good His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"His Royal Highness wants you to rest at home tomorrow, and you are not allowed to enter the palace tomorrow."

"I'll take another day off tomorrow." In order to return to Bianjing early, Ouyang Xiu hardly stopped on the way back, and he was indeed very tired.

"That's right." Ouyang Xiu's wife said, "I asked the kitchen to make tonic soup for you. You should drink a few more bowls later to keep your complexion healthy, otherwise His Royal Highness will be worried."

"Okay, okay, I'll drink a few more bowls." After finishing speaking, Ouyang Xiu thought of something, touched his face and said, "Am I aging a lot?"

"It's a bit old, but you are still very good-looking, officer."

"Cough cough cough..." Ouyang Xiu coughed twice in embarrassment.

Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was shy, Mrs. Ouyang Xiu smiled even more happily.

On the bullock cart, Cao Xu saw that Zhao Yang was always smiling, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Your Highness, you like Ouyang Xiu so much."

"Ouyang Xiu is very talented. When he teaches me in the future, you have to follow him carefully."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will study hard."

Zhao Yang told Cao Xu about how he got along with Ouyang Xiu and the others three years ago, and how Ouyang Xiu and the others taught him to read, write, and draw.

"No wonder Ouyang Xiu is back, Your Highness, you are so happy."

"Ah Xu, Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi will be the people I will use most in the future." Zhao Yang said with a deep expression on his face, "They have a good relationship with me. They should not object to my sending troops to recover the Sixteen States of Yanyun in the future."

As soon as Cao Xu heard this, he knew what Zhao Yang meant.

"Your Highness is far-sighted."

"There are Ouyang Xiu and the others dealing with other civil servants in the court, and they are sitting in the court. In the future, I can lead my troops to recover the Yanyun sixteen prefectures with peace of mind."

"Your Highness, you want to conscript yourself?" Cao Xu asked with a look of surprise.

Zhao Yang nodded slightly: "It's natural, otherwise I will learn martial arts and military art, and you will go to the battlefield with me."

After Cao Xu heard this, his heart suddenly became hot: "Yes, Your Highness."

Back in the palace, Zhao Yang went to Funing Palace first.

Seeing Zhao Yang approaching from a distance, Zhang Maoshi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "See Your Highness the Prince."

"Mr. Zhang, please get up." Zhao Yang asked, "Is Daddy busy?"

"His Royal Highness, the official residence is in Lanlin Hall."

Zhao Yang raised his eyebrows lightly, and then said to Zhang Maoshi: "Mr. Zhang, please tell Dad for me. I went to visit Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu came back from a long journey, very tired and haggard. I will let him stay at home as long as possible." Rest for two days."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"By the way, have the plow tools been made yet?"

"Your Highness, it has been done, but it has not achieved the desired result. The craftsmen will continue to improve." Zhang Maoshi said respectfully, "Please give the craftsmen some more time, Your Highness."

Zhao Yang also knew that there was no need to rush this matter, so he nodded and said, "Then give the craftsmen some more time."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

"Is there a black fire in the Imperial City Division?" The black fire Zhao Yang mentioned was actually gun|powder.

"Black fire?" Zhang Maoshi was slightly startled.

"Is there any Huangcheng Division?" Zhao Yang didn't believe that the Huangcheng Division had no black fire.

"Imperial City Secretary, but Your Highness, what do you want Black Fire for?" Zhang Maoshi said, "Your Highness, Black Fire is a dangerous thing, you..."

"I know that black fire is dangerous, and I don't mean to play with black fire."

Hearing what Zhao Yang said, Zhang Maoshi was relieved.

"I want black fire as a weapon."

"Black fire as a weapon?" Zhang Maoshi was shocked.

"Yes, but before making a weapon, I need to know how powerful the black fire is." Zhao Yang thought for a while and said, "Well, you can get me some black fire from the Imperial City Secretary, and I will try it myself The power of the black fire."

Zhang Maoshi said disapprovingly: "His Royal Highness, this is too dangerous."

"I said try it myself, not that I want to do it myself, you can try it for me." Zhao Yang continued, "Also, show me the formula of the black fire." He had to know the formula of the Song Dynasty first. What kind of configuration is the gun|powder used to make it, and then compare it with the modern gun|powder, so that he can also know how to get the wooden warehouse out.

"Your Highness, it's not easy to try black fire in the palace."

