There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 496

Wu Youwei's blood boiled for what he said.

Not to mention Emperor Xianzong and those ministers.

Sure enough, no emperor, no courtier could resist this alternative temptation of "opening up territories".

In addition, Wu Youwei deliberately extended the practice of later generations of Britain. They occupied Ireland. The Irish are the descendants of the first generation of European ancestors. It can be said that they are the purest Westerners.

After repeated resistance, in the [-]th century, the British royal family adopted a soft policy and sealed the fiefdom of the crown prince of their own country in Northern Ireland.

Slowly, Northern Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.

Among the various complex forms, Wu Youwei plausibly provided this solution.

Emperor Xianzong thought for a while: "I think Zhancheng looks pretty good, so let's seal King Jian there. At least there is a lot of food produced there, and I... don't worry about giving it to others."

King Jian is the younger brother of Emperor Xianzong. Zhancheng is a richer place than Jiangnan. Sugarcane is also grown there now, and because things can be grown all year round, there has never been a famine.

In addition, the goods in the open areas of Shanghai and Guangzhou are all sold in Champa, and the surrounding small countries are all doing business in Champa. That place is now extremely rich.

There is money and food, but it is a little hot...

"Yes." Wu Youwei suggested: "You can also designate King Jian as King of Zhancheng, and the place can be distributed to King Jian for management in the future, and the south is rich in products, and Champa is big enough. Xianglin County is the land of my Han family."

I am afraid few people remember the history of Champa, after all, it is too far away, but Wu Youwei has read many books on this topic for later generations, and also found some materials in the Hanlin Academy, which proves that there is Huaxia soil of.

Champa was just taken back.

This made Emperor Xianzong even more interested: "What about other places?"

"There may not be any other records." Wu Youwei scratched his head: "After all, other places are either remote or too far away, separated by an ocean, and there is basically nothing going on. Who pays attention to them? I know because of my Half of the master is of mixed blood..."

In fact, it was because he had a university professor in his previous life, who was indeed of mixed race...but not Chinese and Japanese.

Everyone suddenly realized, no wonder!

The issue of Japan has become a new hot topic. These people are all dragons and phoenixes, and what they say and do can't be understood by ordinary people. Wu Youwei is too lazy to waste brain cells. He just provided a suggestion, how to implement it. Of course it's their business.

The discussion between the monarch and his subjects was in full swing, and Wu Youwei finally huddled in a corner bored and fell asleep lying on the table.

After Emperor Xianzong and the others had finished talking, they realized that Wu Youwei was already lying on the bed, drooling.

Wantong walked over with a straight face very naturally, and gently woke Wu Youwei up: "Get up."

Wu Youwei rubbed his eyes and muttered: "I'm hungry, let's eat."

Before going to bed, he drank several cups of tea because he kept talking.

Afterwards, he went out for a while and put some water in. When he came back, they had a lively chat, but he was not interested anymore, and fell asleep on his stomach. He would be hungry now.

If Wantong didn't call him, he would wake up from hunger after a while.

"Okay, let's leave and have dinner." Wantong naturally took out a handkerchief and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

Wu Youwei also naturally enjoyed Wantong's care.

But others stared wide-eyed!

Everyone knows that the two of them are together, but...no one has seen how the two of them usually get along?

In the past, they were just like ordinary people. At best, they were much more friendly. The two of them didn't even say that they saw a man outside, so they would fight or harass with their eyes.

On the contrary, they are more honest than many officials, and they have never seen any favorite actors, pity, and young ladies.

There is really no scandal between the two of them!

Of course, it may be because there is no one else in their eyes except each other.

When Wu Youwei woke up, he would be dazed for a minute or two, and after three or five minutes, he would automatically come back to his senses, and then he realized that this was in the imperial study room!

Everyone looked at them with kind smiles.

Emperor Xianzong coughed lightly: "Since it's so late, I'm going to eat imperial food in the palace today, Wynn, let people prepare more richly."

"Follow the order." Eunuch Wynn hurried to the door to give orders.

The life of the emperor is simple, and there are actually more than a dozen kinds of meals on weekdays. It sounds like a lot, and each plate is only one or two plates, and they are not all big fish and meat. Although the cooking is delicate, the ingredients are not expensive.

