Chapter 153 Chinese New Year
Fang Xuanling was really speechless about his son. He couldn't understand why this boy just looked down on Princess Gaoyang and used such self-righteous and childish methods to force His Majesty Li Er to terminate the engagement personally.
By the way, do you really think His Majesty Li Er is a vegetarian?
After decades of being a monarch and minister, Fang Xuanling is very familiar with His Majesty Li Er's character. To put it bluntly, he is a stubborn donkey. The more you struggle with him, the more he will not let you get your way!
Now it's great, I can go to the palace and have a fight with someone!
How can His Majesty Li Er not be angry?
It would be fine if he gave her a slap in the face, and then it wouldn't be a big deal if the anger is gone. But now the attitude of indifference makes Fang Xuanling feel more and more uncomfortable. This must be a grudge in his heart and he is planning to settle the score in the future!
She originally wanted to have a good talk with Fang Jun, but as soon as the boy came home, he yawned all the time. Thinking that he was really exhausted from the journey, Fang Xuanling suppressed the anger in his heart and waved him back to the house to sleep. , anyway, he is the best.
Fang Jun felt like he was being pardoned, so he immediately went back to his room and slept in darkness.
It's just that it was dark, but in fact, early the next morning, my mother grabbed her ears and lifted her out of bed.
No problem, today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the New Year is not over yet!
"The old year ends tonight, and the new year comes tomorrow."
During the New Year, it has always been the same throughout the ages. The first thing to be happy is the children. "The fire is dying, and the children are wearing colorful clothes." Firecrackers were already indispensable when people in the Tang Dynasty celebrated the Spring Festival. "The new calendar has only been half-opened. "The small courtyard is still gathering ashes of firecrackers", which describes the scene of people setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival in the Tang Dynasty.
Before the Tang Dynasty, during the Spring Festival, bamboos were thrown into the fire to make a popping sound, which meant driving away evil spirits. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to fill bamboo tubes with gunpowder and put gunpowder on them. When lit, they made a loud sound that shook all directions.
Fang Jun rubbed his eyes and yawned, watching the children in the yard setting off firecrackers happily, wondering if he could improve the formula of gunpowder and develop muskets and artillery. However, both of these require high-quality materials as gun barrels. Thinking of the iron-making furnace in Lishan Farm, I don’t know when and where high-quality steel can be smelted...
As for those howitzers, cannons, etc. in my dreams, I can only say "hehe"...
On the head of the door, a servant wrote the names of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on a peach board, which was called "Xianmu" or "Peach Talisman". It is said that although the form of couplets appeared in the Tang Dynasty, there was no custom of posting Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival... Legend has it that Shen Tu and Yu Lei were two brothers who "naturedly held ghosts" and lived under peach trees.
After setting off a burst of firecrackers, the family gathered around the table and ate a meal of dumplings. During the dinner, Fang Yizhi always looked at Fang Jun, hesitant to speak, as if he had something to say, but never said it out. Fang Jun was not in good spirits and didn't pay attention.
After eating dumplings, you have to eat the "Five Spicy Plate", which is also called the "Five Spicy Plate". It is made up of five kinds of spicy vegetables. It is said that eating this kind of thing can diffuse the staleness in the five internal organs of the person. Qi, from the first day to the third day, one meal a day, for three days in a row
Anyway, Fang Jun drowsily took two bites and stopped eating. Even after being scolded a few times by his mother, he still refused to eat. This stuff was so unpalatable...
After eating, I took another nap and didn't wake up again until the sun was setting. It was considered that I had had enough sleep and was full of energy.
Before dinner started, guests came to the door.
Li Siwen and Cheng Chubi came hand in hand. They first paid New Year's greetings to Fang Xuanling and his wife, and then went to Fang Jun's room.
"Suck it... By the way, Erlang's tea is really good. My dad keeps talking about how delicious it is at home. Do you have any more? Can you give me two more pounds?"
Cheng Chubi sipped his tea and said.
Fang Jun said helplessly: "You have already carried your father out. Dare I say you haven't? If you don't give it, I'm sure your father will come to kill you tomorrow... But there really isn't much left. These are all from last year." I’ll give you a pound of old tea first. As soon as spring comes, new tea will be picked, and you’ll have as much as you want.”