Seeing that Zhang Maoshi misunderstood, Zhao Yang couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Zhang, I didn't ask you to blow up a mountain to show me the effect."

Zhang Maoshi asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Blow up the stove for me to see?" Zhao Yang really wanted to see the black fire blowing up the mountain, but if he really did it, he was afraid it would cause riots.

"Fry the stove?"

"Can't it explode?"

Zhang Maoshi nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."

Zhao Yang saw that there was still some time before night, so he said to Zhang Maoshi: "Is it possible to blow up the stove in the Imperial City Department?" If the stove is blown up in his East Palace, it will alarm his father, so forget it.

"can."

"Take me to the Imperial City Division." Speaking of which, he has not been to the Imperial City Division until now, and he still doesn't know what the head of the Imperial City Division is like.

"Ah?" Zhang Maoshi was stunned, "His Royal Highness, are you going to the Imperial City Division?"

"I can not go?"

Zhang Maoshi looked embarrassed: "His Royal Highness, Huangcheng Division... the villain may scare you." Unlike other yamen, Huangcheng Division is darker, Zhang Maoshi is afraid that it will scare Zhao Yang. "Your Highness, the Imperial City Division is not the place for you to go."

"Is there a tiger in the Imperial City Division?"

"No."

"Then why can't I go." Zhao Yang knew what Zhang Mao was really worried about, and comforted him, "I won't go to other places in the Imperial City Division, you can find a place to blow up a stove for me to see."

Only then did Zhang Maoshi understand Zhao Yang's meaning: "Your Highness, I will show you tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay, you guys are ready to go tonight." Zhao Yang understood Zhang Maoshi's difficulties, and did not insist on going to the Imperial City Division tonight, "When you are ready tomorrow, remember to come and tell me."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

"Okay, I'm going to Kunning Palace."

"His Royal Highness, go slowly."

On the way to Kunning Palace, Cao Xu said to Zhao Yang: "Your Highness, you really want to go to the Imperial City Division tomorrow. The Imperial City Division is not a good place."

"Ah Xu, I'm curious what kind of place the Imperial City Division is in your eyes, cannibalizing people without spitting out bones?" When mentioning the Imperial City Division, everyone's expressions will become disgusted and fearful.

"Basically, isn't the Imperial City Division a sinister place?" Cao Xu persuaded, "Your Highness, many people died in the Imperial City Division, so you don't want to go."

"I'm not going to the dungeon of the Imperial City Division." Zhao Yang raised his hand and patted Cao Xu's shoulder, "I'm not going to see those shameful things in the Imperial City Division. I can't blow up the stove in the East Palace."

"Your Highness, we can go to Zhuangzi to fry."

"Do you think I have time to go to Zhuangzi during this time?" Zhao Yang also wanted to go to Zhuangzi, but he didn't have time.

"I'll go with you." Although Cao Xu was afraid of going to the Imperial City Division, for Zhao Yang's sake, he mustered up the courage to go with him to the Imperial City Division.

"If you're afraid, you don't have to come with me."

Cao Xu pouted and said, "I'm not afraid."

Zhao Yang shook his head and didn't say anything about it.

At this time, Zhang Maoshi had come to Lanlin Hall and told Song Renzong what Zhao Yang said.

After hearing this, Song Renzong smiled and said, "He really cares about Ouyang Xiu."

"Officials, are you jealous?" Chen joked, "Are you jealous that His Royal Highness cares about Mr. Ouyang and not you?"

"I'm jealous?" Song Renzong looked stunned, then he snorted and said, "I'm not jealous."

"Officials, the Crown Prince went to visit Ouyang Xiang, probably on your behalf."

"I didn't ask him to go on my behalf. He went on his own. He has been waiting for Ouyang Xiu to come back." Song Renzong chuckled, "When he learned that Ouyang Xiu had returned to Bianjing, he couldn't wait to visit."

"Then His Royal Highness really cares about Mr. Ouyang."

"Yang Yang and Ouyang Xiu have a very good relationship." Song Renzong said, showing complacency on his face, "Ouyang Xiu and the others are talented and arrogant, but they care and love Yang Yang very much."

"His Royal Highness is smart and cute, everyone likes it." Chen Shijiao said with a smile, "Even I can't help but like His Royal Highness. How did you and the empress give birth to His Royal Highness so beautiful and delicate?"