If you want to have a banquet or something, you must make it in the imperial dining room.

After everyone finished talking about the business, Emperor Xianzong took the initiative to take all of them out for a walk in order to relieve the embarrassment, because everyone was tired from sitting all the time.

In fact, if you have to stand or kneel to talk to the emperor on TV, that's bullshit.

Talking about things for such a long time, I can't stand kneeling; standing?That's even worse, since there are very few civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who are basically in good health....

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Anyway, when we often discuss matters, everyone sits and talks, and no one really talks standing up.

So a group of people went to the Royal Garden in a hurry.

It's midsummer at this time, and the imperial garden is in full bloom. Of course, there are clear people ahead, so you don't have to worry about meeting some concubine or the like.

"It's too hot here, let's move to Shoushan Palace to escape the summer heat in a few days." Wantong saw Wu Youwei sweating profusely, so he knew that this place was not suitable for him.

When he was at home, Wu Youwei’s room was filled with icebergs. He stored a lot of ice cubes in his space in winter, and in summer he took them out to cool off the heat.

In the past two years, the space has become bigger and bigger, and it is full of messy things that Wu Youwei wanted to pretend.

"I plan to go in three days, the palace is still cool!" Emperor Xianzong also wiped his sweat.

Even if the imperial garden is full of trees, it is only such a big place, how can it be as good as the palace!

The Shoushan Palace is in the mountains, and there are mountain springs flowing through it. It is very cool in summer. Every year, the emperor and empress will live there for a period of time, but... when Emperor Xianzong comes here, the people he brings with him every year , only the Concubine Wanhuang and the four children of Zhaode Palace are fixed, and the rest depends on the mood.

After chatting for a while, we returned to the imperial study and had a sumptuous imperial meal.

At this time, it was already the end of June and almost July, and it was in ambush.

According to the rules, at the beginning of volts, koji is still made in the palace. The method is to mix white flour with mung bean yellow and other seasonings and make it in the sun.

In the beginning of summer, the emperor and empress have the custom of wearing catalpa leaves, eating fresh dishes such as lotus pods and couplets, and drinking lotus seed soup. They also have activities such as drying ginger and viewing jasmine, gardenia, hibiscus and other flowers.

Now the dish on this table is the lotus root feast.

Rouge lotus root slices, crispy lotus root box, Chunhua Qiushi, steamed pork ribs with lotus root flour.

Even the soup is quail lotus root soup.

Because some ministers were eating here, the Empress Dowager Zhou gave them iced lotus seed soup to relieve their summer heat, and asked Emperor Xianzong not to be too tired.

Of course, all the ministers praised Tian's mother for her kindness and filial piety.

As for Queen Wang, everyone tacitly did not mention it.

After dinner, Emperor Xianzong let them go back first, but left Wu Youwei and Wantong behind.

"The second princess and the third princess are about the same age as Anguo, and I want to choose a son-in-law for them." Emperor Xianzong looked at Wantong eagerly: "What do you think?"

The second princess and the third princess are born of concubines who are not very favored. Although they have never been as transparent as people these years, their mothers and concubines are not favored, and their parents are not strong. If you want to find someone with too much background People, I'm afraid the princess will be wronged.

Emperor Xianzong now has some affection for his sons and daughters.

Daughters are generally older than sons, and there are many daughters who died in infancy.

Now when he sees the second and third princesses, he thinks of the fourth princess.

He couldn't bear to take a look at the little girl who died young, because he was afraid that he would be sad.

In the past, there was that concubine who couldn't figure it out trying to show her generosity and kindness, and pleaded with Concubine Bai Xian, but he put people in the cold palace. Since he pleaded for mercy, then go and be with Concubine Bai Xian!

Emperor Xianzong was not a man without vengeance. On the contrary, he had a great vengeance and was able to bear it. He just wanted to give someone a fatal blow.

Concubine Bai Xian has had an incomparably miserable life for so many years, and so has Empress Wu Fei.

He didn't let them die, he wanted them to live and suffer.

"If you want to choose a son-in-law, it's better to have some relationship, such as two cousins?" Wantong suggested: "In this way, the two princesses can live together next to each other, and the son-in-law can also walk around with each other." Anyway, I heard from the eldest sister that the mothers of the two princesses also lived in the same palace, taking care of each other and raising the princesses together.

