Gospel of Lazy Cancer

Of course Yao Chen's main purpose of coming to the palace was not to eat the emperor while drinking, he came for food.

"Earlier, I ordered people to go out to look for grain seeds, but this year I finally planted them, and brought them here for you to try." Yao Chen said.

"Oh? What is it?" the emperor asked curiously.

Since ancient times, emperors tend to be more careful about their diet, but some are more free and easy, and sometimes even send people to buy food outside the palace to enjoy it back in the palace.The emperor did not doubt Yao Chen, and ordered the imperial dining room to make the flour-like food he brought according to the recipe.

Yao Chen took advantage of the waiting time to explain the ins and outs of the matter to the emperor in detail, and also presented a detailed record of how to plant them.

Knowing its output, the emperor immediately realized the significance of it. Even though he trusted Yao Chen so much, he couldn't believe it.

If he can double the current national grain production, he will no longer have to be restrained in military and political affairs, and the discovery of new grain will benefit all people and be passed down through the ages.

The emperor stared at his general with burning eyes, his heart was warm and swollen, full of indescribable emotions. He treated him badly, but he repaid it with a national scholar. He did not gain fame or self-interest, but directly donated the grain seeds. For myself, wholeheartedly for myself, for the sake of the court.

If his fascination with Yao Chen was more out of desire before, but now he is deeply attracted by his intelligence, vision and mind.

At the same time, every time the other party treats him better, his guilt will increase, and his unwillingness to let go will become stronger.

The promotion of a new grain is very difficult. Firstly, it is to cultivate and select excellent seeds, secondly, to obtain the verification and approval of the imperial court, and then to order local counties to promote it.During the period, problems are very easy to occur. Most of the people are unwilling to plant for the first time, with a sense of resistance. If the grain is not planted properly, or the harvest is not harvested due to lack of experience or other reasons, how will the court deal with it at that time.

These are troublesome things, but they are no longer under Yao Chen's control.He donated grain, and kept grain seeds for himself, which was enough for his own farming, and he also gave some to his subordinates, relatives and friends.The rest was given to the emperor.

The emperor also knew that the court process was long and complicated, so he directly ordered to plant it in Huangzhuang, and he had to go to Yaochenzhuangzi to have servants with planting experience.

At this time, the palace people just prepared the food and brought it over. There are rice noodles, pancakes, noodles, steamed cakes, etc. The recipe is similar to that of wheat flour, and it can make food in various colors from light yellow to golden. It looks very cute. people like it.

The imperial chef is of a very high standard. Apart from the recipes written by Yao Chen, he also made a lot of food on his own. Yao Chen was very satisfied with the food.

Yao Chen said: "This kind of grain has no name in the Central Plains. If you sell it to my Fujian merchants and call it Fanmai, why not give it a name by Your Majesty?"

The emperor's first reaction was General Mai, commemorating Yao Chen's contribution, Yao Chen was so embarrassed that he had committed a cancer, so he quickly refused.

"What do the farmers on your farm call it?"

Yao Chen thought about it for a while, and said, "Corn, it's probably because there are bracts on the outside of the fruit when it's ripe."

The emperor still liked the name General Mai in his heart.

The emperor was very busy, and he and Yao Chen had lunch before meeting the ministers.

He asked Yao Chen to come down and said that he would give him a banquet in the evening. Yao Chen thought that he would return to Liaodong soon and would not have much chance to enjoy it, so he happily agreed.

The ground dragon was burned in the hall, and it was warm. He rested on the couch in the afternoon, and spent some time after waking up.

The palace people served them with great care, tea and snacks, hot water heater, and some strange Western gadgets, probably specially collected for Yao Chen's entertainment.

Doing nothing doesn't make him feel bored, on the contrary, it makes Yao Chen feel extremely relaxed and leisurely, like a fairy.It's a pity that there are too few days like this. He has a hundred thousand super edible grown men to support, and it's hard to breathe a sigh of relief.

As he twirled a mercury diorama, he thought aimlessly that he should cultivate an heir, and then become the shopkeeper himself.

