Chapter 524: Example for the World

The deliberations in Bianliang Palace cannot affect other places.

After showing the painting, the camera turned, and a rectangular metal plate with mixed gold and silver came into the picture.

A pair of hands reached into the painting, carefully picked it up wrapped in brocade, and turned it over to reveal every detail.

The background color of the small metal card is copper-colored, and the first side that appears is a picture made of chiseled silver wire.

The silver threads are winding, and on the reddish floor, they outline a scene of festive high-rise buildings, long streets crowded with people, and blacksmithing flowers like sparkling trees and silver flowers. Some lights are still floating in the air.

Turn the metal card over, and there is gilt text on the other side. The beginning is the neat word "Wen Mang", and the main part is also "Three Qin Celebrations, Welcome and Farewell All Night" with dancing dragons and phoenixes.

The signatures are densely packed: Han Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Pang Tong, Fazheng, Lu Su, Jian Yong, Ma Chao...

And at the end of the signature, there is a new line of small characters: On behalf of Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Huang Zhong, Yao Jing.

Obviously, just like the red gold greeting card signed "Emperor Li Shimin" before, this small metal piece is also a greeting card.

【Moving to heaven and earth! This time the signature is finally not illiterate, and the eyes are full of tears.

Based on this alone, this greeting card can definitely be regarded as the best gift of the year received by the UP owner!

The reason for such evaluation is definitely not because of the craftsmanship of using silver on one side and gilding on the other, which can be learned from heaven and earth!

In addition, this signature is too complicated. It already includes Lu Su. Why is it that my favorite brother Shiwan is not there? 】

〖Are you greedy Shiwange? You want to use 100,000 yuan to improve your record, you are despicable!

But to be honest, this signature is really complicated. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be a bit more civilized than military. Why don't we go to the two generals of Wei Guoniu?

If you ask me, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang and Pang De are all pretty good. If not, there are also the younger generation Deng Ai and Guo Huai. They are all good prospects. They use Lala technology to improve their attributes and beat Cao Ah Ma violently when they go out.

In fact, this is not bad. After all, the five tiger generals have been gathered together. Two years is enough to bring peace to the world. It is not necessary to recruit five good generals.

It is indeed best to conquer the world within two years, otherwise Pang Tongfa and Lu Su... none of these good guys will live long.

It should be said that Deng Ai is indeed good, but it is a pity that if he wants to recruit, he needs to occupy Xincai, and it is not easy to defend here...

Deng Ai is too far away, so why not talk about this greeting card, it’s so beautiful.

Nonsense, the painting is made of red copper with silver on it, and the calligraphy is gilded. If this thing were found in a tomb, it would be considered a national treasure.

It is indeed a national treasure, because it may reveal an unknown history of the Three Kingdoms... Oh, it would be great if it were true.

Luo Guanzhong: Adaptation is not random editing, and drama is not nonsense.

I forgot the beginning, the middle, and the end. In short, both blossomed. 〗

In the palace of General Chang'an of the Han Dynasty, Lu Su didn't know what expression to make for a while.

Even though he was very unhappy with Sun Hou, after all, he had worked hard for him for more than ten years, and it was difficult to say anything decisive.

Fortunately, everyone present seemed not to have seen the word Sun Quan, and Zhang Fei even shouted:

"The words of future generations are really annoying!"

Pang Tong suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Yide actually knows?"

Pang Tong didn't care at all about the short-lived talk.

Pang Tong, known to later generations as Feng Chu, was killed by an arrow in Yizhou; Pang Tong, the great military advisor of the Han Dynasty, was at Yongliang in Hanzhong. He was protected by personal guards and strong shields when entering and exiting the army, so he had no fear at all!

After teasing Zhang Fei, Pang Tong turned to notice the name that was emphasized by later generations, thought about it and said:

"If we had known Deng Ai's name earlier, we should have looked for him in Nanyang!"

As a native of Jingzhou, Pang Tong was no stranger to the local and Zhongyuan clans. As far as he knew, there was no Deng clan in Xincai, Runan.

Speaking of the Deng family, Nanyang Deng is the first to be mentioned. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu State destroyed the Deng State, and Deng Kuang moved his family to Nanyang. Later, during the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Deng Yu, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, became more and more prosperous. .

Until Cao Cao was defeated in the Battle of Chibi and returned to the north, where the essence of Jingzhou was, all the Deng clan from Nanyang moved to the north and scattered throughout Runan, which is consistent with the fact that Deng Ai needed to recruit in Xincai, Runan.

Therefore, Pang Tongfang lamented that now Nanyang has been conquered by Yunchang, but the Deng clan in Nanyang has been forcibly removed for five years, and Deng Ai and his family must have been trapped among them.

"If we are good people, we will eventually be able to work together."

Kong Ming is not worried about this. After all, the imperial examination has achieved initial results. After the Cao thieves are eliminated, the imperial examination will be launched. As long as Deng Ai is talented, he will definitely stand out.

