Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

As we all know, at the beginning of any game, the resources are often the worst. Players are unfamiliar with the environment, do not understand how to quickly develop the economy, and do not have the means to continuously obtain more resources than others.

At this period, Wu Meiniang is in the novice village stage. If she does not have the emperor's favor, the only one she can rely on is her mother's family, the Yang clan. Although her mother Yang is the niece of Yang Xiong, one of the four nobles of the Sui Dynasty, and there are also daughters of the Yang clan in the palace, this is not enough. How can the Yang clan compare with the Cui clan of Qinghe?

If this young lady Jiang could really get engaged to Cui, she would have to make friends with her. However, now that the marriage has not been decided yet, it is the best time. If she waits until the marriage is decided to make friends with her, it will inevitably be suspected of currying favor with the powerful.

Jiang Shangxian showed a shy expression. "It hasn't been decided yet. It's just rumors spread by the people in the city. I didn't expect it to reach the ears of the talented person. It's really a joke. I have caused you to worry for no reason."

As long as the marriage is not finalized, it cannot be announced to the public. Otherwise, what will the Cui family think if the news gets out?

The Jiang family forced the Cui family to accept the marriage? You must be kidding. The Cui family is not made of clay. They value face. If this is the case, they might even rebel and refuse to accept the marriage!

However, she was somewhat surprised. Was Emperor Wu already so ambitious? That shouldn't be the case... Li Shimin was standing there, and she wasn't crazy rushing to get a ticket to see the King of Hell...

So, is it simply to build connections in order to get a promotion and a raise in the harem?

Luo Binwang's "Exhortation to Punish Wu Zhao" said at the very beginning that the Wu Zetian who pretended to be in power was not kind by nature and was of humble origin.

What do you mean?

That is to say, this woman surnamed Wu who illegally controlled the government was never a gentle and kind person, and her background was very humble.

Some people say that the reason why Wu Zetian had a tendency towards violence was that she did not have a good life in the Wu family when she was young. She was violently beaten or mentally abused by her half-brothers. Of course, she didn't know whether this statement was wild history or bullshit.

But judging from the Emperor Wu in front of her, she was a noble woman who loved to smile and had a bright smile. For the time being, there was no obvious sign of violent tendencies. Of course, there was no reason for her to suddenly show any violent tendencies after having a good meal. This needed to be verified slowly.

However, the fact that she is here today means that the current Emperor Wu is no longer the twelve-year-old Emperor who had nothing and was kicked out of the house along with his mother by his brothers who pointed at his nose and scolded his step-wife as a concubine. She has successfully taken the first step on this path that will be recorded in the history books of all ages.

What should I do if Emperor Wu tries to win me over?

Jiang Shangxian’s answer was straightforward: Join!

Li Shimin was great, but this old guy fought in too many battles. People who know the business know that anyone who has been leading troops in battles for years will have some injuries on his body, unless he always stays at the back and doesn't fight personally.

It is easy for gangsters to get angry and use any force when fighting in a group, not to mention the battlefield, which is a place where killing is legal and necessary. If you don't die, I will die. Li Shimin must have old injuries on his body, and there are definitely many of them.

That's why he had poor health. Although he had children in his later years, the number was totally incomparable to that in the early years. Otherwise, why do people say that when you are young, you don't know the value of things, but when you are old, you can only shed tears?

In addition, in the late Zhenguan period, a large number of capable ministers and generals retired or died, and his son was disobedient and caused trouble all day long. As a result, Li Shimin's health deteriorated and he died at the age of 52.

If you ask a young person to say that 52 is already quite old and that he has lived almost his entire life, but when he really reaches 30, he will feel that he is too young and has only lived half of his life.

On the contrary, Emperor Wu lived to be over eighty years old. As long as she holds on to this thigh, she can live a stable life in the future, regardless of whether she will be rich or not, right?

"If it's settled, please tell me. I'm afraid I won't be able to drink in the wedding wine, but I can't miss this gift."

Wu Meiniang winked at her playfully, smiling broadly and generously: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come out again by then, Wu Niang, you have to help me run an errand then!"

How could Li Xueyan not agree? Although this talented woman in the military could not be said to be particularly favored in the palace, she had only been in the palace for a year and was still so young. As long as she didn't die in the harem, who knew if she would ever have a chance to make a name for herself?

What's more, Wu Meiniang is not unfavored. If Your Majesty didn't like her, he wouldn't have allowed her to come out today.

"Yes, Mei Niang, don't worry. I'll take care of this matter. When the time comes, I'll be like a reliable carrier pigeon, delivering letters for you~"

This was so funny that the three of them couldn't help laughing at the same time. Li Xueyan giggled with her handkerchief half covering her mouth, Jiang Shangxian lowered his head and smiled with his lips pursed. Only Wu Meiniang was laughing so hard that she bent over backwards.

The peonies on her temples trembled, looking exceptionally beautiful.

In the next few days, the aroma of Chang'an roast duck filled the air in Lexianlou all day long. Manager Wang urgently ordered someone to build a large earthen kiln in the backyard just to meet the roast duck demand of the guests in the building.

Chang'an Roast Duck became popular in Chang'an City for a while, especially when Wu Meiniang left that day, she packed up the remaining one and took it away, including the roast duck sauce and lotus leaf pancake, saying that she would take it back for Li Shimin to try.

Li Meng and the other two were so tired from playing with the ducks every day, while Jiang Shangxian delivered all the roast ducks on the second day.

Jiang Shangxian, who was drinking rice wine with roast duck, was so excited that he shook his head and smiled obscenely, slapped the table and lied: We are going to a stunning banquet on earth, and I am eating roast duck in Chang'an.

Life, what is life? This is it!

It's a pity that Cui Bianxu is not here, otherwise she would hug the male model with her left hand and eat roast duck with her right hand. If the male model feeds her some wine...

Ouch!

Such a good thing, it can't be done...

She, Xiao Jiang, is a serious person, a serious person!

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head, thinking that the first part of the statement was brilliant but the second part was too vulgar. But why should a roast duck be vulgar or elegant?

He turned around and had these words written on the poetry board in the corner of Lexian Building.

Jiang Shangxian, who had stolen half of the sentence, confessed while making snacks for Emperor Wu. This time she planned to make more variations, and the quantity didn't need to be too large. After all, there were no preservatives, and the weather was getting hot, so too much would not be able to be kept.

Like pork jerky, salted egg yolk, pork floss, seaweed rice crackers, chicken, scallion, taro strips, charcoal-grilled chicken breast, spicy rabbit cubes, braised pork chops...

She made a lot of food, but only prepared one-seventh of it for Wu Meiniang. She was very cunning and thought that giving less each time would whet Emperor Wu's appetite and prevent him from forgetting. After all, people should always think about each other, and it is best to meet from time to time. The old saying that a meeting brings three points of affection is absolutely correct. What's more, she still has tasks to do, and she also wants Li Shimin's reward.