In terms of blood relationship, the little niece Yao Aijun is a good candidate, but the more fatal point is that she is too young, her temperament is not determined, and she still has no qualifications to be handsome. As for her being a woman, it is still secondary. There are also quite a few female generals, as long as she has enough talent, Yao Chen doesn't mind pushing her up.

Of course, in order to prevent the imperial court from feeling that the military power is in the hands of the Yao family, it is also acceptable to have someone who does not have the surname Yao or a faction of the Yao family. Let all these years of hard work go to waste.

In fact, he started to look for suitable candidates in Liaodong, but it is a pity that generals are common, but handsome talents are rare. No matter what time, a simple military strategist will not have the last laugh, and he must be able to play politics, because war is political. extend.

When night fell, the emperor did not come back. Yao Chen felt very sympathetic to this profession who was on duty [-] hours a day and [-] hours a day.

It is extremely difficult to do well, but it is easy to do badly.

"Major General, do you want to pass on the dinner?" The servant asked carefully.

"It's okay, I'm not very hungry, just wait."

"Then you need some more snacks?" The waiter brought up some food and was about to leave.

Yao Chen asked, "What is His Majesty doing?"

Originally spying on the emperor's whereabouts could be regarded as a crime, but the servant probably had been ordered to know everything about Yao Chen's problems.

"Returning to the young general, your majesty and the chief assistant are receiving the chief envoy of Guangdong."

"Does Your Majesty usually eat very late?"

"Most of the time, it's very regular. In the past, the queen mother was watching, and your majesty would take care of your body..." This topic is more sensitive, and the servants will stop at the point. "Nowadays, when you are worried about state affairs, your majesty can't take care of it when you are busy. The slaves and servants are very soft-spoken." , and dare not persuade too much."

Yao Chen thought for a while and ordered: "Prepare some dishes that His Majesty often eats." Can't teach the emperor, the prime minister and the governor to work overtime when they are hungry?

"This..." The servant hesitated.

Yao Chen would not make things difficult for him: "You go and ask for instructions. If His Majesty blames you, just say that I ordered you to do this."

"Here."

As expected, the emperor was not angry. Instead, he was very happy. He invited the chief assistant and the chief minister to use it together. It was the first time for the former to have a working meal with the emperor after working overtime so many times. So moody is not easy to get close to.

After the emperor got off work, he ate supper with Yao Chen, ate some wine and side dishes, and there were beauties to accompany the wine.

"Are you coming back this spring?" The emperor probably knew that Yao Chen would not be staying in the capital for a long time. Originally, he was ordered to come back this time on impulse. It is very rare to be able to get along with each other for a few days.

"I can't make it in time. After arriving in Liaodong, the Spring Festival will not be long. Thanks to you, I escaped the coldest time."

The emperor smiled: "Will you miss Beijing?" Will you miss me?

Yao Chen nodded under the eager gaze of the emperor.

"Your Majesty should also take care of himself and eat on time. If you make mistakes when you are young, you will suffer when you are old."

In fact, the queen mother said exactly the same thing. How did the emperor react at that time?Probably if I don’t listen or not, I don’t care!

At this time, it sounds very pleasing to the ear, just happy to be cared about.

The emperor is obviously the kind of person who thinks everything is good about the other party when he loves it, and dislikes everything when he hates it.

The atmosphere was so good that the emperor endured it, and in the end he didn't ask him face to face what kind of woman he brought back to the mansion.

This doesn't mean that Yao Chen won't settle accounts when he's asleep.

The emperor looked at the drunken general obsessively.

The general has been on the horse all year round, but his legs are still straight, and there are calluses between his thighs from practicing bowing and horses.

Yao Chen stayed awake and endured the constant teasing. He was really asking for trouble. He would have known that he would not have taken the antidote in advance.

"you are mine……"

"Don't look at other women, don't touch others!"

"Jing Xing, ha, Jing Xing..."

Yao Chen: I haven't had a good time yet, and I'm a little unhappy... Should I find an opportunity to "discover" what the emperor did?

"My drinking capacity is getting worse and worse..." Yao Chen rubbed his temples while getting up under the service of the servant, who dared not speak, but secretly recorded his every move and reported it to the emperor afterwards.

Yao Chen speculated that the emperor only knew that he had brought a woman home, but did not know that the woman was actually a man pretending to be a man. It seemed that the emperor had not had time to install people by his side and in the mansion, and he was secretly satisfied with the quality of his people.