When he thought of Cheng Yaojin, the demon king with trembling flesh on his face and five or six bearded men drinking tea, Fang Jun felt that the painting style was so beautiful that he could not even think about it...
Li Siwen sat cross-legged on the couch and pretended to take a few sips of tea. Feeling that it was not enough, he shouted: "My father banned alcohol, and I feel uncomfortable during the Chinese New Year. I'm about to have a bird in my mouth. Hurry up and burn your tea." Get a knife or something!”
Fang Jun had no choice but to ask his servant to get the wine, otherwise this kid would never stop.
Cheng Chubi may seem rough and arrogant, but in fact he has a steady temper. He sips tea with relish.
Li Siwen remembered something, looked at Fang Jun and sighed: "You really have a lot of tricks, glass, how much profit is that? I just gave it away. I don't know if I should say it's stupid, or if I praise you for your courage! ”
As soon as he mentioned this, Fang Jun felt very upset. Do you think I am willing? Hundreds of thousands of guan every year, just to change to such a bad marquis, it is so depressed...
Cheng Chubi, on the other hand, said: "My father said last night that Erlang did a good job. The profit from the glass thing is too great, and those thick-faced and shady guys in the court were staring at each other with red eyes. They couldn't explain it. It would be a bad thing to rush in whenever you get an opportunity. Giving it away at this time is really the best way. My dad also said, don’t worry about losing profits, but what you get in exchange is definitely worth it. .”
"It's worth a head! What's so surprising about such a shabby marquis?" Fang Jun said angrily, still feeling sorry for the huge profits. If he had all this money, how much could he do?
At this time, the servant brought a small clay jar, a few wine glasses, and a few dishes of side dishes to go with the wine.
Fang Jun put it on the table, waved it away, opened the seal himself, and filled the wine glass.
A fragrant and mellow aroma of wine instantly filled the room.
Li Siwen was the best at wine. He took a sip from the wine glass, exhaled a long breath, and praised: "This is wine! The stuff I drank before is even worse than horse urine."
He took a bite of thinly sliced beef with soy sauce, chewed it in his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Erlang, you are short-sighted. Money can be spent more or less, but it doesn't really matter. As a minister, , what is the most important? Four words: Jane is in the heart of the emperor! ”
The source of this sentence is "The Analects of Confucius·Yao": "The emperor's ministers are not blind, and simplicity is in the emperor's heart." The main idea is that God's servants dare not be blind, and this is all known to God.
"Emperor" was the title given to the king after his death in Xia and Shang Dynasties, but in Zhou Dynasty it specifically referred to the Emperor of Heaven and God. With the deification of imperial power, later generations also referred to the emperor as Emperor, and then used the phrase "Jian is in the emperor's heart" to mean that he was understood by the emperor.
"Jane in the emperor's heart" is the standard to measure a person's popularity in the emperor's heart. If Jane is in the emperor's heart, it means that the emperor already knows your ability and notices you, then you are just a few steps away from becoming a great person.
To put it simply, it means that the emperor likes you!
Fang Jun didn't know the context of this sentence, but he understood its true meaning.
"Is Your Majesty so short of money?" Fang Jun didn't quite understand why offering a piece of glass would make him "Jane in the Emperor's Heart". At this stage, that thing is completely a high-end luxury product and has no strategic significance at all. . Although His Majesty Li Er is domineering, he is not extravagant and lustful. He doesn't look like the kind of person who is blind to money.
Li Siwen chuckled and continued: "Your Majesty is not the former Sui Yang Emperor, but his old man always wants to do something that the former Sui Yang Emperor never accomplished in his life!"
Fang Jun understood instantly!
"Expedition to Goryeo?!"
Li Siwen shook his head: "A child can be taught!"
Fang Jun finally understood why his father insisted on dedicating this glass method to His Majesty Li Er. It was not in exchange for any marquis or official position, but to raise military expenses for the Eastern Expedition for His Majesty Li Er!
In other words, it is to seek the phrase "Jane is in the emperor's heart" for Fang Jun!
You have made great efforts in the things that His Majesty Li Er most wanted to do and that were most difficult to accomplish. With the kind of person His Majesty Li Er is, how can he not remember your kindness for the rest of his life?
But having said that, in what year did His Majesty Li Er conquer Goryeo?
Fang Jun subconsciously tapped the tabletop with his fingers, narrowing his eyes slightly... (End of this chapter)