Chapter 521: Your Majesty, the palace is still missing a concubine. How can the sorrow of separation compare to the joy of a new marriage?
The emperor now sipped the unknown tea, thinking of putting some green tea on the edge and naming it Biluochun. Or he did the opposite, putting the hat of oolong tea on green tea and naming it Dahongpao.
After a little thought, I chose the latter.
In the Qin Dynasty, he called this tea Dahongpao. Thousands of years later, it is natural that Dahongpao became the representative of green tea.
Ying Chengjiao thought this was a very interesting thing, just like changing the names of the sun and the moon, with the day being the moon and the night being the day.
There is also a trivial reason, which is that green tea trees can be found everywhere and are not difficult to grow, and Ying Chengjiao wants everyone to be able to drink Dahongpao.
Whoever wants to drink the golden leaves from Mount Wuyi can drink them, but he wants to see whether, after thousands of years, he can still afford to drink the oolong tea that he could not afford in his previous life and had only seen on the desk in the chairman's office.
The King of Chu liked thin waists, and many people in the palace starved to death .
No matter how good the taste is, or how rare the product is, can it compare to these four words: The emperor loves to drink it?
The former emperor smacked his lips.
Not to mention, this tea tastes bitter at first, but has a hint of sweetness aftertaste, which is completely different from the burning and stimulating feeling of liquor entering the throat.
This is true for tea and for people.
"When you were not the emperor, you were as anxious as a monkey with its butt on fire. After you became the emperor, you became Jiang Taigong fishing with a straight hook. You and I only have a hundred years to live, so we should do more things and not always think about handing them over to others and being lazy. Kill off the remnants of the six kingdoms once and for all, so that we can clean up the old mountains and rivers and thoroughly implement the county system with the power of reunification. After the civil strife is quelled, we should plan to take over the Baiyue, Donghu, Yuezhi and other places. There is no end to the work."
Ying Chengjiao pretended not to hear and continued drinking his Dahongpao.
Before he ascended the throne, there was another person on top of it, who is now sitting opposite him, the First Emperor.
Once the advice was given, no one else would care about it. The First Emperor, who had the most accurate grasp of the current era, would naturally weigh the pros and cons and consider whether to implement it.
Now, there is no one above him.
With just a touch of his upper and lower lips, he could change the fate of millions of people. How could he dare to be as reckless as he was before?
It is easy to be an emperor, but it is not easy to be an emperor who can accomplish things. It is even more difficult to be an emperor who is above the times and tries hard to do little.
This is not an excuse to be lazy, it is a fact.
Wang Mang's accession to the throne was not considered a usurpation of the throne but rather an abdication.
His reputation and work reached their peak in the late Western Han Dynasty. He was the popular choice for emperor, and everyone in the court and the opposition believed that Saint Wang could lead the world to a new life.
What's the result?
After the Han Dynasty was replaced by the Xin Dynasty, a lot of new policies were introduced, such as nationalization of land and prohibition of private transactions; redistribution of arable land to ensure that everyone had land; forced labor, the unemployed were fined one piece of cloth per year, and the government forced the poor to do hard labor, and provided food during the hard labor. Wang Mang had used the Western practice of work-for-relief two thousand years earlier.
Looking back from the perspective of two thousand years later, these policies are advanced and outstanding, and they are all very good.
But it was these good policies that brought down the Xin Dynasty and established the great magician's reputation.
If you take too big a step, you will definitely pull your balls.
Drastic reforms are allowed, but the prerequisite is to ensure that the policies are suitable for the Qin Dynasty and the prestige must at least reach the level of the First Emperor.
Before that, it was a process of accumulation and centralization.
Of course, this is what the second emperor himself thought. The Grand Historian Taishi Da recorded it in the History of Qin:
[At the beginning of his reign, the emperor indulged in sensual pleasures, was licentious and cruel, and showed no signs of being a wise ruler. The Qin Dynasty went from prosperity to decline, and voices of rebellion arose everywhere in the country, with signs of the collapse of the world.]