But thinking of Deng Ai, Kong Ming naturally thought of little Jiang Wei. I wonder what it would be like to meet Jiang Wei if Deng Ai could be recruited in the future?

For a moment, Kong Ming felt a little bit excited.

Kong Ming was still thinking about it, while Liu Bei hesitated a little when he saw the words "Heaven Group" mentioned by later generations:

"Kong Ming, that Zhang Junyi..."

It would be a lie to say that he had no idea about this piece of war. Whether it was his ability to make clever changes in the face of battle or his ability to lead the army unexpectedly and steadily, Liu Bei saw it all.

Although he is not a general who can defeat an enemy and destroy a country, he can definitely be called a good general.

As a result, he was left here without any care by Cao Cao. He neither exchanged prisoners for life nor exchanged money or food for them. Liu Bei even wanted to send his secret envoy to ask Cao Pi how many kilograms of sucrose could be exchanged for Zhang Junyi's wife and children?

Kong Ming could only smile bitterly:

"My lord, if you have free time, you may wish to pay a visit to prevent Zhang Junyi from becoming impatient."

"As for other things...when we leave Tongguan in the west, there will be changes."

After a brief agreement, several people also looked up at the light curtain again. Seeing the younger generation carefully padding it with silk cloth, but still looking like they couldn't put it down, Zhang Fei said happily:

"If future generations like it, then that's the best thing."

The New Year that just passed was the most impressive year for Zhang Fei in his decades-long career. Food and clothing were sufficient, the house was warm, there was surplus food in the barn, and there were celebrations in the streets.

It was also at that time that the military advisor said that he would make a greeting card imitating that of later generations, so that everyone could jointly congratulate him. Except for a few people far away in Jingyi, all the signatures on the card were handwritten.

After the junior turned over and looked at it several times on the light screen, he reluctantly packed it into a box and put it away.

The last thing on display is a set of bottles, with the brownish-yellow liquid inside visible through the transparent bottles.

"Is this... oil?" Kong Ming guessed based on his appearance.

[This is simpler, sesame oil, or more precisely, sesame oil. If you have to add a prefix, it is ancient pressed sesame oil.

The taste is mellow and the color is clear, and the taste is not very different from what is currently sold on the market.

The only thing worth noting is probably the raised label on the bottle: Zuozang Department in the fifth year of Zhenguan.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Left and Right Tibetan Administration and the Municipal Administration of Beijing and Beijing belonged to Taifu Temple. They were in charge of market trade in Chang'an and Luoyang, regulated prices and were in charge of the treasury. These were the responsibilities of Taifu Temple.

Therefore, anything with this logo can be regarded as a royal item. However, this transparent glass bottle does not look like Tang style. Instead, it looks like a dollar store style. 】

〖The two dollar store is so funny. What a big truth.

By the way, I remember that the big boss sent wheat and salt last time. This time he sent oil, and next time he sent rice and noodles. That would basically make things happen, allowing the illiterate to directly enjoy the holiday treatment within the establishment.

Speaking of why it is sesame oil, if the oil was used in the Tang Dynasty, it shouldn't be... well, I don't know.

This is quite normal. The most commonly used oil in the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties was sesame oil. Records from the Song Dynasty said that "oil can be eaten and burned in all directions, but flax is the best." This refers to sesame oil. This crop traveled through the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. It was introduced to China, so it is also called flax.

I remember when I talked about soybeans before, I said that soybeans are a native crop. Why are they not used to extract soybean oil?

The main reason for the failure of ancient craftsmanship is that people in the Qing Dynasty also recorded that the same two-stone raw material can produce eighty kilograms of oil from rapeseed, and only twenty-two kilograms of soybeans can be squeezed out, which is a huge difference. And in the absence of modern technology, the quality of soybean oil was very poor. People in the Song Dynasty complained that soybean oil had a strong smell and was only suitable for fried tofu. People in the Yuan Dynasty said that soybean oil tastes bad and can cause poisoning if eaten too much. Twenty pounds of sesame seeds are incomparable.

In addition, the bigger reason is the climate that Zhangyu UP has mentioned many times. Sesame can grow anywhere, so when the north occupies the main force, it naturally welcomes sesame. Starting from the Southern Song Dynasty, the south was developed and perfected, and it was introduced to China together with sesame, but it could not grow in autumn. Rapeseed, which is grown three or even four times in two years in the summer, successfully replaced sesame and became the main oil in ancient times.

Now that we are talking about this, I can add that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one was the change in technology that made soybeans popular, and the other was the introduction of peanuts, which are easy to extract oil and easy to grow and have high yields. Sesame is no longer used as an oil crop. .

Where do peanuts originate?

America, the land given by God, friends who travel frequently know that if you master the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn in the Americas, you will have the key to eradicate hunger.

It's okay to travel frequently, but even if there is a threshold of cultivation, America is still an absolutely great place. 〗

There was silence in the Manna Hall, and everyone watched Li Shimin standing in front of the map, trying to recall the names of the various places in later generations.

"Australia, Asia, Europe..."