He had already resigned last night, he went out of the palace directly after waking up, and packed his luggage.

He also received a box of things from the emperor, which were all items that Yao Chen had enjoyed in the palace, or used good snacks and other things, and even the imperial hand stove was given away.

"Your Majesty has a heart." Yao Chen thanked the servant, and said some farewell instructions, asking the emperor to take care of himself, and the servant passed it on.

After all this, everyone knew that the Yao family was deeply trusted by the emperor, and that the monarch and his ministers were one, giving reassurance to those who were concerned about the situation in Liaodong and the ownership of the military power.

Yao Mansion was still the same as before, everyone was used to sending men to the frontier, and all preparations were proceeding in an orderly manner.

Even though Mrs. Sun has a lot of worries and reluctance, they are hidden deep in her heart.

"When you're gone, I'm afraid my daughter is going to make a fuss again. She always ignores my words and causes trouble if she doesn't pay attention. Just this autumn, when my natal family came to visit me, they ignored her and taught her to lead Juqiu The son of Yuanwai's family beat him."

"He was the one who talked about me first." Yao Aijun said dissatisfied.

Yao Chen knew that Qiu Yuan was also an old neighbor for decades.

"I'll pay a visit before I go."

Sun understood that he was going to make amends, and Yao Aijun thought he was going to support her, so she felt that no one was more considerate than Yao Chen.

"Forget it, forget it, I've already made amends, and there's no need to bother you to make another trip about the children's affairs."

Yao Aijun also said: "Third Uncle, don't worry, he can't bully me!"

Yao Chen didn't insist anymore.

The little niece talked about the new pair of brothers at home again: "Third Uncle, do you want to take Little Wood's brother to the north?"

"What did that kid tell you?" Yao Chen asked tentatively, secretly vigilant in his heart.

Xiaomu's name is Bailimu, the youngest of the pair of brothers who escaped from the tribe, only eight years old, and his brother's name is Bailixi, who is about seventeen or eighteen years old.Bailimu was not as tall as Yao Aijun, thin and small, and looked malnourished. Recently, he stayed in Yao's mansion and grew stronger after eating and drinking.

Yao Aijun lacked playmates. Yao Chen felt that the boy seemed timid, slow to respond, and his temper was generally not bad. Besides, there were adults watching from time to time, so Yao Chen felt relieved to let him accompany his little niece. If he made small moves secretly, I can't stay.

Taking Bailixi away this time was also Yao Chen's deliberate decision.

Moreover, he took Bailixi away and left his younger brother behind, implying that he was taking his younger brother as a hostage. He had an intuition that Bailixi still had something to hide from him.

The little niece knew nothing about Yao Chen's thoughts, and she had a child's innocence in her eyes: "Little Wood is stupid, and he can't speak. It's just that he eats less recently. I guess he doesn't want to be separated from his relatives." of."

Yao Chen held her in his arms, thinking that the child probably couldn't bear to part with him, and comforted him: "If his brother makes military achievements, he can take care of him."

"Can't our family take care of him?"

"He is not our family member, nor is he a servant, and if a person wants to stand in this world, he must rely on himself."

"Then how about I marry him? Then we can become a family."

"??"

Yao Aijun said clearly: "I think his brother is so good-looking, and he will not be bad when he grows up. I can act first."

Yao Chen didn't expect this kid to deal with his little niece without making a sound, he really can bite people without barking.

"Don't tell your mother that."

"I'm not stupid." Yao Aijun said.

"...There are brothers who don't look alike."

"Don't worry, third uncle, I won't hang myself on a tree."

Yao Chen didn't take the little niece's childish words seriously, but only made people pay more attention to Brother Baili.

Yao Chen went back this time by sea.He had already consulted with the emperor to go with the grain ship, inspect the port by the way, and arrange fishing.

Today's navy originated from the Chaohu navy, one of the two main forces of the Tai/ancestral army. There were [-] large ships and [-] grain transport tankers. In response to the wind and waves at sea, the flat bottom was changed to a pointed bottom.