Song Renzong was amused by Chen's last words, pointed at Chen and said, "You are narrowing me and the queen."

"Officials, I didn't narrow you and the Empress, but I really think that you and the Empress gave birth to His Highness the Crown Prince very well." Chen's expression was very sincere, "Yanyan is also jealous that the Crown Prince is taller than her." nice."

Chen Siyan, who was sitting on the side, nodded vigorously: "His Royal Highness is really good-looking, even more beautiful than me."

"Hahahaha..." Song Renzong laughed loudly, "Yang Yang is not like Zhen and the Queen."

Chen's face was surprised: "His Royal Highness is not like you and the empress, who is he like?"

"Like Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi." When mentioning his biological mother, Song Renzong's expression softened instantly, "Yang Yang's eyes are exactly the same as Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi."

The Chen family knew that Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi was Song Renzong's biological mother.She had never met Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi, but she had heard that Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi had an outstanding appearance in the palace.

"No wonder His Royal Highness is so outstanding."

"Yang Yang's birthday and the Queen Mother's birthday are on the same day, so they are very similar."

"His Royal Highness and the Empress Dowager are born on the same day, His Royal Highness is really blessed."

Song Renzong loved to listen to what he said: "Have you seen Yang Yang?"

"Some time ago, when I came back from Funing Palace, I met His Royal Highness on the way." Chen continued to praise Zhao Yang, "Although His Royal Highness is young, he is majestic."

"Is it majestic?" In Song Renzong's eyes, his son is cute and cute. As for the majesty, he didn't see it at all.

"Majestic, very majestic like the prince of a country."

"I didn't find out."

"That's because His Highness the Crown Prince is a very lovely son in your eyes."

The Chen family kept praising Zhao Yang, which made Song Renzong very happy.

Seeing this, Zhang Maoshi, who was waiting at the side, was very surprised.This beauty Chen is much smarter than Mrs. Zhang.She knew that the officials liked His Highness the Crown Prince, so she praised His Highness the Prince in various ways in front of the officials to make them happy.In the past, the Zhang family did not hide their dislike for His Royal Highness in the official family, and one could tell at a glance which one was higher and which was lower.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Yang went to the Imperial City Division.

The Imperial City Division is in an inconspicuous corner of the palace, so it's hard for people to think that this is the frightening Imperial City Division.

Zhang Maoshi took Zhao Yang to an underground secret room in the Imperial City Division.Although it is a secret room, the space is very large, and it should be deliberately vacated.

In the middle of the secret room was an incense burner as tall as an adult, and inside it was a black fireball.

"Your Highness, this is the recipe for Black Fire."

Zhao Yang took the formula from Zhang Maoshi and found that the black fire formula in the Song Dynasty was very simple, sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.It is much simpler than the formula of gun|powder in later generations.

Seeing Zhao Yang frowning slightly, Zhang Maoshi thought there was something wrong, and asked, "Your Highness, is there anything wrong with the black fire formula?"

"It's easier." Zhao Yang returned the black fire formula to Zhang Maoshi, "Light the black fire in the stove."

"Your Highness, you go out first, the villain is afraid that the shards of the stove will hurt you later."

Zhao Yang nodded, and took Cao Xu to stand outside the secret room.

Not long after, a bang was heard.Then, I felt the ground trembling slightly.Finally, there was the sound of the incense burner being blown into pieces and falling to the ground.

Cao Xu was so frightened that he kept covering his ears tightly with a terrified expression on his face.However, Zhao Yang looked calm, without any fear.

After a while, Zhao Yang entered the secret room again, and saw that the incense burner was only broken in a few pieces, but not all of them were blown up.

Seeing Zhao Yang's sullen and displeased expression, Zhang Maoshi asked nervously, "Your Highness, is there something wrong?"

"Is this the power of a black fireball?" Zhao Yang's tone was full of disgust, "Can't even blow up a censer?"

"His Royal Highness, this is the power of a black fireball." Zhang Maoshi said truthfully, "This is the strongest power."

Zhao Yang pointed at the incense burner, with an expression of "you're kidding me": "That's it, or the strongest power?"

"Your Highness, if there are many black fireballs, it can blow up a small mountain." In Zhang Maoshi's view, the power of black fireballs is not small.

"It's much worse than I imagined." Zhao Yang guessed that the power of the black fire in the Song Dynasty must not be compared with that of later generations, but at least one black fireball can blow up an incense burner, but it didn't, it really was Let him down. "The formula of your black fire is too simple, the proportion of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal must be increased."