"It's not bad..." Emperor Xianzong said that he would consider it.

But Wantong must find a good son-in-law.

Wantong agreed, he still has a lot of information, and he can choose outstanding young people at that time.

After he got out of the palace gate, Wu Youwei sighed: "It's so pitiful that it's too hard to let my parents down!"

Even if you are the emperor, at this time, you are acting like the father of an ordinary family, worrying about your daughter getting married and suffering.

"The emperor's daughter is already well." Wan Tao said, "Why don't we go to escape the summer heat?"

"Why avoid the summer heat?" Wu Youwei said, "Go to Mo Ling Mountain Villa, there is water and trees, and the apricots are particularly good this year."

I have a villa at home, where else to go?

But when mentioning the villa, Wu Youwei thought of a place: Xiaotangshan!

It's a pity that in the Ming Dynasty, Xiaotangshan was already a royal forbidden area.

"Okay, in a few days, when the emperor and the others go to the palace, we will go back to Mo Ling Villa." Wan Tongdao said, "I will let Wan Jie and the others follow along."

Anyway, Shoushan Mountain is also within the capital, so there is no danger.

He can avoid the summer heat while arranging the selection of a son-in-law.

The two talked all the way home.

Wu Youwei was afraid of the heat in summer, and when it was hot, he would wilt.

He is not very afraid of the cold in winter, because he can wrap a layer of thick clothes when it is cold.

After entering the house, I quickly drilled into the house. There are one big and two small icebergs in the house, filled with cool juice, take a sip, and feel comfortable!

A few days later, Emperor Xianzong really issued an imperial decree, changing the fiefdom of his younger brother, King Jian, to Champa, and also named King Jian the "King of Champa".

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Zhou quickly called Emperor Xianzong to her front: "How could you let your brother go so far away? Can we meet again in the future?"

The old queen has only two sons and one daughter in her life, like a baby bump.

How could she be happy that her younger son was going to be sent to Champa by his brother suddenly?

"My mother, my younger brother will be the king of Champa in the future, and that is his country." Emperor Xianzong had already prepared his speech: "In the future, his eldest son will be the king of Champa. Although he is not an emperor, there are rich products... …”

It is very good to talk about Champa, and even the long-grain fragrant rice they eat is shipped from Champa.

"That's too far away. If something happens to Ai's family in the future, we won't even be able to see him for the last time!" The Queen Mother Zhou still insisted, "And that place is so far away, what if something happens?"

"My queen who doesn't know." Emperor Xianzong still said in a good temper: "He is the king of Champa, of course he will have his own army. When the time comes, he will have a heavy army. What are you afraid of? If you want to come back, you can come back every year to pay tribute Ah! I can still see my mother, isn’t it better than being in a fief? And his descendants will be the royal family of Champa…”

Only then did the Queen Mother understand that this was not a fiefdom, but a country!

"Then...then...can it work?" Of course the old lady was happy. This city will belong to the youngest son after that, and it belongs to the royal family, not a fiefdom, but a feudal state!

It's just that the family law of the ancestors is above, is it okay?

"Yes, my son has already thought about it. It has a special geographical location and high-yielding grain. There are also various coastal countries that trade goods there. I don't feel relieved to give it to others. Why not give it to my younger brother and let him take care of it. He has been in charge since he was a child. He is smart and flexible, just right." Emperor Xianzong said: "In the future, there is no need to stick to a fief."

"You...you can just trust him." Now that the old lady has turned the corner, she feels that the eldest son has suffered a disadvantage: "Let him pay you tribute, good things can't be missing, and there are also those who mourn the family. .”

Emperor Xianzong laughed as soon as he heard it: "Okay, my son will tell him."

Then he talked about going to escape the summer heat, and set off three days later.

And Wantong also began to select the son-in-law, and the situation in Beijing was once again jittery.

This time, it was still Gyeonggi and Nanjing who chose the son-in-law, and nine out of ten of the people who reported were the ones who were unsuccessful last time.

This time to run for the election again, Wantong kicked out all the unqualified ones who were familiar with the road, and the rest were those who could stand for the election.