Li Shimin murmured to himself, rubbing his finger on the map from west to east.

"Africa...is not as good as America?"

He still remembered that after learning about corn, he and the civil and military officials had speculated that America should be located across the world from China.

If you want to go there, you may need to pass east of Liaodong, or you may need to cross the East China Sea with a ship far larger than the current one.

Even in his spare time, Li Shimin had random thoughts: Could it be that the Immortal State that the First Emperor wanted to visit, the Penglai Immortal Island that the alchemists said was the blessed land of cave heaven, was this America?

It's a pity that there is news about Baiqisi being ordered to explore America. So far, except for a few monks who are pretending to be gods and ghosts in order to defraud money, there is no other news.

On the contrary, as for "Elements of Geometry", Hu merchants are already trying to contact Eagle Dog to negotiate a suitable price so that they can return to the West to investigate.

Although it may take two years even if it goes well, Li Shimin said that it is not a problem at all and he can afford to wait.

Putting this thought down for the time being, Li Shimin woke up from his thoughts, turned to look at Du Ruhui and said with a smile:

"According to what Keming said, there is indeed something to gain."

It was Du Ruhui's idea to give away flax oil this time.

The Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty was unforgettable after trying the iron pot, and what he immediately noticed was the need for oil for cooking.

So yesterday I took sesame oil from the treasury, and today I gave it away and it really paid off.

Du Ruhui cupped his hands and couldn't help but laugh:

"The only great things in the world are the food in the people's pots.",

Fang Xuanling has already begun to think:

"It was introduced to China together with flax and can be used as oil..."

"It should be Yuncai."

Changsun Wuji affirmed. Seeing that Fang Xuanling was a little confused, he explained immediately:

"That's Hu Cai."

Fang Xuanling suddenly realized it, and immediately picked up this almost non-existent crop from his memory.

Seeing that there was still some unhappiness on Changsun Wuji's face, that was the residual look after knowing Xu Jingzong's comments.

After all, let's not talk about Wang Mang. Your Majesty's contempt for Sima Xuanwang and the ridicule of Emperor Xuan of Jin and Luoshui in later generations, no one can forget it.

Comparing people with Sima Yi in this situation is not without evil.

Fang Xuanling could imagine that after the meeting today, Changsun Wuji would most likely go directly to Xu Jingzong's house.

Should I go with him to see so as to avoid complications? Fang Xuanling thought about it in his heart, but his face was not rippled at all, and he smiled:

"Changsun Jun is knowledgeable and knowledgeable."

The unhappiness on Changsun Wuji's face eased a little, and he whispered:

"It's nothing... I planted all the crops in the world in my farm last year, and I want to help Your Majesty. This Hucai is also planted. If Xuanling needs it..."

"That's great." Fang Xuanling was not hypocritical.

Then he thought about it. Researching oil requires both planting and pressing. It's not difficult, but it's quite complicated.

Or go to the Imperial College to find a group of students to help? Fang Xuanling gradually made up his mind.

Seeing that His Majesty was still standing in front of the map with a reluctant look, Fang Xuanling finally advised:

"Your Majesty, America is far away. Now it's better to plant Hucai first."

Finally, after taking two more glances, Li Shimin finally moved his eyes away. Seeing that the content on the screen had faded, he asked whether to replay it and smiled:

"Keming Xuanling can decide on the replay."

...

"We'll discuss the replay later!"

In the Bianliang Palace, Zhao Kuangyin insisted on making a decision regardless of Zhao Pu's reluctant look.

So Zhao Pu could only follow his words, and wrote "No need to replay" on the stone table with a lot of regret in his heart.

As the strange image on the top of the palace gradually dissipated, the light in Zhao Guangyi's eyes also dissipated.

As if he felt that his fate was finally coming to an end, the King of Jin could not stop shaking.

"My brother and I are brothers of flesh and blood."

"I know that."

"When the Queen Mother was here..."

"Shut up, you dog!"

Zhao Kuangyi turned over and changed to a prone position, and finally spoke out his inner fear sincerely:

"Brother, I don't want to..."

With a sigh, Zhao Kuangyin shook his head, then turned his head and gestured, and the eunuch with a keen eye took the initiative to open the palace door for the emperor.

Among the three people guarded by the imperial guards in the distance, one of them dressed as an eunuch knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic, and his sharp voice of confession was full of regret.

The other scholar was pale, and although his legs were shaking, he could still stand firmly.

Seeing the emperor appear unscathed, a man dressed in a shabby way immediately rushed towards the imperial guards, but was knocked to the ground in an instant and stepped on firmly to prevent him from attacking and killing himself.

Zhao Kuangyin was calm and dragged his good brother out of the palace with one hand.

He said softly as he walked:

"Why should I kill you and cause criticism from the world? You and I are brothers, and we need support."

"Since you are crazy, I will take good care of you and set an example for the world to be friendly and respectful to brothers."

But it was these four words "friendly and respectful to brothers" that made Zhao Guangyi unable to hold on any longer, and his eyes rolled over.