"Increase the proportion?"

"Increase the proportion, and the power will increase." Zhao Yang confessed, "Let the craftsmen increase the proportion, and then experiment one by one."

"Your Highness, if the ratio is increased, experiments in the palace will no longer be possible." What if the palace is blown up at that time?

"Then go outside to experiment." Zhao Yang squinted at Zhang Maoshi, "Don't tell me, Huang Chengsi doesn't have a house outside."

"Yes, the Imperial City Division has Zhuangzi outside Bianjing."

"Then go to Zhuangzi outside Bianjing City to make it." Zhao Yang said again, "I will draw the weapons I want to make tonight, and then let the craftsmen make them together."

Zhang Maoshi reacted quickly: "His Royal Highness, is your new weapon related to Black Fire?"

"Yes, I'll give you the blueprint tomorrow." Zhao Yang trusted Zhang Maoshi very much.Furthermore, Zhang Maoshi is in charge of the Imperial City Division.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Let's go." Although Zhao Yang really wanted to visit the Imperial City Department, Zhang Maoshi would definitely not agree.When he grows up, come and visit the Imperial City Division.

Seeing that His Royal Highness did not want to visit the Imperial City Department, Zhang Maoshi heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.He was really afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince would be curious about the Imperial City Division, so he insisted on visiting other places in the Imperial City Division.

Now, His Royal Highness is too young to visit the Imperial City Department.

"Mr. Zhang, the Imperial City Division will recruit more craftsmen in the future." He has a lot to do in the future, and I am afraid that there are not enough craftsmen in the Imperial City Division. "Recruit more craftsmen from all walks of life, I will be useful in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"That's right, recruit more people who are better at math." Zhao Yang almost forgot about this, "After recruiting people who are better at math, we will set up an Audit Court in the Imperial City Division."

"Audit Court?" Zhang Maoshi heard this name for the first time, "His Royal Highness, what does the Audit Court do?"

"He who manages money..."

Next, Zhao Yang explained to Zhang Maoshi the role of the Audit Court and how it works in great detail.

Zhang Maoshi is very smart. After listening to Zhao Yang's explanation, he understood the role of the Audit Court, and was shocked.

"This……"

"Didn't understand?" Zhao Yang scratched his face, and he introduced it in the simplest and rude way, why Zhang Maoshi still didn't understand.However, it is normal that Zhang Maoshi did not understand. After all, the audit was created by later generations, and it was too advanced for the Song Dynasty.

"Understood." Zhang Maoshi simply repeated.

Seeing that Zhang Maoshi really understood, Zhao Yang was very surprised: "Mr. Zhang, you are very smart."

"His Royal Highness, you are wise." Zhang Maoshi was shocked by the audit proposed by Zhao Yang, "His Royal Highness, the Audit Court should be established by the imperial court."

Zhao Yang nodded: "In the future, I will definitely set up a special audit court in the imperial court, but it is not the time yet, so I want to set it up in the Imperial City Division first, and when the audit court of the Imperial City Division is mature, I will propose to my father at that time. Create a court of audit."

Zhang Maoshi understood Zhao Yang's meaning: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, the villain will definitely handle this matter well." Afterwards, the imperial court established an Audit Court, which would not only benefit the imperial court, but also benefit the common people.

"In addition to being able to do math, you also need to be able to do accounting, otherwise you can't be an auditor." At this time, the Song Dynasty had already had signs of capitalism, and it was necessary to establish an Audit Court.

"The villain will arrange to recruit people who can calculate and calculate accounts later."

"After recruiting a good person, tell me."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

After leaving the Imperial City Division, Zhao Yang did not go back to the East Palace, nor did he go to the Kunning Palace, but left the palace directly.

On the bullock cart, Cao Xu asked Zhao Yang with a puzzled face: "Your Highness, what exactly is the Audit Court you just said, why didn't I understand it?" When His Highness said the Audit Court before, he could understand every word, But when these words form sentences, he can't understand them.

"It is the department that manages and supervises the national money, which is different from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Cao Xu still didn't understand, he shook his head and said, "I don't understand."

"It's fine if you don't understand." Zhao Yang didn't bother to explain, "You don't need it either."

"How did Zhang Maoshi understand it?" Cao Xu was a little unconvinced. Zhang Maoshi, a servant, understood it, but he didn't understand it.