Autumn and July, Jiaxu, to avoid the disaster of autumn grain in Nanji.

After two months of selection, before August [-]th, Wantong interviewed the consort candidates once.

The mothers of the two princesses were very nervous. During this period of time, because the Concubine Wanhuang was away, there was no one to find them. Went to Zhaode Palace.

After all, Wantong is a foreign minister, and it is inconvenient for them to meet, but Wanhuang Guifei is different, she is the imperial concubine in charge of the Phoenix Seal.

The most important thing is that the imperial concubine is easy to talk to.

Wan Zhen'er knew their reason for coming, and accepted the gift: "Don't worry, Zhong Ming is a cautious person, just look at when he chooses Anguo's son-in-law, you will know that he will not be unscrupulous."

"Then thank you, Lord Wan." The faces of the two concubines were no longer gorgeous, but they discovered that the imperial concubine Wanhuang still looked the same, and she didn't seem to grow old.

His temper is also the same as it was many years ago, gentle and gentle, without embarrassing others.

They have not been favored for many years, how generous can the gift be?Her natal family is not a rich family, but Wan Huang Guifei is already a deputy queen, but she still received them personally, as usual.

With this attitude and bearing, they are convinced.

As expected of a woman who has been doted on by the emperor for so many years, even though she is half a hundred years old, she still has charm.

When they left, Wan Zhen'er rewarded them with a lot of things, but the two of them refused to accept them. Their generous gifts were not worth half of these rewards: "These things are not for you, but for the princesses. Someone who is going to be engaged."

Wan Zhen'er said: "If you are engaged, you should go out of the palace and descend. The palace will definitely not treat them badly, but as mothers, you also have something to show for it."

What Wan Zhen'er gave each person was a set of sixteen-faced jewelry made of red gold inlaid with rubies, jade head-faced jewelry made of top-quality suet jade, fifty pieces of red satin each, and a box of gemstones of various colors for each person.

These things can be used when they get married, so it's no problem to support the two of them as mothers.

The two concubines left with tears of gratitude.

The palace lady said distressedly: "Why do you have to make faces for them? Why did you think about today when they were beautiful?"

Back then, these two concubines were also arrogant and arrogant, and they were even more arrogant when they were pregnant. If there was no empress, could they keep the princess in their stomachs?

Now that I know that I have come to beg for the empress, why didn't I know how to give the favor to the empress when I was favored back then?

"Why bother, they...haven't received much favor these years, the emperor...at least they gave birth to a princess for the emperor." Wan Zhen'er didn't take it seriously.

As she gets older, the relationship between her and the emperor is getting better and better. It is not easy to support each other until old age, especially since she can be said to have favored the harem for so many years. She has no way to repay the emperor's affection for her. , can only take care of his blood as much as possible...

The selection of the son-in-law was after the [-]th day of the eighth month, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival on the [-]th day of the eighth month, King Jian just arrived in the capital.

Called by Emperor Xianzong, after the two brothers met, they didn't know what to say. King Jian was very excited and nervous. In the end, Emperor Xianzong took him to meet the Queen Mother Zhou. The three mothers talked all afternoon. .

During the festival, it was very lively, and there were snow-skin mooncakes in Beijing.

Wu Qiong even sent flower mooncakes back from Yunnan all the way, and they sold well in Beijing.

After the August Festival, Emperor Xianzong chose a son-in-law, a pair of cousins. Both of them are talented, but one of them likes antiques, and the other likes calligraphy and painting.

And they are all Juren.

Under the arrangement of the Wan Huang Guifei, the two princesses secretly took a look at their future son-in-law and were very satisfied.

During the Double Ninth Festival in September, the marriage is finalized, and they will leave the palace in April next year.

The Princess Mansion was also built, and the two adjacent Princess Mansions made them feel relieved. His Royal Highness took the opportunity to secretly take them out several times, and even visited the Eldest Princess.

And after Chongyang ascended the heights, good news came from Princess An's mansion that Princess An was pregnant!

Wave after wave of rewards were sent to the princess mansion like flowing water again, and even Wantong sent a lot of things in.

At the end of September, the autumn harvest is over.

Renxu in the tenth month of winter revives the hunger in Henan.