Ying Zheng waited patiently for a while, and seeing that his brother avoided his gaze and remained silent, he patiently admonished:
"Cheng Jiao, the king cannot just care about his own enjoyment."
The second emperor spat out a piece of tea leaves that had entered his mouth with a light "Puh".
"There is always work to be done. I agree with my brother's point of view."
Ying Zheng, who faked his death and abdicated the throne and was not the emperor but was still called the emperor's brother, waited for a long time, but there was no further news.
The boy started to drink the bitter water again.
[I've said so many things, and you only agree with the last one? There's no end to the work, so there's no need to rush?]
He wanted to ask the boy for an explanation, but the words never came out of his mouth. He just thought about it in his mind and then kept it to himself.
Ying Zheng flicked the teacup with his fingers, and amidst the sound of "ding", he said unhappily:
“Pour the tea!”
The green bitter water gurgled, and Ying Zheng, knowing that after all the hardships came sweetness, drank it in small sips this time.
The advice has been given and my younger brother has heard it, so what he does next is entirely up to him.
After the bitterness of no one understanding you, there will surely be sweetness. Ying Zheng completely believes in his younger brother.
"I heard that Ba Qing will return to Bashu in two days. Do you not want to take her as your concubine, or does she not want to?"
"Herself."
The First Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression showing obvious displeasure.
"What are you going to do with it?"
"Let her go. Bashu has developed very well under her rule. If she is willing to take it, I would be more than happy to do so."
The second emperor smiled and said that the one-night stand with the strong woman was quite interesting.
"The land of Bashu is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is also Qin's territory. If you can take it, take it, don't wait for a fire in the backyard."
"Don't worry, my royal brother. There won't be a day when there is no king's order in Bashu."
[The Prime Minister went to Qishan six times, knowing that it was impossible to succeed, but he still did it, devoted himself to the cause, and died for it.]
[Ba Qing is indeed powerful, but no matter how powerful she is, can she be more powerful than the Prime Minister?]
The actual ruler of Bashu, Ba Guafu Qing, is about to leave Xianyang.
Salute to the second emperor who is so close.
Ba Qing looked at the doctor who also sat on the holy bed and was also not allowed to be a concubine, and smiled brightly.
"Can you please give Qing a ride?"
Standard Qin dialect.
The Yue girl turned her head to seek the opinion of the Second Emperor, who was both her husband and her Majesty.
Seeing the Second Emperor nodded slightly, he got on Ba Qing's carriage silently.
"The last time Qing came to Xianyang, Your Majesty didn't recognize him. I have been raising owls for ten years, but I still don't know who is behind the Lu's Chamber of Commerce after Lu Buwei's death. Your Majesty really made it difficult for me to keep it a secret. I heard that a war is imminent. How many troops will Bashu send?"
The Second Emperor took a step forward in public, leaned close to the ear of Ba Qing, who had her hair tied in a woman's bun, bit her earlobe that was so white that it was transparent, and blew softly.
"If you come here often, you can defeat thousands of troops."
Ba Qing's face turned red instantly, and she glared at the Second Emperor shyly.
The Qin officials could not hear what their Majesty said, but they could see the expressions of the two men clearly, and both civil and military officials were laughing.
Lü Buwei, who was accidentally named dead, smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, the palace is still short of a concubine. How can the sorrow of separation compare to the joy of a new marriage? Such a beauty should not be wasted."
Led by the chief civil official, Xiang Bang, the already crude military generals cheered even more happily, shouting that they would let the women of Bashu see how powerful the Qin people are, and they would surely make you never want to return to your homeland again.
That's Qin Feng.
The Queen Mother Xuan told dirty jokes in the hall, and King Huiwen of Qin teased Prime Minister Zhang Yi for being henpecked during a court meeting. In the Qin Dynasty, love was not only allowed to be discussed openly, but also in a big way.