"People are smarter than you."

At this moment, Yuan Song pulled the ox cart to a sudden stop, causing Zhao Yang and Cao Xu to almost rush out of the ox cart. Fortunately, Zhao Yang held onto the side wall of the ox cart in time.

"Yuan Song, what are you doing?!" Cao Xu shouted dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, forgive me, someone fell in the middle of the road in front." Yuan Song said with a panicked expression, "My little man, go down and have a look."

"Did you hit anyone?" Zhao Yang lifted the curtain of the car and walked out, and saw an old man lying down in the middle of the road.

Yuan Song helped up the old man who fell in the middle of the road, and asked nervously, "Old man, are you alright?"

The old man waved to Yuan Song: "I'm fine."

Zhao Yang jumped off the bullock cart and walked in front of Yuan Song and the others.Seeing the old man supported by Yuan Song, his hair was disheveled, his figure was thin and his face was vicissitudes of life, but he had a romantic and free and easy temperament on his body.

There was a strong smell of alcohol on this old man. He must have been drunk and fell in the middle of the road.

"Old man, are you okay, did you fall somewhere?"

When the old man saw Zhao Yang, he suddenly laughed and said, "Which fairy is this little boy who came to my dream?"

Uh... this is very drunk.

Zhao Yang asked the people who stood by and watched the fun: "Do any of you know this old man?"

"Young master, this person is Liu Qi, you don't need to worry about him." Many people in the crowd recognized the old man, pointed at him and said, "He drank alcohol every day and made himself drunk, young man, you don't need to worry about him. "

The old man pushed Yuan Song's hand away, "I'm not drunk, I can still drink." After speaking, he staggered away.

Liu Qi? ?

Zhao Yang felt that the name was a little familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Young master, don't worry about him, he is going to Qunfang Pavilion now."

"Qunfang Pavilion is Liu Qi's home."

"This Liu Qi is a literati after all, why does he stay in Qunfang Pavilion all day, with prostitutes as companions."

"What kind of literati is he? How can a literati look like him?"

"Don't look at his appearance, he is very talented. The poems he wrote, the women in Qunfang Pavilion rushed to sing them."

"I heard he used to be an official."

"It's impossible for him to be an official!"

"Is he still an official like this?"

"Young master, Liu Qi will be fine, don't worry."

Zhao Yang thanked the passers-by and returned to the ox cart.

The Liu Qi he heard from passers-by just now became more and more familiar to him, but he just couldn't remember who it was.

Wait, isn't it another boss?

Zhao Yang patted his forehead, trying to remind himself who Liu Qi was, but unfortunately he didn't remember after several pats.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Zhao Yang kept patting his forehead, Cao Xu asked worriedly, "Your Highness, do you have a headache?"

"No, I think the person named Liu Qi is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember who it is."

"Your Highness, that's a bad old man. You can't possibly have seen him." He followed His Highness all the time, and had never seen the old man just now.

"Forget it, don't think about it." Zhao Yang thought carefully for a while, but still didn't remember who Liu Qi was.

"Your Highness, what do you want him to do?"

Zhao Yang and the others came to Su Shi's house in a bullock cart, and Su Xun was waiting for him.

Seeing Zhao Yang coming, Su Xun showed him the article written by Su Shi and Su Zhe.

Su Shi and Su Zhe wrote an article about braised pork.These two people are worthy of being talented, and the braised meat they wrote is full of color and fragrance.Just looking at the words they wrote, I was so greedy.

"Ashi and the others wrote so well that they made me greedy." Su Shi is worthy of being a foodie. When it comes to writing about food, it is really... It is more appropriate to describe it vividly. "I seem to smell the aroma of braised pork."

"Hahahahaha... Ah Shi will be very happy if he hears you say that."

"The writing is really good." Zhao Yang teased, "I think Ashi's writing is better than his writing."

"Really." Su Xun said, "Fuhui, would you like to try my braised pork?"

When Zhao Yang heard this, his heart skipped a beat.Before, Su Shi and Su Zhe ate the braised pork made by Su Xun so much that they couldn't love each other.

Uh... can he refuse?

"Okay." He was embarrassed to refuse.

Su Xun quickly brought a bowl of steaming braised pork from the kitchen.Looks like it was just done.

It smells right, but I just don't know how it tastes.

Su Xun handed Zhao Yang a pair of chopsticks: "Fuhui, try it."