The water transport officer was very respectful to Yao Chen. First, Yao Chen held a high official position, and second, Yao's family was quite famous in the army, so he patiently answered all kinds of questions Yao Chen asked.

Yao Chen suffered a blow on the first day on board, and half of the so-called elites of Liaodong he brought with him were lost.

Because of seasickness.

The water transport officer wiped his sweat, fearing that Yao Chen would lose his face, so he helped to make up for it: "We are in a small boat, a big boat will be better."

According to him, there is a kind of ocean-going treasure ship, which is fifty feet long, twenty feet wide, and four stories high. It has nine masts and can hang twelve sails. The anchor weighs several thousand catties. It takes two or three hundred people to set sail.This kind of treasure ship can sail on the sea, but so far only one has been built, mainly for training sailors and demonstrating national power. At present, it has only tried the voyage, and has not really sailed to the sea.

The water transport officer's tone was faintly proud: "Walking on this kind of treasure ship is like walking on flat ground."

Yao Chen: Can I still use such a treasure ship every time I go to sea?I promised the court and I didn't agree either!And you don't need to explain, I have already seen the mocking and proud eyes of your sailors.

Personal guard: "Wait for Grandpa to arrive... Then, kill him another three hundred... Ugh... Round..."

Yao Chen: I vomited out all the gall, and returned BB.

"Stay honestly, sooner or later you have to get used to it, and you have to practice more when you go back. Everyone has to learn how to swim, and go to the sea for a lap every half a month."

"vomit……"

On the other hand, because of the new grain, the emperor finally saw the benefits of foreign food. Hearing Yao Chen say that the corn was transported from far away Nanyang, where the land is vast and abundant, and the area of ​​arable land is no less than that of my dynasty, he wondered in his heart whether there are other higher yields. The crops, corn, are warm and drought-tolerant, suitable for cultivation in the northern and central plains. I don’t know if there are any cold-resistant crops, or grains suitable for the southern water towns.

He paid attention to it, and ordered people to order the old subordinates of the original Shibosi, and sent people to the south to contact the Fan merchants. It was interpreted that the emperor intended to open the sea ban, and the dark tide was raging in the court. Some people worked hard and waited for the emperor to meet in court Bring it up, and then sternly speak up.However, ten days and a half months passed, and the emperor didn't mean to mention it at all, as if it was just a whim.

Zhang Shoufu knew it was not.Regarding the matter of Xinliang, he is one of the few insiders in the court. The matter is very important. Before there is no evidence, no one makes it public. He ordered people to pay attention to the few companies that Yao Chen sent the seeds to, and it seems that they are all about the same. attitude, he was skeptical about Yao Chen's declared output, and did not dare to act rashly.

The two monarchs and ministers were discussing the arrangement of the new rations, when the emperor suddenly asked: "Vice General Yao's meritorious service in donating food, can he be promoted to the post of Chief Soldier?"

Zhang Shoufu was a little hesitant. After all, Yao’s parents’ daughter-in-law had just been sealed, so it’s not appropriate to seal it up immediately. Moreover, such a young commander-in-chief of the local military region is not enough to convince the public. What’s more important, if Yao Chen makes military exploits in the future, he will fall into nothing. An embarrassing situation.

He tactfully mentioned it to the emperor.The top of the general army is the governor's office or the Ministry of War of the Five Armies. They do not directly control the military power.

The emperor looked at the teacher and said quietly: "What if I want to keep him in the capital?"

Zhang Shoufu was terrified when he heard that, as soon as Yao Chen left, the emperor wanted to let go of his military power on his back. Could it be that the previous intimacy was just acting out?

Rao is used to the emperor being ruthless, and he has never seen someone turn his face so quickly.

Before the thing was finished, he was already thinking about how to kill the donkey.

"Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness." Zhang Shoufu didn't show any expression on his face. He felt a little sorry for the young general who was sold by the emperor and helped to count the money. With the last conscience, he decided to say a few words for Yao Chen: "Yao Chen The deputy chief soldier is loyal to the public and cares about the country. Your Majesty must not chill the hearts of the soldiers. And now that foreign enemies are on the lookout, Liaodong's management has begun to achieve results. Your Majesty, please focus on the overall situation."

The emperor sighed softly.

I don't know when I will see his general again.