"Then I won't be polite." Zhao Yang took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork and tasted it.

Ok?

The taste was not as bad as he had imagined, but it was not bad.

Su Xun looked at Zhao Yang expectantly: "Fuhui, how does it taste?"

After Zhao Yang ate the braised pork in his mouth, he said, "Uncle, it tastes very good."

"Really?" Su Xun didn't quite believe it, because she had failed too many times, "Did you lie to Uncle?"

"Uncle, I didn't lie to you. Your braised pork is really good. Of course, the taste is definitely not as good as my little lady's." The meat is only seven points. "However, uncle, the braised pork you made is also delicious."

Seeing that Zhao Yang wasn't lying to him, Su Xun was very happy.

"Finally done once." After so many days of cooking braised pork, I finally made it once.

"Uncle, I think you are not sure about the heat." Zhao Yang heard from Miao Zhaorong that if the braised pork is to be delicious, the heat is the key. "Uncle, if you control the heat, it will be as delicious as my little lady's."

"The heat is indeed very important." Having cooked the braised pork so many times, Su Xun probably has a point in his heart. "Fuhui, after a while, I will go back to Meizhou to pick up Ashi and his mother to Bianjing. I don't worry about Ashi and his two living outside, so let them live in Taixue temporarily. If you want to find They will go directly to Taixue to find them at that time."

"Uncle, when are you leaving?"

"Depart in ten days."

"Uncle, don't worry, I will help you take good care of A Shi and the others, and will not let them be bullied." Zhao Yang smiled and said, "I will often go to Taixue to see them and give them delicious food."

"Fuhui, I really trouble you." The reason why Su Xun told Zhao Yang that he was leaving was because he hoped that Zhao Yang could help take care of Su Shi and the others.As Zhao Yang, he can take care of Su Shi and the others without letting them be bullied a little.

"Uncle, you are welcome. Ashi and the others are my friends, and I should take care of them." Zhao Yang is a little busy these days, so he didn't go to Taixue to visit Su Shi and the others.When he is free in a few days, he must go to Taixue to find Su Shi and the others.

Su Xun didn't say any more polite words.

"By the way, when Ah Shi and the others come back in the evening, you tell them that they can sign a contract with Sun Bookstore, so that they can make contributions." Zhao Yang felt that with Su Shi and his talents, they could write more articles and poems and submit them to Sun Bookstore. This will not only increase their fame, but also allow them to make money. "A lot of students in Taixue have signed a contract with Sun Bookstore to submit manuscripts. I think Ashi and the others can do it too."

"Okay, I'll tell them when Ah Shi and the others come back in the evening."

"Uncle, you can also contribute."

Su Xun didn't think of this, but now hearing what Zhao Yang said, he was a little moved.

"Then I'll try too."

"Literati and students in Bianjing City like to submit articles to Sun Bookstore, and they are proud to publish articles or poems in Sun Bookstore's newspapers or magazines." Because of Sun Bookstore, the literary atmosphere in Bianjing City is stronger than before. "Uncle, you can also try to be an editor."

"I'll try it when I come back from Meizhou." Su Xun often goes to Sun Bookstore and knows what an editor does.He hasn't thought about what to do in Bianjing in the future, but now Fuhui has given him an idea.

Zhao Yang chatted with Su Xun for a while before leaving.Back in the palace, he didn't remember who Liu Qi was.

At this time, he was in his study in the palace.

Sitting at the side, Cao Xu saw Zhao Yang drawing some weird things, "Your Highness, what are you painting? It doesn't look like a knife, but it looks a bit like a bow slave, but it's not the same as a bow slave. What you draw Is it an elongated bow slave?"

"No, this is the wooden warehouse."

"Wu Cang?" Cao Xu was startled, "Your Highness, Mu Cang is not like this. Mu Cang is long and has a pointed head. Haven't you seen it before?"

"The wooden warehouse I'm talking about is not the wooden warehouse we usually see." Zhao Yang finished drawing the wooden warehouse, lifted it up and blew gently, "To be precise, this is a fire wooden warehouse, and it should be made of black fire. "

"What does Heihuo do?" Cao Xu asked in surprise, "How does Heihuo do it?"

"You will know later." Zhao Yang just drew the overall image of the wooden warehouse. Next, he will draw every structure of the wooden warehouse so that the Secretary of the Imperial City